C.O.W. # 145 Comical Chimera --- WIPs posting thread!

[Michael Jaecks]

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For more infos and details about the rules go here:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=110879


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Round #145

Topic:
Comical Chimera!

Creature Description: Comical Chimera-- I must admit, the inspiration for this week's topic is a little odd. Today I woke up from my daily nap with the words "Comical Chimera" on my lips. Literally. I'm not particularly good at dream analysis, and I have absolutely no idea where the notion came from. But I think it's rather appropriate that such a strange, mixed up creature should be inspired by dreaming.

The classical Chimera of Greek myth is a strange beast made up of parts of a lion, a goat and a serpent. Sometimes they are depicted with large bat-wings. But, for this week, you're going to design an entirely new Chimera out of three different animals, and hopefully make it funny.

For this round I think it is fine to dispense with the whole 'could it really exist in the natural world' idea. Chimeras are dreamy, magical, surrealist kinds of creature. Reason is sort of beside the point.

Have fun with it!

Deadline:
Wednesday, 3 June 2009

Finals go here: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=159028

note: The deadline won't be EXACTLY after a week...it can last up to 24 hours more, i am human and have to work also, you know ;)
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[Michael Jaecks]

Here's the Wiki article on the classical Chimera so you can get an idea of what they are like:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_(mythology)

That bronze sculpture in the article is one of my all time favorites.

So remember, you're designing an all new (and funny) Chimera out of three different animals. Bunny, turtle, and giraffe. Gorilla, vulture and horse. Whatever you like!

[NickTrip]

How close to the original three animals that we choose does our chimera have to be? Life if I were to do an elephant, octopus, mouse, would it have to be made strickly from parts of those animals or could I invent some new features as well?

Oh, btw, I've been watching COW for a little bit and I think I want to start participating.

[Michael Jaecks]

I think at the very least your animal choices should be recognizable, but you shouldn't think of that as limiting. I'm open to letting people take this topic where they take it. But yeah, if you were to choose elephant, octopus and mouse, I'd like to be able to tell that from just looking....

[Blonde Bomber]

I hope this is on-course. I'm so paranoid about messing up again on this site it's ridiculous. But, i hope to participate in all future COW's, least for the summer.

My creation so far is an Octopus/deer/wren. The little drawing in the bottom is what it looks like when defensive, all it's wacky tentacles flaring out. They'll be brightly colored.

I may push this farther, but i'm not sure how far if we're supposed to still recongnize it.http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i141/Raydart/COW145wipwipjpg.jpg

[volscalkur]

This sounds fun!
Gonna give it a go!
My creatures usually end up looking comical whether I want them to or not- so this should work out good! :P

-so far I've got a vision of a cross between a giraffe, an octopus and a penguin! (a ger-octa-guin?)

Hope to get it sketched out tonight after work.

[SephyCloneNo15]

Hmm...towards the end of last year my friend was doing a project like this and looking for suggestions. Time to get back into that mindset...

Blonde_Bomber, looking good so far.

Not that I'm trying to jump on the octopus bandwagon or anything, but I can't get the idea of a Rhinoctopussy out of my head. I may have to go with that.

[volscalkur]

Not that I'm trying to jump on the octopus bandwagon or anything, but I can't get the idea of a Rhinoctopussy out of my head. I may have to go with that.
That's great! awesome name! -and it does sound promisingly comical! a rhino-cat-octopus? :)

...guess the idea of an octopus mixed with any other creature- well creature that walks on land anyway- seems pretty comical to me! Not sure why? But there you have it! :tihi:

[Michael Jaecks]

Rhinoctopussy sounds fantastic. Go for it!

[blackcherry]

This sounds like an awesome topic! Think I mite take a shot at this!

I'm thinking along the lines of a monkey/elephant/ostrich or maybe monkey/ostrich/leopard... hmmm..

