DSG 251: Creature: Undead Lich King.

[dsg bot]

Today's topic is: Creature: Undead Lich King.

[Form]

sweeeeeeeeet! and i dont wanna c any wc3 ripoffs cos we all know he was the coolest lich in history ;)

[scumworks]

YYYYEEEEHHAAAAA, FANTASTIC TOPIC

[Form]

i think ill go stylistic on this one as opposed to realistic. you scum?

[scumworks]

Realistic? Dead lich kings aren't real, they don't exist, they are like santa-claus, just fiction... I shouldn't have said that.
:D
No, for real, i have no idear what will come out of this (first I have of find out what a lich king really is). peace

[Form]

do a google search for "warcraft 3" and look for any sections about heros

[nBT]

http://www.mattijsart.com/dsg/dsg251lichking.jpg
ill do anoter one later

nBT

[scumworks]

Originally posted by form_n_focus
do a google search for "warcraft 3" and look for any sections about heros I thought you didn't wanna see any wc3 ripoffs :D

[MrMojo]

Is there like..a link to what he looks like/a describtion? I honestly can't even imagine beyond a skeleton with a crown and a sword....:o

[Form]

scumworks: um....ahehe.....well......

mojo: a lick king is usually related to the arcane arts. elements related to a lich usually revolve around magic, or some sort of powerful artifact. They are more like a skeleton with the mind of some demon/undead mage. A lot more intelligent than a skelo, and usually a lot more evil. Also often related to frost and ice elements as opposed to fire. hope that helps.

I have a killer design going, hope i can get my free hosting to work. Blergh.

Anyway its midnight here now. Catching some z's. The lich king is safely imprisoned in my sketchbook.....for NOW!! BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


:evilbat:



Peace

[Harmony Steel]

Undead Lich King.... on vacation!!

Sorry, it's been a long day :). About 20 mins.

http://www.harmonysteel.com/dsg/dsg251_undead_lich_king.jpg

[ClocktowerArtworks]

wait.....santa claus isn't real?

[Mad Giraffe]

An other name for a lich king could be undead high wizard......so it is often confused with a necromancer....but they contol death...they aren't always dead...so liches don't have to be a skeleton...it also could have some flesh...and be called zombie....

[DV8]

sounds like we have alot of experts on minions of the dead :)

[Mad Giraffe]

Originally posted by DV8
sounds like we have alot of experts on minions of the dead :)
Yeah...muwuhahahahaaa!!!
Actually I've done a lot of studies on mythological creatures.....gotta know them all!!!

[forkface]

http://www.magneticinkcomics.com/dsg/lichKing.jpg

[MrKayne]

aw, sweet, another good topic... yay! I'm gonna try to squeeze in a sketch later.

Oh, by the way, I've got a question for fellow DSGers. I'm just curious, who works with the good ol' (real) paper and pencil (or pen) in your finished sketch? I see a lot of digital line work, but just wondering if I'm an old fart 'cause I still stick with p&p. Just curious. :D

[Mad Giraffe]

Originally posted by MrKayne
aw, sweet, another good topic... yay! I'm gonna try to squeeze in a sketch later.

Oh, by the way, I've got a question for fellow DSGers. I'm just curious, who works with the good ol' (real) paper and pencil (or pen) in your finished sketch? I see a lot of digital line work, but just wondering if I'm an old fart 'cause I still stick with p&p. Just curious. :D

I confess!:D
Done with a magenta color pencil and then outlined with a blue pen:p ...
http://www.xs4all.nl/~rfriet/peppo/images/peppo_lichking.jpg
I's done really small actually...8x8 cm to be exact...:rolleyes:

[Gouda boy]

Well here is mine

http://www.traction-it.nl/img/LichKing.gif

and MrKayne, I'm a little if both just the mood I'm in...

[josephrey]

another 10 minute dealy. i'm liking the time limit i've given myself. it doesn't give me a chance to think. which in my case, is good.

http://69.26.135.131/images/cp/0008075-0016300.jpg

i think i should take out those pupils- it might give him more of a somber feel.

[Beatnik]

I've never heard of a Lich King but thanks to the detailed descriptions I understand what it means.

Harmony Steel and Forkface those are great. Love the postcard idea.

MrKayne I try to bounce around between pencil, pen, photoshop, and painter. It's great practice and I can really say it has helped me get around in painter a little better.

Anyway this one was pen and then I added a touch of red in ps. Kinda goofy but what the hell, it's a great break from real work. Did it at lunch, about 45 min.

http://zmans.com/misc/dsg_251.jpg

And whats this bs about Santa not being real?

[DavidCousens]

Originally posted by ClocktowerArtworks
wait.....santa claus isn't real?

:rofl:

Superb.

[renone]

contribution 4 ..or is it ....
art is so confusing..or do we make it so ...
http://renone.250free.com/lichking.jpg :bash:

[Jane Radstrom]

I wasn't feeling anything particular about this topic, but you guys being so excited has me excited! Weeeee, liches!!

[barcode]

Did a bunch of scribbles and finally came up with this.

http://www.rpi.edu/~steadi/dsg/251-nov5-lichking-A.jpg

Will post more of the scribbles later.

http://www.rpi.edu/~steadi/dsg/lichB02.jpg

http://www.rpi.edu/~steadi/dsg/lichC02.jpg

http://www.rpi.edu/~steadi/dsg/lichD02.jpg

And those are all the scribbles.

[Mr.Marbles]

I new here. How do I attach my Lich sketch? Do I need permission from admin first?
Thanks.

[fukifino]

From a Dungeons and Dragons standpoint (uh oh, did I just out myself? ;) ), a lich is a powerful wizard who uses magic to turn himself into an immortal undead creature. They're usually not skeletons so much as emaciated, although they are undead and don't really heal, so over time most usually lose quite a bit of what's left of their mummified flesh. Exposed skulls and other structures are common as they have to deal with people trying to kill them all the time (aka "adventurers").

Most of them continue their magical study (one of the prime factors for entering lichdom in the first place..more time to pursue magical interests) and are quite powerful.

Wow, I'm a nerd. :eek:

[nBT]

fukifino: you saved my image!
mrkayne: i occasionally touch p&p. its a bit of both. p&p still feels the best.

this is lichlord bzatch whom researched necromancy and found himself a method of prolouning life. hes is not getting dement but his body still needs attending.
http://www.mattijsart.com/dsg/dsg251lichking1.jpg
uh 90 minits i think. open canvas. (i luv oc) i got lost in details so im putting it up.

nBT

[DavidCousens]

Thanks for that description Fuckifino, that'll give me something to go on for quick sketch.


Dave

PS. Nerd! ;)

[hito]

nothing special here...

my all time favorite rendition of a lich is still Stephen Fabian's version of Azalin Rex.

http://stu.aii.edu/~nll181/dsg251.jpg

barcode, #2 and #3 rocks majorly

[Hunger_Artist]

and he stays king for a reason:


http://www7.oekakibbs.com/bbs/HungerArtist/data/37.jpg

[scumworks]

Hey, so I finally finished it. Wanted to god full render on this one, and I did, and afterwards I cursed my self for doing so.
Anyway here it is. He might not be a dark magical skeleton warrior... thingi... but he's dead and got a sword for brute force (who need that hokus pokus anyway, we wanna see BLOOD :firedevil: )

Good work everyone.
http://www.scumworks.com/otr/conceptart/Undead Lich King.jpg

[lavhoes]

Awesome, awesome stuff, guys.

Here's my quick 2-hour speed painting:

http://www.darkensai.com/art/lich1a.jpg

[Scrubbin Bubbles]

heres mine...i'm late for work...errrgh, no time to color

http://www.xbox-connection.com/hostedimages/liche.jpg

supposed to be some kind of druidic liche king waqrlock guy ala Sword of Shanarananranrnrarrnn or Slaine the Horned God(painted by that Brush God, Simon Bisley)

[OLSEN]

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/liche.jpg

[Index]

http://www.nexpert.org/~index/lich.jpg

Dex

[Patch]

They called him the King of Rock n Roll... and the bard's power was such that he lived eternal:
http://www.dragonbones.net/albums/DSG/dsg251_lichkingofrock.gif

and the 'for real' image:

http://www.dragonbones.net/albums/DSG/dsg251_lichking.gif

The first one I did for sh!ts and giggles. The second I kinda like (though it needs a LOT to become a final image). I am consoled a little by the fact that I did them while bouncing around in the work van.

[Wraithmaster]

http://www.rpi.edu/~brownj5/store/dsg/king-sketch-post.jpg

Not done, but I have other stuff I need to do, and it was rather slow going on this guy so it's time to post. I may finish him up later, not sure.

Oh, I think he's called "Slathnuu, the Fuzziest Lich-King."

[ClocktowerArtworks]

one of these days i'll take my time with one of these...all of these look great...scrubbin' bubbles...that came out really nice.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/OzWolf00/lichking.jpg

and to answer the photoshop vs. pencil and paper question...i use pencil, paper and ink almost exclusively for two reasons...1. i have no wacom tablet and photoshop with a mouse sucks...2. i have alot more to learn about traditional drawing before using computer aided tools.

[Beatnik]

Another doodle while I was on the phone

http://zmans.com/misc/dsg_251_2.jpg

[anjy]

http://www.geocities.com/jnasato/ca_lich_king.txt

Wooo! My first art post to conceptart.

Word.

All my work is signed "jnasato" (not "anjy"), because that is my signature (also my name on a lot of other boards).

[Vyle]

http://www.vyle-art.com/frontpage/lichking_prop.jpg

[lavhoes]

Daaaaaaaamn, Vyle, why you gotta rock so hard?

[ClocktowerArtworks]

damn vyle...you made us all look bad...well i can't speak for everyone...but that's damn cool

[jerO]

hey, been awhile.
cool topic, thought i'd fire something off...
not uber, not even very lich-like, but hey.
http://www.valleydweller.com/netsketches/dsg_lich.jpg
OC and then partially destroyed in photoshop. i'll work on the .wpe more and make it available later.

[danielh68]

jero, Vyle, anjy, OLSEN, lavhoes, josephrey....fantastic work...completely awe-inspiring.



http://www.blitzdesign.net/dsg/lich.jpg

[lavhoes]

Wow.

[OLSEN]

danielh68-> I dont know if i would class my sketch as awe-inspiring, but thanks. yours good, but the green colour makes me sick.

The topic is good so i did another one:
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/liche2.jpg


Heres some constructive critiques for a selected few:

Scumworks and lawhoes: nice ones.

anjy: nice.

Vile: nice.

Jero: nice too.

Thats all.

[Vyle]

Thx for the kind words guys.
Those DSG's are addictive!!! Keep it up!!!
Can't wait for the next surprises (including the fact that I now know what an Ettin and a Lich king are ;) )
I feel like I am at school learning new things everyday !
btw, Like your last ones Olsen and Anjy

[DigitaL FusioN]

@olsen: Creepy man, and I mean that in a good way.

@danielh68: I like what's going on there but I gotta agree, that green makes me sick too. It's either the green or the blur factor going on, or the combination of both. Cool nonetheless.

@jero: Very Mardi Gras-esque, good stuff.

@Vyle: You make me sick dude, really. Time to check and see if my application to the truck driving school got accepted.

@anjy: I like the creepy expression on it's face, love the lighting.

@patch: I swear dude, I almost did an undead elvis, great minds think alike.

@barcode: I really like the bottom figure on the next to last sketch. Would love to see that one cleaned up and in a color piece.

Ok, now for my humble work:

Pencil:
http://www.angelfire.com/art2/ronc2/LK_sketch.jpg


Color:
http://www.angelfire.com/art2/ronc2/LK_color.jpg

[Beatnik]

vyle that is some crazy stuff man. Please continue... clearly some of the best dsg stuff that has been posted here in a while.

[MrKayne]

Cool, thanks for those responses guys. I agree with you guys for p&p... prolly just for the nostalgia of physically hold a work of art (so to speak). But, I've been meaning to get into the digital line/coloring, just to have the option.

Also, great dsg today! I'm glad so many peeps made it this time around. My Lich King came out a lil cartoon-ier than I wanted, but not a bad one.

http://www.kaynecomix.com/dsg/251.jpg

[Jane Radstrom]

G-damn Vyle!! You definately keep me humble. How long did you spend on it?

http://www.velondra.com/images/gallery/251lich.jpg
PS ~ 30 min.

[Patch]

barcode: dig the fluidity of your linework

scumworks: doesn't feel too much like a lich to me, but dayam does he embody 'power'

scrubbin bubbles: I like it like it is... may not be a 'full render' - but it has a solid feel to it. Almost like logo work...

clocktowerartworks: nice rendering work dood.

anjy: I wish to hell I had half of your lighting prowess...

vyle: *drool all over myself*

digital fusion: I was amazed that I was the first to do an 'elvis' - more amazed no one else has! Did you color digitaly? nice textures...

MrKayne: reminds me of nightmare before christmas (which is a HUGE compliment)

[Ankh]

Hour and a half. OpenCanvas 2.23e

http://www.sbnage.com/transfer/lichking.jpg
...I'll finish this some other time. (Yes, I know it's big. I apologize. If this is an unwelcome size, tell me and I'll reupload smaller.)

[Vyle]

Around 2 hours Velo.
If you are interested to view the steps click HERE (http://www.vyle-art.com/frontpage/lichsteps.jpg)

[DigitaL FusioN]

@patch: Yup, color was digital. Done with PS7 and a mouse. I got lazy and didn't reach behind my machine to plug in my Wacom.

@Ankh: AWESOME!! Can't wait to see the finish product.

@vyle: Thanks for posting your steps, that is some top notch work.

[DV8]

didnt have alot of time so I painted one of my existing concept drawings.... that just happened to be a lich king! (original sketch is on my website) This makes 12 for 12 woohoo. I gotta work faster and looser...

http://www.mikephillips.ca/dsg/dsg_251_lich_king.jpg

[DV8]

very nice work everybody. (its amazing how many more posts for a subject like this compared to some others :))

two thumbs up to:
olsen
danielh68
vyle
anjy

very inspiring. thanks.

[Sapphire]

Okay, this is a little on the late side, but I'd been busy during the day, and this is my very first post with an image, so I hope this works. Digital painting in PSP, took a little over an hour. He's broken off his jaw... oops. Don't you hate it when that happens?
-Sapphire

http://thumbs.deviantart.com/300W-96A096/i/2003/45/4/5/Undead_lich_king.jpg

(By the way, I don't have a WACOM so I just used my mouse.)

[danielh68]

I took a couple of suggestions to heart and updated my image. It has more warm hues and I grayed down the greens some.

Amazing turnout tonight. Great job everyone.

DV8-Cool Lich. I like the shaman motif.

[William b. Hand]

My internet's been down for several days (for non-payment of phone-bill...) So, I've missed some good ones.
Although I was expecting to come up with something cool fer this'un, I'm dubious about my results.
Otherwise, KICKASS work from so many today!

barcode - #2 sketch is a beauty!

anjy - Welcome to the fold. Fantastic pic!

OLSEN - Excellent as usual.

Vyle - That's one nifty image!

danielh68 - olsen said it -- that green is sickening -- Bravo!

Ankh - Great start ... Love it!

DV8 - Awesome Job!


UPKEEP FOR THE UNDEAD KING WAS A CONSTANT --- THE MINIONS COULD WAIT.
http://homepage.mac.com/forumdump/.Pictures/lech%20king.jpg

[silentbrain]

http://64.191.99.205/~silentbr/dump/110603-dsg-lichking.jpg

Woo, I made it! Durn midterm...wasn't even today...I need sleep... :O Anyway, looking at people's stuff reminded me of some stuff from school...like, making characters...and not overworking the canvas. Man, I miss my oil paints... (wait, what did I just say?! miss OIL PAINTS?! Damn you, ZYGOMATIC ARCH!!)

Cool stuff everyone! I really dig the variety of character that's showing up in these designs. Makes me inspired to try different things :)

edit: pencil vs wacom...for me, the only reason I've been doing all my dsg's on the comp is because I have no scanner here. Wouldn't have fit well in my suitcase. And also because I value the comments I get in here. (like a a druggie values crack! Hehe j/k) hell, even getting no comments is helpful information! Tres cool :)

Okay sleep!

[Sapphire]

I really like that picture, especially since I remember being read "The Giving Tree" when I was a little girl. How sweet... I enjoy looking at the wide range of character people are giving to their sketches here.

[Gouda boy]

Very cool stuff everyone! What a load of reactions! DV8,Vyle,OLSEN... impressive

[Mr.Marbles]

Sorry its late, i had problems with my computer.



http://mrmarbles.250free.com/Lichy.jpg

[strych9ine]

William B. Hand, that's awesome. Nice images everyone.

[ilustre]

Amazing as always guys and gals.
keep drawing!
I´m learning a lot with you all.


http://www.camilocunha.blogger.com.br/esqueleto.jpg

[paper slayer]

Child lich king (http://www.freewebs.com/drawings1/DSG250lk.JPG)

Concept:He was turned into a lich at a early age. Still as a 100 years as a lich he hasn´t lost his childish mischievousness.


