ChoW#211 :: Aladdin

[Martheart]

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ROUND #211:: Aladdin



DESCRIPTION


Aladdin



The story of Aladdin is one of the most famous tales of the Book of One Thousand and One Nights. The Middle-Eastern folktale tells about the young and poor Aladdin who is hired by a sorcerer to retrieve a magic oil lamp. Aladdin finds out the lamp contains a powerful djinni, who helps him to become rich and wealthy. Aladdin then marries the beautiful princess Badroulbadour.

Design Aladdin!

- You may pick any part of the story to base your character design on, from the poor thief to the wealthy emperor.
- You are free to place Aladdin in any time period you'd like, but stick to the general story.
- Focus on character design, not the illustration! Make Aladdin a real and interesting character!


Good Luck!


PLEASE NOTE THE RULES AND THE DEADLINE TIME

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DEADLINE:
SUNDAY, August 29th, 2010


Deadline is Sunday, at 9:00 pm (GMT +1).


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THE RULES
If you do not stick to these 6 simple rules, you will not be added to the poll.
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:right: 1) FOLLOW THE TOPIC.
It's about designing the character of the topic. The environment or side characters are far less important.

:right:2) SHOW AT LEAST ¾ OF YOUR DESIGN.
This is not an illustration contest, but a design contest. Show your whole design!

:right:3) POST YOUR FINAL IN THE FINALS THREAD.

:right:4) INCLUDE WIPS WITH YOUR FINAL.
Show your work in progress and post (links to) this in the finals thread!

:right:5) SAVE YOUR FILES IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT. Chow##_Nickname
example: "CHOW#100_Oblio.jpg" ;)
No final.jpgs please!


:right:6) PLACE THE IMAGE IN A FRAME WITH YOUR NAME/TOPIC

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i222/ChowPics/frame.jpg
(you can add CA logo, etc).



About quality - as general rule: if your shapes and values are not decent - you are out. Watch proportions, perspective etc. we need perfectly readable shapes and coherent, consistent values.

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BE PROFESSIONAL - only finished and good quality entries will be taken to the poll. Icemoon and Arthemis IX will make the selection.
Please review these helpful reminders if you have not done so already.

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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!

[Senira]

Ooh, this should be fun! Aladdin's one of my all-time favorite tales/movies.

[B-zilla]

Nice topic! Although it looks like I won't have time this week, I'll try my best! :S

[Carnifex]

although i'm on short holiday this week and won't participate,i'll say good luck everyone! personally i can't get the disney version out of my head,it's kind of blocking all other thoughts :D

[John McKenna]

Stick to the setting: although there are other interpretations of the story, we stick to the Middle-Eastern version.

Does this mean time period as well? Or could we do some kind of future, parkour-hacker Aladdin?

Edit: ...Because I'm working on a future-parkour-hacker Aladdin:

http://i.imgur.com/ioMd2.jpg

[Vaejoun]

Hmm... I hope I can pull something out of my sleves for this one. Its a nice topic, but also tricky, because there are already sooo many Aladins out there.

[PxelSlayer]

This one ought to be interesting...*_*

EDIT - And I`m...done? Wow, that was fast. Maybe I should re-think it all...:/

EDIT - With some extra time on my hands (yea, right...all those exams will be passed by themselves -_-), why not try something new? Several versions of Aladdin! Now serving number 2 - steampunk.

EDIT - Almost done. I`m really enjoying this, how do they call it...? Cha-ra-cter de-sign, is it...^_^

[reginanegra]

personally i can't get the disney version out of my head,it's kind of blocking all other thoughts :D
too true....

[Saleem]

awesome topic. feeling a prince of persia vibe
this should be intresting
@pxelslayer- reminds me of the prince of persia ,looking good

[Martheart]

Does this mean time period as well? Or could we do some kind of future, parkour-hacker Aladdin?

Edit: ...Because I'm working on a future-parkour-hacker Aladdin:

http://i.imgur.com/ioMd2.jpg

I like your interpretation so much I'm going to allow different time settings!

[PxelSlayer]

Question - Can we also "explore" other styles, like steampunk, cyberpunk or tribal, AS LONG as it retains the Middle Eastern flare?

[silentkitty]

Hmm, well, now that we can include other time periods, I may have to rethink this. :o He's looking a little too prince of persia-ish anyway..

