DSG 1394: Creature • NIGHTMARISH BEAST HAS 2 HEADS FORMED FROM 1 SPLIT VERTICALLY

[William b. Hand]

[ There will be other attributes besides just that, but this is the most distinctive. ]

Creature • NIGHTMARISH BEAST HAS 2 HEADS FORMED FROM 1 SPLIT VERTICALLY
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[Hamorhage]

so if I get this right one head is split in 2 pieces and each piece is a head?



[ Exactly. ]

[FunnyFace]

Ran out of time, but I had no idea where this was going anyway so...:rolleyes:


http://www.funnyfaced.com/Misc/DSG/dsg1394.jpg

[Nightblue]

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd214/lxc2000/DSG1394.jpg

Took the title very literally :P. 50 minutes in photoshop.

[Hamsta]

Farewell graphire, you served me well
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/5944/1394doubleheadedaw0.gif

[Djinn]

Here's what I got. ~1hr 45mins

I took the word "nightmarish" fairly literally. I also got very experimental with this one, I'm still figuring out the tablet, so I tried some new brushes and some new techniques. Most of that 1hr45m was actually clean-up, making the thing readable. (I'm unhappy with his claws, which is why I obscured them in mist, hehe)

I love all the entries so far.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/wolveeberserker/DSG1394_Djinn.jpg

[Hamorhage]

I also have been concerned about this issue

[ Mod Edit: Concerned about what issue? ]

The recent issue of head splicing has gone out of control, it's kind of a fad. People say it's gonna blow over and other people think it's taking on proportions of a trekkie meeting. I too have been thinking of getting my head spliced, the heavy price tag is my main concern at the moment. Chicks love it though, so I might just break the bank for this head splicing...hmmm

[ You definitely should. ]

[PerinGalitte]

Lovely topic! *squirms with excitement*

He's got a similar stance to the other "hunched abomination"- I wanted to see if I could use it again, but more effectively this time.

Good stuff so far everyone.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a313/PerinGalitte/DSG3.jpg

[Fly]

nice work everyone

FunnyFace: thing looks like some kind of germ. Creepy :)

Nightblue: defiantly an evil horse :p and i like how you painted it everything seems to flow nicely with the fire :)

And heres mine
to dark? try this -> http://artfly.co.uk/pics/2headthing2.jpg :)
http://artfly.co.uk/pics/2headthing.jpg

[vizaz]

Wheesh... this one got a little bit offtopic but anyways. about 1h work

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t289/vizaz/mr.jpg

[zombiekirby]

im new to this so i dont know how long i was supposed to spend at this........... well here it is. i spent about 2 hours at it and id love any comments you got spare.

http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w357/nallbear/2-heads2copy-1.jpg

[Zaphid]

His name is Timmy
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm42/klickercz/DSG1934-138.jpg
~2 hours, really interesting topic

[Pixel8]

Here's mine, about 20 mins or so.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc164/steprockmedia/ConceptArt%20DSG/dsg1394.jpg

Funnyface, that is kickin.
Nightblue, whoah!!

[prepsage]

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/7570/headyoj4.jpg
hm..thinking i read it wrong now. blarg!

[bombchu]

What I've got so far. Critiques please? I definitely see issues but I don't know how to fix them. Particularly the skinny arm.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/lilcutietanya/duohead.jpg

It breathes through the mini-eyes while the head's zipped, but then they turn back into poorly functioning eyes when it unzips. Uh. And, it moves like a skateboard! The skinny leg helps build up speed and then...

woosh! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/lilcutietanya/duohead2-1.jpg)

It tucks it back like a flamingo.

Also, original. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/lilcutietanya/duohead-1.jpg)

[tmyohlaing]

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w214/tmyohlaing/DSG1394Small.jpg

[XXITheWorld]

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/1487/2headxnj4.png

Hmn, could've come out better (I *really* need practice with computer drawing, especially coloring/texturing) but oh well


I especially like ZombieKirby's and PrepSage's

Pixel8's too, though simple, is somewhat disturbing (which in this case is good)

[revelations]

The first thing I thought of when I read the title was Mimic... so here is the picture, although I may have misunderstood the topic >.>

Enjoy!

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh134/sarjisamin/1394copy-1.jpg

RAWR!

[j.s. sabastian]

so i didn't get the thread but here's what i came up with three heads and one body is what it sounded like to me. other than that it should've read two headed beast.......or something.........god damn semantics! but i'm having fun so yeah! baby! ATHF RULESS!!!!!


http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd349/jssabastian67/wheredemon.jpg

[shiNIN]

nice and interesting entries, my favourites (viewed on my bad office monitor and later edited at home):

Nightblue: I think I already said about one of your work "graceful"... it's good to look at your pic.
bombchu: I laughed :) a cute being. I didn't notice its nice little horns for a while...
EDIT: some pictures isn't shown at my workplace, I dunno why. I like pregsage's work as usual, of course.

I can't decide what to think about Fly's one, it's interesting and the background gives it depth, I like its atmosphere, it's like an illustration of a nightmarish tale :)
...though I don't know exactly what I see, a creature with braches...?

[DefiledVisions]

Here's mine!
I had a hard time colouring it.. I still don't know much about colour theory. I don't really like my colouring because it's too bright, the colours are too saturated.. and I don't grasp values so good either.. Anyone got any tip on how to improve on that?

~2 hours I think, not sure.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i158/Alandir/dsg1394.jpg

[DefiledVisions]

and here comes the big one..

FunnyFace nice creture, and nice lighting too. I think you've improved since I saw your last dsg (1391 I think?) keep it up.

Nightblue thanks for your feedback about the chow :) appreciate it. Nice nightmare you got there, reminds me of the 'nightmare' in the heroes games which is a burning horse aswell. The split is niceley done.

Hamsta hehe, can't stop laughing when I watch your avatar. Great one :D .. about the picture, I don't really know what I'm looking at. Is it done in ms paint? Sorry to hear about the graphire..

Djinn hey welcome to the world of tablet configuration and realisation :) It took me a while aswell to get used to mine. It looks like you havn't configured the pressure sensitivity on it, or maybe it's just me, anyhow, it's not hard to configure, just send a pm. Now on to the Nightmare, it's a good start, definitely. But it lacks lighter values. Right now I only see midtones and shadow. To make the creature stand out more you need to highlight it.

PerinGalitte nice and simple picture. I like it. Only thing thats bothering me is the tiny little white down in the right corner hehe.

Fly nice concept. Just a bit hard to see whats going on in the piece since it's dark. Is it blood dripping? if so.. sweet.

Hey Vizaz, I don't see anything off-topic here. It's nightmarish and the head is splitting, what more can one demand? :) keep proportions in mind (refering to the eyes).

Zombiekirby spend as much time as you want to. I think it's a good piece, allthough I think the rest of it needs some more work. Heads are fine, but the body and arms are not really there. Keep it up!

Zaphid Timmy looks like a good boy.. joke :P What you need to think of in the future is firstly proportions. The legs are un-even and I don't know what's going on with the torso. Does Timmy have 4 legs? and 1 right arm / 3 left arms? It's hard to understand the bodies shape. I don't say this to upset you or anything like that, I'm trying to help. Keep it up.

Pixel8 I get the feeling his head is slimy, and that the rest of the body isn't. I want more slime! lol.. I forgive you, since it's only a 20 minute piece.

Prepsage I like your piece alot. It might not fit the topic, but it's well rendered, and your values are great. You give it atmosphere with a limited palette, and.. well yea.. can you teach me?

Bombchu about the arm, it shouldn't be too big of an issue. Make it thick like the one to our left and it's all good. Funny concept

tmyohlaing nice use of colours, only thing to crit is that it appears a bit blurry to me.

XXITheworld not much to say. By drawing more you get better, and so do we all :) Keep practicing, both anatomy, colours etc. and also draw alot!(common answer)

Revelations I think you might have missread the topic :) nevertheless it's a good piece. I'd say try to keep the lines maintained, they're a bit scattered. And I'm curious how you came to think of mimic.

j.s. sabastian a bit hard to realise whats happening in the picture. I see 3 faces and the the rest gets a bit messy :D you might want to work on your shapes a bit more.

:yayca:

[Great Distance]

Aww, I missed the critiques... :P Anyway, here's something slightly... weird... A bit messy, too, but I already spent 3 hours on it and I should be heading to bed soon...

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh107/GD_/Muut%20harjoitukset/2headguy.jpg

[Powerhouse]

Some really awesome works here!
The topic, however, turned out to be a little hard. And really interesting.

So here's what I considered when doing the image:

Heads too close could result in just one split head.
Heads far away from each other but more or less intact could result in just 2 heads.
Wrong angle or focus not on the heads could damage the idea.

While I'm writing this, so many more images are being posted... All great ones!

http://powersketch2.hit.bg/splithead.jpg

[Fly]

power house that is some very icky slim o.o

DefiledVisions thanks and yep sure is blood :p and i have added a link to brighter version. my monitor brightness is probably set to high again..

[Gumish]

Here is mine vision of this nightmare. It took about a half and hour. I can't color well so I'm focusing to drawing and than lightly coloring.
http://www.wydle.eu/stuff/DSG_1394.jpg

[Sudsy]

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/SudsySutherland/Daily%20Sketch%20Group%20Sumissions/DSG1394_13AUG08.jpg

A more humorous than horrific creature, for us... Just not the poor soul pictured who wishes he had a block of salt lick laying around...

[DannySketch]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a85/dannysketch/NIGHTMARISH-BEAST-HAS-2-HEADS-FORME.jpg

[T-M-K]

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n212/ghandenhanden/Madam-8.jpg

[Arkadiu5]

Ive always had nightmares of sharks when I was younger... so I hope I did hit the subject at hand, somewhat...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/Voyeur/DSG-1394copy-1.jpg

[Nightblue]

Defiled Vision: Damn, your creature design is super cool! It looks so majestic, and the colors and linens are just beautiful. Btw, yay another Heroes player :D The Nightmare from Heroes Might and Magic is quite possibly my favorite video game creature. (goes on about Heroes M&M for another hour.)

LotusEater: I dig the geometry cyber shark! It looks like it can hurt you in a lot more ways than a regular shark.

Powerhouse: the texture of the torn muscle looks awesome. Ovenn-baked split-head monster for dinner?

prepsage: Probably not the correct take on the topic, but a cool image nevertheless. It reminds me of aliens, and is definitely nightmare-ish.

zombiekirby: the expression on the two faces are just cool.

Fly: I really like the color and composition of your piece. Great atmosphere! It looks like it could have come out of a horror movie storyboard.

[Edward B]

Sweet work all 'round gang!
I lost track of time but I think this one is around 2 hours. (and still no colour!)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Cerebellum/2headmonster.jpg

[Hamorhage]

Waahooo! Loads of cool stuff! (as always) I owe a comment, but I'm really too busy at the moment. I quickly did a DSG this morning aswell (pencil with small color touches).
http://nightgig.com/oneminute/MYTH/conceptart/34.gif

[erniesthings]

As always, excellent pics all around.

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg154/erniesthings/dsg1394.jpg

[DefiledVisions]

Great dynamic pose on that one Peg! going for color aswell I hope :P

[Hamorhage]

ok, I have a bit of time for crits. I picked out a few.
funnyface: that face is nightmarishly funny.
Nightblue: fantastic color fest! horses can be so impressive when drawn well.
hamsta: farewell graphire? did u break it? Good o see a new approach though.
peringalitte: I love that dead skinsolor.
Fly: looks lovely but so small, hard to make out details.
prepsage: woohoo. The master at work, that's class, kinda misinterpretated but who cares.
bombchu: I wouldnt worry about it, lookin nice n clean, just move on to the next challenge :D
revelations: I really like that image! Class lighting and original interpretation of the subject
defiledvision: thats mighty cool, looks like a finished piece.
powerhouse: Nice work, love the toony feel, but still morbid as can be. Nice work.
Peg: you sonofa** :D Love , its so dynamic and original. You really rule drawing creature.

Edit: woohoo. I just noiced I went to level 2 :D Calls for celebration! :D

[Great Distance]

Gah! I'm sure I'll do something worthy of comments next time around! :P

Anyhow, the ones by Nightblue, prepsage, DefiledVisions and Peg are some of my favourites. I wish I could draw like that. And that fast, too! :D But I'll learn, I'll learn... Unless that's some of the natural talent that I'll never be able to obtain... *sigh*

At least I'm happy that I was able to draw my piece without reference. Usually to make any drawing at least fairly realistic, I need something to look at for comparation... But I guess I stuck to the familiar forms a bit too much. And it just took so long to even produce that. I guess it's just more art studies for me, then... Though schoolwork might get in the way of that a bit. :S

[Ninjerina]

http://www.artbistro.com/nfs/artbistro/photos/0119/7877/splithead_creaturecolor.jpg
not really that happy with the result.

[OcTyler]

Conceptart.org where have you been hiding all my life?

Not really sure where this was going, and misread the assignment, thinking one from one split in two. When I realized it was supposed to be two heads formed from 1, I started seeing a simian-esque face in what I was doing on the top of the head, and got this - whatever - hiding in a human suit.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c271/Sketch/Concept%20Art%20of%20the%20Day/1394-creaturewithheadsplitverticall.jpg

Looking forward to participating in this community!

- OcTyler

[Android27]

http://www.geocities.com/avikingpimp/dsg/dsg1394.jpg

I really wish I had put more of an effort into this. I started it and other things came up before the half hour mark so I put it aside temporarily. I was going to finish it to my satisfaction, but that really doesn't seem the point of a daily sketch (well to me at least). Haha.

I tried to make him bowing but it doesn't look like he is, even to me. Tips anyone? I would really appreciate it!!

[Hamorhage]

great distance: It's not that your work is not worthy of a comment, but obviously not as good as the main players you mentioned. Then again these DSG's are about learning stuff. So I'll give you a crit for what it's worth. The pose itself is just a bit wierd. You're probably going for the classic monster screaming while covering it's head, and in this case 2 heads. It doesn't work the same. Maybe 4 arms would've been better for this. I know that you didnt use a reference so it's quite good concidering actually, but try to get yourself one of those dolls and draw the pose form different angles before you begin painting the one sho. There's a lot of wierd stuff in the background that could be hair or a bush? It's unclear. there is a good sense of 3d lighting on the character. Then for a 3 hour piece of work I would've worked on the two faces and leave the rest sketchy. Because the topic is mainly about the two heads, and the heads seem the least worked at.
I hope that's helpfull in some way, I am learning just like you, and it's important tp be critical of your own work as others. Look at your last 5 sketches and see if you improved or tried different things, it's not about producing a nice looking image it's about exploring ways to bring a scene to life. (okay, okay, it's time to go dr Phil).
Anyway look forward to see your next DSG stuff, if you want crits, just ask for 'em. I like giving my oppinion (but don't take it too serious, I'm just an amateur aswell :D)

[bombchu]

Everyone's here is awesome, top notch! I like peg's the most... 'cos it's different and all angles. And LotusEater's reminded me of a school project this guy in my class did... Don't worry, it was amazing! :D

ShiNIN: Thanks! My goal is to make people laugh... I think. Well, at least smile. I see the problem with the horns now. I'll go fix it! :)
DefiledVisions: Well, I was trying to have half of the body be scary skinny and the other half fat. With a wheel. I don't think the 'skin-folds' conveyed that enough... Gotta keep reminding myself to think in volumes instead of just shapes!
Yours looks really good though! I liked the bright colors in it... I'm not all that great with coloring myself, but my friend gave me this tutorial (http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htm) a long time ago! It should help :)
:heart: you Hamorhage~ You're too kind :P

Oh yeah... I'm going away for another few weeks :( I'll practice though! And get better!

[Great Distance]

Ah, thank you, Hamorhage. Nice to hear some crits.

Firstly it's nice to hear that at least the lighting worked out, because that's exactly what I've been practising on for the last couple of weeks. So I guess all those hours haven't gone to waste. :D

That red stuff behind the character is supposed to be blood, but I didn't know how to make it look correct, so I just left it like that... Too lazy. The idea is that the character is trying to rip off the other head, but I think I didn't really succeed at that. I guess I'll have to spend more time on the pose next time, though I did spend half an hour just drawing different poses for this one as well. >_> One of those dolls would certainly be nifty.

You're right that I didn't really focus on the faces enough. I think I don't generally pay enough attention to them. Thanks for mentioning that, I really should work on it more the next time. I think it might be due to the fact that when I practice on drawing the whole human figure I generally don't draw the face... I have done quite a few portraits, though, so I think I should try to dig up some of those memories out of there. One thing I'm worried about is changing the face too much... Because I've noticed that any little thing can make the expression look completely different, especially when you're drawing small. So I'm just afraid of screwing it up completely if I change anything... I've also tried zooming in on the face to work on it more accurately, but that one time it ended up looking like it's from a completely different drawing. :P

One thing you didn't mention is the design, but personally I think that is one thing I should spend more time on. This one is basically just a regular guy with two heads... Anyhow, it's one thing that would be interesting to explore. At least the next time we're asked to draw a creature. I think it would be nice to try to do it like Peg, without a fuzzy background to mess around with, and just light and shadow defining the shapes of the creature. Some basic pose would probably work fine, too... So basically there would be a few less things to worry about, and I could concentrate on the actual design. It would fit nicely with my light and shadow studies as well. ;) And when it's not that much about designing new stuff, I could work more on the poses, expressions and composition instead. So it should bring a nice balance in the end.

It's not that your work is not worthy of a comment, but obviously not as good as the main players you mentioned.
Well that's pretty much exactly what I meant. If people don't specifically like your work, well, then they just tend to be quiet. I don't like to think about it being that obvious, though. Aww... I guess it's just more hard work for me then. But on the learning part, I think I can be happy with this drawing. I think I learned... all the things mentioned above, for example. So thanks for the crits! I really appreciate it. Anyway, it's no use to fret about one drawing... just try to learn from your mistakes and begin concentrating on the next one.

Lastly, you don't have to pay too much attention to this post of mine. It's basically just me thinking aloud, anyway. :P

[Lur]

I see most people went a different way with this and actually split the head. Maybe I will try another one with more of that feel later.
http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee351/adamantaloczy/1394a-NightmarishBeastcopy.jpg

[DefiledVisions]

Exactly GreatDistance :) The picture I made in two hours... some months ago it'd take me atleast 20. But I've been practicing alot and, learning from mistakes.. mistakes that often tend to make the next piece better.

And thanks for the link Bombchu.. interesting reading, and sort of what I was looking for!

[Hamorhage]

Hey Great distance, we're all in this together bro. Hopefully in 6 months' time we'll be able to skate alongside the big names. Actually, Just for the sake of it I'm going to make another entry for this right now. My piece is again just a drawing from frontal view. It's not like I cant draw any different angles. Just when i start drawing I sually start with a frontal view of the face. This time I'll try to draw a shape with sense of 3D and fill it with paint, see how that works. Post back in a bit.

[Hamorhage]

As promised here is another one (yeah, as if anybody was waiting for another image from you? Shhh, brain shut up and post it!)
http://nightgig.com/oneminute/MYTH/conceptart/35.gif
PS: lur! thats class! A classic superhero pose. Nice sketch.

[snorkz]

http://snorkz.spb.ru/images_old/monster_sketch.jpg

[Edward B]

Some crits, I'm not trying to be a meany, just to help out.

FunnyFace Nice job on the split head, I like the turquoise veiny thingies crawling around the face. The creature has a nice sorta’ metallic corroded look to it.


Nightblue A true nightmare! Nice action and pose, the right head looks like it’s in severe pain. Very creepy split of the heads, looks painful!

Hamsta My condolences on the Graphire, I don’t know what substitute is out there but I do know that if what you have here is something created by a mouse then I do know that you’re doing better than I would be.

Djinn While I like the colour variations you’ve gone with on the creature it does, just like you yourself stated, blend together with the background at some points.
I think a slightly less saturated red on the background and a more defined ground plane for the creature to sit at would do wonders here.

PerinGalitte An Eerie pice and a nice split head, the dark dark red surrounding the creature gets a little confusing when it does not go all the way out the edges but gets interrupted again by the tan background.
Those blobs on the neck is freaking me out :]

Fly Of the two versions I liked the brighter one you posted the most, the colours are working really well but the details of the body gets a little confusing but I can tell it’s nightmarish and its looking at me!!

Vizaz This could be my monitor again but the extreme black on the background looks the same as the darkness in the creatures mouth, giving the creature a hollow look I don’t know if that was intentional or not. Nice job on the hands, it looks like its making a face to person in front of it. :]

Zombiekirbiy I like this one a lot, the muted colours gives it a very dreamy nightmarish looknailing the topic pretty good. I would have wanted to see some more of that blue shading you used on the heads to define the rest of the body as well.

Zaphid A creepy creature and I can definetly imagine that thing in nightmares, it does however just like defiledvisions pointed out need some more defining of the bodyparts, it gets hard to tell tell if there’s a mirror behind Timmy or if those are extra limbs. Nice iconic feel to the face.

Pixel8 At first glance I though that was a head with the eyes wide apart, but upon closer inspection I see the two heads sharing a mouth (hah)
Nice job on suggesting the texture or material of the creature, does indeed look bloby and slimy.

Prepsage Wow! Always cool to see your stuff. Looks very dreamy and a nice flow through the entire image. Top notch.

Bombchu Very cute :] I don’t think there’s a problem with the skinny arm, maybe a cast shadow over the zipper and part of the body so that it does not get too hard to tell it apart.

Tmyhohlaing Nice colours and an interesting shape, wish we could see more of the creature.

XXITheWorld I think you’ve done alright, a good differentiation between foreground middle and background, the creature does stick out a little extreme though. keep at it!

Revelations It took me a little while to figure the image out, the depth seems to get distorted by that very extreme black in the middle. The creatures look very cool though and are presented very nicely.

J.s. sabastian Some things are a bit too blurry to read for me here but I like that you’ve used the brightest yellow for the three pairs of eyes on the three heads, makes it nice and easy too find those shapes.

DefiledVisions Very nice! Great details and colour choices, I especially like the chest area of the creature. The values of the creature itself and the foreground seems very fine to me, but the (smoke?) coming out behind the creature confuses a little because its so very dark in some places. Top notch work!

Great Distance I like the colours you’ve used here, a nice mix of saturations without going overboard. I think it’s very wise of you to spend time to find that pose that you really want for your creature and it’s never a waste of time. It might be cumbersome by now but as you keep going you’ll find it’ll go faster and faster. Just like you yourself mentioned the design of the creature gets a little bland and humanoid, but that is a very good base for a creature, when you got that pose and shapes down the fun begins :]

Powerhouse Gore galore! Cool design and a nice glistening effect on the creatures skin. I really like the open flesh of the creature.

Gumish Nice idea :] Never occurred to me of two separate creatures’ heads to pop up out of the initial head.


Sudsy Very humorous indeed :] What media is this? I cant really tell. The idea of a slug to sprout extra heads seems to work pretty well to me. Good work!

DannySketch Nice details on the face and heads, the rest of the body needs finishing! I like the different facial expressions on the three heads.

T-M-K The first thing I thought when I saw this was that it could be some sort of critter in the Doom series. This makes perfect sense because I did indeed have nightmares about those things with the belly sound. (No, that probably made no sense at all) I think the image lacks a bit of contrast, I’d recommend playing a little with the levels adjustment (if you’re working with PS that is) to find some possible variations.

LotusEater Very cool creature, it looks like a mechanical shark of sorts, the split down the middle gets a little confusing but the two shark heads are pretty clear. The back of the creature gets a little lost though, I can see the traces of the tailfin but it does indeed get a little blurry.

Hamorage First entry: very nice! You’ve made an entire scene here. Good suggestions of musculature on the creature and a nice character in front to give us an idea of the scale of the creature. I like the two different lightsources in the cold moon and warm torch, but the scene looks a little too bright to be night-time.
A nitpick would be that the creature looks a little cramped, expanding the canvas somewhat and fitting all of the creature in there would add some extra kickass to the image :]
Second entry: you machine you! Sweet colours on this one, the head grabs the attention straight away, I hope that’s not blood gushing out of the… oh its blood


Erniesthings Too dark! The rim lighting is nice enough but the creature in itself has that sorta’ black hole darkness to it. Some work on the proportions would be in order, those small legs would have a hard time supporting those big heads.

Ninjerina Certainly nightmarish! Creepy creature with loads of teeth is a good choice :]
I did not really notice the axe at first, some more contrasts on the creature itself would help it stand out some more.

OcTyler Welcome to CA!
A nice image with lots of character, the creature gets a little lost in the background though, some of the darker areas clash with the creature.
I like the interpretation of the topic and hope to see more!

Android27 I’d say it’s a good practice, what you want is to find a reference and get all the proportions down, then go wild on the clawy monstery nightmarishy details :]

Lur Nice speedy! The colours seem to work out pretty sweet :] I like that back skull.

Snorkz Kickass! Very scary critter and some nice colours. Sweet details on those heads.

Phew, I hope I did not forget anyone.

[kiwigarbage]

Wow...Macabre is way out of the area I'm used to. But I don't want to be limited, so here goes!

I thought...well, how did my creature's head split? An unwitting smarmy pirate that made his captain very upset came to mind. And thus, zombie pirate with ribs that can reach out and grab you was born! Hope you like 'im.

Crits please?

[Dorkthrone]

Is it just me, or does this thread remind anyone with the Venus flytrap monster from The Thing?

[Hamsta]

My Graphire's nib is a nub and I've lost the button on the side. The biggest problem though, is that it's back home in Israel, while I'm here in Canada, and soon to leave to Ohio.
It's mouse and paint until further notice.

DefiledVisions I think the colors are quite dramatic, with maybe the background blacks/blues, being a little too "thick"
I think the details are great, all the folds of skin, and the face on it's crotch :D
I think you might also find a better composition, by cropping it.

Peg An interesting design, with it's menacing angularity :P
Could use more definition - higher contrast to pull out the forms, clarify what's going on with the things back end, make the folds of skin follow the form.
Where's the shadow for the arms? the heads?

Hamorhage One of you better pieces, I daresay.
The blue to red transition is quite nice, as are the details on the monster (The tongue is good idea)
The flare in the guys left hand doesn't seem to be a source of light, at least not in the way the right flare is.
I also think the lighting of the ground isn't quite right.

The monsters right leg looks off, and the background is more of a scribble

[Powerhouse]

kiwigarbage - Really cool concept! I guess after all you ARE into macabre:)
My suggestions are that you add a little more detail over the creature - pirate accessories for example. Also double-check the spider legs - you can add more perspective to them so they will obtain volume.

[NicholasLam]

http://www.freewebtown.com/nic204/DSG1396.JPG

[Deevad]

http://david.revoy.free.fr/forums/sketch/2008-08-16_concept-art--2head-monster.jpg

Hello ( amazing sketcher here, congratz )
My first participation here. I was anxious so I spend a bit of time on it and it doesn't look as a sketch now... Next time I will try to be more "sketchy".

[Brett_Schmidt]

http://www.demonpack.com/web07/split_head_monster.jpg

[DavePGL]

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m214/prtygrl491/nightmarish2headedcreaturecopy.jpg

Hey all, sorry for the color, not sure why it comes out black and white when I save it as jpg.

2 hours 30 minutes.

[DefiledVisions]

Defiled Vision: Damn, your creature design is super cool! It looks so majestic, and the colors and linens are just beautiful. Btw, yay another Heroes player :D The Nightmare from Heroes Might and Magic is quite possibly my favorite video game creature. (goes on about Heroes M&M for another hour.)


Thasnks :) .. Another heroes lover! Allthough I love the colours and the graphics in heroes 5 I think it was boring to play :( .. heroes 3 is by far the best game of the series in my opinion..