C.O.W. - #115: Predator Predator

[Fozzybar]

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Round #115

Topic:
Predator Predator

Deadline (extended):
Thursday, 24 April 2008



note: The deadline won't be EXACTLY after a week...it can last up to 24 hours more, i am human and have to work also, you know ;)
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However if you are done with your entry, post the final image in the following thread.

THREAD FOR FINAL ENTRIES (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=123562)

READ THE INFO IN THE 1ST POST OF THE FINALS THREAD TO SEE HOW TO POST YOUR FINAL IMAGE!!!

[Fozzybar]

ADDITIONAL INFO

1. We are looking for a creature, which evolved over thousands, millions of years to a perfect hunting and killing machine.

2. It even can hunt down the Predator from the movies, which is actually a race that is optimized for hunting other creatures.

3. HELL, it's the PREDATOR PREDATOR!!!

4. No individual/character!!! Make a concept of a species! Watch out to avoid humanoid races and avoid giving it weapons or other technical stuff!



Ok, i admit, i recently watched Alien vs Predator and Predator 2, they just were too long on my "To watch" list ;) :perv:

[Lege1]

This is a really fresh topic. Good choice Fozz!

[Crazy Pills]

Do you mean April 24? The 24 would be a Thursday.

[Thalion]

Nice topic >:D Fozz, I think that you made a mistake in deadline's date: 14 April?

[Fozzybar]

Are you blind? It is 24!!!!






...well at least now :D Thanx ;)

[S.C. Watson]

Sweet topic, Fozzy :)

[grenogs]

this sounds cool, but isn't there already such a creature? Alien :) as much as i like the design of this creature, i hope alien wont be a major influence here, it should be interesting to see how everyone tries to keep away from the obvious cliche'. it'll also be nice if everyone keeps away from the obvious underground tenticle trap thingy to, which often appears in these types of projects. :)

[Michael Jaecks]

I'm thinkin' my design will have to be naturally airborne. It's the one thing neither the Predator nor the Alien can do naturally. (At least in the movies... I think once upon a time there was a winged Alien action figure or two, but they were kinda silly designs.)

It'll have to be fairly smart as well... not just something that smooshes everything humanoid sized because its huge.

[UCT]

Im soo one dimensional, my last two entires have had crab claws, and the first thing I thought of was CRAB MONSTER. jeeze. Anyways, nice one Fozz.

[Nexus]

I think the thing to keep in mind is that there are plenty of predators that eat other predators. Think about all the insect predators that eat other insects but then of course lizards and frogs eat the insect predators. That would be a predator predator. Everything preys on something in this world. Now the key here is Fozz's description of " perfect hunting and killing machine." So I think he is looking for the ultimate predatory creature. Not just a creature that is the apex predator of its environment or of a certain continent or even of a whole planet. No, in this case I believe the idea is to create the peak predatory organism in existence. Nothing escapes this thing. Should be a fun topic, already have some ideas floating around about it.

[Tyrus]

Okay, I have an idea, oddly enough inspired by my girlfriend (she generally just laughs when I talk about COW). My "perfect" predator is a vulnerable and even a bit cute looking creature with a "surprise inside." Predators would think it was prey and when they came close . . . ATTACK!!!!!

Tah-Dah! Perfect Predator Predator

[Supervlieg]

How about a predator predator predator? Can we do that?

[Michael Jaecks]

How about a predator predator predator? Can we do that?

I was wondering if you'd poke your little avatar head into this round. How's married life?

[draconas]

A creature capable of consuming life force itself would literally be a killing machine

[Rosser389]

Great Idea!!! This creature will have to be constantly evolving to be able to compete with the predator technology.

[RayTwicket]

the creature will have to keep evolving to keep up with this thread:)
what a cool idea...

[Cloister]

My predator will become 10 times more predatory than your wildest predatory imagination... (childish giggle...) :O

[fughi from yuggoth]

http://mediaportal.ru/uploads/posts/2007-11/1196351927_1.jpg

I just thought of the that album.
A black hole is the ultimativ predator,but it's not a creature.

[UCT]

Quick W.I.P. at work on paint with a mouse. Yeah!

Basically Im going for a combination of stupidly agressive body organs and parts, its sooo deadly that it would only ever feature in a movie.

[Michael Jaecks]

My predator will become 10 times more predatory than your wildest predatory imagination... (childish giggle...) :O

My predator is ten times more predatory than your wildest imaginary black hole... infinity! (childish yet strangely hawk-like cackle) :lens: :devil: :lens:

[Fozzybar]

My predator will be endlessly predatory, which means you can't top it, because there is no multiplicator for "endless" (no laugh, being totally serious) :perv:

[Sellis]

For the love of god, as soon as i free up some time and get some hols together you go and do a cracking topic like this one. Fozzy, you cut me real deep :P

Stu

[Reject-D]

i think i got a good one for this challenge.. i just happen to m,ake it a couple days ago...

just a wip could possibly fix the colors around..

[LORD M]

Anyone remember John Carpenters "The Thing"? THAT is the perfect predator. Even beats the Alien predator.

[Arteater]

hmm, if people are the top predator in reality, a Michael Jackson
creature would be at the top of the list ;)

Uct: My creatures sketch looks a little like yours

Reject D: Nice design so far, is he going to be a big creature?

[Conejo Blanco]

Ha, $5 to the one who just draws Danny Glover.

[Cloister]

To continue LORD M's remark; If there is anyone here that doesn't remember 'The Thing' you are too young for this topic.. ;) ... hold on to your pokemons until it's over :P :xpld:

[electric goat]

i agree with arteater and will be submitting michael jaeks' avatar. that thing has been creeping me out for a while:asslick: .

[draconas]

or maybe a creature capable of detecting and controlling minds so it can have it's prey kill themselves!

[abigbat]

There we go, that was an easy one!

[kenjitsu]

Abigbat, hehehe... nice one. ;P

I might try out a cow too... this topic sounds like a mind twister... and this would be my first cow then, wiie.

[rushwolf]

abigbat wins, close this COW early.

[Reject-D]

what about CHUCK NORRIS???!?

[mayk]

what about CHUCK NORRIS???!?

Hey, Chuck is Predator Predator Predator Predator Predator Predator Predator Predator Predator Predator Predator Predator ;)

[Lander]

I'm in

[Arteater]

here is my w.i.p.
this is such an awesome topic, cant wait to see some ideas from everyone
http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs30/i/2008/110/8/1/C_O_W__115_rough_w_i_p__by_arteaterproductions.jpg

[UCT]

AE - dude thats sweeeet.

[Mon Chat]

SHOTGUN VIRUSES!!

phew! I wanna come at it from a different angle is the answer here. I mean, look what wikipedia says (I <3 unreliable information)

"Prevention and treatment"

"Because viruses use the machinery of a host cell to reproduce and reside within them, they are difficult to eliminate without killing the host cell. The most effective medical approaches to viral diseases so far are vaccinations to provide resistance to infection, and antiviral drugs which treat the symptoms of viral infections."

I mean... what kind of predator could withstand a virus that say... made it melt, into a puddle of virusey soup, and then that spread by attracting other animals, it could have a symbiotic relationship with birds? so it spread fast.

oh wait... it could release gasses in the subject's intestinal tract to make them a-splode.

I would also like to make it clear I have watched both 28 days later and 28 weeks later recently.

[Tyrus]

Sweet idea J.Boswell, but to be a creature it would have to be a parasite or something not a virus, as some people don't even accept viruses as true organisms. Very sweet potential, though. Good Luck.:teeth:

Plus: Viruses seem hard to draw their just RNA or something like that right?

[davi]

WIP, going to continue rendering

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[Mon Chat]

davi thats repulsive. and i want one.

tyrus, yeah, thats my one problem with this design... i'll think around it.

[Cloister]

There is a very clear mental distinction between a predator and the extreme killing potential of an "invisible gaseous-, black hole-, lethal virus-, hypnotizing-, ethereal molecule-warping, imploding-blood-boiling-creature" that one never even sees before meeting instant death. I'd like to see some nice predators here, not a flying tiny needle of death. That is, I'd like to see a predator that really looks f...ing predatory! Now, what Fozz and the voters would like to see might be something else entirely... these are just my thoughts.

The idea must be expressed/translated/work properly as an image.... in my humble opinion. Hopefully there will be some nice stuff this round. I think it is quite a challenging topic. Good luck!

[S.C. Watson]

davi, nice design.

Not sure if I'm going to go any further with this or not. Pencil, 8x11.

~Oreg.

[Mon Chat]

I guess so Cloister but i guess I'm just a subversive kinda guy... what has been posted can always be unposted.

here's me concept

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs26/f/2008/110/7/8/DRI_by_dr_yes_no_and_maybe.jpg

[davi]

Might be finished, dunno

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[Tyrus]

Davi, does the poison sac kill the cow?

[Hyptosis]

Artist: Hyptosis

Concept: Drydian Forst Stalker

These creatures were bred by deep forest dryads for use in defending the animals of their groves. Stalker's very specifically hunt out poachers and trespassing hunters and dispatch them.

The long teeth were originally used for attracting female mates, however this semi domestic version no longer needs to rely on them in their controlled breeding program. Some older, wild breeds will have far larger fangs but will otherwise be slightly smaller in general.

I know, not the most original, but I gotta try and do more mammals. I need the fur practice. ^_^

[Candras]

Sketch I made, I don't know if I'll go farther with it or not
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*edit*,
did some editing to my creature
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muscular, bunch of eyes for sight, huge ears for hearing the slightest sounds, flight for a greater range of motion, poisonous stinger tail

[davi]

Tyrus, ya it impales the cow then impregnates it, getting 2 meals. The poison also stiffens the cows joints/nervous system, which makes it stand straight up as it does.


Everyone designing this creature: I'm seeing a lot of people taking the route of making a creature with just more muscles and brute power over known predators. I just have to ask, what makes it so the creature you are designing go specifically after predators? What skill does it have suited for predator-hunting that it couldn't just use on common prey?

This topic worried me from the start because 80% of creature designs could almost be marked as something that could kill a predator.

So guys, try thinking about specifics? How could one up a specific predator? With the idea of the PREDATOR™ from the movies, the design could be based on sensory camouflage's so the PREDATOR™ could not detect him. What about a predator that evolved to exploit the Tyrannosaurus Rexs' flaws? The T Rex has the weakness of rotation speed, eye sight and balance.. so how can you design a creature specificlly take advantage of these flaws, instead of just desinging an uber t-rex with more muscle/claws/teeth?

I don't mean to be elitest with my ideas, but i think this topic can be truly imaginative or very cliche based on the effort people put into thinking "outside the box"

[Cloister]

Yes, there are many ways to think about this topic... but what works best visually is usually what is wanted. There is certainly a lot of muscle-power-creatures out there, but that is also what makes doing another one so challanging. What is our idea of the archetypical predator?.. and what does the predator-predator really look like? Adding special powers is pretty easy imo, but making a visually interesting predator is artistically demanding...

Anyway, this is my entry so far. Perhaps I'll do some more work on it. I imagine this creature to have a lot of senses beyond the human five, but I'm not very keen on describing them. I'd like to think of them as unearthly and beyond our understanding. I think that give the muscles some darkness and soul. Grrr.. ;)

http://www.cloister.se/posted/predatorpredator_cloister3.jpg

[S.C. Watson]

Everyone designing this creature: I'm seeing a lot of people taking the route of making a creature with just more muscles and brute power over known predators. I just have to ask, what makes it so the creature you are designing go specifically after predators? What skill does it have suited for predator-hunting that it couldn't just use on common prey?

This topic worried me from the start because 80% of creature designs could almost be marked as something that could kill a predator.

So guys, try thinking about specifics? How could one up a specific predator? With the idea of the PREDATOR™ from the movies, the design could be based on sensory camouflage's so the PREDATOR™ could not detect him. What about a predator that evolved to exploit the Tyrannosaurus Rexs' flaws? The T Rex has the weakness of rotation speed, eye sight and balance.. so how can you design a creature specificlly take advantage of these flaws, instead of just desinging an uber t-rex with more muscle/claws/teeth?

I don't mean to be elitest with my ideas, but i think this topic can be truly imaginative or very cliche based on the effort people put into thinking "outside the box"
I think you're dead on davi.

I personally took the description to mean literaly a predator of the Predator race from the movies. I'll include descriptions/notes with mine later today (I hope), but in brief, if you take a look at the head structure you see a whole bunch of eye like sensory organs there (above the actual eye), along with extra nostrils. My thoughts for this were that this animal should be able to see not only in visible light, but also in ultraviolet and infrared, not to mention having extremely sensitive olfactory sense.

Oh, and you are elitist, davi :P

All the best,
~Oreg.

[Mon Chat]

gah, well I think my first idea was wonderfully subversive, but it is prehaps not that visually exciting

Im not sure what next... maybe something big cat like... I heart cheetahs.
I think, combine stamina with the cheetah's speed PHOAAAHH!

and a jolly good immune system

[draconas]

J.Boswell maybe instead of a traditional virus you could do some sort of multicellular viral-type creature

[Candras]

Tyrus, ya it impales the cow then impregnates it, getting 2 meals. The poison also stiffens the cows joints/nervous system, which makes it stand straight up as it does.


Everyone designing this creature: I'm seeing a lot of people taking the route of making a creature with just more muscles and brute power over known predators. I just have to ask, what makes it so the creature you are designing go specifically after predators? What skill does it have suited for predator-hunting that it couldn't just use on common prey?

This topic worried me from the start because 80% of creature designs could almost be marked as something that could kill a predator.

So guys, try thinking about specifics? How could one up a specific predator? With the idea of the PREDATOR™ from the movies, the design could be based on sensory camouflage's so the PREDATOR™ could not detect him. What about a predator that evolved to exploit the Tyrannosaurus Rexs' flaws? The T Rex has the weakness of rotation speed, eye sight and balance.. so how can you design a creature specificlly take advantage of these flaws, instead of just desinging an uber t-rex with more muscle/claws/teeth?

I don't mean to be elitest with my ideas, but i think this topic can be truly imaginative or very cliche based on the effort people put into thinking "outside the box"

I agree with everything you've said here
You have a nice design and everything but to me it is screaming more almost parasite-esque. It could be a predator if you make it hunting for a prey and instead of waiting for a victim, what you have described in your text is just a worm with a defense mechanism if someone eats it.

[draconas]

Cloister maybe one of the senses would allow it to know all possibilities and outcomes so it could kick a rock which would eventually end up with a herd of cows with broken legs as easy prey for it

[Hyptosis]

I thought we were joking about something that would kill the predator from the movies. Plus, I'm not ashamed to admit my mind was dry on this idea for some reason. A predator is something that feeds on something else right? I thought about having a creature which tricks a predator, not from the movies, into eating it, then it eats it from the inside out or something, but that seems more like a parasite to me.

[Supervlieg]

I was wondering if you'd poke your little avatar head into this round. How's married life?

Hey Mike, Married life's been good. There is also a little one coming up now.

Ive been meaning to drop back in the COW, because i really missed it. But work has been really busy lately so I havent really had a lot of time to draw. But this just might be the opportunity to give it a good go again. I hope I can get something done!

[fatcat17]

hullo :D i'm new here, but i've been lurking for ages :O i finally decided to try one of these things out sooo here's my WIP, comments and crits are welcome :)
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c152/jtoasty/COW115copy.jpg

[Candras]

Heres what I've done so far
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[Arteater]

candras:nice linework, but be careful with your color, maybe start with a gray scale. jut my opinion. Keep it up! ;)

fatcat:I think you should add some more anatomy to the creature. The way you built the head with the circle is a great start. maybe build the rib cage hips knees and legs with the same technique. after that mas and muscle definition texture and a whut not. Nice star keep it up.

cloister:wow that guy is crazy looking. Its something that would make me crap my pants :) nice pose and color so far. Cant wait to see the end result.

hyptosis: nice work, simple but effective. I kinda want to shake his hand.

Davi: Super wicked concept.

[Michael Jaecks]

A Babyvlieg?! Cool! Congratulations.

Yah, lots of work lately now too. I have half a predator predator done (which would make it.. a predator... hmm... curious... maybe a pred pred...) anyway, not sure if I will wrap it up. I do have the original Predator movie playing in the background right now... perhaps it will guide me... I just got to the point where the Predator can't see Arnie, cuz he's covered in mud. Hmm.

Anyhoo its nice to have you around again.

Hey Mike, Married life's been good. There is also a little one coming up now.

Ive been meaning to drop back in the COW, because i really missed it. But work has been really busy lately so I havent really had a lot of time to draw. But this just might be the opportunity to give it a good go again. I hope I can get something done!

[Candras]

thanks Arteater
Yeah, he was looking like a pack of skittles :p
i think this way is much better
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update
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[fury03]

This is a really interesting topic... I've been wanting to get in to a Cow, so i might try my hand at this one. I've had a few ideas floating around in my head since i first heard the topic... I'll try and post some sketches.

[Cloister]

Candras: The head of your creature is "hidden" within the larger form of the body, which makes it tricky to describe depth and volume. One can increase contrasts and saturation in the front and decrease those further off to heighten the sense of depth. A shadow from the creature on the ground could also do some good. If the outlines are going to vary in width try using broader lines on the most important parts. Right now it looks a little random, and all the equal density throughout flattens the creature.

arteater: thanks!

sv: congrats!

oregano: Nice drawing. The 'on his knees'-pose makes it look a little "defeated" imo, but nice nevertheless.

[Sorknes]

Aw, I was hoping to see a sea predator hunting sharks or a big cat hunter... or maybe a snakeeater.

Nice one Davi. :)

[Jacob Kobryn]

davi, nice design.

Not sure if I'm going to go any further with this or not. Pencil, 8x11.

~Oreg.

OMG! Oreg??? :jawdrop: :ore:

[Timmy the Turtle]

Nice entries so far. Cloister, that's just WOW :| love the idea and the execution, can't wait to see that finished... anywayz... here's my feeble attempt.. kinda cliche... dunno where i'm goin with this gryphon thingie :)

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/5547/predatormicwf9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Fozzybar]

Guys, forget the virus thingy, it's not what you're supposed to do here ;)

CREATURE DESIGN AND CONCEPT!!!!!

[Tommoy]

ok

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t19/Tommoy/Predpreds2k.jpg

[S.C. Watson]

OMG! Oreg??? :jawdrop: :ore:

wut. :P

[Mon Chat]

well i thought it was good! haha, predator predator then.
ooooooowhhhriiite.

[Michael Jaecks]

Still working on this, but work-work is starting to rear its lovely head, so I dunno how much different the final will be.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a379/neorepto/PREDATORPREDATORWIP.jpg

I took this rather... literally....

My Predator Predator is actually a training tool for young Predators. The young ones have to train in the forests of their native world before they get to go off-world on a real hunt for Aliens or humans. Those that fail... well, they get carried off by these creatures the Predators call "Floating Blades." The double bladed weapon Predators carry is actually inspired by this creature's tail.

[Arteater]

M.J.: Wicked

Timmy the turtle: Great pose

Tommoy: He looks hungry, you better give him some strong wings :)

here is some more w.i.p. feel free to crit, I know I do things ass backwards, I see some of you guys just throw down some teeth in one shot, I find myself painting teeth for a week ;)
http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs30/i/2008/112/8/1/C_O_W__115_w_i_p__more_detail_by_arteaterproductio ns.jpg

[puzzletoad!]

Hmmm I'll definatly be takin a crack at this. Hopefully done tommorow >_>. I was wondering though...for a pred of pred, wouldnt harder better faster stronger need to be implemented? especially for a race built to hunt. :P This'll be fun :D

[Michael Jaecks]

M.J.: Wicked

Timmy the turtle: Great pose

Tommoy: He looks hungry, you better give him some strong wings :)

here is some more w.i.p. feel free to crit, I know I do things ass backwards, I see some of you guys just throw down some teeth in one shot, I find myself painting teeth for a week ;)

AE: Many thanks! I hope I can get some more done on the tail, predator and background before Thursday. I'd really like it to look like he's getting snatched right off the tree tops. I know what you mean about dwelling on teeth... or any other detail. I spent a bit of time trying to figure out teeth on my Sound Creature before I finally knocked them all out and put in the tongue. :) Sometimes you gotta make those sacrifices. BTW the Starbucks is hilarious. I'll never walk into one and look at it the same way again.

[Candras]

did some more
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what it looks like without the lining
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[mayk]

done, just need to give'em name ;)

[Lege1]

MJ: I like how you've created yet another creature with that MJ signature look. Tight work indeed. I like the double bladed tail alot.

Art Eater: Pretty wild concept man, but I am liking it alot. I agree with MJ about stepping into Star Bucks looking around the place for some crazy creature.

Mayk: I like your painting style and the fact that this looks more like a painting than a digital image. Are you getting down with Corel?

[DefiledVisions]

Lol thought i'd give this a try.. 2 days before deadline eheh.. sketched up something in school.. and now when I check the thread I seem to have some un-intended similaritys with Oregano's creature :( ah well..

[Michael Jaecks]

Thanks much Lege1. Posted what I think will be the final in the finals thread. A few changes but nothing huge.

[fury03]

Here's my WIP... Been struggling alot with the digital painting, still can't seem to get a handle on it. I've been going crazy slow on it. But at least it's great practice!


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[DefiledVisions]

Refined my sketch a bit.. Gogo finnish before tommorow!

[gnahz]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s288/gnahzCA/creature14flattencopy.jpg

[Leonnn]

I do have the original Predator movie playing in the background right now... perhaps it will guide me... I just got to the point where the Predator can't see Arnie, cuz he's covered in mud. Hmm.


You know - its not that stupid. The predator is using thermovision, and if it works the same as a thermovision camera, then it can only see the outer layer of an object. So if Arnie was covered in mud, then it could only see the temperature of this mud.

Sorry for an offtopic - i'm an engineer by trade ;)

[DefiledVisions]

Here's an update.. I'm not sure if I can finnish this.. It's just that I have to write a speach for tommorow, and I really have to work on that speach.. ah well, no worries! :)

I know it's pretty much dark over-all, but havn't added any adjustment layers yet.

update just some more refining.. one third done now! and I've got no clue to what I'm doing.. anyway, I might even make it for tommorow.

I'd just like to say good luck to everyone who's finnished so far, and to those who are still rushing things... Oh, and Michael Jaecks, yours is really cool!

[Michael Jaecks]

You know - its not that stupid. The predator is using thermovision, and if it works the same as a thermovision camera, then it can only see the outer layer of an object. So if Arnie was covered in mud, then it could only see the temperature of this mud.

Sorry for an offtopic - i'm an engineer by trade ;)

That's quite interesting. I didn't know that's how those cameras worked. I thought they registered total body temperature, which of course doesn't go down just because you're covered in mud. It also explains why it didn't seem to bother him that the mud dried as he worked on his numerous predator traps.

The one thing about the original Predator that bothers me is how poor his vision gets when the visor comes off. Its really just a red blob on a red field. Although its a sense others cant sense, it does lack clarity, which I sort of thought was the point of a (earthly) predators vision...bifocal vision for depth, color vision, sharpness...

I've now begun to think too much about the science-y parts, as is often the case. Ah well.

[draconas]

DefiledVisions are those things growing out of their back armor?

[RayTwicket]

here's what i got so far, still gotta throw some wings on him... gotta be able to fly:)

[scorge]

Good stuff so far guys.

ArtEater: Scary. Never was a fan of the Starbucks.
Cloister: Slightly confusing, but really f'n scary nonetheless! Deserves to be on the top of that foodchain.
MJ: Great concept, killer creature and downright makes sense to me. Except for the mouth area. Love the Tail/Weapon reference.
Mayk: Nice to see you in the COW. Love your stuff.
Davi: Excellent concept and drawing. My only question is, what hunts cows? (That's a serious question by the way). Great colors.
Oregano: The pencils looked awesome, but the comp. and color in the final takes away from the original drawing.
Here's mine. Kind of last minute as usual, but always appreciate the advice.
Supposed to be a vampiric beast of some kind that feeds on saber tooth cats.
Hooray for stupid ideas!>:D :D

[Michael Jaecks]

MJ: Great concept, killer creature and downright makes sense to me. Except for the mouth area. Love the Tail/Weapon reference.

Oooooh c'mon now. A pointy underbite is always sexy. ;) The rendering on your guy's lower extremities looks very nice.

[DefiledVisions]

DefiledVisions are those things growing out of their back armor?

Yeah sorta.. actually the plates on the back is it's armor, and they are used to conceal the weaker body. The idea behind it is that it hides within the armor, and in an instant, thrusts open the sheltering bodyplate and slashes out with the 4 arms, litterly obliterating it's foe.

I don't have time to finnish this piece, but i had in mind making some smaller concept picutres of the creature in it's defensive state.

[PsiBug]

I know I'm late to the show but here are some comments.

Davi: That looks great! Now I'm afraid to walk barefoot.

abigbat: hahaha. well done. You should email that to him.

Oregano: It's beautiful and frightening. I hope you color it!

Cloister: Amazing looking. Love the eye(?) placements!

Candras: Good start. I think you have alot of busy texture in there that isn't helping define the individual body parts. You might still benefit from clarifying the depth and form of the creature before dealing with the color variations.

Tommoy: Nice! psychotic alien pitbull!

Michael Jaecks balloony but still very deadly. nice reach on that tail.

Arteater good and ferocious. That thing has had too much caffeine!

Mayk: Brutal! Your lighting, pose and layout kick ass

fury03: I like your design but it doesn't look dangerous enough to take down a Predator.

Scorge: well done. it's packed with furry fury.

[S.C. Watson]

Oregano: It's beautiful and frightening. I hope you color it!


Thanks! Check this thread for the coloured version:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=123562
:needle:

All the best,
~Oreg.

[Jacob Kobryn]

wut. :P

Its just so awesome... I didn't know you could do that!

[Tyrus]

Final Picture... and my only one posted here.

[Fozzybar]

poll is on:
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=123562