I´m also confined to tablet only.
Looking to get a Canon scanner
but I don't know if it´s any good.

I really like working on paper,
maybe more so than on the computer.
(I hate zooming)
I wouldn´t want to be without a computer though.

[anjy]

nBT Haha, cute one, and the second is like, punk lich king.
Harmony Steel Nice postcard. I see this was a friendly king...
forkface Nice horns.
Mad Giraffe Nice *magic* feel, but I wish he had legs.
Gouda Boy Nice, and nice crown design.
josephrey Nice sketch, and I like the "addition" of no jaw. I was also planning a now jaw-er, but I added one in the end...
Beatnik Feels almost naked, but he looks like he's about to slash someone, so it's alright. Haha... Second one's like, "Hey!".
renone Atleast it's not a paintover, but maybe you can use reference to help build parts up of an idea you have, instead of using it as pretty much the end idea. Interesting skull design.
barcode Nice n' interesting sketches!
hito Very magical. This would have been great with a slight hint of a background.
Hunger_Artist I like the strokes.
scumworks Very interesting concept fer the lich king. Haha, I like the addition of the smiley on his throne.
lavhoes Nice. Almost sexy, in a way.
Scrubbin Bubbles Haha... Nice, man. I like how he's like, "Look at my pee pee.", or, "Come here!".
OLSEN Thanks! The looseness of it all helps with that "undead" feel. Some of the scribbles on the right are weird, but... The second one's scary, because I know he'd probably claw my face for some reason.
Index This looks like it'd be nice if it were vectorized and cell shaded (with minimal actual shading; more just flat colors).
Patch Thanks, yo. Haha! Elvis, YEAH!
Wraithmaster Nice horns allover, but too bad it's not half-finished.
Clocktower Artworks Ooh, I like the book!
Vyle Nice, man. In a way, though, it reminds me of the Terminator movie series, with the near-metallic nature of the lich, the fire, and the skeletons under feet, but that mood is also what makes it badass.
JerO That's pretty cool, because I imagine magic is holding him together? Nice.
danielh68 Thanks! I like some of the color combinations you used, and the "Aah, I'm powerful! I just killed this man!", is nice, too. Haha, poor guy.
Digital FusioN Thanks, man. Too bad I didn't get to see yours before you apparently violated AngelFire's terms of service. Heh...
MrKayne Some nice lines, there, and I like the legs fading into the shadows. Just a note on your sig, your name is "MrKayne", but the Japanese says "Kayane"; in English like, "kaw-yaw-nay". "Kayne" like "Cane", would be more like, KEIN (KE,I,N) or KE-N (KE,line,N).
Velo Ooh, nice clothing.
Ankh Nice one, man; another that I wished was finished.
DV8 Thanks! And that's nuts. Very rustic, nativish...
Sapphire Haha, cute.
William b. Hand Thank you! And the sewing in there is great. Without it, it'd give a real, "Man, I had a hard day at work." or tired feeling. Great idea, showing the almost human side of the king.
silentbrain Nice color usage. Haha, and the subject is pretty funny, given the topic.
Mr.Marbles Pretty cool. He's like, "Yyyeees?".
ilustre Interesting and also weird, with the human head in here. Clothing's a bit Spawnish, but I like the mask.
paper slayer Haha, nice. It's like, "In the time of Shakespeare, there was a boy..."

[MrKayne]

Yeah, I knew my sig was off, I guess I was figuring since it was a name I was going for more of a phonetical guess. :) But, thanks for the tip, I do really want it to be closer to how it should be read.

[Hale]

Kinda late, forgot to submit it yesterday. Oh well, done in Art History in an hour or so. I really like the staff.

[IMG]http://studentpages.scad.edu/~dscheu20/lich.jpg[/IMG

Please resize the image so that we dont have to scroll the entire screen. Thanks a Ton - Mtom

[Anghardel]

well, this is about all I could come up with as far as a Lich King goes. I've never actually played a game with one in it, I know I don't play enough games, but I found a description on the net along with a pic. I looked at the pic and read the description and came up with the following. I just realized that he has a very big head though lol

http://www.cuneo.us/tesmw/browse.php?img=LICH_KING.jpg&dir=Anghardel

[deviousg]

just discovered this place - tons of cool ideas - taking this in a bit of a zombie direction -

http://www.machinelanguage.net/lich_king.jpg

great stuff everyone - :chug: