Stylized Animal Challenge - Sep 2007 - HYENA

[ArcticBarbecue]

Welcome to the Stylized Animal Monthly Challenge, sponsored by Zoo Publishing Magazines and 3DTotal. Please post all images & questions in this thread.

What is this challenge all about?
Each month we will select an animal and post some images as reference. All you have to do is create a 2D Painting of this creature in a stylized / abstact / cartoon style whilst keeping your creature instantly recongnizable. We wanted to publish some content in 2DArtist Magazine on how to create stylized animals such as you see in the many feature films and cartoon galleries. We thought this regular competition might bring in just theimages/making ofs we need whilst giving away great prizes and exposure. If it's a success we will start to boost the prizes up as much as possible!

What are we looking for?
Funny and humourous entries which break the animal down to its most recognizable components, enphasize these in whichever ways you think best and render your stylized/abstact/cartoon masterpiece.

Timeframes and requirements?
The rules are pretty laid back, please submit 1 2D Final Image. If you want to have a background, include some graphical elements or text on your image its up to you. Image posts should be around 800 pixels across, but please work at a much higher res as the top 10 will be featured in. 2DArtist Magazine (http://www.2dartistmag.com). There will be 1 comp per month, with the deadline being the end of the month GMT. For a valid entry, just make sure your final image is posted in the main competition thread before this time.We require the top 3 winners to submit 'making of' overview articles that will be shown on either 3DTotal or 2DArtist Magazine (http://www.2dartistmag.com), these need to show the stages of your creation, different elements and some brief explanation text, of why and how you did what you did. We will format this into some nice looking pages to give you some great exposure and us some quality content.

Posting Works in Progress
Each competition will have one thread that starts with this info and the brief at the top. This is where all entrants post all WIPs give feedback and generally laugh at the crazy ideas that are emerging each month.

Please dont start any new threads!, Just reply to this one already set up.

Prizes!!
1st Place Any 3 items from the 3DTotal Shop (http://www.3dtotal.com/shop). We sell lots of items these days such as our book, (http://www.3dtotal.com/book/) Design Studio Press books, (http://www.3dtotal.com/design%5Fstudio%5Fpress/)textureCDs, (http://www.3dtotal.com/textures/) Shorts DVDs, (http://www.3dtotal.com/shorts/)Lots of training DVDs (http://www.3dtotal.com/training/) and 12 month subscriptions to 3DCreative Magazine (http://www.3dcreativemag.com) and 2DArtist Magazine (http://www.2dartistmag.com).

2nd Place
Any 2 items from the 3DTotal Shop (http://www.3dtotal.com/shop).

3rd Place
Any 1 item from the 3DTotal Shop (http://www.3dtotal.com/shop).

We do unfortunately have to limit prizes to 1 book per winner per competition due to high postage costs for heavier items.

Judging
Everyone who entered can cast a vote of their top 3 in order, we will award 3pts for a 1st place vote, 2 for 2nd and 1 for 3rd. Then we will add them up and ship out your prizes!

This month we have chosen the HYENA.

http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/10_sep07_hyena/main_small.jpg
Here are a selection of Images to give you some good references.
hyena 01 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/10_sep07_hyena/references/01.jpg)
hyena 02 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/10_sep07_hyena/references/02.jpg)
hyena 03 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/10_sep07_hyena/references/03.jpg)
hyena 04 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/10_sep07_hyena/references/04.jpg)
hyena 05 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/10_sep07_hyena/references/05.jpg)
hyena 06 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/10_sep07_hyena/references/06.jpg)
hyena 07 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/10_sep07_hyena/references/07.jpg)
hyena 08 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/10_sep07_hyena/references/08.jpg)
hyena 09 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/10_sep07_hyena/references/09.jpg)
hyena 10 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/10_sep07_hyena/references/10.jpg)

Dont start new threads, all design sketches, WIP's, feedback to go in this thread. Final Images will be added to the Voting thread which will be created later in the month ready for Voting.

Have fun!

[mambo]

Most excellent! A worthy creature indeed for drawing!!! :D

[ScaryPotato]

Final - Zombie Hyena

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k35/BigScaryPotato/HyenaCompleteSmall.jpg

~Brought back to life by a tiny voodoo master, the humble hyena is thus made servant to all things evil~

[Paweu]

I started to work on my hyena. This is what I've got so far.

Edit:
I had some time so I started to add some color on that fellow. Also made the head a little smaller.

Don't hesitate to write some C&C ;)

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa202/paweu/03.jpg

[Piru]

Count me in for september! :P

[grenogs]

i realy need to try one of these

[VirtualSurreality]

Still working on it, but here's mine for now.

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8624/hyenacolorhg9.jpg

[Warin-Zoo Mags]

I think the only land animals any weirder than a hyena are the platypus and echidna

I have never seen platypus and echidna before, so I did a google images serch....and see what I found!!! They are acesssssssssssss!!
Maybe this will be something for next month competition, maybe?

[Colby]

I live in Melbourne, and Platypus are the almost non existant, they are the hadest things to find. Echidnas on the other hand are easier out in the country. I love echidnas....but I can't eat a whole one. :rendered:

Platypus would be better to draw I think.

[cakeypigdog]

some starter thumbs from me!

[cakeypigdog]

echidnas look wonderful. would be a great topic!
i spent my 20 mins of lunchtime doodling hyena heads today!

[ScaryPotato]

Funny studies so far cakeypigdog, some of the heads are especially cool. (3,5,9,11 and 12 for instance) Digging the crazy smiles!

[Einen]

It's been a while since I participated so I thought I'd whip up something.

Still a WIP.

Update:

http://pici.se/pictures/TVzNOtMJB.jpg

[Ostrander]

Love it!

[Chuck,mate.]

dude, best entries to these chalenges EVER.

Einen, ScaryPotato, cakeypigdog - you all just blew me the hell away!..........

it`ll be a very very tough vote this time around.....

keep up the great work.

P.

[gnahz]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s288/gnahzCA/hyenaflattten.jpg

[Arrhenius]

Good work, guys! It'll be another great challenge.
My WIP:

[Chuck,mate.]

here`s a thingie:
http://img26.picoodle.com/img/img26/9/9/17/f_heynam_ce82a90.jpg

http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/9/9/18/f_heyna1m_eafd3b0.jpg

just to be a good sport. :) not sure I`ll finish it this time.
really great work everyone.

Pat.

[Einen]

Thanks guys. :) Updated mine a bit above.

ScaryPotato: I like 'em both! And I see what you mean with the skull, had some similar ideas before. I probably prefer that one, but I'm not really sure. :P

cakeypigdog: Haha, I love your sketches. :) Can't you just make them all? I'd hate to see some of those go to waste.

gnahz: It's a cute one, but when it comes to that kind of lineart I've always preferred a harder type of shading. Still, that's just my personal opinion.

Chuck,mate.: You have no idea how much you inspire me, man. :) Just keep doing your thing. Hope you'll finish it!

[woo4]

Hyena:Put on the red shoes...
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z54/wool4/Hyena_3D.jpg

[Juan Caruso]

trying... trying :P
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m93/koguister/hyenasketches.jpg

Einen - nice one!!
Chuck,mate - I want to see more of that hyena
Arrhenius - Luv that face

[Chuck,mate.]

einen - thanks dude. that`s good to know. :)

juan - those "trying trying..." sketches are great. the one with the kid is hilarious.... can`t wait to see what you`ll come up with next.

[woo4]

Chuck Mate, Suprise... i mean, you dont have to finish it. Give others the chance to win:)

Arrhenius, i should hate you, but i can't:) Your CROC is amazing and your Hyäne looks great, too.

I dont know if its okay, but here are my references from the NET.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z54/wool4/20031013105444149.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z54/wool4/medium.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z54/wool4/14698.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z54/wool4/b_3738_Hyaene_gross.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z54/wool4/hyena-evolutie.gif

[Paweu]

I had some time today to work on my hyena. Here's the result. I don't really know what I'm doing, so if you guys have some comments I'll be more than happy to read them :)

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa202/paweu/hyena_06.jpg

And one more thing - the hyenas posted so far are incredible!

Juan Caruso - these are so cool! I especially love the third on top, the middle one in the right column and the one with the kid.

Chuck,mate. - you're probably tired of people telling you how amazing your work is so I'm not gonna ;)

Einen - great stuff, man!

ScaryPotato - I really like the lighting on the skulled one, but I love the face on the first one.

woo4 - great ink, really cool!

gnahz - makes me smile every time I look at it. Good work!

Arrhenius - the face and pose - incredible :)

VirtualSurreality - very funny and great lighting on that fur.

cakeypigdog - great thumbs, can't wait to see something bigger.

[Ostrander]

Man, you guys are having too much fun in here. I need to jump in and play.:rendered:

[Chuck,mate.]

Chuck Mate, Suprise... i mean, you dont have to finish it. Give others the chance to win:)


well, I ACTUALLY won`t get it done this time. so knock yourself out.

keep the awesome artwork coming, bros.
;)


P.

[woo4]

Paweu, thank you. It's hard for me to stylised an animal. They looking always to "natural" for me. I try to give my Hyena more character but it do'snt working till now.
So i can't give you a hint what to do with your picture. But take a look at Chuck, mate.'s Hyena. The first picture i found not so amazing, not misunderstand me, it's much better then all i did, very stylish. But for me the background is the important thing in this picture. Yet it's not only stylish also its funny too. Again, it was a great suprise for me to saw this change from a "normal" stylished animal to a very funny picture.
I can learn much here, not only from Chuck, mate. There are so much incredible pictures in here that it's hard to decide in wich direction my own work should go.

[grenogs]

woo4 i think your hyena has got a very stylized technique, dont make the mistake thinking stylized and characterised are the same thing, there is a slight difference

[woo4]

grenogs, thank you. I was realy not shure about the difference between stylizing and characterising. You and Pawue are saving me from sketching me to death, instead working on the ink.