[Martheart]

Question - Can we also "explore" other styles, like steampunk, cyberpunk or tribal, AS LONG as it retains the Middle Eastern flare?

Yes you may, just as long as you keep the character recognizable as Aladdin. That's why we want you to make reference to the Middle-Eastern atmosphere.

Here's my Aladdin, in the story he is asked to fetch and empty the oil lamp. He just poured out the oil when a hint to the lamp's real content appears. Crits appreciated!

[cz64]

i didnt like the topic at first but then i said come on, this can be fun. starting sketch.
the scene is, well, from the very beginning of this street junkie's story.

[John McKenna]

@Arthemis IX: Thank you for the compliment! I like the way your piece is coming along, very dramatic lighting. I also really like the costume.

@PxelSlayer: I love the pose and expression. The face on the left is my favorite, but I'm a not a huge fan of the Padawan braid.

@silentkitty: I think the face is looking really nice, but the lower body seems gigantic in comparison to the upper body.

@cz64: The scene you've created is very dramatic, but it's not the direction I would go in to showcase the character design of Aladdin....

Here's my color rough:

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[Kuutamo]

Hey guys, I'm thinking of taking part in my very first CHOW (even though the theme isn't all that inspiring to me... or maybe precisely because of that). I have one question though, what does "show at least 3/4 of your design" mean? Sorry for being a n00b.

[agnostes]

Hey guys, I'm thinking of taking part in my very first CHOW (even though the theme isn't all that inspiring to me... or maybe precisely because of that). I have one question though, what does "show at least 3/4 of your design" mean? Sorry for being a n00b.

You can check the guidelines here:

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1630823#post1630823



Minimum 3/4 character must be visible. No busts or head shots.

What this means: A three quarters view of a humanoid character is required. Head shots, or busts, are greatly admired and some of the best artwork every done has been done in this style, and they can convey a great deal about the character being illustrated. However, in CHOW, character expression is expressed through so much more than just the face. The stance, position of arms, hands, accouterments, costuming design all help convey who the individual is that you are illustrating.
Why: Mostly because we want to see you can do. How well can you illustrate the human form, or any other form for that matter? Further to this is how well can you express an emotion through that form?


Hope this helps, Kuutamo.


Pah. First week I have clear in a long time to resume and I can't seem to get inspired by the theme. Too many memories of bad panto as kid ("he's behind you").

[Tommoy]

@Kuutamo, at least 3 quarters of the character should be visible.

[Senira]

Testing out some different heads. I'm going for a lazy, untroubled Aladdin; he strikes me as the classic dunderhead archetype in the original tale.
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EDIT: Added the WIP. As the tale is set in China-- something I hadn't realized, as it's been quite a while since I last read it-- I decided to go with a Chinese peasant farmer version of Aladdin. I'm trying to experiment with color/texture more; hopefully it'll work out well in the end. *Another edit: I was iffy on the first pose-- something about the weight balance seems off to me, and it's not very dynamic-- so I sketched up another one.
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@pxel-- I got a stronger Aladdin vibe from the first hairstyle. Since you're going with the more historic design, the mini dreads seem out of place. They do give him a little extra flare, though.

[agnostes]

*scribble*

[Irrlaeufer]

I'm just realizing how hard it is to think of a design for Aladdin that is not influenced by Disney stuff. My mind is totally deseased by Disney's conception of Aladdin. I do not even remember the original tale. Sucks.

[El Capohan]

I think Disney Aladdin and Prince of Persia have both latched on to my subconscious...at any rate, here's what I got so far.

Gonna see how far I can get on this!

[snootchy]

wow seems like this is gonna be another great round, so many great sketches already!

some rough comps, trying to capture the climactic moments in the story, first comp=betrayal, second comp=love, third comp=despair
never really read any other story other than seeing the disney version as a kid, but here's a link to the story that I just read to get an idea of what it was about, if anyone else is interested (http://www.thenagain.info/Classes/Sources/Aladdin.html)

[Kreegz85]

Here's my finished linework, I'll prolly extend this to include the entire figure. Comments and Crits are VERY welcome. I'll post crits tomorrow when I've got time, :yayca:

[naaaq]

this is my version of aladin...
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n185/naaaq/8-24-20102-08-26PM.jpg
would like to hear some critiques from you guys...

[The Sceptical Saint]

Dammit, ever since I saw this topic there's been a medley of half-remembered disney songs playing in my head.
Good stuff coming up so far. Hopefully I've avoided/minimised the disney influence. So
come on down, stop on by, hop a carpet and fly to another Arabiiiian...
Dammit.

[Yeti Ball]

Seems kind of a shame that you are insisting on a Middle Eastern Aladdin, since every source (other then the Disney movie) I can find on the character explicitly states he is a young Chinese guy. I just thought that since the Disney character is so well known it might be interesting to see some peoples takes on a Chinese version of the guy but you are the boss Arthemis IX so an Arab looking guy it is!

Anyway the real reason I came here was to post my sketch!
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TaDA! Let me know what yall think.

[Yeti Ball]

could we do some kind of future, parkour-hacker Aladdin?

:^^: I'm sorry John, but this quote just made my day!

[ga!]

My idea is that of an elder Aladdin, a powerful and rich man who posses everything and doesn't know what else could he desire... thought was an interesting point of view.

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2314/aladdinn.jpg (http://img685.imageshack.us/i/aladdinn.jpg/)

Nice entries so far, i just hope I can finish this one..

[Senira]

Seems kind of a shame that you are insisting on a Middle Eastern Aladdin, since every source (other then the Disney movie) I can find on the character explicitly states he is a young Chinese guy. I just thought that since the Disney character is so well known it might be interesting to see some peoples takes on a Chinese version of the guy but you are the boss Arthemis IX so an Arab looking guy it is!


From Wikipedia: "The Middle East (or, formerly more common, the Near East) is a region that encompasses southwestern Asia and Egypt. It's often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East. The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner."

I took Middle Eastern to mean we could go with the Chinese version, unless Arthemis XI states otherwise.

[Yeti Ball]

From Wikipedia: "The Middle East (or, formerly more common, the Near East) is a region that encompasses southwestern Asia and Egypt. It's often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East. The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner."

I took Middle Eastern to mean we could go with the Chinese version, unless Arthemis XI states otherwise.

Its quite confusing. In the first post, she says "You are free to place Aladdin in any time period you'd like, but stick to the Middle-eastern version of the story."

Doing a bit of research shows that in the "Middle-eastern version of the story" Aladdin is a young Chinese man. But in her description of the character, she seems to have edited out any mention of the fact that the character from this original story is Chinese.

I say "edited out" because it seems that the description is a slightly condensed version of the beginning of the Wikipedia article on Aladdin (minus the fact that he is Chinese). However, she does not remove the mention of the character Badroulbadour, who, as anyone familiar with the story knows, is a Chinese princess. This only adds further confusion to the situation.

Hopefully we can get this sorted out soon so that everyone can continue developing their characters!

EDIT: Arthemis XI just wanted to comment on your piece. I like the color pallet and overall design, but you have some serious perspective issues on that lamp! At the back of the lamp we are seeing it straight on from a side view (as indicated by his hand and the handle) but as we move towards the front of the lamp we slowly begin to see it from a higher angle, until the point where at the spout we are practically looking down at the top of the lamp! Fix that and you'll have yourself a fine looking piece, I reckon!

[artina]

Hey everyone,

This is what I have so far. I've been having lots of fun with the latest CHOWs. Hope to have some more time to work on this. Comments and crits are welcome.

[ArtbyWard]

Sorry for the confusion. What we ment was that you have to stay true to the character Aladdin. So to avoid random thieves, from random cultures we wanted you to stay true to the middle eastern version. We never meant to be extremely strict with this. So lets open up the topic a bit:

From now on:
Interpret Aladdin any way you like (culture, era) but stick to the general story. Show an original version of Aladdin!

[kaktuzlime]

Such a fun theme! =D
Here´s my sketch so far.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c308/kaktuzlime/AlladinSketch1.jpg

[agnostes]

Just making it up as I go along.

[Shogo]

trying a slighty different take, alladin is king but the power of the lamp gets to him.

he has all his scientists or whatever you call them back in his day, use alien technology (they found), graft the lamp and genie into his body, mind, and soul.

he can control the genie and his power at will, the genie is literally trapped in dictator alladin.

[alexson]

Hi everyone, great stuff so far. Because Aladdin is my favorite Disney movie I had to get in on this. Here's a sketch I did this evening.
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[silentkitty]

There's some really cool stuff in this thread so far. :D

Did some more work on mine, not even close to finished yet obviously.

[shockowaffel]

Dont arabs have black hair ?

@Kaktuzlime:
I like it, though this sabre could give too much of a Sindbad touch.
How about you give him something else?

@agnostes:
Very dynamic, but honestly, it's a ninja. ^^

@Shogo:
Dictator Aladdin, Im curious what it will look like.

@Alexson / Silentkitty:
If you stick to the arabian theme, he should look at least a bit like an arab, dont you agree? Silentkitty's background needs some research I'd suggest.

[artina]

Hey everyone,

Just like last week, I went ahead and finished the sketch because I don't know how much free time I'll have later on. Hope you like it.

[lach-land]

Hey yeti ball- Genghis Khan and his mongols made it all the way to those arabian countries, so I think that sort of mix of middle east and chinese peoples/cultures is plausible even in locations a bit removed from china .

[Viridis]

It's also important to note that while the story is set in "China," it's sort of like Shakespeare setting Hamlet in Denmark. The details of the story bear no actual resemblance to the setting, it's just a random place that sounded exotic and far away.

Got a sketch done tonight, will scan tomorrow. :)

[Yeti Ball]

Hey yeti ball- Genghis Khan and his mongols made it all the way to those arabian countries, so I think that sort of mix of middle east and chinese peoples/cultures is plausible even in locations a bit removed from china .

Damn your right... I recently had met some nitwit American born Chinese girl who was spouting some of that typical Chinese line about how Americans are such assholes and imperialistic jerks and what have you (I can understand why people feel this way), but then the girl starts theorizing how Asians, by nature, simply are peace loving people and lack that imperialistic blood us White guys have.

At that point I had to give her a bit of a history lesson smack down, pointing out how the Mongolians conquered the largest empire known to man back in the day, not to mention the rape and pillage spree the Japanese when on not too long ago.

Of course, like a typical Chinese girl, she insisted I was wrong and began defending North Korea and at that point I think I just left. :)

[Yeti Ball]

Such a fun theme! =D
Here´s my sketch so far.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c308/kaktuzlime/AlladinSketch1.jpg

Dood I think if you were to develop that character into a movie, or throw it on some backpacks or lunchboxes, Disney would be justified in suing the crap out of you! :D

[Helltroll]

First rough, still a lot of things I have wrong.

[Howie]

nice stuff so far everyone

here's a wip

http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac280/Howie1388/aladdinv1.jpg

[rustikof]

Here's what I've got so far...trying to go for the mischievous, street urchin type of Aladdin, while maintaining a clear, easy to read silhouette. Thoughts/ideas welcome:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/boyXwonder/aladdin_sketch.jpg

[Beelow]

Mine so far, thought I would hop in this one as well.

[Mr. P Show.]

Here's what I got so far guys. I decided to give him an older look than he actually is because of hygiene issues and as if he encounters the genie much further down his life when all hope is seemed lost and hanging by a thread:

[shockowaffel]

Here's what I got so far guys. I decided to give him an older look than he actually is because of hygiene issues and as if he encounters the genie much further down his life when all hope is seemed lost and hanging by a thread:
I like that idea.
After all, I guess we all want to differentiate from the disney version and a good step is to drop the image we have from the clean and happy aladdin dancing laughing and singing through the streets...hihi, haha, hoho, oops I stole a bread, well thx buddy.
Oh, what a poor guy.
An unhappy older man, who looks actually arabian is a lot more convincing.

In the disney movie Al' actually wishes to be a prince because of love...it would have been too shitty if it was just because it sucked to be poor.

[pixelfuture]

a modern take on the character

[Mr. P Show.]

I like that idea.
After all, I guess we all want to differentiate from the disney version and a good step is to drop the image we have from the clean and happy aladdin dancing laughing and singing through the streets...hihi, haha, hoho, oops I stole a bread, well thx buddy.
Oh, what a poor guy.
An unhappy older man, who looks actually arabian is a lot more convincing.

In the disney movie Al' actually wishes to be a prince because of love...it would have been too shitty if it was just because it sucked to be poor.

Lol my thoughts exactly. I couldn't have said it better:)

[Mr. P Show.]

Update: Changed his face a bit. Right hand needs to be corrected and fleshed out. Didn't do the feet yet. The candle is situated in a awkward place to me for some reason. Need to line up the door way edge where it begins to soften up behind the transparent drapes. Will focus on color towards the end. I might add a little more contrast to the whole piece though:/ Any critiques are welcome.

[Cameli]

Hey beelow very nice entry but the camel looks like its gonna fall on the left!

[greg winter]

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1669/aladingrab.png

[Sentinel.]

Mekka-lekka-hi, mekka-hiney-ho!

My progress as of today, started today. I might actually finish this time! Who knew that making a halfway decent sketch before jumping feet first, brain last into a painting would yield the much coveted More Efficient Process (tm).

Stay tuned for next week's breaking news, when Christina learns to tell her ass from a hole in the ground :D

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[silentkitty]

Well, having to stop to cough up a lung every five seconds is not exactly conductive to getting a lot of work done, but I got a little more accomplished. Decided to hack the background off again, the character was getting totally lost in the mess.

I think the skin tone got too red somehow, ugh. :S At least he has some manly chest hair now.

Sentinel - I'm really digging that genie in the background! Much creepier than the genies I'm used to seeing, I really like it.

[Sentinel.]

Thanks silentkitty! I remember reading somewhere that the word djinn meant "demon" and that they could be good or evil. I figured it would be fun to go the more sinister route. :)

Your entry is shaping up nicely so far, and I don't think the colors look off. His proportions are mismatched though, especially the length of his arms and legs when compared to his torso. His legs are too short right now. Try drawing them without his pants first. :). Also watch out for the shoulder on the right- it looks a little dislocated from the way the fabric juts down.

[Emokun]

Great work guys!, and well...this is my wip :)

[FridayEve]

spent longer on this than I should have today.

[jlafuente]

First time here, let me know if I messed up by posting the final already... Did it on a rush but saved the process though! While I'd lots of fun with it, I based the design of Aladdin on an old painting of him (check his Wiki page) and Disney's, as it is still one of my favorite movies.

[Yeti Ball]

Mr. P Show this guy looks too old. I believe Aladdin was like a strapping young man, why else would the evil sorcerer have hired him to travel to a distant land in search of a lamp, which was hidden in a booby trapped cave. Your character looks like he's 65 years old.

[Senira]

Jlafuente, he kind of reminds me of Mozenrath.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/ultros/08moz.jpg

I'm sure it's unintentional, since Mozy is such an obscure character, but watching the Aladdin animated series as a kid has left me predisposed to see all loose-turbaned, pointy-shouldered youths as potentially evil sorcerers.


Edit: And here's my update. I switched poses yet again; I decided I liked the befuddled-looking version better. There are still some things I have to fix. (his hand, the crooked foot)

[Kreegz85]

Update time, starting my color detail. got a ways to go, but I should have plenty of time to finish this week. Everyone's pieces look great, I apologize for not having posted any crits yet, I'll try to find the time tomorrow.

[Yang87]

WIP;s Thumbs

[jlafuente]

Jlafuente, he kind of reminds me of Mozenrath.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/ultros/08moz.jpg

I'm sure it's unintentional, since Mozy is such an obscure character, but watching the Aladdin animated series as a kid has left me predisposed to see all loose-turbaned, pointy-shouldered youths as potentially evil sorcerers.



Oh true! Totally unintentional, I didn't even know of this character. I based my Aladdin's outfit on this' (less fancy):

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Aladdin_01.jpg

Hm maybe I'll give it a fix or two -- thanks for the feedback!

[rustikof]

Here is a slight update..should have the linework finished by tomorrow (hopefully) and then I will be layin down some colors:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/boyXwonder/aladdin_sketch_2.jpg

Some quick comments on other pieces that caught my eye:
Artemis--very dynamic around the lamp and eyes, and the lighting works very well to create a somewhat caveish+magic look. The right side is getting a tad muddy, though I imagine you will clean that up as you finish rendering everything. Great work.
Senira- I really like the flat color version vs. the black lines..looks very painterly, and much more effective overall in conveying the unkempt/laziness of it through flat blocks of color.
Snootchy--Really digging the atmosphere you've got going with the value tests you've got so far, especially the second.
Kreeg- I like the very strong linework you've got going in the top of the body, but the bottom feels rushed---this unfortunately, in my eyes, bogs the whole piece down. Make sure that the line-weight and finish you've got on the top lines up with the bottom, and this piece will pop x100.
Artina-- Very well done, I enjoy the texture and detail you've put into this, plus the design (hair, clothes) is very functional and strikes me as a very identifiable (vs. a more stereotypical disney take of the same subject matter). Solid:)
Kaktuz---while what Yeti said may be true, I love the confidence in your lines. Consider maybe a slightly altered version (in terms of clothing, hair, etc.) that might seperate him a little further from the Disney design? I dunno. Really well done, regardless.
Sentinel- Very ambitious, and I'm liking how the rendering has come out so far. I hope you get to bring this to ultimate completion. Looks book-coverish in a way, very nice.
Friday- I'm loving the colors surrounding him, and the use of extreme light--maybe push the values a little bit in the background? (as it looks like its in a cave, maybe highlights on the wet rocks/etc.)

