DSG 278: Character: Demon slayer/hunter

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Today's topic is: Character: Demon slayer/hunter

[Bretton]

hmmm does that mean a demon that is a hunter/slayer? or someone who hunts or slays demons?

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

I think it's the latter.

but I don't think anyone would mind the first one either...and if you wanna be on the safe side just make a DEmon that hunts/slays other demons :P

[Hazzard]

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

His name is Nistob, his tribes chieftan has aged and died so it is Nistob's job to take his place. Before he can do this he must bring back the head of the Gangrelite from the caves deep in the black forests. He begins to track him and his trail is warm.... it must be closer than he thought.

[Signature]

Yours is great Hazzard!

I had to think of Wesley from Angel.
I know I shouldn't post fanart but it is just loosely based on that image:
http://www.buffyworld.com/angel/season5/screencaps/lineage/lineage019.php
I like the idea I had but I can't realize ideas yet. :(
Maybe I'll get back to this in a year or two.
The thing in the left hand (his right) is supposed to be a shotgun pointing at the chin of a demon.

http://www.andyart.de/images/demonhunt.jpg

[Jebus]

Alright... I had two problems with this one, my hand was shaking :mad: and I only had a fineliner which was too thick :( That's why the face is a bit weird, maybe I'll ink it better tonight. But hey, doesn't matter ;)

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/sigma_atf/Demon_huntress.jpg

[Rockhead]

Dang Jebus, you and I must have been thinking along the same lines, mine has many similarities although I imagine everyone has had the female slayer (Buffy) image cross their thoughts. A lot of times I'll start a DSG and then get pulled away so this time I thought I would at least throw up the sketch and then replace it with the color if I got time.
http://www.rockydavies.com/forreview/slayer2.jpg
I just replaced the original pencil post with the color post hope you enjoy!

[brianl]

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

[Miau]

hi
nice works again!
heres mine - quick small pencil
http://miau.geekhost.info/images/sketches,speed/dsg278.jpg

[SirSushi]

man, i seriously need a scanner...

http://miau.geekhost.info/images/sketches,speed/muchs_stuff/dsg27801.jpg

[Vimmzy]

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


great work everyone, here is my lil hunter.. i tried many different ideas and i also tried lots of variations of this one, liked this the most because it is simple yet it says what it came to say so to say.. so lets say... or something

[Hunger_Artist]

This is no ordinary gun he is carrying.. it is a "prayer wheel" gun. It spins sacred parchments at about 20,00rpm to create karma-blasts.

ok, it sounded cool at the time...

painter/oc

http://www.joinedartists.com/uploads/demon_hunterweb.jpg

[bkmini]

hunger artist: awesome, but finish it! just keep it loose, but tighten it up in a few places

I went with the played out idea of an angel who kills demons. here is a quick preliminary, but it will be replaced with the finished piece.

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

yes, that does look like the balrog...

[Matt Dixon]

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

Short of time again. Just a quickie.

Hazzard - Good stuff. I like the narrative, too!

Rockhead - She looks mean. Hope you get the chance to add colour.

Brianl - Not sure why, but that's a very creepy image...

H_A - Sacred parchments at 20,000 rpm? Death by paper cuts! Yeah!

bkmini - Very nice! Hurry up with the finished image!

[Jane Radstrom]

I haven't done a DSG in awhile, but want to get back into it. He is more of a demon hunter and less a slayer. I guess he is the guy the slayers go to when they need to find the demon. ;)

http://www.velondra.com/images/gallery/278demonhunter.jpg

PS, tablet... maybe 15-20 mins.

[OLSEN]

marker sketch
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Demonslayer%20Marker.jpg

Not a marker sketch.
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Demonslayer.jpg

[Matt Dixon]

You make me happy, OLSEN. :D

[brianl]

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/artbybrian/forums/demon_hunter2.jpg

Thanks for the comments folks! And here's some back...but first, let me say that I'm certainly no authority. If what I say doesn't sound right to you, ignore it!;)

edited 'cuz I hit the friggin' enter key

Hazzard: Nicely done. The position he's in looks a little uncofortable tho'. Maybe if his legs were under him more?

Signature: Like the start. Can't say too much about the painting, I'm trying teach myself that now. =)

Jebus: Cool idea. I like the costume. =) You have some problems with the anatomy here though.

Rockhead: She's pretty =) Didn't they have a dark haired slayer in a few shows?

JMiau: Cool sketch...I'd love to see it finished!

Sir Sushi: The idea is good...

Vimmzy: Very cool!

Hunger Artist: Nice! And what bkmini said =)

bkmini: That preliminary is beautiful! I can't wait to see it finished!

Matt Dixon: Cool painting! The pic says it all.

Velo: Nice figure, but he kinda needs a background?

Olsen: dude...that's just freakin' pretty...

