Chow 142 :: Knights of the Round Table

[daestwen]

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ROUND #142 :: Knights of the Round Table

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Choose one or more of the Knights of the Round Table. If you do more than one, please keep the designs consistent so they work in the same universe!

Please give some visual clues as to which knights you are illustrating - I don't want just random knights, I want designs based off of the particular stories of the characters you are trying to illustrate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_the_Round_Table

Some of the more popular knights in particular:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_arthur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Galahad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Lancelot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Percival
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawain

Other figures from the Arthurian legends who are knights, but not necessarily knights of the round, I will also allow, as long as you ask about them in particular first. (ie, the Green Knight, King Pellinore, etc.)


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[daestwen]

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[SoufMeng]

Cool, im in for this one! :)

[Zaxser]

Does anyone know where I can find symbols associated with the knights? Wikipedia just isn't doing it.

I remember I had to do a project involving a saint. The Catholics actually have saint cards for keeping track. How, you ask? They have tons and tons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_symbology) of associated symbols to the point that pictures of them take on a tarot like quality. Sure, Mary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus)) has three nails and usually wears blue, but Corbinian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbinian) has a motherfucking saddled bear. Future CHOW, anyone?

Anyway, I'll keep looking. I know that Arthur is often associated with bears, but for Bors, Galahad and Perceval, I'm really coming up dry.

[Sean McClain]

my all time favorite subject Im in!

[Kageko]

woohoo! my first 2dchallenge! sounds like fun, good luck everyone

[shannanigan]

Does anyone know where I can find symbols associated with the knights?


I found a couple sites that may have the information you are looking for:

http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/roundtable.html

http://www.kingarthursknights.com/default.asp


Its going to take some reading though... these are both very "thorough". :D

[SephyCloneNo15]

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/mphg/python2.gif

Someone's going to post Monty Python. Might as well get it out of the way now...

We're knights of the Round Table/We dance whene'er able...

[Pixeltuner]

I'm going for Galahad. The fact that they're calling him 'perhaps the knightly embodiment of Jesus in Arthurian legends' could make up for an interesting image methinks :)

[Wiggers]

I'm going to have a go at this one, which one to do though? 5th-6thc Romano British or the later medievel interpretion both would be very cool to do.

[Aly Fell]

I'll do Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot, I think! ;)

[The Whistler]

Awesome subject! Too bad I can't participate in this one, college is getting in the way a bit. But If I had the time I'd do Gawain because of the Tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. That's a great one :)

[Autumn_Elder]

Does Mordred count as one of the knights? I mean he was entitled by blood to have a place at the table... I want to do him and Parcifal.

[Martheart]

Really interesting!! I want to do Sir Bors the Younger:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bors

He was recognizable by a big scar on his face. At one point, he chose to save a maiden instead of helping his brother, which made his brother quite angry :P

[Edriss]

Ooo, a great topic. I've got a busy week this week but this may be too much temptation to ignore. I think I'm torn between Mordred (Autumn_Elderand according to wikipedia he's a knight) or Sir Elyan the White. Bernard Cornwell wrote a trilogy based on Athurian legend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warlord_Chronicles, that's pretty good.

[Daray]

Ooo, a great topic. I've got a busy week this week but this may be too much temptation to ignore. I think I'm torn between Mordred (Autumn_Elderand according to wikipedia he's a knight) or Sir Elyan the White. Bernard Cornwell wrote a trilogy based on Athurian legend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warlord_Chronicles, that's pretty good.

fantastic book that.

I think I will go with Gawain, he was always my favourite. Failing that, Tristan may be the other for the secret affair reasons ;)

[Giorge]

I want to do sir Geraint (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraint) , this one is awesome , and somehow is kinda free , because is in a age between roman and medieval armor and warfare , that gives you more freedom of creation.
Ha ha, I read lots of stories of the knights , i think the whole lot were kinda retarded, in the good seance. They changed blood in their family, marrying other people from their family , everyone was everyone's cousin,brother, uncle [ No offense to lower class southern USA inhabitants]. ha fun.

So good luck everybody, i think this is going to come out great.

[ryuloulou]

great subject, not a lot of time this week
I guess there will be more than enough lancelots and arthurs so if I can I'll go with Yvain, the Knight of the Lion.
Santa Claus brought me the Violet-le-Duc medieval encyclopedia this year, I cannot wait to use it!

[Molly]

..theres alot of adultery, murder and wizardry going on with them ole Knights of the Round; if they're not having an affair with their best mates girl, they're being tricked into shagging their own mothers....

Sir Caradoc Strong Arm for me......

Mx

[Crowsrock]

Great one!
Sir Morholt for me! He is one of the Knights of the Round table.

[Daniela Blanco]

Great theme.............but I don't really know if I can paticipate this time.......think I'm going out on vacation tomorrow or the day after tomorow...........and everyone deserves to rest sometimes....right?

well.....but I'll give it a try on Lancelot.......as being the gallant knight of Artur's wife.....

[cowboy surfer]

Daest - Just wanted to run Uther Pendragon by you. According to Robert De Boron, Merlin created the round table for him after he defeated Hengest.

He was also supposed to have created one of the 3 great spells, but it doesnt tell me which one! (more research needed)

Anyway, is it OK to concept him??

[ArtbyWard]

I think I will do Tristan . This is very inspiring! I went to a great JW Waterhouse exhibition this weekend, it had some very very inspiring art about this subject. If you are in Holland it's a must see! It's in Groningen.

[spaztastic]

Ha ha, I read lots of stories of the knights , i think the whole lot were kinda retarded, in the good seance. They changed blood in their family, marrying other people from their family , everyone was everyone's cousin,brother, uncle [ No offense to lower class southern USA inhabitants]. ha fun.

arrgghhh put em them be fighten words here in Kentucky... however sadly true it may be... the whole "my uncle is my mothers fathers sisters son who is also my dad"... hahhahaha your post made me laugh so hard though......

[Daray]

Its no different here in the some of the remote southern parts of England either, I assure you!

[MJ_Alcazar]

Too many choices, they all have pretty interesting stories to go along with them!!! I've narrowed it down to Sir Bedivere, Sir Kay, or Sir Galahad. But, now I need to choose one. :)

[Wiggers]

Gawain and the Green Knight

[daestwen]

Does Mordred count as one of the knights? I mean he was entitled by blood to have a place at the table... I want to do him and Parcifal.

Yup, Mordred is a pass.

Daest - Just wanted to run Uther Pendragon by you.

Anyway, is it OK to concept him??

Usually 'Knights of the Round Table' refer to Arthur's knights, and in the later stories the table was given to arthur as a wedding gift, but.

Dear Daddy Uther is just too cool, so you're welcome to him. ;)

[Wiggers]

Can we do Merlin next week? :)

[Venger]

Lol I just had the same thought!

Time to dig out 'Excalibur!' - the movie that is.

[Stoat]

Oooo...good one! There are some great lesser-known characters. Like Palamedes, who was a former Muslim and the son of the King of Babylon. And Dagonet, who was a brave knight and Arthur's fool as well.

[Xaya]

Finally I reason to paint some nice shiny armor again.... great topic!!! See you soon!

[chaosrocks]

Posh dear
Sir robin ? you're kidding right?
yeah I was thinking of Palomedes myself sometimes refered to as a MOor... and the whole questing beast thing...

[Aly Fell]

Posh dear
Sir robin ? you're kidding right?


He he...

ud7YNNA0Mwo

[chaosrocks]

i know iknow
but the pythonites invented him . although kai was nearly as bad
giggle

[yoitisi]

Daestwen: Since the Green Knight is allowed, can I do Turquine? He wasn't a member of the table, but he defeated and held captive many knights of the round table until Lancelot killed him. Always sort of liked him :P

[daestwen]

Daestwen: Since the Green Knight is allowed, can I do Turquine? He wasn't a member of the table, but he defeated and held captive many knights of the round table until Lancelot killed him. Always sort of liked him :P

Sounds good to me, go ahead~


I think I'll ixnay Sir Robin, though. :P

[Pixeltuner]

Behold, Sir Galahad. Nobleman by name, aristocrat by birth and basically Jesus in knight's armor. Tremble in his presence. :D

[Mock]

Pixeltuner, you are too much of a badass, sir.

I think I may go with Mordred and Maleagant to satiate my villain fetish.

[Pixeltuner]

Mock: thanks, but I'm still far from that. I do try though :D

[xvampire]

can I join? :)

i want to make sir Mordred

:o

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordred
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru5t5fx6Hiw

[kelly x]

Posh, I wanted the knights who say Nee too your too funny --

[Aly Fell]

Posh, I wanted the knights who say Nee too your too funny --

Your wish is my... etc:

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[Pixeltuner]

damn, it still cracks me up every time seeing them doing the horses themselves. :D

[Jeremy Hoffman]

Pixeltuner: Looking good.... Make it work ;-)

[shannanigan]

I hope I can join in on this... I've never drawn armor before and I could use some "shiny" practice. :D

Though I'm back to work today after 2 weeks vacation so chaos was awaiting me... not sure I'll have enough free time. But I'll give it a try!

[Zarquino]

Pixeltuner: Oh, man, I had same idea but now I've seen yours I think I'll watch what can the forum artists do. It looks great mate!

I think I like pretty much the knights of the round table, I'm sorry but I don't like Xmas so I was not decided enough to try that pair of ghosts. But wow! King Arthur and his mates, that ca be awesome, let's see what can the forum bring :D

[¿Dubious?]

AMAZING! I need in on this.

[spaztastic]

He he...

ud7YNNA0Mwo

We are the Knights who say neee neee. Bring us a SHRUBBERY. Oh I need to watch that movie again.
I wanna do the sparrow debate scene so badly, however I am gonna give my eyes a rest. I strained them so badly this last round, staring at a computer monitor non stop for 4 days kinda does that I guess. I'll see if I can't throw something together though.

I wonder can we do a female version of the knights? Daestwen?

Edit: I am such a tard I can't even spell nee.....

[Bargara]

Ya ya.. this is my first post on this site.. been lurking for a few weeks and am amazed about the artwork posted here.

Anyways, this topic is too good to give up and I think ill give this a try, even though I have the most trouble with digitally painting things, and I even have more trouble with the human figure. sigh. The life of a relatively new artist is difficult. I drool over some of the works here. Someday ill be that good... someday.

[r.mccabe]

I'll put in with Percival. I'll make sure to do a proper job of it this time. Are there any requirements for details? Or is it only that it be recognizable? I think I'll have him praying with the grail, but I'm not sure.

Also, I tweaked my screen today so there shouldn't be any more issues. I matched works in Stokstad's Art History book to googled versions.

Good luck to everyone. Can't wait to see some of the stuff for this one.

[JessiBean]

Hmm, I am thinking Bedivere, Galahad, or Lancelot.
Such a good topic, Daes. Thank you!

[Venger]

Too...many...choices.....

Maybe we should do them all! week after week! - then display a huge tableau of them....(eek possibly personal project...no time..must resist..)

Maybe I can do it...I can work evenings, maybe 3 knights a week!...3 (k)night's.../evening, no?...ok I'll get me coat.

[Eric Young]

I'm so in on this one! I'm doing Galahad

[HiloHello]

Um, I think I might attempt this. Maybe I'll actually finish it.

I think I'll go for Sir Br(e)unor le Noir, "La Cote Male Taile." 'Cause his story's cool. Also, COAT. And Sir Kay's an asshole.

[chaosrocks]

hey dae...can we have ladies next?
gwen, elaine morgaine Isuelt.morgause
or a mighty fest of Merlin ! :P

[♦♦Jackdaw♦♦]

Here's a WIP of 'Sir-Not-Appearing-in-This-Film'







Hardy-har-har....

But seriously, awesome topic. I'm in.

[DIMAGYAN]

caradoc briefbras. the story is a bit confusing(probably because of my poor english) specially about the nickname strong/stout/short arm and the parental names. but i like the story and the character has a nice background.
i dont know how young he is, but i didn't want to make him too young.i didnt look for visual references, so for know is just my idea of 5th or 6th century medieval costumes...need to fix that
anyway just a sketch(hope is inside the parameters of the topic)

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more work on the sketch. im not sure about the "pants", just trying

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Wiggers:nice start!

Pixeltuner:i like the caricaturization, nice character!

[chaosrocks]

dae- can I have King Pellinore?

he was one of Arthurs knights, the first he ever jousted with... (pellinore won)
he's the one withthe questing beast... I would like to rely rather heavily on T.H. White's "once and Future King" for the description..

he was the father of sir lamorak and Percival... (and a couple others I forget)
and of the girl (unnamed) whoe found the grail with percival and galahad

[daestwen]

Yup, Pellinore is a personal fave, so he gets a pass. ;)

[septomin]

Probably won't have time to finish this. Oh well.

[Eric Young]

Here is the line art for my entry. I still need to finish inking but I think I'm going to go with a comic book style character.

[Autumn_Elder]

To Daestwen - YIPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Hehe what can I say I like my men evil... ^.^

[The Whistler]

Dammit! Seeing you guys having all the fun and having no time for this topic is SO not fair!

DIMAGYAN - awesome start!

[Sellis]

I'll be trying my hand at galahad :P

[chaosrocks]

septomin.. that is one sexy dude
finish it
please?

[Wiggers]

Small update, Gawain and the GreenKnight

[Giorge]

hey daestwen, you didn't approve or disapprove the character that I chose SirGeraint (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraint), so where do we stand?

[daestwen]

flamable: do you have a better reference for him that this? The Wikipedia page really doesn't explain how he's related to the arthur legend, it just says that he is.

[Pixeltuner]

Wiggers: Nice, but: Give him some glasses and he looks like Bill Hicks! :D

[Wiggers]

lol :)

[kelly x]

septomin = sexy pose and lighting!
Wigger's, nice start
Nice work in here and I love this subject...
I'm trying Sir Lance and Guin but trying to put them post Apocalyptic. ?? :punkgirl:

[daestwen]

kelly, it's looking good, but i might ask that we leave out the girls this round - might want to bring them up as a topic later. :]

[MoHog]

is mordred, Arthur's illegitimate son and all-round badass allowed?

[kelly x]

Dash, I took it from the story Of Lancelot and Guenevere??
"I don't want just random knights, I want designs based off of the particular stories of the characters you are trying to illustrate."
So I'll take G out, not a problem and saved for later... ta de da...

[Lewis]

my wip of kingarthur

[Mock]

is mordred, Arthur's illegitimate son and all-round badass allowed?

Yeah, someone asked on the first page and a few of us are doing him, and other naughty knights.

[daestwen]

Dash, I took it from the story Of Lancelot and Guenevere??
"I don't want just random knights, I want designs based off of the particular stories of the characters you are trying to illustrate."
So I'll take G out, not a problem and saved for later... ta de da...

Yeah, the story is totally fine and good, I just mean that this is a knight-design round (though I want knights as characters, I still want knights), and G is figuring fairly prominently in your image ;)

I kind of want to save her for a later round just in case, anyway.

[¿Dubious?]

Kelly x this may seem like a moot point and I dont want to be a jerk or anything but your guinivere looks a ton like Keira Knightly from the King Arthur movie cover. I know youre taking her out of this image so its not really a concern but if you keep going with the piece you might want to watch that. Interesting start though. I was thinking of going futuristic with mine as well but in a more scifi sort of way.

[Lior Schiller]

Hello^^


This is Sir Lionel, the one who got betrayed by his brother and then tried to kill him.

[Monika Gruszka]

very early wip... :)

[azekariel]

Edited.

Okay, so I was thinking- is it possible to draw Arthur just after pulling the sword from the stone? Technically, the sword in the stone is proof of his being the true king... I'm just worried the topic might want an Arthur at the height of his powers or something. It would be horrible to put tons of work into an image, only to find it wasn't valid xD

[Martheart]

Ok my wip of Sir Bors the Younger, running off with a maiden. In the background I want to draw Bors' brother who is in trouble. (Bors chose to save a girl instead of his brother according to the story). Daestwen: I hope it's okay I included the maiden in this image?

[Lior Schiller]

Arthemis IX - Watch out from my Lionel :P

[daestwen]

Okay, you know what, kelly and artemis, you guys can do ladies, I take it back... We just might not do the Arhurian Ladies for a little while, then.

[Pixeltuner]

Arthemis IX: Nice romantic scene, sets the right mood! You could be my neighbor by the way, I live in Hilversum as well :p

Here's an update on my Sir Galahad :yayca:

[JessiBean]

Arthemis IX - watch out for your composition getting too cluttered, it is already very full with the maiden and the knight, the horse, the background, adding another figure may be even more distracting, and this all makes him not quite seem the focus... maybe consider ways to open this up, use less external things to tell who he is? Also, why crop it there? If she is going to obscure so much of him and the horse, why not go larger so you can get their entire figures in there too?

Lots of ways to work it out, just push a little further.

[Eric Young]

Still a WIP, i've finished the inking and have started coloring in photoshop. Everything looks good so far everyone

[NoShot]

Hey,
First post for me. Here is my WIP; mostly still trying to figure out colors etc. The theme is Lancelot at the moment he decides to hang it all up and become a hermit :)

[Eric Young]

Easy part is over, I finished the under painting, now I have to render the values and hues.

[shannanigan]

Ok... I rarely draw "real" guys let alone manly men in Armor.... so I'm pokin' along here. Not planning on much story telling... just a character posing since the subject matter is real tough for me!! The plan is this will become Lancelot, young... when he leaves the Lady of the Lake to join with Arthur. Gonna maybe put a lake in the background if I ever get the character done. :D

So I don't know what to do with that damn right hand... he'll be wearing gauntlets... the angle is off, but I want more of the front of the gauntlet to show (since thats where the fancy design part is!) Maybe have his hand on his hip? I don't know.... stupids hands. *grumble*


EDIT: Drew up his head.... his hair will be that Medieval "Squire" hair... for lack of a better description. And no I still haven't fixed that stupid hand. :O

[Venger]

Hmm, couldn't resist doing the Green knight :)
Not sure whether to make him fully supernatural or more keep him 'man in armour'?
Nothings definite yet - maybe more interesting armour.

I'd like to do other knights, I'll see what I can fit in.
I have no idea how we're going to judge this.....



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[Crowsrock]

Here's my first sketch of Sir Morholt. I will stick to 5th century armour and weapons.

Pixelturner: Sir Galahad looks great already.

[scorge]

Venger, PixelTuner: Looking badass guys. Makes me want to work that much harder on mine.
Shannanigan: Very nice study of the male anatomy there.
Decided to focus on the line art a little more this time.
This is the honorable Sir Gareth. His story is pretty awesome if you haven't checked it out already.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth

[hungryan]

Hello everyone!
I'm on vacation, without Wacom or anything, but this sounds too good to miss.
Dae, can we wonder a bit in the theme? I mean can it be something else than medieval? Also, I can only get to a scanner once probably, so my only WIPs will be probably ink and then some colors, 2 phases. Is that a problem? I will not have time to give any remarks on other's works, I will have barely time to finish my own, but MJ Alcazar, I saw your Ghosts, and one of them had a really nice face, the best one you've ever done so far really (I think the past with the candle on her head)!

[Eric Young]

Still working, any comments?

[Martheart]

Glad the girls are allowed!

Jessibean: Thank you for your comment, it helps me tremendously. I will try to play with the composition. Maybe leave the scene with Lionel out and focus on Bors. I was leaving the horse out because I'm not sure I can draw a decent horse :P but hey, maybe I should just try.

Pixeltuner: Your drawing is cool, nice style! And you are HKU? I study Game Design in Hilversum :p
Tipa: Want to see your Lionel :p

[hungryan]

It seems that I will not have time with all the running around, eh. I will make my idea next week then, just for the fun of it.

[Pixeltuner]

Glad the girls are allowed!

Jessibean: Thank you for your comment, it helps me tremendously. I will try to play with the composition. Maybe leave the scene with Lionel out and focus on Bors. I was leaving the horse out because I'm not sure I can draw a decent horse :P but hey, maybe I should just try.

Pixeltuner: Your drawing is cool, nice style! And you are HKU? I study Game Design in Hilversum :p
Tipa: Want to see your Lionel :p

thx :) And I'm ex-HKU (Interaction Design). Graduated in 2004 and now work as an artist at Gamehouse(Zylom) in Eindhoven.

[Nickykcin]

I think i'm gonna have a go at sir gawain at noon . When his strenght triples :)
first wip.
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[ArtbyWard]

Here's my tristan :) Not sure about a lot of it though.. Any comments?

[IIKII]

I will be doing Sir Galahad. From the wiki, he seem to be a godly person.

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[Giorge]

flamable: do you have a better reference for him that this? The Wikipedia page really doesn't explain how he's related to the arthur legend, it just says that he is.

Yes here is one http://www.kingarthursknights.com/knights/geraint.asp

[Stoat]

Bedivere. Only had one hand. Was with Arthur when he died. Charged with returning Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake.

I just got a call from the movers that my stuff has arrived, so godnose if I'll get to finish this.

[Hexism]

Can I do Dagonet?He seems fun..
Dagonet is King Arthur's court jester in the Arthurian legend, and a Knight of the Round Table. In some versions of the story he is merely a buffoon who has been knighted as a joke, while in others he is actually a valiant warrior. In Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur, for example, he is mostly portrayed as the former, while in the 2004 film adaptation King Arthur, the character is portrayed (by Ray Stevenson) as a truly brave, self-sacrificing knight whose actions save the rest of Arthur's knights.

[Aly Fell]

Doodle... A grumpy Mordred, looking more like he should be singing with a metal band...

Edit: Big sword... although not as big as Nickykcin's as I have just seen! Erk..!

[daestwen]

Yes here is one http://www.kingarthursknights.com/knights/geraint.asp

Okay, yup, go ahead. Looks good to me!

Can I do Dagonet?He seems fun..

Yeah, go ahead.



For the record, guys, you don't need to ask me if you can find proof that they are one of ARTHUR'S knights. :P Only ask if they are knights that are opposing/evil or whatever.

[Matt Dixon]

Great topic. I'm going to have a stab at King Pellinore.

http://www.mattdixon.co.uk/Forum/Pellinore_WIP1.jpg

http://www.mattdixon.co.uk/Forum/Pellinore_WIP2.jpg

The idea of his endless pursuit of the Questing Beast has me imagining him as a somewhat tragic character. Showing him in old age, weary and frail yet still driven to hunt seems the best way to show this. An autumnal setting will hopefully set up a suitably gloomy mood and be symbolic of Pellinore's advancing years.

[Daray]

Doodle... A grumpy Mordred, looking more like he should be singing with a metal band...

Self Portrait Aly? :teeth:


All look great so far I'm working on a King Arthur, need to find a working scanner. Will be back with crits! ;)

[Atastrophea]

Oooh I have never done CHOW before I've not got round to charcter design yet, like my beasties too much but New years always a good time to beat oneself around the head and try and change bad habits right and I'd like to learn how to draw humans :)

I'm thinking "Sir Brunor le Noir (La Cote Mal Taile)" I was first thinking that knight who has to marry the old hag but cant seem to find a name for him and on re-reading the Story (http://www.oldandsold.com/articles11/childrens-stories-35.shtml) he sounds like a right shallow woman objectifying idiot anyway ; p So, I like the image of this knight turning up in an ill fitting coat to join the rabble at the round table ;) =Sir Brunor (http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/brunor.html)

I have a horrible cold, probably not enough time and a whole pocketful of other excuses I'm sure :p but excuses are boring, I'll see what I can do anyway :D

[kelly x]

Hey Dash, I'm taking her out I find your right and I want the focus to be on the character design and especially the armor bling!! Dude you are right and this is character design and I made mine an illustration?? I am new at this and find it very confusing (but I'll catch up soon), I want to learn to design characters and I took Guen out... No worries either way --

[Aly Fell]

Self Portrait Aly? :teeth:

Heh! Brooding maybe... although Mordred's got the looks! :)

Wotcher Matt!

[Kian]

well, I'm not gonna have chance with Aly, Matt, and Wiggers. But I'm gonna have a go at Lancelot. Gonna try and get some inner conflict in there. His love for Guinevere versus his loyalty to Arthur

http://www.jonmccoyart.com/work/Lancelot.jpg

[shannanigan]

Doodle... A grumpy Mordred, looking more like he should be singing with a metal band...


Its Nathan Explosion from Metalocalypse!! LOL!

[Mark Tarrisse]

I must really move my ass and do something for this one !

[MoHog]

kk, first wip for ol' Mordred:

http://i350.photobucket.com/albums/q429/LouAy/screen-capture-4.png

As this is my first chow I would really appreciate any crits or tips on painting, atm I am using a basic round brush with opacity set to pen pressure over a solide base colour.

[Pixeltuner]

Bring out the big guns! Makes me try even harder on my Galahad :D

[Lior Schiller]

I'm really not sure if i can finish it in time or not.

Lionel, the evil knight that turned his ways to murder and vengeance.


Pleeease crit me!

[Adam Schumpert]

1000 generations have passed since the High King was taken to the shores of Avalon. In that time countless tragedies have befallen humankind, and yet the King has not returned as promised.
Now a new darkness emerges. A darkness that threatens the very survival of the human race.

Fearing that humankind had been betrayed by the Fey rulers of Avalon, or that some other darker fate had befallen the sleeping King, the elders of mankind and the Mystic Order of Merlin
brought humanities finest Knights together. Charging them with a great quest.

To find the hidden shores of Avalon, to delve deep into the heart of the mystic land, and retrieve the King at all costs.

So, once more in a time of great despair, a light shines in the darkness. One hope for all of humankind.

The Knights of the Round Table!

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ok sorry about the story time just felt I should explain the idea I had for a my sci-fi/futuristic knights of the round :^^:

I might have bitten off a little more than I can chew here but I'm having fun with it. Hopefully I will have time to get it all done.

Awesome topic, lots of good wips! Can't wait to see the finals!

Take care,
Adam

[Clochette]

A bit late but if it can help : N C Wyeth "Boy's King Arthur" illustrations. (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:N._C._Wyeth)

[ENBE]

I have little to no time but ill give Lancelot a shot and get all literal with an actual lance. Im thinking of placing him at the lake where he may confess his wrongful deeds to the lady of the lake.

Here is a quick thumb to get some progress going...
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x243/nucleusdigital/ENBE_Lancelot_Thumb.jpg

[Lewis]

WIP 2

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3827/kingarthurwip2nz3.jpg

[Amaranthe]

I must admit I'm not very familiar with Arthurian legend, so I ended up looking up a bit about Sir Percival and found the story where he was found attempting to get the armor off of Sir Boindegardus and thought I would have a go at that scene...

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[Kian]

Adam Schumpert: Good on ya mate for taking so many on!

[yoitisi]

Here's my contribution so far. Decided to do Sir Turquine, the bad guy that held about 50 or so of the knights of the round table in his dungeons before being killed by Lancelot, who also killed his brother. He could be summoned by a bell that hung from the trees that also held the shields of knight that had fallen to him (I guess I should find that link to the whole story again huh?)

Anyway, just a sketch. Lots of issues with it, and I think I'll change the design somewhat to fit more with the character (knight of the old ways and religions, fights with honour but is kinda evil):

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[UCT]

Good stuff in here. I looked at work but havent got time to crit right now. Having the same kinda puzzle problems I always have with drawing a figure bit by bit, dunno where the arms going to go.

[legendarybarr]

Don't know if this site will help at all lot of reading but it is all of Le Morte d'Arthur online. http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/mart/index.htm

I am down for this one, I might do Sir Bedivere or him, Kay, and Arthur fighting the giant I still have to narrow it down lol.

[Mark Tarrisse]

I think I will do Sir Bors. Hope I can finish it.

[Xaya]

Wow thanks a lot Chochette!!!

[shannanigan]

Don't know if this site will help at all lot of reading but it is all of Le Morte d'Arthur online. http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/mart/index.htm


Thanks for the link! It has the story for Lancelot and the Lady of the Lake.... which is what I was looking for. I'm gonna have to young my guy up! He was only 18 when he joined King Arthur according to the story. :D

[♦♦Jackdaw♦♦]

Wow this is going to be a fantastic round!

Great work all, pity your not gonna be able to finish Septomin, it's looking really nice.

Also loving Matt's and Yoitisi's- Big respect for people who can draw a good horse!

WIP will be coming soon; unfortunately I have exceeded my net usage quota and it really isn't worth trying to upload something at such a terrible bitrate :(

Great work guys!

[Obilex]

taking a swing at this, Galahad thus far

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/epona8/galahad2.jpg

[♦♦Jackdaw♦♦]

Cancel that.. Here's my Galahad so far, uploaded from my work computer :D

Crits most definitely welcome.

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk198/Arthur_Two_Sheds/Galahad.jpg

[goat27]

OK, first time trying the CHOW.

I always prefered the pre-Lancelot bad-mamba-jamba warlord Arthur.

So this is either a pic of Arthur raising his flag, amongst a mountain full of enemies (slain or maimed), or with Mordred approaching him for the final battle. Not sure which just yet. Pretty much just "King 'o' the Hill".

[r.mccabe]

Wow very busy round. So Ive taken some time think this through. I want a more classical pose. The story is Percival goes to defend Queen Guinevere's honor. He challenges Boindegardus, who has insulted her. Percival uses a javelin, piercing through the eye. Boindegardus' armour then becomes Percival, which he chooses to keep. At this point though he has no armour, and is not yet a knight.

If he needs to already be a knight I have other ideas so just let me know.

Id love some help.

[Mock]

I sadly don't think I will have time to finish (which would require adding legs on), but I spent about an hour in Painter this morning doodling out my Mordred idea.

Apparently he gives us all visions of long rocker hair.

[MJ_Alcazar]

Oh boy, it's been a really weird week. I finally got a sketch.
Sir Bedivere, one handed, awesome fighter, with Arthur from the very beginning of the legends, and with him to the end, brings Exalibur to the Lady in the Lake.
Oddly enough, also seems to be the only person in all the legends to NOT know that there was a lady in the lake. I guess Arthur needed someone in the dark so he could make sure Excalibur was returned.
Anyway, enough talking. Looking good everyone.

[r.mccabe]

Mock you make me jealous. Truly evil.

Edit: MJ, his left arm is very stiff. The arm has to much of a mitered corner look going.

[Venger]

Changed the armour - went for a more woodland feel of leaves, or at least that was the inspiration.
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Colour progress, obviously green has to be in there somewhere :)
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[Chas]

Daestwen
Hi, I'm pretty new to the boards, but I've been thinking of Trying my hand at one of these for a while, as I don't do a lot of character stuff, or a lot from my imagination and this one kind of piques my interest. I was wondering however
(even though you've asked KellyX to omit Gwen) if I could change the sex of the knight? You know maybe a female Tristan or Gawain, or Galahad - a la Starbuck in BSG? Well I'm probably gonna do it anyway just wondering If I can enter it?

[daestwen]

Daestwen
Hi, I'm pretty new to the boards, but I've been thinking of Trying my hand at one of these for a while, as I don't do a lot of character stuff, or a lot from my imagination and this one kind of piques my interest. I was wondering however
(even though you've asked KellyX to omit Gwen) if I could change the sex of the knight? You know maybe a female Tristan or Gawain, or Galahad - a la Starbuck in BSG? Well I'm probably gonna do it anyway just wondering If I can enter it?

For this round, since we're working specifically with Arthurian legend, no, I'm not going to accept female knights.

(which trust me, totally breaks my heart, because girls in full armour is one on my favourite things to draw.)

Part of this is because I kind of want to do a female-knight-ish round for chow one of these days, and don't want to throw all my eggs in one basket. ;)

[Vorace]

already some nice stuff here!!

Venger : love the armor design!



some of my progress

I started with small thumbs to find an interesting pose. Tryed a lot of armor design. Decided to change the pose because I didnt like the top view. Wanted something more ''in your face''

[Chas]

No probs. with that. But thanks for the idea you put in my head anyway.

[Nadiamoon]

http://i39.tinypic.com/o0y03o.jpg
King Arthur in progress

[Mock]

Vorace. Your art makes me simultaneously "Ooooh" in awe, rage in jealousy, and wet myself. In a good way.

[r.mccabe]

Up late getting some basics done. must sleep.

Updated

[Nadiamoon]

http://i43.tinypic.com/2rnig6r.jpg

[septomin]

I guess I'll try and finish this after all. Thanks for the comments.

(Vorace, you're a monster, that's amazing.)

[ticktocker]

My first post and my first CHOW. Hurrah! There are some awesome entries so far!

I'm doing Sir Yvain, a cousin of Gawain. He also has a lion as a sidekick. Sweet.

Here's what I've done so far, hopefully I can find the time to finish it.

[ArtbyWard]

Heres my second wip. Any crits would help me greatly!! :) This round is gonna be a real killer btw! So many awesome pieces! Who doesn't love knights :mod:

[The Whistler]

Venger - this is great! one of my favs, I love the posture and all the green! And the helmet! And the axe! Ok, I'm gonna stop now heh...

Vorace - awesome man, really awesome, great movement! I like the second one better compositionally

[Clochette]

My fav is Galahad, son of Lancelot, and pure heart knight renowned for his gallantry and purity and also the one who found the Holy Grail. :blahblah:

Great work everybody!
Venger and Vorace you are both the V champions of this round! :D

[mr-nick]

Gonna have a stab at this as well. I'll upload my WIP tommorrow...
Lamorak as it stands now, Mighty and warlike knight turned vagabond, who refused Arthurs mercy and was killed by Mordred.
Might do the Saracen one... forgot his name. Would be nice to blend medieval armour with North African Aestethic.

Damn Vorace....

[Daray]

oof.. Venger that's fantastic. I love the originality to the design, and its believable too. And Vorace... well... mindblowing. I love the dynamism in this piece!

Clochette, I like how young your knight seems, you've managed to pull that one off well. I have trouble reading his pose a little, the cape seems to distract, or the bent knee does. Kinda makes him seem like he's a little off-balance, or maybe its his head that needs to pull back a little. I'm not 100% sure there though. ;)

MJ, brave for taking on the guy with one hand. Nice that its a clear part of the picture too. I think whoever it was that mentioned the arm was a little stiff was right. Must be hard though because there's no hand to give the intention of movement :)


here's the WIP of my King Arthur. So far... *fingers crossed* Im managing to get down this painting malarky! Although I think looking at it now that his head is too small.

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update: Working on the armour... using referance to see how the light falls.

[Pixeltuner]

Well, since everyone is so keen on the horses I added one as well. :p Only it obviously doesn't want to look as sacred as Galahad on a portrait.

[Aly Fell]

Pixeltuner - That's top! Love the horsey...

[sangfroid]

greetings This is the 1st topic of 2009 and if all goes well it ill be my 1st entry!
i wanted to ask if Sir Palamedes the Saracen would make the cut
and
what is the last date for submission of the entry?

[IIKII]

wow. There are some really good ones here. I am inspired to do more challenging work :D

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[daestwen]

sangfroid: Please read everything before asking. The submission date and time is found on the very first post, and I've already explained that any of Arthur's actual knights are fine, and that the only ones you have to ask permission for are those that don't actually belong to the round table...

Sorry to sound snippy, but I've had to answer to many similar questions this round, and all this information is already available in the thread.

[CCThrom]

Matt Dixon - Beautiful take on Pellinore, Love the painterly feel!

Vorace - that last one is stunning... Fantastic work!

Scourge - I'm surprised more people haven't picked Sir Gareth to work with... that's who I'd pick if I could. He's got some great character bits... disguised as a lowly kitchen boy, or later as "the knight of many colors".

[Giorge]

So here is my sketch of Sir Geraint:yayca:

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More details when he is finished

[Pixeltuner]

Pixeltuner - That's top! Love the horsey...

Thx :) I didn't use any ref on the horse though, so I might have to do some checks later on.

[azekariel]

Shite, you guys are all posting such awesome work D: I feel like a lowly peasant here, among such great artists.

First time I actually got around to doing a pic for CHOW. I don't know if I'll finish this, I'll have to see. It's pretty awful the way it is right now but I suppose I might as well post it anyway, seeing as I've spent a few hours on it. Used reference. I had about a thousand ideas at the start and ended up picking one that gave me hell -.-

Anyway, here's my attempt at King Arthur. Hopefully you guys will like it more than I do.

[kelly x]

these are looking amazing! I've been a slacker but will try to do some on it tonight... Ice Moon looking good but tough pose, try looking at the pose in mirror, I can't put my finger on what is bothering me but it's maybe the neck? Hope you don't mind.
Vorace, I'm crazy with envy over this action your getting!! So full of life!
All are looking great.

[shannanigan]

Ugg... I can't believe how far along some of you are.... Jerks! LOL!

So this is me as of 3 minutes ago... not very far. I'm struggling with that right shoulder and arm so if anyone has any suggestions that would be awesome!

[Saturns Gate]

Wow, nice work everyone! This is gonna be a challenge! Heres mine that I sketched out today, still needs a lot of work but you get the general idea. I wanted to show the less mighty side of Lancelot so chose to draw him grieving in part of the story.

Im almost tempted to put a Darth Vador mask on him. 'NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!' :P

Anyway, Lancelot grieving over the death of Sir Gawaine (of which was kinda his fault to begin with).

'The accidental death of Gawain's brothers at Sir Lancelot's hands caused Gawain, one of the mightiest warriors at court, to become the bitter enemy of his once greatest friend. He was mortally wounded in a fight with Lancelot who, it is said, lay for two nights weeping at Gawain's tomb. Before his death, Gawain repented of his bitterness towards Lancelot and forgave him.'

Right, gonna go run off and get some refs! Cya! :)

[wookiedabo]

wip, needs lots more.

[UCT]

put a little colour into it. dunno what weapon to give him.

Vorace - been liking your works for a while dude! When you were scanning in sketches and then shopping them it was tight, but now you're going at it with full on digi, it looks incredible. I think you're starting to grow into the Elite dude.

[azekariel]

Looking good UCT. Really like the colours, and the pose and folds in the fabric are really good. Can't wait to see the finished version!

[Mark Tarrisse]

Well already some awesome works, Vorace, Venger, Clochette and Matt Dixon are my favorites for the moment.
IceMoon just a little crit, I think his neck is a little too long, dont forget he's got his armor on his shoulders too, so I think normaly we should'nt be able to see his neck.
Here is mine, hope I'll time to finish it.
Sir Bors
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y192/markus_the_barbarian/SirBorsWIP01.jpg

[alesoun]

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[artina]

Hey everyone,
great work so far. This is my entry step 1. This is King Arthur. I am pretty happy with it so far but crits and comments are welcome as always.

[Texahol]

weird error on p6

[alesoun]

Here's hoping I finish this time

[mr-nick]

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Lamorak as it stands now, Mighty and warlike knight turned vagabond, who refused Arthurs mercy and was killed by Mordred.


Work in Progress. Still needs a lot of work. Started of sloppy so yeah... thats what you get. Still i like where its going, its more chuncky and stylised then i normally like. but variety is the spice-o-life.

[Jason Snair]

Vorace: Great movement studies. Love, love, love the last painting you've got. Can't wait to see it colored.

[Saturns Gate]

Did a little more, not much though. Been busy today trying to sort out moving house. Not too happy with where this ones going, so might if I get time try for another one. Oh, the green hair wont probably stay that colour, was just having some fun ;)

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[HiloHello]

Okay, so this is what I've got so far for Sir Br(e)unor le Noir "La Cote Male Taile." I mean, there's also some crude sketches I did of how the coat/surcoat/cote/cotte/over-garments/whatever would fit on Breunor Senior compared to Breunor Junior (le Noir), but whatever.

Here's hoping I can actually make myself finish it.

[NoShot]

Here is an updated WIP. I think I've figured out the general color scheme I am going to use. Still so much to do on this, but I like the direction it is taking. I'm extremely new to digital art, and am getting back into art in general for the first time in several years so crits and comments would be much appreciated. There are so many great pieces of art on this thread!!! I would love to get some pointers from the more seasoned folks here. Thanks.

[Obilex]

I scrapped my galahad because he was turning out rather boring. Instead, I chose Sir Kay, Arthur's foster brother. Him slaying the giant of Mount Saint Michel. still working out the giant, he looks like trash right now.

[Clochette]

Obilex, you've been thanks in 4,294,967,295 Posts with 5 posts hahaha! Sorry I had to tell you that this bug is epic XD

[shannanigan]

Well, since everyone is so keen on the horses I added one as well. :p Only it obviously doesn't want to look as sacred as Galahad on a portrait.


Horsey!!! :D

Seriously I love your character style, very animated!

[HiloHello]

ohai, I'm slightly further along. And not entirely sure where I'm going from here.

[Eric Young]

I think I'm pretty much finished unless someone wants to make any critiques.

[MJ_Alcazar]

Tried to fix some things. Still needs lots of work.

[Obilex]

haha yea, I beat conceptart's end boss! actually I just have no clue what happened :P

[Nickykcin]

another work in progres, still a lot of work left.
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[Pixeltuner]

Horsey!!! :D

Seriously I love your character style, very animated!

thanks :) I kind of put the whole cartoony (more vector even..) stuff to rest for a couple of years in favor of learning more realistic figures and actual painting in photoshop, and the combination of both is finally coming together a bit. ;)

[Edriss]

Here's a very early stage sketch of Sir Elyan the White, son of Sir Borss, former Knight of the Round and later Emperor of Constantinople.

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Am away now until sunday but hopefully I'll have time to finish it.

[Clochette]

Almost done. :)

[goat27]

wip of pre-lancelot warlord arthur. still alot to do i think, but some things are starting to come together. finally. sunday is coming too fast.

sorta abandoned any sense of realistic armor. and i want to move the flying severed head, but not sure where might be best to put it.

crits/advice on anything is welcome.

[shannanigan]

Heres mine... still nowhere near done, but it now comes in color with a super crap background! LOL!

Yeah I got a looong way to go yet, I really hope I get it done in time. I'm still pondering the sword design...
and I think I worked out my right hand issue. Now I'm not sure about the left. *Shoots Self*

[Nickykcin]

another work in progress. Almost done. not to happy with the pose but content with the light.
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[Daray]

Clochette - He is far far easier to read with the colours. And very nice on the eyes... *cough* ;)

[Martheart]

Aah I've been so busy, but here's another wip of my Bors, running off with a maiden. Any comments? Lot of new nice art, wow!

[AhChu]

Only 1 day left...bit of a late start but determind to squeeze this one out

[mugenTaichou]

Here's mine wip :) .
I've chosen Sir Tristan :D

[Venger]

mugenTaichou - you might want to read the 'What is CHOW'

Chow guidelines:Minimum 3/4's of character must be visible. No bust or head shots

[Daray]

hmm my last post didn't go through... weird.

Anyway here is some progress on my Arthur piece. Although I'm loosing the inspiration to complete it. Several people have been saying 'He looks like a wow paladin' which is starting to bug the hell out of me and putting me off. I'm also struggling with the lower half as you can see. Not sure if its the composition or not however. Anyway, bleh. :(

Edit: Looks much better in greyscales. Now to add some colour perhaps...

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[mugenTaichou]

mugenTaichou - you might want to read the 'What is CHOW'

Chow guidelines:Minimum 3/4's of character must be visible. No bust or head shots

Wow oO. I missed that part ><.

Thanks for notice. xD

[azekariel]

Edriss, I really like that sketch, just thought I would mention.

Here's an update on King Arthur. I'm still not sure how finished it will end up. A friend gave me some advice, and hopefully it is looking a little bit better, though I'm still not crazy about it.

...Has anyone else noticed the deadline says '2008' or am I just seeing things? 'Cause if the deadline IS January 2008 I think we're all a bit late xD

[artina]

Hey everyone, this is what I have so far.
What is the last day to post on the finals thread?

[Xaya]

Wuaahh finally i can post some wips!!!

First sketch... got potential but i almost did the same post in a other recent painting.. so i kicked it!

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The second i choose kind of different perspective, more focus on the design and at last on the workflow...

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[xvampire]

wow u guys hav very nice design there :)

this is my version of mordred

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90/arriev/DSG/mord.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90/arriev/DSG/mordred2.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90/arriev/DSG/picked.jpg

still; work in progress
its just initial design before havin the correct proportion here

[shannanigan]

hmm my last post didn't go through... weird.

Anyway here is some progress on my Arthur piece. Although I'm loosing the inspiration to complete it. Several people have been saying 'He looks like a wow paladin' which is starting to bug the hell out of me and putting me off. I'm also struggling with the lower half as you can see. Not sure if its the composition or not however. Anyway, bleh. :(


No... looks like King Arthur. Just because some people's imagination is limited to video game references doesn't mean you should get discouraged! ;)

I'm in awe of the chain mail... I keep squinting to try and see it better. Mine looks like fish scales... :D

[MJ_Alcazar]

Daray - I second shannanigan. I'd really love to see your piece finished. It's looking really great.

Clochette - it looks awesome.

artina - Sunday. Yours is looking really good also.

[Xaya]

Update!

Changed the landscape, and added some more details....

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[Nadiamoon]

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[Xaya]

i died a little a few minutes ago...

I accidently closed the PSD data and clicked on "no" and i never saved the file before... so i just have my jpeg image you see above....

Stupidy sucks!!! ... i had almost finished it!

[Venger]

I did that on my last CHOW, not nice! - now I have 3 copies of my Green Knight :P

[UCT]

this is going slowly, great works everyone

[Hideyoshi]

love the topic, so I had a go.
Trying to depict a (fictious?) assassination scene...

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really awesome work around! Posh, Vorace, Kian, Matt Dixon, Clochette, septomin etc.! O_O

[khuon]

First post on CA. A little late, but definitely wanted to try this Chow
I'm going to be using Tristan. Some wips


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[DauDau]

Chain mail brush set for Photoshop:

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=82641&page=3

Brush created by Nathie. Direct link is:
http://nathie.deviantart.com/art/Chainmail-Brushset-87942293

[r.mccabe]

Some more work, thanks to some comments.

[Ramariel]

Taking a stab at king pellinore, along with his questing beast. i should probably devote my effort towards pellinore at this point...

[Insomniation]

There is a lot of great stuff in here really....but I just gotta say...

Vorace god damn man...that second pose is just epic. I really dig it


Clochette I absolutely love your work....I don't know what exactly it is, but every time I see your stuff, this last piece included, I just get all warm & fuzzy inside. Hahah...I admire your style





I'm working on a version of Dagonet....doing it in pencil first and then I'm going to try to ink it...not sure how far I'm going to go with that though. Also gotta find a camera or scanner

[IIKII]

Wanting to focus on the overall image and keeping it balanced but still, i keep getting lost in it.Going to redo it to get it right.

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[Crowsrock]

Wonderful work everyone!
This is my second WIP on Sir Morholt or The Morholt as he is sometimes called. One feature for him I found, while searching the net, was a white shield.

[shannanigan]

Looks like I might pull this off on time.... Hooray! :D

So a little work on the background and started detailing my guy... all that armor to shade is gonna get old fast. LOL!

[064]

Hello everyone, This one gonna be my first, ever entry in community activities ever! Here some WIP. I choose King Arthur.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p238/LoneWolf64_DA/KingArthur_WIP01.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p238/LoneWolf64_DA/KingArthur_WIP02.jpg

[artina]

Hey everyone,
This is the first application of color.

[Lewis]

Hello everyone, This one gonna be my first, ever entry in community activities ever! Here some WIP. I choose King Arthur.


nice one

i like the armor design

hope to see it finished :)

[daestwen]

Guys,

PLEASE remember to read the rule reminders. They are posted directly after the first post both in this thread and the final burning thread.

IF THERE ARE MORE THAN THIRTY ENTRIES, I WILL BE DISQUALIFYING ENTRIES THAT DON'T ADHERE TO THOSE RULES.

This is the last warning you're going to get. Those rules are there to make life much, much easier for me, so please read them!

[MJ_Alcazar]

Here's an update of Sir Bedivere. Going to add some color I think.

EDIT : Added some color.

[Windsrock]

Don't know if I'm gonna finish this in time but heres my Sir Kay tall as a tree.

[Larriva Art]

Late to start, but...
I'm doing Leodegrance if that's OK. He served under Uther and was Guinevere's father. Also, a possible giant and king.
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[Keeviin]

Decided to go for Sir Dagoneth, the court jester knight / knighted court jester (?) - hope I get past the sketch stage this time, input for improvement would be appreciated.

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[Xaya]

Almost done...

@Windsrock: good start! You said tall as a tree, but his height does not really looks that tall. I would change the perspektive and perhaps move the horizont at about his belly (so you, the viewer, is about the half size of him...) imagine how the stands right before you and how it / he would look like.

@Keeviin: Like your linework. I have problems with the scenery a bit.
Why does he juggle with the three balls with just ONE hand, because although it is possible to do this, it looks a bit weird, although i understand that you have to give him the sword to indicate the "knight".

[Xaya]

forgot the update.... ;)

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[Nadiamoon]

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[NoShot]

Last WIP before posting final. Completely revamped the background, and I like it much better this way. Still have some detail work to do (chain mostly).

064: I'm really diggin' yours so far! I cant wait to see it finished.

[Windsrock]

Chanced Kays perspective a bit and tried to fix his right leg.

[Zarquino]

Hi! That's my second COW, I've tried Gallahad.

The thing is I've tried to do a kind of mixture of Jesus, a knight and well, the red thing on the chest. I did that in an evening at class so I'm happy with the result.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e47/Zarquino/Wacomix/galagar.jpg

[Daray]

Well, I think I've pretty much finished what I can for this week. I think I will continue to work on this after the deadline for my portfolio too.

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[Keeviin]

Update: B/W approach, not very satisfying. Need beer now, then try again ;)

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[daestwen]

Hideyoshi: I'm really liking the image, but I have absolutely no idea which knight/knights you're trying to portray. The brief is pretty specific on this point. :/

[Eric Young]

So this is my final. I already submitted it to the final thread but if anyone wants to make any critiques, I would like to hear them. I did it in a more comic book style, I hope that's ok. I don't see people do that for CHOW usually.

I hope that it's clear that it is Galahad. Holy Grail, Templar-ish shield, Sorta looks like Jesus, I really tried to make those things clear since that is associated with Galahad.

[Vorace]

Thanks to everyone who commented mine, I appreciate a lot :)

A lot of fantastic entries !!! it will be hard to vote hehe

[IcyM]

Hello! Great work everyone, loved the many cool armor designs and takes of classic knights! I hope a lot more get in, like yours
Vorace. Anyway, I just posted in the finals thread, but wanted to post here for comments and get to know you all.

I picked Sir Gawain and started on armor design sketches. After reading the wiki on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I felt that a knight like Gawain, being an herbalist, wouldn't wear full armor. So, I leaned away from heavy full armor. After getting most of Gawain down, I started working on a quick background. However, I think it took away from the character, so I just cropped it for the final.

http://ivanmoy.com/images/chow142_wip02.jpg

http://ivanmoy.com/images/chow142_icym.jpg

[MJ_Alcazar]

I really hope I get this finished. There's some really great works in here.

[khuon]

Quick update
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[Venger]

Larger version and WIP.

I kind of want to show more of 'The Green Man' as well as the Green Knight.
So wherever he walks spring and summer sprout up around him - in the tales he meets Gawain a year and a day after New year I believe.
(You know if I added a few red baubles that'd make a good Xmas card :P)

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[Giorge]

Huh finished mine
took about 7 h
photoshop

Sorry guys but i think so far Venger gets my vote
Sir Geraint Knight of the round table (later king of Dumnonia)
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[Hideyoshi]

Hideyoshi: I'm really liking the image, but I have absolutely no idea which knight/knights you're trying to portray. The brief is pretty specific on this point. :/

oh sorry, that would be Lancelot!

[Sean McClain]

This is my first chow, any critiques are appreciated:)

http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs41/i/2009/011/7/7/Sir_Gawain_of_the_Round_Table_by_silverlotusdragon .jpg

[Insomniation]

Here was my go at Dagonet. Dagonet the skilled warrior...not Dagonet the court's Jester...he kind of goes as both.

I was trying a new style that I'm not very skilled at yet, my first go at stark B&W like this using pen...didn't really turn out all that great IMO, but I ran out of time. Definately a lot of practice needed!


There is definately some great work in here, Gj everyone, keep it up!

[ManaBurn]

Couldn't resist. WIP Dump.

[daestwen]

Hey guys,

can't do the poll tonight, so it should be up tomorrow afternoon between 2-5 my time (which is GMT -5), so about 15 - 18 hours from now.

So those of you who are slacking and haven't finished yet, or want to touch up your entry and make it extra awesome, now's the time!

[goat27]

wips here.