DSG 288: Misc Design: Organic Armor

[dsg bot]

Today's topic is: Misc Design: Organic Armor

[Mad Giraffe]

scales...carapace...but is mutated metal also possible?..y'know..'normal'armor..with eyes end limbs attached to it:D;)

Edit: sorta like thast big guy from soul calibur2..
this guy (http://www.soulcalibur2.com/images/sc2_03.jpg) ...upper body (http://www.soulcalibur2.com/images/sc2_hdr.jpg) :D

[Signature]

Mad Giraffe: I think that would qualify. But ouch that's ... disturbing ;)

I hope I'm the first with this concept ... probably everybody does that :D
Is it possible to recognize anything? Then I'll start coloring it.

First I thiught it is a funny idea.
Then the feeling grew that I have seen something like that somewhere!?
In a daily sketchbook maybe?
http://www.andyart.de/images/dsg/sketch1.jpg

[Snowball]

Hello everybody, I am looking forward to seeing what creations take shape here! This is what I put together this morning, don't dis if its not up to par, I wasn't myself this morning, "I poured Orange Juice into my cereal for goodness sakes!!"
http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v14/Snowball/Art/OrganicArmor_copy.gif
I am just learning anatomy as well so c&c is welcome

[beetlebum]

Hi :)

10 min in alias sketch

http://www.beetlebum.de/misc/pinkrabit.jpg

j0j0

[Wystro]

beetlebum -- That is too funny!

snowball -- The best thing you can learn about the figure is the center of gravity. Draw a straight line from the top-center of his head and go straight down. As you will see, your guy will fall backwards. Correct that one issue, and you will be amazed at how much more convincing your figure will be. The costume details are great, and I especially love the spear tip.

signature -- that poor turtle is looking right at me!

[Snowball]

Thanks for the tip Wystro, I really appreciate it! :)

[Form]

WAZZAAAAAAABI

Well well well......if it isnt my old pal the DSG!

I havnt posted a dsg in so long -- im a moderator of the middle class now and sorting through that has taken up most of my time....hopefully now that its resolved i can get back into the dsg....

Organic armour hey...*thinks*...............DING!

Here we go

btw nice to c your back in the dsg sig

[Form]

A nice simple one today -- its 3:30 in the morning but i had to get it out

Sketch = 2mins Photoshop = 5 mins

"Organic Armour" Training Dummy

Used to teach the average stupid video game grunt (think Duke Nukem) how to hit the vital organs!

Hey at least i knew noone would copy it :S

http://formdesigns.250free.com/DSG288w.jpg

[lichtpartikel]

for those of you who keep track: this is my second work with a tablet.

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

i think i'm getting the hang of it. the colors are not the best and i am too lazy for the background...

[retrosolid]

Here's mine ^_^
I'm on break so I can finally join in daily Woohoo! hehe

http://www.retrosolid.com/bioarmor.jpg

[krAtul]

very nice retro
http://perso.club-internet.fr/lauris.stephani/speed/dsg288-organic_armor.jpghttp://perso.club-internet.fr/lauris.stephani/speed/dsg288-crab_armor.jpg

#k

[davi]

Http://www.creatureone.com/dsg/dsgg021.jpg

[Jane Radstrom]

This is such a neat topic! The last two topics were really interesting also. I tried to make time for them but failed. :( I've got too many Christmas commission orders which I can't slack on finishing. I like this one especially because it could go so many ways... Could be armor for humans made from parts of animals or wood, it could be creatures with natural armoring (like a snail's shell!) And it could also be some kind of organic growing creature that has a symbiotic relationship with another creature or human to grow over/on them and provide armor.

Well, it's Friday... maybe I can sqeeze some DSG time in!

[OLSEN]

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/organic%20armor.JPG

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

gah...sorry I won't make it for tonight my scanner is fucked up...I will probably post when it's fixed though :(

[Carnifex]

geeesus h. christ!this took me far too long for my intention!
i think i doodled with it around an hour.:eek:
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fisite/organicarmor.jpg
the idea behind it is that the armor drains power from the bearer,thus the bloodspots(sounds familiar,eh?).

[niq3d]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hori.asako/bug_niq3d.jpg

Heres mine for today, I didn't have time to do what I wanted to do with it, so a photoshop scribble it is, once again I am impressed by todays posts, great work guys!
Niq

[danielh68]

This is sort of an intelligent energy being that can summon various lower forms of animal life to form a body. In this case, it's a massive nest of hardshell swamp beetles.

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

[mtomczek]

very nice stuff retrosolid.

[plaf]

on many of the islands in the phillipines, they traditionally created ceremonial leather armour, studded with seashells and starfish to symbolize the symbiosis of man, land and sea. they wore them on their holidays and in their games, they weren't very well suited for combat, although they did from time to time serve in this capacity as well

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

danielh: good idea.
davi: looks cool!
retrosolid: looks like someone you wouldn't wanna run into in a dark alley =) sweeter than a sweet thing!

all the best.

[dfacto]

My first ever DSG post.

Hope you all like it.

http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/0903/dfacto/organic_armor.jpg

BTW: its a parasitic imp.

[SecondChance]

This is my very first post !!!
(and proud about that).
Surely I 'll come back.

I thought it would be nice if a (not organical) robot choses organical armor (coconut helmet, turtle shield, wooden fence, leather cape). It 's drawn with a pencil in app. 90 min.

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

danielh68: That's a great idea! And excellent painted too!

[Signature]

I call it: finished!
http://www.andyart.de/images/oldandbad/fuckthis.jpg

[Idiot Apathy]

Interesting topic, kudos to the origonator.

Messing around in photoshop again-

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/DSG/DSG-Dec12.jpg

Kind of just drew it but imagine if this was a suit that you slip on, or a suit that 3 midgets slip on to go into battle.

I'm excited to see the other posts, so far they are very different and cool!

[Wystro]

Another meat suit! We can have a barbeque!

Welcome, dfacto and SecondChance -- two well-rendered entries and great first posts!

http://sparkles295.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bioarmor3.jpg

[Grimlohk]

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

Very impressive Davi & retrosolid. You both leave me in awe.

[Index]

My attempt... wish I had time to do it over again, started thinking of ways to do it 'better' as I was doing it. Just dont have time to start over again :)

Maybe later tonight, if I dont get caught up in playing Savage.

http://www.nexpert.org/~index/armor01.jpg

Dex

[Wednesday]

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

[paper slayer]

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/paper_slayer/dsg288oa1.JPG

Mobile hive armour. Update, maybe it makes more sense now.

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/paper_slayer/dsg288oa2.JPG

[Grimlohk]

http://home.comcast.net/~grimlohk/organicarmor-color.jpg

eh, feels flat, any tips?

[S.C. Watson]

beetlebum: score. I love it.

Here's mine.

http://www.in-sight.net/Sketches/dsg288.jpg

[DraigAthar]

Wow, I found this to be a really hard topic. I had no idea which way to go with it. Here's the best I could come up with. I envisioned a genetically engineered human - the skin grows in tough overlapping plates all over the body. All I did was the arm, though.

http://thirdroar.com/dj/2003-12/dj197-orgarmor.jpg

[Hunger_Artist]

regenerating crystal armor:

http://members.tripod.com/carlbeu/69633580.jpg


nice stuff today

[vijil]

http://vijil.mattb.net.nz/dsg/dsg12.jpg

may colour it in ps. Good work so far ppl.

[devilbunny]

hey, guys! i am loving this topic. i wish i had more time to work on it, because i actually really like what i came up with.
the idea is that she generates a sort of exoskeleton to suit her armor needs. a changing bone form of protection that grows out of her. i think. wish everything was as developed as the head is...
http://jenniferrodgers.com/organicarmor.jpg

[Devilchild1017]

really rushed this on didn't have hardly any time

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/devilchild1017/cyborgopy.jpg

[Lionfish]

Lichtpartikel - I can dig it. Very slinky.
retrosolid - man how do you get that kind of control with a tablet?
Wystro - sortof reminds me of metroid. Doesn't help that I've been playing it a lot recently, though.
Wednesday - Yes.
Oregano - Dude, I didn't even think about armor on nonhumanoid creatures. Bonus points.
Hunger Artist - Hooray for nonliteral representation!


this is my first entry into the DSG, and after just hanging out at the local aquarium yesterday you can see where the influences come from.


http://www.stupidhappy.com/images/sketches/bioarmor.jpg

ink, watercolor pencils, and wash. Probably spent more time playing with the water than I should have. Also probably should have put the ink on last.

[smithb7]

This is my second DSG. I decided to ink it, but it did lose a bit of detail in erasing the pencil. I want to grow confidence with pens though.

http://www.geocities.com/smithb7dsg/dsg121203.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/smithb7dsg/dsg121203.jpg

SecondChance, I really like the style of your pencils.
All: I like the inhuman ones

If it doesnt show, refresh! It's there i swear!

[vijil]

http://vijil.mattb.net.nz/dsg/dsg12_2.jpg

[ClocktowerArtworks]

here goes...far from finished

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/OzWolf00/organicarmor.jpg

[barcode]

http://www.rpi.edu/~steadi/dsg/organicarmor03.jpg

[oneamuck]

This picture almost kicked my ass, as after a week of battling the evil flu I have the concentration of a 5-year-old. Plus still learning PS is an added chore. Almost didn't post but it would have been a cop-out. DSG always keeps me motivated, even when my pictures turn out less than expected.

This guy is part of a tribe living along the coast where large, and I mean LARGE shells are readily available. In order to ward off those that covet and would take, they have fashioned this resource into beautiful, yet still highly functional, armor.
http://www.runningamuck.org/odds/dsg288.jpg
I think I need to lay off PS for a while, I'm pretty sure it's hampering my output and I really love the feel of paper. Can anyone recommend a decent set of markers and pencils?

[avalos]

Some really nice work above, especially with some of the textures.
Armadillos having a snowball fight, why not...
http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v16/lavacasuprema/armadillo.jpg
sorry for the late post.

[ploboyko]

Decided to go to bars instead of paint earlier, damn you demon alchohol! Ozzy was right! Still, couldn't pass up topic when I got back...

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

[Devilchild1017]

vijil: just wanted to say that your picture you did rocks keep up the awsome work

Everyone else: great artwork keep on putting out awsome work

[Wystro]

Wow! Everything looks amazing or funny or both...

I put my original picture through filters and came across Ink Outlines -- it did a much better job at rendering my picture than I did. I need to learn what it did that I did not.

http://sparkles295.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bioarmor2inkoutlines.jpg

[DV8]

number 36... also posted the gnoll and ninja dsg's today too. (may even get a couple more tonight)

this armor grows to cover his entire body (magical fleshy glowing goop kinda stuff...muscle based which makes him even stronger!)

http://www.mikephillips.ca/dsg/dsg_288_organic_armor.jpg

[AnarchyAo2]

Originally posted by Idiot Apathy
Interesting topic, kudos to the origonator.

Messing around in photoshop again-

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/DSG/DSG-Dec12.jpg

Kind of just drew it but imagine if this was a suit that you slip on, or a suit that 3 midgets slip on to go into battle.

I'm excited to see the other posts, so far they are very different and cool!


Dude, that guy looks JUST like the villian in the early Power Rangers show.

[Idiot Apathy]

O sweet lord, your right. Forgiveness please!