Plaf: Heh...I like it =)

Bretton: Looks like a cross between Vampire Hunter D and the Nightmare before Xmas...anatomy-wise, it looks like his spine is broken. His legs come out of that coat a little too far to the right.

[plaf]

got home at midnight from work, so i couldn't really find energy for more than a superquickie =)

good stuff today.

bkmini: the expression in yours is awesome.
olsen: very nice indeed! how long did you spend on it?
matt dixon: cool. reminds me of alone in the dark for some reason.



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

[Bretton]

sorry you gotta click a link i dont have time (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/4071946/)


sorry this is the best i can do im hurried :p maybe ill finish it up later if i have time

comments and crits please

[OLSEN]

Plaf: I did about 20 minutes of doodling at first, i wanted her to have a cool hat and im not very good at hats. The markersketch took me about 40minutes, the colors another 40 minutes. So about 100 minutes.

Matt Dixon: Thanks. Your priest looks pretty badass too. :)

Nice work all.

Edit: Missed your comment on mine, Brianl, thanks. And again, nice work all. :)

[kungfu_chook]

OK, first DSG post, was thinking about this while bored here at work.

http://kungfuchook.250free.com/pics/slayer_bunny.jpg

about 30 mins with mech pencil on copy paper, will finish it at some other stage.

The bunny is holding a water pistol containing Holy water if your wondering what the hell its got to do with the topic.

Why a bunny?? why not......he has 2 lucky rabbits feet ;)

[Wystro]

Old drawing and new tablet sketch...

((Olsen and Matt Dixon -- what software do you paint with?))


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

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

[Iiori]

Quickie by me too. ^^


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

Olsen - I really like how that turned out. Great colors.

bkmini - Woah, Can't wait to see it finished.

Hunger_Artist- I agree with the rest, though I think it has charm the way it is. ^^

brianl- Cool piece, can never go wrong with big, strong, gun toten dudes.

plaf- Haha I'm wondering what that cake is made out of. :P

Vimmzy & Matt Dixon - Lovin the whole priest look. Some of the most interesting characters were killer priests.

brianl- Cool colors!

Eep! Id love to keep goin but gotta go play ball.

[Vimmzy]

i don't know about you guys, and maybe i is just me that has started to put more than 10 mins work into each piece, but i think the DSG works have improved..

i just love todays entries...

olsen: it is because of you i go to bed crying or something ;F i wanna have those skills to you have inspiered me to work hard.. thanks..

brianl thanks for the comment..

hungerartist.. if you get that to print i will buy it, i just love the style you have..

[Nike]

Well, this is mine, it's my first post here. Done with Painter Classic, took about 30,40 min-hope I'll find time to finish it sometime.
http://spacewalkers_rest.250free.com/cleric1.jpg

[nBT]

http://www.mattijsart.com/dsg/dsg278demonhunter.jpg
demonhunter. too rough but i had a good go at it.

[davi]

http://www.creatureone.com/dsg/dsgg014.jpg

experimenting :\
don't think i'll try that technique again...

[GiR]

just gotta say i love this forum and especially the dsg thread. i visit everyday and you guys never cease to amaze me. thank you. keep up the good work:)

[Faxtar]

Heres mine, with demon skull helmet and glider-wings for air pursuits.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid91/p1ba23d3ad4307c6cf9600d0d00a16e62/fa663a50.jpg

Good work everyone!

Especially Rockhead, MattDixon and OLSEN. :)

[Spidermonkey]

OK This was fun. wish I could spend more time on it, but such is life......I like this topic a lot.
http://www.jenniferrodgers.com/DS.jpg
How my head feals
:bash:

[scumworks]

I'm late. Demon slaying... samurai ....* eh welll. Another value study.
http://www.scumworks.com/otr/conceptart/demon slayer.jpg

[Shambacca]

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

I really like the way the arm turned out. The rest, meh.

[josephrey]

god damn, olsen. i wish you'd show us more hand drawn stuff.

[wassermelone]

Doesn't look like a demon hunter?

Well... she has a meeean swing on her massive bible... =D
A bible beater if you will...

http://webspace.ringling.edu/~awhitmor/demonhunter.jpg

[bkmini]

hey everybody, thanks for the interest! here is an almost completed version. I just need to add the demon, but that shouldn't take long since he is mostly black. I figured that since I was lazy yesterday I would make up for it today. hope you like it.

http://www.bradkurz.com/angel1.jpg

[deviousg]

brianl - cool colors and mood

bkmini - this looks like it is going to be awesome! Love the angel slayer thing.

olsen - cool concept - looks like a toxic samurai!


This is again something quick ..

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

[Faxtar]

Thats soooo sweet bkmini! Great job :chug:

[Wystro]

:jawdrop: Breathtaking work, bkmini!

To be fair, most of the work here is incredible -- this is the sort of work that makes me want to work harder...

*bows to everyone*

:) Wystro

[ticktock69]

Well this one took too long. The axe took about 15 min in 3Ds and then the rest took 3 to 4 hours in painter. i don't like it much, but i'm still getting used to painter.

well, here it is.

Click here for image (http://home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-tick)


Nice everyone. BKmini, wow.

[Bretton]

all great dsg's today.. i wish i had time to comment on them all...

thank you for the crits brianl... he does seem a bit vampire hunter d-ish.... im thinking the reason the spine looks twisted is because it isnt really finished and under the coat there is a lot of shadows and therefor a lot of confusion- to try and clear things up: he is facing in one direction... and he is looking off to the side.. his legs start right where the coat opens but they are covered in shadows a bit.. his right leg is crossed behind his right one.. in retrospect though it is a bit of an akward stance... i wanted him to seem a bit graceful and effeminent...if you did understand all that though and it still looks wrong could you please go in to a bit more depth? i dont want to ask too much,, but i do want to improve on my anatomy. thank you

[bkmini]

thanks for the kind words everyone. I could spend a lot more time on the demon, but it's getting late. here it is finally, a little larger than before.

http://www.bradkurz.com/angeL2.jpg

notice the sword and spear are glowing orange. It's hot in hell, right?

[josephrey]

there's some really amazing crap here today. i'm getting excited.


http://69.26.135.131/images/cp/0008075-0016682.jpg


http://www.comicsportfolio.com/portfolio/display.asp?ArtworkID=16682

[fresh27]

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

[OLSEN]

I would like to do one of those comment on everyones work thing, but theres no need, they are all great! Some are greater then other of course, but none mentioned, none forgotten. (and im lazy.. :D)

Vimmzy: Thanks, but im sorry if my piece made you cry. :D

Josephrey: Thanks, i uploaded an older pic for your viewing pleasure, it´s not a demonslayer so i just post a link. So go here for a hand drawn beast head (http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Small%20Head.jpg)

and here for a huge version of that head (http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Huge%20Head.jpg) so you can see all my mistakes. The original is 15cm high.

It´s made with everything i had on my desk, inks, markers, gouche and pencils.

See you all next topic.

[oneamuck]

http://www.runningamuck.org/odds/dsg278.jpg
I am amazed, as always, when I view the work here. Inspirational and intimidating at the same time. Some of you guys are downright frightening.
Was drawing a blank for today until I remembered a line in a William Gibson (mebbe Neal Stephenson) book about sanctified nails. Sounded creepy then, works in my brain now. That hammer is just fine for splitting skulls and kneecaps as it is for finishing nails. Here's 15 minutes with Pilot pens and a Sharpie.
It's pretty muddy and I jacked the left hand up (ended up with 6 fingers, and I swear I haven't been watching the princess bride.) I'm still learning, but you guys keep me way motivated to keep working.

[William b. Hand]

Incredible stuff from a lotta people today!
bkmini - that turned out just great!

She kills the demons with Love.
http://homepage.mac.com/forumdump/.Pictures/DemonSlayer.jpg
(About an hour - PS7)

[Matt Dixon]

This has to be the best DSG in a while. Realy nice work from everyone - sorry I don't have time to comment on all...

brianl - Thanks. I like your second post, but the first one is still freaking me out..!

Wystro - Nice pose, but doesn't the backwards baseball cap attract demons? Maybe this guy just loves his work! :) ( I use Photoshop 7 start to finish for the DSG's... )

Nike - I like the mood. Feels like we're waiting for something to happen...

Scumworks - Really solid. Great stuff.

Toaster - It's great! Love the big bible! Colour it!

Deviousg - Very nice. Excellent colours.

bkmini - Splendid.

joesphrey - Cool. Great detail.

William - Heh. Not a bad way to go out! Lovely lines.

[cinemachine]

Just barely getting this in under the wire...don't expect many to see it. Real inspiring stuff today and lots of different takes.

http://mysite.verizon.net/res0n4tb/DemonSlayer.jpg

[danielh68]

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

[Mykro]

http://members.fortunecity.com/mykro1/demonslay01.jpg
Mine's a samurai too. I saw something like this when I searched for demon slayer-some Japanese mythology site. Had fun painting it up. A lot of good shizz today.

[Shinbun Kakashi]

Wow...I was inspired by this one...but I didn't get to spend as much time on it as I would have liked to add more color and detail to it ...oh well here's my "DEMON SLAYER/HUNTER" mwa hahaha............

~Shin :waves: http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/SeabiVenus/Demon%20SLayer/Demon_Slayer.JPEG

[William b. Hand]

I decided I'd give this one another go, but in a very different direction in style and interpretation...

(incidentally, I'm quite aware of the distorted proportions, and I'm at ease with them. Part of my approach here was to not really care too much about that)

He kills the demons with Liquor.
http://homepage.mac.com/forumdump/.Pictures/DemonSlayer2.jpg
(About an hour - PS7)

[Rockhead]

These all look really good! Someone adds mention of a prize and everyone brings their A-Game. Anything to light the fire. Its good to see some people who haven't been here for a while come back too! Good to see you Velo. I also wanted to post for a shameless self-plug, I updated my sketch on the first page to the full color piece and I'm pretty happy with it! Good work everyone.

[mtomczek]

I couldn't agree more. I am really pleased with those that stepped up today. Keep it going, only 5 more days left in the week.

[paper slayer]

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/paper_slayer/dsg277dh.JPG

I made a mess with the sargent brush.
Then I fixed it up a bit.
I went a long the lines of the exorcist.

So many good entries :)

[HellTaxi]

im back! sorry it was late.
http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/demonh.jpg

[mtomczek]

nice stuff helltaxi. glad to see your back.

[Jane Radstrom]

I woke up early this morning and couldnt get back to sleep - today I'm signing all the papers to move into a new apartment, woooo!! So with the extra time I thought I'd do more of what I originally intended with this. I had been planning to do the hunter and the slayer, which is why he is so pansy with no weapons and he looked like he was talking to someone. So, a ninja update with slayer added.. (adding it to this post for convenience, though it is updated earlier in the thread, too.)

http://www.velondra.com/images/gallery/278demonhunter.jpg

You know it's weird but it occured to me that the traditional roles are kind of reversed here (woman slayer, man non-combat) and without even thinking of it I gave him hair that's somewhat long for a guy and her's is a bit short for a girl (shorter than his). Wonder if that's some kind of freudian slip from deep in my psyche...

[William b. Hand]

I gave him hair that's somewhat long for a guy and her's is a bit short for a girl

Yeah, but you also gave him a beard, which is wholly masculine, and the concept of short hair being restricted to men/ long hair to women isn't universal (and isn't even universal within our culture anymore).. so I doubt your average Jungian would would conclude gender reversal.

(Not to mention that he just looks like a handsome guy, and she's a beautiful woman...)

[brianl]

Bretton: here's a quickie of where I imagined his skeleton to be:

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

Hope this helps...:)

Thanks to all who commented on mine this time!

and some more comments/crits (in reverse order)...see previous disclaimer;)

Velo: That's better :)

HellTaxi: Cool! He's taking it to where they live!

PaperSlayer: Nice atmosphere...spooky

William B. Hand: Doesn't drinking just make the voices clearer? ;)

Shinbun Kakashi: Nice start. The left quarter of the figure looks great, but the rest kinda looks stilted/uncomfy.

Mykro: Looks like he's gonna take care of some cookies too ;)

cinemachine: Cool...I really like the action.

William b. Hand: I kinda expected to see a care-bear on her shirt ;)

oneamuck: good and creepy :)

fresh27: reminds me of "Madman" for some reason.

josephrey: Nice!

bkmini: Beautiful! I'm very glad you finished it!

deviousg: She's lovely...I wish I could paint like all you guys. [damn no icon for jealousy...and please don't 'bs flag' me...please...]

Toaster: That's a big bible :)

Shambacca: I agree with your statement...just keep on doing the painting (at least that's what I tell myself)

scumworks: I love it...the mood is perfectly sinister.:)

Spidermonkey: I like it! I'd love to see a book or something with that.

kungfu_chook: what demon could take down a bunny? :)

Wystro: The b&w is great!

Iiori: Cute li' demons ;)

Nike: That one looks very dedicated. Love to see it finished!

nBT: Rough indeed...

Davi: Don't know about the technique, but I like it!

Faxtar: Looks great :)

[Bretton]

it does brianl thanks. it does kind of look like his skeleton is like that... ill have to look otu for that in the futur thanks :D

[kungfu_chook]

Originally posted by brianl

kungfu_chook: what demon could take down a bunny? :)



Thanks brianl!

My thoughts were kinda along the lines of the movie "The Lost Boys" where they fight the vampires with water pistols etc.


Great work everyone, inspires me to try to have a go at these all the time.

[silentbrain]

http://64.191.99.205/~silentbr/dump/120403-dsg-demonhunter.jpg

So...I have a few big tests tomorrow and I just canned 3 hours into a dsg, ROFL. Had fun playing with brush techs.

[William b. Hand]

Great pic, SilentBrain!

(... although your schooling should really come first.)

I hope you take this one further... It's got a lot of things going for it.
Smart job.
:chug:

[silentbrain]

Thanks B. Hand, that means a lot :)

Fortunately I misheard and the test was next week. :D

[DV8]

another old one- better late than never (did it way back when, just getting around to posting it now). Trying to post an old one with every new one..

http://www.mikephillips.ca/dsg/dsg_278_demon_hunter.jpg