Chow 98 :: Minos

[S.C. Watson]

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ROUND #98

MINOS
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[JessiBean]

WHEEEEEEE! :tihi:

I like this one

[Genius_Malignus]

Research done.
Is this (http://www.le-boite.com/minos.htm) what you had in mind?
Or maybe this? (http://www.restaurantminos.dk/om_minos.asp)
Or could it possibly be this? (http://www-numi.fnal.gov/)

[bangalore_monkey]

definitely the second one;)

seriously, we just talked about the Aegean in my art history class and this sounds like a cool one,
lots of room for interpretation.

[Micaiah Nelson]

Usually there would be a discribtion. I'm guessing it was this.
Description
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minos

[smugbug]

Likee.

[Poojipoo]

*thumbs up*

[JessiBean]

Usually there would be a discribtion. I'm guessing it was this.
Description
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minos

That would be the one. :^^:




Some Skeeeeeeetches....
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/JessiBean1983/minos_wip.jpg

[NARobles]

I'll return for this one. =D

[Jska]

i'm in... going more for the Dante version of Minos though :)

[bangalore_monkey]

ooh, i cant decide, the living minos or the underworld judge of the dead minos.

[NARobles]

That would be the one. :^^:




Some Skeeeeeeetches....
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/JessiBean1983/minos_wip.jpg


You seem happy about this subject. :wink:

[grenogs]

nice project again, it'll be interesting to see which minos, people decide to do,
nice start jessi, i like the sitting version best so far, has a more kingly feel to it, btw, which version you going for, the historical or underworld version?

[davidherd]

Great topic! I'll have a crack at it again this week I think.

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[humboldt squid]

I like this topic, I'm going with the 'judge of the dead' version. Here's my sketch, he's sort of a mix of Sumerian and Greek (and also a hundred feet tall) .

[grenogs]

thought id post this early this week, not last minute again, lol.
Anyway here my rough rough so far;), probably going to keep him historicle minos, also concidering doing it black and white, im thinking the strong lighting and deep shadows would be very suitable this kind of image.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x279/grenogs/minosrough.jpg

[Rist]

after his death he became judge of the shades in the under-world

Is it possible we could even design his after-life being?

[NARobles]

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q70/NARobles/Minossketchwm.jpg

Tear'm up with comments. I'm going to bed. =P

[davidherd]

That would be the one. :^^:




Some Skeeeeeeetches....
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/JessiBean1983/minos_wip.jpg

Costume design par excellence! Exciting stuff.

[daestwen]

Okay.... I'm back in for this one.

[cowboy surfer]

Here's a quick WIP, not sure if I'll continue with him or not. Needs more 'drama'.

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l319/cowboy-surfer/chow98minos.jpg

[WCM]

Hi everyone this is my first time entering a COW just thought I'd say hello really
like the topics/concepts you come up with.

[LORD M]

Just wondering, is it the mythical Minos who became a "Judge of Death" and whos wife gave birth to the minotaur? Or is it the real king Minos who existed?

[WCM]

I'm assuming it's the "judge of death/lord of the underworld" one right? it would be pretty boring otherwise

[LORD M]

I'm assuming it's the "judge of death/lord of the underworld" one right? it would be pretty boring otherwise

Aww. I wanted to do the regular king Minos, whos wife gavge birth to the Minotaur.

[Softskin]

This looks like a great challenge..

This is my first time, though. And I'm still pretty new at wacom'ing stuff.

[grenogs]

I'm assuming it's the "judge of death/lord of the underworld" one right? it would be pretty boring otherwise

i dont think it realy matters which one it is, their basicly the same, both were kings, both came of anchient crete, both dressed the same clothes, both were concidered blood firsty rulers, the only main difference in their appearance is if you do the god version living in hell, you add a snake. Oh and maybe a different background, but even that can be done in a way to suit both worlds. Its not the character thats important, but how you portray that character which makes it interesting.

