Chow 151 :: Puss In Boots

[Aly Fell]

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ROUND #151 :: PUSS in BOOTS

DESCRIPTION

PUSS IN BOOTS!

Design the cat! Your own interpretation! Boots are essential!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puss_in_Boots_(fairy_tale)



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MONDAY, MARCH 16th, 2009
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[Aly Fell]

Slightly early, so few extra hours on this one! :)

[Pseudocognition]

Cute idea! I'm all over this as soon as my 150 entry is done.

[shannanigan]

Soooo...... how far are we allowed to venture from the original character? *cue evil laughter* :D

[Viridis]

YESSSSSS

Love it. I'm a little crunched for time this week though so I may have to go traditional media rather than digital... :D

[Pixeltuner]

oh dear, time to whip out the fur-brush and practice the utesy cutesy kitten eyes :) Gonna be a fun one again.

[Jeremy Hoffman]

Maybe i'll give it a try.... sounds fun!

[bluefooted]

I have to do this one!

[Jason Snair]

Bluefooted: Yes! Yes, you do. perfect fit with your style.

[Fjooner]

Cool topic! ^^

[Hendric VII]

Ok, I always say that I'm going to get in but I never do... this time I am in no matter what - mid-terms be damned! Here's a super quickie - I just got done reading some Solomon Kane stories and thought that Puss as Kane might be fun - I didn't know about adding a human headed staff for him though - maybe

[shannanigan]

So hoping a little anthro is going to be acceptable.

I know any all-out cat I might try is gonna end up like Puss from Shrek. So I'm going in this direction instead... LOL!
The coat design is completely wrong for the top hat... so ones gonna have to change.

[Hendric VII]

Yeah, that would be a great point for clarification. I was going for a sphinx cat look. How much anthro are we allowed? Or just as long as we go for "realism" as opposed to cartoon?

[drobyazko]

awesome topic! Will try to finish in time, if not, still great practice.

[shannanigan]

Yeah, that would be a great point for clarification. I was going for a sphinx cat look. How much anthro are we allowed? Or just as long as we go for "realism" as opposed to cartoon?


I hope cartoon isn't out.... otherwise I'm hosed. LOL!

I did notice yours looked like an Egyptian cat... so good job there. :D

[Sulk-Sal]

oh man! And I'm still rushing to get the consort done! I think I'll need some catnip if I ever want to get to this :p

[Ostrander]

cool topic! I agree with Shannanigan, getting away from puss from shrek will be a challenge. Time to put my thinking cap on...hmm.

[shannanigan]

cool topic! I agree with Shannanigan, getting away from puss from shrek will be a challenge. Time to put my thinking cap on...hmm.


I know... its gonna be hard to not have him on my mind because hes such a great character! :D

Yours is so cute though.... hooray for happy frolicking!!

[daestwen]

Of course cartoon isn't out! What better round for a cartoon style than puss in boots? :]

Yeah, anthro is okay, but keep at least some reference to being a cat. :P

Keep in mind some stories have the Puss in Boots as female, too!


Also, I totally forgot about Shrek. Woops. :P

[Troubadour]

hmm id like a better pose.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/Punkerpirate/puss3.jpg

[shannanigan]

Yeah, anthro is okay, but keep at least some reference to being a cat. :P

Keep in mind some stories have the Puss in Boots as female, too!


Oh crap... this combo could be bad. Cat Girls with nothing but boots on... I see a parade of them already. LOL! :devil:

[Hendric VII]

Troubadour I kinda like it - it reminds me of some stuff that Dave McKean did for this book Varjak Paw - I think your sketch has some real wild feral energy. Cool!

Shannanigan yeah - my pervy brain thought of the female version first but like you said - I can anticipate a parade of them. I like how rakeish your sketch is.

Ostrander I like the happy cat! I can't do happy or upside down. You make me jealous on so many levels!

[Sulk-Sal]

Oh crap... this combo could be bad. Cat Girls with nothing but boots on... I see a parade of them already. LOL! :devil:

Ain't that the truth. This brings back memories of the Plague Doctor round where the doctor had to be covered because, you know, she was around people with the Bubonic Plague. Next thing you know you see two pages of topless women with masks and black capes. :p

(sorry, it's late, I get goofy when I'm exhausted. I'm sure I'll regret this post in the morning.)

[KleeWyck]

i want mine to be slightly contemporary and so he's wearing black/green rubber boots!

[Troubadour]

HendricVII : Thanks :3 my mind is wandering other places though but i like this one if all else fails.

heres a previous sketchy
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/Punkerpirate/puss2.jpg

[tomagnetti]

Added update, seems like the proper way on this forum is to extend original post. please correct me if Im wrong.
Thanks



Hello everyone, this is my first time posting to this site. After seeing all the creative work going on here and the skill to aspire for I thought I'd give it a go. I usually do contests over at imagine fx, but love the character and creature creation subjects especially.

Please post crits and comments as I am trying to really improve involving color ,composition etc. Just drawing doesnt cut it anymore, I want to focus on what I usually dont.

Thanks and Im glad to be here. Worked this up in painter and would love to hear your crits and or comments, Thanks

Tom

[dwinbotp]

great topic! gonna be another fun round for sure
Shanannigan good start, will anticipate your progress:)
KleeWyck like the contemporary boots lol, liking the puss's face!
tomagnetti somehow he strikes me as an ewok to me:)

[Troubadour]

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/Punkerpirate/puss4.jpg

oh third one, i think ill stick to tabby boots....

this came out more furry ish than wanted ;_;

[Jska]

HAD to do this one, I just felt like drawing a cat I guess haha

Just some rough ideas so far...

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I like the vesty guy in the middle the best!

Looking forward to a good round :)

[surfacemonkey]

hehe... troubador - you posted tabby boots while i was sketching..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/whoami2u/Boots04.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/whoami2u/Boots01.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/whoami2u/Boots02.jpg

[FAST ART]

.. that sound like a lot of fun.. will made something too :)

[MrAnimation]

Sweet topic. I'm really looking foreword to seeing the end stuff for this. Gonna be a good bunch of laughs.

[St. Ginger]

AWESOME!! My girlfriend was in a pantomime of this not long ago. I really don't have the time (what with the life defining exams comming up) but i can't resist!!

Puss is all about trickery, so screw the rapier and pistols, i'm going for a trickster kitty :D Think gypsy with kitteh ears!

Can't wait!

[ikuru]

kewl topic! :)

[Sentinel.]

Spotted this topic right before I left for work last night and sketched this up - I think I'm going to go with a kind of classic portrait set after the story. I ran out of room in my sketchbook, so I'll have to think of a more interesting pose and add the rest of his body :D

Update, just getting a feel for lighting/colors. I'm going to have the sack full of rabbits at his feet.

[Nether]

Oh boy. I should probably prepare myself for an anthro-soft-porn blowout... no wait. For a second I confused this place with deviantArt. Whew!

I'm tempted on doing a classic cute cat illustration, but I might try and think of something completely different.

[lake7less]

awww. that's the cutest thing.

[lake7less]

think i'm gonna b happy with the (ro)B.O.O.T.S. :)

[masque]

updated my scribble to a proper sketch

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My cat loves to sleep on and in things -- my lap (of course), boxes, books, shoes, and, if I wore 'em, probably boots as well. She also tears around the house like a mad thing occasionally, obviously acting out some fun feline fantasy full of action and adventure and invading space mice or sumthin'.

So here we have my cat as Errol Flynn, buckling that swash and derring that do.

Errol Feline? (urgh!)

[Desero]

Never had much of a stomach for Anthropomorphism, guess I'll sit this one out. I really missed out on 150. Good stuff.

[sony]

Great topic!

[shannanigan]

Update, just getting a feel for lighting/colors. I'm going to have the sack full of rabbits at his feet.


Get out.... you're making us look bad.

LOL! :D

[mimer]

So, thought id start with posting some refs for my try at this, now i can actually put my evil incarnate furball to some use.

good thing he is vain enough to pose..

[kovah]

Fairly happy with it might improve the shading later but i got to go hoover or dyson as the case may be...

