DSG 282: Creature: Alien mount(something an alien would ride in to battle)

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Today's topic is: Creature: Alien mount(something an alien would ride in to battle)

[Miau]

jipi nice topic :D

[vijil]

http://vijil.mattb.net.nz/dsg/dsg9.jpg

[davi]

i'm drunk with laziness and lake of sleep.. i appologize for my quickness lately.

Http://www.creatureone.com/dsg/dsgg017.jpg

[Bretton]

i think this one will be fun

[Bretton]

http://thumbs.deviantart.com/300W-96A096/i/2003/49/2/a/alien_mount.jpg

i was right it was fun

please look at it bigger click here (http://www.deviantart.com/view/4118722/)

please comments and especially crits

Davi... that is awesome.. i love the face and its expression... if i was riding on the mount i drew.. and i saw that coming at me.. i would turn right around and run the other direction

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

will a creature that carries its master on the belly(or underside)

be accepted in this catergory?????? plz answer!

[Miau]

weill i dont see a reason why not

[OLSEN]

I suppose so. But if im wrong you will feel the wrath of mtoms red text!

The choise is yours.

[krAtul]

http://perso.club-internet.fr/lauris.stephani/croquis/alienmount_01.jpg
http://perso.club-internet.fr/lauris.stephani/croquis/alienmount_02.jpghttp://perso.club-internet.fr/lauris.stephani/croquis/alienmount_02b.jpg

#k

[scumworks]

It's reminds me of my sisters old horse, that animal was crazy! :eek: Battled around in painter, and tried some different brushes. I still think it looks a bit flat, and the colors are a bit boring. Anyway...

vijil : Thats one big animal, but where are the seats :D

davi : It rocks as usual. Though the colors seem very light, they work very well.

Bretton : cool idear, allthough I wouldn't have the heart to kill it with the mask off. :)

krAtul : Thats neat! It somehow reminds me of the game morrowind... though I don't know why.

http://www.scumworks.com/otr/conceptart/Alien mount.jpg

[danielh68]

Wow, some solid work already! This will probably turn into a hot thread.

Scumworks -- Cool demonic-looking beast. Be nice to see the 'mounting portion'. Nonetheless great job. Nice bulky forms too.

krAtul -- Excellent sketch work. Some really creative ideas. I like the beast whose hind quarters levitate.

Davi -- What an unusual creature. It definitely has that 'beast of burden' look to it. Great work.

[Xpressions]

Hi folks!

Here we go, er, fly again. I know not that alien, but hey, I thought it was a cool idea. Had no ref for the eagle, so please tell me whether it's crooked or ok.

http://www.auner.net/images/eagle.jpg

There are already some very cool entries here. Especially love yours Kratul, and davi's beast. Can't wait to see a more detailed sktech of that one...
An Breton, take the lower head. It's got ,"Hey I don't what I'm doing look." Fitting for a war beast, I gather.

regards, Dave

[eobet]

krAtul: awesome design!

i didn't pay much attention to design, unfortunately...

needed to practise animals, and obviously, still do...

all attempts to add scales failed miserably...

light & shadow still borked, but i'm learning...

http://www.eobet.com/temp/DSG282.jpg

under 90 min...

[Xpressions]

Oh, and BTW I know the eagle legs look like grilled chiecken's. So no need to point that out to me :D

@eobet: I like that one...but where does the rein go to???

Regards, Dave :evilbat:

[Jebus]

Here's a quick sketch of mine

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

[Sapphire]

Oooh... NOW we're talking! *runs off to work on a picture*

There are already some beautiful concepts here... things I'd love to see finished and put on that creature thread they have going.

-Sapph

[DraigAthar]

Here's my attempt.

http://thirdroar.com/dj/2003-12/dj191-mount.jpg

[Carnifex]

believe me or not,the hardest part to design was the bg.i wanted to add some kind,but i felt that would distract from the creature.photoshop,don't know how long it took,but i assume about 30 minutes again...it didn't feel very long at least.
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fisite/alienmount.jpg
ah,how i love wacom!:D
edit:btw i didn't intend to make the head look that human.

[mtomczek]

Theres nothing wrong with your rider hanging from the belly, he is still riding it no? In fact I think it would be quite cool to do something like that. You will feel the wrath of the red text if the post is completely off topic tough :evilbat:

[yoba]

this is my first post... hope u'll like it :)

http://mapage.noos.fr/cdecollogne/concept/ridergoz.jpg

PS: i apologize, if u though that i dont write good, but my english is a so bad englishschool :(

[plaf]

trouble with riding ferocious mounts is that they can occasionally turn on you =)

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




all the best.

[Carnifex]

Originally posted by scumworks


krAtul : Thats neat! It somehow reminds me of the game morrowind... though I don't know why.


slitstrider.it must be like a slitstrider...i've got no other explanation.atleast they remind meof one a bit.

[Noodle]

http://users.pandora.be/atticus/concept/ride.monster%20copy.jpg

[Grimlohk]

eobet: great concept, nice and clean too. Good to see you post again :). seems alot of us old-style (topics in mIRC) DSGers stopped posting as often with the change in DSG style.
I really liked how everyone would be talking in IRC as we simultaneously worked on our DSGs. Even if conversation was minimal because we were all painting. Ah well good to see you. ;)

[danielh68]

I had done a similar painting like this months ago. Unfortunately I lost it due to a faulty hard drive. Anyhow, I found the original sketch, scanned it and repainted it for this thread.

Just noticed, in my haste, I forgot to paint in his tongue. So if you're wondering what that black line is...it's the line art to his tongue.

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

[Halis_Aetrous]

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

danielh68 - Good perspective and colors.

Noodle - It's unique. I'd like to see it more defined / developed.

plaf - Way to keep those hard edges. Very well defined and a nice concept.

yoba - Your piccy made me laugh. Good stuff.

Carnifex - I like your use of color.

DraigAthar - Reminds me of a llama. Cool concept.

Jebus - Interesting. I like the monster's facial expression. He/she looks very annoyed.

eobet - Cool :chug:

Scumworks - Very creepy. I dont like that look he's givin me.

krAtul - Cool idea. I like both the rider's and creature's design.

Bretton - Nice style. Very original.

Davi - Great work as usual. I like how you simply took away the head and stuck the mouth on the torso. Very alien indeed.

vigil - Hehehe. Cute.

[Kartoffel]

My first dsg-pic:

A flying Alien thing with spiked club hands
http://web703.athen023.server4free.de/digi/fliegtier.jpg

[Crave My Nightmares]

Bad bad bad me. I drew it on notebook paper. :bash:
I was studying and just decided to doodle stuff out and ran with it. So... it ended up being sketches with freakin periwinkle lines through it. Wee! I did not want to draw a "saddle" on him cause I wanted to show the protrusions from his spine. Large and heavy tail for balance and hitting things. And he hops long distances... AND... can swim. Multi-purpose/multi-Terrain :D
http://redmarionette.com/AlienMountDSG.jpg


~Crave

[Legato]

Originally posted by vijil
http://vijil.mattb.net.nz/dsg/dsg9.jpg almost looks like female genitalia :P

[plaf]

legato: eh ???? i have a vivid imagination and an almost infinite capacity for dirty thinking, but i can't say i can see what you're talking about.

davi : simple but cool. like the bulkiness of it.

halis A: thanks ! =)

danielh : as usual your sketch is dripping with loveliness... sigh.

kratul: ooohh nice. reminds me of those linda & valentin comics i was reading when i was a kid. at the risk of stereotyping, there's a "french" touch in it.

[Legato]

Originally posted by davi
i'm drunk with laziness and lake of sleep.. i appologize for my quickness lately.

Http://www.creatureone.com/dsg/dsgg017.jpg

sorry about that, i meant this one... i hit the top quote button... my bad... yeah that otherone looks like a hedgehog or something... this guy's mouth just makes me laugh... (but its a good picture)

[devilbunny]

legato: what? just looked down, still don't get it. :confused:

[Nike]

good work everyone!
here's mine-done with painterclassic, took a bit longer than I had intended it to....about one and a half hour. I don't think it's finished, but I don't think I'll be able to spend more time on it today
http://spacewalkers_rest.250free.com/alienmould2.jpg

a fire creature on a fire planet on his fire resistant mount :D

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

Originally posted by Legato
almost looks like female genitalia :P

I don't wanna know what kind of ladies you've been with....:googley:

[Beatnik]

fun

http://zmans.com/misc/dsg_282.jpg

[Valcon Jet]

roar

http://home.comcast.net/~jeffmajor/alienmount.jpg

C&C's desperately needed!

Had a hard time with this one. I learned a lot about coloring through this piece, even though it didn't turn out anywhere NEAR the way I wanted ... It almost looks better as just line art :P Oh well, I learned alot and had fun!

I gotta go to work right now but I'll do crits when I get back.

All your stuff is damn damn sweet so far :)

[fresh27]

wam

http://home.comcast.net/~fresh27/dsg282.jpg

[DraigAthar]

Okat, let me try to reply to everyone again ...

fresh27 - good one, I love all the big hulking beasts folks are coming up with.

Valcon Jet - looks good! I don't understand the head, though. Is it just looking down towards the ground, or what?

Beatnik - good one, though I'm not sure about him being able to stay balanced in that pose! Looks like he'd topple forward on his face.

Nike - nice concept, good job on the creature's head, and on the flames around him. The rest of the creature could use a little refinement, though, I think.

Crave - I bet riding that thing makes for a bumpy trip. :) *hop* *hop* *hop*

Kartoffel - love the spikes. how does it fly, though?

Halis_Aetrous - neat skin texture. Oh and I actually had a llama in mind when I started my sketch, lol, so good guess on that one. :)

danielh68 - very cool, I love the pose, and I never would have noticed the missing tongue if you hadn't pointed it out, haha!

Noodle - good start, keep at it.

plaf - LOL too funny. Neat sketch, too.

yoba - good english is not a requirement here. :) nice creature, it gets a winter coat too, eh? good job on your first!

Carnifex - I love purple. :)

Jebus - hey that sort of reminds me of something from a star wars movie, cool.

eobet - I like the creature, but I like the saddle and helmet you gave it even more

Xpressions - reminds me of the eagle in LOTR. you might want to dig up a reference for an eagle, though - they have MUCH bigger talons than that, for one thing. ;)

scumworks - lol, I'd be afraid to ride that one.

kratul - all of them are wonderful! I especially like the one in the top right.

davi - great sketch, the face is the best part :)

vijil - lol, big happy bitey indeed. :)

Whew!

[xaviuzz]

http://xaviuzz.suckyjacky.com/img/dsgride.jpg

[Rockhead]

I love this topic! I am putting up the sketch and then I am really going to try to color it right now, and come back with the color and more war looking feel. This is a Landale, an evolved species of whale that moved back onto land. Usually used as an extreme beast of burden, in war times it can easily adapt to running down entire enemy troops. The human pilots nestle themselves in the Landale's blowhole and are affectionately called "Boogers." -Back soon with the color!!
http://www.rockydavies.com/forreview/landalepen.jpg
I have been coloring this, but I don't know how much further I can go right now so I'll stick it up as a work in process...hopefully I can finish it soon
http://www.rockydavies.com/forreview/Landalewip.jpg
http://www.rockydavies.com/forreview/Landalewip3.jpg

[Bretton]

http://www.deviantart.com/view/4123336/

i did another one but deviantart is being wierd and i cant post the thumbnail.. the alien riding it is kind of like a snail/human/ octopus maybe haha.. its sort of.. clingin to his back.. the actual mount it a human

i will comment on all of these when i get home tonight

[bkmini]

hey guys, here's mine for the day.

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

It is basically a kangaroo, but without the big ears and more substantial forearms. the guy riding it is supposed to be a crab-like alien with an exoskeleton. his head is heavily influenced by the Uruk-hai from the LOTR movies. anyways, hope you like it. i'm gonna eat something then post some feedback for your stuff.

[Sapphire]

Bkmini, the colors are beautiful, lots of movement...

I might do comments and crits later, but for now I'm just gonna post my pencil concept and then try and maybe color it this evening.

This is a symbolic relationship between nursery logs and fungus that grows on them. The ridden creature is partially coated in bark, and the old fungus man riding on his back is permanently attached. The reins are made of slime which reach into the rider beast's mouth. In return for the mobility and home that the tree beast gives its rider, the rider in turn feeds it and cares for it.

http://sapphire-art.50megs.com/images/treeandfungussmall.jpg

[vijil]

Thats beautiful sapphire.

[aera1020]

here (http://www.deviantart.com/view/4124291/)
First post here. I've never really done creatures before so this was a new experience. Left it rough cause I was lazy.

[paper slayer]

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/paper_slayer/dsg282am.JPG



Underwater creature with cybernetic headwear that functions as a bridge. The alien sits inside the orb on the top. Houses a crew of 2.

The bridge/headress thing drove me nuts, I tried to fix the perspective but I
finally gave up on it.
Any advice to how to avoid perspective problems when designing headresses with a lot of organic shapes is appreciated.

[Sapphire]

Thank you, vijil!

[Noodle]

http://users.pandora.be/atticus/concept/ride.monster%20copy2.jpg

freshed up a little bit

[sone_one]

hi all, glad i found time finally, to participate again.

im not that happy with mine, but im too tired now to finish/correct it. shoulders and breastcage are too humanoid and the perspective is off.(as allways hehe)

http://members.chello.at/sone_one/DSG282-AlienMount-1-3.jpg

looks like i need some c&c :)

great work all. bkmini and rockhead... i specially love yours :)

good night

:zzz:

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

weee I'mnearly done!

you people better like what I've got :o...damn I spent way too much time on this. gotta learn to work faster.

[josephrey]

gaaah, i don't have time to check out everyone's crap. i know this DSG's going to be damn good.



http://69.26.135.131/images/cp/0008075-0016764.jpg

http://www.comicsportfolio.com/portfolio/display.asp?ArtworkID=16764

[Valcon Jet]

Gave this whole coloring thing another shot, went with a more alien look hopefully....

let me know whatcha think

http://home.comcast.net/~jeffmajor/alienmount3.jpg

C&C's~

vijil: Wow, that looks like it'd hurt to ride into combat :) I like it alot, it's a great concept, but maybe you should look at the perspective on the rear spikes. Seems like they should be curving more inwards instead of way out like that.

Kratul: Those are amazing sketches, they remind me alot of fuchikomas(sp?) by shirow. Kickass!

Xpressions: The birds left wing seems like its jointed too high on the torso, i'd drop it down a bit. Also, I think the legs look kinda like chiken wings. I would check out some pictures of eagles on the web, then give it another go. It never hurts to study your subjects. Nice job though!

eobot: that saddle makes me want to cry tears of joy!! I can't really make out what's going on with the head though (yea, i'm a hypocrite, mines got a whacked out head ^_^) Nice pic!

Noodle: I like the pose, and it has good expression! One thing though: I'd recommend adding some defenition to the body. His arms just look like straight tubes and his head is just kinda round. I'd add some details to his muscles and facial structure.

yoba: Nice snow, that's sweet ;)

plaf: hardcore man, hardcore. the one thing that I think is missing is maybe a little bit of shine on the fur .. just some luminance. you're awesome, I love your style :P

Kartoffel: Wow, I love that :) Nice perspective on the spikes, and that little alien dude OWNS! Maybe at some highlights ... something like that I think would help.

bkmini: That's so awesome it hurts. The painting is perfect! The only thing I can think is that the riders pose seems a little too relaxed ... He's just kinda hangin out, seems like he should be leaning foreward screaming with his legs tucked under him or something. Awesome awesome pic dude.

Saphhire: sweet detail, and awesome job on the shading :) It's a bit hard to make out whats going on past the knees though. Seems to be a face on its right shoulder, and some guy with a mushroom head sitting on top of that ...

Sorry i can't C&C everybody I gotta get back to work, but I think all the pieces here are insanely awesome and creative! kickass guys.

[cartoonfox]

Originally posted by bkmini
hey guys, here's mine for the day.

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

It is basically a kangaroo, but without the big ears and more substantial forearms. the guy riding it is supposed to be a crab-like alien with an exoskeleton. his head is heavily influenced by the Uruk-hai from the LOTR movies. anyways, hope you like it. i'm gonna eat something then post some feedback for your stuff.

cool. nice colours, but the guy riding so gonna fall flying forward as soon as it lands :D at least it looks like it! he needs a seat belt :D

i havent posted anything in ages. i'm so angry with my self. as soon as my scanner works again, i'll joing the DSG and enter it everyday! i need to.

anyway, cool work anyone. cant wait to start posting here properly again.

[Iiori]

I'm still working on mine, but I needed a break. So Ill comment. ^^

vijil - Thats a really cute erm big guy. ^^ Your guy inspired mine.

davi - Very interesting, I like the shape of it and the face is really cool.


Bretton- That thing looks so innocent. Kinda like bambie. The saddle was well made too. Good job


krAtul - Really cool designs, The one does remind me of a slitstrider! I loved killing those things.

scumworks - Id have loved to see the whole thing! The face is really neat. I could totally see that in some game with a little dude one it.

Xpressions - I like how you colored that. ^^ I agree that some reference might help with the form. Also it might be good to use some more values with the markers. Bring some more depth into the picture.

eobet - Love that saddle and the extra gear on the guy. I think with the lights and shadow you should just keep pushing the values a bit. ^^
That would pop him out even more.

Jebus - Cool creature, reminds me of something I used to draw. I suggest maybe using a few different values (Woah am I just on a kick with that today) and lines in your piece. It seems that theres really only one line throughout the piece. Maybe if you had a light h2 or just pressed lightly with a pencil and add a few muscle lines or lines with the tail, and then maybe on the outline use some heavy dark lines. ^^ I might be wrong with that though..

DraigAthar - I like how that guys put together. Kinda half dragon, horse, deer, lion type thing. Very cool.


Carnifex - Cool colors,:D I like the dude on his back. Though maybe you should define just a bit more? I love wacom too, I find it hard to use and harder to define things at times though haha.


yoba - I like how you clothed your beatsy. Also the colors work really well. :D


plaf- lets face it I just love ya man.. :P Great strokes.:D


Noodle- Keep goin with that one. ^^ It has load of potential.

danielh68- Really neat. I like how you did the trees and the backround. The beastys done well too, haha Im probably not the most helpful for ya. :P

Halis_Aetrous - Ya know what might be kinda cool on you guy. Totally my imo, if you are using PS and you use hardlight (not 100%) and did a few green and yellow highlights and lowlights here and there that could give him kinda a snaky metallic feel.

Kartoffel - Haha that guys scary, Actually both are. :D Great spikes.

Crave My Nightmares - Cool guy. I like the way you did the details on his back and body.


Nike- I wish I could see more of your creature too. Though I agree the head and flames are well done .:D


Beatnik- Creepy, but great colors. Face kinda like an evil bulldog in a way. :D


Valcon Jet- I love that body. Very cool! I like how you redid it too.


fresh27- Hes so cute! I want one. Great structure.

Rockhead- awesome. Seriously cool.

bkmini- I really like it. Cool design, and great colors. :D

Sapphire- Beautiful Pencilwork.:D

aera1020 - Neat creature, Looks like he has very wide legs. Keep going with it.:D


josephrey - Cute!

one- I don't think its too humanoid. That kinda gives it an odd feel. its good. I wouldnt change that.


paper slayer - I wish I could help with tips on perspective, but you probably know a lot more than I. Though I like the design, so I hope you keep going with it.

Phew,... well now Back to doodlin. ^^

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

http://www.shatteredmind.frac.dk/creaturedone3.JPG

aaah finally done(atleast for today) a few things need to be corrected...I also have a lot of other concept sheets of this creature, but they aren't finished since I wanted to finish my main picture first. and know I'm drained...so I'll do those another day.

enjoy!:chug:

[Sapphire]

(Geez... almost had a heart attack when a spider appeared out of nowhere and was rapidly drawing towards my mouse as I was about to post... *pantpant*) Okay, here's a colored version that's also been a little touched up. Thanks for the comment, Iiori and Valcom! Yes, that's a mushroom guy sitting on top, and he's got slime for fingers and feet which wrap around the creature's shoulder and act as reins. Maybe the color will help.

http://sapphire-art.50megs.com/images/treeandfunguscolorsm.jpg

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

can you people see my pic.?

whoops...I forgot to remove that measurement dude...that's not the actual size difference.... oh well...gotta fix it when I fix the other things.

crits are welcome.

[threelegged_chicken]

http://www.firedragon.com/~lwg3d/upload/general/2003/12/06-762319_tn.jpg (http://www.firedragon.com/~lwg3d/upload/general/2003/12/06-762319.jpg)

here's my first post here at conceptart..
hope it works:D

[DraigAthar]

Wow, a whole bunch more posts! Let me catch up ...

Sapphire - that's a great concept, and your colored version is nicely done.

Prince of Space - it was worth the wait! what a great idea, love the coloration on the carapace

Valcon Jet - I think I like the purple one better! :)

josephrey - lol, looks like it belongs in the last mech DSG we had. :)

sone_one - it's a fantasy creature, give it a human-like chest if you want to! ;)

paper slayer - ooh, that's a creepy one. dunno what to tell you about the perspective, I struggle with perspective myself so I'm not really the best advisor!

bkmini - I love it. The creature, the motion of it, the rider, I just love it.

rockhead - hah! a Landale, that's great. the colored version is quite good.

xaviuzz - that looks like a pretty mischevious kangaroo!

[Iiori]

^^ Well guess it didn't take long to finish up, well um not finish, but quit for now haha.

First one, the aliens would ride in the baskets on the beastys back . Second ones just a doodle.

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

http://members.lycos.co.uk/vbcserenity/art/dgsam2.jpg



PriNcE oF SpAcE - Wonderful. ^^ I don't see anything really that I could crit on.


threelegged_chicken- Its small, but cool design. Could be good for a logo I think.:)

[Mad Giraffe]

heres mine....

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

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

C&C are ofcourse well appreciated:D;)

Sapphire=Looks dangerous:p....nice tones

[threelegged_chicken]

thanks iiori... i have a bad tendency to draw small and it looks bad when enlarged..

its a thumbnail link so you can click on it and enlarge it somewhat

[Miau]

wow - really great stuff today!
heres mine:
the idea:
http://miau.geekhost.info/images/sketches,speed/dsg282_rough.jpg
detailed sketch:
http://miau.geekhost.info/images/sketches,speed/dsg282_l.jpg

sorry no time for comments now, ill have to sleep :)

[danielh68]

Very nice submissions tonight.

Sapphire - very strange and interesting concept. I find the line work the strongest element out of the entire composition. When you have time, it would be cool to introduce some of the bark color into the creature's green areas and vice-versa, same with the red mushroom hat and the riders gray skin. It might enhance the color harmony of the composition. Nonetheless, great job.

PriNcE oF SpAcE - this is my personal favorite. I'm not sure if one would board or mount this creature. In any case, very clever concept. Awesome coloring and detailing.

cartoonfox - love the warm color scheme and the cool blue accent in the staff. Really makes for an amazing piece. I feel sorry for the guy's crotch on impact, though. Again, amazing work.

sone_one - hmmm, it looks like you have a good start to me. You definitely have most of the values established. I would continue to plug away.

Rockhead - Really cool. Love the evolutionary concept behind it. Great work.

xaviuzz - Neat painting style. Nice work.

My fingers tire. Must go. Awesome work everyone.

[Skank]

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Skank/mount0002_copy.jpg

markers am fun!!!

:chug: :beer:

[cartoonfox]

Originally posted by danielh68
cartoonfox - love the warm color scheme and the cool blue accent in the staff. Really makes for an amazing piece. I feel sorry for the guy's crotch on impact, though. Again, amazing work.

lol, you are mistaken. its not my work, its the work of bkmini, i was mearly complimenting him/her for the great peice, and commenting on the imapct thin too :D

the day i can produce work like that, is the day i jump for joy! :D

[threelegged_chicken]

plaf: reminds me of the wargs in lord of the rings. awesome:D

[lichtpartikel]

and again i've had absolutely no time today. i really liked the topic but i am to tired to finish my "thing"...
i bet you have never seen anything like this before :D

http://www.lichtpartikel.de/relay/mount.jpg

too tired to comment again. but tomorrow i'll be back for good...

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

Originally posted by lichtpartikel
and again i've had absolutely no time today. i really liked the topic but i am to tired to finish my "thing"...
i bet you have never seen anything like this before :D

http://www.lichtpartikel.de/relay/mount.jpg

too tired to comment again. but tomorrow i'll be back for good...

it's a two legged "putter"?

[Hazzard]

Big fat bugger! one of the topics id of loved to have taken part in and I get back to late. Ive been busy all week and im going home for christmas soon and my nets running out and blah blah blah its horrible so I may not be conributing for a while yet :(

[Idiot Apathy]

Ack! I'm getting a late start today... stay tuned please! I feel good about this one... Hey... don't change the channel!

[Faxtar]

Alot of good submissions today.

Heres mine, just a bunch of thumbnails and little guys to show scale.

http://momentoffame.com/snapshots/MomentOfFame/l61686.jpg

[Wystro]

Giant armadillo/greyhound bred to move quickly on a low-gravity planet with methane atmosphere. To get a reference, I did a lot of genetic engineering very quickly so that I could catch the right morning light on my friend's home planet which just so happens to have the right atmospherics.

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

[Idiot Apathy]

Booyah ... lets see an hour this time, however I fear it may be too late...

I used mostly painter today, it shows over my other submissions doesn't it?

Here we go:

Sometimes it just goes easier with some goof ya know?

What better mount for an alien than a semi-intelligent enslaved human?

Sure you may laugh now but just you wait till the Cyan Porkies from Nebula 9 come and enslave us all. And if that wasn't enough... they dress us like vikings...



http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/4.jpg

Ran out of time for the face, always tommorow...

[bkmini]

wystro: that's bad ass. the sky reminds me of the lava in your last DSG. it's a cool effect, so keep pushing it.

everyone: good work. thanks to all who liked my piece. I'm pretty happy with the color scheme. I have really been struggling with my color pallettes since I started painting in photoshop about a month ago. the DSG and the coloring book thread have been a huge help.

as for all the crotch comments, all I gotta say is... aliens don't got nards.

seriously though I thought about that so I had him riding the thing like a bull rider. see how he is leaning back and putting all his weight on the stirrups? when the kangaroo lands he stands up and saves his crotch. heh, at least that's my story and I'm stickin to it.

[Wystro]

Color dodge is my new best friend -- thanks bkmini! I just saw that my rider seems to be at a different angle than the mount, but I filled my revision quota for the month on the last post.

I see that a lot of people are putting little figures for scale...now I have nothing to gripe about. *runs away sobbing*

so tired,,,can barely....type...losing .....energy, can't...make...comments.....

*falls on keyboard*

kljhsflkhkjhkasjhdgkjdaasgh,lkjfsddddddddd

[Sapphire]

DraigAthar: Thanks! Your creature looks cool. Its head is quite horse-like. I think perhaps if you connected the lower mouth with the beak width-wise it would make it look a little more attached.

PriNcE oF SpAcE: That is a very cool concept, I really like the rein attached to its jaw; that's a nice touch.

Rockhead: This would be neat to see all finished, since it's looking good. It reminds me of that whale creature from Monster Rancher 2.

Faxtar: I love little concept sketches, these are great.

Madgiraffe: thanks for your comment!

skank: great perspective!


daniel68: Thank you very much. I tried your suggestion, but I'm not sure if I did enough color mixing... is this what you meant? (And I really love the colors on yours... so warm and golden.)


Sorry if I keep taking up space, guys! Here's the second revision...



http://sapphire-art.50megs.com/images/treeandfunguscolorsm2.jpg

[Valcon Jet]

Wystro: HOLY SHIT that's awesome. I literally said that out loud when I saw your pic. No crits at all. Beautiful. Whatever you did with that, you did it right! Harness it, never let it go!

Sapphire: Yes, I can see it now, and I love the color job :) Good work!

Idiot Apathy: LMAO @ ur blue guy. Haha, lots of expression, very cool :)

Faxtar: Wow, every one of those is freakin awesome :P

Litchpartikel: Cool color, and I agree with the putter comment, an alien would ride that to battle on the 8th green! :rock:

Skank: Teachin us all what greyscale can do :P That's badass.

Miau: I like the top one alot better. The coloring you gave it gives it a wistful feeling, nice choice of placement and softness.

Mad Giraffe: :eep: he's mean looking. Nice concept, but the coloring job makes it look really blurry and undefined. Put in dark and light spots to create contrast and give defenition to his form, imo.

Iori: Awesome! The hair on the top one is saweeeeeeeetah!

Prince of space; very origonal concept, and very nice color job :) The box's perspective looks off. and the mouth looks 2 dimensional without an inside / rows of teeth. Sweet ride tho man :)

I think I got everybody, so ima head to bed, awesome peices tonight!

[William b. Hand]

Lotta good stuff today!
Sorry I've been absent... I've got a very sick cat on my hands, I'm afraid.

The beast is gonna be drinking from a stream...
I'm not done with this 'un, but here's the meat of the matter anyway:

http://homepage.mac.com/forumdump/.Pictures/Alien%20War%20Mount.jpg

[Skank]

thanks guys =)
great stuff from everyone today, some very cool concepts :chug:
and i have no clue how to paint, so i think all my stuff on here is gonna be some good ol' fashion pen 'n markers :D

cyall tomorrow!!

[Valcon Jet]

Snuck that one in on me Willian B hand, and I couldn't help but reply! That's absolutely beautiful. I'm at a loss for words. That picture speaks volumes. I can't stress how much I like that picture.

[PoX]

I love it when its one of my topics, gives me no excuse not to do it.

http://www.angelfire.com/bug/pox/mount.jpg

[Wednesday]

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/awednesday/282.jpg

[mtomczek]

theres some nice stuff in here today gang. Keep it up

[Bretton]

some comments for every person (i tried hard to get everyone i hope i did.. if i didnt get you tell me and ill leave a comment)

@vigil: he has a cute smile. but id be scared to ride him with all them spike o.o

@davi: i like how his spine continue all the way down into his upper lip. i like the coloring. he has a great expression on his face

@kratul: nice sketches my favorite is the one in the upper right hand corner

@scumworks: i love the menacing look on that skull. and i love how his spine shows through his back

@Xpressions: i might suggest using some reference for an eagle, but you are right, riding on an eagle would be awesome.

@eobet: i really like his helmet and saddle. the horn on his nose is wicked cool

@Jebus: that is scary :[ the big horns.. if he charges at anything those little dudes would fly off ^_^ nice design

@DraigAthar: really cool design.. i love the beak and the little extruding bone thing on the back of his legs.. they look like the starts of little wings

@carnifex: i like the color and i like his humanish head.. i especially like the little guy riding him... he is cute...

@yoba: i like the aliens clothes :] and i love the little cowboy riding him. nice coloring. i like how light it is

@plaf: the way he is looking at me says "your next" he is
scary i like his blood soaked face

@noodle: i like his almost uprightedness and the smile on hsi face. the seat looks a bit off center

@danielh: really nice drawing and coloring.. would you think i was wierd if i said i liked it without the tongue? it makes his mouth look crazy hollow and dry.. which would be a terrible mouth to get eaten by :]

@Halis_Aetrous: i like his scales.. and his glowing red eyes...

@Kartoffel: haha i love the expression on the mounts face.. all hella pissed and dumb... the alien with a gun is cute

@crave my nightmares: i like it :D i love the spined showing. you shouldve stuck a little saddle on his noggin ^_^ sorry i have bad ideas

@legato: i do not know what i would do if that looked like female genetalia. i might have to change my sexuality.. or buy steel plated protection

@nike: cool. i like how the beast is leaping out of the flames. and i like its teeth

@beatnik: great drawing.. i relly like the saddle.. i would only ride him if i could put something over his face ^_^

@valcon JEt: nice drawing.. i like all the bonyness.. i like the second coloring better but i think you shouldve stuck with the armor on his head

@fresh27: like the beasts expression. and i love his blue eyes

@xaviuzz: cool kangaroo tyoe mount. i love his face and pointy ears.

@rockhead: really good drawing. i would love to see one of those whales used as a mobile human launcher.. all built up pressure popping the guy out of its blowhole... the guy like.. flies overthe enemy wall.. and.. does something... ::gets carried away::

@bkmini: love it. i really like the face on that kangaroo, and the studded weight on its tail

@sapphire: a really cool idea and also a very sweet story. the drawing is really nice and you did a fantastic job coloring it

@aera: i like the long limbs and the rectangular snout

@paper slayer: very cool. i love the face and headgear/bridge nice coloring

@sone_one: nice drawing and good shading. i like the beak and feet.

@josephrey: aw.. the alien inside is really cute.. and the robot looks great ^_^ and also really cute. good drawing. i love your style

@Prince of space: that is really cool. a very good idea and a great drawing. if i was riding in it though i would be afraid that it would pop itself

@threelegged_chicken: really small...but it is also bigger than it needs to be ^_^ you should of cropped.. but also increased the size.. its cute though...

@iiori: i like the hair a lot and you did a great job ont he coloring the second one is adorable

@mad giraffe: i like the stetched skin over his mouth.. nice feet..

@miau: really great.. wonderful detail.. cool design.. amazing,,

@skank: really good drawing and cool design

@lichtpartikel: nice drawing... does he have a golf club for a head?

@faxtar: nice thumbnails... each design is really cool... my favorite is the bottom right one

@wystro: really cool design and great drawing. I would love to see him running at full speed..

@idiot apathy: it looks like the human is the one thats gonna be doing all the fighting :]. the blue hippo bull thing is cute

@william b. hand: great drawing and excellent coloring. original design. you are awesome

@pox: good drawing and really nice coloring.. i like his bottom jaw and his ears

@Wednesday: that head looks amazing ^_^ i love the mouth and the horns... and the chunk missing from its cheek and the empty eye sockets... i would like to see it try to move..

everyone who commented on either of my two thank you :] and you two who tried to comment on everyones but missed both of mine thank you for trying anyway :D

[Signature]

http://andyart.de/images/oldandbad/dsg/warthingie.jpg
No alien riding on it yet ... probably when it is older though.
(Should qualify since the topic isn't "aliens riding on creatures")
Have yet to go through the contributions ...

[Sapphire]

Aaaw, sorry about your cat, William B. Hand... hope it gets better! <:{

If it helps, your drawing is absolutely beautiful.

[Grimlohk]

http://home.comcast.net/~grimlohk/mount.jpg

disliked the brush i was using so i never got around to finishing

[William b. Hand]

Might've overworked this a bit, and there're some unfinished areas still (the neck, f'rinstance)... but I got into this one, obviously. See whatchya think.

http://homepage.mac.com/forumdump/.Pictures/Alien%20War%20Mount%20update.jpg

davi - That might've been a sleepy quick one, but it's got a hell of a lotta character!
krAtul - Those are just gorgeous! I don't remember seeing your stuff here... but I certainly hope to see more. Really really sharp work.
DraigAthar - Awww! Shades of Gryphon, I think? Nice toes!
danielh68 - Good one, Dan! Great mood and sense of movement, too.
Rockhead - My sworn enemy... Awesome creature! Although the coloured one is nice, I think I prefer the more textured drawing.
bkmini - I don't like that tail weapon, but the rest of it is great!
PriNcE oF SpAcE - That's fantastic! Love it love it love it! Way to have an awesome concept, dude.
Sapphire - Very cute and creative! The colour helps a lot. Glad you like mine, and thanks for your well-wishes for my cat... I'll pass them on to her.
Miau - I like the second one. The expression is great. Neck chain-mail looks good!
Wystro - It'd be nice to see that taken into further detail. Good concept.
Valcon Jet - Thanks! Glad you dig it.
Bretton - :D

Good job Peoples.

[SirSushi]

i know i'm late but it was saturday and i didn't get to finish it :beer: :)

i'm not quite happy with the legs and it needs some more detail and shading as usual

http://miau.geekhost.info/images/sketches,speed/muchs_stuff/dsg282.jpg

[Nike]

It's still far from being finished, but I've done some work over. Thanks for commenting!
http://spacewalkers_rest.250free.com/alienmould1a.jpg

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

hey people thanks for all the nice comments and crits!

as you've might has guessed I'll most likely brush this beast up some, since there were somethings that were done the way they were because I was drained in the end. and I slightly hurried myself so that atleast I would submit a finished(heh...atleast pretty finished) main piece.

anyways here's some of the things you can expect:

corrected cropping...which actually wasn't cropping but the end of the paper:rolleyes:

corrected/brushed up mouth, thanks for the crit Valcon!

that size refference dude is wrong...I simply forgot to remove him because I was so eager to post the pic. when it was "done" :D

mostlikely I will figure out a lil' something for the background.

probably will finish up/colour the very rought concept sheets.

[DraigAthar]

Originally posted by bkmini
the DSG and the coloring book thread have been a huge help.


Where's the coloring book thread? I'm terrible, I hardly ever venture out of the DSG forum. Can you direct me to the thread you're referring to? If it's got helpful info about color, then I NEED to read it. :)

[bkmini]

Here is the link (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11580)

It's more of a chance to see how color can change a pic than a tutorial of any kind. Someone will post some line art, then a bunch of people color it in different ways. Check it out, and let me know if it helps you like it did me.

[Kartoffel]

Originally posted by DraigAthar

Kartoffel - love the spikes. how does it fly, though?

I also asked myself this question after i realized that i forgot to include some kind of wings.
So, ehem :rolleyes: lets say it produces a lot of farts and has something in his stomach where these hot gasses are stored. So it is a kind of ballon ;)

Wow, there are some really awesome concepts here. I don't have the time to comment them individually but good work, all of you!

[bkmini]

bkmini - I don't like that tail weapon, but the rest of it is great!

Hand: I wasn't sure about that part either. Do you mean that it needs to be painted more? or you do not like the design of it. personally, I like think all of the armored parts could use some work. Thanks for the feedback.

You're piece is stunning, but I have one small crit. It's a bit monochromatic. Like your muscle man, I think it would be nice to see some more tones introduced. You have a very developed painting style, but I would like to see you experiment more with color. Lighting is dead on. Value, depth, and design are all great. Now lets see you push the color. :)

By the way, if you don't mind me asking, how long do you typically spend on a pic like that? I feel like I could bring something to that level of tightness and detail, (not to sound too egotistical) but it would probably take me at least 8 hours or so. Pics like the kangaroo generally take me around 3 hours. Is that right or will I get faster?

Thanks for the help.

[Jane Radstrom]

Awww! I was moving and missed this really cool topic. I find it a little strange though, that most of these "alien" mounts are ridden with saddles and such that would be used by humans, and indeed there are humans for scale reference... I would have liked to see some more crazy creative riding aparatus for non-two legged species... Like how would a blob or octopus ride something? But damn, I guess I can't talk because I didn't even do the topic. :( :D

[Turbosity]

krAtul: the hatching on your last guy is amazing, and the concept is pretty cool too. Interesting mix with the samurai, haha. Good idea trying to transfer the hatching quality to the painting as well, but I'd like to see the original line art over it anyway

[Turbosity]

sorry to add another one, i didnt see the later ones before.

prince of space: now THAT is a nice concept drawing. You obviously put plenty of thought it it and the rendering is really nice too

Pox: very nice coloration, although i think more could be done to plant him in the environment, especially to make his feet appear more planted in the ground. Maybe some variation in the shadow.

Very nice work all

[William b. Hand]

bkmini - I just don't like the design of the tail bead... The concept is sound, but I think this one looks goofy and detracts from the rest of the piece, since your eye (well... my eye) tends to start from the left and read it to the right, like text. So, it's like beginning an elegant phrase with an obscenity. Uh... :rolleyes: Or... Something.
I'm glad you like my pic so much - Thanks! Yeah, that monochromatic thing... Well, I think you're right about that. I began this piece inspired with the memory of a painting by John Gurche, that appeared on the cover of Nat'l Geographic magazine many years ago, of a bunch of crested dinosaurs bathed in some golden dusk.

I couldn't remember how much variation in colour there really was, but I don't think it was a lot. Anyway, I figured I would do any experimenting with colour toward the end of the painting... which I'll be doing soon.
(I began dropping in some different colours last night actually, but it's not worth posting until I've finished it.)

I'm glad you feel I have a very developed painting style, because I feel a bit shaky. As far as lighting, value, depth, and design... still fumbling around with that. That's why my lighting tends to be no more complex than one or two highly contrasting light-sources... Sorta Black-Light stuff, really. Value... I've always liked high-contrast stuff... Is that what you meant? And as for depth... I'm brand new to it. The sense of depth you see in this pic is something I've never done... In fact, the mere existence of a landscape is extremely rare in my work and something I'm forcing myself to wrestle with. Design is by the seat of my pants - always. The colour does need more work. My whole life I've avoided using colour, and never dipped my toe into that pool until Photoshop entered my life. So... I learn incrementally, and even the very slight variations in colour on this pic took some consideration. Having such a dramatic light source confused me, though... I'll post something more of this soon.

I appreciate the nudging, by the way :D .

As for your question about time spent... Well, that varies.
Since there were a lot of areas in this pic that I was pushing myself on, I spent a good deal more time than I typically would for DSG. The first pic was approximately 1.5 hours. Anytime I'm working on something that's gonna take me more than that to complete, I make a point of posting the 1.5 hour results first.

The second pic I might've spent as many as four more hours on, I didn't really pay attention because I decided I'd just use whatever time was necessary. I hope that creating a picture like that will take less and less time, of course :) .

You know from your own experience that the more "speedy" techniques you learn -- and the more practice in any techniques you use -- the faster you can create.

Sometimes the creative limits to a painting aren't rooted in your imagination or thought process, but in a restrictive technique that needs revision or replacement. Always continue to strengthen technique that you are familiar with, but be open to the possibility that something totally different might better suit your vision.

Yeah, I think your kangaroo will go faster for you as you learn more, and MUCH faster if you learn fast techniques. If speed is a goal, then make it a practice.

Hope some of that helps... I'm a rambler.

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Velo - I agree with you 100%. I got so caught up in the steed itself that I put the alien in there almost as an afterthought. I could stand to put a bit more thought into my pieces before I begin them. You shoulda set the standard early on -- Where were you??!

[lichtpartikel]

wow cool stuff form everyone. you really got me with that golf club comment. i thought about taking away the golf-look but then left it. there must be some reason that someone would ride such a thing to battle. what else could it be if not the huge putter-head that gave the creature its name and is its deadly weapon in combat?

[yoba]

ty everybody.... I saw so many good works here, really i am glad to these nice sketch (even if many of them look like fnal artwork..)
ty everybody who told me that they like my pic, i hope they'll like the others.....
:waves:

[cartoonfox]

sorry its late, but i only just got my brothers scanner to work again.

its too late to start todays one, but i'll start joining in daily tommorrow (monday)

http://www.cartoonfox.hostrocket.com/dsg_1.jpg

[bkmini]

Hand: Thanks for the detailed reply. I will rework that pic based on your crit. I will just replace the file on my server so I'll post a note when it's done.

I like the high contrast in your pic, but by value I meant how you handle the relationships between light and shadow in general. I'll try to keep pushing you as long as you keep pushing back, deal?

Thanks for the bit of info about your painting time. I plan to get into that whole speedpainting thing. I generally sketch pretty loosely so I would love to develope a loose painting style. For now, like you, I am learning in increments. It's sorta like when you first start drawing, you use a lot of lines. As you get better, you use a lot less lines. Same way with brush strokes and painting. Anyway, I'm rambling now.

:chug: cheers.

[skvv]

sorry to post and screw up the order a day late, but i just got my internet connection back (after i finished my sketch yesterday)

this is an impaler beetle roughly 5 times the size of a humanoid. The alien that rides it into battle would be the blue strains on the head and legs (an alien microorganism that rebuilds neuron pathways to establish mind control of larger beings).

http://www.thefifthcolumn.net/forum/images/avatars/ridingbug.jpg

[Rockhead]

I've been working on this just because its been a lot of fun, and I have to practice for that deadly battle with the HAND. Here it is so far...
http://www.rockydavies.com/forreview/Landalewip3.jpg

[Xpressions]

Guys, look! Rockhead stranded a whale! :D

Regards, Dave :evilbat:

[deviousg]

davi - i don't know what it is about this sorrowfull creature that I like...
danielh68 - freaky rat thing - reminds of some prehistoric mammal I saw on discovery - nice painting
rockhead - devolution?? kind of cool
bkmini liking the down under approach - that would be one wild ride -
Skank - that is lookin' pretty bad
Wystero - that is wicked - something from hades -
William b. Hand - that is from some twisted nightmare -

could comment all day on this stuff - great job everyone!

[DV8]

did this one along time ago- quick.

http://www.mikephillips.ca/dsg/dsg_282_creature_alien_mount.jpg