[JessiBean]

Aww. I wanted to do the regular king Minos, whos wife gavge birth to the Minotaur.

He's pretty much the same guy, just at different points in his story he does certain things.... run with the one you like.


Daestwen, welcome back! I've missed you :^^:
davidherd - muchas gracias, and an asspat right back at you. I like your beginning, I want to see more. Also, welcome to CHOW.
NARobles - I *am* excited... he has such an awesome story, as I'm sure you're aware. Good start, by the way, he looks all flowy... and kind of weighted down with a burden. I know it's a sketch, but watch how much he's leaning to the left there. If you want a dynamic post, punch it up, if not, straighten him out so he won't fall over. And paint! Now! :teeth:


Mmm... more drawing... I think I'll get on the painting myself, now. No time to waste, LMS3 is on...
:needle:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/JessiBean1983/minos_wip02.jpg

[Kai Black]

oboi, my first piece on the forum, and it will be for this....jus' no making fun of me...lol (have at it).

[daestwen]

JessiBean Sorrysorry! I got siderailed by homework. :) But I love history, so I'm totally in on this one.

Though, all my research so far has convinced me of how badly I want to draw Minoan *girls*...

[miffo81]

First idea sketch of minos.. just to get the basic visuals down.. so not one shredd of anatomy correct on this one.. was planning to incorporate a huge vase or urn on his lefthand-side and the shapes in the background is two griffins as seen in the images from the supposed throneroom of Mycenae.. I have indication here that he will be sitting on a white bull, and with the "labyrint" of the minoan godess.. (the 2-headed axe).. will re-use some geometrical shield designs from mycenae as well.. tryig to get a hold of a modell that usually stands for me.. would love crits on this one..

[JessiBean]

Though, all my research so far has convinced me of how badly I want to draw Minoan *girls*...

Oh gosh, I know! The clothes are so exciting, and the hair... I tried to incorporate some of that in my guy to make it more fun, though -- and because Minoan men ran around naked, so... where's the fun in THAT costume design? :^^:

Might be fun to watch, though..... :perv:

[daestwen]

and because Minoan men ran around naked, so... where's the fun in THAT costume design? :^^:

Might be fun to watch, though..... :perv:

Especially after I read this in the wikipedia entry. :P

This included the establishment of pederasty as a means of population control on the island community: [They] “segregated the women and instituted sexual relations among the males so that women would not have children.”[1]

[JessiBean]

BWAHAHAH!

That certainly made things.... easier... now didn't it? If all those guys were running around naked TOGETHER....

And perhaps the big tent skirts were for keeping the fellow's naughty bits out?
:teeth: :teeth: :teeth:

[chaosrocks]

this is a totatlly sweet topic. I wish I could draw people.
go jessie go! its a hot dude topic

crx

[NARobles]

*Tosses some ice water on Jessi*

[Wade h]

Im in for this one, I always get intimidated though, lol.

I'll get started today.
Peace
Wade h

[JessiBean]

go jessie go! its a hot dude topic


I'm on it, darling! :yayca:

Hey, NARobles! I can't help it if I am an AVID fan of the naked man.
:teeth:

[Pavel Sokov]

Man, it would be so cool if Minos actualy existed. He would probably be a man with some strange facial deformity, which is why he was labaled as a beast.

[dabble]

Did someone say "Naked". Here's my sketch so far, still have a lot to work on for a final sketch.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x18/dabble21/ConceptArt/CHOW/minos_wip.jpg

[mayk]

Nice work guys :)

Minos first time saw his son ;)

[spudstudios]

not sure i like the composition at all at this stage. maybe I'm trying to cram to much in.

[d37hb01]

mayk the look on king minos' face is awesome...

great comp so far...

[JessiBean]

Dang guys... Way to bring out all the cool stuff. I need to get cracking...
Wippy Mc Wiperton...

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/JessiBean1983/minos_wip04.jpg

[darkrain]

A classy one! I'm in, however busy I get this week.
Hope to capture an action pose, and enjoy the sketch a bit more than in the last CHOW :P

[Diphallia]

Research done.
Is this (http://www.le-boite.com/minos.htm) what you had in mind?
Or maybe this? (http://www.restaurantminos.dk/om_minos.asp)
Or could it possibly be this? (http://www-numi.fnal.gov/)

Svåååårt.

[Softskin]

i dont think it realy matters which one it is, their basicly the same, both were kings, both came of anchient crete, both dressed the same clothes, both were concidered blood firsty rulers, the only main difference in their appearance is if you do the god version living in hell, you add a snake. Oh and maybe a different background, but even that can be done in a way to suit both worlds. Its not the character thats important, but how you portray that character which makes it interesting.


Why a snake? I only heard he has a helluvan awesome tail?

[solorpower]

I love mythology.......

I'm in. Time to crank out this bad boy!.....

[spudstudios]

changed the whole thing. WIP of close up on face......
Should ref really but hey ho.:bashful:

[sony]

nice topic/theme;

heres my minos aham:D i mean my sketch

[m0uS3r]

ok now i am so noob where i post finished work ... give me a likn or something plz

thanks

[rustikof]

is that a giant penis?
cause if not you might REALLY want to look into redesigning that..

[JessiBean]

ok now i am so noob where i post finished work ... give me a likn or something plz


You post finals in the final burning thread, which should be up sometime Thursday or Friday (depending on when our fearless leader has a moment to take care of that)
In the mean time, wips and such go in here. :teeth:

Rustikof - BWAHAHA! I'd missed that at first, but you're right. Now all I can see is a guy hugging his giant member.
First naked Minoan pederasty, now this... this forum gets better and better.
Who's next?
:needle:

[Rist]

It does look like a beast sony.

[Daray]

mmmm horns... *Cough* oh and ffs Jess! Stop being so firking good with colours ;) Give me some colour skill! >:D

May be back in for this one, sketched up something, but Im sick and work's killing me :)

[NARobles]

Jess that is looking really good! I love that shade of blue green you seem so fond of. =D

[Jack Frost]

Spudstudios - really like the face you have recreated, very nice emotion and work

JessiBean - another great piece for you

dabble - I like the pose and idea, however I think, in my opinion ofcourse, I think the right arm with the skull is blocking the character's face to much, it would be nice to see more of it, but I like the sketch so far

here is a quick ps cs 2 sketch, just plotting poses and such

http://www.evrenbilgihan.com/Posting_images/minos_idea_sketch.jpg

ok, after looking at some more historical artifacts, my sketch was a little to late greek early roman... quick idea update

http://www.evrenbilgihan.com/Posting_images/minos_idea_sketch_v2.jpg

[S.C. Watson]

For those that are interested, the FINAL BURNING THREAD (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=111419) is up.

~Oreg.

[daestwen]

okay, so... here's my go so far.

http://www.daestwen.com/gallery_pics/minos_wip001.jpg

I'm kind of going for Virgil's idea of him... deciding if people go to Elysium or not.

[grenogs]

Why a snake? I only heard he has a helluvan awesome tail?

not sure if it is a tail, in blakes version of minos i cant tell, but in michaelangelos version in the sistine chapel, its a snake, biting his nuts. which would make sence becouse a snake is a serpent, and often used to simbolise many things in religion or mythology.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Michelangelo-minos2.jpg

[Slash]

I want in on this one. Posting my wip in the morning. Things are already looking cool, way to go people!

[JessiBean]

I want in on this one. Posting my wip in the morning. Things are already looking cool, way to go people!

Are you following me? :P

:mod:
You better bring it like it's never been brought before
(Looking forward to the wip)

[Softskin]

Ahh.. yeah there's virgil's version also.. I am always thinking Dante's Inferno. Thx for the heads up. Were still free to do whatever one we want to, right?

I've had a busy week, so I havent even started mine yet (except for some thumbs). But I'll give a crack at it tonight.

[mayk]

Still work in Progress.

I'll try to work with details tonight...

[grenogs]

looking good so far, but i think it would look better with much smaller horns, like a young calf would. at the moment with horns that size, the baby wouldnt even be able to hold his head up, also,dont make minos so old looking, give his hair a more black looking. at the moment he looks to old to be even able to walk, let alone father a child.

[Softskin]

looking good so far, but i think it would look better with much smaller horns, like a young calf would. at the moment with horns that size, the baby wouldnt even be able to hold his head up, also,dont make minos so old looking, give his hair a more black looking. at the moment he looks to old to be even able to walk, let alone father a child.

I kinda like the horns and the old man.. I know it's less plausible. It must have hurt squeesing that kid out head first, but it gives a nice clear iconic picture.

[WCM]

Couple of sketches I'm going for the alone deep in thought kind of feel dark surroundings etc.

[sony]

It does look like a beast sony.
:teeth:

is that a giant penis?
cause if not you might REALLY want to look into redesigning that..
:teeth: :teeth: :teeth: thats the odd about that minos, its a symbolic representation of the male genital organ.

[davidherd]

dont make minos so old looking, give his hair a more black looking. at the moment he looks to old to be even able to walk, let alone father a child.

Apparently we men can father children as long as our bodies go on producing sperm which can be all of our lives! Wooppee! (I'm on number three just now, so maybe there's still time to squeeze a few more out before the end :wink: )

I love the old Minos - great composition, great lighting.

[townes]

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2875/22714554wd5.jpg

No entry here,
i simply colored this statue:
link (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Theseus_Minotaur_Ramey_Tuileries.jpg/542px-Theseus_Minotaur_Ramey_Tuileries.jpg)

hey this smily is cool :mod:

[Slash]

Why of course I am Jessi, why else would i be doing a chow? ;)


Did some thumbnails, and i think I'll go with this one:

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//edit: Townes, that would be theseus who slayed the minotaur, not minos.

[Daray]

Well, this is what I have so far! Going to play about with it some more, not too happy with it. Really wanted to do the judge of death one, but cant come up with anything constructive! Stuck for what to do with his sword, thats technically a Roman Gladius

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[Daray]

//edit: Townes, that would be theseus who slayed the minotaur, not minos.

there's somewhere written that Minos would not sacrifice a bull. But yeah, sadly townes, not the right person :^^:

[darkrain]

Great work so far, everyone. I perversely enjoy seeing everyone's sketches more than the finished, airbrushed finals.

Afraid I've had too much going on so here's my initial sketch and close-to-final painted bit all in one post. Despite wanting to pencil sketch after ages, went the route of stains and shadows, again. Had a vision of Minos as a monster of the deeps... all those eons at the bottom of the sea, running the underworld is transforming the grizzled old Greek, but he's kept his sandals on.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb70/shonarain/Minos-1.jpg

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb70/shonarain/Minos_4.jpg

Will try to brush it up a bit if I find time, if not will post this over at Final Burning.

Good luck all!
x
-S

[Slash]

there's somewhere written that Minos would not sacrifice a bull. But yeah, sadly townes, not the right person :^^:


Yeah, he wouldn't sacrifice a certain bull to poseidon, so poseidon cursed his wife with zoophilia, and after being impregnated by a bull his wife gave birth to the minotaur.

(I love greek mythology!) :D


Cleaned up the lines a bit. I'm gonna have to use reference for that snake head, it looks ridiculous! I'm also gonna have to fix the urn so it doesnt look skewed, and fix the arm holding it.

[Daray]

Yeah, he wouldn't sacrifice a certain bull to poseidon, so poseidon cursed his wife with zoophilia, and after being impregnated by a bull his wife gave birth to the minotaur.

(I love greek mythology!) :D

Beastiality, gets everywhere :blah:

looks nice so far slash, I love the classical take on it :^^:

[Softskin]

MAN! this "direct to photoshop" is hard.. I feel like I'm tring to swim a 100m sprint in molasis, when I can't work with a pencil. It's fun though.. and I really wanna finish this one, so I'm probably not going on a drinking binge this weekend.. which is a good thing, right?

[Benjamen Christ]

nice work guys, maybe i have time !

[daestwen]

davidherd: Not much to see yet, but I like his nose ring.

humboldt squid: Still just a sketch, just keep an eye on his anatomy. Even if he's wearing a giant toga/skirt, he still has a body under there. :)

grenogs: I'm liking the lighting - very shakespearian. Looking forward to the next wip.

NARobles: He's bald! :O Otherwise, looking okay. The staff doesn't seem to rest on his shoulder, though, rather it looks like he is holding it a few inches above. Unless that is your intention, you might want to take away that little gap of air between his shoulder, the staff, and his hand.

cowboy surfer: Liking the pose, but his hands looks a little big? At least the one on the left.

miffo81: Still just a sketch, and therefore unclear, but keep an eye on the length of his legs, especially the left one. If you want to show foreshortening in a line drawing, make sure his calf overlaps a little on his thigh.

dabble: Nice! I'm liking the classical-ness. :) His back looks a little too thick, but that might just be the pose.

spudstudios: Such a tiny WIP! :D So far, I think you're okay without ref. Looks good so far.

JessiBean: I saw your more-completed sketches in your sketchbook. Looking awesome! Probably my favourite of your CHOW sketches so far. (Or maybe the Yin Yang one...)

sony: His clothes are so out-there! XD I think the problem is that once someone mentioned that it looked like a penor, I can't get that out of my head...

Jack Frost: Looking good, keep it up! :) It doesn't really matter if he looks roman or greek, though, as both used him in their mythology. So it depends if you want to do the real version of him, or the mythological one...

mayk: Haha, he looks so shocked. My only problem is the way his hair is doesn't look like it's falling very realistically.

WCM: Careful with your anatomy. His head (the right one) is currently smaller than his bicep...

townes: Not really sure why this is here...? :/

Daray: The minoans traded a lot with the egyptians, so maybe if you find an egyptian weapon that you like, you can trade it in there instead of Roman, which wouldn't have been around at the time. :)

darkrain: I don't really get this one... ^^;

Slash: Looking good, just don't forget to develop his right (our left) hand.

Softskin: Haha, I love his expression. Otherwise, I don't know what to say about this one yet.

[Lenorekitty]

Oohh! this one sounds fun..never done a CHOW before....maybe Ill get in on it....I'm thinking about doing the Judge of the Dead version of Minos...everyone's WIPs look great so far!..wow! :bashful:

[townes]

hrhr,
ok so i have the wrong guy(s) ;)

darkrain interesting style!
mayk my favourite so far
grenogs your concept looks very promising (it reminds me of Severance: BoD ;))

[Slash]

Started the color. Not too happy with the colors, so they will probably change drastically. Halfway through this i remembered that he's supposed to be in hades. A bright sunny blue might not be the best scheme for that. ;)

I've also got some trouble with the rendering style, the sort of realistic approach to the rendering clashes with the more cartoony face and hair. I'll see what i can do about it tomorrow.

[JessiBean]

Slash - looking pretty snazzy so far, the face seems a little flat compared to all that detail on his torso. And you're right about the colors, hand, jar, etc. Have you considered any sort of background? Nice to see you working on a naked *man* for a change... ;)

Softskin - no drinking binges is wise (unless you can paint drunk, and then it's just plain hilarious)... good beginning, just watch those colors, they're so cartoony right now, tone them down and strive for some unity between the bg and the character.