[John McKenna]

Here's where I'm at now:

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Is the scene making sense? The cord, the way he's jumping, etc?

And now for some crits:

@Mr. P Show. I like the different direction you're taking this is, but the composition of the piece is bothering me. Too much space on the right that's not really doing anything, and the bottom is creeping up on his feet. Also, your whole piece right now is pretty tonally similar, so try working darker darks and brighter whites into the figure to draw our focus on it more.

@greg winter: Same deal. You've got the figure and the composition, now start working in some dark shapes. It's the shadows that really tell us the shape of the character.

@Emokun: I like what you're up to. Very nice.

@jlafuente: Great use of color. I agree with what others have said, he does look pretty Disney, but not you're-gonna-get-sued-like.

Senira: I really enjoy the cartoony look you've got going. Maybe move his queue to liven up the silhouette?

@Kreegz85: I thin the skin is looking very good, and the pose is dynamic as well. The hand clutching the sword looks a little strange, like the handle is reeeeally thin.

@Yang87: Hard to say much with such rough thumbs, but the center character has the most dynamic silhouette.

@rustikof: The cartoony look is working really well for you. I can't wait to see some color.

[kaktuzlime]

Managed to put some time into the drawing. Thanks for the comments & crits :)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c308/kaktuzlime/AlladiinWip.jpg

[Beelow]

Mekka-lekka-hi, mekka-hiney-ho!
My progress as of today, started today. I might actually finish this time! Who knew that making a halfway decent sketch before jumping feet first, brain last into a painting would yield the much coveted More Efficient Process.
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Yup the beginning is so important. You have to really plan stuff out before rendering. So many Illustrations suffer because of this. It's easy to get caught up in rendering. Gotta have an attack plan. I wonder if anyone here knows of Paul Richard's Thumb War: Design Iteration Combat Simulation. Go check it out if you have the chance. His website is autodeconstruct.com. How about a link instead:

http://www.autodestruct.com/thumbwar.htm

Hope to see you finish.

[JanJager]

Great work everybody.
Interesting link Beelow.

[Emokun]

Another wip, I have decided to remove the genius.

I would like to post my comments and crits but... ¡my English is very poor, sorry! anyway I will try to make more comments and crits in the future :^^:.

[Alex Boy]

Sketch

[Alex Boy]

Really nice stuff from everyone.

I'll try to make a few comments despite my clumsy english.

@John McKenna: Great image and motion, the feet are a nice design element. However, you should watch out the difference between the right and left arm, the biceps on his right arm is longer than the other one. Also the grappling and cord look a bit weak for supporting is weight. I understand this is High-Tech, but I would make it a bit more sturdy, even if the cord can support the weight, it's so small it would probably hurt is hands using it to pull all of his weight. But those are just details, it's a very cool piece.

@kaktuzlime: I love it, cool contrasts in the shapes, I can't find anything bad to say about it.

@Senira: Great, I love the expression, only thing I can find to say is that the pants should probably not end at the knee, that makes the brown shape of the pants the same size as the blue shape of the shirt and about the same size of the legs too.

@Beelow: Awesome angle!

@FridayEve: Cool, choice of colors are superb, only details would be that is head is a bit too big, his whole body makes about 6 times his head, it should between 7 and 7.5 for an adult

[CrookedHorn]

there are some really nice process pages this round. keep up the great work everyone.

my idea will incorporate the magic ring with the sexy djinni and the magic lamp. i should be able to post a WIP tonight and drop a few crits as well.


also, if anyone wants a one on one crit on their piece i would love to help. PM me with the piece and Ill gladly give ya an in-depth crit.

Slainte!
:rocker:

[Alex Boy]

Clean, I might not go further than this though.

[Mr. P Show.]

Update:

[Mr. P Show.]

@Mr. P Show. I like the different direction you're taking this is, but the composition of the piece is bothering me. Too much space on the right that's not really doing anything, and the bottom is creeping up on his feet. Also, your whole piece right now is pretty tonally similar, so try working darker darks and brighter whites into the figure to draw our focus on it more.


Yeah I agree:) I noticed the empty area there and decided to fill the space with the genie. As for it being tonally similar; I'm really bad with color for some reason and am not very good at mix and match. So I start off very light with grays and then darken it later after I color it. Looking at it a second time after some corrections, I notice there's also more space on top than on bottom. I might just crop the top a little.

[shockowaffel]

Mr.PShow:
I think the candle looks a bit akward because of two reasons:

1. In terms of composition it's not good for objects to be "kissing".
Let them overlay clearly or clearly not.

2. It's in the background but it still looks like it could burn Aladdins cloths.


@Kaktuzlime:
Nice work, keep it up.
Though Im not sure how close we have to stick to the begger theme.
It could be tricky to point out, that he is not a raider like Alibaba or a prirate like Sindbad, but merely a poor, talented thief.

[Vaejoun]

@Kaktuzlime: If you can keep that nice flow in the picture until its finnished, than its definately will be one of my favos. ^^

Maybe show some alternateive face sketches

@Alex boy: Nice flow too, though he looks like hes enjoying life as a begger a little too much XD

[rustikof]

Finished up the linework---now onto the coloring:) woo

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/boyXwonder/aladdin_sketch_3.jpg

Alex Boy-really dig the gesture you captured, and your lines are sparkly clean. Love it!
Kaktuz-Much better, much more desert pirate, which is awesome. I'm really lookin forward to seein this colored.

[JanJager]

Beelow
Cool perspective.
FridayEve
Nice expression.
rustikof
Very nice.
jlafuente
Great outfit.
kaktuzlime
Great
Alex Boy
Beautiful relaxed expression.
Sentinel
Very good as always.
Mr. P Show
Nice take on the subject. I like the mode and the mystic excitement before the jinn appears.
Emokun
Nice. Second wip is my favourite.
artina
Beautiful rendering.
Arthemis
Cool magic light.
PxelSlayer
Very good
PxelSlayer
Nice action

[silentkitty]

Getting to the point where I'm getting ready to call this done, any crits would be appreciated! I am still working on the lamp, I know it's looking rough.

Just to run down this last page quickly:

Rustikof: I really like the cartoony look you've got going. Nice and detailed without being too cramped - I'm looking forward to seeing the colors.

Mr. P Show: I like the idea of an older Aladdin (I hope he's still in good shape, though). Maybe that candle would feel less uncomfortable if you moved the figure over just a hair, so it doesn't look like it's about to catch his robe on fire? I like the genie peeking around the corner.

Alex Boy: Really nice clean lines, I'd love to see it in color. I think I almost liked the face better on your first version, but both work pretty well.

Emokun: I'm definitely liking it better without the genie. The contrast between beggar/emperor Aladdin is a nice idea. Emperor Aladdin actually looks like more of a seedy character to me than the beggar one does, lol.

kaktuzlime: Looks a bit like a darker version of Disney's Aladdin, I like it. Looking forward to seeing it progress.

John McKenna: I think the scene reads fine, I dig the action pose. Are those bullet holes in the wall from someone shooting at him? If they are, maybe a little tiny bit of smoke/dust rising from them to show that they just occurred would help?

Senira: I like this one, it's different from the picture most people get in their heads when they hear "Aladdin". Looking good so far, except he seems to have only three fingers on his left hand?

Sorry if I missed anybody!

[The Whistler]

Hey guys!

Wow, a lot changed here since I've last done a CHOW :) Some great entries so far, PxelSlayer, shame on you for improving so much while I wasn't looking ;)
kaktuzlime, I love yours also, it has great personality
FridayEve - amazing, reminds me of Baldur's Gate portraits, which is always a good thing :)


Anyways, here's my horribly messy WIP, I'll try my best to finish...

UPDATE: Ok... Damn be helpful SB crits that made me change the entire image! ;) Anyways, moved Aladdin to the center, changed the perspective and then the djinn just stood there so I had to change him too. I'll change Aladdin's facial expression when I color...

[Sean McClain]

here is what I am posting in the finals thread, well...off to work.
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[Martheart]

First time here, let me know if I messed up by posting the final already... Did it on a rush but saved the process though! While I'd lots of fun with it, I based the design of Aladdin on an old painting of him (check his Wiki page) and Disney's, as it is still one of my favorite movies.

The Finals thread is up! (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=195236)

jlafuente: you should post your final there!

[Mr. P Show.]

@shockowaffel and silentkitty

I know, that candle is killin' me. I might just move it to the foreground and adjust the lighting instead of moving Alladdin because--unfortunately I didn't have him on a separate layer:(

[kaktuzlime]

Thanks for your support and kind words fellows =) It means alot! =D

drawing finished. (use saturation & levels to make it b&w)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c308/kaktuzlime/Alladiin7.jpg

The Guidelines are down. I rarely show a painting at this stage cause it looks far from the final result. Here is where patience counts ;P But still, thought I´d share :)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c308/kaktuzlime/Alladiin16.jpg

[humboldt squid]

Update time, starting my color detail. got a ways to go, but I should have plenty of time to finish this week. Everyone's pieces look great, I apologize for not having posted any crits yet, I'll try to find the time tomorrow.

It's probably too late to do anything about it now, but the design seems more "Prince of Persia" than Aladdin to me, maybe if you lost the pauldron? Also the right angle you have the sword at is kinda sucking the energy out of the composition IMO.

[John McKenna]

Alright, I'm calling this done before I overwork it:

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There's a lot of great work in this thread, I can't wait to see everyone's finals!

[Senira]

Thanks for all the great comments/crit everyone.

@silentkitty-- Yeah, he only has four fingers on each hand. I try and design with animation in mind and that's the standard for most non-feature-film animation styles.

Katzulime-- I love his expression! Even the rough version of the character looks nice; I can't wait to see the final.

--
There's something horribly wrong with his foot, I know it, but I'm not sure how to fix it. This is why I need to draw feet more. And hands, for that matter. I think his wrist might be broken as well.

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I might, might try and knock out a prince version of him too. We'll see.

[chemischemiel]

first chow post :)

won't be able to finish it (my old tablet is broken and i don't have the money for a new one yet :^^;:)

still critique would be nice...

[Alex Boy]

Some simple colors.

[kaktuzlime]

Still ways to go, but it´s going forward...
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c308/kaktuzlime/Alladiin21.jpg

[CrookedHorn]

kaktuzlime:: it looks like your using corel painter x/xi.....this looks amazing. you really are nailing the rendering. If this had to go to poll right now, i would vote for it!
Keep it up!

[blackrobin]

can't get Disney's Aladdin out of my head
since the intention of this chow is to create an original alladin, this turns out to be much difficult than what i thought
i rest my case and will leave this as a study
you guys go finish it with glory!

[Senira]

I think I need to up the saturation of the background.

[Emokun]

Finally I decided to work in a new concept :bashful:, this is the wip

[Irrlaeufer]

red cloth belts ftw!

I think I started rendering a bit too late :/

[rustikof]

So, almost done with the coloring, and then the background will follow soon...hopefully I can get it done in time!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/boyXwonder/aladdin_sketch_4.jpg

[Fernando Soares]

I started my concecpt in the middle of the week but hadnt time to post it until today, Its almost finished, only the background left. I decided to draw the Aladin in a contemporany world, like he is a homeless thief from any big ocidental city. Here he goes:

Drawing the proportions and cloths
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z297/solidfrango/Aladin2.jpg

The first face and hair idea:
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z297/solidfrango/Aladin3.jpg

The final lines:
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z297/solidfrango/Aladin_e_Tangocopy.jpg

And how is the Render going:
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z297/solidfrango/Aladin_e_Tango5.jpg

hope you like it, C&C mostly welcome XD.

[ArtbyWard]

Just a reminder: the deadline is 4 hours away :)

[CrookedHorn]

not gonna make this dead line, crazy work hours.

but i figured i would share my idea
I really liked the idea in the story that there was a lesser djinni who was female.
in one version of the djinni and aladdin fall in love and the djinni turns into a human at the end and aladdin ends with her not princes bahabbhabhubahdbba....lets just call her Babbs...:rocker: