DSG 1356: Fantasy: NEWLY DEVELOPED FAERIE EMERGES FROM ITS CHRYSALIS

[William b. Hand]

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[ As I said... ]

[ Some contrast is in order. ]

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[ Oh, yeah... No "nudity". ]

Fantasy: NEWLY DEVELOPED FAERIE EMERGES FROM ITS CHRYSALIS
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[ExiledRed]

Oh my,

this has the potential to be equally disgusting :)

[cold_whisper]

not as good as I initially wanted it to look,but what the hell...the head sucks,but I'll post it anyway...
IMAGE LINK (http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3014/fairybornoutofsnakechryxj9.jpg)

[c4l3b]

http://www.thebrickroomonline.com/BLARGH/chrysalis.jpg

I left her nudity as safe for work as I could stand.

I'm trying not to use black at all. I think it is helping.

[thesaint]

What do you mean by no nudity? T-T A faerie should be naked...

[c4l3b]

Is mine pg-13 enough? should I image link it?

[heLiOS di PiERO]

it was so hard to stop on this one... but here it is, 3 hrs PS, comments very welcome =)

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn260/heLiOS_di_PiERO/concepts/faerie.jpg

[Oofnish]

Caleb -- Not sure if that looks like a fairy to me, but I can almost hear a screech as it pops out, I like it :) Love the frog too!

Helios-- I like the energy colors you've got there, nice contrast! good pose too, although I think she might be falling forward a bit:)

Here's mine. almost didn't remember to cover the fairy boobs with goop --- hopefully this meets the nudity restriction!

http://www.oofnish.com/art/sbook/fairy.jpg

[Psychostrat]

http://psychostrat.com/pics/FAERIE11.jpg

[ninjacat11]

This here topic has the potential to be very, very awesome. I've covertly been working on it for months and now I have a good reason to actually put pencil to paper and work on it.

[JIVA*SOUL]

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http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f304/jivasoul/chrysalisweb.jpg

[c4l3b]

http://WWW.thebrickroomonline.com/BLARGH/chrysalis2.jpg

There you go, added an ear, wings, and fixed the nose shadow so it didn't look like she's screaming. Look a little more traditional now?

[Oofnish]

more readable as a fairy now Caleb, although I don't think that there was any real need to do so -- I think its perfectly valid to interpret 'fairy' as you wish!
I kinda liked the screaming expression she had before, but the new one is good too -- more of a curious, awakening look which fits.

psycho -- nice use of the leaves for scale and atmosphere

Jiva-- interesting figure -- what is that light coming out of her forehead?

[c4l3b]

either way, she's food.

[erniesthings]

Trying to get back to doing this more regularly. Maybe eventually get better at painting.

An hour or so in PS

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg154/erniesthings/dsg1356.jpg

[Hamsta]

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/5439/1356fairypupano3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[scumworks]

http://www.scumworks.com/otr/conceptart/fiery.jpg

[EBrown]

http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~etb342/conceptart/Fairybirth.jpg

Congratulations...its a fairy

[Heckedy Peg]

Ok, my fairy's wings haven't popped out of the chrysalis yet. They would be all shriveled and wet. She's having some trouble getting out anyway....
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z204/rkapity/fairieChrysallis.jpg

[armando]

Here be mine

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/_armando_navarro/Fairyqueer_edited-3.jpg

[Tizuma]

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk295/tizuma/fairy3copy.jpg

[Eurayo]

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/Eurayo/fae_lr.jpg

Here's mine. Kinda blah, though. The figure needs more movement. Right now it looks like she's about to scratch her butt and find a place to pee. But I think the best part of working on this was when that owl appeared in that dark smudge. I think I could make something out of this.

Good idea for a sketch challenge, by the way.

Why do I keep doing that glowing hole in the clouds thing?

[benkashmir]

trying a new technique combining a fast zbrush sculpt and then overpainting it.

not sure if its answer the no nudity rule, if it doesnt, let me know, i'll erase it.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n229/benkashmir/faerieemergeblue2.jpg

edit - i first did the version below, what do you think, which one is better?

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n229/benkashmir/faerieemerge.jpg

[ninjacat11]

I am really loving some of the entries here.

Eurayo: Very nice jorb. I like the contrast between the chrysalis and the sky.

benkashmir: Your entry is mindblowing. I'm afraid to post mine once I finish it now, thanks to you. As if Grand Theft Auto IV wasn't enough to prevent me from ever finishing this.

[musok]

Well i bought yesterday my wacom so... i've done no color and no lineart, just sketch... i need bad critiques to improve
http://youremin.com/dp/fairy500.jpg

[ashton]

http://studiopumpernickel.com/ash/2006-dailysketch/DSG-1356-Fantasy-NEWLY-DEVE.jpg
like a bee hive

[Leprechaun]

Well I'm feeling better about this one than past attempts
I worked on one for about 45 mins, didnt like it and tried again, and I liked this one much better

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk237/hadesleprechaun/faerie.jpg

[Kolpar]

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7844/alfur1gx7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Mitze]

this one is taking forever painting women is not easy. Probably will finish it up some time.



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/mekese2000/fairy4.jpg

[PowerAnimal]

Took about 2hrs... Still not happy with it but, I've got other work to do Hehe.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/PovverAnimal/sketch0020.jpg

Mitze- Amazing, I love the pose and colors. Any references? or all just from your head? Anyway KUDOS

Leprechaun- Good color scheme. I'm kind of lost in the cacoon area though, I can't really put it all together, but good work none the less.

benkashmir- nice composition and creative cacoon, I like! I think the anatomy is a bit to thick in some parts but overall the shading is awsome.

Eurayo- creepy! reminds me of brom maybe?

armando- I think yours is my favorite so far, very funny take on the subject.

Heckedy Peg- Gross! but cool...

EBrown- Very good greyscale, I think the wings are my favorite part

heLiOS di PiERO- Great pose, nice dynamic lighting , I think it'd be cool if you worked with that blue pool more, and added more highlights over the model.

[Bronze Clockwork]

Now this was a topic that got my pencil moving. Scanned straight from my sketchbook, here's my attempt at a more insectoid fairy.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e360/simarikspoiled/fairy.png

[Auren]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/AurenLumen/chrysalys2.jpg

[ninjacat11]

Finally put my money where my mouth is and actually finished the picture.
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs25/i/2008/121/d/d/DSG__Fairy_Emerging_by_ninjacat11.jpg

[heLiOS di PiERO]

c4l3b: nice work, blurry frog was genius... helped give a better sense of proportion and added kinda Discovery channel reality.. a little cruel but cool =) i keep staring at it waiting to see what happens.

Oofnish: thanks, i can see what u say. I like the moving feeling on yours although that last minute added goop was a little too much for me.

scumworks: nice work man, not sure what it is that i like but i do like it, good colors and simple water reflection maybe.

EBrown: love the "just hatched" look on it, the pose and the character itself, just one thing keeps bothering me ..is that an umbilical cord??

Heckedy Peg: interesting concept, great expression and feeling but to me it looks more like it is being eaten by it (that thing even has blood vessels!), just me tho =)

benkashmir: good job, i like ur first version better, i think the color variation adds a lot more to it than the bluescale version although u might say it isn't too faerie looking then.. oh well

PowerAnimal:thanks, i thought about it, just didn't have enough time. I like ur concept, much like the ones i used to see in the books when i was a kid.

[Lot]

Here is mine

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u57/lotiu/fayre.jpg

c4l3b, nice work, but put some color on it

helios, your da man

ofnish, like the composition, i will like to see it colored

psychostrat, nice leaves

Jiva soul, like the red thing

erniesthings, kind of abstract

Hamsta, so shiny

scumworks, like the pencil you use

ebrown, reminds me of the drawings in the album in utero

Heckedy peg, cool and terrifing work

Armando, nice man

Tizuma, good concept

Eurayo, great imagination and rendering

Benkashmir, very artistic

youremin, good

Ashton, good concept

leprechaun, vivid colors you have

kolpar, like it

mitze, great anatomy

power animal, like the painting in the eye

bronze clockwork, the best concept

Auren, i like the accuracy in some of the outlines

ninjacat11, like the vivid colors

[K-bot]

I was in until I read no nudity. Do human babies emerge with clothes on?

[armando]

I was in until I read no nudity. Do human babies emerge with clothes on?

That's part of the challenge, figuring out poses and placing objects to hide the nudity. Making the fairy less human looking is another way to bypass the nudity part. Adding clothes also allows more design possiblities.

[ExiledRed]

late, and so busy I couldnt give this one the attention I wanted to.

Here's a couple of interpretaions though each is about twenty minutes I think.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w180/ExiledRed/fairysketchweb.jpghttp://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w180/ExiledRed/fairysketch2web.jpg

[Mitze]

Loads of great pics this time around. armando, Eurayo, benkashmir, PowerAnimal and Auren

Mitze- Amazing, I love the pose and colors. Any references? or all just from your head? Anyway KUDOS

ref

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/mekese2000/72281316.jpg

[benkashmir]

mitze, thats just beautifull!

really like the pin-up style you gave it - good take on.

[tobbA]

http://static.pici.se/pictures/fIrlFpjwX.jpg

[shiNIN]

I hadn't time and energy till today... well, here is my pic. I think I do
something totally wrong, Photoshop and me just don't blend together yet... I will do my best to get rid of this and my other big problems, I don't plan to post something bad again...

well, my picture don't follow _exactly_ the topic, but it's not too far from it. the fairy has just born from her crysalis, she takes some rest while her wings are still wet, wondering about what her new life will be, what she gained and what she lost...
I know nothing about the life cycle of fairies, but the caterpillar with its carefree and simple lifestyle suited my idea :)
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh287/shiNIN666/gfx/shinin_dsg1356.jpg

[Anthis]

Fun topic!
Came out entirely too dark after saving..

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb12/Anthis_/sketches/chrysalisdsg.jpg

[Tri_beer_gut]

Anthis has my favorite one so far.

i don't see a problem with how dark it is unless it is spost to be a good farie, otherwise it looks perfect to me. The whole flower is so stygnian.

[Grunig]

http://shutter15.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/19/00A/6E/C9/84/FF/86OSImNxeQFwH75qy8g01j85HgxlMD9H02C0.jpg

[EBrown]

Grunig

yep really loved this one, and the studies of the wings when they're unfolding is a nice little touch.

[Hamsta]

Lot I see a bodybuilding yoga practicing fairy standing with some green string. Doesn't look newly developed, emerging from a chrysalis or not naked.

Are you still reading this? Stop and go practice.

[benkashmir]

helios de piero - very good colors, the magical chrysalis can be refined abit.
scumworks - i like the waterlili and colors (flower if i mispelled)
armando - good concept, and nice start forms blocking.
eurayo - nice composition, note that her right chest could be pushed and rounded outside abit as her spine is curving to that direction.
mitze - favourite. good colors and pose, this can be taken further as a complete painting.
poweranimal - very good pencil work, only crit is that her chest seem flatten abit.
ninjacat11 - i like the direction, try washing her body with a pink multiply color to reduce those whites, save the white for an extreme highlight.
exiledred - good concept, the right one is too monstery, try to put its element on the left one and you got a good start.
anthis - also good concept and colors. the chrysalis is awsome.
grunig - like the studies and "heroine" look you giving the faerie.

[torazine]

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll171/torazine/200805011.jpg

[ninjacat11]

torazine--I really love the soft look to that one.

[a la bapsi]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f153/_hiddenplace_/dsgfairieemerges050308.jpg

/goes off to sketch cocoons

[UnSharpened]

This is the second time I post here, and it has been 3 months (or 4?) since my last post here I guess. Anyway, hope you guys like it:P. Done in PS, about 3 hrs.
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc33/matining/speed040508bcopy.jpg

cold_whisper - nice one:P, I wouldn't worry about the head too much since her hair covers the face.
c4l3b - It would be great if you tried to put more values in this piece I suppose.
heLiOS di PiERO - Great lighting, would love to see some background as well.
Oofnish - nice drawing
Psychostrat - Sweet!
JIVA*SOUL - It's rather special, is this a fary? Nice painting anyway:P
erniesthings - The design of your fary can be more detailed I think, the composition and light help to get the focal point though
Hamsta - It's cute!
scumworks - Way to go man, love the shade.
EBrown - Hum... the detail of this piece really appeals me.
Heckedy Peg - creepy LOL. It's a nice try, though I think that you can try a wider range of colours
rmando - Looks good
Eurayo - Great job man, it's my favorite one:P.
benkashmir - I envy Zbrush.... it must be interesting to manipulate shapes in it. Nice painting:P.
youremin - Nice try, try to pay more attention on anatomy might be helpful.
Mitze - Wooo, it's sweet. Really looking forward to see a finished one. I think you must be exhausted after paining her:P.
PowerAnimal - Nice drawing, I would recommend some more contrast to be added.
Auren - I love her expression and pose, colour looks nice too. It only needs to be polished more:P.
ninjacat11 - Looks nice man, be aware of the edge control will be helpful I think.
Lot's - The colour looks a bit flat to me, also I think that practicing of skin tone will help a lot. Nice painting anyway:P
torazine - Love the colours. The only crit from me is the anatomy, her shoulder and arm seem a bit awkard to me.

Sorry for not including everyone, but I am trying to make my comments as practical as possible.

[shiNIN]

torazine: it would be a great illustration for a children's story-book :) georgous colors and a very nice shiny hair, it's so calming.

[ninjacat11]

UnSharpened: That's probably among the best I've seen on this topic. The subtle backlighting of that fairy's wings is a nice touch.

[ninjacat11]

Another interpretation of the theme.
http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs25/i/2008/125/3/7/DSG__Fairy_Chrysalis_2_0_by_ninjacat11.jpg

[Nightblue]

Unsharpened: beautiful painting! love the colors and lighting.

[iuvo]

Mitze: I like it. You should really finish it. Nice skin colours and blending

Anthis: cool. Nice mood

Grunig: Nice concept work. Keep it up!

torazine: Nice colours

aifolx: looks interesting, you should develop it further

UnSharpened: Really like your colours. Yours has a very nice feeling to it.

Was mostly concerned with getting a good gesture on mine. No ref
http://www.theisel.dk/iuvo-art/fa6.jpg

[Hamsta]

unSharpened Quite a pleasing mix of colors, and they work well to draw the focus to the fairy.
The textures and scribbles add to the interest, but you need to be more careful with them, randomly they just flatten the image, and lead the eye astray.

I think you also might have looked for more elegant solutions to the no nudity rule, rather than using strategically placed hair/goo/arm

[UnSharpened]

Hamsta: Oooops, I think I missed the rule at the begining:^^;:. Thanks for reminding me and the comment. And I agree with the opinion to texture, I did lose the depth of mid & background here.

[cw]

ooh i was late on this one but here it is
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v90/chrissdawaller/dsg_1356-ii.jpg

1 hour photoshop

[PlasmaErnst]

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc38/PlasmaErnst/feeeeee.jpg
yeah late, hope you don´t mind :davi:

[Arteater]

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs28/i/2008/128/f/1/DSG_1356_by_arteaterproductions.jpg

[ninjacat11]

Arteater and PlasmaErnst: Love both those entries.

[Bronze Clockwork]

Apocalypse_Rex and PlasmaErnst: nice solutions to the nudity issue. Less human fairies aren't so much of an issue, it seems. Apocalypse_Rex, I especially like the caterpillar-esque interpretation of the creature.

[Alycat]

So, here's my fairy person...thing...whatever. About 1 hr in PS
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/XxBlackxMambaxX/Faerie.jpg
Should have used a reference, trying to remember the pose from my Figure Drawing class...

[Jenserai]

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j177/jenserai/dsg1356-newly_developed_faerie_emer.jpg

[oblivion_dragon]

I drew it in MS Paint, okay? Okay.

http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/4/5/10/f_faeriem_f3e4121.png (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/5/10/f_faeriem_f3e4121.png&srv=img37)

Bwahaha, am I the only one who accomplished absolutely no nudity?

[armando]

The majority of people accomplished no nudity.

[William b. Hand]

Sideboob doesn't equal nudity.

Besides... we get a full view of your faerie's left ass cheek, so that's vaguely nude. :P

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