DSG 277: Misc Design: A Chess Piece(Pawn, Knight, King...)

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Today's topic is: Misc Design: A Chess Piece(Pawn, Knight, King...)

[OLSEN]

Black Knight.

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

[plaf]

that ostrich-horse strikes me as quite sinister. (not trying to be offensive, btw - the horse's head just reminds me of a big beak)

nice one! :)

[OLSEN]

Thanks, :)

but "ostrich-horse", whats that?

[plaf]

ah curse it, you beat me to it :)
i was just talking about the shape of the horse's head. the pointy-ness of it + the eyes made me think of an ostrich for some reason.

hm... is it just me?

love the lil horse on his helmet, btw. ;)

[OLSEN]

Thank god for www.dictionary.com

Ostrich
"A large, swift-running flightless bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa, characterized by a long bare neck, small head, and two-toed feet. It is the largest living bird."

ok, now i get it. Yea, i suppose it looks like an ostrich. :)

[awalloffire]

OLSEN - It's really great. My favorite DSG submission to date. I love the way you subtly mixed in the eye color in the rest of the piece , it really unifies it. I could go on but I'll just say 'wow'.

[Klon]

does anyone know the purpose of the rook. :)

[Anemos the Storm]

The Rook is the "Tower" or "Keep" that guards the back row and the forward row. Just think stronghold or castle.

[davi]

don't talk about it like it can't hear you
the rook has feelings you know...

[scumworks]

Ok, now don't get :mad:! But this is an older one that I poster at sijun. Guess it could be used as a chess knight concept... YES NO RECYCLELING ART IN THE DSG, but I just had to :p MUCH inspired by mullins, and andy nemo's style and brushstrokes.

OLSEN: very cool.
http://www.scumworks.com/resources/fullres/anry mullins knight.jpg

[devilbunny]

oh, man, i wish i had more time. :(
http://jenniferrodgers.com/redqueen.jpg

[SirSushi]

there ya go, a rook:

http://miau.geekhost.info/images/sketches,speed/muchs_stuff/dsg27701.jpg

[Spidermonkey]

ThIs iS My FirsT PoSt....Grrr....Needed more TimE...ThiS is Fun Though...Will do better NeXT TimE........
http://jenniferrodgers.com/Bish.jpg

[bgermain]

Originally posted by Klon
does anyone know the purpose of the rook. :)

In the ancient Persian style of chess, the King was a General, the Knight was a Camel Bowman (camels being considered faster and more durable than horses in the desert terrain), and the Rook was a fanatic (like the european "berserker") represented by a warrior drinking a bowl of his enemy's blood.

I guess war was some pretty serious shit back in the day.

Great stuff on here so far. I hope I have time to contribute today... :(

[Vimmzy]

http://Vimmzy.dynu.com/images/pawn.gif

not much. 20 min or so, most of the time was spent getting the curves right ;D

[oDD]

i'v forced myself to do it so ...
http://www.sport.wroclaw.pl/~sport005/odd/0592-usual_crap.jpg <<< :boring: :yawns: :wtf:

[Miau]

puhhh :dead:
needed more time for this than i was expecting.. but finally here's my king :D
http://miau.geekhost.info/images/sketches,speed/dsg277_1_1.jpg

all very cool works here!
especially OLSEN's one

[Carnifex]

well...my shitty tablet didn't do as i wanted to,so i couldn't do a very good thing.but what the hell...
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fisite/monk.jpg
why not use a shaolin monk as pawn for instance?:D

[Vaevictis Asmadi]

bishop

http://www.aphoticimage.com/tempart/daily/bishop1.jpg

[Mykro]

http://members.fortunecity.com/mykro1/queenpt1.jpg

[nBT]

http://www.mattijsart.com/dsg/dsg277chesshorse.jpg
coloured ink (ecoline) & pencil

[Hazzard]

http://aaronsart.5u.com/images/darkbishop.jpg

I know, I know! Im a bit late im sorry but here it is.

[EndDrive999]

here i am. please excuse the darkness :o

http://www.geocities.com/duskman9991/DSG-ChessPiece.txt

[Mad Giraffe]

I always tought when I was playing chess....how the hell do those towers move! Well, I found a solution:D...

http://www.xs4all.nl/~rfriet/peppo/images/peppo_rook.jpg

Done with Corel Painter 8...90 mins.
I've also got the idea for a white one(free to use) a tower with wings and sparklies:angel::p....

Miau-Veeery imponing:eek: ...