See where it goes! Let the sketching begin :)

[Gumish]

What do you think about this? Does it fit the COW rules? I don't know because I'm quite new here. I don't know if there can be this cartoon style but I think that the topic Comic Chimera allow this style.
http://www.wydle.eu/stuff/COW_145_wip.jpg

[sketchius]

Here's some concept sketches:
1) Rabbit + Pig + Bat
2) Housecat + Elephant + Mountain Sheep
3) Bison + Turtle + Owl
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[ephilli]

Posting around her can be pretty intimidating and I've not done it much. Still, this topic looked like too much fun to pass up. :) Here's a sketch of my "Bullmingohuahua" (bull + flamingo +chihuahua) Actually, I can't claim full credit for the idea, I asked my husband to tell me what three animals would make the silliest combo, and this was his answer. Much giggling ensued as I sketched.

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt173/ephilliPB/bullmingohuahuaAsm.jpg
WIP
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt173/ephilliPB/BFCwip.jpg

Almost done
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt173/ephilliPB/bullmingohuahuaFF.jpg

Feedback is great and like I said, I'm new to posting around here.

[SephyCloneNo15]

Sketchius, I like them all. My main critique would be that #3's bird parts don't exactly scream "owl" to me. It's just kind of a generic bird, which is cool, but I think if you wanted it to read as an owl, you would want to include something a little more iconic than wings, which every bird has. Think about the things that really define an owl. Big eyes, flat faces, the ability to turn their heads 180 degrees. If you could work in something like that, I would get a much better feel for it as an owl as opposed to any other bird.

[Lenorekitty]

Im going to try to do this one...I always seem to miss these things..:bashful:

[tschahri]

Ephilli, your creature appears to have to pairs of hocks in it's hind legs. You can google bird skeletons to see what I mean. Also that kind of height difference in legs would put the front body under a lot of pressure, I think you could use the bull's heavy muscular build more to cover this up. :)

At first I wasn't going to attend this one 'cause I highly doubt I'd be able to produce anything comical. This isn't comical either, but I liked the idea and whipped this up in a couple of hours.

So here's my boar/chameleon/zebra -mix. His stripes are supposed to change colour as chameleons camouflage to their surroundings... too bad they only mostly cover his backside. I'll have to do some sketches with an actual background to show it properly.
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[ecochran]

its a rat, cat, chicken.
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[grue]

Gumish: I laughed hard at your chimera! :D It looks a bit naughty how the cat's paws are inside the back of those two poor animals ;) Excellent!

[SephyCloneNo15]

Finally, some Rhinoctopussy WIPs. Basic sketches, and one of these lucky monstrosities will get the Photoshop treatment, probably starting tomorrow.

Sorry about the low contrast. That's just how it turns out when you sketch in a Col-Erase instead of using a black pencil like a normal person might.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/TonyS37/octobody_sketch.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/TonyS37/rhinobody_sketch.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/TonyS37/catbody_sketch.jpg

Right now, I'm pretty happy with and could move on with #2 or #3, so any crit that helps me make a decision between those two would be very helpful.

[benu]

Wanted some invertebraet in the mix, so I drew the sluggish slothbat! It can pull it's head into its cerebral shell when scared.

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[Leon Roé]

Wel here is my first CoW contribution ever zo dont kill me to fast :wink:
Im working on a Giraffe - Pigeon - Swan setup.
Hope I have the time to finish it, normely I do Oil pianting so thats a no go with the deadline, will stik to pensel.

For Im a PhotoShop Noob :lifedrawing:

[grue]

Hello!
I took part in the COW for the first time. Is that ok that I didn't post any WiPs? I have the PSDs of various stages of creation if it is essential to post them.

:)

[Troubadour]

well im setting up for a croc/bear/ostrich.

[Clochette]

Hello people of the cow!

This is my first round, i hope i didnt get too crazy but i couldnt help myself to make strange crossing, the topic was so cool!

This is a deerelephantfrog, with a bit of lemur maybe!

I'm gonna post my final soon, please let me know if i make mistakes concerning the submission rules. :]

[Razorleaf]

Just having a bit of fun with this one hahha :)

[benu]

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It turned out more creepy than comical and the head looks like a Mu Err mushroom. :yum:

[blobs]

Ahh some fantastic ideas in this thread! We need more participants though, I reckon :)
Here are some steps so far for my beasty.

[Mushroom168]

benu- comical or not, i love that creature. i don't know what it is, but i can imagine a tv show featuring one. awesome concept!

[Melis...]

I always feel a little nervous participating in these, but I'm gonna try to get over that :bashful:

I thought it would be interesting to use some prehistoric creatures, if that is okay (I don't believe it was specified that it had to be made of present-day creatures). Here is a rather unfortunate mix of Quetzalcoatlus, Tyrannosaurus, and Sabertooth Tiger. Hopefully I'll be able to finish in time.

[Crowsrock]

Mousichickoraptor, a chimera of mouse, chicken and velociraptor.

[benu]

Mushroom: Thx, it's sloth, snail, bat- the head is an actual bat's face. I don't know the exact species, though.

Melis- haha, nice mix!

Crowsrock- Lol, it looks pissed! The head feels a little small.

clochette- Love the bulbous orange eye and the trunk!

[Wazbot]

Barramundi (fish), emu and scorpion /m\

http://warrenroytaylor.smugmug.com/photos/550954516_ywx5i-X3.jpg

[volscalkur]

LOL Good humor so far guys! :)

Wazbot great creature! not only is it comical looking but also dangerous!

Clochette looking good! Reminds me of the little squirrel guy from ice age for some reason? Very cool!

Here are my "flatulent ger-octa-guins" so far. Still working out the story a bit but basically they are a back-yard genetic experiment gone wrong- the long tongue of the giraffe part was to long for the little creature's mouths- and it's large ruminant digestive system grossly out weighed the other animal parts and caused the creatures to constantly have massive gas build up which caused explosive farts that the creatures later learned to adapt to use to launch themselves around to aid in mobility! -a stretch I know- but quite comical ... at least to me!:tihi:

[ephilli]

tschahri Thanks so much for the input. Yeah, you are totally right, my guy has too many leg joints...I hadn't even noticed that. Ah well, since we are straying from the realm of reality and going for pure silliness, I think I'll leave him be. :)

Also, its true that your piggy isn't very comical...he's beautiful! Love the zebra pattern and the overall style, wow.

[Troubadour]

ah, heres muh bearstidile

bear
croc
ostrich

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/Punkerpirate/TEMP-Image_9_5.jpg

[ghoulio]

Heyyy...

I hope I can make it this time, we´ll see
Here some wips I have so far, gonna brainstorm to get it funnier...
Some cool ideas around, good luck everybody.

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[Razorleaf]

Ghoulio your sketches are brilliant, love them hahaha :)

Troubadour yours is great but more seriously vicious than funny haha

Volscalkur yours is really unique and hilariously funny hahaha

[Marsch]

sketch
please coment to help in in its improvement.

[blackcherry]

There's some really weird and funny designs developing.

gholio I really like your initial sketches, they're great!

Here's some sketches I've done for my monkey/ostrich/elephant and monkey/ostrich/leopard. Think I'm leaning more towards the leopard combo.

http://www.biscuitofdoom.net/Forum/cow145_sketches1.jpg

http://www.biscuitofdoom.net/Forum/cow145_sketches2.jpg

Hope I get chance to finish this, could end up being pressed for time this week!

[Marsch]

update

[Michael Morisse]

Here is the ferocious Greenland Salbericken

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/michaelmorisse/salberickencopy2.jpg

[Izer]

WIP-

Still early stages, nvm the BG for now, just wanted to upload something before finalizing.

Meushan Pig (main head)
African Spurred Tortoise (tail and shell)
Tree Kangaroo (main body)

It's been while, but I thought this one would be a fun COW to try, unfortunately I didn't look at the new COW till yesterday, so this was all done today. I Hope to finish before Wednesday.

Not to many entries this week, but they all look pretty creative and funny.

[faelic]

aight so i'm getting into this a tad late. however i've no need of sleep until after the due point, and if i don't get it at least to a point where i'm happy with it i won't post a final. from what i've seen these cow's are a great way to practice and improve, and i know i'm sorely in need of both, so here goes.

that being said; early stages of tigergiraffedog (which will have a beard and probably be rideable, i'm thinking something like a 'fancy' mount for some ethnic or royal parade showcase) all feedback welcome.