Darkrain - good beginning, but be careful about that lighting -- it looks like it's coming form 4 or 5 different directions and it's too harsh in some places, like on the fish-helmet -- and some of the anatomy is off (feet, hand).

Daray - you cannot have my color skillz, mwahaha! I jest, but I am happy to help with pointers, etc. Let me know what kind of specific questions you have, and I'll be happy to fire back. Also, great sketch so far, he's moody already. I would watch the proportions (head seems a snick large) and watch those folds on his skirt/kilt, etc. They're sloping a bit much to the one side. Maybe drape some cloth and study it's movement to get an idea of how it works... Looking forward to the paint! :teeth:

townes - I'm going to agree with everyone else, this may be a nice painting, but you didn't follow the brief at all. A re-paint is in order. :P

WCM - I can see where you're heading, and it's good. But the anatomy in this is pretty off -- are you going for something cartoony or more realistic? The anatomy is kind of off with one leg being longer than another, etc. Maybe get some good references of musculature and such and go from there... Moodiness is a gread idea, though... run with it! :teeth:

mayk - yours just made me laugh, wonderful character in this illustration. Two things bugging me most at this point arethe funny angle of the arms on the throne (they're not on the same plane as the floor and look wonky, if you intend them to be sloped because of carving or design, it should be more evident) and the shilouetted guy in the front's hand is sort of crowding the baby monster's space and he's so even and placed so centrally in the space between the edge of the piece and the pillars, he seems to be chopping it off. Maybe push that figure off more to the left so he frames the scene rather than cuts into it. Keep going, I can't wait to see this one finished.

More soon...

[ashton]

Slash what is minos looking at? I don't understand the significance of the snake or the vase?
You should add some more drama.

[miffo81]

so here is the next step in my minos.. was hopeing to be able to get a good aquarel on this tomorow.. when its not 5 in the morning.. I am planing to get him a big urn in the background, and was wondering if a background might catch too much attention, maybe just a simple colour scheme to suggest a wall or such?.. Please drop some crits..
I really like where everyones going with minos here.. amasing how everyones style comes out in there sketches and ideaframes.. this is going to be a good one!
Night to you all.. get some sleep before my croqui class at 10..;)
(can see now that that lip need some fixin´, allas tomorrow.. )

[grenogs]

thanks daestwen, townes, (severance?) it does? in what way? i thought at first you might have ment the cover or film poster, but both the film or the game dont look at all similer. So im guessing theres a section in the game?

[WCM]

close to finished sketch will start painting soon

[sony]

HOLDING HIS LOVE [IMAGINATION]

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb207/yahyaehsan/CHOW/CHOW98_SONY1.jpg

[Slash]

Haha Sony, gotta love phallic imagery right? ;) You could probably rework the hands to better convey that he's holding that thing, now it doesn't look too convincing.

[JL.Alfaro]

what I got
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1952/jlalfarochow98minosfb5.jpg

c+c is welcomed!

[d37hb01]

holy sh** JLAlfaro that is an awesome render!

[JL.Alfaro]

still working on it, so any input s appreciated guys :)

[NARobles]

what I got
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1952/jlalfarochow98minosfb5.jpg

c+c is welcomed!

Woohoo another bald one..or balding one!

My only critique I have is his left (our right) knee looks a little too thin.
A very dominating kingly look. =3 Or Judge..ly.:dur:

[NARobles]

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q70/NARobles/MinosWIP.jpg

Guess which one mine is gunna be!? ;)

I'm gunna finish him up tomorrow. so crit and comment guys! Advice is loved. =D

[rodriguez]

Sketchy do dah

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/4506/wipsketchhh8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


here's another WIP

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7875/wippaintxk3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[grenogs]

just another update, changed the positional slightly, not sure yet whether or not to keep this rough textured look or to soften it a bit, still going with the b&w though.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x279/grenogs/minosrough2.jpg

[S.C. Watson]

still working on it, so any input s appreciated guys :)

Pay a little more attention to the the legs, as they look very, very off at the moment. Also, you may wish to adjust your coloring some as it's starting to over saturated in places.

Oh, and just because these have *just* been added: :ilaekae:

Cheers,
~Oreg.

[dragon4lunch]

Mayk: That is a great image! Right when I saw the first sketch you made, I had to laugh... but it's also tragic. You really took an interesting angle on it - baby minotaur being presented to the king. Quite shocking!

[rodriguez]

Hey Jessibean great stuff lovin it :-)

[aoleon]

Minos riding bull sent from the sea by Poseidon...

Head study and pencil sketch for now...not sure about the background yet, probably will be something with water

crits are welcome

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3116/headstudykingminosuo1.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/4403/sketchkingminosoi7.jpg

[solorpower]

Still needs to be polished, but its good for now....

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b335/solorpower/chow98_solorpower.jpg

[Rodimus25]

Minos, judge of the underworld:) My take:blah:

[Villa]

hope to slap some color in the afternoon. here's a sketch.

[Daray]

oh Villa that is fantastic! Won me over already! :o only crit I have is, he was always described with a diadem, if you make it more prominent on the full body sketch, that will look gorgeous!

still working on mine, but Im still sick, so not sure if I can finish :(

[grenogs]

trying something different this week, may change on final not sure yet.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x279/grenogs/minos2.jpg

[Villa]

yeah, youre right daray, it does need to stand out more. thnx! ill make changes.

[davi]

i should have posted more WiP, but i didnt want to stop painting :P

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[LORD M]

These are some superb pieces you guys have made. Too bad I couldn't join in - I fell in love with cakeypigdogs creature concept #84 for COW 100 and had to make it for COW 101.

I'll comment on as many as possible when everyone have posted their piece in the final burning. :)

[rodriguez]

Final

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/583/chow98rodriguezet1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[daestwen]

Mine's up in the final burning thread. God, I hate it. Hate hate hate. Whatever, it's done. >O And with a background too. (Or at least an attempted one...)

[grenogs]

coleb, is your minos circumcised?

[dabble]

Here's my final. Going for a classical feel for the judge of the dead. It's a totally different composition than I had earlier in the week. Was worried I wouldn't make it to the finish line. Of course there are areas that need a little more time. Some nice pieces here, good show everyone.:asspat: http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x18/dabble21/ConceptArt/CHOW/Minos_final.jpg

[benu]

Just posted my Minos in the final burning thread. I hope it's not too late, I have no Internet atm so I have to use university computers to post. Seeing the pictures of the others here, I realize how much mine sucks. I like jessibean's costume design, pose and colors very much and mayk and sony's are hilarious :D

[JL.Alfaro]

kick ass round guys, pretty awesome entries everyone!!!

[S.C. Watson]

As this was a research based project this time around, you will need to cite your research sources with your final.

~Oreg.

[Genius_Malignus]

This was just one of those projects that don't work out.
I decided experimenting with a new brush set, which was hard enough, and then the colour ran away from me completely. That Orange was hard to work with, and I think I could have spent a lot more time on this one.

My illustration is supposed to depict the mythological Minos, just after losing his son Androgeus and conquering Athens. I imagine he is a strong, but ageing warrior king, who has endured a lot and made hard choices in his life. He is atill king, but when he closes the doors to his private chambers, the weight of his responsibilities and events of his life, weigh heavily on his shoulders.

Research:
www.Wikipedia.org
http://www.aerenlund.dk/kreta/minos.asp
www.questia.com

Wow - there are a lot of really good pieces this time.

[JessiBean]

Villa, I loved your beginning, where is the final?? :(

Awesome stuff, comments once the poll goes up.
Yay for half naked Greek men.
:teeth:

[Villa]

first chow i dont finish. i feel dirty.
time management was really not my thing last week.

great job on yours jessica. ill stay tuned.
see ya round.