Chow 146 :: Queen Titania

[daestwen]

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii293/chowarchive/CHOW-LINES/CHOW-LINES-MEDUSA.jpg

ROUND #146 :: QUEEN TITANIA

DESCRIPTION

Titania, Queen of the Faeries.

Don't have to keep to the Shakespearian view of her, feel free to interpret faeries how you will.

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

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8st, 2008
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[daestwen]

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[sticmann]

PLEASE REMEMBER TO WRITE YOUR COPYRIGHT INFORMATION UNDER THE IMAGE IN THE FINAL BURNING THREAD SO I DON'T HAVE TO HUNT YOU DOWN LATER!

I didn't catch this last time. What are you looking for?

[Wiggers]

Very nice!

[Pixeltuner]

Oooh, a faery queen. Time for the magic brush then. :D

[Aly Fell]

Fun...

[yoitisi]

*digs out his copy of "Faeries" by Brian Froud and Alan Lee*

Should be fun, I might try something for this. I need a kick in the butt art-wise :P

Sticmann: The copyright info is the categories and name that you fill in when you add and attachment in the attachment manager on CA.

[Platonist]

I really want to do this one but probably wont have time.... nooo!

[Joey-b]

Well this has got me drawing, trying to do good by using refference material
as shown on the sketch

update 3, Dress is coming along okay

Update 4, Further a long the way.. i might not do a bg

update 5, more work done, texture on fabric and bit more contrast and detailing

[Gothique]

fast thumb sketch at cofee-break...aetheric tree-size fearie with dress made of swamp myst and spider webs, crown of branches and jewerly of blood-red cranberries :-)

[Artofinca]

Faeries, pixies and such are evil in my eyes...
Titania, Queen of the Faeries must be evul too!
:D
I am in.

[Felida]

Lovely theme... I still have to think about my own interpretation of "faeries" but this definitely will be fun *__*
Thanks to term break, I'll definitely will have time to participate! (Has to develope her digital painting skills).

@Joey-b: Good start. But at the moment, she looks more like a beauty queen than the wonderful and dangerous queen of the faeries :)
@Gothique: This sounds exiting and it definitely will be a lot of work.

@Daestwen: Is it allowed to add Oberon somewhere?

[AUG]

Another fun activity.

Here is a link to an audio book of A Midsummer Night's Dream to get you in the mood.

http://www.archive.org/details/midsummer_nights_dream_0806_librivox

[Joey-b]

Felida, thanks yeah it should be eviled up, well i did. better like this?

[Aly Fell]

Lunchtime roughs. Going traditional, fairy wise that is...

Edit01: Playing with colour using texture overlays, Just an experiment but it gets a watercoloury feel. I'll probably go with the one on the left. Using a texture Bluefooted pointed me toward ages ago and a few of my own.

Edit02: Well, it looks like I'm working this one up for now. Progress of roughing the linework. I'll probably do another tidy up before doing the colour very much similar to the test earlier but with more detail.

Edit03: Still working on the line... Changed her proportions slightly. She's making fairies! It might over-complicate things though... not decided yet.

Removed the last edit, to put in this one. Line almost finished. Just tidying up now. Still not sure about the little fairies, but I'll leave them in for now. I wish I'd started this in pencil now rather than digital.

Edit04: A bit of colour... sort of. Not really representative of how it will end up, but I'm experimenting with a watercolour look.

Edit05: Final

[Angel Intheuk]

Oooooh ;P Brilliant topic choice - I'm in on this one too

Great idea's so far...Like yours Posh, both really beautiful, the one on the left looks more coniving and Titania-like than the one on the right...but I love the pose of the one on the right. can't wait to see more.

[Tofa]

i'm horrible at drawing women, but i'll give it a go :)

[KonnA]

Not my style AT all... But I'll give it a go...

[JessiBean]

The temptation is just too strong. Guess I'm spending my week drawing fairy queens.
:teeth:

[Meon]

damn nice stuff, Poshspice!!

i was thinking something futuristic ;P like the queen of the fairy rebels or something... if its against the rules, ill discard the idea!

face sketch
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/face27.jpg
armor sketch
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/fairyqueencopy.jpg

[spaztastic]

hmm seems fun.

[Felida]

Here are my first sketches. I'm really not happy with her wings yet D:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/felida99/DigitalArtForum/ktitaniasketch1.jpg

And a really bad scan of the sketchbook page I made to develope the character:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/felida99/DigitalArtForum/ktitaniasketch2.jpg
I like the face on the top a lot. The body sketches where made to find a queen-like pose for the final illustration but they doesn't look royal enough...

I tried to go a not really traditional with the design. She only wears wood, spider webs and bird feathers. The crown should remind of a snail-shell and I think she'll get dragonfly wings.

@Espenbuy: Reminds me a little bit on Holly Short from Artemis Fowl.
@Poshspice: Beautiful sketches. Really traditional. I like the left one a little bit more.
@Joey-b: Awesome hair and a really evil face.

[Artofinca]

Again cant decide wich concept to finish ....

But I'r sure of one thing:
Faeries are Evil!!!

[FerrousJack]

I'm in. I guess I need at least one fairy in my portfolio!

[WunderDark]

I might give this one a try if i find the time.
I can always use my real fairy for refference-http://wunderdark.deviantart.com/art/Fairy-in-jar-detail-96294092:P

[shannanigan]

I might give this one a try if i find the time.
I can always use my real fairy for refference

Awesome! Though I like your mummified Gnome in the box best. :D



I think I will give this one a shot as well. I don't usually draw fairies, but I had an idea flash a couple minutes ago... we'll see if I can pull it off.
Sketches to come later... so try to contain your excitement as long as possible. LOL!

[Dani Duck]

I have two ideas for this. I need to get sketching and I'll post the results later.

[Christoffer]

Here's my first entry ever. :D
This is what I've come up with so far. I'll polish it up in PS later.

Edit - is it okey to post this in my sketchbook or do I have to wait until the challenge is over?

[Joey-b]

Artofinca - the one on the right looks great

[daestwen]

Edit - is it okey to post this in my sketchbook or do I have to wait until the challenge is over?

You're perfectly welcome to post your wips and stuff and even your final in your sketchbook, well before the round is over. I do. :]

[KonnA]

The temptation is just too strong. Guess I'm spending my week drawing fairy queens.
:teeth:

Aww man... Everybody already had a zillion % of competition. Now you joined, lol. 2 zillion!

[Felida]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/felida99/DigitalArtForum/ktitaniasketch3.jpg
I got a lot of fun producing sketches :D

@Artofinca: Great style! Both look awesome but I think, the left design is the more interesting one.

[FerrousJack]

:scribble: Sorry this is so sketchy, I'm having to sneak lines in between doing real work. Ok, the concept is this: The year is 1917 and the fairy kingdom is finally spurred to respond to the conflagration engulfing the continent. Queen Titania mobilizes her forces and joins the fight on the side of the Entente vowing to give the Kaiser what for.

[LA-Fairy]

I'm in. Totally in!

[Gothique]

first wip

[Monika Gruszka]

great topic!

this is my sketch... I want her to be very hmmm..unaffected, wild and powerful;) Its the moment of her awakening:)

[ticktocker]

Looks like this is going to be a great round!

Here's my first sketch. Might work on making her less...human looking.

[amaliax]

I feel like I'm going back to my roots with this one. I drew all kind of fairies when I was a kid. And instead of coming up with some crazy awesome off-the-wall innovation, I wanted to go with something closer to what I think Titania might really be like. Which is boring, but I don't wanna make her mad by making her look bad.

This is a really raw sketch, because I have to go to work.

[Dani Duck]

I got a lot of fun producing sketches :D.

Quite lovely! Don't forget to do the full 3/4 view. I don't want you to be kicked out because your character is too small!

great topic!
This is my sketch... I want her to be very hmmm..unaffected, wild and powerful;) Its the moment of her awakening:)

Her nipples look too far apart. The perspective is off, so you may want to work on it a bit more before going to the final drawing. Her chin is too close to her neck. Extend it out a bit more so you can see more of her neck. Her arms appear too big for her body. I think you really have something there, so keep plugging away! Good luck

I I wanted to go with something closer to what I think Titania might really be like. Which is boring, but I don't wanna make her mad by making her look bad.
This is a really raw sketch, because I have to go to work.

Hate to tell you this but her butt is too big. It's up too high. She's beautiful so far. Good luck.

[trevor]

an so it is said
the tooth fairy, tired of giving away money,
led a revolt of all the sprite races against mankind
wanted to take a darker approach to this
45 minute lunch doodle
no detail yet but its as blocked in as it needs to be for now
i may draw it back just a little more so i can put in some small goblins or more grotesque sprites and larger insects
i would like to push this into more of a horror feel (not slasher just scary)

[Lior Schiller]

Here's my WIP,

I'll be glad to hear thoughts and crits!

[Felida]

Thanks Dani Duck :D I don't forget it. This was just another design sketch.
@Trevor: Awesome start!

[dirkvandulmen]

Here's my wip, just before the crowning of Queen Titania. Mine is not as quick as trevor, say double the time spend.

Trevor: intriguing wip so far.
Jessi: looking forward to seeing your entry...

Enjoy.

[trevor]

thanks Felida
i like where yours is going
maybe make the canvas a it larger and show more of the figure
all the little draperies and metal bits are looking great too
i would suggest using some reference on the face and hands tho as they arent up to the same quality as the rest yet
and it helps a lot in the learning process anyways hahah
what sort of theme / color scheme will you be going for?
Posh you always completely own these female ones hahahha
cant wait to see where it goes

[Pixeltuner]

Trevor, Posh: Stop making the rest of us look bad :p
Dirk: Hooray for chubby Titania :D

Here's my first idea. Kind of started somewhere, noodled away and wasted too much time on this, but at least I now know what I'm gonna do.

[Aly Fell]

Trevor - yeah right! Your's is looking sweet! My home PC's graphics card just died, so I've dug out a 10 year old PC that has long since seen better days and have spent three hours just getting the thing to connect to the internet. Which it has. It actually rattles! I think it's steam powered...

[humboldt squid]

Does anyone know a good source for medieval fashion references? I'm going to try to do more of a traditional looking royal portrait.

[masque]

Pose/gestural sketch, with some indication of graphic theme:
a creature of air, light, and shadow, described as much by
what is not seen as by what is.

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Will have a diaphanous costume and tiara, methinks
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Second stage, accoutrements roughed in

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Third stage, backing up a little, last of the wholly line art treatments

Progress to tone and paint on my page 4 update.

[Novbert]

My WIP.

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[chaosrocks]

medieval fashion ref
www.costumes.org

search "historical byt timeperiod"

[Tenno]

Still not sure about my direction on this one.

[Dani Duck]

Here's my wip, just before the crowning of Queen Titania. Mine is not as quick as trevor, say double the time spend.
Enjoy.
Looking sexy! I would tone down the lines around her breasts. They are a bit harsh and make her look less feminine.

[
Here's my first idea. Kind of started somewhere, noodled away and wasted too much time on this, but at least I now know what I'm gonna do.
Work on your proportions a bit more. The arms aren't the same sizes.

Still not sure about my direction on this one.
I wouldn't cut off the foot in your drawing. It just looks cut off because you didn't have room, not cut off because you meant to cut it off.

[Monika Gruszka]

:) next wip

[trevor]

hey ally i have some computer advice for you
BUY A MAC!!! hahahahaahahahah j/k
tho i do so love mine (with narry a problem as well)
i hope your actually able to get this one done
CHIP!
the 1st stage is really great and i think the yellow is killing it
maybe try a black and white approach with larger shapes and masses before jumping into such fine lines?
just a thought
dirk!
loving the tubby faerie
only thing bugging me is the fact that the color is so straight out of the tube so to speak
maybe narrow down the larger areas of you pallette a bit and save all the crazy colors for detail work and to direct the eye?
joey-b
lookin good so far
maybe push a bit more contrast and add a bit of a textile to her fabric?

[Meon]

Trevor, im blown away. dude, you are such a big inspiration to this art community!! :D

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so my concept is fairly simple, year 2200 something something... the police force consists only of fairies, there are evil tooth monsters, hehe not shaped like tooths, probably big muscular guys with shark mouths.


in my final illustration im going to try and capture the Fairy Queen and her police soldiers, on a raid something something... gotta lotta to work out still ;P

here's a sketch of a G.U.I.L.T.Y soldier, which is the queens troopers. ;P

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/guiltysoldier.jpg

[tatiana]

Yay -- fairy queens! Can't resist the chance to draw my namesake, Queen Titania, ha. :P

I'm going the more somewhat traditional route for the moment with my initial sketchings.

[Dani Duck]

This is my idea so far. Under a minute (I win!). Getting it in before I leave work.

[hunchback]

hey guys gonna join the chow this week
heres mine would love feedback and stuff it is appreciated xD

feels too much like a study///
working out the tones right now head to toes.

[bluefooted]

Ooh! Yeah, baby! Will totally do this.

[Physicalpariah]

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This is my work so far. Just getting the picture started really..
I wanted to mix up a fay enchantress with earthly colours.. not so sure how its working so far...

[Kaizer]

I hope I can actually finish one this week. D:

[trevor]

Ooh! Yeah, baby! Will totally do this.

uh oh......
we have all just been owned hahahahah

[Nutter]

perhaps this is one of those Chow's that I will actually finish.

Scribble so far

added another wip

[grenogs]

hopefully i'll get this one finished, seems like a pretty long time since i actually got to complete a chow, lol.

Anyway, going to try and keep this pretty simple, keeping it very much towards childrens illustration, worked out a basic concept, going to work out the smaller details later, as for background, im realy not sure yet. have to be honest, ive been slightly influenced this week by one of the images in this months 2dartmag.

posh: as usual, some nice sketching there

trevor: love the dark approach, hope to see a finished piece there

jessibean, bluefooted: c'mon, your slacking, i thought this would be very well suited for your styles ;)

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x279/grenogs/fairyprincess.jpg

[DIMAGYAN]

some sketches to begin...

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not to sure about the length of the body,so...
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...i make some changes

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some kind of fashion queen titania...anyway

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edit01:

working on the first sketch. greyscale and colours...

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edit02:

so, working a bit on the composition and the values(so far not so good)...

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[blackrobin]

its a hot topic, everyone cant resist the urge to draw a fairy queen
a quick sketch, i need to get her a pose later, and i'm struggling with drawing poses/angles

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/3167/testcs2.jpg

[shannanigan]

I'm goin' Victorian on yo asses.... LOL! :D

Yeah, I just can't do traditional Fairies... I lose all motivation. So I'm gonna Steam it up a little.

I was reading somewhere that the fight between Titania and Oberon was over a little "Indian Changeling". Whatever the heck that means... he'll be included. And he won't be lookin' like a Newsie as the sketch here suggests. *WOOT!*

[Nightblue]

Just having fun :)

[~baxter]

Never was big in Midsummer myself, but this should be a fun one regardless.

Worked out a rough. Staying on the fantasy side of things, but making the fairies more of a insect-human hybrid. Decided on a stag beetle. Not sure if im all about the insect legs quite yet, but ill toy with that later :D

[Dani Duck]

I'm sooo going to have to make some sketches at work to catch up, tomorrow!

[Pixeltuner]

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Work on your proportions a bit more. The arms aren't the same sizes.


There's a lot more wrong with this than just the arms :D But like I said, I now know what I'm going to do, so I'll be starting from scratch.

[Itze Rycost]

ive been following chow since last year actually, but always dont ve any chance to post anythin, whenever it come to utensil or time... (i always dont ve time) and so this time, its soooo interesting theme, maybe i'll sketch some, but dont think i'll ve time to finish it...

[Ionic]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Jagrello/chow_146_con.jpg

DIMAGYAN: Love the Characters! very slick.

[ikuru]

trevor, really good start
masque, really like ur first for now
Posh, always like your females, esp the magic ones ;)

[T_Turrill]

Here's some WIPs! :)

My first ChOW! Thanks for havin me. :B

I'm going with a touchy-feely walleyed mother goddess look.

[bumskee]

trevor u sick bastid.. love where it's going.
looks like this will be a fun round?

[Matt Dixon]

Yet another fun round. I'm liking some of the alternative interpretations.

Nothing so interesting from my coffee break doodle. Playing it pretty straight, but trying to get some subtle otherworldliness into the design and mood.

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I was thinking of John Harrold's Rupert annual endpaper illustration, 'Nutwood Night Class (http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/HarroldNight.jpg)', while I scribbled this up. Might go down that road for palette if I can find the time to take this any further.

[3vil]

Here's my entry.Still don't know where to put her,but hopefully I'll finish this...

[Matt Dixon]

Found time for some colour between mouthfuls of sandwich.

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[Christoffer]

Woooh! So many awesome ideas. can't wait to see them all finished!

[Joey-b]

Trevor - while reading ur crit i was just aplying some texture to the fabric haha, thanks good crits
also urs is looking damn good

Matt dixon - I like it a lot, great colors

[LA-Fairy]

Matt Dixon OMG! I love it, it reminds me of froud, which makes me all happy inside xD

This is my wip, it is referenced off a sculpture of wingedthing. She gave me permission to use the pose a while ago, and I am glad I finally get to use it.
I probably won't mess with it today anymore..cuz my mom just pissed me off.

I have to stretch the legs, too short.. and the purple highlight is stupid. The highlight matter a fact looks stupid in general LOL. And the right foot is to straight.
What can I say, still a mess... but I have the image in my head LOL.

[Artofinca]

My queeny is hungry...

[WunderDark]

Wow,So so many cool ideas here...

I just realised, i only made about six finished digital paintings,
and four of them have been CHOWs, this is addictive!

Anyway heres a wip of mine,
I wanted the dress to look like it has a life of it's own and kinda grows around her, the pose is a bit boring...
the idea was that she is standing in a partly cut down forest with a look of supressed anger on here face and a smoking human skull in her hand...
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[trevor]

this round is going to be epic
HI MIN!

j grello!!!!!!!!shite that is looking amazing
mr dixon
lovely very nice lighting love the warmth
dimagyan
reminds me of bumskees ladies a bit
and thats a good thing hahaha
mr antivaldes
good to see you!
you going to enter?
joey be
i should go back and take another look then hahah

[fersteger]

Whooo buddy, poshspice AND matt dixon, this is gonna turn out great. Everyone looking good so far, I really like johngrello, I hope you are able to finish this one!

Here's my attempt so far. Crits appreciated!!

A little updated.

[Joey-b]

Trevor - uhh i didnt update yet haha, i did now though (page 1)

[Angel Intheuk]

ooh fersteger looking interesting, like the colour palette...looks like all the fairies are coming out to play ;P

[Felida]

I decided to go the illustrative and classic way. No Oberon but Puck :D Is it allowed to draw such a scene for a CHOW?
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/felida99/DigitalArtForum/CHOW146TitaniaLayoutKopie.jpg

What do you think about the composition? Is the scene clear? Colors are still preally rough but do they fit?

Thank a lot for the comment, trevor. I already searched for some references (for the pose, the face and the fox, also some flowers, wings and stumps). I hope, I can keep up with the detais also in the final piece. But there's still a lot of time, isn't it XD

Great suff here *__*/// It's so much fun to participate.

[guastaferro]

Nutter i like your take alot, looks like a nice composition so far :D

[KonnA]

Some of these make me want to cry... They are too good!
Looking at you trevor, Matt Dixon! =D Awesome pieces.. And others too!

[DefiledVisions]

Omg this is going to sprout some of the most amazing pieces of a chow this site has ever seen.. mark me' words. You guys are totaly blowing my mind away, all of you!

[T_Turrill]

trevor, mattdixon, fersteger. yallre making me have an artgasm. congrats, gentlemen. youve pleased the lady. :perv:

[grenogs]

quick update, still unsure about the colour range at mo,
sorry, colours now kind of been worked out, i think :)

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x279/grenogs/fairyprincess2-1.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x279/grenogs/fairyprincess3.jpg

[Ionic]

1http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Jagrello/chow_146_con.jpg2http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Jagrello/chow_146.jpg

Think I'm pretty set on the design and comp now... probably gonna do one more line pass to refine everything and make it crisp... I wanna try the whole Black and white >>> color thing... never understood how people get such vibrant colors doing that... but if all else fails I'll just color pick the bastard to death :D

Great images all around... it figures when I start doing ChOWs again all the talent bastards start popping outta the wood work!

Cheers guys competition only makes us try harder!

[Pixeltuner]

Word, competing with the big guns makes us lose sleep ;) Either way, this round is going to produce some magical stuff :yayca:

[Christoffer]

JOHNGRELLO - that black & white to color part...do you mean putting values in before coloring? It does make it easier. Nice wip btw.


Anyway - here's where I am at the moment. Not entirely sure about the skin or what I should put in the background yet. Crits and suggestions are welcome.

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/3710/chow146christoffercopygp2.jpg

[grenogs]

good start so far christoffer, liking some of the smaller detail you got going. quick tip for you, try not working with a pure white background, try a more mid tone, it'll make light and dark shading more accurate early on, and less colour adjustments later on. Also make your top and bottom borders longer, at the moment she looking slightly boxed in.

[trevor]

1http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Jagrello/chow_146_con.jpg2http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Jagrello/chow_146.jpg

Think I'm pretty set on the design and comp now... probably gonna do one more line pass to refine everything and make it crisp... I wanna try the whole Black and white >>> color thing... never understood how people get such vibrant colors doing that... but if all else fails I'll just color pick the bastard to death :D

Great images all around... it figures when I start doing ChOWs again all the talent bastards start popping outta the wood work!

Cheers guys competition only makes us try harder!

dude
looking amazing
if you want a few tips on the BW to color method lemme know
email me and we can get on AIM later

my update after another lunch hour
i think i may do more on this at home tonight too

[Windsrock]

oh man, if I don't do this I must bang my head to wall. Here's my sketch -->


and visit my web page to watch my bachelor work of her faeries: http://windsrock.webs.com/apps/videos/

[trevor]

oh and john

why is it i didnt remember till just now that we have met before? hahahahah
damn i feel like an idiot!

[Christoffer]

good start so far christoffer, liking some of the smaller detail you got going. quick tip for you, try not working with a pure white background, try a more mid tone, it'll make light and dark shading more accurate early on, and less colour adjustments later on. Also make your top and bottom borders longer, at the moment she looking slightly boxed in.
*forhead slap* Of course....I knew that. :dur:
I'll see what I can do about that. Thanks for the help. You seem to be doing mighty fine. Nice mood in your latest update.

[Dani Duck]

Word, competing with the big guns makes us lose sleep Either way, this round is going to produce some magical stuff

What is this sleep thing everyone keeps talking about?

JOHNGRELLO
Anyway - here's where I am at the moment. Not entirely sure about the skin or what I should put in the background yet. Crits and suggestions are welcome.

Her right foot would be sexier if it were pointing down a little more. The belts she is wearing are doing nothing for me.

[ikuru]

You better belive it Trev! :lifedrawing: I better, since u called me out and all ;) Wouldnt wanne miss this round...
Here's my lunchbreak doodle :P
http://www.ikuru.se/2/Forestqueen.jpg

[WunderDark]

A little update... Im not sure if I should keep the background.
and Im terrible at drawing feet...
Crits and suggestions are welcome :)
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[Pixeltuner]

Trevor: Thundercats HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Sorry, your Queen just looks like one. :)


Here's my new sketchy. I've redrawn the face so many times that at one time I was pretty much yelling at my Mac... Just having a bad day I guess.. or I just need to draw more heads n faces for exercise.

[Ionic]

trevor: I don't know why you would remember me man... I've been MIA for like 2 or 3 years now... haven't really done shit since the Seattle vs SoCAL project... trying to get back on the ball though.

[trevor]

well hell yes
im glad to see your still kicking ass hahhha

and pixeltuner
thundercat? really? well then.... MEOW! hahahah

[Matt Dixon]

Thanks for the nice comments. My Titania is done. I wait for the final burning thread to appear now, right?

John Grello - Really liking your last update. My only comment would be that her costume seems feels like it's been borrowed from a Dungeons and Dragons adventurer ( I think it's all the pouches, belts and other dangly bits ) and doesn't project much of a 'queen' vibe. Perhaps that's just how she rolls though. Looking forward to seeing it progress!

Trevor - Looking very cool. Groovy composition.

Christoffer - Strange mismatches in her costume. The dress feels quite formal, yet those belts look very goth / street. Maybe repeat a single strong shape or motif throughout her outfit to give things a bit more rhythm? Not good practice to start painting your character up without knowing what you're doing in the background - if she's going to be in a scene of some kind that'll influence the colour and light falling across her and make it difficult for you to finalise the rendering on the figure, or cause you to rework it once the background goes in. It'd be a good idea to resolve that before going much further I think.

Felida - I like the picture book feel of yours. I don't know if you're intending to keep that ink and wash look in the final, but it's a very promising start.

Shaping up to be a great round!

[FerrousJack]

dude
looking amazing
if you want a few tips on the BW to color method lemme know
email me and we can get on AIM later


Hey Trev, I'd be curious to hear any tips you have on that technique as well. I tried it out last night and got some mixed, but promising results... Probably just need to play around with it more.

Here's my update. Any and all comments/crits welcome... I got very emo after failing to get into the poll last time and want to make a good showing this time.

[DIMAGYAN]

Joey-b:nice work.you need to show the left leg(at least in shadows)

Gothique:too early stage to make a comment but, i like the idea of a big scale titania.the tree like figure is nice.

Poshspice:great figures! yes the left one is more interesting.the experiment with colours is very good.the theme could benefit from such loose aproach(a more ethereal look i guess) waiting for the final!

Espenboi:nice aproach.a diferent kind of fairy.

FerrousJack:good movement on the background figures.not to sure about Titania legs,though(specially the right...i think prevents the movement instead of pushing forward) update is looking very good

ticktocker:nice figure.the feet lokks a bit bigger than should be in relation to the rest of the body.

amaliax:is nice. a more queen look.

trevor:i like the mood of the piece.and the colours are working very well since the first stage.

Tipa:nice movement. the head is too small

dirkvandulmen:a diferent aproach on the character.nice

pixeltuner:very nice character. i like the face and the design.the right arm is a bit short and the legs are a bit long in my opinion.waiting for the final. edit:rework is much better. very good

masque:very interesting. i like the design and the minimalist aproach

Novbert:nice figure, i think the head need more volume to the top and back part

Graphuji:the mask could be a good design part if it shows some kind of "personality" right now is a bit blank. i don't know, i think in this topic the face is important in a way. but is just my opinion.

Monika Gruzka:nice idea about the tree roots.keep an eye on the breast form and the light source.

Tatiana:i like the face on the first one but i like the body and gesture of the second

hunchback:i like the figure gesture.draw the feet to know exactly how tall she is and how would be the stand of the character(later on could be a really trouble) the expression of the face is very nice.

physicalpariah:keep an eye on the proportions.also the upper body its seems to be not cprrectly attached to the hips.nice idea with image.

Nutter:very nice work.she looks for sure diferent.im wonder if she can be reader as a fairy with that kind of winds?(i don't have a clue about fantastical creatures)

blackrobin:nice image.i like the face.keep it up

shannanigan:nice take on the subject. nice idea

Nightblue:good work so far.i think her left hand is a bit small.

Baxter-e:i like your idea of a more hybrid fairy.the body looks a bit short

JOHNGRELLO:great work.love the figure.(the second one is very good too,but i really like the feel of the first one) im trying to work is greyscale to add colour later too...im not doing good so far

T Turill:nice sketches so far.the one with the arms above of the head is very good...very nice expression.

3vil:very nice. the thing with the gesture is what she is doing...is pointing for anything in particular?she is giving an order to someone? there is a reason for she been on the right of the image leaving so much negative space? just a grain of salt

Matt Dixon:love the composition and colours. very good

LA-Fairy:i think that working in small scale could hekp you to visualize those proportions problems and fix it. draw severl thumbs to see which one portrait your idea in the best way.then you could take the small sketch ans scale it to the final size, then painting on top.

Artofinca:nice Titania.it looks more creature.nice work

fersteger:i like the feel and the coulours pallete. maybe add somenthing to show she is a fairy and not a regular lady? i don't know. good work so far.

Felida:i like it. i think the colours work fine(the cat seems a bit lost with Titania,though) nice design on the character.

grenogs:i like the scene.more variation in the colours? the background could be less darker in the inferior part i think(or maybe a more sorter transition?)

Christoffer:nice costume.the neck is abit rigid i think

Windsrock:the body seems to be a bit thin...it looks almost plane.i like the face.

Ikuru:nice start.the creatures behind are very nice.

WunderDark:nice design and details.not too sure if she reads as a female(im not saying that she needs to be a model or a beauty)specially since you made her very thin almost like a skeleton...of course this is is just my opinion.

ok i think i get all the entries.

[inverse catheter]

dude
looking amazing
if you want a few tips on the BW to color method lemme know

seconding FerrousJack's sentiment. i'd be keen to hear any tips you have to share also

[FerrousJack]

Joey-b: I like her wings and the background you're developing. Her balance seems slightly off tho.

Posh Spice: I like the pose in the first sketch better, but I like the idea of the finger twigs too.
The textured sketch reminds me a lot of Arthur Rackham.

Espenboi: Love the sci-fi slant.

Felida: Well-done ornate costume. I like the scene you've created, it tells a story by itself.

Artofinca: Cannibal fairy, nice. For some reason, her expression evokes sympathy... obviously contrasts with her actions.... could work!

Trevor: I like the style and atmospherics. At this point it feels like the environment is getting more attention that she is. Can't wait to see her fleshed out more.

Nutter: Silky smooth!

T-Turrill: Love the sketches. You do great faces.

Fersteger: I like this, even tho it is really rough at this point it feels like a John William Waterhouse
painting (can't believe I remembered that name). Very intimate scene and nice comp. Foreground might distract from the
character design however.

JOHNGRELLO: Love where it is going, but I really prefered her right hand in your first sketch. Other
than that, nothing.

