DSG 348: Character: Steampunk Cowboy

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Today's topic is: Character: Steampunk Cowboy

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25 minutes. :emb:

http://www.andyart.de/images/oldandbad/dsg/spc2.jpg

[Hagac]

http://www.angelfire.com/art2/hagaart/images/steampunkcowboyHAGA.jpg

25 minutes, no ref. Painting now.


Update: Color comp.



http://www.angelfire.com/art2/hagaart/images/steampunkcowboyHAGA2.jpg

[STiCKy]

its light, but im sure you can still see it

http://www.stickymike.com/images/steamp.jpg

[Bretton]

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v16/bretton/steampunkcowb.jpg

posting a quick sketch to make sure i finish it later.

the line quality is pretty bad because i reduced it.. my resolution i set pretty high so everything is small on my comp.. and i know noone likes big pictures :] it might still be too big and im sorry if it is..

[Mr Man]

This picure wont show up very well but ill post it anyway
http://img21.photobucket.com/albums/v63/mrswoman/steam_cowboy.jpg

[guns1inger]

Very quick concept sketch - about 15 minutes in photoshop

http://users.tpg.com.au/adslrotx/images/steampunk.jpg

I wont have time to finish it - it's about midnight here.

[farmer]

hi everybody..
what is steampunk?
i dont know what that means..
could someone axplain it.. please..

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farmer ... it has been answered in an earlier DSG topic
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15078

Hope that helps.
Think SF/Western as in "Back To The Future 3" ("Zurück In Die Zukunft 3") for example.

[farmer]

thx!!

[Johannes]

also, see wild wild west.
and the leauge of extraordinary gentlemens are almost steampunk isnt it?

[farmer]

marshall bravestar should be a good example too!?

[OLSEN]

Hi all, heres mine.

http://img12.photobucket.com/albums/v31/ksm_olsen/Steampunk_Cowboy.jpg

[Thanoz]

Olsen, it's nice to see that your robot "Found Jesus".

[Mr Man]

Isnt using photoshop kind of cheating???

[OLSEN]

Hmmm, well, we could all use sticks and mud and paint the walls of our caves with it of course..

[Mr Man]

Eh?:confused:
How does photoshop work exactly??

[Cybot Floor]

Originally posted by OLSEN
Hmmm, well, we could all use sticks and mud and paint the walls of our caves with it of course..

LOL
No, sticks would be cheating. Use your fingers instead :p

[Johannes]

great topic
Damn, this one started out great, then I realised Id taken on to much
and when it came to shading, it all went straight downwards :/

here goes:
http://home.swipnet.se/panzerkunst/dsgsteamcowboyb.jpg

[jermainevl]

There is a really nice adventure game with steam punk in it, it's called Syberia (http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=syberia+screenshots&lr=). It's almost two years old now, so it probably won't cost much.
I would like to participate today, but i have to put the finishing touches on my thunderdome entry.:(

[Railboy]

Olsen - That's really epic-feeling. The dust makes it look really sharp.

[jeroentje]

Didn't have a clue what you meant with "steam punk" so I painted a cowboy... :rolleyes:
From ref found on imdb

http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/superjeroentje/clint.jpg

[sone_one]

Originally posted by OLSEN
Hmmm, well, we could all use sticks and mud and paint the walls of our caves with it of course..

ahahaha good one.... and your pic rocks!

ill do one too.... but later, no time now :)

@ jeroentje (had to take a look a few times to spell it right): great!

[Hermchen]

http://home.arcor.de/hermchen/postingstuff/DSG/348steampunkcowboy.JPG

@hagac: I like it a lot, but I think there should be more contrast. No light areas...

[josephrey]

http://69.26.135.131/images/cp/0008075-0017959.jpg

[kaptah]

I was coloring this sketch about 4 hours. Then making the final adjustments and saving, the Painter crashes. The file get corrupted, and only thing I was left was this 15 min sketch. :(
Now I learned , again, that never use the same file too long.
http://www.sannahellstrom.com/cg/steampunk_cowboy.jpg

[Hush]

http://home.surewest.net/thang_le/dsg-348.jpg

[Hazzard]

http://aaronsart.5u.com/images/steamcow_copy.jpg

Heres mine

[brawkstake]

only had time for a superquickie 15 min total
http://img9.photobucket.com/albums/v24/brawkstake/dsg/steampunk.jpg
olsen, nice as always!
jeroentje wauw! clint allways works!
Hush..cool

[S.C. Watson]

Only after I finished did I realize my guy looks like the Terminator!

I'm not too thrilled with the position of the hat, either, but hey.

I hope to post comments later, but I've got to finish my Thunder Dome entries!!

Good work people.

http://img9.photobucket.com/albums/v25/Oregano/Concept1/348-steampunk-cowboy.jpg

[Kartoffel]

Only a pencil-scetch from me today:
http://web703.athen023.server4free.de/dsg348-cowboy.jpg

A few coments on my favourite pictures of this DSG so far:
Hagac: I like the idea and the colored version even if I think its way too dark!


OLSEN: The charakter is good, but the way he holds the weapons seems odd to me. The same goes for the weapons itself, they look somehow strange to me, but that may be my personal opinion only.

brawkstake: I like the idea and the composition in your picture.

[young paddy1]

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/youngpaddy1/sketches/cowboy_mech.jpg

15 minutes done in a break at work

[Cybot Floor]

i had to force myself to do this... dont know why, but i dont like steampunk.
So i only spent ten minutes or so...
https://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/44/555744/640_3637626531366262.jpg


as i understand it, steampunk isnt about cybercowboys is it? There have to be big pipes, lot of iron, that stuff.
as young paddy. that looks steamy :)

[mtomczek]

Steampunk would be stuff like the movie Wild Wild West, or League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. You dont know what time period it is exactly, it could be the future, it could be the past. But the main characteristic of steam punk is the use of iron and steam to create things that we know of now. So you would have a steam powered iron bazooka, or a giant steam powered mech or whatever. Its usually a dark, gritty, soot filled environment. Gears, rivets, bolts, etc are all styling cues that can help it feel more "steampunk"

[Idiot]

http://www.lead-works.com/files/art/digital/dsg/23.gif

[Bretton]

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v16/bretton/000fd9e9.jpg

well i didnt finish it but i made it a bit more presentable. I like it. To me he appears to be striding towards his horse after slaughtering all the decent townsfolk in some wild west town.. yeah.. if i had more time i would've drawn that too...

edit: some quick color

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v16/bretton/steampunkcowbcolor.jpg

[Gumdrop]

Just a quick one... 35min's... didn't work out! :(

http://bluntedtaffer.50megs.com/DSG/DSG348_SteampunkCowboy.jpg

[Hunger_Artist]

http://members.tripod.com/carlbeu/770624f0.jpg

edit: updated.. still some mistakes but ehh.

http://members.tripod.com/carlbeu/7712a010.jpg

[Gumdrop]

OLSEN - I really like this. Not too hot on the guns, but I love the detail and suggestion on the back and the cross.

Johannes - I like the figure... particularly the boots and guns. The engine at the back has a nice front to it too.

jeroentje - Very nice. The eyes and the colours man!

Hermchen - I would like to see this worked on more. It looks like it's got style, but not fully realised yet.

josephrey - Haha... Nice idea. The hands look great.

kaptah - Tall, slender & gritty. Me likes.

Hush - Nice clean style. I love the way the character has to cross his arms to draw his 6 shooters. Nice touch.

Hazzard - Looks more like a pirate to me... which is cool. Not a fan of the colours, but the gun remix is great.

brawkstake - Nice idea. The colour and shading style really gives it a hot, parched, shimmering effect.

Oregano - Yeah I'd change the hat too (and maybe the colour of the eyes), but the rest is very nice. I love the composition.

Kartoffel - Nice character. The jacket needs something for me, but I like the rest... particularly the bowler hat.

young paddy1 - Nasty. The steam guages are stompin'!

Cybot Floor - I really love the head of the steed... the wind up starter and bulbs. Also the shape.

Idiot - Sweet. the silhouette in the background looks great. Nice design.

Bretton - There's so much to like about this. The pose, the details, the face, the style. My fav' so far. Pleeeaaase add [more] colour.

Hunger - I don't think it is one of your best, but it's still fantastic.

[xbiten]

hmmm...I really don't know why I post this...but here it is any way.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/xbiten/2D/steampunkcowboy.jpg

Cheers Rikard

[John]

Hey hunger artist, this is your first piece to take a place on my harddrive. I don't usually safe pictures, not from pros and not from amateurs, but this one had 'it'.

[Vely Bad Man]

More like a steampunk horse than steampunk cowboy eh?
http://www.jimwoo.com/dsg/04.02.09.jpg

[Bretton]

some comments on my favorites:

hagac: nice, love the three arms and many guns, great mechanics.

olsen: you have a really great style and i am fond of everything you do. this one is great. I think what people have a problem with for the guns is the bottom one looks a little strange... but i love the design.

johannes: i love that cowboys transportation

kaptah: wicked looking guns, i wish i could make out the other details. sorry bout losing your painting :[ wish i couldve seen it.

hush: nice clean style. love the weapon and green lighting

oregano: great movement

idiot: it's kind of blurry but that steampunk silhouette looks pretty sweet.

gumdrop: i think it worked out great actually love the design. thanks for the comment :]

hunger_artist: i have long been jealous of your style. your art is always so beautiful and attractive, keep it up.

vely bad man: yes. but that horse looks awesome, i think some longer legs are in order however.. but my judgement may be negligible because i am just fond of long legs..

[Dahsramu]

omg Vely Bad Man is ure screenname relly "Vely Badass Man"?? that (along with everything u post) rocks so hard. How long did it take? what program/medium did you use? i cant help it i gotta ask. I had drawn up a pretty similar concept to yours this morning (BEFORE I saw yours) during my lunch break... i'll post it up when I get home to my scanner and tablet...

idiot - thats an awesome idea! love the moody backlighting...
Hunger Artist - I went with the cowgirl idea too... hehe ures looks a bit more secksay than mine, though :)
Hush - that is too pimp. Awesome lines.

Gumdrop, Oregano, Olsen - my ego is non-existent becuz of u guys' daily "sketches" :falls over in shame: hehe

[Fipse]

Haven´t done DSG for a VERY long time but I will try to take part now occasionally. I haven´t got much time today to give crits, here just my first quick Digital sketch I´ve done for ages. Inconsistent background as usual ...

http://www.kriegsherren-von-og.de/dsg/cowboy.jpg

Fipse

[merd]

http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v34/merd84/dsg/steampunk.jpg

playing around with painter8 for about 1/2 hour

[OLSEN]

Thanks for the feedback. I did a small "fix". (more firepower should do the trick and hide my mistakes... :D )

http://img12.photobucket.com/albums/v31/ksm_olsen/Steampunk_Cowboy_update.jpg

Great work all. :)

[Mr Man]

With PS do you draw on paper first and then scan the picture or do you work from scratch on the computer??
My picture is sooooo crap:(

[OLSEN]

@Mr Man: You can do it both ways. Theres a lot of great artists here that work from scanned lineart, but working from scratch is, i suppose, more common. I believe painter is the program of choise for most people here too, not PS. (i use painter, and in my oppinion it is better suited for painting then PS.)

btw, don´t be so hard on your own art. Confidence is key to improvement. :)

[Sunny]

figured i start joining in on these things. here my cowboy.. Painted with my mouse in Opencanvas in about 20 min.

http://www.planethalflife.com/detailed/cowboy.jpg

[Cybot Floor]

Originally posted by Mr Man
With PS do you draw on paper first and then scan the picture or do you work from scratch on the computer??
My picture is sooooo crap:(

with PS you can for example rotate the canvas, so nobody has to rotate his head to look at the pic....

there are many different ways to work with PS - some here do it all by hand, then scan and make a bit postproduction, like adjusting contrasts, erasing and so on.
others (like me) sketch by hand just very rough, scan and then colorate and finish the pic in PS (or Painter).
From there, it is a very tiny step to do it completly digital. But for that, you`ll need a tablet, for sketching with a mouse isnt very intuitive.

so PS isnt "cheating". even the pros like Feng Zhu do a lot of their work on the computer.

@your pic: I dont get, whats happening? theres some guy in front of a smokepipe - and a (cyborg?)skull - and an arm with a cigaret... but i dont understand, whats its about.

i hope, that helps you in your confusion

[Hermchen]

http://home.arcor.de/hermchen/postingstuff/DSG/348steampunkcowboy_2.jpg

Second try. I think I missed the steampunkyness again.

@Gumdrop: thx for the krits. I don't think I will work on that anymore. Not these days. But I will DSG again and again. I'll try to get better definition tomorrow.

[GraphicMaster]

http://www.graphics-lab.com/sketch09.jpg http://www.graphics-lab.com/sketch010.jpg
Bought a new sketch book today for the DSG! Hope to fill this sucker up.

[Matt Smith]

Here is my Steam Punk cowboy, there are alot of good pics out there today. Good work everyone.

http://www.mattksmith.com/steampunk.jpg

[GK Smith]

Let me know what you think. Personally I don't care for the design of my cowboy that much, but I am happy with the way I rendered him.


http://www.gksmithstudios.com/My Portfolio/Steam.jpg

[Hush]

One of the few things I remember from a history course, is that the guns were worn with the handle pointing out, so they draw the left gun with the right hand, and vice versa. It's called "plainsman style". I think it looks a lot cooler than drawing from the hip.

[Iotrez]

Hi, here's my attempt.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/simon.davies/SteamPunkCowboy.jpg

That looks so full of depth and character Hunger artist. Great style.

[moops]

Gumdrop: It Didn't work out? It looks great! Tons of personality
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/naart/painting/punkcowboy.jpg

[farmer]

wow... so much super work today...

jeroentje : Looks good..

Hermchen : gute arbeit :) nice mood in this. the fist one is better...

Hush : very very nice...

Idiot: this is telling a nice story.. :)

Gumdrop : nice job, the left hand is looking strange..

Hunger_Artist : i love this. this is such a fu**** nice style!!

Vely Bad Man: looks very nice dude ;)

OLSEN: your pic actually inspired me for mine ;) very nice!!

Sunny : nice work..

moops : interesting...

this is my piece...



http://doom3genetic.ngz-network.de/team/farmer/marshall.jpg

[Dahsramu]

farmer - that is beautiful man! looks like a 3D render...

moops - that concept is awesome! I like how you drew the hands (spiderish) and the way the feet disappear into the background/fog. adds a nice mysterious effect.

iotrez - the colors are (as usual) very nice. He looks kinda like one of the 7 dwarves though!

gk smith - now THATS steampunk! LOVE the hat!! lol

kay, here's mine. THanks to the tips you all gave me yesterday! I took your advice and went from a pen/ink sketch and started coloring usnig blotches of color... relly helped a ton!

I dont see enough hot chicks on the DSG so I had to draw one! I know the horizon is not right, but that's the best stock photo I could find and I didnt feel like looking any longer... :D

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/uarshad/art/_steampunk_cowgirl_.jpg

40min pencil/pen sketch
40min photoshop 7
(Background stock is from sxc.hu)

Edit: lowered the contrast of the background so it was less distracting and took off that annoying shadow around the neck area of the horse-bike.

[Vely Bad Man]

I started posting last week (intermittently) and I have to say it's very reassuring to see such enthusiasm for drawing and painting. What a great site.

Bretton: You're right about the legs. It looks like a steampunk donkey now that I look at it again;) Love your drawing. You've got a nice style.

Dahsramu: thanks so much for the compliments. I'm not worthy. I work all digitally in Photoshop 7. I'm guessing it took from 1.5 to 2 hours (I was working on it in between doing something else... multitasking eh? ha ha). P.S. Your sexy cowboy made me wish I drew a woman instead. Vely nice work.

bye for now
vbm

[elevenrequiem]

here's my go.. i'll drop back in later for crits if i have time. of course it goes without saying, there's some badass work today.

http://www.bigamericanproductions.com/2-9%20steampunk%20cowboy.jpg

[Sniper]

A Quick Concept
http://sniper.rap4.com/drawings/steampunk.jpg

[DV8]

quick one... super busy with work :)


http://www.mikephillips.ca/dsg/dsg_348_steam_punk_ cowboy.jpg

[killrobots]

everyone here = super amazing

so many to comment on and not much time. hunger artist, WOW. so stylish. i love it.

http://www.theglasspack.com/dsg-2-09-04.jpg

mine ended up looking like some sort of park ranger in a flying thingamabob. oh well.

[micmac]

Borrowed a tablet from a friend. Here's the result. A little different than traditional methods. This site should give me the practice I need.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/michael.macvicar/michael/mm_dsg_01.jpg

MM

[Jeters]

woooo gonna get it in JUST before midnight =)

stupid long long work days...

wanted to give a try at pure digital painting without sketching first...here goes........this was about half an hour...




http://pages.emerson.edu/Students/Jennifer_Tantleff/dsg_348.jpg

[Sapphire]

This was highly inspired by the Oddworld environment "FeeCo Depot", and as a result, my cowboy seems to have morphed into Lorne Lanning, the creator of Oddworld... hmm... how'd that happen?

http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Sapphire8400/Cowboy_Lornesm.jpg

(And here's Lorne for comparison...)

http://www.oddworld.au.com/necrum-mines/images/lorne-11.jpg

[SABRE]

GREAT WORKS TODAY!!

THE MINE!!


http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/SABRE/CONCEPTART%20ORG/COWBOY_STEAMPUNK.jpg




XIAOO.................................

[Dave_Lynch]

This is my first time on this site. I didn't have time to ink the rest obviously.

http://pic6.picturetrail.com:80/VOL146/1914380/3696803/45426040.jpg

[shadoman]

Quick sketch with B pencil. Too busy fixing up my house for sale.

Note the "punk" aspect with a great iconic t-shirt.
http://www.shawnadomanis.com/dsg/dsg348.jpg

Some amazing concepts today guys!
Here my honorable mentions:
Hagac - Love the "Pimp-bot 5000".
Olsen - Awesome, especially since you had time to do more. Love the lighting.
Hush - That's cool. Reminds me of Cable from Marvel Comics.
Bretton - I love tall and lanky characters. It looks like the bonkers from Yellow Submarine cartoon.
Gumdrop - Didn't work out? Come on man! I think that's badass! Love the arm.
Vely Bad Man - If the horse gets hot enough, it would cook your balls! The metal looks very good as does the rider. I agree with Bretton though, horse needs longer legs.
Farmer - Looking good. I like the backlighting.
Dahsramu - Sexy. And the horse/cycle is nice. I love the rusted metal on the horse. Where do you work? I looked at jobs in N. VA before, and didn't find alot of variety... just wondering.
Sabre - Great smirk on the bot's face. I love this lighting/style.

Til tomorrow...

[Catapult Beetle]

Bit of a rush job, some things aren't as I want them.

http://img20.photobucket.com/albums/v60/CatapultBeetle/steampunkcowboy.jpg


I agree that everything posted thus far has been tremendous!

[Dahsramu]

VBM - yeah man, this thread got my creative juices flowing for the last few weeks, and I've been doing a lot more drawing than I've done since I graduated college last year and started working full time. I've actually started finding time I didnt know I had to draw!!! Look forward to seeing more from you... :D

Shadoman - thanks for the kind words. I sent you a Private Message with some info on my job ...

SABRE - soooooooo goooooood..... oh man, i am in love with that image... I love how you decided to go with the high contrast shading and the patterned background. so simple yet so damn effective! Plus those character designs are just slick.

CYA KIDS TOMORROW !!!!!

[SABRE]

THANX shadoman FOR THE FEEDBACK!!

THIS TOPIC IS GREAT!! AND WHIT GREAT WORK TOO!!

NOW IM SO TIRED FOR MENTIONS AND CRITS!! :zzz:

WELL......

AU REVOIR..................


EDIT: HO, I MISS TO Dahsramu

THANX Dahsramu, I USE OTHER STYLES ON THAT PIC, BUT AT LAST I FINISH WHIT HIG CONTRAST......

WELL, NOW TO SLEEEEEPP!!

[Jeters]

so interesting to see how many takes there are on the same subject..

[BeatB0t]

http://paperplate.daverules.com/Adam/cowboy.jpg
this is only about 25 to 30 minutes, i did it in photoshop, my first post here, its non descript, and my friend has already pointed out that the guns look a little sloppy, which i agree with, however anyone else who feels like commenting i would welcome it. Very much inspired by the APU's from the matrix.

[Myriadian]

Hey guys.
I've been haunting the whole site for a long time, and finally have enough courage to post some of my stuff. It's nothing in comparison to the great work seen here, but at least it's coming out of me. I'm looking to improve, even if it's in the slightest. I've also got to incorporate some colouring into my work, but I've yet to get decent with Photoshop in those regards. Anyway, you guys are doing a bang-up job and I hope to see it continue. I'll take all the remarks I can get.

I feel I might of been too hasty in trying to complete it. I will spend more time on it.

There should also be some support in the back, but I neglected to draw them. Obviously, like all work, it's in progress.

http://www.liquidhell.net/Myriadian/steampunk_cowboy.gif

**Still looking for a good host. If I continue to do this, I will probably have to end up buying some space.

[Thrash]

http://www.chaingunstudios.com/ArtGallery/dsg/slides/DSG348ThrashSPCowboyWeb.jpg

I seem to have used the same colors as many of you. I had fun trying to do it with only a few colors. Not the normal way i paint. After I finished I saw SABRES's pic and that was the exact style I had imagined it mine. Great economy of painting. I just keep scribbling...

Good stuff guys!

HungerArtist - I don't normaly go for your style, but that one I like!

[Jeters]

im not going to put my work down if you dont put yours down, myridian =p
were all here to learn =)

BTW: I know you followed me here...dont deny it..welcome to the forums =p

[HellTaxi]

didnt get to color :(

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/robocowboy001.jpg

[Myriadian]

Aie! It's a deal, Jeters :)

[BlkCelebration]

Almost ran out of time with this one.

now I must go to sleep :o
http://9doublebass.homestead.com/files/newart/acawboy.JPG

[Railboy]

http://www.atomicagedog.com/art/dailysketch/steampunkcowboy.jpg

2 hours in PS. I used this for reference:
http://www.jrsfilm.com/RP%20with%20cowboy%20hat%20full.jpg

When I started this I felt uninspired, but I ended up really liking it because I've never drawn metal with my pad before. It's unfinished - I was going to add bolts, seams & rust - but I'm really tired.

Everyone really ran off with this one...

[Sapphire]

I agree, everybody really seemed to put a lot of effort into this topic, I was inspired...

-Sapph

[Doodle Bob]

last minute sketch....great work everyone

http://9doublebass.homestead.com/files/uploads/cow.jpg

[Mr Man]

What time is it over there.
im a typical engilsh man :D
Btw would anyone like to demonstrate PS's capabilities if i make a pic and then one of you edit it???

[Mr Man]

It looks a bit silly because i did it on plain windows paint, with a mouse:D
http://img21.photobucket.com/albums/v63/mrswoman/Mexican_villain.bmp

[Pixie]

Ugh, sorry I'm a bit late on this one. Didn't get started until late but figured I might as well post anyways since I did do the drawing and all. It's a bit hurried since I was trying to get in on time, but it still gets the point across I hope. :)

http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v40/piccolo133/steampunkcowboy.jpg

[farmer]

good job pixie..
nice to see you joined.. :)