[ianruff]

I wanted to throw this in to make sure that I couldn't waffle on going through with this! Initial idea was to do a Shaolin/Wushu type puss. I hope that I can convey that in the end. Please feel free to comment and critique as I sure could use it. I'm struggling with makind him/her (could be either at this point) look more feline than human. If anyone has suggestions please let me know!

Great start so far, especially looking forward to Sentinel's and Masque's but am excited to see all of them!

Thanks,
Ian

EDIT::: Sentinel that update looks fantastic!
SECOND EDIT::: On second thought I may just develop the initial sketch and do a more descriptive front on pose. . .

[Tetrodotoxin]

Can I haz boots?!?


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[Troubadour]

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

well heres another re work, im going to base him after my cat, who happens to be black as well. still workin on a pose, not too happy with the boots n' stuff :P

sorry surfacemonkey :P

[areve]

aw I want to do this one, but I'm not home and I didn't bring my wacom :(

good luck everyone!

[Meon]

damn nice sentinel. !!

here's my sketch, been playing halo wars lately, so i guess im inspired to do some futuristic ship commanding cat... with boots ^^

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

[ianruff]

I have a question, being new to these challenges. From a character development point of view, is it better in these challenges to do a model sheet type of depiction of the character or to put the character into a situation?

I see a lot of both after looking through the past CHOWs so I guess it really doesn't matter. . .? :geekg:

what?
what did that new guy say? :drinkup: :hugsmile: :medusachow:


smilies.

[sone_one]

quick sketch to put my initial idea down...

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cheers

[dirkvandulmen]

Here's my wip. Keeping it classic I guess.
Sentinel, nice start.

update: color layout ... i think ...

[Sorknes]

According to my meticulous calculations, the daylight savings has changed so your deadline is wrong. Actually it's according to THIS site (http://wwp.eastern-standard-time.com/), but you should change your deadline to say GMT -4 instead of GMT -5 anyway. ;)

[masque]

scribble -> sketch, above

@ ianruff -- can't speak for everyone but it's typical to present your character as a single figure in a fashion that best illustrates the essential character aspects as you conceive of them. Model sheets would be interesting as WIP material, though, I'm sure. Oh, and BTW, don't forget about the CHOW 3/4 figure rule -- we gotta see at least three-fourths of the entire figure.

[N-man]

nice stuff guys. love the boxer idea sone one:)
here what i have so far.
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[Tommoy]

Sentinel, those eyes are beauty.
Lets sketch.

[jread]

hey guys :)

wow its been ages since i travelled to the CA forums, I stumbled across this and thought it looked fun so will put a few hours in! here is a quick sketch...
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5633/jreadpussinboots.jpg

sorry i know someone has already trodden the cowboy path but iv got such a strong image of a tatty old grey clint eastwood cat by the fire...I had to get it on digi-paper!

nice work so far everyone btw :)

EDIT: just noticed he is missing a tail! :S

[Dribble]

A chubby, pub-hopping, feline in boots.


http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/mm442/monstersinflight/CatInBoots2.jpg
lol @ this ^

[daestwen]

According to my meticulous calculations, the daylight savings has changed so your deadline is wrong. Actually it's according to THIS site (http://wwp.eastern-standard-time.com/), but you should change your deadline to say GMT -4 instead of GMT -5 anyway. ;)

Ah jeez, I didn't even think about that. Stupid america pushing the stupid daylight savings up by three weeks! Aaagh.

[Ostrander]

Whew, this round is gonna be rough. I too had a cowboy idea... as well as the obvious. You guys are already generating some really cool ideas so far.
I don't know which way to go this round.

[FAST ART]

Sentinel: damn your concept rocks my mind..

here my ideas and sketches for this character..

[jread]

WIP update...
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/5633/jreadpussinboots.jpg

nice sketches fast art :)

Last update before bed...im tired.

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5633/jreadpussinboots.jpg

[~baxter]

A lot of neat ideas so far! :D

Trying out an Egyptian/Bast theme for this one. Still working on the legs, and boots/shoes/whatev for that matter.

Edit: Updated. Removed one of the kopeshs to make him a little less warrior like and added a little smirk. Also added ankleguards and leg wraps for "boots".

[Kitten Poker]

I like the vesty guy in the middle the best!




I like it, very 80 days around the world ish ^_^

[flimi]

that's the first time i'm doing this CH.O.W thing, i hope i get to finish this.

[Troubadour]

Filmi : i love the pose and face, very nice :D

jread : nice tone and character design :)

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/Punkerpirate/pusswip2.jpg

anotherrrr

[Ostrander]

jread- love the pallet, looking forward to seeing this finished.
flimi- beautiful, juicy looking brush strokes. I love it.


Well, here's another sketch. still not sure where to go.

[bara]

i vaguely remember reading this story when i was a kid...
so i thought about two different cats, i'm gonna go with the one on the right.

[jread]

last update before bed, a few posts up ^

:)

[Sekino]

I missed the last couple of CHOWs; but if it involves kitties, I just gotta make room in my schedule! ;)

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I wanted to go with a female cat but without many human characteristics (sorry, no T&A ;)) so I don't know if it will translate as such...

Already some fabulous stuff out there:

I love the Western-inspired cats. Sentinel, you think you raised the bar high enough?? And Flimi, I nearly spewed my beverage when I saw yours: That full-figured beauty is awesome! The dimply elbow just kills me :D

[shannanigan]

Well, here's another sketch. still not sure where to go.


This latest one!! Its really cute... :D

[Pseudocognition]

Another Egyptian Puss <3 I don't know if I'm going to stick with this idea. Guess I'll see where tomorrows classroom doodles take me.

[Beelow]

Let me go ahead and get in on the action. Let see what I can come up with, if time allows.

[ianruff]

Holy Shmoly this has taken off!

I had no idea these progressed this fast.
Particular awesomeness to Pseudocognition, jread, flimi (oh my), ostrander (love that last one), tomnoy (awesome sketches).

I think I've got the look I'm going for now just trying to nail down a pose for this feller. I have to say that my daughter crushed me earlier when she looked at one of the sketches and said "Daddy are you drawing Tigress (from Kung Fu Panda)?" Doh! Man, oh well I guess she has a point. . . :dad:

[MJ_Alcazar]

Here's my initial sketch. I'm actually feeling better this week, so hopefully I can finish.

Sentinel - loving your so far, the colors are just gorgeous.
ianruff - I'm liking the last two on the right.
pseudocognition - loving the direction. The cat looks so cute!
Sekino - love the pose, it's so playful very much like a cat.
ostrander - that last sketch is my favorite.
flimi - that's just awesome.
jread - loving it so far.

[monkeybread]

Ok first time I've hade time to post a WIP, since I had a day off work sick...man you guys are way too quick! Just saw there are other western themed PiB's out there but what the hey it's just a quick idea. Besides the obvious anatomy and pose issues I'm a little concerned this wouldn't quite meet the 3/4 criteria? Any feedback would be cool.
Cheers

[shannanigan]

Ok first time I've hade time to post a WIP, since I had a day off work sick...man you guys are way too quick! Just saw there are other western themed PiB's out there but what the hey it's just a quick idea. Besides the obvious anatomy and pose issues I'm a little concerned this wouldn't quite meet the 3/4 criteria? Any feedback would be cool.
Cheers


You know when I first looked at this I didn't think Western at all... I thought Film Noir... Puss in Boots, PI. :D

[Troubadour]

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/Punkerpirate/pusswip4.jpg

<_>

[KleeWyck]

changed the pose of mine a bit. he's definitely keeping his rubber boots though!

[monkeybread]

You know when I first looked at this I didn't think Western at all... I thought Film Noir... Puss in Boots, PI. :D

Yup you're right..it does indeed, but I had a background in mind that would bring the western back in cactus lovin' style :P...oooh and some purty spurs too.. ;) Maybe I should go with the Noir stylee though? Drats to sick to think clear...

[meganite]

My favorite western one so far is jread's - I think you've managed to capture all the qualities of Puss in Boots, the toughness, the tricksyness, the mysteriousness. Really cool character!!

flimi - that's some really nice shading... and one REALLY fat cat. I'm a little confused as to why the elbow dimple is there. Does the cat have short fur or long fur? maybe just a few fur strokes at the edges would help clarify. If it has long fur, the dimple would probably be covered.

monkeybread - definitely thinking film noir. Nice take on it!

ianruff - nice take on it, he has character. He seems a little too honest for the Puss in Boots that I know of. Puss is a trickster! Maybe it's that smile, it's too wide or something.

sekino - nice! I love the expressions. And the mouse/giant trying to explain XD

baxter-e - cool theme, but he seems more like a warrior than a trickster

good work everyone! Too much competition for me to start this round I think X_X. Good luck to you all.

[Lt_Action]

A most appreciative lulz to surfacemonkey for the Tabby boots and surprisingly accurate cat stance.

Lulz indeed ;D

Here's a quick sketch for this CHOW. I highly doubt I'll finish it as turning this in to my instructor in lieu of the actual assignments might garner some harsh looks and lecturing.

I'd still really like to know what everyone thinks, though. It's always nice to have one's glaring insufficiencies pointed out to them. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/ltaction/CHOW151-2.jpg

I did indeed read the story... I went ahead and ignored the cat's gender and gave HIM a Calico Goatee ;D

Couldn't resist.

[daestwen]

I wanted to do a very traditional puss in boots, so....

Here's pass #1. I think I may actually even like it :P

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[skekTek]

If the two pairs of eyes staring at me from the window (my two feline roommates) are telling me anything...it's to do this challenge!

Great artwork already and yes you're all too fast! Sheesh! :wink:

Hendric VII - As soon as I saw him I thought Kane myself! >:D Watch the disjointed tail action and you'll be good.
shannanigan - Really nice start! That costume is great!
tomagnetti - Nice to see you here! (Soon we'll rule the place!:ninja++: ) The tail needs to be longer and watch the perspective of the boots themselves. Great job so far!
Jska - Nice char sketches! He's lovable! Waiting to see more!
surfacemonkey - Great start! You are going with the ninja right?
Sentinel. - Beautiful char! Awesome use of color and mood! This is one tabby not to mess with!
masque - Great work so far! I love the idea of the dreamer. Brilliant!
sony - Great start! Loosen her up a bit, she's quite stiff at the moment.
mimer - I just had to say, he's adorable! (And a little pissed off I think! :) )
kovah - Good start! Watch your anatomy especially around the pelvic area.
Espenboi - It's funny how games can influence our art. Nice work so far! I'm playing Burnout Paradise so unless my cats driving...I got nothing. :wink:
sone one - Love the boxer angle! The perspective is done very well to complement the char. Really want to see more!
dirkvandulmen - Great look to him! I really like the cartoon feel and shadowing this one has.
N-man - He looks rather Seuss-ian! Great start!
Tommoy - Nice sketching so far.
Dribble - So far so good! Not enough to crit yet.
FAST ART - The one on the bottom, I think, has the most potential. Great design as usual! :teeth:
jread - So far this is my favorite! I absolutely love this guy! Especially the face and tail. 8)
Baxter-E - Great start on this one! Can't wait to see more!
flimi - OMG! This is awesome! I love the personality you gave him! "What? Don't all cats wear these? I believe these are in style." :tihi:
Ostrander - Great storybook look to this feline! Very nice!
bara - Nice concept here. Great design work. He kinda looks like a four-armed cat-like creature from a game I cannot remember as of now...:thinking:
Sekino - Great linework and attitude! Love those boots!
Pseudocognition - I love this interpretation! Great kitty rendering! Unfortunately, I think the description says boots are required. Waiting somewhat patiently for more!
ianruff - I love your char style! He looks like he means business! Can't wait to see more!
MJ Alcazar - So far so good! Nice pose and char design. Very sassy!
monkeybread - One, I hope you fell better. Two, I thought the same thing, Film Noir, that would be preaty cool. The thing I noticed is the initial pose obscures your whole cat.
Troubadour - I also have a black cat! Arent they great! Especialy in the dark...at night...waiting for you near the stairs...:^^;: I like where your going with yours! Love the eyes!
KleeWyck - Nice sketches so far! I like the action of the left one. Roll the shoulders a little bit to match the weight of the axe swing.
Lt Action - Great sketch! I love the weapon-work you have! He's a little stiff, just loosen him up a bit.
daestwen - Beautiful start! I love the fact that he/she is playing with the boots! :teeth:

Now I have to go and work. Here kitty kitty kit...WHOAA!!! (Chash!!!) DAMN STAIRS!

[shannanigan]

I wanted to do a very traditional puss in boots, so....

Here's pass #1. I think I may actually even like it :P

Sassy Red boots... HOT! :D




I started "inking" in the details... can I still call it that when its all digital? LOL!

So my first sketch was random mix of 1700's fashions... I decided to go all out with the earlier more "Revolutionary War" time and changed his hat (which I need to change again... needs a tricorne hat). I felt the pompadour "hair" of the first sketch wasn't right with the costume change, so I updated the face shape. Hes a Bobcat now, which is rather appropriate since hes coming across a little smarmy. :D

Still thinking about the background...

[flimi]

added another small sexual innuendo. ok, so not that small..

[jread]

Yup you're right..it does indeed, but I had a background in mind that would bring the western back in cactus lovin' style :P...oooh and some purty spurs too.. ;) Maybe I should go with the Noir stylee though? Drats to sick to think clear...

+1

I definitely think you should go with the film noir style, there are already a few westerns but no film noir puss! I also thought 'PI' when i saw your WIP...its a cool and unusual angle, go with it! :)

thanks for the comments guys, I shall try and get some feedback time later after work :)

[monkeybread]

+1

I definitely think you should go with the film noir style, there are already a few westerns but no film noir puss! I also thought 'PI' when i saw your WIP...its a cool and unusual angle, go with it! :)

thanks for the comments guys, I shall try and get some feedback time later after work :)

Thanks! Hehe a case of, didn't know what I had when I had it...I have kept on with the Noir theme....just trying to figure out how to showcase a little more of my kitty (A little hard since it wouldn't be noir without the shadows)

Love your chosen colour palette by the way. Your dude somewhat reminds me (in a great way) of the main character off Oddworld Stranger's Wrath. Looking forward to seeing the polished piece!

[daldbaatar]

hi ya'll my entry.
Mongol Puss in the Boots!
concept:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1811/pusscopy.jpg
By daldbaatar (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/daldbaatar) at 2009-03-10

[monkeybread]

added another small sexual innuendo. ok, so not that small..

Oh my... :O She is rather forward isn't she? I think I might have to go ahead and be disturbed now :)

[Clayman]

quick style puss in boots.

[daldbaatar]

2nd stage...more to come...feel free to crit it
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1811/pusscopy.jpg
By daldbaatar (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/daldbaatar) at 2009-03-10

[jread]

think im done unless anyone can see anything wrong? gotta go to work now!
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n197/repeatingarms/chow151jread.jpg

[flimi]

i can't find the finals thread, so i'll just post it here, whatever..

[Pixeltuner]

flimi: it won't be up until the end of the week or so.
I love your kitty, one crit though: You seem to have lost a bit of form with all the white fur treatment. I liked the definition and bulginess in your last version better. And her expression is quite stale, maybe add something to not make her look like a stuffed animal ;)

[UCT]

her expression is quite stale, maybe add something to not make her look like a stuffed animal ;)

I kinda agree but her eyes were addressing the viewer staring right at us before, which gave the character a pompous slightly 'upper class' snobery, I think the eyes should look at the viewer. Great Speedy work there.

[Wiggers]

Flimithat's wonderful!!

[-HAWK-]

flimi - nice, I miss the arm dimple though ^^

[DecayingLolita]

hehe, just watched Miyazaki's "The cat returns" this week with my daughter, I love the baron. Also puss in boots always makes me think of Dore's little illustration, so I kinda sorta had that in my head : http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b274/Lucretia_the_fallen/180px-Gustave_Dore_le_chat_botte.jpg

Just a quick scribble during lunch:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b274/Lucretia_the_fallen/pussinboots.jpg

can't believe how fast some people work, some already finished, scary

[masque]

i can't find the finals thread...damn, that was fast ;) Just look for a thread titled "FINAL BURNING" later in the week, that's where the finals get posted.

FWIW, I agree with a few others, the eye contact was a strong part of the early versions.

[ianruff]

flimi, that is just fabulous. I can't say it flamboyantly enough in text!

I can't tell if its supposed to male or female and that cracks me up!

[flimi]

i agree about the eyes, tried to fix the expression a bit, hope it worked. unfortunately i don't thunk i'll be able to post this in the finals thread..

ianruff- finally someone gets it! thank you!

[Nerahla]

I shouldn't have looked at this thread before deciding if I wanted to join in or not... everyone has hit a grand-slam with ideas and execution, I can't even possibly imagine what I'd add to this wonderful mix.

I'll just sit back and enjoy.


Right now I just have to say that Sentinel's took my breath away, and it's only a WIP.

And Ostrander, I love how much you can sketch and draw everything so well, but you know? I really loved that first sketch of the happy cat upside down, nothing anyone else has done has said "Fairy Tale" to me so much as that first sketch of yours. Just wanted to note that.

Shannanigan, no matter what you end up with, I'm looking forward to it, I love your refreshing style here on these boards!! :)

[Nether]

flimi I see you're both fast and talented. Gotta love that dandy cat.

jread Hey it's Clin... I mean Cat Eastwood! Nice gritty painterly style, you have here.

I was trying to come up with something different than a basic anthro character or a classic musketeer type Puss-in-boots. I was experiencing a sort of an artist-block, until I re-read the story and got inspired by the part where the Puss tricks the ogre into changing his form and then eating him. Shazam! Heavypuss-in-metalboots bites the head off a bat(ie. the ogre).

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[Ostrander]

And Ostrander, I love how much you can sketch and draw everything so well, but you know? I really loved that first sketch of the happy cat upside down, nothing anyone else has done has said "Fairy Tale" to me so much as that first sketch of yours. Just wanted to note that.

Thanks Liz! I appreciate that. :)

Well, one more sketch came up at the last minute, and I thought I'd throw it into the mix. I'm still undecided which way to go. Now where did I put that damn compass...

How about a were-puss n boots? I mean, that would explain the boots bit huh?
*cricket, cricket*

[daestwen]

i agree about the eyes, tried to fix the expression a bit, hope it worked. unfortunately i don't thunk i'll be able to post this in the finals thread..

The Finals thread will be up around thursday or friday until monday. If you don't think you can post it before then, put all your wips into a smaller form, attach it to the post with your final version, and pm me a link to the post so I don't forget, and I'll put it in the finals thread for you.

[N-man]

update. you guys got some good things cooking dont you:)
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[DauDau]

Puss in Boots was one of my top favorites as a child. Tempting.

[CCThrom]

Its a crazy week and I WAS going to stay away from the activities... curse you, Queen of ChOW! I have to try this though, especially since I already had an idea kicking around, based on some little stories my wife and I tell each other about our cats.

Akira the "birdwatcher"...

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[Hendric VII]

Man o' Man there are some rockin' ideas.
Ostrander, yer' killin' me - Oh, here's an awsome idea, no, let me go another direction, here's an awesome idea, no let me go another direction. Personally the werePuss is my favorite so far.

Nether I like the Ozzy Cat idea.

Flimi and Jread thanks for not only setting the bar but blowing the bell curve.

[Pseudocognition]

My own sassy cat Freckles has been very inspirational <3

This Puss was adopted by a lowly local sculptor, who dreamed of decorating the tombs of his Pharoah with his carefully crafted statues. You know the rest, lol.

[Blythe]

Just some sketches so far.

Shiny leather boots of doom make me very happy though I must say, flimi!

[Wolfentir]

DEFINITELY gotta do this round. My sketches have come from barely distinguishable from the Shrek version, bastards, and now I've decided to make him a straight up Musketeer, mounted on a miniature donkey (more unfortunate association with Shrek, but the image is funny, miniature donkeys are always cute as hell but they always look so pissed off)

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[MEMPER]

Heres my lines n stuff...Hope I can finish..

[mickeymao]

I've sadly had no time for CHOW lately, but I managed to get over to the Boston sketch group last night, and here's a sketch I worked up. Probably won't get to do a finish, but I thought I'd post it anyway. Obviously, I couldn't resist going sci-fi.

[DecayingLolita]

lalala, I'm scared to colour :3

[dirkvandulmen]

wip ...

[Pseudocognition]

I might do more tonight... but I have to read like, half of Pride and Prejudice for school. *misery* Maybe I'll sparknote it and spare myself.

[daestwen]

Pseudocognition: I would suggest just watching the miniseries with colin firth, except it's six hours long.

... I take it back. Watch it anyway!

[Pseudocognition]

Thanks Daestwen :) I think I'll do that this weekend, and maybe skim the actual book at work. What a miserable piece of literature that is. We went from political, philosophical, and altogether meaningful works like 1984 to... Jane Austen. Ugh. At least the period costumes were interesting 8D
(SEE HOW I TIED THE TANGENT BACK TO CHOW? Zzzzinnng epic points.)

[Omni_Malchort]

So since I didn't think to save any WIP's I'm not going to enter my CHOW into the final. This is my final however.

(This is my first post ever in CHOW and on CA in general, if anyone is willing to comment on this please do I wouldn't mind a critique. I'll have a sketch book up soon as well.)


http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp206/OmniMalchort/CHOW151-PussInBoots.jpg

[Rafal Dorsz]

Awesome works :)
Here's mine. I thiiink I'll do a Puss-in-ClimbingBoots ;)
Oh, and it's my first Chow :yayca:

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[daestwen]

Here's my update... Maybe I'll even finish one in time, this week. :P

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edit: aaaand an update.

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[Hendric VII]

Man some of you are FAST! So many cool entries. Here's my progress so you can feel better about yourselves.

[♦♦Jackdaw♦♦]

Early days yet but this is where my mind is heading... Concerningly.

I tried to get away from the whole MusCATeer thing, seeing as it was already perfected (arguably) by the Shrek series.

A lot to fix - I hate the lighting particularly. Hopefully this won't go the way of my other entries and remain unfinished. Crits welcome.

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

[tomagnetti]

Hi Guys, I think I;m done after making revisions ,thanks to Skektek's comments on my boot perspective and tail length. This is my first entry in a contest on this forum and love the great level of talent here, hopefully I can learn from you guys so please feel free to crit and comment as I would like to improve weekly as I just picked up the new Painter 11 and hopefully can get a few jobs to pay it off. Good Luck to all and there are some great pieces already.

[Wolfentir]

Update from me herez. Got an update on the b&w and a crappy color thing. Hopefully I can pull the color together and make it look decent.

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[ianruff]

Man you guys are fast!!

Too many comment on so I'll just hit a few.
Love love love flimi, pseudocognition, nether (metal!!), Blythe (can't wait to see your sketches develop. I went to your site and love it all. Riding crop kitty is my fave of the sketches), mickeymao (I wish I'd have thought of mech puss n boots!).

I have to call it quits for the night. I wish I could spend all day and night on this. Here's first color WIP. LONG way to go. I hope I can finish!

[Apollonian]

think im done unless anyone can see anything wrong? gotta go to work now!
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n197/repeatingarms/chow151jread.jpg

The area on the back of the hat that's supposed to be highlighted looks detached. When i first saw it i thought you had forgotten to paint that area white. See if you can polish that up a bit. Otherwise, it's great mang. You're the king. King of the jungle. You're the panther, man, sittin' up in your tree lookin' out on your kingdom. None of the other animals mess with you, because they know. They know it man. They know you're the king.

[Sekino]

I think I'm done!

