Show us your Rings

[Gramul]

Please do understand I am not angry, I am just trying to convey to you that what you said could be taken for a grave insult and as you have displayed your own artwork, I was surprised to hear it from you.
Usually ignorant people on a 'things not to say to an artist' list say something like that ^^;;;;;

To be fair, CG rendering is based a good portion on the program you use.

[AsterBarnivere]

To be fair, CG rendering is based a good portion on the program you use.

I use Maya 3D and Blender.

[Niqote]

To be fair, CG rendering is based a good portion on the program you use.

Yeah, but skill is skill. You don't just wake up one morning and go 'I think i will ace Photoshop today' XD

Oh, hehe, meant nothing negative by it. If anything I'm a bit jealous but that's about it, I was kinda shocked by it cause it looked like somebody who does something like this for a living. But yeah...sorry if I came out that way. /sweat

*nod nods* I thought so. Don't worry about it ^^ Actually when I first saw your entry on facebook it pumped me up because I knew competition would be fierce! haha

(See FFXIV forums?! You can say you are displeased without either party throwing a hissy fit lol)

[Rahsch]

*nod nods* I thought so. Don't worry about it ^^ Actually when I first saw your entry on facebook it pumped me up because I knew competition would be fierce! haha

(See FFXIV forums?! You can say you are displeased without either party throwing a hissy fit lol)

You saw my entry on FB? Wasn't sure everybody could see that since I don't have that many friends on it. Or are you one of my friends in disguise?! XD

But yeah, I know aside from my own talent, I know there are others out there that have more experience than me that would enter, but that doesn't mean to not participate and throw in your ideas. Cause you never know what would be popular among the others.

[Niqote]

Lol, I saw it because I am a fan of the FFX|V page ^^ That's all. I don't really post much on FB, just read.

Yeah, you have got to be in it to win it after all. And anyway, I think concept will be king in this contest, since they have free reign to totally change the winning entries to suit the game XD

[Rahsch]

Lol, I saw it because I am a fan of the FFX|V page ^^ That's all. I don't really post much on FB, just read.

Yeah, you have got to be in it to win it after all. And anyway, I think concept will be king in this contest, since they have free reign to totally change the winning entries to suit the game XD

OMG I totally forgot about that. /sweat Yeah I don't care about what they would do to my ring. lol

[Anonymoose]

Alright; think it's safe to post whatever we want now. I know the competition is thick, and that rings with a similar name, effect, and style (though, thankfully no identical combination of the three!) have been posted - so I'm gonna have to sell the hell out of this thing. LESSDOTHIS.

From the Ashes of Eorzea, the Phoenix Rises
T H E R I N G O F R E B I R T H


What do you mean the image still says "Phoenix Ring"? ... That's a typo.

Nickname: Anonyworth Moosewick III, Esquire

Suits: All Classes
Required Level: To be decided by development team
Defense: To be decided by development team
Increased Spiritbond Gain +1
Enchantment: Reraise (5/5)

Upon being fully spiritbonded, 5 charges
of reraise will become enchanted to the
ring. Once all five charges have been used,
the spiritbond gauge resets.

LORE: As the meteors fell during Dalamud's Fall, tremors were triggered in the Rhotana Sea. The volcanic system responsible for creating the Cieldalaes island chain was revived with activity, and deep within the caverns below, a roost of slumbering phoenix was awoken.

After they had fled, and the caves had cooled from exposure to the open air and sea breeze, a squadron of soldiers from The Maelstrom, aided by adventurers participating in mock Skirmish battles in the area, was summoned to investigate. Within the caves were found some of the rarest of provisions: Phoenix Tailfeather (aka Phoenix Down), as well as both ash and carbonized mineral cystalizations left by the intense Flames of Rebirth - the most potent of all phoenixfire.

In secret, these rings were forged to aid all of those amongst us who would linger through the cataclysm and help our kindred to safety. Pure silver, mined from O'Ghamoro, was laced with brimstone and phoenixfire ashes to create darksilver bands and phoenix emblems, which held into the ring gems cut from the carbonized remains of burned down; mineralized by the intense heat and pressure of phoenixfire.

It is said that when a phoenix lays down to die, and their body erupts into the Flames of Rebirth, that some of the spirit of the fallen phoenix is expelled into the flames, and all that they touch, before a new egg is formed in the ashes - and that gems created in this way retain some of their essence. It is also said that if another spirit bonds with this essence, that they may sometimes share in the fallen Phoenix's power of resurrection.

As Eorzea falls, the phoenix rises - and in time, so again shall we.
Wear these rings with pride, and rise again!

Fun Facts: In mythological folklore, silver is said to possess metaphysical qualities like the reflection of malintent, purifying properties, and the ability to magnify the power of any gem laid into it. By adding brimstone (aka sulfur) the volcanic link is made and the attachment to flames complete. The gemstones in this ring are created in the same was as synthetic diamonds, but with the input carbon being made from phoenix down. It all comes full circle!

[Corvis]

Increased Spiritbond Gain +1
Enchantment: Reraise (5/5)

Upon being fully spiritbonded, 5 charges
of reraise will become enchanted to the
ring. Once all five charges have been used,
the spiritbond gauge resets.

This idea is new and for the Win!

[MrKupo]

Upon being fully spiritbonded, 5 charges
of reraise will become enchanted to the
ring. Once all five charges have been used,
the spiritbond gauge resets.

You used the Spiritbond usage idea similar to mine. I really like the idea of having another use for a spiritbond.

[NefGP]

Yeah, but skill is skill. You don't just wake up one morning and go 'I think i will ace Photoshop today' XD

That's for sure. It's been years since I took lessons for it back in highschool and while GIMP2 is similiar, it's not quite the same. It helps when you keep up regular use of your talents too I mean I can't remember the last time I actually drew something by hand, let alone scanned and edited it like today and it shows - hence the bajillion annotations XD.


I have to say as an artist I'm pretty impressed by some of the designs posted here.