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update: near finish on linework

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[Jack Nugget]

Rhineiertrler

[Arteater]

some funny looking creature around here, wish I had more time or my thing
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/90/l_c3e79c6f4df9498691eb6926ddffcb51.jpg

[SephyCloneNo15]

So, I've been a little slower on this than my initial plan. Here's my WIP so far with the original sketch overlaid so the detail I haven't gotten in place in Photoshop yet is at least somewhat visible. Looking around, I've clearly got my work cut out for me between now and tomorrow.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/TonyS37/rhinoctopussy_WIP.jpg

Arteater, I really like it so far. It's a shark, a cat(?) and what else?

Michael Morisse, I just got that the bear body was growing out of the chicken's neck. Previously, I thought the chicken body was big, chickeny thighs. Don't know what you might want to do about that, or, if I'm the only one who was confused, fixing it might not even be necessary. Now that I see the bear body coming out of the chicken's neck, though, I think it's hilarious. Great job.

Wazbot, I love it.

More work and more crits later. Apparently today there is such a thing as a free lunch!

[Michael Morisse]

More chicken
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/michaelmorisse/salberickencolorcopy.jpg

[Arteater]

haha,I was thinking a hamster seal shark :P nice work so far,I hope to see you get some more done.

Michael Morisse: wow , love the colors

[sojujoe]

Hello All, First time here but figured I'd join in the fun. Heres the early thumbs I made, went with the bottom monkey-spider-pigish one.

[Razorleaf]

Ghoulio .... I just love your finished piece. It is halarious hahaha. I think it is the added little penius and pee that make it that much more funny, of course the devilishly wide grin tops it off. hahahahaha :)

[Black Sun]

This is really cool! I'm working on mine, I should have it uploaded later tonight.

So, the creature is allowed to have only 1 head, or does it have to have 3? That's something I'm a little confused about. The original has 3 and I wanted to be sure.

[Izer]

WIP, I mite not finish on time, It;s almost 10pm. BG I mite have to scrap and just throw some colors down.

Low res version 900.

[Black Sun]

I went ahead and just did one head, since most everyone else did.

It's a kangaroo/llama/owl combo.

This is just a real quick line 'n flat color, I'll do a lot more with this over the next 24 hours.

[dadoalmeida]

Faelice: Yeah COW´s are great ways to improve drawing in a fun way. Keep praticing.
Maybe I´m too late to advice you, but I really think you need (all we need) to look at references when drawing. Man, it can sound an obvious advice, but most of artist (I´m one) refuse to use photos because it looks like cheating. But isn´t!

Try to search a good photo for each animal you´ve to incorporate in the Chimera and copy it. Then, draw you own. It´ll help you to elaborate the volumes, anatomy, and characteristics of the animals. I think you have to push more of each creature in the actuall concept, because it doesn´t looks "bizzare" yet.

So. That´s it. Keep drawing.

There´s a lot of great entries, but I´ll point Michael Morisse, Arteater and Benu ones. Really dig that ones already.

Mine it´s simple "The Most Dangerous Creet in the World". :-p
Got a bad flu today and it gives a perfect idea for a Chimera.

http://amonsteria.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/cow15_comicalchimera_teasertrailler.jpg

[SephyCloneNo15]

Don't think I'm going to get much farther than this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/TonyS37/rhinoctopussyfinal.jpg

[volscalkur]

Lots of good work on this one!
Keep up the awesome art everyone!

Here is how my flatulent "ger-octa-guin" is coming-Hoped to be farther along by this time... It's got a long way to go and I have work in the morning- gonna do my best to finish on time though!
I'm getting a little better and more confident painting in Photoshop- hopefully speed will come later! :)

[♦♦Jackdaw♦♦]

Here's mine. Sorry to all who have one or more of the same animal as part of thier combo. Shoulda checked beforehand.

Chickhuahua...Crab.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=688214&stc=1&d=1244036888

[Michael Jaecks]

Hey guys!

Just a reminder... today is the deadline for entries which means the poll goes up tomorrow morning at about 10 am central US time...

Some funny stuff this round, very cool. For the next round I'm looking to takes us back to the realms of darkness... bwahahahahaha....

[Jushra]

Figure I should post a WIP of my entry, so here is ... the Rhinoctopus (with some dog). It is a diver's best and worst friend.

http://jushra.com/images/competitions/COW/20090603_rhinoctopus_wip.jpg