DSG 275: Misc Design: Lab Specimens in Jars

[dsg bot]

Today's topic is: Misc Design: Lab Specimens in Jars

[Miau]

hi ho!
haha im the first :D whats up let me see your creatures :) this is my first dsg try here.

http://miau.geekhost.info/images/sketches,speed/dsg275.jpg
well its not in a jar i know :(

edit:
ok hi again i modified it a bit and put a specimen in there so its in a jar :)
http://miau.geekhost.info/images/sketches,speed/dsg275_3.jpg

[Crave My Nightmares]

http://redmarionette.com/LabJarDSG.jpg

15 min sketch. Just woke up so all I could think about was brushing my teeth. :D

[bkmini]

Hey guys,

This is my first DSG post. I think these are going to be a good way to get me sketching various things. It's great to be given the topic like this. Coming up with something to draw is half the work IMO!

Anyways, these are kind of big jars, but what the hey, I didn't feel like drawing dusty little jars.

Here it is:

http://www.bradkurz.com/aliens.jpg

total time: about an hour

I could have spent more and brought in some other colors, but I didn't want to overwork it.

Miau: cool spider, I also like the smoky lighting, but I would rework that stand for the potion. my only suggestion. :)

Crave: that's pretty funny. I would not have thought of teeth (dentures?) as a lab specimen. not bad for a 15 minute sketch too.

[Miau]

lol great idea with the teeth
bkmini, im stunned! :D this is really awesome...
ep i dont like this potion too .. its too green and its lightning doesnt really fit
wanna see more!
edit: fixed it now

[nBT]

http://www.mattijsart.com/dsg/dsg275labflasks.jpg
1 hr i think
im happy with this altough its not that detailed. tried a different brush.
bkmini: welcome and nice piece, had the same idea
crave my nightmares: dentures lol
miau: like the smoke

edit: william hand? pleease post tonight, id love to see a specimen done by you :D

[SirSushi]

10 min sketch

http://miau.geekhost.info/images/sketches,speed/muchs_stuff/viech01.jpg

edit:

a colored version by Miau

http://miau.geekhost.info/images/sketches,speed/viech01_col.jpg

[bkmini]

Miau: wow, thanks man. I wasn't expecting to stun anyone. I'm gonna try to participate every day, so you will see more. :)

nBT: Thanks for the welcome. You have an interesting style. I love the colors in this piece, but I am not sure about the brush. The square edges are kind of harsh in some places. That little fish thing works great. If the rest had that same quality it would be even better.

good job. where is everyone else's? I guess it's still early.

[paper slayer]

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/paper_slayer/dsg275lab.JPG


Spent way to much time on this.
I couldn´t figure out how to add reflections with out obscuring the content to much, and which brush to use.

Bkmini: I like your tanks
Mjau:The spider looks better in the new version. The glow is a bit too harsh though. Like it.

[bkmini]

paper slayer: thanks, your tank is pretty cool too! I like the bubbles. I thought about adding bubbles but didn't like the way mine were looking.

Anyway, I had fun with the first one, and I was waiting for some wash to dry, so I thought I would do another.

the queen found her babies in this one:

http://www.bradkurz.com/aliens2.jpg

total time: about 30 mins

[tharmine]

I can't continue to do this tonight, but i post anyway.

http://www.shoppinglefilm.net/tc/images/specimen.jpg

[Skinshark]

http://www.studiowhite.com/Webartpage/Sketchbook94.jpg

Thinking outside of the jar.

=s=
http://www.studiowhite.com

[Bretton]

here is mine.. it was done real quick in oc but i hope you can get the idea... it is a jar with a head in it.. it walks to where it is needed... the perfect container...

http://brettonkreye.tripod.com/jarhead.jpg
http://brettonkreye.tripod.com/jarhead.jpg

im not sure if that image will show up... im not even sure if it will when you click the link ::sigh:: deviantart is being wierd... angelfire disabled my account... anyone know of some other good free hosting?

[DraigAthar]

http://thirdroar.com/dj/2003-11/dj184-specimenjars.jpg

[plaf]

quite a few good ones so far.

on this one i wanted to do something that conveys a feeling rather than just painting stuff in jars. dunno if i succeeded, but the idea was to do a melancholy sort of expression. for the woman's body i used a 3d object i'm working on at the moment ...imagine being conscious and being in some sort of tube, unable to do anything about it. that must be the worst kind of hell.

anyways. it's late.
time spent: about an hour 30 mins.

http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/gfx/24bit/feelingofbeinginavat.jpg


tharmine : exquisite rendering there!
paperslayer : i can't tell what's in that jar, but i like what i'm seeing =)
bkmini : i especially like your first one.



all the best.

[fresh27]

plaf thats great

tharmine thats really too good, what program?

bkmini, i love alien, that picture is amazing, conveys that creepy feeling real well

and i continue to work on these dsgs but i refuse to post D:

[Virg]

been a long time, pretty rusty =/
anyway heres my shot
http://www.geocities.com/whitec100/dsg2.txt

[RickHudson]

Hey, who said they all had to be aliens???
Just kiddin' nice stuff peeps.

http://www.rawshark.com/specimens.jpg
:chug:

[Beatnik]

http://zmans.com/misc/dsg_275.jpg

[!DiNK!]

First post here. First time ever trying to post picture.
If that dosen't work here is the link.
http://www.dinkart.com/images/testtube.jpeg
20 minutes in corel painter
http://www.dinkart.com/images/testtube.jpeg

[terp]

some great atmosphere in some of these! lab specimen...i was reminded of how amazing the medlab in alien3 looked...but didn't have any reference....!! maybe in a later finished piece.

there are some great ideas here! it's very inspiring to get onto this forum every day to see what you all are putting out...

http://www.miketerpstra.com/dsg/dsg_jar.jpg

[William b. Hand]

Hey Peoples! My phone keeps getting shut off :( , so I've missed some nice ones...
Here're a couple I did. The first one I entirely neglected actually putting it in a jar, but maybe you'll cut me some slack there...

http://homepage.mac.com/forumdump/.Pictures/Specimen%20B%20.jpg

I felt guilty about not putting the above creature in a jar, and so I did this one with at least the suggestion of a jar.

It made me realize I need to study jars.

http://homepage.mac.com/forumdump/.Pictures/Specimen%20A1%20.jpg

Everybody did awesome work on this one today, so I'm gonna be lazy and not be particular.
bkmini and miau and !DiNK! - Nice to have you with us! (miau, can't see yours...)

[Miau]

william. nice ones!
server was down for 2 h now its working again

[silentbrain]

Miau- glad it's back up, those are some great pieces. :)

B. Hand- I was thinking of this bottle of soju (kr alcohol drink) with a ginseng root in it when I saw your second one. Makes my stomach queasy all over again, hahaha

http://64.191.99.205/~silentbr/dump/120103-dsg-labspecimen.jpg

just goofing around with overlay layers today.

[fresh27]

i made this one late last night but my internet was down

i have plenty of self crits, but i dont wanna break the rules



http://home.comcast.net/~fresh27/clones.jpg

[SPACEWALKER]

pretty damn bloody good stuff everybody:shocked:

[DV8]

rough thought on paper... not alot of time :(

http://www.mikephillips.ca/dsg/dsg_275_misc_lab_specs_in_jars.jpg