Chow 180 :: VOTING :: Steampunk Harem

[Aly Fell]

FINALS ONLY
-=ROUND 180=-
-= The STEAMPUNK HAREM =-

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ROUND #180:: The STEAMPUNK HAREM


DESCRIPTION

The STEAMPUNK HAREM

They are pampered and preened for the Sultan and Sultana. Doused with pungent oils, washed with lavender and cinnamon scented perfumes, their skins perfect and their complexions refined and painted to reflect the whim of their master and mistress.

They are treated with respect and adoring attention, but they are prisoners; birds in a gilded-cage. They are the concubines of the king and queen, the harem slaves of oriental fantasy. But the world these particular chattels inhabit is a Steampunk world.

This week design a Steampunk harem boy or girl. Either gender, it’s up to you; and environment is also at your own discretion. This harem is fantasy, and we suggest looking at odalisques and Victorian Orientalist painting as inspiration, but keep in mind their costume and world they inhabit is Steampunk.

If you’re not familiar with Steampunk, just type it into Google and browse the enormous amount of reference there is. Some reference for Orientalist art here:

http://www.orientalist-art.org.uk/

http://www.orientalist-art.org.uk/harem.html

http://www.alloilpaint.com/orientalist/p1.htm

Also remember this is a forum for all ages, so please bear that in mind in your design.

Thank you.



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ACCEPTANCE TO POLL WILL BE BASED ON THREE CRITERIA:
1: DID THE ARTIST FOLLOW THE BRIEF? (allowance for creative takes will be made).
2: IS THE PIECE ARTISTICALLY SOUND? (Is the illustration "finished?" - did the artist pay attention to anatomy, perspective, other fundamentals?).
3: IS THIS ILLUSTRATION THE BEST ONE?

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SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY:
1: You must submit ONE full sized image.
2: Make sure your name and CHOW # are EASILY READABLE on your entry.
3: Use the Standard format (Below);

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i222/ChowPics/frame.jpg
:right: PLACE THE IMAGE IN A FRAME WITH YOUR NAME/TOPIC
:right: SAVE YOUR FILE IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
Chow##_Nickname
example: "CHOW#100_Oregano.jpg"

THE REST IS EASY:
1: No comments before poll is set. They WILL be deleted with utmost malice and petty grumbling. >:{
2: Sit back and enjoy the show. BYOPC (Bring your own popcorn)
3: Good luck to all.


Please review these helpful reminders if you have not done so already.

:right:ON GETTING TO POLL (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1891823&postcount=15)
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:right:NEW ROUND RULE: WIPS PLEASE! (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1910999&postcount=27)
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:right:SUBMISSION FORMAT REMINDER (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1911002&postcount=28)



PLEASE REMEMBER TO WRITE YOUR COPYRIGHT INFORMATION UNDER THE IMAGE IN THE FINAL BURNING THREAD SO I DON'T HAVE TO HUNT YOU DOWN LATER!

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Quick Check: Have You Submitted Your Chow Properly?

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

Good luck!

[Matt_B]

Thanks to those who made suggestions along the way on this one. I know it's a better piece because of it.

[Clockwork Bunny]

I'm going to stop fiddling - I'm close to starting again, but not enough time - so here it is...

Thank you to everyone who took the time to comment and crit - its helping the learning curve.

[Kelly Krantz]

First time, be gentle. :assspank:

[Artofinca]

alexander nanitchkov / artofinca / conceptart / characters / steampunk / photoshop
censored version added*

[Tommoy]

Great round, really inspiring.

[Crowsrock]

The Steampunk Harem
Boredom will be one of the great problems for a harem slave.
Unfortunately I did not find time to go online and post the progress to the WIP thread.

[rumpenstiltzkin]

so, here is my final, hope i fulfill the criterias, this has been a very learning road for me, dont think i spent this much time on a picture ever x)
thanks for comments and crits :)

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[Wijaha]

Hi.. here is my attempt. hopefully wont start it too late next time and will have time to crit and interact more in future.

[Mitze]

A quick Hungover finishing off.



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/mekese2000/strip.jpg

[Martheart]

Steampunk Harem!! :punkgirl:

[JessiBean]

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Wips:
http://www.jessicaoyhenart.com/harem_wips_animated.gif

[oddy]

the final and the wip....but feel like pretty unfinished...sigh~~~

[anastasky]

So many great entries in WIP thread!
My focus was to get a feel of oriental style.

[PxelSlayer]

Marko Horvatin/Concept Art/Character/Steam Punk/Photoshop

Fantastic round, peeps! THIS one will be hard!

[Aly Fell]

Great round!

[fersteger]

Cool stuff, here's mine then, gonna go check what's next round!:yayca:
Great paintings all around.

[Kristo Novo]

I tried to bring some kind of mystical, dark mood into the char.

cool work @all

[Metso]

amazing pics everyone! ^^

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[gunnarsson]

wow!what entries!

"Enter and behold! The pleassures of a 1000 lost worlds! Anything can and will happen behind our striped curtains"

[Josu]

i would have liked to work more on it, but the deadline is close and i dont have time

[Shogo]

another fail at bringing the sketch to life but heres my entry

so much goodness here!

[LeoListens]

I didn't want to push the steampunk features too far. I thought the outfit should feel comfortable, so I leaned on the oriental fashion. But I also included some sort of victorian neck tie, buttons, stripes, and patterns.

I conceived a steam machine that dispenses a very addictive gas. It's widely used in the harems to smash the willpower of the slaves, specially the males.

[MJ_Alcazar]

What a fun round! Nice topic Posh and Daes!

[kittymeow84]

Yay I finished my first CHOW. And I thought I wasn't going to make it.

Pretty unhappy about this one. Think I bit off WAY more than I could chew. No where near the level of detail I wanted to do...and considering this is only my second proper go at painting in Photoshop....Eh...wish I had more time! But that is the point of CHOW to get stuff done in a limited timeframe...so I hope to only get better from here.
Ahh so if I get cut, well, I wont be cut! Lol ;)

Thanks for the super duper excellento topic!! And the entries are all wonderful. Yay!!:yayca:

[dwinbotp]

great stuff all around from everyone :yayca:

[SMILEFACE]

THANKS EVERYBODY FOR aN AWESOME ROUND!!!

[lkjhgfdsa]

lkjhgfdsa
conceptart- characters- steam-punk- photoshop

[the bee]

steampunk harem lady.

[Soultek]

Some amazing stuff on here!

My first attempt at one of these contests... Hope you all like it!

http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/Letum001_photos/CHOW180_SOULTEK.jpg

http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/Letum001_photos/CHOW180WIPS_SOULTEK.jpg

[Tavarilyn]

Well. I have to say I haven't finished a CHOW in a long long long time. Yay follow-through! Ahem. Anyway... It turned out darker than I thought it would but every attempt I made at lightening the pic failed miserably. I guess I either get lots of color or lots of detail... but not both. Something to play with, apparently.

Final and WIPS.

Thanks Dae n Posh!!

Tav

[Grimwood]

Jack Gilbert
ConceptArt
Characters
Steampunk
Photoshop

WIPs:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2517874&postcount=76
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2518071&postcount=82
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2518311&postcount=90
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2519269&postcount=124
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2519565&postcount=139
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2520718&postcount=202

[ArtAdonis]

My final, good luck everyone!

http://www.artadonis.com/Uploads/CHOW/CHOW180_ArtAdonis.jpg

[Irrlaeufer]

nice work everyone.

Irrlaeufer/ConceprtArt/Characters/Fantasy/Photoshop

[Aly Fell]

WIPs, attach image, file name - If you're new to chow read the rules, and if you're an old hand... Read the rules! :)

[odiolitos]

First finished CHOW. Thanks to everyone for their crits :)

Forgot the copyright info: Carlos Cuesta
WIPs:

[nebezial]

so the idea is that she is a harem dancer attached to a machine thet blows steam ritch with scented oil so while shes dancing she makes the room smell nics... airwick eat your heart out

[Nina Alexander]

My first ever CHOW.
For now I will be happy that I am submitting anything at all to be honest.
Maybe will come up with something more original next time.. :)

[vineris]

Lots of really nice pics this CHOW!

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J. Wojtysiak / Concept Art / Character / Steampunk

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[Bell]

Great round, love Steampunk. It's about as finished as I'm going to get it today

Thanks to Navate and AvisNocturna for the comments :)

[Reymus]

Reymus/Concept Art/Characters/Steam-Punk

*Sigh* need to go back to basics.

[hungryan]

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Feels good that I've managed to finish this. Good luck to all of you guys/gals, the overall quality is again very high.

[gerezon]

fantabulous entries! :yayca:

The Sultan has constructed these walking mechanical beds so he doesn’t have to run to each of the girls but can have them safely escorted by the machine. This also means they can enjoy the comfort only a real bed can give anywhere in the palace. Why not take the bed outside and "relax" by the pool!

All new girls get a mask painfully attached to their face, the Sultan does not wish to see their faces, it makes them less human and therefore okay to not treat them as ones.

[Lakka]

Well, I was completely aimless with this image, just applying things that come to mind from both harem and steampunk, and in the end i just threw random things here and there, and apprently managed to copy the red-one-eye-thing from one of the people who has posted their final already. Not on purpose but the odds, the odds are stacked against me :D

*forgot the chow border

[deadhead16mb]

matt buck/ConceptArt/Characters/Steam Punk/Oils

[ErikStorstein]

Erik Storstein / Concept Art / Character / Steampunk


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and the steps
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[openanewworld]

this is my entry

[Nele Klumpe]

Nele Klumpe/Conceptart/characters/fantasy

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Did I make it in time? ._______. ca didn't load :(

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[reversenorm]

Alright time's up.
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and wips
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[Aly Fell]

Check everything guys! I'm serious. Both Daestwen and I have given the usual warnings. It's a big round and you will be cut if you don't fulfil the requirements.

[navate]

Great round! Thanks to all who gave me crits. :)

[daestwen]

Well, here goes nothing.

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[Monika Gruszka]

It was a great fun and a huge challenge for me to finish it! :)
here it is:

[daestwen]

NO MORE ENTRIES PAST THIS POINT

You have a 15 minute grace period but then that's it!

[daestwen]

Cuts for Today:

Rhen – Not attached

ArtAdonis – No WIPs

Odiolitos – Not attached

Bell – Incorrectly named

Hungryan – Off brief. No robots.

Lakka – Incorrectly named


We have six spots still open for poll. If the people above edit their posts to match the rules and pm me within 24 hours then I'll drop them in poll. Otherwise, happy voting!

[daestwen]

ugh sorry the poll is broken again. trying to fix it...

[Nina Alexander]

Ok so I dunno if it's cause I'm too new but I can't vote or even view the poll results.... -cires-

edit: ah ok nevermind then! got a bit worried there for a sec.

[Matt_B]

Had an EXTREMELY hard time picking the top drawings. Everyone did a wonderful job this week.

[Pixeltuner]

CRACKIN' ROUND. Wasn't able to finish mine, because of general slackiness and not being able to push it further. Voting will be a pain on this one :)

[Aly Fell]

Bell and Lakka have been added to the poll! :)

[Rhen]

Opps this should have the image attached.
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af109/raemienrhen/CHOW180_Rhen.jpg
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af109/raemienrhen/CHOW180WIP.jpg

[gerezon]

Voted for quite a few that I thought did an excellent job, but the one I dug the most is fersteger. Love the brushwork and the mask looks really cool, great job!

[Artofinca]

Lots of strong works, voted for seven of them.
GJ and GL

[Tommoy]

In my harem are:
Ferstenger: just pure art. Jealous making loose use of unknown brushes. Inventive steampunk implementation. Sweet atmosphere.
Jessiebean: had some doubts about this one but the total environment pulled me in. Looking closer I still don't understand the difference between the amazing elements like background and face and for example the belly (poor rendering in comparison with the rest!) and the legs witch still seem a little off.
Poshspice: this would be my number one girl, she is steaming from sexyness. You have rendered the hell out of her, so much smooth detailing, its a lust for the eye. Goddamn perfect face.

Overall great round guys&dolls!.

[Windsrock]

Definitely very beautiful round.

[Wiggers]

What a great round!

Voted for Fersterger for me one of the best pieces of artwork i've seen on CHOW if not the best, amazing, wish i could paint like that!! also voted for openanewworld(don't understand why so few votes?) and i voted for Gunnarson love your work in all it's madness and beauty! would had voted for Poshspice but i didn't see it until after i had voted, sorry i'm an idiot!!

@Soultek not very cool to vote for yourself mate!

[Clockwork Bunny]

What is the deal on voting for yourself?! I've seen a few who do it each week not cool.

Voted on
PxlSlayer - love the delicate face and seeing the learning process and improvements through the WIPS - brilliant!

Anastasky - Lovely image - lots of detail captured Steampunk and Harem.

Tommoy - Again got the brief to a T and its beautiful.

Artofinca - scary harem, love the edgy style.

Posh - captured what I was going for and its a perfect image for the brief.

Lots of fab entries and the scores show it!

Thanks again for all the support and crits all.

[fersteger]

Nice stuff. I really like a lot of them.

Daestwan had the best lighting/mood. I would've loved to see more design in the shadow/light pattern though, like a gothic windowpane type pattern, but the colors are excellent.
Artemis was my favorite costume design.
Gunnarson would've been my favorite overall, but honestly it's too light to see for me. I wish you drew a little darker you have a great technique that's almost lost in the lightness.
Jessibean awesome rendering, that curtain, and the atmosphere is woohoo.
Poshspice damn right on awesome!

[Aly Fell]

What is the deal on voting for yourself?! I've seen a few who do it each week not cool.


The deal is it is disrespectful to other artists to vote for yourself. Anyone who does will have a vote deducted from their total.

[kittymeow84]

Oh my gosh I feel awful! I didn't realise voting for yourself was not the done thing! :(

Sorry for the ultra-noobiness! I only did it cos I saw last few weeks CHOWs pretty much everyone had at least one vote so thought people voted for themselves aswell as other people.

Oh no! :(
Thanks Poshspice for fixing my error.

[Aly Fell]

odiolitos has been added to the poll

Kittymeow84 - It's OK! :) Noobs are allowed!

[reversenorm]

(edit whoo, someone fixed it :D)

I had a lot of fun on this, and there were so many great entries. And all the help was wonderful. This was a really great topic too, there were so many different ways to blend the themes.

[Cyr]

Voted for: ArthemisIX, Nebezial, Fersteger, JessiBean, Poshspice

This seemed to be a difficult CHOW for many people. There were, technically, some very nice done pieces, but the "Steampunk" elements seemed more of an overlay onto a "Harem" piece than an integral part of the concept. So a lot of the entries didn't, to me, seem successful in meeting the brief.

Favorite "non-Steampunky" piece: Soultek.

Vineris' entry, with it's simplified gear-motifs in the background, seemed more like an idea for a Steampunk Tarot deck. Which might be an interesting CHOW someday.

(Googling "Steampunk Tarot", I find it's an idea that's been thought of a number of times. But attempts at getting a group of artists together and coordinated to actually produce a Steampunk deck seem to wither on the vine. So if a Steampunk Tarot deck is ever actually produced, I suspect it will be the work of one -- probably obsessive-compulsive -- artist, rather than a group endeavor.)

[Aly Fell]

ummm... in the most respectful way possible, can someone inform me why I didn't get on the poll? I thought I did everything right...was it just a taste issue, was I off topic, was I late? Or with all the entries did I just slip through the cracks?

Whatever it is no hard feelings, I had a lot of fun on this, and there were so many great entries. And all the help was wonderful.
I have no idea why you were left off other than I missed you changing the details of your name shortly before the deadline. I've added you to the poll and given you three votes! :)

And Rhen to.

[daestwen]

Sorry about that, reversenorm, sometimes we are silly and miss things!

[Soultek]

Hey everyone, i sincerely apologize for voting for myself as well :(. This was my first piece i've done for anything like this on conceptart. Sorry, i guess i'm a noob as well hehe. I didnt mean any disrespect by it, i had been watching these threads wanting to finally get something in and thought it was the normal thing to do. Again, i'm sorry, and it wont happen again!

[Josu]

i voted for Posh, but was a difficult desission, so many good stuff

[gunnarsson]

I was wowed by fersteger! I like the painting style, and it evoked some feelings, a thing i find can be hard to do.. I decided to only vote for you, seeing as i thought it was a clear #1.:) thanks for the comment aswell, I need to learn how best to document stuff... and perhaps we have different settings to our screens?

poshspice, fantastical rendering and spot on to the topic! The same goes for JessiBean, love the warm colors!
I liked yours Granmassa, the style of the character, but a more.. sculpted out bodey, I'm bad at explaining, but rounding the shapes out for that 3d feel, is what it needs I think. It kinda floats in to the background a bit now.
deadhead, very cool to see the oils in here! thanks for posting it up, its inspiring!

good job everyone else too, there are way to many to comment. All the excitement of creating that is to be seen inhere is awesome!

[MichaelNoel]

Voted for 3 great entries, but Fersteger, you totally deserve this, beautiful, inspiring work.

[Hideyoshi]

holy shi... this round is off the hook, but...

Fersteger - that is on another level, OH EM GEE! Can't take my eyes off it! :O

[SunRoamer]

[x]Fersteger
Only one that really blew my mind... there were many other great entries, but for some reason they just seemed to miss something...

[Nerahla]

Fersteger and Poshspice's absolutely took my breath away, voted for a few others as well. I think the fact that there was so many many anatomy issues for so many people, even though they could render well, was why I didn't vote for more.

Interestingly, if a piece is done well (like Nebezial's) so that everything is handled well with manipulating where our eye goes, you don't notice the hand so much. It's almost un-rendered, however the proportions are correct so we automatically don't mind losing it out of our view. The thing is, when a painting isn't so well-handled, and someone goes in and renders the hell out of a incorrect hand or bad ellipse in the props, well, it's really obvious and the errors are "louder" than whatever rendering skill there may be.

[zenichi]

fersteger: my favorite by miles. one of the best piece i've ever seen in a CHOW!!!!

[CrookedHorn]

first off this was an amazing round for CHOW. so many great concepts and such a good turn out too.

i just wanted to say, Daestwan, you did a great job on this piece. I have seen your work progress so much in the last year its amazing. I am sorry i missed the voting for this round, ive been a bit busy, but i just wanted to commend you on the amazing strides you've made as an artist.

Keep up the great work!

[Aly Fell]

Congratulations Fersteger on a fab image and win! :)

[Pixeltuner]

It's an amazing piece, but an incentive to start the whole CHOW vs Illustration discussion again as well :p On a CHOW-level it breaks a few rules or at least is on the brink. 3/4 rule? Clarity of design?
I'm not nagging though because I'm all for creative freedom and as long as it give us these great pieces of art: more power to us. :)