But to late for this. Here is the result of 4 hours sketching a funny character.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z54/wool4/Hyena.jpg

[Arbu]

made these in msn while chatting with a friend..
these are just doodles of course =)

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/4977/hienaspqe3.jpg

this last was veryy speedpainted in ps

[Arbu]

btw Juan Caruso, just love your sketches! =)

[Einen]

Here's my final. Had lot's of fun this time around. Good luck everyone. :)

http://pici.se/pictures/tcOBtIUes.png

[Ostrander]

Great job Einen! <3

[HFix]

-Final-
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/HFix/HYenaNEW3NOborderSmall.jpg

[Camara]

Here is my WIP!!!

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/9450/hyenahr1.jpg

And the final

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4249/hyenacopyna7.jpg

[qbertp]

Eggy Weggies WIP
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t203/qbertp/hyena1small-1.jpg

[HFix]

Update _Final_

[Hopsy]

final?
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/Hopsypeti/Stylized_2007sept_Hopsy2.jpg

[Chate Noire]

Some fantastic entries here...
cakeypigdog, I love your sketches. I do hope there's a final coming.
Einen, awesome colors and expression.
Arrhenius, oy! The pose, the expression, the design, it's all so cool.
Chuck, you know I love yours =) It's a pity you won't get to finish.
Juan Caruso, sweet sketches. The one with the kid is my favorite.
And Camara, DAMN! I LOVE it!

Here's my first go at a stylized animal challenge...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/chatenoire/Hyena.jpg

[Ostrander]

very nice Chate, welcome!

[mambo]

It might be a bit late... but here's a vid worth watching for some reference on this amazing creature!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAI3fVieUXQ

Now that's beyond nuts on many levels. Check out the sheer size of those animals. They've amazingly powerful neck and shoulders!! That combined with their bite strength (most powerful in animal kingdom?) means that feeding them like in the vid isn't very smart. :\ Of course the idiot hippy tourist isn't going to let that get in the way of his multi-cultural fun.

and here's another that is brilliant. Like something out of a very bad dream.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qeN9IqmZpM&NR=1

enjoy.

mambo

[GunTrouver]

I haven't participated the last times because school kept me busy but now I have holidays and here's my contribution:) Nice entries everyone!

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/guntrouver/hyenafinishedca.jpg

[daveneale]

awsome stuff so far!

I actually started another one, and still quite like it, but loved the hyena theme so much that I started this one in a moment of absent doodlism and got carried away with it:P

[Ostrander]

You guys are really doing awesome this round.
I gotta get cracking on this soon.:^^;:

[Arbu]

nice job people! loving to see this =D

here's mine:

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff212/detsnuere/hyn.jpg

[llothcat]

here's mine...decided to go vector.
http://colvinart.net/hyena2007vector.jpg

[tolgatanyel]

hello here's minehttp://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i314/tolgatanyel/srtlanyarmacopy.jpg

[Juan Caruso]

ok... I hope you like it...

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m93/koguister/hyena3.jpg

[grenogs]

daveneale great image, i really like this, my only crit though, is it has a very ren&stimpy feel, more chawowa and less hyena

[Asita]

http://www.uveggolyo.hu/asita/hyena.jpg

[daveneale]

haha, tis true gregnogs, I was focusing rather alot on the "stylized" and less on the "animal" part in this one:)

[ArcticBarbecue]

Please post your Final Images in here
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1473660#post1473660

800 or 1024 size is fine before 8th October 2007 10:30AM GMT. Only entries posted before this date will be eligible for Voting. Voting will then start immediately afterwards and will run until 15th October 2007 10:30GMT. I will post to commence the Voting. Voting will be the same as last month with each voter putting forward their top 3 in order, 3pts for a 1st place, 2 pts for 2nd and 1 for 3rd. This means that will have to choose carefully! Feel free to give a reason for your choice as it will be good feedback for all of you!

Thanks again for the enourmous amount of work you have all put in.

Ben

[chennai creature]

my final entry..
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p66/vijayamarnath/charecter%20designs/mak_16.jpg

my blog (http://vijayworks.blogspot.com/)

[chennai creature]

making of ..
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p66/vijayamarnath/making_post.jpg

my blog (www.vijayworks.blogspot.com)

[The Antarctican]

Hello.
New to the forum and I just spotted this thread. Thought I'd give it a whirl as I was very inspired by everyones entries thus far. Some really imaginative and varied work going on. Goes to show how wonderful drawing can be when done for the love of it. Cheers

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2072/1908937442_5a0b58acb7_o.jpg

[Paweu]

Hi Antarctican!
Very nice hyena you've got there and it's never too late to post a picture, but I'm afraid this challenge had ended a month ago.
Check out the challenge for November:

http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=109633

Give it a shot, it's great fun!

[The Antarctican]

Hi Antarctican!
Very nice hyena you've got there and it's never too late to post a picture, but I'm afraid this challenge had ended a month ago.
Check out the challenge for November:

http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=109633

Give it a shot, it's great fun!

Thanks Paweu. Will do. Cheers for the feedback.