Chow 150 :: Queen's Consort

[daestwen]

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ROUND #150 :: QUEEN'S CONSORT

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Round 150 Special!!

Well guys, we've made it! 150 rounds of Chow!

This round is open. Basically, this is a lead-up to Round 200 and our new queen. Every Queen needs a consort... who will yours be?

(If you want some ideas for how to tackle this round, check out round #99 - Herald to the Queen.)


--- Thanks to Posh for The Extra Definition That Follows (In Case You Were Confused) : ---

This is Rumor Control. Here are the facts! (Al la Wikipedia... ahem)

A consort is a spouse or companion, often of royalty or a deity, sometimes slightly inferior in function/status.

* Queen consort, wife of a reigning king
* King consort, husband of a reigning queen
* Prince consort, possible title for husband of a reigning princess; alternative title for husband of a reigning queen
* Princess consort, wife of a reigning prince; alternative title for wife of a reigning king

A good example of a Queen's consort is Prince Albert who married Queen Victoria. He was never King, but was her partner in all things otherwise, and very important politically.

The topic is open for interpretation.

EDIT: If you want to see what people got up to in ChOW99 The Herald, have look here:

HERALD 1 (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=112565)

HERALD 2 (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=113170)

C'mon chaps... it's not really that hard. Imagine your queen and her partner, spouse, significant other, boyfriend etc, and design the male half of that relationship. It doesn't have to be based on Jessibean's queen either. With the next queen due at ChOW 200 this is a chance to anticipate that. A queens chum! That's all. Exercise those creative muscles. It's open so you can decide completely what they look like, however I would keep the character human... ish... and to a degree, regal in some way.

Make the most of it as next week we'll probably make it reeeaaal tough! Maybe...

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[Wolfentir]

So Queen's Consort, essentially means the king?

[joyproject]

By definition a Queens Consort is: the title given to the wife of a reigning king.

References: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_consort) | Webster (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queens%20consort)

The title seems to imply that this "consort" belongs to the queen.. so ... someone who hangs out with the queen and is on her level? Not sure. Reference thread (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=112565).

[dwinbotp]

So....The consort could be...a boytoy....GREAT! :D

[ticktocker]

Gah I wasn't going to enter this round but now...I might have a stab at it.

And wikipedia also says: A consort is a spouse or companion, often of royalty or a deity, sometimes slightly inferior in function/status.

So I guess it could be the king, but doesn't necessarily have to be...

[Wolfentir]

Ah, I think i have a better idea now

[lake7less]

has the queen been elected yet?

i mean is the consort supposed to blend in alongside a sf , a fantasy, a realistic queen, etc. ? or, is it up 2 us?

[Antne]

Yeah, I'm a little confused too. I found info on a Queen Consort, a woman who marries the reigning king, with no real political power only a title and social influence. But nothing on the Queen's Consort. Do we want it to be the man who marries the reigning Queen, again no power, only social influence and a title? Either way this will be an interesting round.

[yoitisi]

Hm for those of you who are confused: A Queen's consort is indeed the guy (or girl, that might make things complicated...) who marries the queen but has no official royal title or real power. Like, he's a king and is treated as such, but can't make any decisions. Should make for a very interesting character I think :)

Lake7less: It says right up top the topic is open, so yeh...

[Troubadour]

queens boy toy, as yoitisi put it.

[Aly Fell]

This is Rumor Control. Here are the facts! (Al la Wikipedia... ahem)

A consort is a spouse or companion, often of royalty or a deity, sometimes slightly inferior in function/status.

* Queen consort, wife of a reigning king
* King consort, husband of a reigning queen
* Prince consort, possible title for husband of a reigning princess; alternative title for husband of a reigning queen
* Princess consort, wife of a reigning prince; alternative title for wife of a reigning king

A good example of a Queen's consort is Prince Albert who married Queen Victoria. He was never King, but was her partner in all things otherwise, and very important politically.

The topic is open for interpretation.

EDIT: If you want to see what people got up to in ChOW99 The Herald, have look here:

HERALD 1 (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=112565)

HERALD 2 (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=113170)

[Antne]

Thanks, Yoitisi! That clears it up.

[Antne]

Ok, now that clears it up. Thanks, Posh!

[Sorknes]

Remember the companion part as well. A consort does not necessarily need to be married to the reigning person, it might also be a lover for a longer periode. I've heard it used both in addition to a spouse and when not having a spouse.

I think that it can be used for the person in a harem (male or female ;) ) that has had the reignings persons attention the most over the years, as in the favourite or "first wife" or "first husband" too.....

[KonnA]

Hmm, interesting. I'm slightly confused still...

Am I:

Designing the husband of the Queen? - I'm thinking it's this one.
A friend, not quite husband?

Difficult round. Always is when it's basically wide open. I'm not one for freedom. Lol!

[Aly Fell]

C'mon chaps... it's not really that hard. :P Imagine your queen and her partner, spouse, significant other, boyfriend etc, and design the male half of that relationship. It doesn't have to be based on Jessibean's queen either. With the next queen due at ChOW 200 this is a chance to anticipate that. A queens chum! That's all. Exercise those creative muscles. It's open so you can decide completely what they look like, however I would keep the character human... ish... and to a degree, regal in some way.

Make the most of it as next week we'll probably make it reeeaaal tough! Maybe... ;)

[DauDau]

Two current examples:

Queen of England: Elizabeth is the reigning queen. She has the power. Her husband is Prince Philip and he does not have the same rights or power as she does. She is the one keeping updated on the inner workings of the MI5 (Think James Bond) and so on. England is ruled by a politicians, but she still has some power.

Queen of Denmark: Margrethe is the Queen, and her husband is Prince Henri (originally French diplomat). He thought he would marry her and become King. He was sadly mistaken and later complained to the media. He has no power. She doesn't have much either, but she still outranks him by miles.

One day Sweden will have a Queen. She is getting married now, to a fitness trainer. Just got engaged. He will also become a Prince.

These princes/ husbands, must always walk one step behind their wife, as a sign of their inferior status. She speaks. He is allowed to speak.

Different men react differently to this. :) Some are strong enough to deal with it, others ... are not. The queens are also different.

I'm tidying up (Feng Shui Space Clearing big style - lol) and have a lot to do, at the moment. Should sit this one out.

[Mat Kaminski]

Pretty neat topic. Just so I have a final clarification, there is no genre assigned? Like you could go sci-fi, cyberpunk, fantasy, reality, etc?

Sorry if this is a repeat question...

[daestwen]

Matte Art: Like I said it the brief, the topic is totally open. Seriously. Take a look at the herald rounds.

[Mat Kaminski]

Thank you, I kind of assumed that, but eh... I guess I'm a little slow I suppose. Anyway... time to get to it when the lunch break starts :D

[rinjii]

i totally am supposed to be writing a paper this week but i'm SO GONNA DO THIS!

[sophinee]

This round has so much potential!

Is he the Queen's military muscle, ridiculously canny political ally, boy-toy, sugar daddy, foreign arm-candy, baby-provider? And that says nothing about his personality outside of his 'role'. Does he actually participate in a partnership with his wife and play an active part in running the 'country' or is he happy to let Queenie do the hard work while he gambles, drinks or sees his 'special friend'? Do he and the queen even like each other or is this just a political marriage?

Sounds like fun and I can't wait to see what people come up with!

[grenogs]

posh i think all the confusion is in the actual description, there seems to be a contradiction. From my understanding, the queens concort is simply the husband or betroved to the reigning queen. But in the top section you have written : Queens concort, wife of reigning king, shouldnt that actually say queens concort, husband of reigning queen?

[Aly Fell]

Sorted now... at least I hope!!! ;)

[grenogs]

i just looked in wikepidia, and found this, i think a better discription would be guinivere would be concidered the queen consort to king arthur.

A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch). Queens consort usually share their husbands' rank (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_and_noble_ranks) (in salic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salic_law) or semi-salic law monarchies) and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical titles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title). Most of the time, however, they have no real power.

[Joey-b]

Damn im confused.. just tell me do i need to draw a dude or lady lol

[MJ_Alcazar]

Joey - Ok, I think we are to draw the (guy or gal) who is the consort of the Queen of CHOW 200 that has NOT been given yet. That's why it is open.

Like the description says, Like PRINCE Albert. He was married to QUEEN victoria. But he didn't have all her power.

I hope I didn't add to the confusion.

[Jason Snair]

Great topic. Here's a quick sketch. I think I'm gonna go for a bored elf king. In the space on the right, will be the shadow of the Queen who's standing up.
I need to make him more royal still, but this is the general direction I'd like to go in.

[Pseudocognition]

I like how I read the title and interpreted it as the Queen's... *cough* escort. Guess it's something else.
Hrm, maybe I'll have to dive into this one.

[Viridis]

So, is it all right if we draw in the Queen with her consort? Or should we just focus on the guy and leave the Queen out of it?

[Daray]

So, is it all right if we draw in the Queen with her consort? Or should we just focus on the guy and leave the Queen out of it?

It should be ok to some point, but as the design is about the Consort, the picture must be easily focused onto him.

[daestwen]

So, is it all right if we draw in the Queen with her consort? Or should we just focus on the guy and leave the Queen out of it?

Please leave the queen out. I don't mind shadows, or vague references to her, but I do *not* want you designing the queen. That's for round 200. :]



OTHERWISE:

I think people are getting confused. By "Queen's Consort" I mean "consort of the queen", rather than "Queen Consort" (notice no s and no possesive ' ) which is the "consort of the king".

Hope this makes sense.

[Pseudocognition]

It should be ok to some point, but as the design is about the Consort, the picture must be easily focused onto him.

I agree, but if you're making up a culture, maybe having another character would help define it more?

[daestwen]

I agree, but if you're making up a culture, maybe having another character would help define it more?

This is fine, but please don't do the queen.

Really, though, it is a character design contest, so you should be trying to get the context across even with just the one character. :]

[Swecks]

Daestwen: I think there's so much confusion because you forgot to carry the 1.... Har har.

Seriously though, seems pretty clear as long as the consort doesnt have to be male, as that's what I'm interpreting as 'open'.

[Pseudocognition]

This is fine, but please don't do the queen.

Really, though, it is a character design contest, so you should be trying to get the context across even with just the one character. :]

You got me there! I think I'll resist the temptation to draw more... this time. Thank you for clarifying.

[Dreoilin]

Hmmmm, I think I'll try to hint at the queens presence without actually showing her then. Yaaay for bad weather days!! No work means I actually get to get a head start on this one! (maybe I won't have to rush to finish at the last minute this time)

[Viridis]

Daestwen: I think there's so much confusion because you forgot to carry the 1.... Har har.

Seriously though, seems pretty clear as long as the consort doesnt have to be male, as that's what I'm interpreting as 'open'.

Heh. That was the question I was going to ask... Not planning on doing a female consort myself, but I thought the option should probably be there.

[Oranje Joe]

this one is going to so much fun

and i have a whole week to make this purtty!!!

woot golden antlers!

[Jason Snair]

I have a snow-day today, so I'm just sketching away today.

Sketch 2:
Here's what I'm going for; The Elf King. He was once a proud warrior, and due to social customs, married the queen. He soon found that the role carried with it no power. That it was mostly ceremonial and he grew bored.

In the illustration, I'm trying to show this boredom, but also tell the narrative. He wishes to get out from behind the queen's shadow, however, due to the nature of his role, he has no where to go. Even the shadow of the queen's staff, which is symbolically her power, is forcing him down and trapping in the composition.

Geez, that sorta sounded a little too artsy-fartsy-pretentious.

[masque]

This is fine, but please don't do the queen.

Really, though, it is a character design contest, so you should be trying to get the context across even with just the one character. :]Can I have three(!), if two of 'em are teeny, tiny silhouettes way off in the BG? Pretty pleazzzz? :asskisser: ;)

[Pseudocognition]

Jason: That's some helluh spiffy storytelling. He definitely looks bored, though a bit regretful at the same time. Like "Here we go again," or "I guess I got myself into this mess."
Fox: Sweeeet. I like how he doesn't get his own chair. I can't wait to see where your piece goes.
Oranje Joe: GOLDEN ANTLERS! I like the style of costume so far. Though, he'd have a big, intimidating silhouette when standing, and from the brief I think the Queen has more power? Maybe you'd want to slim down those antlers, to give him a more second-in-command feel. Your call. Whatever you do, I smell badassery afoot.

Um... I dunno, I'm going for primitive/low tech regal, in a tribal-matriarchal fantasy society. The "consort" is a bit of a house-husband. I couldn't resist drawing a wittle princess ;_; Pulling from a vague concept I had in the back of my mind for the culture.

[AvisNocturna]

If you can't reign you need to find another hobby oO


Yeah, suppose he's one of those guys who let their wife decide anything and happily watch her while concentrating on.. well... female stuff? Like sewing and cooking and well.. knitting :D

Gosh... it's late o____o

[Mat Kaminski]

BAH! You stole my thought of putting a young version of the queen in Pseudo ;) Then when the queen comes up you can reference this shot... HAH! :D

Ah well... we can both do it. Getting to the drawing board in about an hour or so.

BLASTED WORK! :P

[bara]

Looking at all the crazy stuff others do mine feels kinda bland, lol.

well here goes, haven't painted in... ages. haven't posted in ages either...

