Team Chow II: Ken-Do-Pu-En-Ds

[AmbientSounds]

working now, though not in a position to update since I'm coloring on my lappytoppy and the wifi at this school is ridiculously blippy. Hopefully by the time I get off work and go home I'll have something useful finished. :teeth:

sepu. looking fantastic, I'd soil myself if she were angry at me. I like the touch with the asymmetric texturing going on with her chest, it's interesting but not in a distracting way.

[SMILEFACE]

ALL YALL TALK FUNNY an IZ LIKES IT HAHA GERRRREAT WERKS YALL!

[vardoburrito]

:teeth:
Seps:
(necro-popcorn-muncher)
-That's a classic Sepu character. That one is coming smoothly in your end. No hassles. Sweeeet.
-I love the details. I've never seen sunflower niplays before.
-Bare feet with long nails is my input. Raw.

(anito take)
- I like those patterns a lot!
- I like the (wait .... Egypt? Just like that?) I like the wobbly legs you put on it too.
- The eyes with the patterns create a nice connections.

[I'm going to have to take out the background anitos.
They are very strict with the rules.]



[George has fallen out of range again and there's no reception in that well. Send a telegram brother. Just attach it on that clever looking rat reading a paper behind you.] :)


Update later at midnight Ozzie time. 14hrs. When Vampire (I'm Vampire) roams.

edit: Hallo B. :teeth:

[sepu]

:)
dwardo, that nipple-brest ornament is my very old idea, cannot find now the particular picture where I have done it before, but it was like 5 years ago :) the one I'm talking about was done in the shape of chaos arrows.

simply fat feet with bit too long toe nails are ideal idea to balance this character, thank you.
http://images.google.com/images?client=opera&rls=en&q=fat%20feet&sourceid=opera&oe=utf-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi


shame you have to loose those guys from the background. single anito look... too single :P

[vardoburrito]

so chaos arrows are shaped like sunflower petals. Sweeet.
I just noticed, she's orange nipples. wooo! That's a good start to the arvo indeed. :teeth:

-I like the lined feathers
-Hairy knee perhaps, just a short bit running along the shin bone.
-Or bright white shin bones sticking out like spikes on the shin bone
I like where you're going with it though, very much!

i don't get how some people can chew on this.
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ughhh .... back to work.

[Muscari]

this place is looking great. that golden guy is looking delicious <3

good luck!

[vshen]

Wow Sepu Looking way awesome!!!! I love it.

[vardoburrito]

buahahaha, he breathes. Hallo vshen!

Thank you Muscari. I put my vote down for the golden demigod too!

[Sirkenneth]

Hey everyone!
Still working on the gold knight. Pushing forward. I am going to do a quick color and enviro on the evil human also...
everything looks good. Are we getting ready for some group photos?

Grandmassa Mr. Spect-Thanks man!

Muscari-Thanks for the kind comments!

[vardoburrito]

That's lookin good Kenneth.
Is that smoke in the bg and some fallen dudes?

I'm still bouncing this one around. I can't get the shadows right, and it's still looking pasted on to the background. My eyes are so noob to lighting. Gaaaah! I might just add some more silhouettes (weapons) it looks to clean.
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Please dot point if you see anything KDPED.

In terms of group shot, the good anito is ready. Not the minos.

[vardoburrito]

..... d.post

[vshen]

Sirkenneth: looking great there buddy, love that shiny gold!
dwardo: I like the view on that and shadows are getting there, maybe just a little bit darker around the edges of the hoofs should help settle it in it's environment.

[vardoburrito]

muahahaha, thanks George. I'll git right on et. (New Zealand accent)

[sepu]

enough! no more. I have enough of this one. will finish now good battlemag and try to choose few wip's to make compilation(I'm saving every little change, I have like 30-40 wip files)

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/7474/necro5124611.jpg

[vardoburrito]

buahahahaha! whooooo! that's so noiyce Sarah! hahahaha, make some more please. :P
Cool cool, you've just energised me that much moar. <3<3<3

[vardoburrito]

This post (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2405086&postcount=264) is so sweet. :teeth: :P

They're near complete right Sarah? oh man. mwah mwah. Time for the rest of us to catcher uppers. Yea!

[AmbientSounds]

whew =P We're gonna make it

[vardoburrito]

Still bouncing around with the mino hands. I can't seem to come up with something cool. I'll probably just end up giving them weapons. I just really wanted them to be cold blooded fighters. Both good and bad.

-1st mino (Goodu): I got the shadow to look grounding, thanks vshen
-2nd mino (Badu): It looks like it's doing a comedy act with those legs. I'm not sure if I got the pose right.
(It's suppose to be charging Kenneth's. Right at the time they were burning the village. :)
-Anito-u: I have to populate that background. I'll transfer some of Sarah's ideas into it. Thank you Sarah! :teeth:

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Who ever needs to know how to do them twisting horns. Start with a square line base and keep building up with just lined squares. Then you connect each corner to corner. It's all in the shading/lighting there after.

Anyone who needs to bounce more ideas. Post 'em up.
edit: <3<3<3 Let's kick it up a notch Team KDPED eh!

[sepu]

know this one?
http://icanhascheezburger.com/page/2/
my everlasting source of happiness..
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/funny-pictures-tiny-bird-is-fierce.jpg

[vardoburrito]

Hahahaha!
[Cats always use me as their signal post. Little gits! G'nighters.]

[vshen]

Starting on the final for the good demigod, but may make some design changes on the way.

dwardo cool looking bad mino man! just make the weapon way bigger! Shadows on good mino's feet are grounded now. well done man.

[vardoburrito]

:teeth: Nice vshehn, just remember that your demigod will be fighting 3 minos (i hope)
at the last stage of this game. So give it all the bells and whistles of
a hard-to-beat character. :teeth:

edit 2: I totally forgot it's Wednesday already. I thought it was yesterday still. :teeth: :P

[vshen]

Okay guys this is what I've done today. I'm gonna stop now and get started on some client work. Still some detailing and some minor design work. Also I gotta figure out a proper background for this.
I will work on the baddie sometime tomorrow along with this one, so I will update then.

[vardoburrito]

vshen: I like it. And I like that the good and bad are as nastyl looking as each other. hahahaha.
I pulled back the back leg, but kinda looks like a hero pose.
See what you reckon.
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What can I do to this. The floor shadow, ugh! is hurting me again.
Top right is an arrow - Does it look like it is one?
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Character descriptions.
Framing.
What else what else.
Keep your mind open for those too.

Diggity!

[sepu]

working working working
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6003/teamkdpedminotaurtwin2r.jpg
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6347/necrocompilation.jpg
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8135/beforeafterr.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1905/teamchow4ccopycopy.jpg

[Sirkenneth]

awesome guys! Keep posting! I think we are getting close!

Here is (finally) an update on the evil human! Thought I would throw it into the mix!

[vardoburrito]

:teeth:
sepu: oh goodness, thank you so much. It definitely feels like he's running now, but, I kind of
wanted to keep that 'I'm about to stumble' posture to it also.
I was trying to get the right leg/foot look like it's about to give way, and he falls face first. buahahaha

The shadow direction. Brilliant!
Thank you sepu! :teeth:

I assure yous he will get hands. But the background feels hot???
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vshen, SirKenneth, AmbientSounds - no dramas right?
[I need a bit of rest, flu is trying to get in despite all the extra pills] :P

*backflips*

[vardoburrito]

(I didn't noticed you posted before I Ken).

I like it! (Is that a hand falling on his left background? lol)
I hate losing the initial raw look/feel of the traditionals when working in digital, but this one still has the rough textures, I like it.

-perhaps spin one of those chains around relative to the length and the direction
of which he came from, 'cause I keep thinking he's chained down outside the main gate or something.

Lookin good KDPED.
I'll sarcrifice three jam donu - actually, four, four jam donuts for you guys n gals. You're welcome, I like making yous happy. :P

[vardoburrito]

*Sarah lounging and feet up*
Would you like a donut to go along that wine and cheese? :teeth:
Geeze your toes are big. :P

[vardoburrito]

My bad anito. Controlling the mino/deer type of beings on earth.
Location: The 6th sense.

The good anitos have to be visualised by the humans so they must appear, as they do.

A bit clownish, but eh, clowns scare the shit out of me man.

[SMILEFACE]

TEAR IT UP GO GO GO!!!!!!!WHHOOOOOOOO YEAH rrrRRRRROCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!

[vshen]

dwardo I pulled back the leg just like you did on mine but I only pulled it back just a tad.... I kinda wanna make him have sort a wide stance.

Here is what I have done so far, didn't to do a baddie but I'll try to squeeze a an hour or two on him later. Just a bit of detailing and working on the background a bit.

[vardoburrito]

edit:
-double lower legs. [he'll be a bitch to double leg take down].
-and an easy going grin.
-I love the bulge sticking out of the side of his chest.
-your texture and details always sick. [I really have to do more studies]
Good stuff!
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I think the stitches around his groin is scary weird. lol. Like it's been collecting hide
and making itself fashionable.

I wonder what it would look like without a mandible?
Or a hump back.

I'll play and post if anything arises.




How large is everyone's canvas size?
I'm only at 16cm by 24cm @ 300.

[vardoburrito]

It's ok Lindsay, it's just a hotdog, you can always go buy another one.
It's not your fault you've got two left feet with little toes.



The battle drums are getting louder and I can hear the fire cracklin.
Don't nobody forget the bbq sauce.

[sepu]

vshen - didn't said nothing until now about your guy because I just love every single thing on him. got the feeling you are doing it just right. no problems there. just brilliant. anatomy is killing, pose idea is kool, colors and lighting are just awesome and details are yummy. I cannot bring myself even to try to mess this guy with my humble bamboo.

[vardoburrito]

*puts sepu in a headlock*
Why not, just play around with it in secret, George won't know.
Plus I like the weird silouhettes you come up with yourself.
Just looking through your galleries I want to 3D model a few of them and make them
do battle in a vat of warm bread dough.

[sepu]

dwardo - finish bad anitos please..

do we realise that deadline is just like right behind nearest corner?

[vardoburrito]

I do, I realise.
It's around the corner like a pikachu, n my hand trembles while I'm Photoshopping.

We've 4 + 15hr left - 5 days for Kenneth and Lindsa ... wait, that's right, no?

Anito I'm still stuck on, I don't have any evil ideas at the moment. o.0
I was thinking of making them look like porcelain dolls but I've never done that kind of rendering before.
I wanted to do cloth studies, but man, no time. headaches headaches.

[Collywobbles]

Wow, the last update looks good. Do it!

[vardoburrito]

Thank you GMS: The last mile mate o.0 ohohohohoho .. I'm cramping up. hahaha.
Thank you Colly: :teeth: I still reckon you and Tandy can still come up with something this last couple of days. There's black and white option, it doesn't have to be in colour.

Speaking of black and white, I really wanted to revisit the first two pale characters
I posted up. More specifically the little anito with a mask/hat.
I need to know what's inside that mask. :)

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Still fumbling with the minotaurs, which reminds me, thank you Sarah for correcting the hooves, I was drawing them like a camel. gaaaah!

[secret_science]

Something about all that negative space and those two creepy fuckers really gets to me. :S:dead:

[vardoburrito]

:teeth: secret science: Are we talking about composition or they scare you?

I've been working on what's behind the mask/head gear. :)
[Quick nap before the grind]

[secret_science]

:as::ac::aa::ar::ae:

[vardoburrito]

buahahaha ... thanks mate :P that's the reaction I wanted.
I hope it creeps everyone out also. Although behind the mask isn't that scary.
I had fun doing it. :)

-I just have to repose the anito in front or behind it and then I'll show.

Else, this portrait ratio is really buggin his crow-bar/can-opener.l
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[vshen]

sepu: Thanks for the kind words...... I don't know if you saw my previous posts but I really love the design of that dwarf witch, pose, colors it's awesome! the thing that catches me the most is the 'eyeless' design gives it that eerie feel.

dwardo: I'll take take consideration your suggestion of beefing up the legs, but I don't want to really do it that much, I kinda wanna give him a 'stealthy' feel.

Started on the baddie, this is all I've done today, had to do client work and answer emails and now I gotta go help a friend prepare for a party tomorrow.

He will have a more out of shape look than the goodie because I want him be sort of like a castaway or banished demigod that has all this anger and rage to the world. A bit of a gollum feel.

I don't think I can work on this till Sunday but if I can spare an hour or two tomorrow then I will.

[vardoburrito]

George, we're both 15 hours ahead of Kenneth and Lindsay - That's Tuesday at 3pm (Melbourne time and date) but
I'd like to upload everyone's work in the Final Burning (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=167193) at a comfortable time. As comfortable as we can stretch it. 5 hours. hahaha. :teeth:

Sir Kenneth and Lindsay, I hope everything's cool.
Finished some other illustrations that are for the end of the month
also, but will stay up scrambling on these.

Thank you Sarah for being on schedule. I'm scrambling to catch up and
I won't let you down. :) I need to finish this also, for me.

Please e-mail me your finals and character info @ the
highest resolution that you can upload, with as little pixelations.
Relax says Frank.

[sepu]

ok - where are bad ones and good ones of everybody? we should be deciding now how to present them, not how to start them..

as Im not good in all presentation stuff, I will leave it for anybody who is going to do it.
so here are just plain pictures. finals and wips.
over.
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/7474/necro5124611.jpg

[Sirkenneth]

Hey everbody! I am working away. Been busy with school. I am going to Have then done by the end of the weekend! Stay tuned!

[Sirkenneth]

Ok, here is another update on the gold knight. I think he is getting close. Also- I did a version like Sepu's. I like that presentation method. Its clean!

I will work more on the evil human next...

[sepu]

Where Are We Team?

[vshen]

how long have we got left?

[sepu]

like.. one day? no chance we will make it with one post a day and no updates for this whole day. I wonder what is happening??

[vshen]

I can try to finish my baddie today, but that isn't a guarantee. I though we had 2 days left. I will just present the way sepu suggested finished or not. Did we make a final agreement for the final size?

[sepu]

almost nothing is decided, finished or presented until now.

I see you guys like this idea of background - that is fast way to make same type of background for anything that will be finished.

I know that we are from different time zones, but that is not excluding us from possibility to do ANYTHING while we are awake. Why there is NOTHIG happening for more than 20 hours in this thread? no explanations either. just brilliant.

MOVE IT MOVE IT MOVE IT!!!!!!!

[vardoburrito]

vshen: Monday midnight for you and I. No later.


If everyone can post their finished pieces 5 hrs before the deadline.
I'll pick them up and put them into some frames.

Size wise, email me your largest version. 2:3 ratio.
Sepu uploaded a 632pixel wide portraits.

sepu: I still think you should fill up that ribcage gap for your good dwarf.
It looks like she has no rib cage from that angle. Else everything is sweet sweet.

Kenneth, Lindsay and I are all scrambling ... but we'll get there.
Too close for some, so sorry Sarah.

[Sirkenneth]

Hey there! I am home from work and what not. We got plenty of time. I will get the evil human to 90% and then polish them off tomorrow! No worries!

edit-ALSO I will just skip the background shit and follow Sepu's lead. its about the Characters not the enviro!

[vardoburrito]

Cool cool Kenneth. Sepu's backdrops it is.

Character descriptions. Please don't forget this one also.
Email it to me, as I might get lost in the last few hours submitting.
5. You must submit a paragraph about each character. Do a short write up for each character you create. I want to see some interesting, stereotype-breaking stuff here, folks!

[Sirkenneth]

Dwardo- its seems that because we are all under a crunch it would make the most sense. Its quick.
I will work on a paragraph! it WILL kind of be stereo type breaking... Ill post something tomorrow. Here is the evil human- moving along nicely. Sorry for the low qual. Its easier to just take a screenshot and post it.

[vardoburrito]

That one is coming along nicely Kenneth. Huzzah for the green lits.

And I just got to say: I hate colour right about now. gaaaah - Besides not
having a solid foundation yet, I don't have a workflow in Photoshop.
I'm so embarrassed - If anyone can give me a hand, I'll be your best mate forever. :)

Anyhoot.
Still pluggin along with these pieces. The good anito is finished. I'm done colour burning and experimenting with glows. No more glows for the next 6 months.
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No matter if it's human or made up, the hands the faces kick me in the coconuts all de time.
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The evil Anito uuuu .... the location has yet to show itself, else it'll be the shortcut.
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[Sirkenneth]

Dwardo! NIce work! They are all moving along well. Ide say the red fella is about finished. It would be interesting to play with the opacity of his layer- see if you can make parts of hi,m transparent. MY only idea. The big muscly minotaur is ace. I really like it. Throw some texture in, tweak the background and its done. Other one as well.
This other creature...I like the really odd thing on the left. We should use that and just blaze through.
I hope to be home early tonight to really just get these finished. I will help on those if I get the chance!

[vshen]

I'll give a good go on finishing everything by midnight or earlier. It's going to be one interesting day mixing this up with other work. Wish me luck!

[vardoburrito]

"If it's before 12midnight, August 31st anywhere in the world, it will still be accepted"

vshen: That's Tuesday 3pm for us George.

So I can give you until 12noon, but that leaves no room for error, so, only if we really need it.
I just have to get my head on straight as to post them appropriately.

sepu: Please send or post your character write up. Prease, prease, prease. Cherry on top. :teeth:

[vshen]

dwardo: so 12 noon tomorrow?

[vardoburrito]

The group pretty much worked like a secret society (freelancers) made up of different cells.
The occasional Internet connection each member actioned was to update the collective thread.
After this CHOW II, one wonders whether this secret society will ever collaborate again.


Sepu: Guidance councillor & First place getter.
-Checked on the rules and enforced the rules, like a witch from the east.
-Finished first with her characters. Woohoo!
-Strict disciplinarian. She drops the bomb and they exploded next to our ears n eyes mightily.
-She has alien eyes. Googley. :)

AmbientSounds: Future animator, poet, mechanical engineer. A sleeping tiger, scratching panda.
-The deep set gaze holds within funny ideas and quick wit.
-Has a fawdness for fauns. Diggity!
-She could rule the world if she wasn't so easily distracted.

SirKenneth: Rock and Roller.
-Founding member of Team Ken-Do-Pu-En-Ds
-Brought about rule with his 4 Ws.
-Star gazer and rendering machine.
-He eats bears in the wilderness.

vshen: Render artist. Light and Magic.
-Has a MAC BOOK Pro that loses Internet connection occasionally.
-His mobile phone loses connectivity sometimes.
-Busy schedules eat up most of his brain.

dwardo: Spammer
-Presses the send email button too early
-sends random dandom messages that hardly makes sense and it's always, always, full of
grammatical, spelling and punctuation mistakes. Always.






-The End





This message was brought to you by '-'
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In order of appearance
Sepu
AmbientSounds
SirKenneth
vshen
dwardo

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[vardoburrito]

12 noon ... but I warn you, I could be groggy. hahahaha. 12 noon! :)

[Sirkenneth]

Ok, I am posting what I would like to believe are the finals for the two characters. Again-the actual image is better qual. and I e-mailed those to Dwardo already.

Tavarian Knight
Tavarian's are known for their aggressive society. An Empire constructed on war and domination. As the civilization grows in power they push into new realms, facing new foes and bartering only in blood. Yet the slash of a sword has little effect on creatures of magic. In this new land the Tavarian Empire must deal with a horrible sorcery and watch as their fellow knights transform into the very creatures they seek to destroy. They find few allies outside of the Gods. When facing the Minotaurs they can only hope a God may hear their screams.

Do I do a write up on the evil one too??

Dwardo- I wasnt kidding- add leader extraordinaire to your role because we would be nowhere with out your dedication!

Lets wrap this thing up!

[vardoburrito]

Wooo!

Sweet, one more down, 3 to go. Tis George, Linds and I left.

Sweet job Kenneth.
Though I see bubbles on those straight lines? On purpose?
If not, check 'spacing' settings on that brush, or you could click and click with the mouse for straight lines.

Thank you for that description Kenneth, and yes please, one for the evil side too, just in case.

Awesome stuff, yours and Sarah's lighting and rendering I'm trying to reach. Inspired.

George should be off work in an hour or two, and Lindsay is sorting out her courses at the moment, but we're on the wagon and it should get there, no probs.

:)

[vardoburrito]

We were kernels on a cob. Who's to say the first was leading the other side. :D :P
[hahaha ... I kill myself]

[vardoburrito]

Clarify *with Oprah voice*


I'm trying to think, but I can't. lol
Please answer the following for your characters. Prease prease.


PLEASE SELECT ONE OF EACH CATEGORY FOR EACH CHARACTER.
Gender: Male / Female
Race: Human / Elf / Half-Elf / Dwarf / Orc - (and anything else you can think of!)
Class: Fighter (Barbarians, Knights, Dark Knights, Brawlers, etc) / Thief (Assasins, Rogues, etc)/ Spell Caster (Wizards, Sorcerers, Druids, etc) / Healer (Priest, Cleric, White Mage, Medic, etc) - (feel free to make up something for this, too)

Alignment: Good / Evil (please do both for each character)

YES, THESE LOOK LIKE STEREOTYPES. IT IS YOUR JOB TO BREAK THEM. I want to see some really interesting, kick ass stuff!


edit: additionally as per the brief.
6. Also include the descriptive paragraphs for each of your characters.




Please post larger versions if you want people to see the details.
Cheers Kenneth.

[sepu]

good/female/half-dwarf/mountain animal healer
bad/female/half-dwarf/wastelands diesase spreader

due to error in production - do not have bigger versions.

due to bad ass all time low mood - feel free to make any character descriptions.

see ya.

[vardoburrito]

sepu: hahaha, are you serious Sarah?
Alright, I'll try and come up with something.
Sorry again for making you nerve like this. All the best girl.

George and I usually leave things to the wire, it feels like Uni again. behehe.

Kenneth: Just re-reading your description, I guess the evil description is there
also. So you're all cool too. Cheers bratha.


[Let's just hope the story of this game makes total sense] ohhohohohoho

[Sirkenneth]

Ok, some update. Tweaked the texture a bit. Thanks to some good advice from the D.

Dwardo- if thats not enough on the bad side then I will add more. I like writing!

I am also going to post some more anito fun stuffs!

[vardoburrito]

Boss! ... and yes do write more, come up with something stupid clever. :teeth: :P

And that advice was from my master Z also known as C. He's boss too.

[Sirkenneth]

Ok, well does the race "Tavarian" sound cool? It wasnt really thought out. Just spur of the moment. Sounds kinda imperialistic.
I also want to know who's team all the characers are on. Tavarians have the demi gods right? Does the good minotaur fight for the knights? How about the dwarfs? The anitos?

Gender: Male
Race: Tavarian
Class: Warrior
Alignment: Good

Tavarian Knight
Tavarian's are known for their aggressive expansion.
An Empire constructed on war and domination.As
the civilization grows in power they push into new
realms, facing new foes and bartering only in blood.
Once the Tavarian's gain control they rule through
order and prompt justice. The communities flourish
and fuel the ever growing empire. The saying of the
Military leaders is "Through war we make peace"

Gender: Male
Race: Tavarian/Minotaur
Class: Warrior
Alignment: Evil
These creatures, once strong Tavarian leaders and
soldiers pose a great threat to the Empire. It is
believed that a rogue dwarf witch helps the Minotaurs
enslave them. They fall ill or disappear for a time
Usually cowering in the bowels of the fortresses as
they transform into the abominations. The creatures
develop a feverish craving for Tavarian flesh (much like
the Minotaurs) and hunt their friends and family in
the night. The attacks have the entire Empire cowering
in fear and calling on the Gods and Spirits for help.

This is sounding more like a story and not a character write up... But I tried to make the Tavarian Empire sound more good....

Here is the little update thing on the anito--- idk... feedback!

[vardoburrito]

:teeth: I can go for that one. I like it.
I see this evil anito as it is when it tries to get into the 'Real' world.
Hence it likes to stay in the mind. [My mind] o.0

-I really wanted to keep that eye-ball in the skull, but I'll see if I can scramble to that stage. Else that is lookin sweet. Muahahahaha.
And yea man, check out that spacing setting - just hit 'F5' (I'm pretty sure CS2 has it).

Thank you so much Kenneth. Mate, you're a farken rock. :)

[vardoburrito]

Phoa, I just noticed the hair. :teeth: Yes, that's what I want.

[vardoburrito]

Phoa, I just noticed the hair. :teeth: Yes, that's what I want.

[vardoburrito]

Sarah, Lindsay, George and Kenneth - :teeth: - we're nearly there! woohooo!

[Sirkenneth]

KK, I am glad its working for you-I will put the eye back in the head part. I thought of it as more of a mask-but this that looked cool too! I tried to give a ghost like feel. I will add some symbols around it- like the good one. Also do the background trick as trademarked by our good Sepu! Ill keep you updated!

[vardoburrito]

Oh yea, that's true. I'll do those, which reminds me,
If you've got some with backgrounds, you can upload send those over too - fark I forgot.

I can group them for a compilation board/piece, as Daestwen suggested that I put up the group shot of the anitos also.

edit: I hate doing hands. Why, must, you, be, so, ges, tu, ral.

[vardoburrito]

The Good anito is cool with the humans, but not necessarily with them. He keeps grudges.

The anitos started the whole thing. The goods anitos are with the humans.
And the bad is with the triplette minotaurs and necro-dwarfs - Sarah said we could write up her characters.


The demigod are just as corruptible as humans. :teeth:

[Sirkenneth]

Here is an update on the evil Anito. Feedback! lame qual. again because its a screenshot. Deal!

I like the line up you made. So lets lay it out


Good- Tavarians
Demi God
Dwarf lady
~ Good Anito
~ rebel Minotaur

Bad- Minotaur race
Mutated tavarians
dwarf witch
bad anito
angry Demi God

Tavarians are done, Dwarfs are done
Anitos are 90% Minotaurs 90%
DemiGod?? 80% 90% we are NEARLY there!!

[AmbientSounds]

got that class out of here, tryna bust out a villain asap. If I do not make the deadline you guys want, I will apologize over and over and over as many times as necessary, but do not miss the deadline because of me. I know there will be enough characters either way. *RUNS to go and crank some stuff out, will be in touch shortly*

[AmbientSounds]

AGH. I still haven't got arms on the good one (dwardo, if you have time, I will take you up on your offer. I just couldn't send it thru email. I'm busting out an evil as we speak, it finally emptied out in this lab room ) ONLY if you're done with yours, otherwise I'll come back to it.

I had to upload it as a gif, trying to send it as big as I could so it was still workable. my f*cking head is about to fall off, ha.

[Sirkenneth]

Ambient! You are alive! We dont want you stressing too badly-we made an extra character just in case any of us got too busy! We dont want anyone blowing a gasket!

here is another update on the anito in better quality.

[vardoburrito]

Quick reply: The system cable network and phone line is playing around on me.
I lost connection for 20 minutes. I might have to drive on out to my brothers.

If you don't hear from me, I'll be looking for a free wi-fi to connect to.
But I won't have PS so I'll have to finish this off first before I go hunting.
There is no just God. :P

I'll see if I can bust a groove on that faun Lindsay. [Pretty hot] - Mino first.
I'm still a bit shocked at the timing of this glitch.


Kenneth: That anito is what you see, and I like it.
The original .psd, you did know the layers were opacity controlled right?

[*press send before I lose connection*]

If I don't come back on soon. I'll give myself another 3 hrs till next contact.
1.5hrs to spare.




Looking good ...

[vshen]

will be posting some final stuff soon guys and will do some character descriptions.

[vardoburrito]

That is looking nice man.
Let's just pretend this imaginary game will be directed with different styles.
Like how some films are multiple director listed.

And yes, no gasket explosions, unless we're talkin 'bout farts. yes yes.

[vardoburrito]

That's good news, but I don't really appreciate it yet 'cause I'm hopped up on coffee.
I don't drink coffee, but I felt this was an exception.

George 12 noon. I'll meet you here. :teeth:
If you got no time, send over some high res, and I'll crack the Wacom on it if I can. :)

Somebody make that horse go faster.

[AmbientSounds]

Thanks kenneth, I'm trying not to bust anymore gaskets, that's just been how this week is going. I should have finished last week and avoided this mess.

Still trying, lots of people coming in and making me actually have to do my job, we'll see, we'll see....

[AmbientSounds]

this is text.

[vardoburrito]

:teeth:
Stretch them thighs longer.
I hope the migraine isn't killin you.
If you're seeing double Linds, please take care of yourself first K.

40% on the hands - gaah - This fuken perspective sucks!. [Why fight me, why?]

[AmbientSounds]

I'm getting to the point where I feel like curling up under the mattress and sleeping that way, but then when I have to run to puke it makes it harder to get up quickly when there's something heavy on top of you.

I'm throwing in the towel in a serious kind of way, I'm really sorry I didn't just finish this last week before my health took a walk among other things. Really sorry

[Sirkenneth]

You are a trooper Ambient! Geez! Dont worry about it though-we got you covered! Repair your poor body!

[vardoburrito]

Get your rest girl, you got to take cared of yourself. Please.
[n I still reckon it's your addiction to coffee, can't sleep, brain too fast].
But eh, once a nerd always a nerd. :teeth: :P

Just add water. :teeth:

[vshen]

What was the final size for submission again?

[vardoburrito]

vshen : email me your largest size.
If you've got a spare frame template from the graphic days, I wouldn't mind using it.

I'll grab them all, compile and post.
I just got to make sure I don't fuck up and that I'm a awake.
Awake is the keyword.

[vardoburrito]

It's a 2:3 format right?
I'd hate to crop the wrong parts off.

[vardoburrito]

Alaskan time. :teeth: :P

I'mma test this rule
"Deadline is 11:59 pm on Monday Evening, August 31st, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. Which means if it is a minute to midnight in the world somewhere, you are still good."

And use the Alaskan timezone.
We would still have 5 more hours at the time of this post.

[vshen]

Here is the final version of the bad demigod. I'll email dwardo a larger version of the final two pieces.
Still got to do a description.

[vardoburrito]

Nice!
I like it!

I'm getting close to wrapping up the hands - Looks like I'm the last one.

[vshen]

Here is a composite if the two.

[vardoburrito]

Is template in Photoshop George?
Please send over.
I'm really falling asleep mate.

[vshen]

Sent it already. I don't really have any old templates man... I just sent you the one that I used for this.

[vardoburrito]

Sweet. Ace for the template George ... my head is freaking spinning. o.0

Where is Kenneth with the final Bad Anito?

[Sirkenneth]

Gah I was at the gym! Thought I sent it. Apparently the file was flatted. Thats what I get for trying to post something in high quality- I accidentally flatten that shit. Oh well. Hope it all went through... I am taking a shower. Be back in 15.
Oh and vshen-those Gods look "Sweet as" ahahhaha! Awesome job!!!

[vshen]

Really having trouble with character descriptions at the moment. Client work is really distracting me a lot. Can someone suggest how I can start it off?

[Sirkenneth]

George I would just follow what I posted earlier. The demi god is called in by the tavarians to help fight lalalala. The tavarians do bad things and the evil demi God punishes them lalalala . Doesnt have to be too crazy. Make up some simple mythology. I would make them Gods of combat and dark magic... eh??

[vardoburrito]

I'm drawing a blank too George, I have to do one for the anito and dwarfs.
Check out the Burning thread (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=167193)

Last few steps.

[vardoburrito]

767523
:teeth:
I wanted to fix up my anito descriptions, but everyone was crashing the servers. :P

I swear, I did not mean to be squashed by giants.
Team KDPED (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2415064&postcount=23)

<3
<3
<3
<3
That was definitely an intense 4 weeks.
I learnt alot, and I hope everyone has learnt a thing or two.

<3 Thank you Sarah <3
<3 Thank you Lindsay <3
<3 Thank You George <3
<3 Thank you Kenneth <3
<3 Thank you to ALL the TEAMS <3
Motivating! hmmmmm!

Hello sleep. I miss you soooo much. Let's make lurve. :teeth: :P

Will update some last few things and I'm gonna go take a dive
and fight some sharks.





Thank you everyone for making this an intense 4 weeks.
Thank you Z for those last minute lookin out. Really appreciated mate.

[Sirkenneth]

Thanks everyone! I think we did pretty well! Get some rest everyone!! Congrats on getting to the finish!

[vardoburrito]

No drawing - or maybe just fantasy related - for the next 4 months. This was a total challenge on my end.



I'd love some feedback on what we could've done better.
I enjoyed the idea sharing and bouncing of ideas.
Sarah, Kenneth and Lindsay, thank you for brainstorming along - George was really busy?

The next time around, I'd like for all of us to have developed a more concrete level
of digital workflow and we share those also. I can browse the tutorials and read
the how to guides, but somehow, interacting with other artists at the same time and process, makes it that much more appealing, at least for me.


Self conclusions:
-I need to find out where to place the soft and hard edges.
-My first ever focused black and white - comicky - pose. I'm happy, but that hair was a bitch.
-The hands for Minotaur-ED is too small - I was staring at it for too long.
-The good anito needs some life. It's not as weird as I wanted it, now that I look at it a second time around.
Kenneth, thanks for taking on that last character in the last hours mate. Awesome.
There's a really soft feel that I like on it - misty and grain feel - I like it.
PS. You voted for our team .. lol ... can you do that? :P


Thoughts on our Final post:
-The image sizes I left them as everyone gave me, I didn't want to enlarge or lose any detail on any of them that I
couldn't control - Hence my suggestion for the largest size - as I didn't know how big I wanted my image presented. If I shrunk it down to sepu's resolution, I lose some feel that I thought I needed on my one.
-I forgot to bold out the anito text and add labels.
-I tanked on vshen's character info - You didn't send me the info
-I didn't know what to write about your characters sepu - but I hope it's ok.
-that orange paper could be changed - [me colour theory isn't there, yet!]



I would really love your inputs and thoughts. :) email or post here.
Otherwise, get that rest, keep on trucking and don't forget to eat.



*I'm under the impression that as human beings, we need more than 4 hours of sleep everyday.

*Lindsay :teeth: you didn't get to finish, but I'd still team with you the next time around - for whatever collab - in wherever Universe.
You've so many little ideas that you've SHARED with me that I would love to realise with.

*Kenneth - Good luck on those studies and commissions. Get cracking bratha - and seriously 30 mile bike ride will eat up your knee joints. But I'm definitely interested in the diet that's keeping it goin. I think I'm losing my left knee,
and the right elbow [I'm right handed] is getting withered. I think I'll
have to train my left hand now. hehe.

*Sarah - Your taste and ideas I totally dig. Keep them studies up.
I'm always up for faces and hand study collabs, 'cause looking at my characters, ugh, I'm about to puke.

*George - Busy is good, busy is always good. Fact. :teeth:

[sepu]

well..

my personal life just got a bit sorted so I can say something about all this team chow experience.

I really loved working together and getting sugestions, but as I'm honest person(or you can use word for female dog here) I have to say that if we have 1 month(30 days) to do something it means we should not just try to make plan on the beginning, but to keep it from the beginning.

next time this would be the thing to concentrate mostly. timing, working schedule, keeping an eye on the ball.

as vshen destroyed me personally with style, colors and details, everybody done something that would be usefull next time.

dwardo - you just pissed me off, honestly, with this slappy attention of yours, giving advice to everybody, even on other teams threads, and complaining that you do not have time in one month to finish simple anito, playing with it from the beginning without making real progress.. I love this diferent style of yours, and will like to colab but *kick in the ass* move this lazy part of yours man, I mean, seriously..
you have to concentrate on productivness and keeping time. sketch more, and stop reading thru tutorials, playing with brushes, livestreaming and stuff, this gives you illusion of doing something. wrong illusion.
be productive!

from kenneth and ambient I did not saw much, but really would like to, so you guys do same - try to be more productive. I know that there are busy times, I have one myself - belive me, very busy and stressing - but theres ways to get in one month regularly a little time to do some sketching, feeling.. or maybe it is just me getting used to one-week-competitions kind of work time. I strongly advice You to try to do something like that - just to train ability to draw to deadlines. does not matter how good/bad, but even if it is great, if you cannot finish it on time - what all that greatness matters?


finally, not being a bitch anymore :P
I was very happy to be part of a team, working sharing and .. well that was my first colaborating in arts so it was really productive for me. to see others opinions and to work things together.

we can keep this thread to do all this collab work we all mention from time to time. just until we will find other place on this forum for such thing.

edit:
something done to relax from fat ladies, just after deadline of tchow.
enjoy, bon apetite->
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6333/czerwonyogrodcopy.jpg

[vardoburrito]

buahahaha, nice ....

"giving advice to everybody, even other teams" :) I seriously can't stop. I can't help myself, but definitely, next time around.
It just felt like, for me, that was one way to help you guys open up. I don't know if I sent too much email or notes, but that's
what I felt had to make this team move. I didn't want just sharing of ideas, I wanted sharing of processes.
The lack of email responses on some key questions really pulled me down.
Some were answered, but I guess some were lost in all my text. [Better communication lines ... email won't work the next time around].

Next time around, I'll make sure I have more to bring - processesing wise - to the table, to make it more seamless for everyone.
I knew Kenneth was just starting with digital.

Commenting on other teams. I just had to. Snootchy gave me that brilliant challenge for the minotaur to be running full boar
towards the camera, and deastwen 'cause she's juggling things for others' benefit. I don't know how many pms I sent but that really meant a lot, to me.



It wasn't just a competition for me, which was the main goal here, but learning and growing with others, team mate or not team mate.



Reading tutorials and brushes and livestream :P - that was what I wanted from this group.
A sharing of the process. I've no certain process when it comes to digital.. But I've reasoned that we're all noobs at that stage, so we didn't
have much to share - but like I mentioned - next time around, I'll learn more to share with yous and I want you to do the same.
Our ideas are all unique, but I wanted a more studio feel between us members.

*Massages swollen ass* :teeth:
I still want to see you do hands and faces. buahahaha. you had so much time to when you finished.
edit: the hands on the necro is pretty sweet.

[Sirkenneth]

Well, Im not going to write much-ive got to get off to work.

I think things could have been much more streamlined. Having the team spread all over the world and no way of meeting on a messenger to really work out the kinks. Having a more level skill among the team too. I feel bad that I am not quite up to the challenge with my digital work.
Dwardo-your dedication was very important. It kept me wanting to get back to the forum and my wacom. Though you should always get a good 7 hours of sleep. Dont let silly stuff like this get in the way of your health!
sepu- I need to get better at the deadlines-thats for sure! Not having a solid process for the digi work has a hicup for me! Like dwardo said- it would be good for you to practice your drawing skills more. You render well, but your work will be stronger with a solid drawing.
Ambient- I know how busy life is, if you predict it then its a good idea to not get committed to anything. It was a bummer to have you drop out like that-but I am glad we had you covered.
Vshen-Also-if you will be too busy to commit then pick your battles.I am glad you pulled through though! I dont have any crits on your work-nice texture and designs.

I am out for a while. I have some serious work to get after. Stop by my sketchbook sometime!

Thanks everone!

[sepu]

Sirkenneth - you are absolutely right :) good solid traditional drawing study will be much of a help. Sadly I will have to wait little bit until my little one grows up and have more time to do something serious. but it is true. My drawing is very-lazy-counting-on-visuals-lightshow :)

what do you say - we can exchange - my familiaryty with tablet (I'm not using mouse to browse web/play games any more) for your familiarity with pencil..

packing packing. on friday flying to egypt.
I hope to see You ALL guys on conceptart weekly challenges when I will get internet back (a day, a week, a month?)
seriously.

[vshen]

Guys this was a definite eye opener for me. I don't really have any crits for you guys, I felt that you guys have put a lot of effort in this challenge and you did it in your owns ways.
My lack of posts is something I definitely want to improve in. I understand everyone is busy, so busy is not really the major factor for me although it does play it's part. I think this being my first team challenge really caught me by surprise.
I have entered challenges in other forums before but as an 'individual', so I didn't have any major obligations to do certain things. If I don't finish the work then fine it was my fault and I move on.
I was aware when I entered this challenge that it was going to be done as a team, but my state of mind at the early stages didn't really understand the responsibilities needed for the challenge. I was then lost and was overwhelmed by the sea of replies everyone was giving. I can only blame myself for that.
I never realized the amount of effort needed for such a challenge until I saw the other entries(I didn't really look at the other threads, I was already lost in our own thread!).
I was completely stunned about the amount effort done by most people. I am a complete noob with CHOW and COW challenges. There are entries that are completely stunning but what caught me more was the unified feel of some of the team that it felt like it was done by one person.
So guys I can only say is 'sorry' for the lack of team involvement from me and if we ever get back together for another challenge this is something I definitely want to improve on.
I am going to enter the weekly CHOW and COW challenges to better aware myself of the quality I need to put out for these challenges.
I do hope to keep in touch with you guys either on this thread or in other threads.
Great work from all of you guys.

Dwardo - Thanks for keeping me aware of everything that is going on specially at the beginning stages because if you didn't I would have dropped out early in the challenge.

Sirkenneth - I really like your drawing skills, never lose sight of your traditional background in your journey to digital.

sepu - I really like the imagination that comes out of your head. Keep up the great work. That dwarf witch is such a beautiful piece.

Ambient - sorry to hear you drop out. Really liked the progress on yourfaun. Hope to see in more challenges.

Sorry for this long post I felt I had to make it up for the lack of posts from me.

[vardoburrito]

This was everyone's first team challenge and like Kenneth and I agree on, we still managed
a pretty sweet output, as individuals.
As for our finals, to reach a more co-hesive feel would mean we share it with each other.
The Howling Loveboys were all working in the same studio, except for Dave (Mr. Delish).
With 3 timezones, it was never going to happen; Too much waiting on each other.

As much as possible, the next team I'll look to setup is 2 timezones and no more.

-Egypt, Nice - Don't forget the socks. Who do I have to marry to get into that country, and how's the surf?

-I'll try my hand on CHOWS when something grabs my fancy - Got to get used to more genres.
But after this month, and the last month's Newborn, I'm pooped. I got to re-align my Shakira.

-7hr sleeps takes me back to 2001. I'm pretty sure I had a mullet.

-It has been a pleasure. First time jitters are gone so I'll be typing more the next time around.

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& finally
It's September, time to hybernate like a true Taurean. :teeth::P
Cheerio Lindsay, Sarah, George, Kenneth and Me.


769009

Arnie says "Woof woof" which is 'Bye Bye' in Cute slobber.
769010

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Take care everyone
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Yous have my email so contact me through there. Messages need not be funny.
Like when it was a full moon the other day and I felt like biting RAW meat.
./Edward

[sepu]

I just remembered one thing - Ambientsounds, listen, if You ever gonna try again to kill me please, try to not do it by dancing faun :D
when I saw it - I almost fell from my chair and keep laughing so much that my little one joined me (not understanding why mama is laughing but it is fun to laugh with her isn't it? ) :D