DSG 1409: Sci-Fi • SPACESUITED ALIEN XENOLOGIST DISCOVERS A FOSSILIZED HUMAN SKULL

[William b. Hand]

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[ "What strange creature was this?" it wonders... ]

Sci-Fi • SPACESUITED ALIEN XENOLOGIST DISCOVERS A FOSSILIZED HUMAN SKULL
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[prepsage]

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/751/dsg1409af7.jpg

[fughi from yuggoth]

IMAGE LINK (http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t21/funghi_from_yuggoth/dsg1409.jpg)

me wants wacom thingy:ore:

good start prepsage,better than mine!

[Chiharu]

Prepsage: Loving the spacesuit design there
Funghi: I'm sorry, but the grid paper's kinda putting me off I'm afraid

Oneday, I'll get the confidence to join in a DSG myself :D

[Djinn]

prepsage Great design, and the pose is classic, it is very apparent that the alien is "pondering" on this skull.

fughi Don't be afriad to erase and redraw, it's something I've been forcing myself to do lately, and my work has benefited. Also, the coil coming out of the bottom looks very flat, when you do things like links in a coil, you need to make sure that the segment lines follow the curvature of the object, those lines should be semi-circles instead of flat. Shading lines can also show form by following the curvature/form of the object being shaded (like on the arms).
Overall it's a cool design, and a cool idea, but I would also recommend doing some research into how machines work, drawing construction machines and things like that will help, and I highly recommend getting a book like "Anatomy for the Artist" or "Dynamic Figure Drawing" they will help immensely with your understanding of human skeletons/anatomy.
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I dig this topic, I'll definitely get a piece posted after work tonight. I've been on a trip for a while and been trying to get myself back into the routine of painting every day--DSG is a great way to do it!

[matt0]

My first shot at the DSG... Spent about an hour on it.

http://i34.tinypic.com/107oq5c.jpg

[fughi from yuggoth]

matt0 simple but effective way of rendering!looks great!

Thanks for ur comment Djinn !
I draw with a pointball pen,so there is no way to erase lines.redrawing lines doesn't fit with sketching,in my opinion.
the skeleton doesn't stand on its feet but hangs on its head;actually i've never seen that in reality,maybe ur right.
that shadow structure dynamics thing is a great idea,never tried that before!!

[Psychotime]

I gotta try this one, cause I love the idea.

[ekobor]

A quick sketch, to draft out some ideas.

IMAGE LINK (http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2348/saxdfhsxi1.png)


(If you can't see the image, right-click the red-x and click 'show picture'. It'll show up then, as I've done for countless others on this site)

[Psychotime]

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d17/CaptainKRool/1409.jpg

That was fun.

Predrawings in my sketchbook, if anyone cares.

[Djinn]

Psychotime I dig your style, and the gameboy was a nice touch. =)

Decided to do a pencil sketch instead of a digital painting, crits very welcome. I'll probably keep working on it and do some shading.
I might decide to digi-paint it as well. Any advice on getting clean lines from a pencil sketch with photoshop?

~1hr 30min
IMAGE LINK (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/wolveeberserker/DSG1409_AlienArcheologist.jpg)

[Filter]

Psychotime Any advice on getting clean lines from a pencil sketch with photoshop?
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you can squeeze the levels in to get blacker lines and whiter whites.
image>adjustments>levels
then maybe unlock the layer, change it to a multiply blend mode and colour on a layer underneath?
or colour on a layer above set to the color blendmode maybe.

[Gezzunder]

A neat idea, liking the idea of this daily sketch thinggy :)


http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii297/darcydugganx/xeno.jpg

[TheBeast]

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm70/Greavis2/dsgready.jpg

[JackAnimated]

prepsage How long did it take you? Looks great!
Gezzunder and The Beast You both had similar ideas to me in different ways. Cool though.

Here is mine,
1 hr 30 mins in PS
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v377/JackMartinEF/DSG1409.jpg

[Giraffics]

First post on CA!
Hah... I didn't really have a clear cut way to do this.
~30-45 minutes.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p292/Giraffics/Sketch%20a%20day/CA/1409.png

[Filter]

here's my thing.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h310/dalmation10k/archaeologist-2.jpg

[Vanvalen]

Prepsage...love it :)

Here is my quick effort..lunchtime, 15-20 mins..Photoshop

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/461/alienoa9.jpg

VV

[prepsage]

JackAnimated: Spent about an hour and a half on it.

Nice one Vanvalen!

[Tommoy]

Spend about 2 hours on this one, just couldn't let go.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t19/Tommoy/dsg1421Dbk2.jpg

Prepsage, very nice, i love the suit and the scull.
Filter, funny and bright.

[TheBeast]

....how looks a woundering dragonfly-alien?

nice works so far! Dsg rox!!!!

@Tommoy woah awesone, how do make the armourparts looks so cool?! :o
@Vanvalen huh yeah, real hot!
@Filter: funny.... i love it
@JackAnimatet it seems so, i like the gliberish feeling of your little boy there, only the background and the black shadow of the skull bites me a bit
@Psychotime woah he find a skull and a relict of the old times..... maybe a nerd dying by hunger? ;) cool.... i even dont understandn what is arm is going to do
@prepsage nice one!!!!!!!
@Giraffix welcome on board! :P cool shot

[Mitze]

prepsage,Tommoy great pics



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

[JackAnimated]

@JackAnimatet it seems so, i like the gliberish feeling of your little boy there, only the background and the black shadow of the skull bites me a bit


Yeah, I don't like the background ether. I have a real hard time making simple backgrounds.

Jack

[lkjhgfdsa]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a134/jonoy/skullz.jpg

[TheBeast]

after i got the feeling that i miss the topic a bit, i decide to give it a second chance:
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm70/Greavis2/industrialalien.jpg
@lkjhgfdsa: just awesome

[Arbinn]

Awesome subject!

Here's mine:

Gimp 2 and Wacom. About 3,5 hours.

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc323/Arbinnn/arkeologi1.jpg

Original with more colours can be found here: http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc323/Arbinnn/arkeologi.jpg

I like this one quite a lot for its' atmosphere but it's a bit too dark to submit: http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc323/Arbinnn/arkeologicontrast.jpg

[Ninjerina]

Think I spent 2 1/2 hrs on this; probably more. Need to eventually clean it up, esp the legs.
http://www.artbistro.com/nfs/artbistro/photos/0132/9756/xenologers16.jpg

[Joce]

about an hour sketch <b>

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/FaintSmile/alienconcept.jpg

[lichkingmagus]

http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s359/bdoeckel/CA%20Daily%20Sketch/SPACESUITEDALIENXENOLOGISTDISCOVERS.jpg

[Edward B]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Cerebellum/Alienskull.jpg

[vizaz]

Some doodle from quiet school again

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t289/vizaz/allien2.jpg

Peg I really dig your style. Keep it up.

[erniesthings]

Still trying to get out of this crayola rut.

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg154/erniesthings/dsg1409.jpg

[Hamsta]

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2337/1409alienarcheaologistjv2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[grain_gnome]

S++T! i've forget my robosuit! XD
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/8788/conceptart5spacesuitedaon3.jpg

[Filter]

I like it a lot grain_gnome, he's got a real pondering look on his face.

[Nettle_Mountain]

Anyway this is my DSG entry, i shouldn't have pushed myself like this because this picture was so hard that it actually almost broke my drawing spirit. Damn, why does subjects you never draw have to be so hard...
It's a bit 2d so i will try next time to do it little more 3d

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii79/matsurus/h26sdetty.jpg

[shiNIN]

a silly attempt without a real plan from a few days ago, now I reworked it, the tones were horribly unbalanced. still no good at all, but I try to do dsgs again...
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh287/shiNIN666/gfx/alien_n_skull.jpg