Sorry couldn't get everybody, gotta go back to my hovel! Will try later.

[masque]

Rough tone & hue application. The scratchy paint job gives me plenty of variety for the next, more painterly, steps.

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I did an Open Figure Drawing Workshop master copy (http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/3421/bathermastercopygsfinaljo6.jpg) last year that is a strong influence here, I'm trying for that same sense of casual and un-selfconscious voluptuousness.

Face is in need of rework, too tight, but it's a start.

[GiantRibot]

so many good pieces already!

here's my sketch so far:

[Ionic]

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FerrousJack: I totally agree it worked in that sketch... but it just didn't work in the comp.

DIMAGYAN: Yeah I'm not sure how people do it... but if I can figure it out I think I would have a faster way to color stuff :D

Matt Dixon: Argghh! I agree... to an extent... I was thinking a wandering queen... just cause you rule over something... doesn't make you royalty :D

[dirkvandulmen]

here's another wip.
enjoy.
this is going to be a huge round I'm guessing...

[guastaferro]

Okay, throwin mine in. Got notes that i needed to work on rendering out better, so thats the goal on this one.
Working on a couple ideas here, still havent realized what she should look like or who she should be.
I also need to work on the composition in general.

[shannanigan]

Final design Sketch... with no idea what the background will be.
I might do a Mucha on it with a fancy deco border or something.
Of course that didn't help my Knight get any fans... so we'll see.... :D

[MJ_Alcazar]

Wow, four pages already!

WIP.

[Ionic]

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[Straniero]

My timing: "Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania."

Well, this Titania WIP is is ineligible because it was started prior to this weeks challenge, but I thought I'd get into the spirit of things and post nonetheless. A friend was used as reference for the face and pose.

Great images so far; hopefully I'll be able join in the fun as well with a new entry!

[shannanigan]

Wow, four pages already!

WIP.



Damn girl... you go! LOL!

Her costume is really great... only thing I notice is her right arm (on our left) looks a little short for the position its in.

[Tenno]

Update:

[humboldt squid]

Okay, so here's my sketch, I think I found a ref that looks aristocratic enough but the composition is kinda boring I think?

EDIT: ah screw it, I drew a new sketch to make it more interesting (and make it easier to draw :^^;: ) but I kept the same hand positions.

[Kroevyn]

Awesome topic :)
Here's what I have so far. Going for a Pre-Raphaelite/bohemian sort of erm.. look.

I'll come back & do some crits later, too tired right now & probably won't make sense XD

[Dani Duck]

here's another wip.
enjoy. his is going to be a huge round I'm guessing...

It looks so much better without the ink outlines. She is so much softer and pretty now. Don't bring them back, I beg of you! hee hee

Okay, throwin mine in. Got notes that i needed to work on rendering out better, so thats the goal on this one.
Working on a couple ideas here, still havent realized what she should look like or who she should be.
I also need to work on the composition in general.

I like the second one better with her positioning and the expression on her face. If you changed some things I'm sure the first one would work too, but it's not my favorite.

Final design Sketch... with no idea what the background will be.
I might do a Mucha on it with a fancy deco border or something. Of course that didn't help my Knight get any fans... so we'll see.... :D

I personally liked your last piece, and I'm really loving this one so far. I have to say that there is something about your style that I really love. Best of luck to you!

MJ Alcazar: I think there is something that's not quite right about the child's torso in your drawing. Other than that I love it.

[hunchback]

here she is coloured
havent flattened the image yet so i can make changes to the form itself

please give me crits as i would like to improve in anyway possible.
not sure if she should have wings or not...

john Grello: cant wait to see it finished xD

[daestwen]

Daym, guys, i feel so proud. :] Some awesome stuff coming out this round!

[amaliax]

Hi all. Man, after looking at this stuff I feel waaaay behind. Awesome stuff.

So, can anybody give me some input on this sketch? I'd like to get some bugs worked out before I start on the color bits, and I'd love people to point out problems.

[Mock]

Posh, Trevor, Matt, all of you. You're all just.. sick. Looking great, guys. =)

Man. I was thinking, "Oh man, I'm definitely entering this round" and then I flip through and see all of these amazing images. Ah well, I'll enter anyways.

Can't wait to see some finished pieces from all of you crazy bastards.

[Lammashta]

1st post ever =O its really rough but ..yeah
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/kamuiangel/personal/CHOW/CHOW146_Lammashta.jpg

[peter_john]

It's been a while. whoah!
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Titania is pulling some fey influence into her, including satyrs and other woodland things. Her hair trails behind her like a writhing elemental mane. Forest dreads.

The fairies in her entourage are somewhat fairy, somewhat gobliny, mostly strange. We'll see where it goes next.

I originally drew her naked, then put some clothes on her. My girlfriend said she preferred her naked though. She might stay dressed for the final or not. Either way I'll keep it tasteful :]

keep up the solid work everybody! wows.

Does anybody mind making new posts as you go? As long as they're consolidated in the final burner I'm guessing that's ok? Thanks!

[guastaferro]

Thats great Peter_john. I like the pose, the way you worked in the different elements of the woodland creatures, and the thick hair is great. Its inspiring me :) Cant wait to see it finished.

Amaliax - are you working from any references? it just feels a bit flat right now. Actually, what is that on the left side of the page? The details in the cloths and shadows are great, id move more in that direction with this.

[Nightblue]

Trevor: That's awesome. The skin texture is really nice, and the mood is coming together beautifully.

Matt Dixon: Some magic is already happening. I like the character design a lot, and the colors are already beautiful.

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WIP updated.

[Wolfentir]

This seemed like such the perfect opportunity to really test my new style out and I like what I've come up with so far, got the original line art, as well as a quick color study thing. I'm liking Posh's stuff as well as JohnGrello

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[daestwen]

Second sketch, first I scrapped.

Blah!

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[Ionic]

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LOL... soooooo I'm thinking about doing something completely different! hahaha... sooo much work and now I wanna go with a whole new image.... SOMEONE TALK ME DOWN! PLEASE!

great updates! I love the pure amount of force in this CHoW!

[Ionic]

Straniero: Never to late for CHoW! :D well unless its Feb 9th... then it is to late. Otherwise... all in :D

Graphuji: I love the mask... and the very royal look... I sometimes wanna do a mask... but then I think people will think I'm coping out.

humboldt squid: interesting start... wheres it going :)

Kroevyn: Very nice... did you dive in painting?

hunchback: Very nice mate... can't really crit at this stage... its looking really good tho... I'd just say something about the exposed back doesn't feel right... other than that its rockstar.

amaliax: shes purttty :)

Lammashta: GREAT first post :D welcome!

peter_john: very nice man... now shooo... we don't need more competition :P... Damnit damnit damnit

Nightblue: Very nice! watch the neck shadow and the belly button... you might wanna drop the belly button a tad... but other than that grats!

Wolfentir: Very earthy... I likes

daestwen: FOUL! delay of game! OFFSIDES! your allowed to play? hehe... j/k... very nice... is that in a sketch book or emulated?

[DIMAGYAN]

amaliax:the perspective of the wings is not correct.and is not attached properly to the back of the character. i made a quick drawing to show what i mean, because my english is very bad and is very frustrating at this time of the night...(if this is too offenseive or invasive, tell me and i will remove the attachment) hope it helps.

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JOHNGRELLO:if you want to go in another direction still there is time...but i think you should finish the first one.i don't know exactly what, but the more advanced painting lost some of the feel of the drawing...the gesture of the body perhaps(level of shoulder and the change in the right foot)...maybe is just me(i need to sleep!)...anyway the figure is great and the composition is interesting.so i think you could finish it.

great works so far everyone

[T_Turrill]

ok so in the spirit of improving my painting skillz (i have the color sense of a comatose mule), i'm trying the b&w to color approach. which i've never done. and i am trying to work it loosely and then tighten, instead of treating my painting like a coloring book and staying in the lines.
i still have no clue what color scheme i'd like.

here's what i have so far. i'm already kinda iffy about the technique, but i am also sick of not having a plan when it comes time to apply color. whadda yall think?

~tiffany

[ikuru]

amaliax, her left arm needs attention, upper arm too short, shoulder looks out of place and hand is too smal... good work though.

[scorge]

JesushadanIpod. Is this "CHOW" thing getting out of control or is it just my deluded self ummmmm...... talking to myself? Fuckin' amazing the quality of work coming out of this thread these days.
That being said, gonna throw my little hat into this three-ring circus and pray that someone gives me some good advice or an enormous boot in the ass to let me know what I'm doing wrong. Always appreciate that kind of torture. Besides, my past chows haven't been too successful and I could use the guidance.
As for my advice to the far and many in between, keep on doing what you're doing and I apologize for not leaving individual comments at this time. To the usual bad asses here: Jessi-Bean, Matt Dixon, Pixeltuner, and the lot. Thanks for showing us how its done.
And Humboldt Squid........Where you been man?
I've decide to go with the origin of the queen Titania and her coup to usurp the throne and the allegiance of the faeries blah, blah, blah.
WIP

[Kroevyn]

Kroevyn: Very nice... did you dive in painting?
Thanks :)
& nah I did a few sketches before painting

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MJ_Alcazar: Good work so far, love the detailed costume. Her pose is slightly awkward though; she doesn't seem to be leaning properly on her right hand/arm, and it looks like she's about to fall over.

Graphuji: Love the overall design, looks great. I think there's an anatomy problem somewhere but I can't quite figure it out. Perhaps her waist is a little too small?

humboldt squid: Ooh I think I liked the other pose more, it was more dynamic, but it's still early days for this one, can't wait to see where you take it.

hunchback: Great colour scheme. Some of the forms are a little hard to read though - especially with the material. The whole image looks a little too.. contrasted, if that makes sense? Adding more mid-tones would help define the forms. & yes to wings :) The pose she is in would look great with wings.

amaliax: I like the style you're going for. The wings seem a little big though, not sure how they're attached to her body?

Lammashta: Great start, interesting pose. Might want to watch the foreshortening though - her left leg is at an odd angle.

peter_john Lol I'd like to know how to pronounce Titania too XD Very nice pic so far. Her fingers look a bit short though. Can't wait to see it coloured.

Nightblue: Looking great so far. The upper body is good, but something about her legs makes the pose seem a little stiff.

Wolfentir: Interesting style. Colours are looking quite nice as well. I'm not sure what direction you're aiming for, but perhaps try varying the line weight of the figure, currently she looks a little flat & is blending into the background (in the uncoloured version).

daestwen: Nice sketch. Reminds me of the Pressed Fairies book. Can't wait to see where you take it.

JOHNGRELLO: You should definitely finish this one. Looks great so far. Not too sure about the background though, the blue is a little too bright & is taking attention away from the figure.

T_Turrill: Great start. Love the headdress/hair/thing. There doesn't seem to be a specific light source though?

[guastaferro]

Im with you John, while i wasnt as far along as you, im starting over. There seems to be soo many things you can do with this that each time somone posts a new image i get new ideas.
But i will try to talk you down, cause i love yours! But at the same time, id be very intersted to see what else you can come up with :)

Tiffany - i really like it, the one thing that is bugging me is the purple, it makes it hard to see the art for what it is. But looks like its going to end up nice :)

[guastaferro]

*update*
Getting colors in, jumping around still right now, not even sure what the hands and feet are going to be like yet. Ill have to take a look at the leg positioning, her left one seems fine, i can see that the right one is off.

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http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/guastaferro/CHOW146_WIP4-1.jpg

[darkly]

OK, so I've been here for a long time, but I rarely get very involved on here. At least "socially," you know "no critique, no likey." Hey, but it's a new year and I just discovered that I have a keyboard and not just a tablet which I'm also trying to get to know a lot better. I'm usually lurking in the deep dark shadows of my office oogling other people's amazing work when I probably should be working on mine more. But your all just so damn good! So I guess it's your (general you) fault I suck. But that's in the past. Enough "emoing out:davi: ."

Posh Spice: Very cool! I like the old school Froud feel!

Trevor: MAN I'M LOVIN' YOURS!!! BTW, If you'd be willing I would totally be interested in any tips on BW to Color method. I'll pay you in total admiration :asskisser: .

Nutter: Lookin' good! You have to finish it!! I must see it finished!!!

JOHNGRELLO: Dude! Your stuff is rad! I always like what you come up with.

T_Turrill: You have some sick sketches! Don't feel to bad about improving on your painting/color skills, I'm in the same boat as you. I know once you start to get it though, you're going to be awesome! Keep it up!

Matt Dixon: What can I say man... You are the DIXON! I always love your work. In fact I'm reading my Fantasy Artist's Bible right now! Hah :asskisser:

Artofinca: I really like where you're going with it! Looking forward to seeing it finished.

fersteger: Awesome colors! Reminds me of Klimt's work.

ikuru: lookin' cool! uh er warm, That's a warm color scheme right? I'm so stupid :P .

hunchback: I think it would benefit your piece if you toned down the spacing on your brushes. The strokes are looking repetitive (in a bad way) and I think they take away from the character. Other than that I think she's looking pretty good!

Peter_John: Yours is in my top three faves so far. Rad concept! I can't wait to see it finished! I was kind of going for that feel myself. Now we'll have to see though.


EVERYONE ELSE: I suck at typing and thus far I've probably spent an hour at least doing just that. So I am sorry that I did not comment on yours, but I may very well just do that in the future. And don't feel bad just because I didn't comment on yours, or anyone else didn't! Because you know what? It's not about getting comments, or even critiques, it's about getting better. And yah sometimes those comments, or critiques can help, but I will tell you from experience that the best way to get better is to just keep painting and just keep drawing. Be an artistic scientist and test out your theories everyday and when you run into problems, then find the the solutions to your problems and then make new hypotheses and test those and eventually you're going to kick butt! Anyone can be an artist, but a good artist never quites learning and improving on their skill. Keep it up guys!!!!!!:yayca:


With all that being said I kind of feel like a big schmuck for posting my barely mediocre art. But hey, I will anyway. Maybe someone will comment on it :asskisser: !

No seriously though I was thinking.. Titania.. daughter of a Titan. OK so maybe she's like a giant and she's queen of the fairies so she's a woodland type character so here's what I got so far...

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8373/fairiequeenox2.jpg

...Which I would be much farther along if I didn't have to do so much damned typing ;) . How do some of you guys do this? Much respect!!! So I just realized how many ass-kissy emoticons I have and that's funny and thought I'd add one more for good measure, but then I thought better of it and decided to add this one :zzz: .

[Matt Dixon]

That's actually a really cool and original concept, Nate. I think it would be better to reign in those extreme proportions a little - they're making her look a little comical right now. Just scaling up the torso and legs so they're better balanced with the arms and head should do it.

What's she doing? Right now her pose and expression are neutral, like she's waiting to have her photograph taken. Giving her even a simple action such as watching the birds circling her staff, or shielding her eyes from the sun as she surveys her realm would help to project a bit more personality.

This could be a really sweet entry.

[Angel Intheuk]

Phew...managed some WIPS last night first 3 were the progress ideas and the last one is the final design i'm running with - Sorry I 'over leveled' them last night I was in a rush so excuse the bad quality - if I have time I'll try and post some colour wips before we reach page 10! hehe I'd better get my skates on ;P

[Artofinca]

Thanks for the advices :)
So many good works .... i like this round
Wip from today.

[Windsrock]

I know she's very thin, but I wanted her that way. She's not human, but a magical creature so i want her to look little weird :)
Hurry to work...

[NateShaw]

Windsrock: Its totally cool to exaggerate though I suggest taking off your shirt and taking a picture of yourself with harsh directional lighting in the pose you have your figure in. Theres lots of bones and muscles under your skin!

artofinca:Its beautiful. I like how bright it looks.

natedogler: I agree with MD, its a really cool idea. Is there a way you can make her more queenly and still keep the rustic giantish feel?

Here is my WIP:

[buffichar]

if this works..(Frustrating over the internet) Great entry guys.

[Stoat]

By common consent, how much is a three quarter figure? Mid-thigh? To the knee? Mid-calf? I'm having lady anatomy problems and I don't want to draw any more lady than I have to.

Just between you and me, I'm pretty sure girls have cooties.

[Nether]

Wasn't going to participate on this until I found myself doodling fairies(weird). Gathered up some reference and whipped up a quick composition mock up. I'm thinking about a part-human, part-tree, part-insect type of gal done somewhat in an art nouveau style.

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[daestwen]

daestwen: FOUL! delay of game! OFFSIDES! your allowed to play? hehe... j/k... very nice... is that in a sketch book or emulated?

Yes, technically I'm allowed to play. :P Usually though (especially with rounds this big) when I play I don't go to poll. Even if I did I would never win with what's running around this week. :P And it's emulated. I have a tablet pc, so i just used a really sketchy brush in photoshop to kind of get that pencil thing going... mostly just experimenting because i have yet to find a way of digitally drawing/painting that i actually like. :/

Kroevyn: Yeah, I kind of had that book in mind, though i obviously did not want to squish her. :P

[shannanigan]

Got my lines done (for the most part) and the base color.
I'm thinking a fancy frame may happen, since my environments suck. LOL!
Really push the Victorian feel... I'm going to "age" it as well.

[Delmar]

:yayca:

Nutter:

I really like her look...nice idea with the batwings.

Grenogs:

I like her attitude, she really seems to be pissed off.....

JOHNGRELLO:

Love the coloring......Your steps of getting a piece done is really unerringly and professional

Trevor:

Your painting style is amazing!!...It's great to see that you don'T always need a extreme light source or whatsoever..to get the focus right where it should be.
How is your approach, do you always start to block in colors in an early stage of the painting?.
AS for the BW to Color techniques....MAn, if there is something written down about that....mhmm....would be great.

Ferrous Jack:

Looking very dynamic....MAybe she looks a bit more like a soldier than a queen.


masque:

Love her pose...especially her hair!

peter jhon:

Ohh man...this is really awesome......love the guy with the hat!
superb interpretation!


Wolfentir:

I really like the style...looks a bit like a Prinz Eisenherz Comic....maybe add some little fairies, as for now it could also be just a naked woman.


Artofinca:

Really like her expression....looking forward to see more


Here is my sketch....hope i can finish this one.....

Edit: update

[ErikStorstein]

I'm scared of this one, I think I might be over my head.. but I'm sure I'll learn a lot trying at least :)
Here's my first line-drawing-sketch, far from done, but it's the general composition I'm going for. I hope my perspective isn't way off, I have no experience in that field. I should really go get a book about it at the library >_<

[trevor]

ok
enough people have asked me to do a little tut for how i color from B/W
in lieu of doing a youtube video which would annoy the hell out of me i will do a quick lil demo tonight when i get home and actually type it up hahaha
there are some amazingly good entries so far!

[Sentinel.]

6 pages and not even halfway through the week! There might be more entries this time around than the self portraits :D

My rough WIP, I'm kind of just brain dumping at the moment. Not terribly innovative, but I'll take any excuse to draw a pretty girl :P Still working out the costume and what I'm going to do about wings, if she'll even have them. I'm thinking the caplet around her shoulders is going to be fern leaves.

Edit: I just realized she's looking very world of warcraft right now...damn. Back to the drawing board.

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z78/sentinel13_7/sentinel13titania1.jpg

Posh,Trevor, nutter, johngrello, and Matt Dixon - of course are already stand outs.

Stoat - love the lineart so far, I hope your lady issues resolve because I very much want to see more.

ikuru - great color scheme, your thumb looks good. I'm excited to see where you take it.

masque - Yours is one of my favorites so far. Something about the style really resonates with me.

Felida - You have a real eye for detail, and I like the composition. Right now your color scheme is reading very pastel, very storybook :D

T Turrill - I think we're going for the same kind of woodsy vibe, but yours is much more graceful and natural. Your sketches were wonderful. When it comes to color, if I don't have a clear idea right out of the gate I'll try out three or four schemes and compare. If I'm still not entirely sure I'll play with adjustment layers to see if I come across something I really like. I'm still learning about color and it often helps me discover color combinations I otherwise wouldn't think of.

peter john - Fantastic lineart, looking forward to your progress

shannanigan - The little Indian boy looks great, I'm so glad you included him. Your sketch of the frame in the background is very complimentary, but I think you should keep it subtle, like it is now. If it was brighter or more pronounced I think it would compete with Titania and the boy.

I'll crit and comment more on the WIPs when I've had a chance to read the feedback others have left, I don't want to repeat everybody :D

[AlotAbitAlittle]

Some wonderful things happening in this one...a little late but i am in!

[guastaferro]

Stoat, somehow i cannot believe you are having anatomy problems...ive seen your sketchbook! :P

[Dani Duck]

I know she's very thin, but I wanted her that way. She's not human, but a magical creature so i want her to look little weird :) Hurry to work...

I don't like the angle of the head. It looks like you made it at that angle to be a little too easy on yourself. Keep drawing!

Got my lines done (for the most part) and the base color. I'm thinking a fancy frame may happen, since my environments suck. LOL! Really push the Victorian feel... I'm going to "age" it as well.

I like red for her dress! RED I say! That's just me, though, keep up the good work.

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I'm not sure if I'll be able to participate this week. I might get as far as the sketching, but I don't know if I'll have the time for anything more. I'll try to do what I can anyways. There is always next week...

[shannanigan]

I like red for her dress! RED I say! That's just me, though, keep up the good work.

LOL! Well proper Victorian Ladies didn't wear red unless it was for a fancy ball... day clothing for a stroll through the park was much more subdued. ;)

I wanted to keep her coloring more toned down and "Celtic" with the mossy greens.... and the little Indian Boy in brighter colors as a contrast to her. Right now I think there is a good balance between him and the other touches of red.

Next time I'll do something in Uber-Red for you Dani, since you like what I'm doing enough to comment. I appreciate it! :^^:

[masque]

masque - Yours is one of my favorites so far. Something about the style really resonates with me.Oooooo, kyewl! I've never resonated with anyone before. Sounds like fun! ;)

[Dani Duck]

LOL! Well proper Victorian Ladies didn't wear red unless it was for a fancy ball... day clothing for a stroll through the park was much more subdued.

You never know...she could be taking that little boy to a ball. I would go with a darker green, which you probably will with the shadowing later. (Don't mind me, I'm just on my red colour phase, tonight will be purple, and tomorrow will be blue...or maybe green. The dress will be okay on a green day.)

[Jefita]

Wow, the work so far this week is rather intimidating, and I'm pretty behind. I was wondering if I could get some quick opinions on my sketch. So far I have Titania ensnaring a mortal boy (the little things flying around are fireflies), but I wasn't sure if I should just cut the boy and just do her with lots of fireflies. Any thoughts? I welcome any other crits as well.

[Sean McClain]

well I wasnt going to do this one but it is just too cool so
I set aside about an hour today to start a chow.

[Tenno]

Some comments, couldn't do everyone - I need to get back to drawing! :D

Kroevyn - Appreciate you taking the time to comment, when I looked at your wip - the first thing that jumped out at me was that she seemed almost too normal? I barely noticed the wings on the first glance - maybe make it a bit more magical?

Digmagyan - Thanks for the comments, I like where yours is going but the front arm looks quite awkward - is she going to be holding something?

JohnGrello - Thanks for the feedback, really nice start on yours, not sure what's happening with the fairy in the middle though - is she swinging it through the air?

scorge - I hope the figure on the left stays black! It makes a really nice contrast.

guastaferro- The top half looks pretty nice, but the position of the legs seems quite uncomfortable.

Natedogler - I agree with Matt, I think the facial expression will be key on this one. She looks helluva bored at the moment :D

Angel Intheuk - The final one is looking nice, is she going to have arms or are they under the dress?

[shannanigan]

shannanigan - The little Indian boy looks great, I'm so glad you included him. Your sketch of the frame in the background is very complimentary, but I think you should keep it subtle, like it is now. If it was brighter or more pronounced I think it would compete with Titania and the boy.


Thanks! I had the idea for the Victorian style first, and when I read about the little boy being Indian I thought How perfect, since England was governing over India during Queen Victoria's rule.

As for the frame, I was thinking about vintage photo albums. They had plain pages with cut-outs to insert the photos in. But around the cut-outs were pretty, decorative gold borders. Something along those lines... so it will be tonal. :D

[fersteger]

Man so many entries now its so inspiring to see everyone working on this. Sentinel's is gonna be dope. Here's mine updated. Gotta finish up that BG (hopefully after work), then get her highness all renderated. And yeah, once I get to her details she should be much more queeny and fairy-y. Any crits are very welcome, I worry the colors are too busy and saturated.

This is gonna be a good round.

[Xaya]

Huaa!!! Just have to join this one!

Some awesome sketches already around!

Well, so here is mine,... still have to emphasis the proud character of Titania.
I did her as a young woman... course i think elves do not getting older.

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[Carnifex]

i consider this final...
colour y/n?

[guastaferro]

Updated on page 5

Graphuji - good note about the legs, need to address them.

Fersteger - i dont think the colors are too much at all. I love the style and the colors work with the style very well.

Delmar - this is looking really cool...and creepy!

[Mock]

Boringboring Clichecliche, that's how I'm rolling this round. I have no idea where I'm going with this, but I promise the Photoshop-brush generic leaves are just a placeholder until I decide what I want to go in there exactly.

So much to do, and so many amazing WIPs so far.

[Xaya]

...here´s an update.

Not sure about the pose... especially her feet.

I do a break now!

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[grenogs]

i realy need to work these out properly from the start, nothing worse than constantly changing things half way through, hopefully no more changes to main colour theme on this one, anymore and ill still be doing this in a weeks time, lol

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x279/grenogs/fairyprincess7.jpg

[MJ_Alcazar]

Wow guys. So many entries! I think I'm going to try to get some crits out.

Carnifex - like the design, but she looks like she might tip over. Unless she is sitting?

Jefita - I like the child added.

Artofinca - liking it so far, can't wait to see more.

More crits later.

An update. Tried to fix her arm and the boy, added a few things.

[skorpi]

Great round, I can't wait to see all this grat entries finished.

Some crits:

Artofinca: Live your design. Her right arm seems longer than the left
Windsrock Make her as thin as you want, but take a look on the anatomy. I think, her breasts are to low.
NateShaw I like the horns :) Its not clear if she's sitting on the seating or on the border.
Stoat Nice sketch
Nether Interesting research. Please use this bug legs too, thei're cool
shannanigan Good drawing but she looks more like a nice lady than a fairy queen.
Delmar I love her hat
Zilrion Nice Sketch, pherharps you cam make her Design more interesting.
Sentinel13 I love your color concept
Jefita I like her face. Her right arm seems a bit short.
darknight I like the colors you use
fersteger The backgraund is already great, love to see this finished.
Carnifex Great sketches
Mock i like the colors. Just make this leave brush inconspicuous
Xaya Nicht start
grenogs Love this facial expression, bur she looks more like a child than a fairy queen
MJ_Alcazar I like her pose. Why do I think of "Moulin Rouge" when I see it?

First screenshoot about composition

[Gothique]

Another WIP (but I´m not sure I will finish this one, she lacks honor and nobility...)

[grenogs]

Skorpi, a child? i totally agree, thats exactly what i wanted, after all even queens were once children. I dont think the brief dose actually ask for an adult queen. :). I think the film hook with robin williams acting as peter pan was a pretty good example how with a little imagination things can be interpeted anyway you want :)

[Carnifex]

mj alcazar...uhm...perhaps she's leaning against something? :bashful: i just noticed myself,but it's final inks already...

should i add colour?

EDIT: ohh damn,NOW i see what you mean...straightened her up.

[MJ_Alcazar]

Delmar - really love how she seems ancient and very much a part of the woods, yet still retains an air of majesty about her.

Zilrion - it's looking good so far, but as far as composition. It seems like the fly is commanding as much attention as she is. It's probably because it's still in early stages. Maybe push it back or make it a little less dark. Or even move it down and to the edge a bit.

Shannannigans - love the little boy. She's looking pretty fierce too. I agree with Sentinel, just keep the background subtle, otherwise it will compete too much.

Stoat - I hope you finish, I'm really liking it so far.

Nateshaw - I know it's just an initial sketch, but if you weren't already planning to do so, I would move her feet a bit. Her right leg is fine, but I know when I sit down, I very rarely, if ever keep both my feet together, Try bending her other leg underneath, either at the ankle, or bring it back and have it under her knee. I like how you're adding...Nick?...the guy with the head of an ass. Very cool.

Windsrock - exaggeration is good, but don't completely ignore anatomy laws completely. She still needs internal organs, or the semblance of them and a frame to support herself.

Kroeyvn - Liking it so far. The expression coming across her face is neat. I think her arms may be two different lengths though.

natedogler - cool idea! I agree with the comments i've been reading about fixing some of the porportions a little, make her a bit less comical. But, props for the idea.

JohnGrello - Even if you do another one, I think you should finish this at some point. Really liking it, although it's lost something from the original sketch.

T-Turill - loving it so far!

scorge - i think her neck may be too long.

daestwen - i like the style, i hope you finish this. I want to see where you take it.

Nightblue - like her design, but I think the legs are really stiff looking. Like her colors!

Peter john - i'm liking it so far. Maybe let her right arm flow a little more? It looks stiff.

Pixeltuner - I'm liking her. she seems very commanding. Not entirely sure I like where you cut her off, but I'm sure you're still working with it. So, no big deal. :)

dirkvandulmen - I love her! She's gorgeous, and very queen-like. I really like the colors you chose.

masque - like the feel of your piece, and the way your painting it. Very nice.

FerrousJack - I'm liking it so far. keep it up.

Felida - loving the color scheme and the style.

Matt Dixon - love her expression!

DIMAGYAN - loving how it's coming along, but I'm not entirely sure she looks queen-like. I always enjoy the different sketches you go through before you settle on the last.

Baxter-E - liking the bug-like design.

Nutter - like the design.

Sorry I didn't make it too everyone.
And, I didn't make it back to the first two pages. So, I'll try to get back there later.

[Jefita]

fersteger - I don't think saturated is a bad thing. I think it looks like it's coming along pretty nicely so far.

carnifex - I agree with mj alcazar, she does seem a little tipped. I think you should color her. The queen of the fairies needs pretty colors.

MJ_Alcazar - I like how saucy yours looks. I think her arm looks a lot better now.

Thanks for the feedback. I went and added in a background and I was a lot happier with the piece. Tweaked several details too and started working out values. Probably will ink/color now.

[Xaya]

Does Titania have something like a magic staff in Shakespears Play?

I have some really stereotype elf right now....:anime:

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[daestwen]

Haha, thanks MJ.

Sorry I don't have time for crits, guys, I'll try to make some time tonight.

I could really use some crits on this, since I have absolutely no idea where I'm going with it. :/

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[ErikStorstein]

fersteger I love the background so far :o

skorpi: Thanks mate, I'll be sure to work more on it now, I think I kind of got caught up in the rendering now also >_<

MJ_Alcazar: Yea the bug will get less contrast so that it wont take much attention at all :) Love the details in yours, especially the part of the top wrapping around the arms.

Sentinel13 Not anything constructive, but that's just awesome, I'm just waiting for her to kill that bird on her finger though :nohope:

As for the flying one, that's supposed to be(come) a guard or messenger coming up to bring a message for the queen. I didn't really try to go for the "Evil look". Mostly because I never associated faeries with being evil. I haven't added much design elements yet either, but I plan on adding tattoos to the arm as well as another scar (trying to show that she's just not some queen that just has the title for show, like here in Norway). Jewelry for the ears, and I do think I need to do more with the clothing but I'm not so sure as for what yet

[Pixeltuner]

taking a bit more of a Gothic approach to the image.. but it still can go anywhere I'm afraid :p

[guastaferro]

daestwen - its hard to say. to me it seems like the scene needs more to it: is she sitting by a pond? forest? i dont know. the one crit you might look at is she doesnt seem very "queenly" to me. More like a princess, you might see if you can find a way to make here more grand. Take these for what you will :)

[shannanigan]

Shannannigans - love the little boy. She's looking pretty fierce too. I agree with Sentinel, just keep the background subtle, otherwise it will compete too much.

Yeah, she is angry with Oberon for trying to take the little boy.
Thats why she is looking off camera... watching out for that husband of hers.


MJ... your latest drawing with the changes looks really good!

[skorpi]

Skorpi, a child? i totally agree, thats exactly what i wanted, after all even queens were once children. I dont think the brief dose actually ask for an adult queen. :). I think the film hook with robin williams acting as peter pan was a pretty good example how with a little imagination things can be interpeted anyway you want :)

Of course, it's your descision :)
What i meant was not onl her age, but herself. For me she don't look really like a princess. But thats only my opinion ;)

[daestwen]

"I dont think the brief dose actually ask for an adult queen."

Technically, it does say 'queen titania' and most queens don't recieve their crown until they're of age. :P

HOWEVER, who's to say how old faeries look when they are fully grown?

[Carnifex]

daestwen, hmm can't really think of anything,i'm pretty enthralled by her...on a closer look the feet look rather off though...if you try to sit like that for yourself...gotta turn them differently.

[naRai]

gonna participate :3

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/bishonenkiller/tittawip.jpg

[LA-Fairy]

This is what I have so far. And gosh I love what I am seing in this thread!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/LA-Fairy/New/titaniawip2.jpg
Hand and wings, and then some more refinening.

[dirkvandulmen]

Here's another wip. Well I'm just gonna say it again, this is going to be a GREAT round, I'm seeing some truly interesting pieces go by, will be some final... everybody, keep up the good spirit! ...and thanks for the comments.

enjoy!

[grenogs]

Of course, it's your descision :)
What i meant was not onl her age, but herself. For me she don't look really like a princess. But thats only my opinion ;)

actualy she doesnt even look like a faerie either at the moment, but then again ive never seen one for real, so who knows ;) But i understand what your saying, still plenty left with this, and i think by adding a few other elements into the picture later, including wings, then it should make a difference overall.:)

daestwen just a quick question, my memory has all of a sudden just disapeared, ;) but what is the actual coming of age for a king or queen these days? :bashful:

BTW, image is looking pretty good so far, cant see much wrong with the figure itself, apart from maybe the feet. from the look of her angle of her head im guessing your planning to add something to the left , maybe a main character or even hundreds of mini faeries could be good. Also are you keeping the background texture? has a nice earthly feel which suites the topic well.

[trevor]

more progress at lunch today
working out her design a bit more
i may play down the whole tooth fairy aspect and make it more of a detail than a design theme

[WunderDark]

Looking good everyone!

I'il throw in an other wip too, before going to bed.
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[skorpi]

trevor Just WOW

WIP before I go to bed

[alesoun]

Didn't intend to enter this one, but I couldn't resist....

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[dirkvandulmen]

Great stuff TREVOR! Really like the wings attached to her wrist and freckled kinda arm thing on her body.... nice.

[GiantRibot]

still sketching. but with color now. boy this one is really bringing out the quality from everyone. i feel embarrassed to post mine!

[guastaferro]

looking good trev, love the raven/crow...ummm bird.

[masque]

Rise she does,
Into midsummer's embrace,
Clothed in night mist,
Nimbus-crown'd in living night,
Titania!
My lover, my wife, my Queen, my fate,
Come to me when Aurora
Draws her luminous veil 'cross your realm,
And we shall rejoice in day's awakening.

Oberon's Ode to Titania
From Faerae Sonnettae (Aeglish translation)

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Updated to final -- minor touch-ups, color balance & contrast tweaks

[shannanigan]

Didn't intend to enter this one, but I couldn't resist....


Yay... Ass Head... err... Donkey Head. LOL! I think you better finish that up and enter it! :D


On a different note... I added a new WIP, back on Page 6 with the frame line art. If anyone is interested.

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[guastaferro]

Masque, i love how that is turning out. I was curious to see where you were taking it, and i really like this. I dont see any major issues with the face, maybe just some deeper shadows, but i think its fine. I love the fabric and hair.

[Xaya]

oh trevor.... NOT fair!!! :asspat:


Well, i did a restart... here we go:

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[Ionic]

2http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Jagrello/chow_146.jpg3http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Jagrello/chow_146a.jpg4http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Jagrello/chow_146b.jpg5http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Jagrello/chow_146c.jpg6http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Jagrello/chow_146_ionic_final.jpg7http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Jagrello/chow_146_ionic_finalb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Jagrello/chow_146_ionic_final_framedb.jpg

Lots of awesome work EVERYONE! this CHoW showed the F' up! anyways... heres mah junk! hope you like it... I decided I'd just run with it rather than start a whole new image.

trevor: your creepy... love the image.

[masque]

I decided I'd just run with it rather than start a whole new image.Good choice imo, she's looking excellent, perfect pose and poise, very sexy. Only suggestion I have is you may want to fix the tangents where the flying fairy's feet meet the tree, they're a bit distracting.

[Stoat]

Nice, John. It feels good to see an image go from WiP to final without a lot of soul-searching and drama.

Me, I got no idea where I'm going here. I wanted the glowy, gauzy look and the odd, awkward hand. Beyond that, I got nothing. Her hair went all '80s on me, so I cut if off and I'll think about it later.

The lady, she is very shiny, no?

[fersteger]

damn trevor that looks great, the skin on those demon dudes is nice! JohnGrello, yours turned out awesome.

This is all I could do today, Still needs a lot of work.

[ikuru]

Edit: On closer inspection I need to head back to the thumbnail... c u all at the finish line doods.
here's my late night doodling then.
Kind of living its own life (and taking a different turn) atm.
will see what happens next...


http://www.ikuru.se/2/paper9.jpg

there's so much Amazing stuff going on here!
Hats off to all members of CA! :yayca:

[Itze Rycost]

fersteger, you did really good job, i mean, i would really like to put sumthin like that in a frame on my wall... hahaha...

[Ionic]

Good choice imo, she's looking excellent, perfect pose and poise, very sexy. Only suggestion I have is you may want to fix the tangents where the flying fairy's feet meet the tree, they're a bit distracting.

I hate you cause your totally! right.. and now that I've sat down and just stared at the image... I f'in hate that tree! atleast the trunk anyways... and the flowers are bugging me. looks like I may be taking one more pass at the image... thank you for the awesome crit.

fersteger: I think I hate you... superb rendering.

[darkly]

Okay, so I took some well given advice and with my newly inspired old concept I've gotten my final sketch completed. Thanks to all for your comments!

So just briefly, I'm trying to go for the whole daughter of a Titan/Giant faerie Queen. You can see here that she's kind of got this bee-hive hair-do thing going on, uh er, I guess you'd call it a faerie-home hair-do. I wanted to juxtapose the idea of a beautiful winged faerie-like Titania and make her a somewhat appalling giant (in human standards), but still attractive for a giant. I figured she's probably kind of kooky since she's always got faeries buzzing around her head. Now I've got to move on to the real challenging part and get her painted. Oh and I got a little more story coming later.

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1338/fairiequeentitaniabo4.jpg

[Quinn Simoes]

Stunning work everybody!

Here's my Wip... I hope I have time to finish it.

[Helltroll]

Alright, my first CHOW
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j185/Malkronus/Artistry/titaniawip.jpg
Here's my WIP.
I'm still trying to figure out an outfit and environment

[humboldt squid]

Alright, I think I finally managed to find a pose I'm satisfied with, hopefully now I can actually get one of these done on time!

[Adam Schumpert]

Wow this CHOW is going to be top rate. Sadly I don't think I will have time to finish mine this week, but I'm going to give it a shot. Here is what I have so far.
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Great work everyone.
Later,
Adam

[Forgerunner]

Titania, as super-heroin.... i think i'm spelling that wrong....
anyway, now to do painterly-it-up

[Sulk-Sal]

I always have bad luck with these, but I'm gonna try this one (and hopefully more. I need to take this stuff more seriously...start a sketchbook...anyway...) I'm seeing some absolutely amazing works and concepts too.

[T_Turrill]

Edit: I just realized she's looking very world of warcraft right now...damn. Back to the drawing board.


dude you dont have the turquoise/lavender thing goin on...;)
those colors are perfect. it's gonna be rad when you turn it on us in a few days. me likey.

guastaferro: ha yeah the purple was the first thing i got rid of.

Trevor: her scaly arms make me ridiculously happy. like this: :D it's awesome that you've stuck to the limited color palette and it's still so rich. so wait is she gonna be holding a tooth? if so, maybe it'd read better that she's holding something with her hand turned the other way, palm-up? if not, tell me to stop talking. :P

JohnGrello: I agree with Masque - compositionally it's a little flat. The elements are kinda all tucked in their corners and not relating to each other. perhaps adding some elements to tie her environment together better? like some overhead branches to lead your eye down, with some foreground grasses or reeds to circle you back up? Seems think that big swathe of blue in the background severs everything, too. i'd prolly give the background more of an uneven ground line and add dense misty foliage - maybe a dark green fading to a deep aquamariney color. Her red belt deal seems to be up in the air for you - good move on getting rid of the rings - but you dont have that same red in any other elements. it seems to have been less of an issue in the 3rd image, when it was a bluey brown. i suggest keeping the purple as the warm elements, along with her little nose and mouth, and molding the cools and browns to keep it even.
whew sorry for the long ramble but i see so much good stuff going on in there (especially that face)...!

:drinkup:

[Studio Colrouphobia]

Good round ppl!

JohnGrello- I cannot anything to the oter ppls critique (hthough I feel the character is the important and that she is filling out the image in such a fascion that the background can have a downplayed role.

What I'm wondering, though, is why you signed your work Ionic, when your username is JohnGrello...??

[shannanigan]

Small Update....

I changed the background color a bit and completed the frame line art. Need to work on the gold effect, but gives you and idea of what I'm going for. Added the wings finally and started shading.

Oh and the white fluff is just a place holder for "fairy dust" which I will work out later. :D


EDIT: Last minute line art change.... I've decided to change her hat to look more like a crown (instead of a top hat). Think it helps with the hint of
"Queen". Though I never intended it to be obvious. Queen Elizabeth doesn't always carry a scepter and wear her crown either. ;)

[FerrousJack]

Ugh, I don't really consider this finished, but some actual honest to goodness pay work came along. I don't think I'll have time to do anything else to this. I wanted to start over about half way thru, but this will have to do!

Awesome stuff guys. Very inspiring. I'm learning a lot just looking at all your WIPs. :hatsoff:

[Kroevyn]

Ahh so many great entries :D

Here is an update on mine. I'm not sure what to do with the wings.. I want to keep them see-through, but it's sort of.. not working. Advice?

[Nether]

Quinn Simoes Your design looks very unique and unlike many of the other works. One of my favorites for sure.

trevor Loving your darker approach to the infamous Queen of Fairies. Her design looks amazing.

dirkvandulmen I'm really liking the fact that your Titania is more of a chubby type than the stereotypical twig thin maiden.

Here's a WIP of my Titania. Still not sure about the bug parts. Might change them to appear even more insect like.

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Hope I have time to finish. It'll be a close one that's for sure.

[~baxter]

A lot of nice looking entries!

Hopefully I'll get this one done, schedule is working against me this week.

[Joey-b]

Well here is mine, think this will be it
Any crits before i post it finished?

Ow and JohnGrello thats looking most awesome

[Nether]

Another WIP picture. This time with added leaves and more insectoid legs.

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[Crowsrock]

Here is my sketch of Titania. I hope I find enough time to finish it.

[Physicalpariah]

Wow. Just Wow, quality of work is only matched by the quantity. All looking quite fantastic!

Here's my rubbish attempt, crits welcom if yus would like to take a stab at it.

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[Angel Intheuk]

No update yet, too busy to sneak some in at work :(

some comments:

forgerunner: nice start. her crotch is too far over to the right and a bit too forward (if you know what I mean?) and her left breast just needs moving up slightly to be more in line with the other one...other than that, looking good :)

Adam S: Hope you can finish, I really like the face and the pose is lovely - good luck

stoat: I'm kinda drawn to women with short hair that are usually depicted with long flowing locks, makes a nice change. I kinda like it, makes it pixie like

FerrousJack: Love her arm armour, nice touch with the leaf patterning! :) great pose and muscle definition, maybe make some of the foreground areas lighter (sorry can't see your picture anymore, but i remember it seemed a bit too dark to make out some stuff)

Kroevyn: I really like the rendering and colours. the wings look lovely transparent, if you're not happy with them you could try duplicating them and overlaying them in random type wing patterns to see what you get (that's my technique anyway :))

Xaya: great colours, solution for the feet is maybe put some foilage in the foreground? Cliqued I know but it could work with the composition nicely.

Fersteger: Love it! The colours are perfect and her hair is cool.

Jefita: I was going to say at first she would look better on her own but I agree now you've added background it looks better and I like the boy now :)

:D

[Angel Intheuk]

edit:

Graphiji: sorry forgot to say, thank you :) she will have arms, deciding what she will be doing with them.

[masque]

Updated my Titania on page 7, some subtle changes (thanks for the tips, guastaferro), feels pretty damn final to me but time will tell.

Many interesting & beautiful entries so far but a lot of them seem to lack the qualities that say "Queen," though that's always a matter of interpretation.

[Jeremy Hoffman]

First i thought i wouldn't join in, but I can't stay behind! So........ i've made a sketch. It's a start, the rest will follow :-)

[ErikStorstein]

I was so close to abandon this project yesterday, but decided to get some sleep instead and give it another chance today :O I'm trying textured brushes for the forest but struggling at the moment >_<

trevor You keep impressing me, you have my favourite so far.

Nether The design is sweet, loving how you've managed to incorporate so many different elements to it :D

Adam Great expression on the character, looks really arrogant :P Looking forward to the coloured version

[Tetrodotoxin]

Hey Trevor, you might wanna take into consideration, that all the images are scaled down to the same width (300px I think) for the voting. That would make your queen very hard to see.
As beautiful as the composition is like this, you could lose votes from people that don't go through the thread to look at the full sized pictures, especially when there will be that many as in this round.
Maybe you could see if you could do a crop just for the poll pic or maybe you could ask deastwen, what she thinks about that.

And JohnGrello/ionic, what's up with your name, dude. You're getting people confused.

That's just for the technical side, I don't think, that this round needs any crits on the pictures themselves. I mean just look at this thread.... WOW! :wtf: I'm proud to be a part of this community :yayca: Keep up the good work everybody!!!

[D@niel]

Wow guys, amazing stuff so far!! Some really great entries:)
Thought I might give it a go, not sure, here is what I have got so far:)

[Tommoy]

Very inspiring round again.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t19/Tommoy/Chow146s2k.jpg

[Nether]

Zilrion Thanks for the feedback. Everyone else seems to be so busy they don't have time to comment on others' works. I know I am.

Finished with the greyscale rendering. Now it only needs some color, background and a pair of gossamer wings. Still a long way to go.

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Comments and crits are welcome.

[Angel Intheuk]

Eh up Nether

I really like your design and rendering is gorgeous....however her chin keeps jumping out at me it's too low. I hope you don't mind but I've just had a quick go myself to see if it is that...what do you think? (first time I've done a redraw on someone elses work..feels a bit rude, anyway hope it helps :D)

[masque]

Tommoy: I like the feeling of tension and aura of potential danger, and the wings are one of the best "traditional" approaches I've seen in the round yet. But her offside leg (her left, pic right) doesn't seem to connect properly with the rest of the figure, the hidden thigh/pelvis joint seems placed out of kilter.

[wassermelone]

I'll give it a try, but I'll probably not finish considering I need to pack for a new apartment this weekend.

Trevor - I'm liking this a lot so far. My only quibbles are that she doesn't seem more important than the other figures design wise (compositionally, yes). They don't really seem to be minions so much as villainous companions. Shes also looking a little 80s glam :P

Masque - Looking good. I think the breasts are sitting too high on the chest though.

JohnGrello - Really nicely painted but... shes looking a little human to me. As in, shes a human wearing a fairy costume.

[Vorace]

wasnt too much inspired to participate this round, but now I see all these insane entries !! hehe my mind is full of idea, will try to give it a go!

[Felida]

Guys and Girls, you're definitely crazy D: Last time I took a look in this thread it were around page 4 and now... there are already 9 pages full of masterpieces and drawings they're on the best way to become one. it's so much fun to be a part of this awesome competition.
I definitely has to give my best to keep up :D

@All who comment on my piece: Thanks a lot! I really appreciate the comments and tried to keep what you liked in my drawing and worked on the critisized parts.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/felida99/DigitalArtForum/CHOW146TitaniaColoStep1.jpg
I made a cleaner and more detailed lineart and changed the colors of the fox. Well, it actually is a fox *laughs* not a strange looking kitty...
Now starts the fun part X3 Painting.

Nether: Your queen has a wondeful face and the design is really interesting. I'm curious, what you're going to do with the colors and the background.
Tommoy: That's a really royal queen. I love the design of her wings and the colors look promising. I just got a problem with this light blonde hair/blue eyes combination because it reminds me of the classic lords of the rings elf-design. Also her size compared to the trees reminds more of an elf then a fairy.
D@niel: Awesome face! She really looks like someone not human. But I would change the pose of her legs. At the moment, they look a little bit unnatural.
Zirion: Such a cute face! Don't give up :) the final drawing will definitely be worth all the work. Only her ear looks a little bit strange to me and you should rething the position of the lake/river.
Jeremy Hoffman: I love the angry little dwarfs. Is this a crown-tatoo on her shoulder? I would make the upper parts of her arms thicker. It looks really painful although I like the style.

[AlotAbitAlittle]

Baxter -E: The head looks a little big for her proportions, keep at it!

Joey-B: Your left hand looks a little small and your feet are a little off. I'd check out some reference. Also the background is a little muted—maybe some drama back there could help support your concept.

Physicalpariah: Watch your proportions the head looks a little large. I like the ground swirling look. Remember if her hair is blowing her clothing will most likely be as well.

I should get a wip up this evening. Work has kicked my butt this week...

Welcome Vorace...I look forward to your ideas

[GiantRibot]

i simply can't compete with the quality coming from this contest. you people are amazing.

well, i just hope i finish this one on time!