[Pseudocognition]

BAH! You stole my thought of putting a young version of the queen in Pseudo ;) Then when the queen comes up you can reference this shot... HAH! :D

Ah well... we can both do it. Getting to the drawing board in about an hour or so.

BLASTED WORK! :P

Blast work indeed! By all means, do what you like. I actually meant for her to be the daughter of the Queen and her consort. (He has the duty of concieving the royal offspring, I guess. Lucky him?)

AvisNocturna: AHAHAH I love it!!! He reminds me of a guy friend I have who spontaneously decided to pick up knitting.
bara: Great motion in this. And hey, you have all week to make him as crazy as you want.

[Mat Kaminski]

You know Pseudo... your guy looks vaguely like Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

Jason Snair[b]: The second version definitely did him more justice by pushing out the character! The backstory for this one will be awesome.

[b]Pseudocognition: Not much to say yet, I would just like to say that at the moment he looks really stiff (But I think this is just your exploratory drawing to see what kind of character you can come up with). I especially like that you are already exploring your future queen.

AvisNocturna: I especially like how you've conveyed that he is so undersought that he has taken up sewing. Keep going with this one, it has great potential.

Bara: Yours definitely has the prospects there. There's something not quite fitting for me at the moment anatomy-wise... I think his arms might be a tad on the short side. I'm no anatomy expert by far though...

Anyway... just tossing my 2cents in really fast ;)

[¿Dubious?]

Dude this is right during finals. If I didnt have a submission packet to put together to send to Dark Horse Id be totally down. Not cool guys. Not cool.

[Cookiedough]

Pseudocognition: I really like your design so far, but the lack of hands is really really distracting me. I really hope he'll get some hands in the future. Holding something (not drawing hands, but implying he has them) would even fix it.... anything but long sleeves.

[Pseudocognition]

Matte_Art: Holy crap, he does, and I've never seen Jeffery Dean Morgan in my LIFE. Probably. At least, not in recent memory. WEIRD. JDM kinda looks like my uncle.
Dubious: Sucks :( Good luck with Dark Horse!
Cookiedough: I was just thinking the same thing :) I'm on it.

Edit: Editing my first post w/ hand and a (hopefully) looser pose... and experimental colors. I don't think I'm going to go crazy drafting compositions and stuff.

[Pixeltuner]

Daest, Posh: Can the queen have a female consort, ie: a lesbian love affair? I noticed a lot of female heralds (or at least female looking) and historically speaking there were at least a few kings/rulers with a tendency to like boys, so there should be room for some gay lovin' right? :p
All jokes aside, I'm kind of floating around in the Star Wars theme from last round and I imagined Queen Amidala's handmaidens (especially Sabe since she is her 'doppelganger') but then as here consort/lover.

[daestwen]

Pixeltuner: I ain't one to comment on a queen's sexual preference. She can have whatever she likes. ;)

[Pseudocognition]

She can have whatever she likes. ;)

I didn't realize this was a COW crossover! ba-dum-tshhhh.
Oh god. I ought to be disqualified for that one.

ETA:

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, I'll be here all week.

[Pixeltuner]

Daest: A girltoy it is then :)

[Daniela Blanco]

Great topic...........I'm having fun with the first skecths.....

It's pretty rough yet.....but the idea is that the "consort" or king.....is really vain, presumptuous....and doesn't really care about anything other than his appearance............He's a remarkable good-looking man .....and because of his attributes the queen is getting A LITTLE mad with jealousy....trying all the time desperately to hid him.....:P

For what I've read I think there's no problem if the queen appears in the scene just as a silhoutte.......Isn't it right??

Critics and comments are ...as always.....welcomed.....

Some comments:

Jason Snair: great start.....he really looks a little bored.....so you're in the right direction.........but he really remembers me more a viking than an elf right now.....Keep up!

AvisNocturna: really great concept........it's funny.........looking forward to see more...

[vandalfish]

I'm still confused. I'm fully aware of the concept of a queen's consort. I'm just not sure what you (posh) mean by the term "your queen". I wasn't aware we all had queens. Is this a queen we are supposed to have designed in a previous round? And what is this queen election thing? Is it a character design you elect to be the new poster child of CHOW, or is it an actual person, a leader of CHOW?

[Daray]

I'm still confused. I'm fully aware of the concept of a queen's consort. I'm just not sure what you (posh) mean by the term "your queen". I wasn't aware we all had queens. Is this a queen we are supposed to have designed in a previous round? And what is this queen election thing? Is it a character design you elect to be the new poster child of CHOW, or is it an actual person, a leader of CHOW?

'Your' Queen meaning its an open breif, you get to choose whoever the queen is in your imagination and to just draw her consort ;) Not an actual exisitng queen.

As for the second question about the Queen election, at round 200 a new queen will be designed to be as you said 'the new poster child of CHOW' done like a similar round.

hope that helps. :)

[Carnifex]

haha,damn you jason snair,i wanted to go for "bearded and bored" too...now i'll have to expand that :D

[Oranje Joe]

went greyscale to work out some lighting issues and get detailed

nice work everone!

danielblanco -it looks kinda like he is being second based xD

[vandalfish]

Daray: Got it. Thanks for clearing that up for me :)

[Max Martelli]

Stupid question,

My idea for this may or may not involve the queen of bondage. A dominatrix matriarch.

With this in mind, what's the policy on nudity. I know that its generally acceptable but I'm not quite sure what the reaction would be in this context.

Also is it ok to show a little of the queen, like perhaps her legs?

This is a quick thumbnail of what I had in mind as a composition. He would be the naked one, well almost. I suppose he would have all the trappings of proper bondage.

Pretty much I guess I'm concerned about going too far with the blatant, rather unconventional sexual references that people in bondage exhibit.

[joyproject]

Just a concept

[Pseudocognition]

My idea for this may or may not involve the queen of bondage. A dominatrix matriarch.

Oh sweet jesus I want to see the end product of this concept like nobody's business. From my knowledge of CHOW and CAorg in general, I think nudity in all of it's various forms is okay, as long as it's not gratuitous (AKA not porn). What counts as gratuitious...? I have no idea.

[masque]

Way rough but it's a start:

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The marriage of young Queen Meg to na-Baron Rupert of Tharse was perhaps the most unlikely in the history of the Kingdom, yet their reign is looked upon fondly as a golden age of prosperity and peace. Perhaps this was due in no small part to their mutual understanding, reached on their wedding night over a marathon game of backgammon: Rupert kept mum about the Queen's not infrequent visits by studly paramours, and Meg turned a blind eye to the occasional late-night visit to the Prince's chambers by comely young page-boys.

Rupert enjoyed riding and hunting, was an avid supporter of the arts, and wrote several scholarly treatises on the aerodynamics of African and European Swallows.

[Mercuralis]

Trying very hard to come out of lurker mode around here. Somebody please kick me until I finish this.

Since the topic fit in closely with an idea I was playing with just last night, I figured this would be a good one to jump in on. I was thinking about A Midsummer Night's Dream and a version of it set in the swampy bayous of the South. With the faeries adopting some of the styles of clothing from the humans but mixing them with nature elements (cypress, spanish moss, etc.). So I guess, this would be my version of Oberon?

[Jason Snair]

Last update for the night. (I swear!) I may not be able to get back to painting this for the next couple of days.

[Kylana]

I had an idea to pull from a matriarchal society and choose a Drow queen's consort... I can't for the life of me get this pose right, though, so C+C is definitely welcome.

[joyproject]

Playing around with ideas. I never finish these things..

[Platonist]

oh, I'm gonna have to try and submit something for this....

[Jeremy Hoffman]

Here is my first wip. Still got to change some body parts, but it's a start.

[Aly Fell]

Sketches... this couple started off on the same page. I thought of having two consorts, vying for the attention of the queen. One the lover and the other the husband! ;) But I think I'll just do one...

[quickreaver]

Yay, Mel! So glad you came out of lurking for this one! It's right up your alley...I might try it if I can squeeze in some time. Fun shtuff!

[Tetrodotoxin]

Huh, my idea is pretty different from most of the other ones. At first I thought the Queen of Chow was a "Medusa", but now I think that every new Queen is a different design topic, right?
Well, I wanted to go with that Medusa theme and started doodling around, but everytime I do that, I'm getting frustrated pretty quickly because it's not turning out the way I wanted/imagined it to be... Gotta get my drawing skillz going first D:
Maybe someone else can finish it for me :^^;:


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[Pseudocognition]

Let's see where today's brainfarts take this piece... right now he looks like more of a Royal Babysitter.

[cakeypigdog]

lunchtime doodles from me. Trying to invest some time in design this week. These are yhumbs exploring 2 different approaches I am considering. A bit daunted aftert my terrible performance on the sith witch but back in the saddle and all that! Hope you enjoy~!

[Carnifex]

eh,whatever,i'll go with my idea anyway. it just...feels right.
pseudocognition - no,i'd say with the smile he's giving the camera(the queen?),it feels like he's the loving husband. problem might rather be that one thinks the little girl is the queen.

[Mercuralis]

Everyone has such amazing costume design... Characters are one thing, but the clothes always make the man, right?

Update on mine: changed the branches/horns/crown thingie so it's less dominating (thanks, Cris, for the crit!)

[agenda-b]

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I think for this one I'm going to go with a charmingly sly little pervert of a Queen's consort. He makes whoopee with the rest of the court under the Queen's nose, but uses her favor to have anyone who would expose his misdeeds to her, put to death.

[darthmarsh]

Mercuralis: bloody hell its nearly finished! Love the mood
Cakeypigdog: Great thumbs, I like the on the second row, far right. Think you could have a lot of fun with it
Poshspice: if you get time...........do both:P
Jeremy Hoffman: coming along nicely, like the dramatic lighting
Jason Snar: looking good, yours is what got me thinking about the subject for mine

I'm doing Tomas, warleader of Elvandar, Dragonlord and consort to the elf queen. For those who don't know he's a character from Raymond E Feist's books

Crit welcome

[Bushido]

Here´s my crapy stuff

some thumbs and a color sketch

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[Ostrander]

This looks like it could be a fun. I think I'm going to try and do something a little whimsical looking this round. Maybe a fox hunt type of scene. :mod: weeeeeee

[Mercuralis]

Darthmash: haha... not quite finished. I paint very fast, I've been told. It doesn't always seem like it to ME, though. I think it's just that the way I paint is to allow myself to experiment as I go, and make mistakes and change things very organically as I build up the paint. Probably not the best way to do it, but it works for me.

Hard to crit yours at this stage. Muscle build up looks good... little condensed in the abdomen, maybe. Once you've blocked in a little more of the composition it'll be easier, I think.

Having never done this before I'm not sure how often updates are encouraged. I'm afraid if I post less frequently it'll seem done too quickly. If that makes sense? Work here is mostly on the face, chest and back arm and coat.

[Daniela Blanco]

agenda-b: really great.....he's funny............we are going with a similar concept ....but it's fun to see how we work almost the same concept in a so different way......

Bushido: it's coming along really good......I would just try to give him a more dynamic pose....he's to straight right now....

Ostrander: Awesome skecth............it remembers me of something from my chilhood....but I don't really know what...:nohope: ........I'm looking forward to see it finished...

Mercuralis: loving your so far.....keep up with the good work.....


Here is my wip......I worked out some p&b........still need to define it more before I put some color on it....

Hope you like it!!!

[AvisNocturna]

Wow... great stuff everyone... so far :D

Working on colours right now... I suck at colours o____o

Gotta fix perspective on thursday

[darthmarsh]

Mercuralis: If it works for you, which it obviously does! face and chest look excellent, so much expression in the eyes.

I've worked over the muscle groups in the stomach, hopefully looks a little better

[Jeremy Hoffman]

tomorrow will come more... i hope :-)

[dwinbotp]

Always wanted the Queen to be sly and mischievous, I'll go for the boytoy, I knew it was ok:D No rest for the wicked! Here's an initial idea/pose...

[darthmarsh]

Last update of the day. I Had the day off today so lots of drawing!
You can't be a dragonlord without a f**k off massive lizard!

[Mat Kaminski]

Just got home a little while ago and drew this up really fast. Going to make it a point to get this one done dammit >.<

Yoitisi said he will beat me if I don't :P

Here's my WIP so far...

[rinjii]

Matte_Art- looks like your head is too small in the sketch! that can be easily remedied though- and i like the protective nature in the piece too, it's very sweet :)

[Jason Snair]

got a chance to paint tonight.

[Troubadour]

did some sketches during my history class today, dunnoooo wanted to kinda of keep him reptilian, and stick with the current chow queen, my next idea is a man of stone trapped after a moment of passion >:3

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/Punkerpirate/sketchi040.jpg

[Mercuralis]

dwinbotp: I'm all for boy toys. Just don't make him too pretty. That's a lovely pose, though.

Mirrored it earlier and fixed some glaring balance issues. Now it's mainly playing with costume details and deciding precisely what he's holding in his other hand. My Oberon is a lazy, regal, vain creature with a plan to get back at the Queen who loves to toy with him.

[Mat Kaminski]

Thanks for the comment rinjii. As for right now, I think I'm going to continue on the beaten path that I'm on and possibly adjust later... I'm mainly just trying to focus on getting some digital painting fundamentals down... This is only my second attempt at anything digital in about a year and a half. I've just finally decided eff it and I'm going to do it.

Jason Snair: That's looking pretty nice, but the hand nearest to the face still doesn't seem like it has any weight to it. If you really want to make the scene believable, make him really look like he's slumping in the chair. It would push more weight down onto the hand and thus make it crumple a bit more and the fingers would be more curved around the face. I'm really digging the mood lighting you have going on here though, can't wait to see this one finalized.

Mercuralis: It's looking nice for sure! I like how it seems pretty soft. I can't wait until the lighting is full and the rest of it gets textured. Keep going! :)

Like I said earlier, I'm attempting to get back into digital painting, so crit me to the bone ;)
My goal is to be able to participate in the queen one (#200) and hopefully get it look nice.
I've also come to the realization that a white canvas is terrible for me to paint on, so I'm starting a new trend for myself by adding a base color first and then coming back in with white to estimate lighting, then color :) It seems to be a good workflow for me... let's see it go all the way, huh? :D

Here's the before-bed-update...

[rumpenstiltzkin]

i like this topic so want to give it a try, see if my drawing skills is up for this x)
anyways, my idea, i had a bit trouble trying to understand what this consort is ( my english is somewhat restricted )so at first i thought of him as her champion but looking thru the pictures a bit and trying to understand the complicated descriptions it looked like he/she is more of some sort of lover?

still not really sure, but i sketched out an idea i got, if im gonna be able to do this i need to go practice my perspective now :blah:

edit: missed to upload the picture x)
wich i dont know how to do now so heres a link to it ><
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gKKZ9D_g9O4/Sa4zzkC64_I/AAAAAAAAAIE/ab_Pde2tiz4/s1600-h/consortofthequeen.jpg

[Hideyoshi]

A little sketch for the fun of it. Twitchfinger ink brush credit :)
I think this is all I am doing for this round...

Mercularis: looking good!

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[darthmarsh]

Just out of curiosity, are we allowed to use texture overlays?

[Aly Fell]

Just out of curiosity, are we allowed to use texture overlays?
No problem!

[Daniela Blanco]

Keep up with the good work guys.........there are really nice stuff here.......

Here is one more wip..........I might start to add some colors today.....I'm really sucks with colors.....so I hope not to mess it all up........

[Ostrander]

I like what everyone is doing so far. Here is a little update on mine.
Laying in the values and a bit of rendering.:yayca:

[NateShaw]

Trying to make him looked bored. I imagine a queen's consort just sitting around all day.

[darthmarsh]

More progress

[artina]

Hey everyone,
This is my first sketch. I am going for something more Mesoamerican. I was inspired by the sacrifice scene in apocalypto. Since this guy is not the king, he is not as feathery. And his nether regions are not as flamboyant or decorated. Color is up next.

[Jason Snair]

Artina: Nice idea. I was toying with doing something along those lines as well. Great details, though. Really try to nail the colors that they used. Could be really cool.

[N-man]

i wanted to start doing these character a week thing for practice and such so this is what i cooked up. W.I.P

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[Daniela Blanco]

You people just gets better and better.......

I worked a little more on details an his expression.......still need to work a little more..........

[MJ_Alcazar]

Battling a cold or flu or something. Whatever it is, I'm brain dead. But, here's an initial sketch.

[dirkvandulmen]

Here's my WIP.
Enjoy.

[Jeremy Hoffman]

An update on the wips. Added some more details. Still got to work on the arms and add a big royal chain around his nek. Also got to work on the top of the chair behind his back.

I also added a quick color wip. Just to see how it could look.

[NateShaw]

MJ It looks like his arms are a little short. Tips of the hands should come down to mid-thigh or so.

[AvisNocturna]

wooosh, now I'm even more intimidated o___o

er... yeah... perspective corrections on more work on colours

[Daniela Blanco]

AvisNocturna........I'm really liking yours so far.......the colors are turning out great...It's soft and smooth.....keep up..............But there's one tiny little thing incommodating me..........it's the piece of the red fabric that appears above his head........right now it looks like something coming out of his head....

Hope I've helped.....or just ignore my miserable comment....:P

[Pseudocognition]

Mine...it... it looks so blah next to everyone's beautiful backgrounds ;_;
Ah well. That HORRIBLE BLOB SHADOW is still a WIP... the sad remains of a horrible layer merging accident... *weep*

[Max Martelli]

I decided to go in a completely different direction fo what was supposed to be for this CHOW. I won't be entering my piece as I want to focus on the piece as a scene rather than specifically on the character of the consort.

For those who were curious about what I was doing here, is the drawing so far.

I still need to work out any anatomical issues that I know must be there but I haven't yet seen. If anyone see's anything that needs work, let me know. I'll try and get around to posting critiques for the other entries. So far they're looking really good.

For progress on this piece, (I do hope to finish it, I'm not sure how exactly yet, be it painting or a simpler more graphic approach. Maybe I'll do a couple of versions, just to try out both ways) just swing by my sketchbook. The link's below.

Good luck everyone.

[zulu]

heres my wip, queen's consort and general of the chow army :P

[masque]

Moving along...

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Still pushin' tones into shape, but most of the basics are set.

[Jason Snair]

update for the night:

[Mat Kaminski]

Hopefully this is a better version of the one I was working on? I'm trying to just go ahead and correct the anatomy issues.

[Mercuralis]

Okay... I'm going to call this finished... at least for the moment. It chugged along fast enough that I think I can let it sit through tomorrow and then see if I hate it or not tomorrow night.

[Jason Snair]

Mercuralis: I like it! The details are great, the costume is cool. Nice colors. One crit, and I hope you'll think about it. I like the antlers, but I'm not so big on how you placed them on his forehead. It would be kinda cool if they transitioned more between the two areas. Maybe make the skin, mark textured some. It's a tight area, so you don't want to get too detailed.

[Ostrander]

a little more noodling.

[Sundance]

Holy Shit... I actually drew something! Just a tease for now, but hell... I actually drew something.

Perhaps I should be posting more in the lounge :lounge: :lounge: :lounge:

:drinkup: Here's to finishing...

[Sulk-Sal]

Here is mine so far. I'm taking this opportunity to expand my universe, so hopefully its allowed (although I will need a few more species by the time the Queen comes). Still need a bit of an outfit and to work on his face.

Pseudocognition - I really like the concept!
dwinbotp - that is a great pose, he looks so full of himself, and the composition is great too.
Matte_Art - To me the head looks like it's too small for his body, but I like your take on him.
artina - The detail is fantastic. I can't wait to see where this goes!


Humans have nothing that makes them special among the other creatures. Feeling inferior and outmatched, they began to experiment withtechnological and biological mutations. Each became less then human as they did so and each grew to hate the other side. This is the consort of the bio-sapiens. He has been made from fewer species so that he may accomplish his task and nothing more. His task: Simply to ensure there is a Queen to the next generation. Normal bio-sapiens will grow a new body within themselves. The Queen does this as well, but she also removes the new body of her Consort and replaces it with a second of her own. There it acts as his heart. Were the queen to die and both her old and new body destroyed, he would be killed and the queen growing inside him harvested.

Two of the species I'm using for him are Wa-Nath, known for their healing abilities and extreme faithfulness, and the Eelavane who "reincarnate" after each death at the price of forgetting one of their past lives. This gives him undying loyalty to the Queen and her goals, as well as an eternal life of sorts so that he (or she depending on the role of fate) may always carry out this role for her.

[lake7less]

well, here are the whips.
what is it with royalty and chains? :)

[SinnerMan]

Queens don't wear underwear:D

[Newman101]

Heres my first wip. Im somewhat happy with this.. hopefully I can flush out the tones soon and I can go to coloring.

This is my first ChoW ever by the way so.. yea.

I actually really like the concept behind the original queen, so I tried to theme him after her.

Crits please :)

[Fellah.]

A little picture of the danish consort. He makes us proud....

[rumpenstiltzkin]

i hope i can do something out of this, maybe ill ditch the room caus thats so out of my league x)

any help is appreciated :)

[dashinvaine]

My offering, inspired by John of Brienne, consort to the short-lived Queen Maria of Jerusalem.

[Daniela Blanco]

dashinvaine:........really great drawing you have there..........so many details...I'm looking forward to see it finished....

WIP - Just added some color for having an idea of what colors to use....and it could be........
But what I really need your help guys is to know for whcich side it's better???

What I see is:

-On first one.....where he's turned left.......the first thing that call my attention is the light....and so my eyes run to the right making me see the hole scene....(but the light disturbs a little)

-On second one....where he's turned right........he catchs my attention first....and then the lights......but I feel she doesn't appear to much......(but maybe that's the right thing....as HE is the important character in the scene....isn't it??)

What do you guys think??

HELP! :P

I think I'm just crazy for looking at it for so long.......:]

[Mat Kaminski]

Well... I think the problem mainly is, consider the rule of thirds when making your painting. If not it tends to have an overall unpleasing result to the eye. My suggestion would be definitely to off-center him. Remember that the eye is supposed to flow from the the draw in point (I'd say the light) to the most important element of the painting (Him).

Rule of Thirds (http://painting.about.com/library/blpaint/blcompositionclass2.htm)

There's the rule if you need a visual explanation :)

Good luck!

[Artofinca]

chow 150 wips, i have 2 ideas... dont know wich to finish... again.

[darthmarsh]

Artina: Fantastic attention to detail
MJ Alcazar: great so far, I agree with NateShaw about the arms though
AvisNoctura: love the pastels
Pseudocognition: it's loving great, dispite the blob shadow, I'm sure you'll get it sorted
Max Martelli: Hmmm.....er.......good composition, intested to see where you take this
Zulu: good start
Masque: thats brilliant, great look of distain
Matte art: looks good, maybe a little long in the body?
Jason Snair: I really like this great mood to it
Mercuralis: looks beautiful, I also like the antlers where they are, just my opinion
Ostrander: lol....you've got the country gent look down perfectly. What the hell is noodling?
Sulk Sal: nice start, maybe a bit more detailing to the face
Dashinvaine: wow those thrones

OK bit of an update, been trying to sort out the arm in the foreground, I'm also really regretting starting the dragon! :$

[FAST ART]

will try something too..

[dwinbotp]

Mercuralis Thanks! I'm not sure if I want him too pretty but we'll see, love your color use and overall look of your consort, really nice:)

Sulk-Sal glad you like the compo but I changed it so far to make them actually touch each other, hope it works as well.

been busy but here's an update.

[FAST ART]

next wip..

think i just need some more details and then i´m ready..

[marttinen]

My first post.

[Jeremy Hoffman]

Going to try to finish this in the weekend. :carnifex:

[TMG]

Hey, what happened to the yellow/green light on his head. I thought that looked good

[Jeremy Hoffman]

TMG: Ow, that was just a quick color fill-in, to see how it would look. But that is still going to come. Still working on the picture with dark and light and details. When that is finished, I'll give it the final color fill-in.

But thanks for noticing it!

[Carnifex]

fast_art,i think the shadow beneath his lips might be abit too strong.

[JessiBean]

dwinbotp - it is a lovely piece, but remember in the brief (and the comments clarifying it after) says NOT to include the current queen, this is a lead up to a *new* queen design. Perhaps see if there is a way to show the consort as the star and cut her out...?

[schlopps]

hey everyone!
great topic, thought i'd join (first time)
here's my initial sketch-
he's a sort of consort-to-be, he's around 11 years old i guess >.< the queen (she's 20ish) picks out a boy that she wants to be her consort, he has to be of noble blood and everything =D and when he turns 16 he becomes her official consort...pretty weird i know, but i couldn't get this out of my head so..
he's trying on the royal cape, by the way

[dirkvandulmen]

Another WIP.

Enjoy.

[darthmarsh]

OK, another WIP, damn dragon's taking ages. Not sure if I'm going to finish in time, off to see Watchmen at the IMAX tomorrow then off on holiday

[Rustveld]

Interesting topic... I did some research on the Royal Dutch Family and found the relationship between Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik quite interesting.
The role of a consort is kinda boring, he's to be nothing more than decoration. His most important obligation is to produce an heir.
I thought a dandy would fit this role nicely, since they mostly care about appearance and status rather than power.

Here's what I have at the moment- I sketched the pose and basic lighting. I'm trying to get the anatomy as correct as possible before I add clothes and color.

[dwinbotp]

JessiBean Awwww!!! the part about leaving the queen out was on page 2, I never got to read it >_< Oh well, I will still finish it though, maybe crop out the queen for the final, just too bad, too bad, my bad :)

[Carnifex]

updated on page three. any comments?

[Daniela Blanco]

Carnifex...........it's looking great so far......I like your idea!
I just think his hands are a little tiny .........
Keep up!

[masque]

day's work done, but not yet finis...

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damn antlers are a royal pain (yes, a pun, so sue me :P ), getting the persp near correct leaves a bit of a hole in the compo, need some mid-ground elements(s).

Mañana.

[AcidSev]

Here is what I have so far. In trying to come up with an idea for this character I landed on Empire of the Soul Eaters. I figured that would make a cool King and Queen. I decided to throw him on the thrown as if the camera had caught him giving orders to some unknown party. I have not come up with a back ground yet. Was thinking of a throne built in to a wall. Let me know what you guys think.

[darthmarsh]

Last post of the day

Carnifex: It looks really good so far. can't wait to see it finished!
Masque: doing the antlers may be a pain but the effort is paying off, they look ace!
dwinbotp: bummer about the queen, maybe she doesn't have to be the queen, maybe a courtesan? it would mean re-designing the queen for 200, but at least you get keep your picture as it is! it's to pretty to edit her out!

Here's mine so far, any thoughts?

[Jason Snair]

Great work everyone. I think I'm just about done. May add a few things. If anyone's got any input, please tell.

[lake7less]

i need 2 know, if i post the wips here do i still need 2 post them in the finals thread? ( i'm embarrassed 2 ask this, but what does w.i.p stand 4? i know what they r but what does it mean? i could only figure out "While In Process?" )

I might add some shadows or light where the wall meets the carpet but i'm not sure; any advice or how to?

[Newman101]

Heres an update... I feel so slow. Ive spent a while on this and yet I feel like im way behind. lol.

Anyways. let me know what you think so I can try to fix any problems :D

[Pixeltuner]

here's my consort, feminine and all. :)
whoops, I just noticed the bow should be behind the cape.. will fix that later :yayca:

[Carnifex]

jason snair - i'm not sure about the lower half of the throne being so dead-on front to the viewer. everything else kinda points to the queen's shadow and jumps of the page,but the throne kills alot of dynamism like that.
darthmarsh - i think his sword arm needs to be raised alittle. (as in,his shoulder's alittle too low) looking at the composition,i think it might work better if you make the dragon's tail cover up as much in the left upper corner,as the body does in the lower left. not sure though.

[masque]

pixeltuner, I think the bowstring needs to look more like it wraps her body, right now it tends to flatten the pic out, 'specially given the straight-on pose, minimal foreshortening of the bow, and the 2D-ish BG treatment. Just a thought.

Good contrapposto, nicely balanced. Colors make this ol' Yankee feel soooo patriotic :happypatriot: ;) :yayca:

[Pixeltuner]

pixeltuner, I think the bowstring needs to look more like it wraps her body, right now it tends to flatten the pic out, 'specially given the straight-on pose, minimal foreshortening of the bow, and the 2D-ish BG treatment. Just a thought.

Good contrapposto, nicely balanced. Colors make this ol' Yankee feel soooo patriotic :happypatriot: ;) :yayca:

Thx! Yeah it makes me patriottic as well, having the same colours in the Dutch flag ;) Anyway, the bow was added later so I have work that a bit more into the design. The string needs to be tight still, but looking more like it presses on her boob and catch less light on certain spots. Anyway, you're right: Gotta fix it :D

[JennyDavis]

This CHOW just sounds too fun to pass up...
I forgot to save WIPs til just now so this is the earliest stage I have to show (which is almost finished). I just need to finish the landscape in the background, touch up his clothes, and do something with that wall... it's kind of bothering me... I think I may make it more shadowy, especially down by his legs. Comments?

Everyone's looks so good! Lot of variety. Darthmarsh, your dragon is amazing!

[dwinbotp]

Hate to start over but since my Queen got in the way of my initial concept, might give this one a try and hopefully finish it.Going for a kid being the consort, barely old enough to hold his clothes together, just for fun though, cc are always welcome

[RyerOrdStar]

i need 2 know, if i post the wips here do i still need 2 post them in the finals thread? ( i'm embarrassed 2 ask this, but what does w.i.p stand 4? i know what they r but what does it mean? i could only figure out "While In Process?" )

I might add some shadows or light where the wall meets the carpet but i'm not sure; any advice or how to?

WIP stands for Work In Progress.

[darthmarsh]

Arse! I've run out of time, great work here everyone. I look forward to seeing the finished results when I get back, good luck

[Daniela Blanco]

masque: I love yours.........the concept is great and the values you used makes it so soft... but I agree with the mid-ground elements......
AcidSev: yours is turning out great..........keep up........The only thing that is disturbing me a little is the quantity of that green on it..........but after you put some values it must gete better....
Jason Snair: I don't have any critics......it's really great....in my opinion you can consider it finished!
lake7less: don't need to be embarassed..........wip means work in progress........and yes...you need to post them on finals thread or to post a link to your wips here....you choose..... About your concept......I think you need to make the hole wall more uniform in color.......and the shadow you asked must be really soft.....Keep up!
Newman101: it can be really good.....I would rise a little his right shoulder...and remember his neck's muscle (don't know the name of it :P) starts behind the ears....not in the middle of the neck...
Pixeltuner: Awesome work......love the concept......love the colors....and the graphics behind her.......
JennyDavis : you have a great style......looking forward to see it finished....but that's one thing disturbing me....his little finger of the right hand is just to slim.....
dwinbotp: your first one is so beautiful....I'm suffering for you can not post that one....:P...........But the new one is great........really cute....I'm lokking forward to see more...
darthmarsh: yours is great..........loved the dragon's texture....I just miss a little mood.....you could blur a little the back part of the dragon....as it's far away....(not sure if it can work)....just an opinion... Keep up!


Listened to Matte Art about the Rule of Thirds......and tried to fix it...........I think it's better now.....but definitly not the way I wanted it to be.......Thanks Matte Art!

Now I'll just work on it again on sunday...........but I think I'm finally going to finish it without running....... Hope so....:P

[daestwen]

i need 2 know, if i post the wips here do i still need 2 post them in the finals thread? ( i'm embarrassed 2 ask this, but what does w.i.p stand 4? i know what they r but what does it mean? i could only figure out "While In Process?" )

Yes, you do. But you can just link to them, if you don't want to post them again.

[daestwen]

I have added the following to the second post in the final burning:

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Quick Check: Have You Submitted Your Chow Properly?

- is it named correctly? (ie, "CHOW#100_Oregano.jpg")
- has it been uploaded using the attachment editor?
- have you also uploaded or linked to your wips?
- have you followed the brief?

Good luck!

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I should no longer hear any complaints about not knowing how to submit. It is literally posted *all over* chow in many, many places. If you don't know how to use the attachment editor, you can pm me, but there are also instructions elsewhere on the board.

[Pseudocognition]

Comments on everyone else's later, I'm in class :( Great work, though, everyone, and there has been some nice crit flying around.

Not too much different from the last version, but I fixed his face to be the age I intended for him to be. It was looking a little too young before. Adding some beaded and embroidered details...

[dirkvandulmen]

Quick update WIP, some quick adjustments touchup, that I'm gonna execute this weekend.
Enjoy.

[MJ_Alcazar]

Still fighting this flu bug. I am still really hoping to finish this, but not really sure how far I'll get.

[Ostrander]

nice work everyone!:yayca:
laying in the color...

[masque]

Grayscale done, methinks. Can't believe it's Friday already, hope I have enough time for the color work.

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Glen, you cad! You stole my color palette! :D S'okay, though, you'll prob'ly do better things with it than me ;) Lookin' good, I like the quixotic whimsy of the guy.

[N-man]

update.
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[Jason Snair]

N-man; It's a good start. I like his face and expression a lot and the lighting you've established so far is good.. My only minor issue is that he doesn't seem...like he'd be hanging out with the Queen. He seems more like a merchant than a Queen's consort. Although, perhaps you're going for that angle. Also, the belts don't seem to be following the form of the character. Even if he were a rotound individual, I'm not so sure that the belts would be that squared off and leveled. Do you see what i mean? On a real person, the belts would pinch in the fabric and would cause them to follow the contour of the body.

[Ostrander]

Glen, you cad! You stole my color palette! :D S'okay, though, you'll prob'ly do better things with it than me ;) Lookin' good, I like the quixotic whimsy of the guy.

Thanks masque!
Lol, I don't know about all that, I'm always struggling with color.
I'm sure I'll ruin it before too long.

[Oranje Joe]

hrmmm

not sure how done this is

or how much time i will have to work on it

D:

[JennyDavis]

JennyDavis : you have a great style......looking forward to see it finished....but that's one thing disturbing me....his little finger of the right hand is just to slim.....

Thanks, danielablanco! Been looking at this so long, it's getting hard to really see it anymore. :) I'll definitely fix that.

[Fjooner]

Got started a bit late, but hopefully I'll be able to finish it over the weekend. :]
Here's my rough idea.

Edit: Finished it for once. :]

[Ostrander]

I think this is it for me. Good luck everyone!! :)

[Mat Kaminski]

Ergh... I think mine is just getting muddied up... I redesigned the drawing, and started laying in colors.

Anyone have any advice on painting... :o

[dwinbotp]

dwinbotp: your first one is so beautiful....I'm suffering for you can not post that one....:P...........But the new one is great........really cute....I'm lokking forward to see more...

Thanks danielablaco! :D it's no big loss, I've decided to take out the queen and finish my previous piece. I have no spare time for a new one this weekend so, here's an update. I'm done I guess, hope you like it! :)

[Marria]

Great work everyone, wish I had the brains to comment in detail...

But since dwinbotp post is right above mine... If I were a queen, I'd want a consort like that!! :D

Anyway, mines a eunuch... sort of inspired by how eunuchs were employed in Imperial palaces in the east as servants for female royalty. They have performed a wide variety of functions in many different cultures such as: courtiers or government officials, military commanders, and guardians of women or harem servants. (Yay wikipedia).

The queens long time BFF, heh... Not only does he have a lot of clever advice and suggestions on ruling (or whatever) but tons of hot gossip and beauty/fashion tips etc as well... still need to fix some stuff, weird issues, especially with the stretched leg...?

The second concept is something I did today. It was a character design for a friends story but it fitted the CHOW theme as well. But I think I'll stick with the first idea.

Anyway, my first CHOW! Yay! It's past midnight here, gotta go!

[Dan!]

great work as usual everyone-
here goes

[sone_one]

wow lots of great works so far! congrats all of you.

been about time i join this again... started today... hope i can finish this in time (or rather... hope my old habbit of losing patience doesnt grab me again...)

heres what ive got so far...

[Sulk-Sal]

I hope I can get this guy done.

[Rustveld]

Nice work everyone!
I don't think I'll finish, but I'll try tomorrow...need to sleep now.

[davidherd]

Nice work as usual y'all. Thought I'd jump in and fail to finish another CHOW :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3556/3337139825_74bd1a6b5d.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3336/3338625558_52482cac9b.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3340878516_60447e139b.jpg

Out of time as usual . . .

[sone_one]

still pretty confident i can finish in time

[masque]

Prince Rupert of Tharse
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The arranged-before-birth marriage of young Queen Meg to Baron Rupert of Tharse was perhaps the most unlikely in the history of the Kingdom, yet their reign is looked upon fondly as a golden age of prosperity and peace. Perhaps this was due in no small part to their mutual understanding, reached on their wedding night over a marathon game of backgammon: Rupert kept mum about the Queen's not infrequent visits by studly paramours, and Meg turned a blind eye to the occasional late-night visit to the Prince's chambers by comely young page-boys. They enjoyed a convivial relationship for life, though Rupert would frequently chide the Queen (in older-brother fashion) about her abysmal taste in men.

Rupert enjoyed riding and hunting, was an avid supporter of the arts, and wrote several scholarly treatises on the aerodynamics of African and European swallows.
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Looks to be final unless I see some reason to change something. Or you do :D. C&C welcome.

[Jeremy Hoffman]

Here is my final version.

[Pseudocognition]

Bslekjaf;sl scrambling to finish mine x_x Great work, everyone.

[Jason Snair]

Jeremy Hoffman. I like the light hitting the flower. I kind of wish we would see the chair tops as you have in the sketch. Those screaming faces are cool looking.

Here's my final:
Fixed his eye, shadow lines, tangents, perspective of the floor.
Added decoration on marble floor.

I'm happy.

[Daniela Blanco]

Here is my final.....
Great work everyone!!

[Lechri]

Hello! Awesome work here.

davidherd: Fantastic sketch. I always loved this kind of unfinished sketches that give just enough info for my imagination to paint the rest. Great pose :)

So i've been busy doing this chow. I haven't posted here in a long time so i was a bit hesitant to post earlier. Silly me. ;)

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj177/Lechri/consortstep.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj177/Lechri/queensconsort.jpg

I hope you find it interesting. Crits and comments are very welcome! We are here to improve our skillz!!

[FreshPaint]

I'm a little late coming to this one- usually I sit out and just mull over ideas in my sketchbook, but I kind of liked my idea for this one and wanted to finish it. Going to try to finish it up tonight.

It looks a little funky flipped but I can't put my finger on why- I feel like things are more difficult to read.

Anyway, any tips are appreciated. I probably wont get to them until after the CHOW is over, but for future revisions they would be great!

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[MJ_Alcazar]

Nice entries. Looks like I won't get mine finished. Stupid flu!

[MarkWinters]

This is what I posted in final burning. My laptop took a dive this weekend so I had to run out, replace it and install software so I could finish this, so sorry if I didn't post wips along the way, I was pressed for time...

http://markwintersart.com/images/posts/chow150_markwinters_prog.jpg
http://markwintersart.com/images/posts/chow150_markwinters.jpg