ChoW#228 :: Thalestris, Queen of the Amazons

[Martheart]

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii293/chowarchive/CHOW_Headerimage/QUEENOFCHOW_logo-2.jpg



ROUND #228:: Thalestris, Queen of the Amazons



DESCRIPTION


Thalestris, Queen of the Amazons


The Amazones were the toughest female warriors in classical mythology. It is said they cut off or burnt out one breast to be able to use the bow more freely. Also there are rumors that once a year they would visit a neighbouring tribe. The male children that were born after these visits were sent back to the neighbouring tribe, whereas the girls were raised to become even stronger amazones. