Chow 123 :: The Blood Moon Monk

[daestwen]

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ROUND #123 :: THE BLOOD MOON MONK


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DESCRIPTION

The Blood Moon Monk:

A strange figure with no particular religion or philosophy tied directly to him. He travels the world in search of knowledge - both of himself, and of the universe. To him, to be is to know, and only in knowing there is being.

He seems to only wander into populated areas just when there is someone who needs to be 'taken care' of. This be a young man who needs only to be set back on the right path, or someone - something - much more dangerous, for which only lethal force can be used. Somehow, this strange monk just seems to always be in the right place at the right time...

Notes:

- He is almost a vigilante, but he has his own set of rigid rules and morals that he abides by - he is first and foremost a monk, second a man.

- We're looking for a more eastern/Asian feel on this one, but don't let this limit you.

- The Blood Moon is his emblem. You aren't required to use it, but keep it in mind.
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DEADLINE
SUNDAY, August 24th, 2008
The way the deadline works: if deadline is on a Sunday and your image is posted on that Sunday 23:59 your local time it's a good entry.
In fact - as long there is Sunday somewhere on the planet your entry is ok. I will make the poll sometimes Monday evening my time (GMT - 8 ) yet I'll have a look at the last entries.
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About quality - as general rule: if your shapes and values are not decent - you are out. Watch proportions, perspective etc. we need perfectly readable shapes and coherent, consistent values.

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BE PROFESSIONAL - only finished and good quality entries will be taken to the poll. Oregano and Daestwen (yay!) will make the selection.

[Hendric VII]

Any particular time period or era we want to focus on, or is it pretty open?

[smugbug]

"walk the earth, like Caine from Kung-Fu" -Jules

Haha, first thing that popped in my brain.

[DIMAGYAN]

initial ideas. not good at all...

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fourth sketch. i think im keeping this. im not sure yet if his head is a bit small, i need to check that. also i need to see the values with fresh eyes(the right hand and the tree are a bit elusive at this moment)

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[Written In Reverse]

Liiiies, dimagyan, those are very good! I particularly like the first one.

[Aly Fell]

Those are great sketches Dimagyan! :)

My first Monday morning doodle. Not much to it yet other than a bloke in a cowl with a beard. Seems to be an archetype though, so the thing is to try some lateral thinking...

Edit: Sketches... so much for thinking outside the box! Worked on the first a bit more, which I'll probably expand on the composition as it pushes the 3/4 limit, and the perspective on the outstretched arm is wrong. The one in the market looks too much like a Dimagyan... AGAIN! Duh!

[Pixeltuner]

another great chow :) go go gadget, drawing mode.

btw: I'm thinking of a Vampire Hunter D, Jubei Kibagami (Ninja Scroll), Donovan Baines (Darkstalkers), Oro (SF III) kind of mish mash. A lone wanderer who knows how to defend himself but maybe at the same time looks like an easy target (the Oro influence) as well. Expect some heavy Capcom/Udon influence on this one :D

[ikuru]

nice theme.

[Wiggers]

wow, great start DIMAGYAN and poshspice!!!

[feifeicreate]

ah~~~~!!!!

I just finished the last CHOW!!! (the one I thought there's no way I can finish...) Here comes another great topic...I really like this one....

well, here's my first shot. I have to admit, he's just a straight forward monk...... He's boring..... I'll see if I can come up with something more interesting tomorrow.

[tomwaits4noman]

"walk the earth, like Caine from Kung-Fu" -Jules

Haha, first thing that popped in my brain.

funny I got that too even before the asian part yip this one should be fun...

[daestwen]

Any particular time period or era we want to focus on, or is it pretty open?

Nope, no particular time period, but you should probably stay pre-20th century.

[agnostes]

Nope, no particular time period, but you should probably stay pre-20th century.

Any leeway on this? I kind of had my heart set on a tokyo skyline.

[daestwen]

Any leeway on this? I kind of had my heart set on a tokyo skyline.

Hum. I might allow it, but I don't want any futuristic-looking monks. If he looks like I could take him out from where you've placed him and plop him a hundred years back with no one looking at him funny, then I'll let it slide... maybe. :P

You can always PM me your image early if you're worried.

[agnostes]

Cool, I'll stick with my original plan then. I'll keep it contemporary though. ;)

[Wiggers]

bit of a boring pose, will do more!

[ikuru]

Question, What's with the blood? Is this guy killing people?

[Nightblue]

Question, What's with the blood? Is this guy killing people?

brief: This be a young man who needs only to be set back on the right path, or someone - something - much more dangerous, for which only lethal force can be used.


I assume so :P Looks like you can picture him however peaceful or violent as you want.

Awesome sketches already :o

[bumskee]

nice sketches dimagyan & posh! :D this rounds going to be fun!

[Aly Fell]

Question, What's with the blood? Is this guy killing people?

Blood Moon, Ikuru. It is another term for a solar eclipse or a (an!) harvest moon. And according to Wikipedia also a Mayan Deity.

[skorpi]

Nice topic, something to use my almost forgotten kung fu knowledges :)

DIMAGYAN Nice sketches, I like the design of the middle one.

Poshspice Great sketch, I love his gaze :)

feifeicreate I like his coat, nice design

Wiggers unspectular pose but nice sketch noneteless.

[Nightblue]

going for the kill shot this time.

DIMAGYAN: Great sketches! I envy the fluidity of your figures. My favorite is the 2nd one. The design looks very fresh and unconventional.

Poshspice: That's a great shot, reminds me of Snape for some reason... I would not want to cross him!

feifeicreate: Cool design! his shoulders look a tad skinny. I really dig his shoulder pad and his shoes.

Wiggers: looks like a Japanese monk :) solid sketch, waiting to see more!

skorpi: the gestures are really nice. The particular hair reminds me of the last dynasty in China - I'm not sure how historically accurate you are going for, but the pigtail hairstyle was worn by non-monk people. Monks had their hair shaved in general.

[DanielC]

Nice ones dimagyan ! get to work ! :]
posh, something tells me you're gonna explode this round... pretty cool attitude on that character !
feifei, careful with your line ! I'd go a bit more smooth and accurate. The less the better ! You got an idea going on, so go !
wiggers, looks good man. add in some details and stuff. if i was to take a normal pose, i'd catch up with lots of details and a kind of story. anyway, get busy !
skori, nice poses! gogogo ! :]

[Sir Bret]

For some reason this fitted the "right place at the right time" guy: :P

I'm going to try this one; I want to get away from the bald-head archetype, though.

[Vorace]

lunch time quickie!
nice job guys!!

[MJ_Alcazar]

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk153/Seloh_Eft/scan0022.jpg

Quick lunchtime sketch. When I get out of school today, I'm going to look up some references to work on this guy. Great sketches guys!

[feifeicreate]

thank you guys for the comment. I want to go with a tibetan style monk, someone from a cold weather with a myesterious past (don't they all have mysterious past?) ...eh....that's pretty much the plan for now LOL...

Sir Bret: LOL...creative thinking! I think he does fit in the nerdy scholar/killing machine type...

DIMAGYAN: I really like your first design, I think he looks mysterious.

Poshspice: Nice...I always love Arabic style :D ....eh...this is a arabic style right?

Wiggers: Japan...I like it so far, but I feel that it's a bit too straight forward...I know this is just a very very early design, but I think it would be more interesting if you could push the style a bit more.

skorpi: Chinese LOL, Qing dynasty. Nice movement.

nightblue: He really looks lethal...LOL. Love that head piece...very interesting. Hope to see more.

[cmalidore]

Alright, I give in. I'll do this one too. Diggin all the sketches so far - can't wait to see what develops.

[ladydove7]

Nice start everyone! I'm happy to use this as another excuse to doodle during lunch break. My entry isn't anything special so I'm going to see if I can think of something a little more unique. Maybe a western Franciscan monk instead of an eastern Buddhist, perhaps? So far, my guy is looking like a tattooed Sailor Moon reject mixed with Guild Wars.

Dimagyan-I'm really diggin the more arabic look of the first sketch. It's something unique in this mountain of bald guys we seem to be building.

Poshspice-I'm with you on the lateral thinking. I can't seem to escape the asian bald monk either. What can we do to be different? What makes one a monk? Is it a look of austere peace? Or can it be an annoying guy named Monk on TV who manages to reveal things about people? Things to think about. Your guy reminds me of a wizard at the moment, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I like his forehead marking.

Feifeicreate-looks like we both have the same archetypes in our head. I love the beads in his hand and the overall clothing design. Keep going with it!

Wiggers-Your pose is stiff, but this is a concept thread and not an illustration thread, yes? I think as a concept it's looking good. I like the unique sallow look of his face and expression.

Skorpi-I'm digging that last pose with the uplifted leg. I was considering doing one like that myself! It's very traditional. I also like the simplified line style you're sporting. It's reminiscent of brush painting.

Nightblue-Now there's a monk I wouldn't want to mess with! Talk about solving someone's problems with forced love O_o

Sir Bret-I'm not quite sure this fits with the non-contemporary push of this challenge, but it's a good start none-the-less. Gotta love the crowbar of monkish love!

MJ Alcazar-I'm digging the hanging scrolls? at his waist and the design overall, but watch that far hand (his left hand on our right). It's looking a bit too twisted to the point that it seems broken at the wrist. He strikes me as piraty somehow. Not sure why. Maybe it's the beard?

[Pixeltuner]

here's my first attempt. Also bald. :/ Designwise it's a mess. Probably gonna make a big ol' U-turn on this one.

[Daray]

I think if I get some time this week, and also to get my wacom re-working (yay new comp and boo vista doesnt like me) then I will give this a shot :) Been a long time since I tried a CHOW.

[MJ_Alcazar]

Ladydove - thank you! Yes! Someone can tell that they're scrolls. :) I was worried, I had no reference at school, so I was just sort of winging it. And thanks, I looked back at my picture, ouch! Poor guy, no sense torturing him. :) I'll fix it right away. :) Can't wait to see ur fransician monk. I like the one you did there too.

[thesaint]

Nice theme, I'm on it =D

[mimer]

edit: trying for more of a face :)

edit 2: trying out some colour and cleaning the sketch up a bit.

my sketchbook (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1867658)

[agnostes]

Thumbnail: on a rooftop looking down over the city at night...

http://www.agnostes.myzen.co.uk/BloodMoonMonk_00.png

[MJ_Alcazar]

mimer - I like him, he looks mysterious. :)

Poshspice - amazing, I really like him so far! Great design.

Wiggers - nice sketch, as always. Can't wait for a good pose to go with it. :)

DIMAGYAN - really great sketches.

Vorace - good job so far.

Pixeltuner - scary! :) He looks tough.

feifeicreate - I really like your design. Looking good.

skorpi - I like the poses.

Nightblue - I like the design so far. looks good!

[tomwaits4noman]

a few sketches one worked up in b & w keeping it graphic and simple - for some reason I thought stain glass windows here, hence the pose and moon as halo effect.

[Casandra]

I might have a go at this. Is anyone else old enough to remember the cult 1970's TV series Kung Fu? Starred David Carradine as a wandering monk with some pretty neat kick, chop, nerve hold, star throwing, skills - and he could play the flute. Bet there's some footage on the net somewhere.

[jpedro]

looks like another great round. i did some sketches tonight,
comments welcome.

[Aly Fell]

Thanks for the crits on mine!

Dimagyan – Love these sketches despite what you say. Fresh and energetic!

Feifeicreate – Thought your Red Sonja was a great take on her! I think the pose is excellent on your monk, but if you think you can come up with something different, I look forward to it.

Wiggers – Love your characters! I think you can come up with a more exciting pose, but the design is working well. Why do we always draw priests and monks with a staff? I can’t help it either…

Skorpi – Smashing start. Working through initial sketches really refines your character because you’re not concerned with detailing but rather with capturing the essence in a few strokes.

Nightblue – Loads of dynamism in your start, and the outfit works well. I see you’ve got the blood moon in as well. Perhaps make it clearer as to what is going on with the other guy’s head. Is he lifting him by it?

Vorace – Fab pose! You’re another one who gets his sketches in at lunchtime eh?

MJAlcazar – I’m really enjoying your posts. You have some great ideas and designs, and yes your anatomy needs a bit of work, but there’s some real thought going on.

Ladydove7 – Cool sketch, but as you’re going to change it I look forward to what you do with a western Franciscan. :)

Pixeltuner – The pose is fine, but right now he looks more like a strongman than a monk, however the ‘thousand yard stare’ look in his eyes is very appropriate.

Mimer – The sketch is smashing, but show us his eyes! Remember that in a character brief we should be able to see the ‘character’ or personality, and a lot of that comes from the eyes, unless he hasn't got any..! Now there's a novel twist on the character eh? You can have that one! ;)

Agnostes – Wonderful sketch! Once again I hope we see his face, but this has lots of confidence in it!

Tomwaits4noman – The black and white face thing is a cool idea! Does it reflect an inner conflict between light and dark? If you’re going for the moon and halo thing in the last sketch I don’t think you’ll need the crouched figure. It would detract from the design element.

JPedro - Just missed you! Your stylisation and posing here is top notch! The intensity of the chap on the right is my favourite so far, but the pose on the left is really interesting!

Hope I got everyone so far...

[Pixeltuner]

mj alcazar : thanks, I got the scary part then :p

posh: Yeah, he looks more like a beatdown monk.. But like I said, I'm gonna lose the whole bald shao-lin type of character and try some different stuff. I remember Don Lawrence's Storm comics having some cool monks with a different look in them and at the moment I'm watching the whole Star Wars saga again (1 to 6, just finished 2..) and that also gives a shitload of inspiration costumewise. Even though it's sci-fi the outfits look pretty much 'old' especially on Naboo. Enough food for thought to think of some mysterious and strange looking monk-dude. :)

[mimer]

thanks for the crit poshspice :) i guess i am hiding a bit behind that hat, or at least doing the stereotypical mysterious guy pose ;P

Is it allowed to post images in multiple forums btw? for example if i want to post my wip of this in the feedback forum or in my sketchbook?


Regards, Mimer.

[Aly Fell]

I remember Don Lawrence's Storm comics having some cool monks with a different look in them...

I love Don Lawrence! I never got into Storm as much as I did The Trigan Empire. How he used to get at least two of those pages done a week is beyond me, plus other work!

[MarkWinters]

My messy rough. Mostly thinking about composition:

http://markwintersart.com/images/posts/redmoonmonk01.jpg

[Eerin]

Really great topics lately O_o

DIMAGYAN I like these a lot. Particularly the second one. Great pants :P

Poshspice marvelous! Love the first (technically fourth too) and the second. The second piece is especially great. Fantastic storytelling. I say you should go with this one =) Love that cultural look

feifeicreate nice design. You might want to make him less slim though :)

Wiggers Great concept. Reminds me of Samurai Champloo for some bizarre reason :P

skorpi nice ideas. Like the first one a lot, but kind of hard to see him in battle xD You could put a bunch of candles around him in a circle and remove the books. It would give it a mystical look.

Nightblue love the large beads! he looks deadly :) watch the placement of the feet though. Looks off balance at the moment.

Vorace full of power and serenity at the same time. Great pose :) Would love to see a little more of his face rather than his profile. Arms and legs look a bit short/small though in comparison to the rest of his body (I'm counting like 5 1/2 heads or so)

MJ_Alcazar Like the scrolls on his belt. See attachment for fixed hand :)

ladydove7 love the tattoos. Watch the foreshortening.

Pixeltuner niiiice. :D In a way he almost feels like a genie. Pose maybe? O.o

mimer absolutely love the hat. Maybe add more details for more points of interest?

agnostes awesome dynamic pose. I'm a sucker for clothes fluttering in the wind :P Hope you're going to put the environment you described.

tomwaits4noman finally some dark looking monks! :D I LOVE that post directly in the middle (in which he is crouching with a sword directly behind him). Willing to expand on that one? :)

jpedro fantastic thumbs. Love you pencil shading. Love the left most pose. Maybe you should combine the moon staff and the aforementioned pose?

MarkWinters love the thumb. Great concept :)


Phew... that took way too long O_O;


And here's my little doodle. Trying to give the character a darker, more bandit/outcast look. Doesn't look too eastern though =(

[Ceyface]

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff272/maver1ck119/Bloodmoon2.jpg

I think my anatomy is better than before... but my rendering, yeagh. Oh well, practice practice :P

[feifeicreate]

thank you guys for the comment. I doodled some face studies at work...LOL...

I think I'll go with the bottom left one...he looks like a mean bloody monk type. Will draw more when I got home. and will write more comment.

[septomin]

MarkWinters and Poshspice, you impress me so much.

Anyways, time to put all those years spent playing fighting games to good use.

[MJ_Alcazar]

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk153/Seloh_Eft/scan0023.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk153/Seloh_Eft/scan0024.jpg

Alright, fixed the hand on the bottom one. He is no longer in any pain. Well. sort of. Thanks so much for the comments Eerin and Poshspice. :) { Eerin, THANK YOU! For some reason, I just kept redrawing that hand more and more broken. The guy was THIS close to having stub. :)

The top one is a different pose. I'm not really sure which pose I like better. hmmm.

[cmalidore]

Okay, did some doodling while at work - it's fast stuff, so the proportions aren't where I want em, but then again costuming is gonna be the hard part for me so I might as well focus on that.

What do you guys think? I'm not sold yet on either, though I can see some avenues to take.

[Juan Caruso]

is ok if I post some process?
anyway here optionals heads for the monk.
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[Erick Willand]

ok, I'm going to try again, time isn't always on my side. Any one who's taken the time to read my sketch book knows why. I was disapointed about not finishing in time last week, I mean really, Red Sonja is such a great character. this though should be a bit easier. http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=117251

[Nightblue]

Juan Caruso: great studies of the head! They all look a bit similar though, as if they are from the same family. Why not branching out a bit?

cmalidore: I like the sketch on the first page to the right, the 3-quarter one. Watch out for shoulder width, especially if you are depicting an adult male.

MJ_Alcazar: the style of your sketch reminds me of old-style chinese scroll paintings. The body looks pretty good, but if you are going for realism you might want to find some reference for the head.

septomin: That's some serious attitude. Love it. Keep going :D

feifeicreate: nice head studies, very creative designs there. I agree with your choice!

Ceyface: it might help if you develop the sketch more before jumping into colors and shading, or if you prefer to start from colors and shades try to break the silhouette more instead of making geometric shapes.

Eerin: That's some kick-ass pose and design. I like both. The first one might adhere to the brief better because he looks more determined and menacing.

MarkWinters: great start, love the soft shadings. Can't wait to see more!

jpedro: lovely sketches, with a lot of life in your characters. While I like the ones on the left, the hairdo makes the character look like a child. It's a little hard for me to envision a child carrying out justice with both wisdom and force. I like the right one best.

tomwaits4noman: I actually like the attack pose better than the one you are developing, which is also a nice illustration.

agnostes: great lines there, love the flow.

mimer: The design looks Japanese-inspired, I like the bows on his sleeves.

Pixeltuner: he looks pretty badass, i like his collar a lot.

ladydove7: I love the design, but watch out for shoulder width ;)

Vorace: the design is very fresh yet again! It'll be fun watching where you take this character.

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colored mine and shifted the view-point. No idea why I'm so bad at standing characters... their feet are hard!

[Venger]

Don't have time this week, sadly - but I couldn't resist a quick study :)
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[MJ_Alcazar]

Nightblue - yay! I got the body looking halfway decent. :) Oops, I kinda reverted back to my "cartoon/normal" drawing there for a sec with the head. Thanks for pointing that out, I probably wouldn't have caught that. :)

I like yours, the colors are nice. :) Plus, I like how he's dealing out the punishment. Can be taken both ways from the brief. :)

cmalidore - I think I like the one on the left better. The one on the left looks like Ang, the airbender from the avatar series. The resemblence is too much for me! but it does look really good, and I like the costume design of it.

septomin - Cool! I like it. The pipe is a good touch.

Eerin - I like both, the poses are amazing. :)

Markwinters - Cool! I like it so far. :)

Ceyface - Anatomy is definitely getting better. Keep at it!

jpedro - Nice sketches! I like all of them, so full of personality.

mimer - I like the face you put on him. He still looks mysterious too!

[Ceyface]

Thanks Night, MJ. Appreciate it, starting again, going for the more detailed sketch, couldn't figure out before why i had a hard time adding details.. maybe because i should have put them in first, durh. Thanks!

Ceyface

[Eerin]

cmalidore the only thing your right character is missing is an arrow tattoo on his head to look almost identical to Ang (http://darialois.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/avatar1.jpg) (Avatar: the Last Airbender D=). Too close a resemblance unfortunately. :(

Juan Caruso they look a little like goblins (especially because of the pointed ears). Don't know if that was the look you were going for or not though :).

Nightblue feet are much better now! :) I think the chest might be curving a bit too much outwards though. Great scene. I feel kinda sorry for the guy who's about to be thrown over the cliff haha xD and who said the monk had to be good? "taking care" of someone and leading someone on the "right" path is very subjective and can have a double meaning. =D muwhaha

Venger O_O great lighting! he looks almost like a holy being or something.

[feifeicreate]

I think the question here is "what makes him a MONK, instead of an assassin, a magician, or just a plain warrior?"

Here's some comment:

mimer: I like the hat and garment, hope to see more development.

agnostes: I like the feel of it, sort of lonely and quiet...but for me, he looks more like an assassin instead of a monk...

tomwaits4noman : A medieval monk? Is he a good guy or a bad guy? i can't tell from your design at this point, especially the one with the torture chamber...I thought the guy is supposed to be a loner and one of the "Chaotic good" type...(although Monk can not be Chaotic good, they have to be lawful...)

jpedro: I like the oriental look of it, I like the middle one (the old guy), the far right one is bit too evil...I think...

MarkWinters: So he has a deity behind him? that's a great design, I think. And if you need to write some Chinese, let me know. ;)

Eerin : Thank you for the comment :) I have mixed feeling about the two you have, they're both very very good designs, but I like the first one for it's over all feeling and movement, and I like the second one for its design.

Ceyface Hope to see more. at this point, I feel that the anatomy is a bit off, maybe it's better to draw him naked first and put cloth on him later.

septomin A very different take on the monk, I like it. He looks ancient and wise... like Yoda... sort of....

MJ_Alcazar I like the second one better, the first one looks like a nice teacher, not a blood moon monk...

cmalidore I like the second one better, he looks more interesting to me. although I find him a bit too young...I kind of picture him like at least late 20 early 30....but it's just me...

Juan Caruso Nice head studies.

Nightblue Nice to see you colored him :D I like the overall design and perspective, but I feel that he could be more strong as a character, maybe add a little accessories, or make his opponent more evil looking? Just throw out some suggestions.

Venger I like the idea of showing him in action of helping people in need. Feel that maybe the composition could be pushed a bit farther? make it more dramatic?

[Eerin]

Monk -(Greek: μοναχός, monachos), derived from Greek monos (alone), in modern parlance also referred to as a monastic, is a person who practices religious asceticism, the conditioning of mind and body in favor of the spirit, and does so living either alone or with any number of like-minded people, whilst always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religions and in philosophy. (Wikipedia) See more here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk) and here (http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+monk&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=com.google:en-US:official&client=firefox-a).

Note that: a monk can be a cenobite, a hermit, an anchorite, a hesychast, or solitary. (the latter one is the case which we have, I think)

[Nightblue]

Thanks for the comment guys... was going to work on my entry more tonight but spent like an hour and half commenting on red sonja thread :|

I need to make the guy who is about to get served look more evil... hrm... skulls! right, skulls!

[Vorace]

Gonna be another kickass round it seems! lot of cool work already!

updated mine page 1:)

[Eerin]

Vorace thats what I call colors *_____* very spiritual and surrealistic. I see you made the head smaller :) I still think his left hand (right side of the image) looks a little short. Great piece!

[Dan!]

hello all been a while- lots of great work as usual - heres my very WIPPY WIP before the hurricane hits-

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/DECYPL/bloodmooncopy.jpg
heh- looks like me and vorace had similar thoughts on composition-something about meditation on rocks.....

[DanielC]

woo, looking good guys !

here are some early sketches.. i think i went a bit off from the topic.

[Blue Severin]

shit it's been too long since I've done one. Looks like this'll be a good one.

[Pixeltuner]

I love Don Lawrence! I never got into Storm as much as I did The Trigan Empire. How he used to get at least two of those pages done a week is beyond me, plus other work!

The man was probably a maniac? :) I loved them both btw, I read more Storm (except the last few ones, didn't like them as much) than Trigan but they both carry amazing art nonetheless.

[ikuru]

There are so many kind of monks, like said the word Monk is from the Greek monos (alone). Basically referring to a person who does not have sex, trying to find God or Liberation this way...

Some different kind of Monks.

Christian monks, Roman Catholic Monks. Anglican Monks, Vaishnava monks, and Buddhist monks, Sadhu's etc...

Heres something on a group of Shaolin Monks.

"On 21 July 1553, 120 warrior monks led by the Shaolin monk Tianyuan defeated a group of pirates and chased the survivors over ten days and twenty miles.[16] The pirates suffered over one hundred casualties and the monks only four."

http://www.earthworks.com/shaolin/monk1b.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tEUr8QtpwDY/R1_tL8vDNJI/AAAAAAAADZo/-49eUh2o9wU/200.+Orthodox+Monk+Svetogorski+Monah.jpg
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/images/2005/11/17/20051117_Sadhu.jpg
http://www.timboucher.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/itinerant-monk-shaman.jpg
http://statravelers.com/files/submitted_photos/DSC00208_1_preview.jpg

[Pixeltuner]

oh, and maybe we should enforce a rule that it's forbidden to add the round prayer beads to your design. Just a weird thought, but it's such an easy tell. :D

[Giordan]

great works so far guys you are all really inspiring here is my sketch i want to make something different here and make him more cartoony with exagerated elongated limbs as i was doing it he reminded a lil bit of dhalsim from sf2 so i gave him a more african feeling rather than asian hope thats okay by the rules

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b160/Giordan60/bloodmcopy.jpg

[bluemoon]

He transcends any mortal limits, an ethereal being who...aw fuck it. its 5 in the morning. hes got a third eye and his mind body and spirit are perfectly in harmony bla bla bla. lemme know if anything is out of place, entire body coming soon. Some sick entries this round and a lot of variation. :) Peace.
http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd357/fleetingreverie/Monk.jpg

[D.Labruyere]

time to join in aswell!

wip:

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[Kaizer]

I'd like help improving his hands.. 'cause otherwise, I'm quite happy with this. And I usually fail epically at feet. lol. Would someone be willing to redline them for me or something? I did use a reference for his hands.. =/ They still suck.

[Casandra]

This is my starting point. Wanted a dynamic effect and protecting the child places the monk in the right context I think.

http://www.whalley100.com/rising_moon.jpg

[Martheart]

Maybe I'll try this one, here's my wip. Based on Japanese monks :oneye:

[RevoLverZ]

DIMAGYAN Nice sketches man .Second one is my fav. Nice pose too.

Poshspice That`s a good start. Those lines hide some high skills. I like the second scene especially the facial expressions.

feifeicreatePretty nice start. Now you should work a little bit more on the perspective and line.

Wiggers Nice. I hope you come with another nice entry. I love the piece from "Dark Night Villains".

Skorpi Nice start. I think the first sketch matches very good the topic.

Nightblue Wow , that`s a really powerful monk. Nice scene.

Vorace This looks very nice. I like the pose and the colors. Can`t wait to see it finished.

MJ_Alcazar Your sketches show a lot of imagination. Try to correct a little bit the perspective issues. Don`t forget that lines have different intensities. Try to use some more pencils , like 3-4b.

Ladydove7 I like the character .

Pixeltuner Wow another powerful monk. Looks a little bit like Aladin`s Genie. Nice arms. The neck is a little bit exaggerated. I`m curious how it will look at the end.

Mimmer Nice monk. Be more careful with the lines.

Agnostes I like that pose !

tomwaits4noman Nice scenes man! the sketches are very nice. Especially the upper one. The guy with the moon on the back.

jpedro Sooo nice drawings there man ! One of the best on this topic.

MarkWinters Nice mood. Hope to see more details on that piece.

Eerin The first one is so nice. Nice pose and expression of the character!

Ceyface Heyy, are you using mouse? If you don`t have a wacom you should draw the piece on paper with pencils. You will feel much better and you will be more creative. Practice Practice Practice ! as you said.

septomin I like the pose and the attitude of that monk.

Juan Caruso Nice facial expressions !

Venger Great scene. Try to put more details on the monk , to obtain the "focus" on him.

DECYPL The environment is very nice. Try to focus more on the character. Nice colours and scene. The head could be a little bit bigger.

Daniel.C Very good sketches. I like the second one. Nice sense of perspective.

Giordan I love the face of the character man. But I must say you cand work a little bit more his left hand and the legs. The positioning of them isn`t that natural (like my english :lol: sorry).

bluemoon Good start but we want to see more !

Kaizer The sketch shows you have imagination. Because we have a character challenge I say you could make a better pose. We want to see the whole character. Not only the profile. As I said upper , the line must have different intensities. Study more proportions and anatomy.

Casandra Beautiful portrait of your monk.

Arthemis IX Great colours and character. I suggest you to draw the ground , because he must stay on something. The wind effect is too obvious.


Phiew , while watching your designs I made a quick sketch of my monk.

[RevoLverZ]

small update . I think I must change the facial expression. What do you think ? Crits please.

[haroldfay]

Casandra- I really like your sketch!

Decypl- you could go for something a little less conventional

danielc- I like the second one.

Labruyere- wow, nice wip!

kaider- watch the anatomy...

artemisIX- very good job!

revolverZ- yep, change the face expression a little bit... i like the pose.

my sketch so far

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/2812/img019rh7.jpg

[cmalidore]

Thanks for the critiques guys - I wasn't aware of the character resemblance - so I'll keep pushing and try a few more designs :)

[MarkWinters]

MarkWinters: So he has a deity behind him? that's a great design, I think. And if you need to write some Chinese, let me know.
It'll be a statue...eventually. Actually i would love some Chinese! I'll PM you soon, thanks! :)

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[marioucci]

Hey guys,

My first try here at the CHOW. and Damn! some amazing ones already... The red sonja was awesome too.


Ok. My idea is to have the monk taking a girl away from a hellish place. war and savages. He takes her under his cloak, that forms the blood moon symbol as an aura of protection. Nobody touches them.

I am still not certain on his design but I am certain on the environment so Ill focus on that a bit more before resolving the main characters.

Ok. cheerios

Mario

[Funkyskull]

I made a sketch (with some funky tweaking)

I'm probably not gonna finish it.

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs31/f/2008/232/4/9/zsdfdverg_by_Funkyskull.jpg

[Thujon]

Hello

Pheeew...last week was really a hot burner à la créme de la créme..this weeks rolling too!! hehe

Heres some WIP of mine...the face is a placeholder.. Im still not sure about the lightsource...

This time I did use some reference....!!

If anyones interested, its really helpfull!

http://www.trip-to-china.com/copper/index.php

Great sketches so far!!! Especially Vorace.....man you rock!!!




Crits are always a good help!!!!

[Pragmatist]

Its been a long time since I tried a Chow. Hopefully I finish this one. Ive gone through several versions. I think Im sticking with this one. Ill get more done on it when I get home from work.

[Pixeltuner]

out with the bald, in with the old. Doodled on some costume ideas while on the train en made a decent linesketch out of one of them. Scanned, valued, bit of colour etc. Kept the pose more or less, only this one looks more 'sacred'. I looked up the Japanese characters for Blood and Moon btw, so they will eventually end up on the banner instead of the placeholder glyphs. :)

[Jason Snair]

nice work everyone.

here's mine...just a quick sketch-up.

[thesaint]

My first sketches

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=442060&stc=1&d=1219183496

I still need to do a lot of research >.<

[JL.Alfaro]

thanks thujon for that link

[vaughany_boy]

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/6929/thebloodmoonmonkwipkd7.jpg

I'm thinking of working up something based on the above WIP. If I've still got access to the net over the next few days that is.

Some really promising ideas posted so far.

[RevoLverZ]

Update

[DIMAGYAN]

thanks for the feedback!

poshspice: those sketches are great! the second and third specially, love the narration on them. i think the market/busy street is a reflection of the brief and (again) this type of characters...is an ideal shot to introduce the monks to the viewer as if he/she meet him in the street, and also relate the character to the everyday activities...so im guilty too of making the more evident take on the subject, i think...
anyway please go with the one in the market if you want, your sketch is more interesting than mine. waiting to see your final!

feifeicreate: i like the costume and the painted moon, keep an eye on the forms and the anatomy(specially in the head)

Wiggers:very nice...it really looks like a monk.

skorpi:nice sketches, i like the design of the character in the left low corner.

Nightblue:thats a big agressive monk!fit well the desription of the breef in my opinion specially the vigilante rol.

Vorace: very good, i like the feel of the image. im not quite sure if his head is too big or his arms are too short,thou.

MJ_Alcazar:nice take on the subject...looks like a monk. don't worry too much on the details, work first on the structure of the figure, once you have that part the rest is just fit the details a cording the body. watch some references or even better yourself in a mirror, do some acting to feel the pose you want to do. hope it helps.

ladydove7:i like th asymetrical take on the costume, just watch the anatomy and the perspective.

Pixeltuner: i like the second character.try to not crop the feet, make the entire figure or an "american plane", works better in my opinion.

mimer:i like the situatuion and the serenity feel. watch the feet position(you did the left foot ae right and viceverse)

agnostes:a more vigilante look...try to add something that tell to the viewer that he is a monk.

tomwaits4noman:i like the third sketch

jpedro: interesting ideas, i like the small sketch on the top of the page

MarkWinters:great athmosphere. i like the statue idea.

Eerin:second one definitly!...i like the feel and movement of the figure.and the little details that tell he is a monk are very well

Ceyface:nice sketch.try to not hide his face, hands and feet. face and hands are extraordinary elements to give personality to a character.maybe working in pencil and then block in colours?

septomin: very nice! i like the fact that he is an o more older monk.it has a distinctive attitude in the gesture.

cmalidore: i like the costume of the second sketch

Juan Caruso:nice heads, probably adding eyes could help to clarify that he is human.i like number 8.

Venger:very nice scene

DECYPL:very mystical i like the blue energy(?)

DanielC:very good sketches...probably you are right about been a bit off topic, maybe adding something less violent like bags, books...anything that bring the idea of a monk or at least a non warrior wanderer? the last one has a nice design

Giordan: buen diseño, es verdad que luce como un personaje emparentado con dhalsim, pero cambiando algunas cosas del traje y el rostro(especialmente el cabello podrian solucionar eso.

bluemoon:nice skecth

D.Labruyere:i like his costume and the details.very nice colours

Kaizer:nice idea.besides the hand, the principal thing that lack your character is the curvature of the torso...all the body in your character is in a straigth line.
the head also don't fit well in the body.you need more projection on the back of the head.hope it helps

Casandra:nice idea, remember the 3/4 rule for the final

Arthemis IX: i like the pose and colours.

RevoLverZ:nice sketch, is not very clear in some areas(like the right arm), nice pose. yeah, probably another expression could fit better the subject and the feel of your piece.nice update

haroldfay:nice scene, i like the details of the pile of books

marioucci:nice mood and background

Funkyskull:interesting, try to show more of the character

Thujon:nice sketch.the face don't match the head(is lower and smaller)

Pragmatist:looks like he is in some battle(the blood on his mouth and the position of his body.nice sketch.

Jason Snair:very nice.

thesaint:interesting aproach about the tatoo on his face.

vaughany_boy:looks nice.watch the perspective(the monk position don't match the roof perspective)

okay i think thats all the entries so far...
need to work on mine now

[timothee]

Gonna try and finish this one up, nice array of characters so far:
slight update
http://img37.picoodle.com/data/img37/3/8/19/f_monk2m_b9e79bd.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/3/8/19/f_monk2m_b9e79bd.jpg&srv=img37)

[D.Labruyere]

update :D

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[RevoLverZ]

DIMAGYAN, thanks for the crit man. You are right about that arm. I made a brand new one. Hope it matches. As you see I focused on the head. I don`t know if I got that hypnotizing face that I wanted. Hope to get there tomorow.

[c@s]

Some initial sketches, I'll probably do a few more, not happy with them yet

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[agnostes]

WIP. It's all gone dark.. :o

http://www.agnostes.myzen.co.uk/BloodMoonMonk_07.png

[septomin]

Okay, update.

Vorace: Oh...nice colors!

agnostes: That is really quite cool. It's pretty dark though, and I'm not sure if I'd be able to make out the monk clearly on my shitty office monitor. :p Maybe brighten the sky behind him?

[Ceyface]

Thanks for the crits on the first attempt everyone :)

WIP, second try. Like this one much better, anyone have some advice on how to give him a more.. finished look? besides the background, obviously :) Thanks much

Ceyface



Edit - I think i broke painter, made the file way too large, what size canvas do you guys usually work on for something like this? i did 6000pxls x 6000 pxls @ 1000 resolution, and my PC went on strike every few seconds.

Thanks :)

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff272/maver1ck119/BMfinal2-1.jpg

[MarkWinters]

I think i broke painter, made the file way too large, what size canvas do you guys usually work on for something like this? i did 6000pxls x 6000 pxls @ 1000 resolution, and my PC went on strike every few seconds.
1000dpi is uber-massive. I usually wind up at 300dpi and 2000-4000pix in dimension.

[Decepticon217]

my concept, wip.
hopefully i can get it done asap.

[feifeicreate]

OMG!!! he's naked!!!

:D :D .... I will give him some clothing tomorrow. I have something tibetan in mind, a lot of fur, beads, accessory ... this could be fun....

[dabble]

Nice sketches and starts everyone. I tried to stay away from this place so I can focus on my regular work, but some how it pulls me back in. I wish I knew how to quit you CHOW.

Crits for this page.
timothee, nice start. Could push the standing pose a little more, his left eye maybe a little big and too close the ear, my 2cents
D.Labruyere, nice update of color, love that warm & cool color.
c@s, nice quick ones. looking forward to what you develop.
agnostse, like the idea of cityscape Would love to see more of the monk though.
septomin, Like the character of his face, elbow holding cane looks a little thin to me.
Ceyface, Maybe start thinking about your light source night/day? what kind of shadow shapes would that make on your character. Try and find some photo reference with someone wearing a hooded robe with the kind of light you want on him. Making up stuff up out of your head is hard work, I am not ashamed to say I use photo ref when I need it, my 2 cents.
Decepticon217, Like your wip in b&w, tats are cool too.
feifeicreate, torso area looks good, proportion on the legs look a bit big.

Anyhoo...here's my wip before going to Zzzz land. Just the figure for now, going for more of the Ascetic Sadhu monk look. This monk uses his mind to control the out come of what would be a bad outcome. However his thoughts have the power to kill if necessary. Although I was tempted of drawing a hybrid monk from caine in kung-fu and Samuel Jackson character in pulp fiction. ha ha, A royale w/ Cheese.

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x18/dabble21/ConceptArt/CHOW/BloodMonkSketch.jpg

[feifeicreate]

Thanks, I always end up making the legs a bit too long...and hands feet too big...that's just an odd problem with me. I'll change it tomorrow.

[Wiggers]

now with added samurai zombies, not sure if i'll have time to finish this but i'll try too.

[The Whistler]

Hey guys, some great work here, it'll be an awesome round this time :)

RevolverZ - I love yours, has a very exotic/African shaman feel

Dimagyan - awesome sketches again, I like the running one the most but the one you chose to do is also cool

skorpi - ooh! ooh! do the last one! so cool!


Here's my sketch, need to work on the facial expression more...

[Venger]

Sweet John (Wiggers), watch that extended leg, it looks a little long and give it some more height vertically (a bit cramped) JMO.
Looking forward to seeing it.

[chippie]

i'm a newbie and i love this site!!!! - already been blasted by my boss 3 times - thats what i get for working in finance!!

The foot is very wonky - i need to work on the character some more - this is the old monk returning home - young monk to come!

[haroldfay]

another fabulous round everyone! good job!

another doodle of the monk... SF/humoristic

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4689/img020ky3.jpg

[Martheart]

Nice stuff in this thread! Here's an update of my mysterious Blood Moon Monk. Thanks for all the comments I received already! Crits are still very welcome, what can I do to make this drawing better?

[Hideyoshi]

nice topic!

[timothee]

dabble- thanks for the head's up, it's much appreciated. I'll work about shifting the eye a bit.
I like what you have going on in your piece. He looks somewhat Indian, kind of the direction I am going. Is that a live snake on his head?
hideyoshi- I like the costume design, nice render as well.

[WTFsteph]

Heres my sketch.
The hands seem boring. Maybe I'll stick a staff in there or something.

[thats what she said! OH!]

[Thujon]

I did a little paintover...still not sure about it... any opinions would be very helpfull...

[feifeicreate]

I try to comment on as many people as I can. sorry if I miss anyone, PM me if you want comment (I'd be flattered LOL). so, here we go :D

Timothee: I like the his costume and tatoo. Nice take on the subject. would love to see more. the neck area is bit off though, probably because of the cloak. I'd push the accessory a bit more, but that's just my personal style...I think simplicity would work just fine.

D.Labruyere: He come alone really well! I like the lighting coming from blow, give him a very mysterious feel. Love to see more details.

C@S: Great sketches, looks like you're off a good start. I like the pose of the 4th one.

Agnostes: as of before, I like the general dark feel of work, but I feel that he's a bit lost in the background. I understand this is probably still too early to tell, hope to see more.

septomin: Here's our old wise monk. I like your take on him, he looks serious, yet carefree at the same time, nice :)

Ceyface: I like his costume and the staff. however, his proportion is a bit off. What works for me is that, I draw my character naked first, even for a character that's gonna covered with a rob or cloak in the end. I don't think it is the resolution that gives an art work a "finished" look. Pay more attention to details, refine your lines, give it a background...that's what makes it look "finished". as for the resolution, normally I stick with 300 dpi, that's enough for me. it's great to have higher resolution, but having your PC slowed down or crashing every 2 minutes could be really frustrating.

Deception: He looks really fierce! Nice Chinese character on his forehead...Knowledge...If it is tatooed on him, you might want to consider make if curve and whrincle a bit with the skin and the shape of the forehead. Love the tatoo, the pose and everything...looking forward to see more :D

dabble: Love the head peice. Looks really interesting. looking forward to see more.

Wiggers: Nice pose! confidence and strong. just one thing....what's that big white thingy on the ground? his minions? They look cute...(altought cute is probably not what you want for them...LOL)

Whistler: I like the pose. just a personal suggestion, since he has a lot of movement, you might want to try making him holding his weapen instead of carrying it. could be more interesting.

Chippie: I like your monk. But I feel that for over all composition, there's a bit too much background, and the figure is not strong enough. You might want to make the figure the focus of your work. I mean, I like the palace and the dragon, but I want to see more Monk :)

Harold: He looks really cool....but I'm not sure if futuristic is OK for this round, you might want to double check with CHOW leader though...But, again, I like him, if not for this round, I still hope you could finish him, could be a very interesting character.

Arhemis: Love the contract between background cool color and foregraound warm color. his costume looks nice too.

Hideyoshi: Nice costume and general feel of the peice. I know it's more about personal style, but I'd love to see more details.

WTFsteph: a kid? that's a rather different take of the subject...I've never pictured him as a kid...but could be fun, hope to see more.

[marioucci]

Ok Ive worked a bit more on this.

POSHSPICE - love your pencils man. very interesting


Ok here is my update and a close up of some bits:

[ikuru]

marioucci, your painting looks nice, but the concept is about the design of the monk, so he should probably be more in focus and not so covered up etc.

[marioucci]

Hey Ikuru, I see your point, but to me the cover is vital to this version of the character no?

[bluemoon]

Don't have much time...working on it when i can
http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd357/fleetingreverie/Monk-1.jpg

[prepsage]

That's pretty epic marioucci- good stuff. Composition seems a bit weird to me atm though as the cape thing is cutting the frame in half. May be just me though.

Not submitting this, since it's not much of a character-but it was fun painting it.
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/8873/chow2qk6.jpg

[MJ_Alcazar]

Ok, I sketches A LOT of different heads yesterday, and today I tried to go with something a bit different. I still want the oriental feel, but I was thinking that maybe this guy has ended up in the orient instead of starting out. He's traveled all over the place. Anyway, still a lot of issues to work out. Thanks ever so much for the crits. I promise, it may not seem like it, but I AM taking everything into consideration. Sometimes, it just takes me a bit to fully grasp the meaning of things. :)

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk153/Seloh_Eft/scan0028.jpg


Arthemis IX - I love your piece, it's so beautiful. I'd like to see his face though.

c@s - nice sketches, I like the fifth one the best I think. :)

timothee - I like it, the colors are nice.

The Whistler - I like it so far.

dabble - Looks cool. Very aztec like or is it mayan. I'll have to go look now.

feifeicreate - looks great! I like ur lines, very sharp. You already know about the feet/hands and legs, so I won't say anything. :)

Wiggers - looking good! I like the zombies, very cool.

Decepticon217 - looks cool, are those books? awesome. :)

D. Labruyere - I like it, the colors are cool. Something about his expression makes him seem a little confused, maybe it's just my screen though.

Ceyface - sharpen him up and add some detail. Pay attention to his face too. I usually put mine on 600 resolution, any more and my computer refuses to even acknowledge my existence. :)

edit: Beelow - I like it! his mouth is a little off, but overall, very nice design.

[Beelow]

My entry so far:

[CeeJay]

Lovin the buddah style going on, i had to conform and have a crack. lil busy so this is it really lolzzzz GREAT WORK EVERYONE !! this is a mean chow.

[InFlame]

very cool stuff in here...it will be difficult to keep up with all of you! ;)

that's my sketch for now!

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[wheezy]

WIP 1, line art. Applying some PS goodness to it now.

http://www.charlieharper.net/images/0808/chow123_wheezy.jpg

WIP 2

http://www.charlieharper.net/images/0808/chow123_wheezy_wip.jpg

[cmalidore]

Okay, so I took design one that I did and figured I'd find a good lil look for it. Think I've got my foundation at least.

PS. Daily tear away calendar pages are awesome for sketching and designs!

[Ceyface]

Thanks everyone for the crits, just started drawing like a week ago, every bit helps. Really appreciate it all :)

[MJ_Alcazar]

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk153/Seloh_Eft/scan0029.jpg

Ok, worked some of the anatomy issues and perspective issues. Thanks so much prepsage!!!!! It's late here, so I'm going to go to sleep....and dream of all the things I SHOULD be doing to this drawing right now.

[/ev]

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[Hookswords]

Just a doodle of the concept I have in mind. I hope I have time between projects to do a finished piece. Some awesome pieces up here already!

He wears a mixture of blood and ash as his sacred armor against those that would cause imbalance in the world. Little is known of the Blood Moon Order, but one thing is for certain in the underground. If one is after you....by the next full moon....you will be his armor.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/1584/monkov6.jpg
By hookswords (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/hookswords) at 2008-08-20

[feifeicreate]

So I finally get him all dressed up and pretty...a value study. I'm not going to go with dramatic lighting this time though.

[Howie]

Awesome stuff from everyone

Dimagyan: Really like the initial sketches, the fourth one is definitely the most unique especially with that hair... can't wait to see it finished

Poshspice: I really like the design, all the sketches are nice but I think the one you stayed with was the best since it made him look tough

Feifeicreate: Nice start, you have an interesting costume design going on... look forward to seeing the finished piece

Wiggers: I like the composition, I hope you have time to finish it

Skorpi: nice poses, I like the design of the bottom left guy the most

Nightblue: Very cool design and I like how you threw another figure to show off his size

Vorace: Awesome colors, his torso looked a little too long in the early sketches but the more color/ polish you put in the less it bothered me

jpedro: Great sketches, I like the guy on the far right the most... great expression on his face

Eerin: Beautiful sketches, I really like the pose and the ratty cloths of the guy on the right... can't wait to see more

septomin: really like the face and the idea him smoking a pipe

Venger: love the lampshade looking hat

DanielC: beautiful sketches, really like the spiky arm idea in the second picture

D.Labruyere: Great colors, I really like the strands with writing he's wearing

C@S: All very nice sketches but the last one is my favorite

Dabble: cool pose and I like his face paint

Hideyoshi: wow, everything looks great.. really love the mood and colors

Beelow: looks great so far, love the style... can't wait to see it finished

CeeJay: Awesome colors, I love the plant on top of his head

Final:
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/606/chow123howieie8.jpg

thumbs: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/Internalcow/monkthumbs.png

wips:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/Internalcow/monkwip.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/Internalcow/monkwip2.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/Internalcow/monkwip3.png
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/9464/chow123howietu4.jpg

[Antne]

Alot of awesome stuff! i fully expect to not make it again :nohope: I think the next topic should be- Antne drew it! If Antne didn't draw it then your out! LOL! ;D

Well here's whats I gots so far. My thought is if he is a traveling seeker of knowledge slash kicker of assedge then maybe he writes his aquired wisdom on scrolls that end up part of his armor... maybe?

[daveneale]

agnostes: really digging the pose

giordan: really nice start, love the face

ceejay: that halftone pattern works really nice...you have a really cool silhouette on the go there

antne: kick ass B&W's!


Hopefully have time to tweek a little more:

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[Fellah.]

Awesome stuff!
Just had to do a superfast sketch.

[mr. m]

hi all,

lots of great stuff here! congrats for everyone!
watching this thread - I mean chow - for ages, but this is the first time to post... theres always a first time... <:-)
anyways heres my wip - still loads of things to do....

comments and crits are more than welcome dudes!

[Craz]

For some reason this fitted the "right place at the right time" guy: :P


Right man in the wrong place, actually. Close, though.

[Jefita]

Well I've decided to be brave and have a go at this. Kind of a late start I suppose, but here is my first run sketch. I think I will find a more interesting pose as he seems to have a Mr. Clean: the Monk vibe.

Good work to all of you who have already joined. There are some really cool pieces in there.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/nsqcleo/concept/bloodmoonmonk_sketch.jpg

[Blaise]

/ev - thanks for posting those pencils. I would love to see some "in progress" shots as you go along. I'm a huge fan of your work.

[indus]

http://in2thepaper.cdn2.cafe24.com/chow/head_rough.jpg
my rough sketch. This subject is really great again ! :cheerleader:

[Aly Fell]

Indus, great sketch man.... but don't forget the 3/4 thingy. We gotta see more of him!

[haroldfay]

/ev- you'r my hero, man!

Great work everyone! The sketch I finally went for...

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/9962/bloodmoonmonkgk4.jpg

[Wiggers]

I really don't think i'll have time to finish this, got a wedding friday and house full of people this weekend :( i will finish it sometime.

[The Whistler]

CeeJay - awesome colors!

Another WIP... Still no better face

[cmalidore]

Howie: My only real uncomfortability with your design is how stiff it feels the way that outfit sits on the individual. It looks very stifling and restricting.

/ev: You're making us all look bad :p

MJ_Alcazar: I'm really worried that your foundation isn't as strong as it needs to be. I'm seeing a lot of hard lines there, but no sketchiness under them.... and while I'm sure you're doing some of it and then erasing - by looking at your lines I'm sorta thinking you should push the sketch phase further for anatomy layouts. His face is a bit problematic - ear being distanced from the eye more than it should be, cheekbones being a little offset. Really remember the skull structure under that skin. It's close, but not quiiiite there.

His book holding hand is also really funky. I dunno if that's a pinky but it looks kinda thumbish.... if it's a thumb, it's on the wrong side. Also when we hold a book our hands pivot in a bit, his is angled out a bit. Go hold a book in a mirror and watch your hand. Try to recreate that - matching in the planes as much as you can.

And the folds on the pants worry me - very vertical, not much flavor. Angles cause visual goodness, in this case I'd emphasis some diagonals from the front and down as it goes back. When I was younger I used to hang fabric from a chair or wrap it around the corner of something or clump it on the floor - put a light on the otherside of it, and then draw it. It taught me a ton about fabric and how it falls. It MAY be an exercise you'd get a bit from. Dunno til ya try :). So yeah, good stuff - but I'd punch up the foundation shapes a bit more on this one.

[Phuzion]

POSHSPICE: Don't you worry none! I wasn't going to just talk up from the protection of the web and not step up :P

Anyway, I had some time last night to knock out a couple of sketches. Of course I always take the opportunity to throw in some Western elements, so I gave him the sawed-off Winchester from "Wanted: Dead of Alive" starring Steve McQueen :) otherwise known as the Randall Special. Still working out the design so stay tuned.

Cheers,
~d

[D@niel]

Wow, this is going to be a an amazing round!!

Mine... so far... meh ,dont like it.

[Aly Fell]

POSHSPICE: Don't you worry none! I wasn't going to just talk up from the protection of the web and not step up :P


Like whatever... :P I was playing with ya, the way a mouse toys with a cat before it gets eaten... er, hold on, that's not right...

[Matteo'89]

Hi dudes,
I like the idea and it's my first participate in CHOW. Here is info about my Monk.

Juarez - his exactly date of birth isn't know. All we know is a fact that he died in 1520, executed by conquistadors, he had probably 28 years.

While he was alived, king Montezuma made him his right hand.

Juarez resurrected in 1940, as a Vampire. He stayed in Mexico, where he had enlightment in the sanctuary named after 'Virgin of Guadelupe'. Virgin gave him a mission and he has to prepare people for the next 'Jesus comming'.
He is a monk like 'John the Baptist' and he is an ascetic man [which means that he drinks only blood of heretics].

Now in 2008 he is still doing his job. He likes listen to Genesis.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z34/Mateo-89/JUAREZ-BW.jpg

This is my idea for the pose I did a rough sketch in pencil and inked digitally. I dunno yet how I'm going to finalize it, I'm not very well in digital painting yet.
I'm going to add him some aztec symbols, and american indian jewellery.

[daestwen]

Matteo'89: You've got a good start, but I'm afraid to tell you that you're a tad off base. :) read the brief again and you might notice the "eastern/asian" note...

You can western it up a little bit, but still keep the main area of interest in mind.

[skorpi]

So many great entries here, I can't wait to see them finished.

I decided to draw an old man, left his bloody youthness behind or something like this

WIP:

[MJ_Alcazar]

cmalidore - thank you. Yes, I tend to sketch, and then erase all but the needed lines immediately. I'll try really hard to stop doing that. My one art teacher i had back in middle school would yell at me as soon as he saw any sketch lines, so I tried really hard not to show them during any part of the drawing. :( no excuse, I shall put more effort into the sketch stage. :)

And well, the pinky is actually missing the top part of it, I wanted to make him look a bit like a fighter, and one of my friends has a missing pinky on that hand,sooo. But, I seem to keep running into trouble with that, I'll go and put the rest of it on! :)

That cloth excercise sounds really good. Yeah, he looks a bit like a court jester right now, huh? :D Will go back, thank you so much for taking the time to point those things out!!

[kiwigarbage]

----
I need to improve! Crits?

(btw, wolf inspired elements because of his association with the night...)

[Matteo'89]

Matteo'89: You've got a good start, but I'm afraid to tell you that you're a tad off base. read the brief again and you might notice the "eastern/asian" note...

You can western it up a little bit, but still keep the main area of interest in mind.

Ouch... Ok, so I'm going to brainstorming again. :)
I tough that it isn't necesary, maybe he could live in Chinatown :D, but I think it isn't fine too.
K, so if I don't fill in time with next concept I will take participate in 124 edition. :)

Thx for message, Dude.

[Jefita]

So I went and reworked my sketch, but now am in a quandary. Is the character too small? (Not in terms of proportion, but as a subject since this is a character art focus) I tried cropping it down, but I wasn't too pleased. I welcome any other suggestions/crits.

Edit: Reworked my sketch as per suggestions. Probably going to go with this version.

[ikuru]

Yeah, its a bit too small me thinks, If u dont like to crop it, then maybe a split with a full front/full size character on the side?

[Jefita]

Hmm, I didn't think about that. I'll fiddle around with it some.

Yeah, its a bit too small me thinks, If u dont like to crop it, then maybe a split with a full front/full size character on the side?

[Saleem]

update

[timothee]

Jefita- Nice sketch, maybe crop in to the whole figure, but from a low POV( to get get some of the tree canopy rising above him).

[CeeJay]

wow just back to say EPIC CHOW!!!!! all of these entries look primo. I demand more!

[Saturns Gate]

Probably wont have time to finish this, but thought illd get started. I remember checking the title to this chow a few days back and thought illd give it a go, silly me for not double checking the requirements. Doh! Ill make him younger and more Asian decorated etc. :P

[ladydove7]

Wow so many new sketches to look at! I will have to come back later with some feedback in a separate post:)

So here's my 2nd doodle that's turned into something I'm rather fond of. I took the idea of the Franciscan monk and ran with it and somehow he's turned into something of a knight monk with a leper's mask. He doesn't quite fit the oriental focus of this thread, but I had fun anyways.

Maybe I'll actually get the time to make something finalized this time. I'm really enjoying this concept:)

[mimer]

here we go again, cleaned up, hopefully with better anatomy after some great help in the feedback forums, and with some tinkering towards values and textures. any and all crits very welcome :)

having some problems to keep the tecture on the robe from looking flat and just pasted on top of the picture, should i soften it up in places? make it disappear more in darker areas?

ive worked very little with applying textures so im a bit stumped. texture applied by using overlay mode on a picture i took of fabric from a garment similar to what the monk has on.

[/ev]

thanks for the kind words guys. Wiggers, looking great mate... is that a flute in his belt? Nice pencils Harold. Phuzion, very cool wandering ronin approach.

[D.Labruyere]

wow, some really cool pieces already! thanks to all who commented/critted my work, much appreciated :)

right... I think this will be one of my last updates:

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-daniel

[mimer]

Saleem: classic pose, but the forehead looks to be portruding a bit far, and his arms look a bit short.

Regards, Mimer.

[ikuru]

need to add more equipment and some evil eyes
what do you think?

http://newsletter.faluninfo.at/pictures/n21/shaolin_monk.jpg
It's good to use ref to learn, but then u have to make it ur own, and try to step away from the ref, take a bunch of photos, make some lines from them to see where the head starts and where the knees end etc, and start making up your own stuff... U can also take your own photos etc, many artists actually do that.

[ikuru]

Mi, thumbs...
http://www.ikuru.se/2/monk2.jpg

[haroldfay]

Hmm... not sure about this...

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/140/bloodmoonmonkpetitew6.jpg

[septomin]

Almost done, I guess.

[JessiBean]

Ikuru - I've been loving your process the last few rounds, very nice thumbnails. I think the 2nd from the left and the 2nd from the right both have great character potential and expressiveness, even in this small form, though the contemplative nature of the one on the far right is also compelling if you are going for calm, controlled monk attitude. Run with it, dood.

[crimson_shape]

hi

well, its my first time participating here and i figured ill just post what i have done so far.

[Djinn]

Hello, I know it's a bit late in the game to get started, but I saw the topic today and worked furiously on my piece. Still a ways to go, but wanted to get some feedback on the basics of it so far.

As usual, I'm blown away by many, many, of the pieces this round, I'm not sure whether they inspire or intimidate me more. Hehe.

First WIP for this round:
(He's got some tattoos I still need to color, and the other guy is gonna be having a demonic possession blasted out.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/wolveeberserker/BloodMoonMonk-2.jpg

[Blue Severin]

Septomin- way to Liefeld the feet

lot o good stuff coming out.

[ikuru]

Jessi that means allot coming from u, ty. ;)

[Beelow]

An update on mine. I hope to finish this one up. Nice entries everyone.

[cowboy surfer]

Ok finally got a design I am happy with.

Trying for a kind of mongolian/tibetan look with I tai chi sword.

I just hope I can render him in time!

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l319/cowboy-surfer/bloodmoonmonk3copy.jpg

Some really great monks already, I was originally gonna go for the old man look but after seeing septomin do it soo well I have chosen a different direction!

[mr. m]

wow guys! great entries since I wasnt around!
here`s an update on mine... I feel it quiet finished, but might needs another round to add a bit more details and make some color corrections...

best!

[D@niel]

update on mine. Great work guys.

[kiwigarbage]

Wow there are some great entries going in!

*huffff* I hope that I can get in this time!

[zenichi]

sketchest
hope got time to finish a more refined one, intent to use brush painting, so its going to be traditional, hope can achieve a more "finish" work :nohope:

inspired by the self-mutilation Hinduism, moon like mutilation drawing blood
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then thinking of the big crescent, weapon monk
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not the values that i want, prefer a more grey ink work and cross hatched body with more tonal values, a loose and high contrast for the brush-stroke fabric, (edit: want to convey the eerie feelings of moonlit figure... hope some degree of success there....)
(edit: concept, blind monk, wonder the land with a bamboo stick/ weapon, blood fill eyes will gradually retain the white calmness after years of meditation, travel and studies)
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[chippie]

great sketches Zenichi!! I like the poses!

[MJ_Alcazar]

Wow, some amazing stuff here!

zenichi - I like the sketches and the story. sounds good. :)

D@aniel - very nice. I like the feel of the piece.

mr. m - cool, remeinds me of a snake, waiting to strike. :)

cowboy surfer - I like the design. the pose is a little awkward to me. I would think the sword would be too heavy to hold like that while using both hands to mess with the beads. But, I could be wrong, it could depend on how strong you are or something

Beelow - I like it, the colors are awesome!

septomin - yours just keeps getting cooler. :)

Djinn - cool dramatic scene, I like where you're going. I think the guy is a little bit small though, since he's closer to us, I would think he'd be a little bigger. But, if you're going with a thing that has the demon coming out, leaving a smaller, weak body behind, it could work maybe. :)

haroldfay - I like the feel of the character. His left foot, the one facing us, is leaning just a little bit inward.

ladydove7- I like him, he looks cool. His left hand on top is a little awkward. I think it may be bending to far down, but I'm not really sure.

Jefita - looking good. :)

D. Labruyere - I really like your piece. Looking good.

[Eric Young]

Still a WIP i think, but I'm almost done.

[Decepticon217]

my final,
I will be unable to post on Sunday, can a mod post this for me?
ran outta time on this one but i think ill go back to it.


Great CHOW! good job everyone!

[ladydove7]

MJ, I think I know what you mean about my guy's hand. I will fiddle with it if I get a chance to work on a final.

And here's the color test with some quick dodge and burn for an idea of the values. Fun stuff! I'm really growing attached to my leper monk. How does this color theme look to you guys?

For those of you who've been reminded of the Kung Fu series by this thread, they're going to have a new miniseries with David Carridine for the series this Sunday! It's amazing how he pulls off the whole 'monk' thing without a bald head or prayer beads, but a cowboy hat and a dusty shirt combined with words of wisdom.

[skorpi]

kiwigarbage Nice concept. I like it more without this bands. But nice work with the foldes.

Jefita I like the second version. Great perspective.

Saturns Gate This looks very promising, I can't wait to see the finished one.

adydove7 I like your comcept, but it don't looks really asiatic.

mimer I like the pose ;) Be careful about the west, only dead wear the left above the right side.

D.Labruyere Really nice desin and colors.

ikuru Interesting to see how you work. Cool Thumbs :)

haroldfay I like your design

septomin he looks powerfull. I like his hands.

crimson_shape This looks good, interersting design and great work.

Djinn an exorzist, nice idea :)

Beelow Great start, I like it.

cowboy surfer Nice design, his right arm don't look very confortable, but else good start.

mr. m Looks great, I like his pose.

D@niel looks cool, I like the athmosphere.

zenichi Great sketches, love them.

The Original [E] Not bad, I like his clothes.

Decepticon217 I like his tatoos and his facial expression.

My entry, still in progress:

[InFlame]

update on mine...but still in progress! :D

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[Larriva Art]

I didn't go far east. The topic made me think of a Yogi in the city.

God, I hope I can finish this.
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[Saleem]

I think im done
im working this weekend and wont have time to draw more
wow some really good drawings here
MarkWinters were are you lol like your drawing style very good red sonja pic

[MJ_Alcazar]

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk153/Seloh_Eft/scan0030.jpg

Quick update, I'm thinking I might have to start all over. So frustrated at myself. :)

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk153/Seloh_Eft/scan0030-1-1.jpg

I got curious as to what it would look like with color. I should probably stick to black and white. But, it was fun to do. And, as hard as digital painting is, oddly relaxing. :)

Vampirehungerstrike - I like it. Cool direction. :)

skorpi - wow, it's beautiful

[jpedro]

i did another sketch last night(which i won't pursue), but then tonight chose to try and apply the meditating pose on the guy on the right side which seemed to work well for a few people(page2).

i also started coloring it.

thanks a lot for the comments so far!

[ikuru]

More thumbs...

http://www.ikuru.se/2/thumbmonk.jpg

think Im going for the one in the middle. Unless u think I must go for one of my earlier ones. ty.

[Venger]

Careful with the red nose jpedro, it'll start to look like an evil clown...

[jpedro]

Dimagyan, like the last sketch a lot!


Poshspice, the scene sketches all look like promising illustrations, but i think the guy with the most vigilante in him is the first one so far. he looks cool and also dangerous somehow, like he'd kick butt on cruise control.

Vorace, really nice colors and like the spell effects you added.

Eerin, i prefer the head and hood from the first sketch, has more of the bandit feel you say want to pursue. the second pose i more dynamic, but for a mysterious touch the first works just fine as well for me.

ikuru, thanks for those additional ref pics, they are all great!

MJ Alcazar, i think the issue with the hand in that one sketch is much better in your second version.

Venger, much like the costume of the guy and his staff.

Arthemis iX, nice colors and composition. needs a bit of work in terms of inegrating him into the image i think...just some indication of a drop shadow maybe? but looking good:)

Howie, i think the way that hood and the hat are connected together don't quite work yet, makes him look a little stiff and like he has a very wide neck.

Antne: wow, very nice thumbs! the second and the last two all work really well for me, both in terms of silhouettes, expression and design elements.

Beelow, great face! i think the hat could sit on his head a bit more firmly.

@Posh and Pixeltuner, i'm a big Don Lawrence fan, i'm going to try and catch up with the Trigan Empire books if i can get hold of them somewhere...Martin Lodewijk (who has worked with Lawrence on the Storm books), together with Romano Molenaar and Jorg De Vos are back working on Storm, the new episode (http://www.comic-combo-leipzig.de/_dev/xtc/images/product_images/popup_images/25597_0.jpg) came out great!

cool work people,
best,
Jan

[jpedro]

venger, cheers for that, it's too isolated atm and reads too easily as you said.

[Ceyface]

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff272/maver1ck119/monkcolor.jpg

Take three. A little better, i think. Practice practice.

[InFlame]

I think, I'm fine with this one. that's my entry...

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[Djinn]

MJ_Alcazar Hey man! Good to see you experimenting with color, I like it! You've already got a really good sense for values, (definitely one of my weaker points) which has transferred very well. My only crit on your work in general, is your heads/faces, I think your faces tend to be too big for the heads. I suggest a bit of study on head anatomy, specifically: Do some studies on skulls/skeletons, I think it would help immensely. But I've watched you get better through just the past several CHOWS, keep at it man, do some research, you've obviously got the passion. =)

Decepticon Your work repeatedly impresses me, I think I'm going to start trying to make some pieces in your general style so I can teach myself more about values and contrast. I always look forward to your entries.

skorpi Those shadows from the window are AMAZING, and his expression is very meditative. (Is he burning pages out of that book!? Why would someone who loves knowledge do that?? Burning prayers is one thing, but I hope theres a story reason for that. Hehe.)

VampireHungerStrike I like it a lot, I'm looking forward to the next version. (Technically, you did follow the Eastern/Asian aspect of the brief, btw.)

Ceyface Very moody, he feels very powerful, but I cant tell whether that light is coming out of him, or whether he is entering a cave or hut, because all the light is coming from behind him and not casting light on his front at all.

jpedro very cool, great lighting, great expression, (I agree, the nose is problematic) but I think his tattoos on the rest of the body need to come out more, theyre very well done, just not vivid enough--and those seem to be the main draw of the concept.

Too many to comment on! Not enough time! Can't wait to see everyone's finals.

[Johann de Venecia]

There's still present-day monks, so I figured, they would still be around in the hopefully not-so-near post-apocalyptic future? Hehe. Playing around with the idea of a militaristic monk, hope to reinforce the former some more, and not lose the latter completely. Ahh, I babble. Stiff fleshing this dude out, I'll work on it some more later.

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l69/deceptant10/chow123_lukavi.jpg

This round looks like it has a rich color palette! Lots of exotic designs too. Fellah, glad to see you posting. I'll try to post some C&Cs later.

Cheers. To the folks stranded at home on a Friday night like me, umm Happy Friday :carnifex:

[Ceyface]

Ahh Lukavi... teach me! Even in sketch format... that is beautiful.

[Beelow]

Next update.

jpedro- I will address the hat thing thanks.

[Djinn]

So, after much fiddling, I decided I had to give up on the "Scene" idea for now, maybe I'll return to it some time and try to finish the scene. So this is my next updated WIP with just my monk. And I think this is pretty close to my final.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/wolveeberserker/BloodMoonMonk-5.jpg


And: Awesome Topic!!

[Johann de Venecia]

Got around to coloring this militaristic monk. Wanted his quilted trenchcoat to suggest that symbolic orange monk robe, and gave him the green hoodie and cargo pants for the military look. Hopefully I pulled off a little bit of what I planned out to do. By golly, twas fun though.

Final for now, maybe a few edits later.

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l69/deceptant10/bloodmoonmonk_lukavi.jpg

Djinn: I like the idea of a scroll-bearing monk. The tats are pretty cool too. Crit: Practice more anatomy. I suggest reading Loomis, it helps me out a lot with my anatomy issues.

Beelow: Looking great. Colors are really strong. Looking forward to seeing the lower half finished.

Ceyface: The ornate robe looks cool. Good choice of going for a more neutral palette Crit: Put some more hard brushes in your strokes, right now it has that digital stamp / airbrushed look. Hope to see more from you!

Bah, was gonna write more, but I'm dozing off. Cheers everyone. Keep it fun, keep it coming!

[Timmy the Turtle]

Beautiful stuff guys!! Here's my wip :) He's half-alien and the last of his kind blablabla

[skorpi]

Djinn Thanks. Iths all in his head, so he don't need the book anymore ;)

lukavi wow, thats great

Timmy the Turtle he looks like an alien, but cool :)

edit: I think its finished like that, but critic is welcome, it isn't to late to change things :)

[zenichi]

more thumbs before final

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[MJ_Alcazar]

thank you jpedro. I was hoping it would. I have trouble using my own hands for reference. My fingers are extra long and have hardly any cartilage, so if I hold them normal for me, they look broken. :) I'm glad I got a normal pose out of them. Yay hands!

Thank you so much Djinn. I think I'll hunt up some skeletons and draw them. I mean, on the internet, not like, literally taking a shovel and going to a graveyard. lol

[cmalidore]

It disappoints me greatly to have to say I can't join you guys on this one. I spent all week with people in my way and when I finally got back to work on it my file was corrupted and as I got part way into the redo my program crashed.

This one just wasn't meant to be for me I guess *sigh*


Thank you so much Djinn. I think I'll hunt up some skeletons and draw them. I mean, on the internet, not like, literally taking a shovel and going to a graveyard. lol

I highly recommend the graveyard variety, think of all the neat textures and shapes you could learn from! ;)

[cmalidore]

Doubleposty badness. Sorry bout that.

[InFlame]

you all have amazing concepts, folks...every piece is an artwork itself...I wish good luck to you all! :D

[Interceptor]

Some really top notch work going on here you guys. This is one of the most impressive Ch.O.W threads I've seen in a while.

[tomwaits4noman]

wow thread rocks great work haven't time to comment on individual pics

tied up for time this week so I had keep the pose simple and limit details.

no time to finish his robes.

had to rush through this hope to fix it up for tomorrow any way feed back welcome.

[Fellah.]

Lukavi - great to see you posting again too! Great design! Sadly I dont have time to finish mine...

[MJ_Alcazar]

I highly recommend the graveyard variety, think of all the neat textures and shapes you could learn from! ;)

Oh yes!!! And, hey, I have a graveyard conveniently placed nearby. MWHAHAHhahahhahaha. Now, to find a way NOT to get caught. :)

[DIMAGYAN]

good works everyone, very interestings aproachs. i can't finish mine, too much work on the week plus a dead computer equal unfinished chow...well, other time perhaps.

i can't make comments rigth now(im not in my computer...evidently. hope to fix this as soon as posible) so
good luck to all and have fun!

[Jefita]

I really love watching the progress of everyone's pieces. I can't wait to see the final products.

I think I've about done all I'm going to on mine. Maybe a few more tweaks later if time permits.

[Stoat]

Really nice work going, folks.

Sadly, I'm out in this one, too. I had some ideas, but I just couldn't make anything gel before time. In the real world, I would've *had* to make a go of something. Thank goodness, this is only the semi-real world.

[ikuru]

good work all.
will try to find time for coloring, tomorrow maybe, now sleep...
http://www.ikuru.se/2/newmonk.jpg

[MJ_Alcazar]

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk153/Seloh_Eft/scan0033.jpg

I redid the pose, trying to get the anatomy more correct. I'm beginning to think I see people with larger heads than they have. I hope I didn't overcompensate and make his head too small now. I'll finish it tomorrow. I'm exhausted right now.

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk153/Seloh_Eft/chow.jpg

Well, I put some color into it. It took me hours and my fingers hurt, but it was a lot of fun. I'm still not sure if I'll go with this one, or the black and white one.

[snootchy]

here's wip for CHOW123, wish i found out about this topic sooner, cool subject hope i make this one in time

SSG 69 :heart: ARTGASMIC FORCE
Mission: To push our skills to evolve to the point of giving you visual orgasm.

Eon (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=107005) l grenappels (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=99577) l snootchy (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=112991) l_____ l_____ l_____

[dabble]

Here's my wip. Haven't been able to work on this for the last couple of days so I'm feeling a bit behind the eight ball on this one. Hopefully I'll be able to get a chunk of time tomorrow to get it looking some what respectable for the burning thread. Some peeps where asking about the head dress. It's not snakes but that's a tempting visual. It's a sculpted wooden symbol for infinity and his hair was going to be wrap around it, at least that's the idea.

MJ Alcazar, I love the fact that you keep pushing yourself with all these drawings and re-drawings. I can honestly say that I have seen improvement in your drawings from the last couple of chows. His head size looks good to me.



http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x18/dabble21/ConceptArt/CHOW/BloodMonkwip.jpg

[zenichi]

more last minute sketches


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since the scan i've shortened the leg... off to me swim, hope wont be too exhausted later to complete it. not sure if the chinese brush painting style will still comply with the 3/4 rule of CHOW... but even if it doesnt, its been great fun so far! :rocker:

[RevoLverZ]

update. I know I have a lot of work to finish it.

[ikuru]

Los minor update.
http://www.ikuru.se/2/monk1.jpg
Mainly fixed the arm, moved the head took out the bg, that was making things hard to see etc, etc.

If there is anything that needs fixing plz let me know, ty.
Now its time 4 breakfast. :P

[Dan!]

My final- good luck everyone-

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/DECYPL/chow123_decypl.jpg

[c@s]

thanks for the comments on my sketches :rendered:

here's my final

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[MJ_Alcazar]

dabble - thank you so much. That means a lot to me. :)

I like yours, it has a nice feel. I recognize the infinity symbol now, cool idea.

c@s - yours turned out really awesome. I like his face.

DECPYL - wow, yours is amazing. I love the colors. And the hands are a cool touch.

ikuru - cool, i like him. was he done in ink?

[Decepticon217]

wow great stuff everyone!

[Djinn]

I think this might be my final. Any last minute crits?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/wolveeberserker/Chow123_Djinn.jpg

[ikuru]

MJ_Alcazar, ty, nah man, its al done in PhotoShaaap..
c@s , me likes. cool colors/facial expression etc.

So anyways, there is no way in hell I'm finishing this tonight. And Im not posting another halfarsed painting in the finals thread, so what to do? hmm, too bad.

Here's what me gots,
http://www.ikuru.se/2/monk3.jpg

[snootchy]

here's where i'm at so far, got a lot of foreshortening issues, shoulda chose easier perspective but will work, posting what i got so far in case i don't make it in time

[jpedro]

okay, here's what i managed to get done this week end. hope the nose issue is resolved in this version.

comments welcome:)

Jan

[RevoLverZ]

nice work jpedro... mine is still not finished. I`m too sleepy to get it done now.
I have a couple of hours tomorrow. :zzz:

[Wbbatgwia]

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My first ever CHOW. He's my Blood Moon Monk. He's blind so he never sees the blood moon that drives him.

[zenichi]

close to my final, just need to check with mod, the text is scan from a famous dead calligrapher, but recomposed to horizontal. any rules that i'm breaking?

thinks the various "people" are distracting the composition... take it out?

still the blind monk that walks the earth, charting out his path from the emotional vistas, restoring balance/ soothing souls as he touches them with his chant.... short of a bamboo stalk as walking stick/ weapon?
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[ikuru]

zenichi, I like that, very original take on it.

personally I feel a character design should focus the a main character in a central composition somehow, but never the less this is very nice.

[JL.Alfaro]

I didnt get a change to finish mine the way I wanted to, but work gets in the way...so I'll understand if I dont make it to the poll. maybe I'll get to finish this some time. Great entries guys!
no progress shots guys, sorry :(

[Fjooner]

Hi
I know it's too late but I thought I'd just post this in here anyway.
(Didn't have the chance to post until now, sorry.)

Cheers

Rune

[Aly Fell]

You'd have had my vote Rune! :)