2011 | Jan 01
Jabberwocky Fighting the Bandersnatch
“Our last duel of 2010... Happy New Year, everyone!”
02 04
Calling of the Frost Golem
“This is from yesterday. Internet was funky.
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Giant Emerging from the Mountain
“From my estimates, I spent about twice as much time on this one as Justin. ...”
05
Enchanted Path through the Gothic Forest
“My flight was at 9:30 a.m. today.
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06 07
Cold Wasteland of Ice and Dragon Bones
“Topics for today and tomorrow provided by Raneman during his Q&A on DeviantArt.”
08
Ninjas in Space
“I think both of us had some good ideas that didn't make it into the ...”
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Kraken Snowboarder
“Next Topic: Futuristic Lobster Plane.
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12
Dwarven Shaman Temple
“Where are the dwarves, Justin?
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13
Futuristic Plane
“The serious duels are coming next week.”
14
Don't Fucking Fall
“In Justin's defense, his intuos4 got broken, so he had to buy a bamboo fun.
That ...”
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Harpy Savage
“I like that we're both getting better.
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18
Warlock's Bestiary
“Justin is a clever girl... He's getting progressively more creative with his corner-cutting technique.
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20
Warping Horror
“From yesterday.
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Hunter in Studded Leather
“Justin misunderstood the topic. Luckily, today we will be reunited so that no more atrocities ...”
21
Royal Bloodguard Armour
“So it begins, my quest for blizzard...”
23
Robe of the Spirit Tamer
“Some funky things are happening to my back, so unfortunately I've had to take it ...”
24
Dockside Tavern
“Back to full throttle starting today.”
25
Shrine among the Birches
“Aaand I just killed the last usb port on my tablet, so it's markers for ...”
27
Fortress in the Underworld
“From yesterday. Apparently this duel broke Justin's tablet too.”
Bastion's Keep
“I bet everytime I skip a day, the two people who actually follow duels go ...”
28
Encampment in the Marshlands
“A.K.A. The Rogue Encampment from Diablo 2.
Today I switched to using my left hand to ...”
29
Crumbling Desert Fort
“Started up Maya for the first time in ages yesterday to lay out my composition. ...”
30
Tropical Paradise Haunted by Evil
“My painting is dedicated to my good friend William Frager, who happens to be going ...”
31
Forsaken Archer
“Justin is a world traveler, but in sleep cycles. This week he's in the UK ...”
| Feb 01
Mountain Manticore.
“This is getting rendered and spearheading the fan art attack.”
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Putrid Goliath
“Used a new process for this one, focusing more on readability, value grouping and overall ...”
05
Crimson Serpent King
“This guy is rectifying the hurricane lich.”
06
Shadow Prophet
“Books are cool, stay in school.”
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Armoured Hell-Priest
“Can't hit bull's eye 100% of the time.
Took off the digital training wheels on this ...”
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Corrupted King Rising from the Dead
“Time to feed the blizzard beast again. Unfortunately, this guy will have to wait until ...”
12
Roman Inquisitor
“My girlfriend thinks all my neurons that don't have to do with drawing have been ...”
14
Demonic Valkyrie
“From yesterday.
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15
Heroes' Forge
“I will give a $20 to anyone who can say which duel some elements of ...”
16
Ghost of the Library Watchman
“The die is cast. Less than two weeks left for achieving the power and the ...”
17
Protecting Your Caravan
“It's not even funny how much I learned from this one.”
18
Out of Mana and Nowhere to Hide
“Learned a lot from this one as well. Maybe someday it could be a painting.”
19
Run Your Sword through the Enemy
“I'll say, not bad for 0 prep work.”
21
Light Pierces the Dungeon Wall
“From yesterday.
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In the Cell of the Undead Prince
“I prefer the other kind of prince.
Going full throttle 3D these days, one week left ...”
22
Your Birthplace in Flames
“I am now accepting applications for a new challenger.
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24
Instructing the Young Bloods in the Ways of the Plain Beasts
“Yesterday's. This isn't a priority right now. Working on my 3D.
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Ambushed in the Decrepit Woods
“A new challenger approaches!
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27
Reign of the Black King
“This is not acceptable, but excusable considering the circumstances. From two days ago.”
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2010 “So far so good!” | Sep 13
Backpack Time Machine with Time Traveler
“
Welcome to the thunderdome. May the best artist become even better.”
14
The Floating Alien Castle is the Source of All Evil
“Justin's Topic.
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Forest of Intelligent Machines
“Justin was unable to jumpstart his old cintiq this morning, and therefore is disqualified. Hell, ...”
18
Power Shielded, Cybernetic, Circuits Driven Force, Unrelenting War Machines Showing No Remorse
“Brought to you by Iron Savior.”
Giant Robot Spider
“A classic. Unfortunately, Justin was once again disqualified for not having made the deadline.”
19
Daily Duels Cowboy
“We are planning to use these in our new banner once the website is fully ...”
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Machine World under Desert Sand
“"There is never an excuse for not doing art." - Justin Sanders.”
23
Duel in the Rain
“The folly of this topic is in its scope. The flame of creativity is ignited ...”
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Flight School for Dragons
“I believe I can fly... I believe I can touch the sky.”
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Champs Èlysèes after a Zombie Apocalypse.
“My first foray into Matte Painting and DD's first colour piece. Justin regrettably forewent his ...”
28
Crash-Landed Space Pirates Hold Their Ground on Hostile, Swampy Alien Planet
“TMI, Justin. TMI...”
