C.O.W. #156 -- Red Hot Doom -- Posting WIPs thread

[Michael Jaecks]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/images/cow/cow.jpg

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


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Round #156 Red Hot Doom!

Topic:
Red Hot Doom!

Creature Description: Red Hot Doom-- Thanks to Corvaeus for this weeks topic. I don't really have a detailed brief this week, I just liked the way the topic sounded. Pretty open to interpretation. Design a new creature that fits the topic-- Red Hot Doom!

Deadline:
Friday October 2nd

Finals go here: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=170033

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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[ImaGEEnation]

Sweet! So, it could be anything as long as it fits 'red hot doom'? Sweet! :D

[dwinbotp]

D A M N

sweet topic, couldn't express in anything less than being a cuss word :D

[Niva.]

fuxor yes! I'm in with the cusswords too! Sounds like a great topic!

[Sperling]

I've been watching from the sidelines for a while, but I think I'm going to join in on this one.

Here are a few ideas. I immediately started thinking of swarming bugs for some reason, so I went with beetle and moth/butterfly ideas. I use the Photobooth mirror idea from the Alien Race book to come up with the shapes for them- can you guess what I used? I'm digging the bottom one so far, its got a little demon-face thing going on... I just kept drawing the rest for the heck of it. I'm only worried that these ideas won't be unique enough. Should I push the design farther?

[Mordus]

No.Way.
EPIC

[acb]

HO MY....did anyone say freakin awsome topic O_O? ho w8 that was me....
FREAKIN AWSOME TOPIC :D
wips on thier way ^_^

[DefiledVisions]

Jesus christ my mind is allready melting over all the hot awesoemenss that will be in finals! :D arrh.. this will be so fun

[acb]

well heres my idea :D and i just gotta say that DAMN this is an exciting subject ^(^ _ ^)^
http://i38.tinypic.com/2a6429f.jpg

these are called the collectors ,these demonic beings live in hell (well where else can they live at >_>) and collect wondering souls.

now about the thing:
*decided to go black and white first to get the details done quickly so its not that red and hot atm :D
* still havent decided about how those tentacles at the buttom ends but theyre supposed to be used as both legs and well...tentacles ^ , ^.
*lots of work to be done here so i hope ill finish it on time :D

C&C are more then welcomed so cmon ppl start stoping those crits in here ^(^ _ ^)^
and if i forgot to mention.....this topic ROCKS !aham *cough cough* back to work....

[Duman]

Well, I am thinking about making it like a moving mountain that spews lava everywhere. That being said, I am thinking about using turtle, lizard, giant, mountain and lava elements.
But I wanted to see what thumbnails you guys like, so here.
(these are all really rough)
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/Duman123/COW41.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/Duman123/COW42.jpghttp://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/Duman123/COW4.jpg

I am leaning towards 2,5 and 13.

[Jatari]

My first post on ConceptArt.org! When I saw these contests I just had to participate! So here is my first sketch for the contest, let me know what you think! It is based off a Pompeii worm.
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/650/pompeiiworm.jpg

[scorge]

Cool topic indeed!

Sperling: That's an interesting technique for finding forms. I'd say the fish route is definitely original, but the guy in the center probably has the most potential. As for the design, push it! Push it hard till it almost falls over, then you'll have a great design.

acb: Looks like it's gonna be awesome. No crit yet.

Duman: First one and 4th row far left would be my choice.

Jatari: Welcome. Great start!

WIP....Sorry about the quality, Painter never saves good Jpegs.

[ActsOfBob]

Fairly happy with this direction... ><

http://www.calebsalisburyart.com/cow156.jpg

must finish! .. .hmmm coffee

[dwinbotp]

acb interesting monster, looks wicked!
Duman nice thumbs, I like the fat-slim lizards you have close to the bottom.
Jatari, Welcome to COW, where twisted imagination is put on paper :) looks like a hot wurm creature, cool!
scourge Love the wip man, reminds me of Aliens though..with a new twist i suppose:)
ActsOfBob lovely first post! colors, mood, and the creature looks great! keep it up.

did some doodling, My mind keeps resetting back to a behemoth-like bull so I might just go in that direction. Gonna rush it since workload kinda weighing me down. :(

[phoenicorn]

quick scribble of the rough direction of where I am going with red hot doom

[scorge]

Dwinbotp: Thanks for the input dude. :D Always appreciated! Loving your ideas as well. It was looking a little too alienesque so I decided to beef it up a bit.

Man, this really is a fun topic.

Wip2....Maybe final...We'll see.

[ImaGEEnation]

Great WIPS all around guys!

sperling- Nice! Keep going!

acb- nice start! Liking the silhouette you got going!

Duman- I like the first from the bottom :)

JAtari- Welcom and nice sketch! Would like to see more soon! :D

Scorge- Yeah the second attempt is better! Diggin' it~!

Dwintbop- You're awesome! Even if you rush it, it'll be wicked!

phoenicorn- Cool! Let's see more, huh!? :D

Alright, here's mine... C&C welcome! May add more hands...

[dwinbotp]

Why do we love the weekends? Here's why:D
ImaGEEnation, thanks man for the compliments! much appreciated:)

No name yet... UniHorn...Red Bull? Yeck! maybe later.

[Duman]

Wow, dwinbotp, I have got to learn how to do that!
And on the first two days.
You overachiever you.
Here is a quick sketch update. I narrowed it down to three designs that I like.http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/Duman123/COW43.jpg
All the things on their backs shoot lava, in case you were wondering.

[DefiledVisions]

Dwinbo that's awesome!

[phoenicorn]

second wip and still much 2 do

[Cy-AN]

This is my first option for now (any comments)

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww301/edenschildren/cow156wip3.jpg

[Bonedaddycash]

WIP. Here's what I have so far. Any suggestions appreciated.

[Bradford A Rigby]

Sup all?! This is my first time on COW. I did all these sketches last night and today and I'm a little stuck picking one. I like 4/6 (they're pretty much the same thing), 5 and 3). I went to art school so I can handle a good critique! Thanks everyone! This should be loads of fun.

[acb]

wow @_@ cool crits everyone :D

sperling- well i think that its an interesting idea but if yure uncertain about those sketches then i think you should try sketching out some more untill youd find something you like :D

duman - that was just the idea i had on my mind at first :D looking forward to see how yull develope it :D

jatari- welcome to the site and i hope yull enjoy here :D thats a nice start for now no crits ^_^

scorge-thx alot and cool crit :D i see it started wrekching some doom around :D

actsofbob-thats a cool pallete choice and i rly rly like the head @_@ looking forward for updates :D

dwinbotp-thx man :D on your first doodles i really liked that top left one with the cool looking red at the bottum of hes head and after seeing the final i gotta say awsome job ^_^

ImaGEEnation- thx alot :D thats an interesting looking crit :D w8ing to see some more :D

phoenicorn -nice start :D looking for more updates :D

Cy-AN -thats a cool looking one and it looks really interesting with all of those shapes ^_^ looking forward for updates :D

Bonedaddycash-its a nice start so im w8ing for more of it :D

Bradford A Rigby-i really like 1 and 3 ,those reallty looks demonic and doomlike :D
updates coming soon :D

[Bonedaddycash]

Bradford. For me it's hands down # 5. I think it's got a bit of a Lovecraftian feel to it.

[Bradford A Rigby]

Bonedaddy - Awesome sketch! I really like the head. I would like to see some natural plated spikey armor and large shoulders. Just to see what it would look like. All in all great concept!

[Bonedaddycash]

Thanks, I was toying with adding the spikey armor. I think I'll go for it.

[ImaGEEnation]

Holy crap! Dwintbop!!! Awesome!!! :D

Cy-an- Looking good! Finish it, yeh? :D

Bonedaddycash- cool! :D

Bradford- yeppers! #5! :D

mORE WIP... might add a rider? or spider webbing? hmmm...

[Duman]

Bradford A Rigby: I actually like the first one a lot. Like a magma demon or something like that. The fact that it floats is creepy.

Bonedaddycash: I like your creature. Especially the blade like face. Have you thought about a tail?

ActsOfBob: You creature is looking really cool, especially the face. It looks truly demonic. Im not sure about the blade feet, however. I might try a few more variants of the feet, or maybe just a few more blade designs.

ImaGEEnation: I like the head and pose of your creature, but I am having some trouble reading the rest of the figure.

[Bradford A Rigby]

Okay so I did a combination of a few of the favorites and I think I'm getting closer. May add a few more tentacles and maybe a few more points to the main tentacles to make "fingers". This still isn't the finalized idea so comments and crits are welcomed and encouraged. (also made the image smaller the last)
-Bradford-

[Cy-AN]

Ok 50 minutes in photoshop and this came out, frankly is nothing that I wanted but I had to remove this stuff out of my head :D

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww301/edenschildren/cow156tumbs2.jpg

[ActsOfBob]

Thanks for the prompts guys! I will be looking into the blade legs for alternatives duman. Nice final render dwinbotp btw... you cranked that out fast - haha.

@acb - thx fella -
@ Cy-AN - looking interesting! I like your method mixing (texture/brushes) - could be a strong result.
@Bradford - I like your very first thumb the most actually. Simple and easy to read.

[Vaghauk]

this was lots of fun to do ! don´t have any wips to show .... painet it rightawy in top of the first sketch .i think it´s nearly finished.

red hot doom...

geat topic indeed !!! :)

[Hexism]

going with the bug route

[scorge]

Cy-An: Cool ideas. Reminds me a lot of the stuff filling my own head. I really like the textures you've got going on. My only crit would be to not get too carried away with them before you get the overall anatomy down.

After a second look, mine wasn't looking spicy enough. Needed some more heat. Luckily I had an extra bottle of super hot sauce in the kitchen. Probably final.

[Sukizan]

Wow, really sick guys just awesome

here's a quick wip, feel free to throw some well needed criti's my way
btw, the color scheme is a mess right now, but that's how i start out I'll probably settle on using red,orange and brown only.
http://i33.tinypic.com/vxciv7.jpg

[Labrynthine]

Here's the beginnings of my spooky dude. Is the pose alright to read for you guys?

[trickynick1001]

Wow, everybody is doing great stuff. Keep it up!
This is my WIP. Comments and criticisms welcome!

[Jatari]

Thanks everyone for the welcome!:)
NO WIP cause tablet is on strike...acting up. >.>
Glad to see no typical Dragons (nothing against them)

:)Sperling - can't wait to see which design you choose.

:)ACB - love the bizarre nature of the creature, has to be monolithic in scale.

:)ActsofBob - great, unique, creature! Just make sure we understand
how it moves...define the joints a little so he's less stiff!

:)Dwintop - Very boss! solid concept!

:)Phoenicorn - cool contrast! just don't lose the figure in the painting process! I want my eye to see all of it!

:)ImaGEEnation - cool beastie! a lot of character but other than the head it's hard to read!

:)Duman - totally go with the bottom middle!

:)BoneDaddy - Solid. Now pop it with color and volume!

:)Bradford A Rigby - # 5 was my favorite bipedal! the pose is perfect.
With this one focus on pushing it's depth so the design has a believable volume to it!

:)Cy-AN - Great sketches Though to help with time, focus on anatomy 1st then texture second! My fav is middle row; right column

:)Vaghauk - Looks like a very fun piece! at this stage of the game, push those values to not let the legs mesh into the body! Also the tail is looking flat. Just minor polishing things!

:)Hexism - Great beetle-bug Concept! Solid! Can't wait for the addition of FIRE!

:)Scorge - I'd say that super hot sauce is the icing on the cake!

:)Sukizan - I like the jaw features! Beef up those front legs, I find it hard that it would have an easy time getting around otherwise!

:)Labrynthine - Great movement, I can already see the glowing eyes and underworld ripping open beneath the creature! I would just have the right arm mimic the left one...for balance!

:)TrickyNick1001 Awesome tropical bombshell! or it could even be called a Kookoo Burna! anyway very unique, I'd just give it some polishing and it's good to go!

Keep it up guys I hope to fix my tablet sometime after school and before work!

[Wyna]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v142/wyna_hiros/RedHotDoomWyna1000_sharpened.jpg

[Bonedaddycash]

Duman, actually I did add one in later, it's shorter and curled under a bit. I'm hoping to get more progress up tonight.

[Bradford A Rigby]

These are all looking so good!
Thanks to all the comments and crits too! Keep em comin'! I haven't fully committed to one creature yet, toying with a few of them a bit further. Just hope I can come up with a good simple composition.

can't comment on everyone, its late here.
Wyna - I love it! I really like the rib cage on the underside of the back end.
TrickyNick - Nice to see a change in form, the bird idea is cool. What media???
Labrynthine - Awesome everything! Can't wait to see this worked out a little more. I gotta work on my poses... so jealous.

to everyone i missed sorry! Keep it up!

[Bonedaddycash]

SCORGE- That's looking great. Love the flames

LABRYNTHINE - Love the motion in that sketch.

TRICKYNICK - I'm jealous. Great idea, and it's looking amazing.

Working up color and depth. Still need to add some more spikes and armor plating.

[mythril_golem]

here's my entry a weird chickenlike thing that vents steam

(and some prelim unorganized sketches >_>)

[Asahi-SD-]

mythril_golem> The bird one is well done nice design on this one

Bonedaddycash>You got already some issues withyour lightning try to really thin about a light source and maybe work more on cast shadow , also maybe considering to add a background since your body color will depend on your background color

Wyna> nice star , i like it ! waiting for more improvement to really critic it

trickynick1001>The design is nice , but i think there is too much black on it ,maybe try to change the black for a dark color :)

Labrynthine>Awsome sketch , waiting for more

Suzikan> you should consider to add a colored background now that you can play with background on the skin :)

scorge>Nice one , maybe too much blur for my taste , also it could be nice to hav other color value just to add a bit of spice :p

Hexism>Nice Bug (god i hate bug) as for now i don't really understand the legs on the other side

Vaghauk> i think you should use more hardbruhs to add somte strenght to your art :) good luck

cy-AN> nice research board , like the design of your monster , my favorite go for the top middle one :)

Bradford A Rigby> nice one , like it , maybe you should smoother the "shoulder) joint , that it don't look like a LEGO ;) (ok it's exagerate but you got the point)

ImaGEEnation> i like the colors , juste i don't understand his ..shape? (not sure about the word)

Phoenicorn> it's hard to read it well i think

Duman> nice research , maybe be carefull of anatomy proportions even if it's a monster there are some anatomy rules to follow i think ^^ for exemple legs are way too small compare to arms

Dwinbotp> Awsome work , nothing to say , it's by seeing picture like this that i know why i'm training hard !

ActsOfBob> looks awsome !

Jatari>erk i hate those bugs X_X but it's nice done waiting to see more

acb> awsome all the way can't wait to see final one

Sperling> those are nice though i would say a bit too nice for the subject hehe ^^



Ok so here is my WIP , i think it's the first time in COW , i'm not that into monster and creature , but it's quite fun to do actually ^^

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs50/f/2009/271/2/8/COW_wip1_by_Asahisuperdry.jpg

[Cy-AN]

@ActsOfBob - Thanks Actually... ... honestly I have not ever used texture i using two brushes mixed, my jungle brush plus my techno brush a little (Shape Dynamics, Scattering, Dual brush and Other Dynamics) and the result is that Instant forms :D I like the front part of your creature especially the head and neck :D

@scorge - Yes I know that i have this problem every time i want to macke a creature i get too much detail and before i realize i completely forget about anatomy :D I will try to do better and remember. Many thanks man.
And your creature is looking great :D How you did the flames?

@Jatari - Thanks man as i said before, i have this problem :D but Il give may best

@Wyna - Cool creature man I like it

@dwinbotp - Man i love the colors :D nice work

@Bradford A Rigby - Nice sketches looking forward for updates

@ImaGEEnation - Your creature looks much like the ghost of death :D

@Vaghauk - Cool lava creature

@Hexism - Interesting seems a tick nice

@Labrynthine - Nice sketches i wait to see more

@trickynick1001 - Nice interesting bird resembles a bird PHONIX but more to the predator class :D

@Asahi-SD- - Thanks man so honestly do not know if i will even use one of them, bicouse they re not the same way they are in my head :( Your creature looks toxic Cool




Hey guys is possible to look at my sketchbook and tell me what you think thanks

[Vampire Ninja]

Some sweet posts, I'm especially digging Bradford A Rigby's creature, cool shapes.

So I've got this character pretty fully developed, but I wanted to thorw it out there to ask people about some painting advice, or critiques on the character and composition.

http://theklaus.com/ConceptArt/COW_156_Red_Hot_Doom.jpg

thanks guys

[Vaghauk]

thanx for all the help ! hope i find some time tonight to work more on this -
vampire-ninja : think it´s the same like me - to many soft brushes - makes it look a bit blurry - but it´s an nice little devlish monkey you got there !!!

[Bonedaddycash]

ASAHI -SD- You're probably talking about the neck? I think you'll see that it's worked out in the next WIP. The neck is actually a light source. It's stretched and full of fire.

I haven't decided whether to add a background to this one. I was considering just doing a bit of floor. This will be my first "of-the-week" competition. I tried to do the CHOW, but I put so much focus into the environment and whatnot that I didn't finish in time (I work a lot). If my time is looking good I'll make sure and add something.

Thanks for the crit!

What the heck, I'll just post this to show you what I'm talking about.

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[Lander]

lot's of evil in the tread today :) Lot's of cool concepts.
I'm going for something big and not so demonic. It's in the nature of these beasts to brees out of the planet core. They need to cool down to be able to eject the seeds that travel the universe to a new habitat. This is just to bad for the surface dwelling ecosystem.

[Vaghauk]

not evil at all !!!! nooooo :D
is that an city around it .... ? i mean it´s xxxxerking off and everybody around dies ?! that´s soooo romantic :)

awesome ! i like it a lot !!!!

[Lander]

Vaghauk: There is no evil in nature. There is only evil in intent to do harm. (or so I think) These creatures are not doing this to harm what ever is "on top" they do it cos it's in their nature. And they are not aware of our suffering.

[cw]

its quite open ended this one, eh? :)

too many ideas - heres a mind-splunge to start off

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v90/chrissdawaller/ideas_ii.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v90/chrissdawaller/ideas_iib.jpg

[Lege1]

Cool to see how excited everyone is about this topic, I am too as we can really let our imaginations soar and not be dictated to about what to create exactly. Thanks MJ for hooking it up on the imaginative tip.

Duman: I like how you are doing your thumbs. What is that like some pen variable in Painter?

Jatari: Nice work but a lot of detail on a sketch that you’ll just paint over. Are you just submitting the sketch as your final?

Scorge: Good to see you rockin a creature as always man. I don’t know if I am feeling this entry as much as some of your past entrees though. I like the color palette that you’re rockin out on this one. I’ll look forward to your final post as always though.

ActsofBob: I like how this entry is coming along. Really nice work with the values and color and all that. I’d personally like to see you beef the body of your creature up more. Maybe make the hind legs larger or something so it looks most intimidating and dooming.

Dwinbotp: Simply said….FUCKING RAW ENTRY! This is one of the harder things I’ve seen you come with here yet on CA!

Lander: Good to see you on here again. I like the over all idea of what you have going on this round, but I would really like to see more the creature. Nice work as always though.

CW: I like the way you did your thumbs. Very cool!

[mongreldesigns]

A quick speed paint of the concept. The creature melts rock and eats the slag. I'm gonna lighten the background a bit and try and show that back leg.

[Izer]

Well a little different approach to my previous COW. I had a idea and kinda abandoned it here, because of how much time i have, so just kinda wingin' it this time. Red Hot Doom comes with multiple heads. I'll try to comment on everyone later tonight, great stuff so far.

[Vaghauk]

Lander : you are totally right - of course i agree ! there is no evil in nature. ( that´s why the buildings around the "magma-flower" should BURN more ;D
this is just my humble opinion : the "flower" looks more like its closing AFTER having released it´s seed´s - maybe it could be possible - through the "ondulations" of it´s tentacles to give more expession that it´s opening and ejecting seeds.
Somehow i imagine that it could be like one powerful seed after another - more like an strong "vulcanic erruption" than an peaceful corral-reef-blooming-like thing.... but well - that´s just my imagination going wild....

[Vampire Ninja]

thanx for all the help ! hope i find some time tonight to work more on this -
vampire-ninja : think it´s the same like me - to many soft brushes - makes it look a bit blurry - but it´s an nice little devlish monkey you got there !!!

thanks, It's true, I wanted the foreground and background to be slightly blurred, but now it all looks blurry.

CW, concepts looking sick!

[luvazquez]

It's too bad we can't use actual animals for our entries, I definitely would've went with the All Conquering Big Red Bunny of Doom...holy hand grenades of antioch need not apply.

790546

Ok...seriously. My gut said to go with a big rampaging lava monster cause well...that's what first came to mind (after the Bunny of Doom) but it's a little generic. I still have no clear idea on what I want to do, so more than likely what I end up with will (hopefully) be nothing like this.

790547


Forgive me if I miss a few folks...there so many great entires:

Duman - Love the flow of ideas
ACB - looking good...little dark, but I like the overall design
Jatari - nice drawing, can't wait to see it in color
Scorge - nice image. Would like to see some sharp edges here and there on the flames...?
ActsofBob - Love this image. You're making me want to go with a 4 legged beastie myself :)
Dwinbotp - beef...it's what's for dinner. awesome.
Phoenicorn - I like the design...though I like the original one more.
Cyan - Great stuff. I love your sketches/concepts.
Bonedaddy - Nice design on this
Bradford - I like most of your concepts, the one you went with looks wicked.
Imageenation - nice design..maybe pinpoints of fire inside the sockets?
Vaghauk - maybe even more spikey? background needs a little more though
Hex - nice drawing, looking forward to the color
Sukizan - great creature, and a nice start.
Labrythine - Nice sketch...more!
TrickyNick - I really like this...though I'm kinda wanting to see some wingspan. Or is that too much?
Wyna - wow.
Mithril - to be honest, I like the sketch in the middle of your first set. That being said, I also like what you went with, though if you're going to reduce the claws, I'd maybe beef up the legs?
Asahi - great creature..love the spewage coming out of the belly.
Vampire Ninja - nice image, maybe some claws or longer teeth?
Lander - my fav so far...very original, looks awesome.
CW - I like the Slug of Doom image. My other choice would be the first sketch, top left...the crit tearing open the ground.
Mongrel - It's a little unclear, but what I see looks good so far.
Izer - sweet lines, I'm loving the movement of this piece, as well as the concept. Color please!!

[Duman]

luvazquez: If you really, really want my opinion,
I say go for the rabbit.
Not necessarily a cute fluffy one, think a rabbit on growth hormones, steroids, coke and infused with lava blood. That should beat any old lava monster.

Plus, nothing say "Doom" quite like floppy ears.

[phoenicorn]

so I decided to tweak the original design. Gonna shade the creature soonish

[skullbeast]

hey guys its been a while!

[phoenicorn]

the quick colour sketch

[Bonedaddycash]

Today's progress. =)

[Hexism]

damn everyone's stuff is coming along nicely xD

[Lander]

Vaghauk: Were you thinking vulcanic ejaculation? :) That's utterly bizzare :) Thanks for the input I'll take it into consideration. Don't want to make a Starship troopers bug.

Lege1:I'll probably include a side view to clear thing up regarding anatomy. Always nice to be back in the grinder.

luvazquez:Thanks, encouragement helps :)

[Sukizan]

@ Izer,really epic stuff, I wanted to do a chinese dragon at 1st but D: My art wouldn't do that thing justice, can't wait to see some colors on it.

and here's my wip D: really i'm stuck, never did volcanic theme before and I have no idea how to do the BG.

http://i34.tinypic.com/zlxn42.jpg

[Wanna]

A quick sketch, Thought of going for a totally different approach. As I can't color it this will be it...
Idea is simple, chili peppers infested by some bug that can spread diseases amongst us humans: Red and hot, and thus also Doom for the killing part.
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo149/WannaGoToHeaven/IMG_NEW-1.jpg

[kingkostas]

Hello everyone.Great ideas so far.This is a very interesting topic but since i dont have a lot of time to stay on this,i just finished it right away.
No refs etc.

I went with an underwater type.
Here the wips and the final
see ya

[marcoferrigno]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/ferrigno/rhinoman.jpg

think this is the first time ive taken a graphic tablet seriously.

[Wyna]

kingkostas : I'm really digging the colors you chose for it. I also particularly like the feet you chose.

Hexism: Love the design, especially love the coloring you're doing on it.

[Duman]

Go away Re@per! Your not welcome here!
Besides, shouldn't you be working on RoR? Huh? Just like me? Huh?!?!?
Macar is going to be disappointed with you.
(Don't worry guys, all inside jokes)
Here is the line work for my "Lava Hound".
dwinbotp: I think we would all love to see some process shots of your creature.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/Duman123/COW42-1.jpg

[Lege1]

Lander: I think that will be good to clear up the anatomy and so forth. I like the colors you working with this and the concept seems pretty cool. I can't wait to try and start something for this. Trying to eat up my main plate here so I can have some desert if you know what I mean,lol. Real busy in SOFLA trying to open up a tattoo shop. Keep rockin dude I'll eventually post soon.

[Lege1]

Lander: I think that will be good to clear up the anatomy and so forth. I like the colors you working with this and the concept seems pretty cool. I can't wait to try and start something for this. Trying to eat up my main plate here so I can have some desert if you know what I mean,lol. Real busy in SOFLA trying to open up a tattoo shop. Keep rockin dude I'll eventually post soon.

[Lander]

I updated my post on page 2.
I'll have to make some custom brushes for those skyscrapers and ruins.
Also please do crit if you have the energy.

Insane amount of crazy entries
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Bonedaddycash:Your creature has more or less the same value all over. I think it's volume might read easier if you decide where your light source is.

[marcoferrigno]

SHHH Duman! i slippedout whilst no one was watching ;)

Skuzian - your colour pallete is brilliant, that with the nice pose makes it actually irresistable, its one of those images i can look at for ages

Mythril Golem, your drawing style is enchanting, its got a real fairy tale sort of quality to it, brings to mind a more modern version of athur rackham.

Lander - i think i can make it out but further refining will help, so im not gonna crit until its a little more fleshed out.

[Searing]

Lots of interesting stuff so far...

Here is my WIP. I am going to add the "red hot" effects to the final image, but I like them all; I do not know which one to choose. xD

[Duman]

Searing: try the lava sea serpent/ wurm. It looks like it could be really unique and could have a lot of cool background and settings to go with it.
But all of those sketches look cool. Keep running with the "heart of lava" thing, that seems really promising.

[kingkostas]

Wyna-Thnx mate.Your design is reall good and interesting.Something strange with the feet.Define it more :)
Duman-Thats an interesting creature mate.Maybe try putting it in more perspective to seem more 3d :)
Searing-Nice thumbnails :).While the first one will be something different, i like the 2nd from the upper row, and the first from the lower row :D

I found some more time to work on this one, so i am gonna update the finished one.
Keep up everyone

[dwinbotp]

dwinbotp: I think we would all love to see some process shots of your creature.


Well, here's what I did manage to save while I was at it. When the topic is just a personal fave, It's so easy to forego sleep and finish it like an energizer bunny :D

[Jatari]

Finally fixed and busting out some WIP, will be finished tomorrow!
pheonicorn much better form!
skullbeast really nasty looking!
bonedaddycash Looking great! Hope you can finish all that texturing tomorrow!
Hexism solid coloring, now finish it!
Sukizan A background isn't as important as seeing the whole composition...and getting the creature (the whole point) correct. If you want though make an easy magma ground with lava cracks and call it good! or something along those lines.
Wanna It's hard to see those sketches, I would try adjusting your scanner settings as well as use photo manipulation to make the black and white more separate (contrast)
KingKotas looks good nice final!
Re@per interesting concept! Can't wait for the final tomorrow.
Duman great choice on a creature, hope you finish it in time!
Searing Personally I agree with Duman, I felt the lava snake was the most interesting, however all are awesome. So Hope to see it FINISHED!
Dwinbotp It's always great to see some process photo's as hard as that is working as fast as you do.

[LJaydemos]

Thank you for the wips dwinbotp. I am very surprised to see how you come up with your finished stuff, the process seems so different from the usual black & white finish-then color overlays-then finishing colors and whatnot. I am guessing...that you have a clear idea and picture before you even start? Great stuff on your SB btw. they all go into my inspirations folder:)

[Bonedaddycash]

Nightly progress posting. I'm trying to work on the lighting consistency. Any specific area's where I've buggered it up?

[Duman]

dwinbotp: Dude, that is still well rendered even in the first step.
I have to get me some of THAT! Because, honestly, that is professional grade stuff.

Jatari: That is a cool design. I almost went for something similar, but your worm monster is a unique take on it. I like it's eyes.

Bonedaddycash: Your beast is looking pretty awesome. Try throwing some subtle reds and oranges in there to help get that lava effect around the neck.
Be careful the tail doesn't get lost.

[Steve Somers]

Hello everyone, really liking some of these flaming beasts this week, especially DWinbotP and Scorge.

Looks like we need a floating brainmonster though, which I'm happy to provide. Here's where it's at so far, I was drawing in my Harry Potter "death eater" sketchbook last night, and saw the ghost of the drawing on the other side, and it looked like -- well, a brainmonster jellyfish type thing. If anyone has some observations or suggestions, lay 'em on me. The "red hot" element will be more evident once I add the flaming humans who have been the victim of the stinging brain tenacle / feeler / stinger things.

[Steve Somers]

Bonedaddycash - If I can make a suggestion, the left arm on your beast looks a little large / out of perspective, maybe shrink it about 15 - 20%? Or a background might help resolve how that part is reading, like if it was resting on a rock, or slain victim or something.

[phoenicorn]

well I added fiery veins and lightened the whole thing up

[Vampire Ninja]

Vampire Ninja - nice image, maybe some claws or longer teeth?


thanks, I dug through your blog, good stuff, love the horror throwbacks.

I especially dug this piece: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F_bnTeHN-jY/Spgpx8kfD3I/AAAAAAAAADc/yvrbHRPkhMw/s1600-h/Gelugos.jpg

[Bradford A Rigby]

just can't make up my mind. Here's another variation. Gotta pick an idea and roll with it tonight so I can get the final started and finished by Friday.

Great work everyone! I can't wait to see the finals!
Will have individual comments soon.

[Bradford A Rigby]

oh yeah and if anyone wants to see some of my past work go to one of the following links:

http://eyeseathings.blogspot.com
http://eyeseathings.newgrounds.com

[DeathByChris]

really liking yours Dwinbotp, great stuff
heres mine so far, needs more red hotness and Im still tweaking the body it needs a tail.

[Sukizan]

Wip update, not much changed, fixed a few errors, anyways Criti is very much welcomed and needed lol.http://i34.tinypic.com/1036eqe.jpg

[Cy-AN]

Ok guys this is my last wip I have a little problem I got an eye infection and I drew it with one eye soo can you help and comment please, which would be good to finish, or should i take parts from them and make a new creature ??? thanks :D

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww301/edenschildren/cow156ultimatewip.jpg

[Duman]

Cy-AN: I like A1 and B4 the most.
Anyway, here is a progress shot of mine. I am now going to go in, get some detail and add the lava and fire. Hopefully it will look better than it is now.
The big question is "is the background working?".
Any other critiques are more than welcome.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/Duman123/COW4-1.jpg

[Sukizan]

Duman, the background clashes with the ceature colors, Animals normally have the same colors as they're surrondings, and the colors feel too cool, it soud give off a warm feeling.

And then they'res the anatomy errors, like his Back leg and how he can support such a large head with only(bascially) 2feet without tilting forward.. But that's my 2cent not very good with animals my self.

[Vaghauk]

i think this is final -
This magical lava being was created by Nephaestos, an powerfull fire magician.
When he conjured it, it existed an relative short time, exactly seven minutes, but this was enough to burn down the entire east wing of the magical university of Goch.Nephaestos himself surprisingly survived the catastropy by jumping out of the window of his laboratory and right in the Goch river. His burning beard shining in the dark. It is said that the lava being appears every year on that same day in an random location of the city.And during seven minutes it burns down everything around it.
Nephaestos was banned from the magical university and from the city of Goch and never seen since then.
Red Hot Doom is the name the people of Goch gave this terrible being.
Until today Goch still stands because every year the city is prepared for Red Hot Doom´s arrival.
It´s the reason why the Gochians always keep an huge bucket filled with water in each room of their houses.

[luvazquez]

I actually finished this painting and posted it in the Finals, but I figured I'd post the WiP here, since it's nothing like the previous WiP I posted earlier, as predicted.

Doom comes to town...hide your pets.

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Vampire Ninja - Thanks much for the encouragement.
DeathbyChris - veddy niiiice! Love the 3 eyes on each stalk thing.
Sukizan - maybe a touch more red? Keep it going...looks awesome.
Cyan - A1, B2 or B5. And thanks for making me feel lazy. :donk:
Duman - the design works...maybe beef up the torso area to match the forward legs?
Vaghauk - Great image...colors choices, texture all work nicely.

[ghūl]

So here's a WIP, was working on the sketch between poses at class, and added some grey values to it and plan to add some color before the night ends..cheers!! comments and crits are most welcome :rocker:

[Steve Somers]

Death By Chris - That's pretty killer, definitely a fav from this round.

Cy-An - I like the B column, just pick one and sally forth.

Ghul - looking forward to seeing the paint on that demon.

[Steve Somers]

I was surfing around on this forum yesterday, looking at Mike Corriero's tutorials (which are very useful if you haven't already checked 'em out) and decided to leave my brain monster for a while and try a different, more deliberate approach. So here's what I came up with, this floating, tentacled, fire spitting thing. Whaddya think? Brainmonster or Floating tentacled firespitter?

[MEMPER]

kinda late but I just saw this last night.
WIP

[Vaghauk]

Steve Somers :i actually like both of them - why not merging them together -- a firespitting brain with tentacles.instead of the spidery body you could make a brainy one-with spikes--- just an idea.... :) ah - and i think you could keep the nice red color from the first.

[Steve Somers]

Vaghauk - hmmm.. you've got me thinking... I'm gonna play around with that tonight. Or maybe have them both in the picture like they're a tag team, the brain paralyzes the victim, then the other dude incinerates them? Thanks bud!

[Fuseboy]

Any sense of when the cutoff time will be for this one? It's going to be tight for me, I'm still only at the preliminary pencil thumbnail stage!

[walnut]

Hey, everybody, i'm butting in. Here's some thubnails and a WIP to show my commitment. Got some time tomorrow so i hope to finish it in time.

[K0RR]

Hi everyone, this is the wip of my "desert symbiote", a creature who lives in the martian desert.
The giant martian cockroach to live needs to exploit the body of other living beings to which subtracts the awareness and vital energy. This union creates a new creature called the desert symbiote . Because of toxins emitted by the beetle, the victim of the symbiosis is disturbed by high fever that go over 50 degrees, and his body is covered with infected red sores.

[mythril_golem]

this'll be the final i think, unless anyone sees anything that needs fixing/improving.
sorry for the super late replies, i promised myself i would spend more time actually painting than wondering the nets this time :P

Re@per: wow thanks man, that's high praise indeed :D

CY-AN: i like B7 best though i think that may be because it's got that trollish face from berserk >_> second fave's B5

Asahi-SD-: thanks i really liek the head on your guy

Luvazquez: yeah i decided not to go with it since it felt too much like a tyranid. i think you may have been right about the legs... something to keep in mind for next time

[Duman]

Alright, got a new update. Would love some critiques and comments, as this is getting pretty close to the final.
Oh, and what should I call it? A Magma Hound, or a Geyser Beast?
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/Duman123/COW4-2.jpg

[dwinbotp]

dropped by to give my fellow monster doctors a few comments(helpful or otherwise) :D

Sukizan Solid advice for Duman, now his entry looks way better:)
Duman Looks way meanner and with bg familiarity! Looks like a Lava Drinker to me:) use it if you like it.
Steve Somers Yeah , mix them up, it looks nasty as it is but it could be nastier:)
Mythril Golem love the fowl design and creepy eye thingies. good stuff!
Memper looks like a cool stag beetle hybrid:)
DeathByChris cool critter! looking forward to the finished piece!
Korr Original take on the usual hot & spicy look.
ghul nice idea but usually we refrain from the humanoid looking creatures here at COW but keep at it and maybe throw in a few more ideas here and there:)
luvasquez cool! It kinda looks like my creature's little cousin:D
Cy-AN cool thumbs, I would have to choose one with a clear head form, sometimes simplicity reads a better design.
walnut cool progress, keep it up, it's looking good atm.reminds me of a flametoungue Kavu from Magic the gathering for some reason:)

No updates except for adding a few friends in the bg. I'm also thinking of a suitable name, and prol'y would end up calling it Ember Hooves.

[Duman]

dwinbotp: Dude, no offense, but "Ember Hooves" does no justice to how absolutely awesome the creature is.
Try "Tauro de Dajes"
"Tauro Diabolus"
"monstrum incendia"
Which roughly translates to "The Bull of hell", "the demon bull" and "the fire monster".
But that latin versions sound much cooler.

[dwinbotp]

Duman ...you just made my creature a couple times bulkier, meaner and Hotter? with the Latin name, no offense taken! BIG THANKS MAN! name collab, noice! :D

[luvazquez]

"...luvasquez cool! It kinda looks like my creature's little cousin..."

Actually, I was watching Ghostbusters while sketching, and got to wondering what a fusion of my first idea, a lumbering lava monster, and the Gatekeeper Hound might look like.

Zuuuuuulllll!!

[Niva.]

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[evolvingeye]

Hey guys, absolutely great stuff so far. This has been one of the best topics I've participated in. My final is in, here is a sample of my process for it. :yayca:

[Sperling]

I'm lagging behind due to homework, but I'm gonna be working through the night. This one is fun, I'm addicted! I've only got a quick screenshot of where I am right now (the 'red hot' part will likely come out once I get to the color part) but I will post more complete WIP process once I get closer to the end. I'm having dificulties coming up with an environment for this one, though I have a few things in mind. Any ideas, people?

[lkjhgfdsa]

a quicky as I have only just unpacked my computer today after moving 2000+ klm...tired much? uhuh

[Sperling]

@lkjhgfdsa: Get some rest, moving is stressful. And love the killer crustacean!

Kay, here's a my WIP Process. Please proceed to critique the heck out of it.

[DeathByChris]

Ok Im calling this done. heres a wip
red hot doom sounds like a metal band so I added a death metal-esque logo to my final for fun lol. check it out in the Finals thread.
SteveSomers- thanks, I hope you go with the brain monster one, with some added tentacles, by the way the the paintings on your website are kickass
Dwinbotp thanks, Im glad I finshed this time :)
lkjhgfdsa yours is lookin pretty hot, no pun intended.
good work everyone.

[acb]

well this is what i have so far :
http://i35.tinypic.com/2h5ohlc.jpg

didnt had alot of time messing with it so ill see if ill finish on time :D
few things -
*tried to come up with a background to express the scale so thought of this one and those dots at the buttom will be demon like thingys....either that or ill make it backgroundless :D
*still not sure about the colour of the background ~_~
*for somereason i feel the head is abit overwhelmed by the rest of the body.
*the down part of it still not yet defined so ill try working on that one betwin the weekend's drinkings (for some of us the weekend is a calm relaxing time to spend some time finishing some works...and for others like me...its just the opposite @_@)

c&c are welcomed and hopefully ill be able to finish it on time :D
will post some comments soon :D

[Steve Somers]

DwinbotP - just noticed the extra firebeasts behind your main beast - nice touch dude, that is an outstanding piece.

lkjhgfdsa - Oh, so it's just a little quicky, huh? Just a doodle I suppose? Come on, that thing is fuckin SWEEET! Like some flaming lobster Tsunami. Awesome.

Death By Chris - Nice finish on that, I like seeing how you played with the placement of the limbs, really helps the flow of the piece and the believability. But, speaking as a Death Metal veteran, your Death Metal logo is far too legible ;)

Evolving eye - That is very cool, especially since it's such a different approach from some of the others. Some art director is bound to snap that up for something.

acb - I see where yours is going and I sure hope you finish it, it looks so bizzare and organic. Don't get too bogged down in details.

Sperling - That's a great drawing, I think you could've stopped short of the flames and still had a great piece - the bright colors and rider are a bit distracting from a really nice drawing.

N1va - glad to see another floating, disembodied organ - very cool.

[Steve Somers]

I didn't have the time or energy last night to mess around with my piece too much, so I ended up polishing the tentacle firespitter, mainly becuase the style was a different direction for me, a bit more graphic and illustrational.

But I did try a couple variatons which I'll post here for your amusement.

The background matte painting was something I spent 30 minutes or an hour on before deciding it was just a distraction from the creature. So I went with the old reliable kamikaze stripes.

[Fuseboy]

Okay, I've decided to go in a slightly different direction.

The Shame of Morton Village

Yes, I'll tell you, but only so you know what to do if it should happen again. The events of that year are a stain on our parish, and there's no joy in the telling.

We were deviled that whole year. That sulphurous fissure that the boys discovered up in the hills was a bad omen; the sickness among the cattle; our girls, vexed with sores and boils. Then the imp came - that shameless obscenity - leering at the miller's wife across the millpond, pissing on our thatch and throwing rocks at the dogs.

At first, none of us understood these things were all related. Of course, the women had kept the shame of what had happened to them secret for many months. How could they not? We don't even have a word for such a thing.

When it was found that the vicar's mother was pregnant, the outrage was too much to bear. The stinking crack through which that vile imp had come to us was found and stopped up with tar and stones. To think that we celebrated that night! But that was before the births.

My heart is heavy with the memory of what we were forced to do. To this day I cannot look upon my daughter for the shame of it. Many times I asked God why this was visited upon us. Did we not toil? Did we not pray? I regret that my faith has been sorely strained. Is it possible that we, by some hidden indiscretion, brought this upon ourselves?

[Doomsupporter]

i only started today on this, with a little luck, i'll finish it in time

[Fuseboy]

Here's a coloured thumbnail of the background.

[DeathByChris]

Death By Chris - Nice finish on that, I like seeing how you played with the placement of the limbs, really helps the flow of the piece and the believability. But, speaking as a Death Metal veteran, your Death Metal logo is far too legible ;)


haha yeah I know, I thought about making it more extreme but I did want to keep some legibility for everybody, there are some pretty insane logos out there :)

[Lander]

Steve Somers: Those are absolutely creepy. I have a hangup on the third eye looking elsewhere. Maybe that why? Anyway cool rendering and I'll have a look at that tutorial you mentioned.
Doomsupporter:I like it already. Go go go
Fuseboy:That is really nice. I'm thinking of fairytales. Evil.

Here is my final. I'm not going to work more on this. Unless I get some cc that really needs attention :)

[Fuseboy]

Holy crap, Lander, I wasn't prepared for the quality jump between that and your last mockup. Fantastic!

Here's my latest WIP for the shame imp.

[Lander]

Fuseboy: Thanks man :) Your critter puts a big smile on my face :)

[Steve Somers]

Lander - I agree with fuseboy, that really pops now, and it's a unique concept that could've been really hard to understand without being painted so well. But if you've got a few minutes and feel like being super picky you could swap around a few of the buildings so the mirroring isn't as obvious. You did an amazing job though, this round is gonna be impossible to pick a favorite.

Fuseboy - That's such a funny idea. Everybody always makes fun of dogs when their "lipstick" pokes out, but your wolf beast will not have his lipstick be he butt of any jokes. Finally someone stands up for a little canine boner respect.

Death by Chris - next time a death metal band hits me up for some graphics, I'm sending them your way buddy :)

[Lander]

I know i should fix those buildings in the center. They really hurt.
But I have to sleep so that will be for my own sake tomorrow.

[Cy-AN]

Is not finished but I can not go on I have an unbearable pain in my left eye so this is it

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww301/edenschildren/cow156ultimatewip5.jpg

[Fuseboy]

Cy-AN - sorry to hear about that. I once went through La Guardia security with conjunctivitis; it felt like sand was in there and I could hardly open my eye. I guess the airport security staff didn't like the look of it either, so they swabbed me down for explosives residue.

Here's what I've got!

[Sukizan]

I couldn't get to finish it, had to force my self to go on the computer and upload this lol.
I came down with this awful flu D: my head is pounding right now and the computer screen makes it worse ;__; why?! http://i38.tinypic.com/24fkxt4.jpg

[luvazquez]

Fuse - Nice image, nice concept...I love a great image even better when it has a great concept behind it.

Lander - Holy SIth! I loved this image when it was still in the WiP stage, the finish just blows me away. You realize I must file this one, right? :)

Cyan - Sorry about your eye bothering you so much. Just makes this image that much more impressive.

acb - I think some highlighting here and there just to define key areas and you're good to go.

Sukizan - get some rest, ya did good man.

[luvazquez]

Ok...I'm still new to this CoW thing...are we supposed to post our finals here as well?

[Fuseboy]

That's up to you, I think; it doesn't seem to have any effect on the contest.

[SymbioticFusion]

I'm a bit late to the party, but here is my entry.:bashful:

[Cy-AN]

Thanks guys : Yes I think the doctor said something like conjunctivitis but with treatment im a little better My eyes is still red and it still hurts, anywise perhaps next round I will feel and see better :D

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww301/edenschildren/Picture5.jpghttp://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww301/edenschildren/Picture6.jpghttp://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww301/edenschildren/Picture7.jpghttp://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww301/edenschildren/Picture7_2.jpg

[luvazquez]

Cy

I'm putting this in my reference and my textures folders :)

Seriously though...ouch. Never had conjunctivitis, but does it look painful! Get well.

[MEMPER]

Cy-AN,
conjunctivitis is cured very simply with a damp, warm washcloth. Gentle pressure. Reheat with warm water often. Hope your red hot doom gets better mate.

[SymbioticFusion]

The process.

[Lander]

Thanks guys : Yes I think the doctor said something like conjunctivitis but with treatment im a little better My eyes is still red and it still hurts, anywise perhaps next round I will feel and see better :D


See better!? yea but that's not stereoscopic :)
I hope you get better soon. Eye pain is horrible.

luvazquez: Thanks man. My pleasure to litter your hard drive :)

[Niva.]

Ouch Cy, that's some nasty pink eye, I'm having such bad allergies right now that sometimes my eyes are so red I feel like I might have a chronic pink eye. I hate the fall pollen season.

[scorge]

Thanks for all the feedback guys I really appreciate it. Decided to do something different today.

Lander: That looks great man! You can really get a sense of the power. Nicely done.

[Lander]

Thanks scorge. Means alot.

[Izer]

Ahh damn, looks like i mite have missed the deadline, I sorta rushed the last 2 days to pump this out. I went with a different style, and didn't plan it out too well, same with colors, so it took a bit longer to finish then i would have liked.

Lots of great posts this round, my apologies i haven't been active this week, commenting and crits and such, but i'll be sure to swing by the voting and comment on everyone's entries.

I mite try and submit in the finals, if Michael Jaecks doesn't allow it then that's cool, i have to make sure i finish on time, next time.

NOTE: You can see it closer with this link: http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs51/f/2009/275/c/2/Red_Hot_DOOM__COW__by_Neueoic.jpg

[Lander]

Fuseboy:Your story is absolutely brilliant.

[jlind11]

Here's my WIP
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6186/rhdwip.png (http://img194.imageshack.us/i/rhdwip.png/)
Almost done with it.

[darkly]

dwinbotp: That lava is great. When looking at your painting, my monitor was actually radiating heat!

lander: lookin' good!

Great work everyone!

Well I just realized that I haven't even posted in here yet so I thought I'd throw out a WIP of my finished red hot doom.

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[Michael Jaecks]

Poll will come later today. It's 1:44pm CST USA time now... I'll give it a few more hours and post the poll tonight. So let's finalize those finals and post them.

Thanks guys!