[Bretton]

i thought about the rooks movement as well mad giraffe :D...
http://thumbs.deviantart.com/300W-96A096/i/2003/49/c/c/rook_for_dsg.jpg

but i didnt like the way it was turning out so i quit and started a pawn
http://thumbs.deviantart.com/300W-96A096/i/2003/49/1/f/pawn_for_dsg.jpg
haha.. umm.. his hand is backwards :D

ill see if i can post links to the bigger images later but deviantart is being kinda wierd right now

comments and (especially) crits are always welcome so please bring on the crits (especially on anatomy)

There is a lot of great ones here so far e.e;; i will make sure to be commenting on these when they are all here

[Matt Dixon]

http://www.vortex.plus.com/WhiteKnight.jpg

Really short of time for this one. Had to squeeze it into about 45 minutes.

OLSEN - I really like! I want to see the other pieces in that set!

devilbunny - Nice design. I love the haughty look on her face.

Hazzard - Cool!

Good work from all as usual.

[John]

Heya, I try to do these every once in a while, but I usually don't bother uploading.
However, I think this one conveys the original idea quite fine, so here goes. Btw, I'm aware of the errors I made in aligning the features, most notably her left eye, but I gotta go to bed, it's getting late...

Queen (http://de.geocities.com/ohbigme/queen.htm)

As always, great work here. Hazzard: That rules. I surrender.

[Faxtar]

http://momentoffame.com/snapshots/MomentOfFame/l61017.jpg

[fresh27]

i went for that mortal kombat sort of thing, but clearly couldnt come up with any good names
IMAGE REMOVED FOR USE OF STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

[stacy]

hey guys
just registered!!
everyone's stuff is SOOO good :eek:
yea well anyways....great stuff guys
im gonna try to figure out how to post my picture and hope the topic doesnt close before i figure it out.
-stacy

[Halis_Aetrous]

I did my chess piece in a more Eastern style (Samurai I guess).

I think it should be a king.

http://members.thegateway.net/jhinds/dsg_chess.jpg

OLSEN- That is awesome!

EndDrive999- Very moody. I like it.

Miau- Good idea. Kings should be sitting. =D

[Crave My Nightmares]

http://redmarionette.com/ChessPieceQueenDSG.jpg
unfinished. Ran out of time tonight. :(
Its a queen if you couldnt tell. :)
Everyone is doing such amazing work!

[brianl]

Mel Brooks inspired :D

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/artbybrian/forums/chess_piece.jpg

[Vimmzy]

omg everyone great work...

Halis_Aetrous: i love it would have been cooler with thinner lines on the outline kinda but still great..

Matt Dixon: love the colors, doesn't make me feel like it is a chesspiece rightwaya but still..

Bretton: Hilarious.. ;D

Enddrive999: love the wicked demon feel from him, guess he is a white piece.. ;D

Hazzard: a whole new perspective on chesspieces.. i wouldn't have thought of that.. nice sketch too.. would love to see that in color..

Vaevictis Asmadi: ohh nice one, resembels some patriarchthingy from magic if i recall the name correctly. love it though.. i wouldn't want that bishop where i live..

Carniflex: nice concept, would love to see some more work on it.. he looks kinda mad though ;D

Miau: stunning

oDD: well, lets settle for love at first sight shall we?

Spidermonkey: well, he looks evil thoug he is white - awesome

devilbunny: wicked! she looks great..

OLSEN!: SUPERB! with big letters

brianL: :D

[Wednesday]

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/awednesday/pawn.jpg

[Iiori]

Theres this thread on a site about Introspection, Your Life as a chessboard (http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/index.php?fn=view_thread&t=83216&hl_set=introspect%20Introspection) , which I found really interesting. Kinda based my image off that.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/vbcserenity/art/meh.jpg

I made myself as the queen. Parts of it represent myself. The reason for the mask on the face and the weapons is because sometimes I go into battle blind, but never unarmed. The clouds are there because thats where my head is most of the day. Things like that. Haha I didn't go very deep in this one. I wish I had time to color it, that would help a lot with the introspection. Haha now I sound conceded. :P

Im loving that wednesday!

[Halis_Aetrous]

LOL!!!!

Wednesday, that is awesome! :D

[Shambacca]

http://gallery.passion4art.com/members/shambacca/queen.jpg

It's either a Queen or a Rook. I'm leaning towards Queen.

[Klon]

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/Magnus416/Rook.jpg

ok sorry it took so long to post this I had to find a good host site but here it is my first pic post here. Sorry its so sloppy I was just testing my mouse skills in Oc.


BtW thank u bgermain and anemos :)

[Vimmzy]

well klon, can't see your pic

wednesday i just so love that one i wanna print it and hang it on my wall... ;D

[Klon]

thankx Vimmzy for telling me hope u can see it now. :)

[Vimmzy]

indeed. i like the concept, but it is as you said, a wee bit too sloppy (i am one to talk.. ;D)...