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My puss in boots is very amused that the ogre is every bit as stupid as she believed. Now should she eat him now, or keep playing a bit, in classical cat fashion? Decisions, decisions... ;)

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(I need to remember to save more WIPs as I work :bashful:)

[Adam Schumpert]

Not sure If I'm going to go with this one or not but its an entertaining thought. >:D

P redatory
U rban
S trike
S ymbiote

class
N ine (pilot)

B ionic
O perative
O ffensive
T actical
S ystem (light mech)
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now wheres that ogre...

[KleeWyck]

changed my concept a bit. now he's a hairless/fisherman cat with rubber boots. who uses his weapon as a scratching post or something... i'll probably have to stick with this one so that i can get something colored by the end of this week.

i'm going to have to rework his weapon and his hands though. and his face. and making his pose a little more dynamic probably wouldn't hurt either.

[Viridis]

Nice to see so many different takes here. :D I've been sketching madly the last couple days, and I think I finally have a solid idea. Going to be rather traditional so I can sneak it in as school work in addition to CHOW. Kekeke.

Hopefully will have some WIP's up tomorrow. For now, some comments:

jread-I really like the textures here. Nice atmosphere with the gritty desert environment.

daestwen- so cute! I love the playful attitude and the amazingly red boots

flimi- great rendering, although, maybe it's just me, but I see the cat more as male than female. Not sure what you could do to change it though.

decayinglolita- Interesting that you're doing a more anthro puss... I really like how it's coming out though!

[Chate Noire]

dirkvandulmen - your original sketch was lovely, and the coloring lost much of its quality, especially due to all the dark patches. I don't know how you color, but check out this awesome tutorial by Matt Dixon (http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials_2/bird_catcher/bird_catcher_01.asp). I helped me a lot.

filmi - love it :) I'm not sure if it's the classic Puss in Boots, but it's crazy and amazingly rendered. I agree the rougher WIP render was lovely in its definition of form, but the final product is really nice as well.

[AhChu]

Here is my thumb, Puss n Boots chilling out after a day of helping out around the place.
found a awesome ref pic of a girl curled up just like a cat which Im using for the pose, sort of worked out costume just need to do some cat studies for features

[jread]

The area on the back of the hat that's supposed to be highlighted looks detached. When i first saw it i thought you had forgotten to paint that area white. See if you can polish that up a bit. Otherwise, it's great mang. You're the king. King of the jungle. You're the panther, man, sittin' up in your tree lookin' out on your kingdom. None of the other animals mess with you, because they know. They know it man. They know you're the king.

erm, not too sure about the jungle lol, but can see what you mean about the hat...will change it later after work, cheers for the crit :)

[monkeybread]

So since I didn't think to save any WIP's I'm not going to enter my CHOW into the final. This is my final however.

(This is my first post ever in CHOW and on CA in general, if anyone is willing to comment on this please do I wouldn't mind a critique. I'll have a sketch book up soon as well.)


http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp206/OmniMalchort/CHOW151-PussInBoots.jpg

Hey man, first off congrats on doing your first CHOW and welcome! I haven't been participating for long (haven't even had a CHOW through to polls yet) but I always like getting feedback, so here goes..


I like his facial expression, he looks wiley and a bit cheeky which fits in with the brief quite well, although possibly too good natured? I think the shading/lighting on his accessories seems to be more accentuated than what is on puss himself which makes them appear to have more volume than he does. There also doesn't appear to be a strong directional light source here making him look a bit flat. The ambient from-the-front lighting contributes to this. It's the contrast between light and dark that gives things the appearance of volume.

Pose wise I think he looks a little unnatural. It doesn't seem necessary for his fore-paws to be crossed for example. I find that quick small thumbnails to nail down a pose before developing it can often save hours of fiddling around to fix something afterwards... learned that the hard way of course..;)

Hope those are some useful crits for you...You should always be able to learn something new off everything you do.

:D

[Mr. P Show.]

It's not much right now. I've been drawing on paper towels during my lunch breaks at work for a while now. Here's one I did for this CHOW. I'll refine it more with references and such later on. Later y'all--peace out.

[Mr. P Show.]

i can't find the finals thread, so i'll just post it here, whatever..

LOL. Look at that cat! If only it was real--then I'd let it dance on my belly.

[dwinbotp]

might as well...

[SoloDolo]

http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/SoloDoloTserno/catgsta_2.jpg

that's my catgsta in sneakerboots

what is the deadline??

[DecayingLolita]

just playing with colours... Don't think I'll consider it finished by a long way....

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b274/Lucretia_the_fallen/pussinbootsgreen-red.jpg

Sekino, Yours is really adorable, I like the style but I'm not sureif the boots look a little too big to walk in :o

Reason i went anthro is really just the huge amount of cat-cats. Don't think I'm really good enough at animals to make a convincing character, have never really liked those cartoons with the talking animals andstuff.

[Pseudocognition]

Dwinbotp, your kitty is so cute I want to eat him!!!

More comments later, class is about to end. Then to work. -_-;

[Troubadour]

dwinbotp : i love your cats face, but the arms are a bit confusing, they dont seem naturally rested or comfortable. but overall i like the idea :)

[UCT]

dont know if I'll finsih this, only really experimenting. Kinda wanted it to look something remotely like a bluefoot, LOLERZ

[sone_one]

im sorry im such a slacker if it comes to comments ...

really like the linework on your piece uct

flimi yours just kills me

jread nice pic so far. think you should work on form-definition more though (planes, light and shadow and all that crap)

some sketches, dunno which way to go yet... im not entirely happy with any of them, probably the middle one...

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[Chate Noire]

sone one - you have beautiful lines. The middle and right one look great, and the latter has an excellent pose and general feel; very feline. Only the folded arms are a little askew.

Pseudocognition - very cute pose, and the rendering is coming out beautifully.

[shannanigan]

some sketches, dunno which way to go yet... im not entirely happy with any of them, probably the middle one...


I actually prefer the first one... something in the angle makes it more convincing emotionally to me. The tough bar room boxer.
I think the middle is looking more like a bear than a cat... and the western theme has been done several times in this thread already.
The boxer is definitely the more original idea.




Well here is my current WIP.... I had been playing around with color and then it just sorta hit me. TOILE!
So yeah, use a little bit of the day job skills and make this look like a Toile fabric design. :D

Still not sure which color combo I'm going with. I like the brown and blue I've started...
but the more I look at the Sage and Red the more I like it. We shall see.

[gerezon]

My third CHOW ever, and my first in like a year and a half. Glad I finally stopped being scared of posting. I had fun with this one.

I wish i could work some more on this but im not sure ill have the time :(
Going away for the weekend tomorrow.. Maybe i'll post it as is, and finish it up later.

I'd love some c&c by the way.

http://jonas.grapefrukt.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/puss_wip7_50-400x603.jpg

[¿Dubious?]

Dude Im swamped with finals right now but at the end of the week I was totally planning on doing a scifi mech puss in boots. And here I thought I was so original making "boots" a robot. Maybe I wont now. Kudos to you guys for stealing things out of my head though!

[dirkvandulmen]

wip ...

[Jeremy Hoffman]

I can't stay behind this time. So i made a quick sketch.

[Dani Duck]

I'd draw something but I can't get my cat to sit in the boots long enough. That and I have no boots. I'm also sick and feel really tired right now. Tell me when I get close enough to a good excuse not to participate. :P

Seriously, I think these drawings are really cute. I can't wait to see the finals. I'd participate but I just found out about the contest, and I'm really thirsty right now. *runs away and hides*

[mimer]

so, trying to get some character into a cat face, much obliged to my cat hugo for having that in spades.

[Dani Duck]

so, trying to get some character into a cat face, much obliged to my cat hugo for having that in spades.

He's a very cute kitty from the pictures. My cat has the look of constant fear on her face. I don't know if that would make for a good picture. I should just put booties on one of my photos of her and enter that, heh heh

[Lt_Action]

It's really interesting to see all the various interpretations.. Never would have thought of many of these. Hm.

Anyway, here's a simple linework before I color it... If I can find time D:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/ltaction/CHOW151-3.jpg

[KleeWyck]

made some progress on mine. still have lots of work to do though. trying to get the hairless cat look.

[shannanigan]

Shannanigan - Nice :). your lines are really smooth and simple, but still very expressive. I also really like the fabric swatches to the right of your pic. Are those scans or did you create those digitally?


Thanks!

Those prints are just reference/inspiration I found for Toile fabric... unfortunately I can't claim them. I don't get to be that fancy at work since I'm designing prints to go on/in shoes... lots of plaids... and more plaids... *screams* :D

[daestwen]

Updaaate

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[Omni_Malchort]

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Thanks for the input, for the hell of it I'm going to rework the character and see what i can do with him.

[♦♦Jackdaw♦♦]

Shannanigan - Despite the plaid it still sounds like a cool job ;).

Here's another lunch time update. Still a way to go but there may be hope for this image yet.

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk198/Arthur_Two_Sheds/pussinboots2.jpg

[humboldt squid]

im sorry im such a slacker if it comes to comments ...

really like the linework on your piece uct

flimi yours just kills me

jread nice pic so far. think you should work on form-definition more though (planes, light and shadow and all that crap)

some sketches, dunno which way to go yet... im not entirely happy with any of them, probably the middle one...

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The one on the far right is the one I like best, the backwards legs are pretty cool looking and add a lot of attitude to his pose.

[drobyazko]

great ideas so far! i had my pic all sketched and everything, but sadly, photoshop won't open for me so i can't both color or scan it.

[Hendric VII]

Ok, I've gotten to that point where I am concerned with making a mess if I keep working on it. If some of you wonderfully tallented and generous people would like to give me tips that would be great. Since this is my first Chow I want to say to you all thanks for the opportunity to play.

Oh, and KleeWyck good to see another hairless cat!

[Sekino]

HendricVII- Good job :) My main critique is about the lighting. The large moon would logically be the main light source, however the character has no specific shadows and highlights to translate this.

He needs more shadows on his right side (our left) and brighter areas on the side towards the moon. Bear in mind that the shadowy side also would be less saturated, so the bright fushia belt would look a lot darker and 'grayer'.

Hope this helps :)

[monkeybread]

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Thanks for the input, for the hell of it I'm going to rework the character and see what i can do with him.

No worries...I look forward to seeing how well you take on board crits...how's that for pressure! :P

[Adam Schumpert]

Decided to start over but the more I work on this
the more I seem to stray from the identity of the
character and off on a cyber-kitty tangent. Ah well
still having fun with it. :^^:

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Pest problem? Lazy House
cat not doing its job?
Call CYBERKITTY
We'll rid your home of those annoying
infestations and leave you with a nice
pest free smoldering crater.
555-BOOM

[shannanigan]

Okay.... heres the latest. Still need to work out the frame design but my character is done... well for most part. :D

[Nether]

No update on my part yet. Been kinda busy.

Jeremy Hoffman Puss-in-Superboots-and-a-Cape! Grand idea. Love it.

Memper Very badass looking puss you got there. Your work shows what anthro art should be like. You should've kept the striped bagpants though. :)

Mickeymao I was thinking something like that myself, but I see you've taken the idea to the max, and looking good so far. Keep it up.

Dirkvandulme You're cat is probably my favorite of the classic Puss-in-boots depictions.

Arthur 'Two Sheds' At first glance I was thinking:"What the f**k?! Fat Phantom!" Then I realized that it was a fat guy ina cat suit and I gotta say I love it! Reminds me somewhat of a finnish comedy singer duo Bätmän and Ryydmän, who are also fat guys in tights. I'd change the color of the tights though(mostly just to avoid the Phantom association).

ianruff Glad you liked my metal puss. I'm liking your oriental cat very much as well as the toned down earthy color pallette. I don't think it looks like the tigress at all(at first glance I actually thought the Tigress in Kung-fu Panda was a dude, but apparently I was wrong). Waiting to see the finished piece.

Mr. P Show The fact that you do your sketches on paper towels shows that you are a true artist. :) Always holding a pen in hand.

UCT Beautiful looking picture. I like the classic fairytale illustration style you got and the color pallette. Remind me a bit of the works of a finnish illustrator legend Rudolf Koivu, for some reason.

sone_one I'd go with the first sketch with the upper angle and the boxer cat. Maybe make him more hunched over like in the second sketch.

KleeWyck One of my favorites this one. The hairless cat, the fish tattoo, the rubber boots, the hook tail. It all works so perfectly together.

[joyproject]

I've never drawn and anthro ;\

[JaneM]

Much good stuff, it seems!

Here is mine so far. The contrast is pretty low, but shadows and colour vibrance will be added as I go.

[Mr. P Show.]

Update: I redid the sketch because the original was totally unreadable.

[Aly Fell]

Shannanigan - I Love your character, but are those strictly speaking 'boot's? Maybe little Georgian ankle boots would work just as well...

[DecayingLolita]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b274/Lucretia_the_fallen/pussinboots10.jpg

Does it still look kitty enough? kitty paws seem so impractical!

JaneM that expression is brilliant.

[Rafal Dorsz]

still working on it..
Everyone's ideas are sooo amazing that mine seems so boring to me ;p


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[CCThrom]

dirkvandulmen - I really like your "highwayman" take on Puss, and the color palette is very effective... now, why did you remove the chickens from his bag? I thought they added a nice bit of narrative.

Have to admit, I also liked the previous, more ambiguous expression a bit more too. Just me though.

[Viridis]

Well, I opted to go the traditional media route this time, which makes uploading WIP's a bit trickier. Still, I got some major progress done on this yesterday, and I'm pretty pleased.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/FlameRaven/pussnboots1.jpg

[shannanigan]

Shannanigan - I Love your character, but are those strictly speaking 'boot's? Maybe little Georgian ankle boots would work just as well...


Well they are supposed to be.... I found a pic of a "High Society" guy in hunting clothes and he had these really high brown leather spat boots on with a strap and buckle at the top to hold them up. I thought it looked pretty cool. But yeah its not really translating well, since I didn't color them dark they look like socks now.

I was sorta feeling that last night when I got done with the shading... so thanks for bringing it up, the little push I need to fix it. I don't wanna get "the boot" from the poll for improper footwear. LOL! ;)

[ianruff]

Wow! some new ones to compliment, Shannanigan (really dig your take), Decaying Lolita (meow! I think it still says kitty cat - can't wait to see this one finished).

I don't know if I'll finish, I'm very slow at rendering. . . I think I like where its going and may finish even if I don't make the deadline. background slowing materializing. . . render render render.

[Alex Chow]

Okay, might as well chip in since I have free time. I'm not sure what I have to say for me to show "process" but I guess I'll put my thoughts and my WIPs (including silhouette sketches).

When I read the Puss-in-Boots article, I was skeptical in believing about how he was able to do all of what he did alone. I also needed some sort of twist to the traditional portrayal of PiB without making it too outrageous.

I guess that's how I got to this stage. I saw PiB as the master of a guild he created and, somehow, the tales of PiB did not record the help of his animal friends :) . I mean, if a farm cat managed to wear boots and become a legend, I guess every other animal would work as well!

Critiques and comments for this WIP welcome; you all are doing great. By the way, if anybody knows the Chinese symbol for "Boot", I'll appreciate it. Right now, the flag says "Shoe Cat" :S I also realized ianruff did an asian PiB as well so I'm not sure if that's considered copying. Somebody say so if it's a "violation".

[Mr. P Show.]

Update: I still need to refine it more. I'm just wondering about the color scheme right now.

[CCThrom]

Another incredible round shaping up here...

Just off the top of my head...
Shananigan - interesting and very nice, looks like a 19th century catalog image. BTW, I got that those are really boots.
Sekino - I absolutely LOVE the classic spin on that illo... beautiful! Same with you, UTC.
'Two Sheds' - that made me laugh! One crit, I think the division line between his pecs and beergut is too intense.

I originally wanted to do a Bluefoot-style "watercolor" but I started off with a cleaner flatting approach, and I think it fits.

Not quite sure where it'll end up, but here are the flats anyway.

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[mimer]

ok, went over the story of puss and figured id need a cat that looked a bit pompous and impressive for a cat, someone fitting to be the cohort of a famous nobleman, even if its a fake one.

rough sketch of pose and clothes, dunno what that frilly folded collar is called but ive always found them pompous ;)

edit one, fleshing things out a bit. really liking his moustache :) tail discarded until better tailposes are brainstormed.

edit 2, more detail and some light and shadow, and a tail. all crits and comments appreciated :)

[dirkvandulmen]

wip ...

[Stoat]

My cat Charlotte models the latest in grooming and feline footgear.

[Jeremy Hoffman]

Made some adjustments in the wip... Still got to change a few things, like putting in a new and better mouse.

[Adrian Wilkins]

this is probably gonna be my entry, gonna color it over the next two days
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6593/pussnboooots4.jpg

[Sekino]

Stoat- One of the most classic cat position with the little boots sticking up in the air!! Did I ever laugh when I saw this :D

Shannanigan- I can't wait to see the colours! I really like the clean crosshatch and the texture. The boots look like they have riding gaiters over them which fit his period outfit nicely.

CCThrom- Cute! Very modern puss in boots :)

[CCThrom]

Stoat - that's too funny!

[benleon]

right, so I already went and did an entry before I read all these posts, and some of the brief was clarified-

I i went for a totally anthrop andgle, like the charachter of "Puss In Boots" from the fairy tale as a human- will this be acceptable?

the brief did say "your own interpretation", it also said "design the cat" but could I interpret "cat" as an adjetive/coloquial term for a human?

[Lt_Action]

I don't wish to inundate the board with muh crap, so this is the last one until the finals thread opens.

Promise ;D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/ltaction/CHOW151-4.jpg

OH, and I did do some research by the way. Calicos CAN be male- it's just rare. Ooohooohoooo mysterious.

[amaliax]

hi there. ^^ Here's my two cents. It's not great, but I think he's cute. :D And in need of help, of course.

[skekTek]

A lot of pretty kitties running around here! Very cool!
Here's my contribution (if I can finish it in time!)

C&C's welcome!

[fersteger]

Its cool how there is every style represented here, cartoon, realistic, oriental, middle ages, here's my wip, I'd like to finish this one...

[reme]

hmm my first time joining chow...

this is probably gotta be my final

[Ostrander]

Well, I decided to go the Were-Puss n Boots route. Still needs a bit of work before moving on though.

[Wolfentir]

Crapdate from me here. Colors are not my strong point, and I have yet to find a decent way to color, other than trying to do more color studies :|

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[daldbaatar]

Hello people. Its is my work in progress stage 3. Welcome to crit

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/796/pusscopyk.jpg
By daldbaatar (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/daldbaatar) at 2009-03-12

[Mephistoau]

Hey guys,
well this is my first attempted entry into any of the weeklies so feel free to rip into my work lol.
This is what i started about an hour ago

[K-Mo]

hi all! this is my first post here.. i've been following this thread since it started and steadily growing more and more intimidated! there's some pretty amazing work going on here... but im determined not to chicken out! i sketched this up this evening. i know i'm getting in late, so i'm hoping i have time to finish it over the weekend. would love to hear people's thoughts!

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2107/pusswip01.jpg

[daestwen]

Post it, benleon, so we can see what you mean. Technically, my character is human and I haven't heard any complaints yet :shrug:. Having said that, I probably wouldn't have wanted to push the boundaries any further.

But I'm just guessing.

What say ye, Posh?

I would say post it, but I expect to see at least some reference to the fact that he is supposed to be a cat. I did say anthro was okay, and there was at least one fat man in a cat suit, but doing it completely human just isn't what the brief asks for. Yes, you'd get the 'boots' part, but where is the puss...?

There are many many human characters in boots!

[meeatu]

Wanted Puss

[masque]

So many cool cats cruisin' this CHOW, I'm almost reluctant to post this:

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Trying out a method of line work that has some of the characteristics of the brush & india ink work I did long ago, broad and highly sat'd color (not something I do a lot of), and a very conscious emulation of cell animation art. Just seemed to fit this piece.

[Ostrander]

hi all! this is my first post here.. i've been following this thread since it started and steadily growing more and more intimidated! there's some pretty amazing work going on here... but im determined not to chicken out! i sketched this up this evening. i know i'm getting in late, so i'm hoping i have time to finish it over the weekend. would love to hear people's thoughts!

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2107/pusswip01.jpg

It's a very nice sketch. I look forward to seeing the final.:)

[Mephistoau]

Just an update :)

[shannanigan]

Yes, you'd get the 'boots' part, but where is the puss...?

There are many many human characters in boots!


What if his facial expression looks like he sucked on too many lemons.... a "sour puss" if you will? Yeah ok I'll shut up... LOL!




Here is my final.... had to get it done early because this weekend is full up of non-art stuff I need to get done! I did change the boots which I actually like better so it was worth it! ;)

[Brushcommander]

Axe sucks but whatever..

I don't have the time to finish this in time anyway.

//edit
Goddamn, some really awesome WIPs in here :D

[Mercuralis]

This idea popped in my head last night, but I'm not sure I'm going to have time to finish before the deadline. I'll try though.

Also, I see I'm not the only one who thought of doing a pirate Puss. (Love the tiger concept, very cool.)

Old Tom Puss, the Cat of Nine Tales, was left to the sail mender's son when the old man died. Supposedly now on his ninth life (but he's not telling), this cat proved to be good luck for the boy, and when given his boots, a flag and a bottle of rum and milk, led the boy to fame and fortune on the high seas.

Some Errol Flynn and Jack Sparrow influences in there, I think. Also a bit of David Bowie (yum). I'll try to iron out any majorly referential kinks as I render. Hopefully.

[Jason Snair]

Tugel: That is friggen awesome. Please find time to finish

[skekTek]

Thanks Mercuralis! I love the scaring and details on your so far! Us pirates have to stick together...untill there's a double-cross. :tihi:

Worked on mine a little bit last night. I find I'm more comfortable detailing a pic piece by piece as opposed to dealing with the whole pic at once. Anybody else the same way?

[Pseudocognition]

Great work, Shannanigan :) Especially since you don't have the weeked. I hope you come through your... *hiss* non-art stuff.... unscathed, lol.

Tugelband: Your puss could kick my ass. I love the bird-like emblems on his belt and pauldron. Sweet, sweet irony. (I'll have you know, I spent a good three minutes finding the proper term for the shoulder thing.)
Mercuralis: Those are some serious boots. I like his graphic black and white coloring!
skekTek: Great work! You may want to brighten up the sky, make it a sunny day or something, to make his warm colored fur and costume stand out.

[John Bridges]

There's some great wips up here so far. I can't wait to see the finals.

Tugelbend: I think your sketch is my favorite so far. I hope you can find time to finish it!

[masque]

great sketch, Tugelbend, but I'm havin' some difficulty finding much that's outright and specifically catlike about the figure. Only the face is vaguely non-human, and most of the features, though definitely animalistic, don't ring a feline bell very loudly for me. Without it being posted in this thread, I'd have a hard time seeing a definitive cat reference at all.

[agenda-b]

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Here's my late WIP.

The idea behind my sketch came from the fact that a certain prominent artist community (that rhymes with Schmeviant Tart) has a lot of furry art on it. I'm not judgmental, but sexual drawings of human - animal hybrids strikes me as an interesting proclivity. I decided to poke fun at it. My first sketch portrayed a haggard and unsexy cat-human named Puss getting ready for a "show". I then decided a more realistically proportioned cat in a wig, knee high, flaming boots, and a bra on an obviously breast-less cat chest is funnier. Crits and comments are welcome.

[shannanigan]

Great work, Shannanigan :) Especially since you don't have the weeked. I hope you come through your... *hiss* non-art stuff.... unscathed, lol.


I know its HORRIBLE!! I'll never make it through the weekend not drawing, but its gotta be like an 70/30 in favor of non-art stuff. Usually its 90% art. Which is why its all come down to this weekend. LOL!

Your Egyptian Kitty is really cute. My friend had a cat thats tongue was too long so it always looked like it was sticking it out at everybody. It was so funny... thats what yours reminds me of... :D

[Ostrander]

There's alot of really cool stuff going on in here. :)
Here is my early color stage.