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Kid and His Dog Versus Giant Angry Monster
“
Or in my case, toddler with toy lightsaber vs. Diablo... two.”
| Oct 01
Dream Hunter
“Now that Justin is participating with consistency, I better step my game up.
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02 03
Futuristic Medusa
“The first round of topics is over. Drafting the new ones today.
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04
Sci-fi Combat Bike
“And so begins round two of Daily Duels topics with a hands-down win for Justin.”
05
Nifelhiem
“I've got a thing for cliffs..”
06 07
Devitrification Rifle
“Christmas comes early today as neither Justin nor I are willing to spend more than ...”
08
Intergalactic Space Crusaders
“I really thought this was going be the one that I missed.”
09
Balthasar Göttenburg
“There's a first time for everything, but it ain't about to become a habit.”
10
Abandoned Railway Station Inhabited by Nocturnal Creatures
“Justin raised the stakes on this one.
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The Creator of Ancient Gods Returns
“Wow, Justin. Very nice! But I still win.
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Underwater Mining Facility
“I decided to make this duel into a full piece, so most of my time ...”
15
Asteroid Space Bar
“Looks like Justin is on a hot streak. I better start taking this seriously.
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Lightning Machete
“That's right.”
20
Water Temple Guardian
“This is actually from yesterday. Forgot to post.”
21
Autistic Ogre from the North
“This topic came to me in a dream. Justin calls his the "self-portrait."”
22
Hunter's Well-Earned Rest
“I decided to approach this as if I was taking it all the way to ...”
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Mana Merchant
“Long live auto-color!”
25
Arantiri, the Last Spellsword
“In case you haven't caught on, this round of daily duels is exclusively characters, in ...”
26
Steam-Powered Human Tank
“I'm definitely redesigning this guy and taking him to finish. It should be noted that ...”
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Dark Forces Commander
“I think Justin would be the winner today, if the topic were "Dude from Star ...”
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Princess of the Great Depression
“Even a scribble is better than being disqualified.”
| Nov 01
Lonely Space Explorer on a Solo Mission
“This is what I get for sleeping in until 9 today. Overall I'm buckling down ...”
03
Goddess of Suffering
“This is yesterday's topic. I forgot to post it again. Forgive me.
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The Mage's Apprentice Screwed Up Again
“Today we both had roughly the same amount of time to complete it.
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Jean Valjean
“I've been looking forward to this topic since I read the book.
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06
Dwarven Berserker
“Portfolio material...
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07
Heavy Weapons Dude
“No time to win today.”
08
Tribal Shapeshifter
“Justin wins. By a landslide.
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10
Dwarven Suicide Bot
“I decided to win this time. Sorry for the delay.”
Demon Master
“Funny how we instinctively chose the same colour scheme...That's why we're roomies!
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15
Throne Room of the Bone Sultan
“Sorry for the lack of updates, everyone. We've been doing these, it's just that I ...”
Desert Dwelling Insect Monster
“Justin thus gets a bunch of freebies. This one is from November 12.
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Where Great Warriors Sleep
“Used Robh Ruppel's technique for this one after seeing his demo at the convention. November 13.”
Fartpunk Tractor
“Finally, today's duel.”
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Guerilla Troll Mercenary
“I win.
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18 19
Fallen Hero under Banner
“Maybe I shouldn't have listened to space jam while painting this.”
20
Armed to the Teeth and Evenly Matched
“I decided to go for a Justin angle on this one, which is odd because ...”
21
Generals of East and West Meet Before Battle
“Unfortunately, neither of us had enough time to finish.
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23
Rocket Infantry
“I should not be trusted with keeping this website up. This is from yesterday..
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Spiky Acidic Lizard
“At last I am the undisputed victor.
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25
Big Baddy vs. Tiny Hero
“Yesterday's topic.
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Siege Countermeasures
“Came up with a new way of thinking through the duels. Works much better, I ...”
28
Explorer Lost in Forgotten Jungle
“Spent a little more than an hour on this today. Learned that the easiest way ...”
29 30
Charger Knight with a Hard Shell
“This is the last duel I'm spending less than 3 hours on. Justin is going ...”
| Dec 01
Giant Ears and Big Gun
“Justin had the home field advantage..”
02 03
Mobile Field Base
“I'm pretty sure it's actually harder to manipulate desaturated colours.
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04
Into the Dungeon-Crypt, Where I Must Go
“It's becoming apparent to me just how many turds I've polished in the past, and ...”
05
Organic Armour
“I think listening to Louis CK helped me out with this.”
06
Heavy Hover Tank
“First snow in NYC today...”
08
Thundercult Axe Thrower
“Yesterday's topic. My new year's resolution will be to stop forgetting to post.
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09
Ravenlord
“I've been waiting for this one for a while, but when it came time to ...”
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Council of Chaos
“Girlfriend strikes again!”
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"Quiet, or It will Kill Us Both!"
“Yesterday's Topic.
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Tormenting Hobgoblin
“I should NOT have listened to (watched) the Brothers Grimm while doing this. Yesterday I ...”
17
Steampunk Dirigible
“I focused too much on design and banter with Justin. It's time to start taking ...”
18
Far-Eastern Zeppelin
“It took me a lot to bring myself to actually upload mine.
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Summoning the Prehistoric Demon Lord
“Justin uploaded this way after 10. I stopped working on it at 9.
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23
Power Core Generator Room
“From Yesterday...
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24
Jungle Juggernaut
“They frequently meet for tea parties, but don't talk much.
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Christmas in Cambodia
“Justin's is firing at mine. Merry Christmas, everyone!
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28
Medieval Castle on the Rings of Saturn
“Let's pretend like this topic doesn't exist. It was from yesterday.”
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