[bkmini]

hey guys, great stuff. I really wanted to do one too, but I'm pretty tired right now and all I wanna do is watch TV. Monday's after a long weekend are always very tiring for some reason. Anyways, here's some feedback.

Klon: cool idea, making the rook a guy but theming his armor and stuff like a tower. the helmet is cool. proportions seem to be pretty good, though his left foot is too far forward. considering it was done with a mouse I can't really criticize it for being too sloppy, after all it is hard enough to start from scratch sketching with a tablet. I would suggest practicing more on coloring with the mouse and using traditional methods to do your line work. As far as I'm concerned noone should have to draw with a mouse. Do you have access to a scanner or digital camera?

Faxtar: I like your rook too! the face is great, you should give the rest of his body the same treatment.

Bretton: love your rook. My guess is the legs were giving you trouble? I would finish it. It's a fun pic. The anatomy on your second looks pretty decent, aside from the torso twisting a bit unnaturally and the backwards hand. Also you can see too much of the bottom of his chin.

brianl: you have great line quality. gotta love mel brooks too. it's good to be the king.

fresh27: I laugh out loud every time I look at your pic. I hope that was what you were going for... hilarious.

ok, everyone keep it up. sorry again I didn't post, in the time it took to write this I guess I could have, but giving feedback is good too. :fruit:

[Patch]

After he got the tattoo - and just to be spiteful, his friends called him "Rook".

http://www.dragonbones.net/albums/DSG/knight.jpg

Really fast, and I got bored with it, so...

[MrKayne]

Neat stuff today. Not much time for mine, but here's a pawn (simple, but important pieces).

http://www.kaynecomix.com/dsg/277.jpg

olsen - that's an awesome picture! it's so freakin' detailed... wow!
scumworks - I know it's recycled, but I'm still gald ya posted it, I really like it.
devilbunny - that's a great one today, she's such a cool concept.
Iiori - Nice! I like you line work.

[devilbunny]

hooray! i did another one and i like it better!
it's a bishop......OF SATAN! hee hee.
lots of great work today. good topic.
http://jenniferrodgers.com/bishop1.jpg

[Calibretto]

http://plaza.ufl.edu/bwe/pawn.jpg

There's my contribution, be it ever so humble. Anyway, these guys caught my eye:

Klon: I like your basic design; it's really good for using a mouse. I am so slopy with my mouse (as you can see above.)

Faxter:Your Rook is awesome, especially the face. If you flesh out the rest of the body as you did the face, i think it could turn out really nice.

Those are just the ones I had some comments on; there are good ones throughout the thread. it is good to be back perticipating again after being away. Good jobs all around.

[Wystro]

Hello there...this is my first post -- the imagination will come later. I started doodling a pawn and a knight and they ended up dancing. *passes out playbills*

:) Wystro

http://sparkles295.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/pawnandknight.jpg

[Jezebel_SoP]

Here's my quickie, 10 minutes or so in PS6....

http://www.sonofprint.com/conceptart/pawn.jpg

[OLSEN]

Im glad so many liked my work today, thanks. :)

Im trying my best to learn the secrets of painter8, and it´s my belief that that program has a will of it´s own. Anyhow, i did another one, some black pawns. I didnt spend as much time on this one as my first, but here goes:

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

Great work all, and see you next topic.

[mtomczek]

Theres some nice work here today, keep it up, and remember that i have my eye on you :)

[terp]

huge turnout today! awesome stuff...fun topic...it would be a fun series to do....

olsen - great mood...god...
devilbunny - your char designs are sweet!
brianl - great lines!
wednesday - love the colors...and the swirls on the piece...
faxtar - so solid feeling!
hazzard - i love the tones, and angular lines...
spidermonkey - your char is cool...playful...
oDD - love the highlights at the bottom...and that the legs have no detail...
enddrive- love the mystery...
scum - love the strokes...so clean....

when i think chess characters, i always think back to this dragon magazine cover....
http://www.denbeauvais.com/two_d/fantasy/check_mate.html

here's my my sketch of a dark queen with her pawns....
http://www.miketerpstra.com/dsg/dsg_chess.jpg

[Faxtar]

I fixed him up alittle, lots of awesome work today truely inspiring.

http://momentoffame.com/snapshots/MomentOfFame/l61090.jpg

[ploboyko]

http://www.image4u.org/patloboyko/bishoplores.jpg

Very rough, but I had to do something for this cool topic!

[nBT]

Wednesday! LUV IT!
i was not having my day here. i have the idea that certian styles or ways of doing topics are more apprecietad than others. it bugs me sometimes

nBT

[William b. Hand]

Hmm... mine's a bit vague. Okay... It's very vague.
But hopefully the chess connection will become somehow apparent later. It's cropped a bit, actually. ...I'll probably have her hovering over a chess landscape.

So... this is a "w.i.p." if I'm able to extend my attention span past a single sitting.

http://homepage.mac.com/forumdump/.Pictures/CHESS%20QUEEN%20w.i.p.%20%20.jpg
(about 2 hrs. / PS7)

OLSEN - Great Job! Very mechanical and spooky to me.
devilbunny - Love both of yours! Glad you got more time.
oDD - Very tangible.
brianl - Heh heh.. Cute.
Wednesday - I just think of Marzipan when I see that. Dunno why.
Faxtar - I dig that Rook!

[Bretton]

some comments on what i thought wasa rerally nice

@Olsen- that is really cool! i really like the horse.

@devilbunny- cool character design! she looks like the kind of queen you would see capturing peices left and right! Your second character is wicked as well :D

@Spidermonkey- real good. i like the exaggerated proportions & anatomy

@ODD- thats awesome

@Vaevictis- very nice bishop... or perhaps.. an evil bishop!!

@Hazzard- amazing :D that peice has got style

@Faxtar- really nice, i like how his head looks like a little tower :D

@brianl- that is a really good cartoon! I would buy a chess set like that in a second! nay... two seconds!

@wednesday- that is so cute :] i especially love ther little stick arms and the hearts and stars drawn on the floor

@ploboyko- that is a really really cool bishop. im glad you decided to participate

sorry i didnt comment on everyones chess piece but i need to go get ready for school.

[William b. Hand]

Here's another one that I'd done originally. I didn't like it at the time, but now I do. Go figure.

http://homepage.mac.com/forumdump/.Pictures/owl%20queen.jpg
(about an hour - PS7)

[Mr.Marbles]

WaoW! You must have a homepage! Very nice art, you weild the tablet skillfully. =D

[Mad Giraffe]

hmm...okaaay...no commens for me, woohoo....and I've just put out such an effort to get some good comments(crits are also appreciated:D).ah well, better luck next time.....what's next topic....great, better get on to it then*sigh*...

[Klon]

Mad Gifaffe-Don't want you to feel left out i will crit your work.

The only thing that i would do to improve this drawing is maybe aligning some of the line and curves but other than that i don't see anything wrong. :)


Btw-bkmini i do have a scanner i just wanted to try my mousing skills. Thanks. :)

[Matt Dixon]

Don't worry, MG - you're not the only one who doesn't get many comments. ;)

I know this is stating the obvious, but look at all the stuff you get from participating in the DSG; you have a reason to keep that pencil hand waving every day, and you're presented with subjects you might not ordinarily tackle.

Beyond that, you also get to see how everyone else deals with the topic; you can learn as much from looking at someone else's work and considering how you would have done things differently, or what you might change to improve their picture as you might from crits on your own pieces. There's a great bunch of artists contributing to the DSG - even if they're not offering comments on your own work, their crits make good reading.

Constructive criticism is a great way to improve your work, and positivie feedback is a marvellous motivator but, at the end of the day, they're just other people's opinions. If you really want comment, ask for it in your post, and draw people's attention to an anything in your image that you're not sure about. It can be very difficult to look at a sketch and say 'this is wrong', 'that's too blue' etc...

I know it's disheartening when you look down a post of comments on everyone's work except your own, but it shouldn't matter. Do this for yourself, and critique your own work as harshly as you can..!

Draw on, brother! :D

[fresh27]

Originally posted by fresh27


i went for that mortal kombat sort of thing, but clearly couldnt come up with any good names
IMAGE REMOVED FOR USE OF STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

damn it was so small. 95% of the picture was my work >=[

[mtomczek]

sorry man, it doesnt matter.

[silentbrain]

http://64.191.99.205/~silentbr/dump/120303-dsg-chessfigures.jpg

Just getting caught up, kinda sped through looking at the other entries but caught the tail end of the thread. I'd have to agree with Matt D. there, that's the reason I'm doing dsg.

[OLSEN]

Silentbrain,

i would love to see the queens of that gangster set.

[Mad Giraffe]

Thanks Matt Dixon:D..you are my new Hero:chug:

[Storyline]

Originally posted by Wystro
Hello there...this is my first post -- the imagination will come later. I started doodling a pawn and a knight and they ended up dancing. *passes out playbills*

:) Wystro



Wystro I must say that the whole idea of your post is beautiful. I love it. I think it'd be cool to see s play about chess pieces. Have a little Romeo and Juliet having a black knight and a white queen get together and then start a whole war because of the two.
Again beautiful piece. :chug:

[DV8]

old one, finally posted! catchup is fun!

http://www.mikephillips.ca/dsg/dsg_277_misc_chess_piece.jpg