[MJ_Alcazar]

Another update. Trying out a technique, but I'm still unsure about the execution.

[Mercuralis]

Pseudocognition- Thanks! The markings are actually similar to my own cat, although she's got a smudge nose and her facial fur is more white. I liked the idea of making the markings resembled the shape of a pirate's coat. I love your Egyptian cat, and his/her gorgeous jewelry. Is it an Abyssinian cat?

skekTek-indeed! Your's is a really dashing pirate captain, while mine's a disreputable little scallywag... but pirate cats rock. Loving his hat and specialty boots and cocky expression.

My last update for today (and possibly for the weekend, as I'm off to Disney for a day or two). I speedpainted like mad to get it from sketch to this in less than a day. If I get a chance, I'll color it, but I'm liking the black and white well enough, too.

[Pixeltuner]

nice work y'all :) Don't know if I'm joining the fun, I'm learning zBrush right now and while it's fun, it does take up a lot of time..

[Hendric VII]

I'm at the point where I am afraid to mess it up. I think I'm done.

[benleon]

Puss in Boots,

Im not sure that Ive nailed the brief here, I wanted to put the charachter of puss in boots in human form, the old western style seemed appropriate. Instead of a millers son, it was the son of a burlesque house owner, and when the owner died and the business was lost he was left only with one faithfull working girl, and she would be "Puss in Boots".

I dont know if its appropriate, but it was fun doing at any rate, and I guess thats what matters.

[shannanigan]

I dont know if its appropriate, but it was fun doing at any rate, and I guess thats what matters.


I don't know if it'll pass either... but she sure is cute! :D

[Ostrander]

I'm at the point where I am afraid to mess it up. I think I'm done.

Don't be afraid to dig in and get messy, you'll learn more if you mess up.
I say work on defining your edges and forms. The one thing that strikes me right off before anything else is its tail. I think if you made it so it doesn't bend so abruptly it may help to define what it is we're looking at. At first glance, the first thing I see is an animal balloon, but that could be more my problem than yours. ;) Maybe make it more "S" shaped, or flowing. Don't be afraid to make a mistake, you have nothing to lose.

[Jeremy Hoffman]

pfff.... step by step... looking for solutions...

[♦♦Jackdaw♦♦]

Update. This guy is getting very annoying to look at.

http://www.brendandeboy.com/pib4.jpg

[Hendric VII]

Arthur Two Sheds I'm digin it! On some level he reminds me of THE TICK

[Lt_Action]

...So I lied. THIS will be the last. "Promise".

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/ltaction/FINALPNB.jpg

So many new entries are popping up! And they're all pretty rad.

Shannanigan, dunno why, but yours always seem to stand out to me. Must be my affinity for comic/"cartoony" things. Especially like the texturing and subtle extension of the base color beyond the line work. Nicely done ;D

[K-Mo]

tugelbend - your lines are fantastic! please try to find the time to finish it!

lt. action - nice one. the shading adds another dimension to the image!

arther 'two sheds' - hahaha nice work! great action pose and i love the splattering blood..

mercuralis - lovely work!

here's another WIP.. i decided just to focus on the character... i figure i won't have the time for a background at this stage... ! crits welcome!

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1860/pusswip02.jpg

[KleeWyck]

i doubt i'll have more time to work on this so... this will probably be the final update i make of this one.

[Wolfentir]

Well, totally got fed up with the other crapfest I was producing, so I tried something completely different. I'm aware that the boot designs are kinda similar to Tugelbend and Hygami, but I think its different enough, oh well, I like it. Its got a definite Snake influence, hence eye patch and cigarette, just make him a space pirate and a lion and there ya go. Coloring style influenced by David Petersen, who does Mouse Guard.

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[♦♦Jackdaw♦♦]

That's looking beautiful K-Mo. Great sense of character and the rendering on the face is really clean. Nice!

benleon - I really like the pose and facial expression.

Mercuralis - Nice, smooth rendering. I like it! Same goes for Psuedocognition, very skilfully done.

skekTek - Awesome idea. Will look great when it's done. Great angle, too.

Shannanigan - That turned out really nice. Nice boots :p

[K-Mo]

so.. this probably sounds really dumb.. but where is the 'finals' thread...?

[Brushcommander]

@ K-Mo
right here :)
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=152794

[DecayingLolita]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b274/Lucretia_the_fallen/pussinbootsfinish.jpg

m at the ppoint where everything I do seems to mess something else up. Still, we have till tomorrow?

Mercurialis: Pirate puss looks sweet! really nice values so far.

Tugelbend: I think yourslooks a lot more kitty-like than mine :3, I really like the style and the armour, really a pity that you can't finish it.

[daestwen]

m at the ppoint where everything I do seems to mess something else up. Still, we have till tomorrow?

No, you have until monday. :P And it'll be a couple hours past the deadline since now i work until five on mondays!

[JaneM]

Monday? Oh man, that's great! It was starting to look bad for the deadline.

Anyway, here's my update:

[Adrian Wilkins]

hey guys I wanted to ask how I can find out about this time shift thing...really have no idea, could anyone explain, give a link, or tell it specifally?

at the time I'm writing this it's 7:40 in the evening her in germany

[John Isaacson]

gave it a bash

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/johnisaacsonohyeah/chow151pussinboots-1.jpg

[bluefooted]

Wanted to do this one badly, but there's just no time this weekend :( Awesome entries so far, everyone!

[Ostrander]

I think I'm done. Hopefully it makes it to poll.
Good luck everyone, can't wait to see all your finished works.

[skekTek]

Ostrander - Brilliant! Can't wait for the straight-to-BlueRay edition! :wink:

Hey, I don't know if anybody else is having a problem with the "thanks" button. I push it and it either logs me out or just doesn't register.

So THANKS to Arthur 'Two Sheds', Mercuralis and Pseudocognition.

PUSH THE BUTTON MAX!

[xamanoth]

hey guys I wanted to ask how I can find out about this time shift thing...really have no idea, could anyone explain, give a link, or tell it specifally?

at the time I'm writing this it's 7:40 in the evening her in germany

Berlin has GMT +1
so if the deadline ist Sunday 15th 11:59 pm (GMT -5) for gemany it should be
Monday 16th 05:59 am (stated time + 6 hours for timezone)

If I'm wrong, please correct me...

[shannanigan]

I think I'm done. Hopefully it makes it to poll.
Good luck everyone, can't wait to see all your finished works.


Kitschy movie poster for the win! LOL! I love it! :D

[dwinbotp]

I missed out on a lot, sorry guys for the late update.Excellent entries from all!:)
I initially planned to add more gear on Puss and add more the usual adventure, heroic type thingy but due to a recent accident my close friend suffered, he fell into a coma and this piece is now for him. A more somber yet hopeful pic i hope. Just like getting to the apple, I hope he finds his way back too.

[daestwen]

Berlin has GMT +1
so if the deadline ist Sunday 15th 11:59 pm (GMT -5) for gemany it should be
Monday 16th 05:59 am (stated time + 6 hours for timezone)

If I'm wrong, please correct me...


Ah, sorry, Posh posted the old deadline. I just went and fixed it, this is the correct one:

MONDAY, MARCH 16th, 2009[/SIZE]
Deadline is Sunday, at 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (GMT -4).

Since Canada is now in daylight savings (or is done daylight savings, whatever) it's actually GMT -4.

So for germany, that means 10 pm on monday.

[Pseudocognition]

Dwinbotp, what terrible news. I hope your friend gets to see your beautiful piece very soon!

[JessiBean]

I think stoat won for me a couple pages back... Just... Hands down.
:teeth:

Amazing work this week, excited to see the poll.

[AvisNocturna]

There are so many great entries so far, my boyfriend's already complaining about my "awwwww"s and "Uhhhhh"s *g*

I thought I had no time to compete, but as I feel so inspired and motivated this night, I had to make a quick sketch and a bit more... Maybe I have the time to finish it tomorrow :D (Well, today...)

[Lammashta]

had a cat girl in mind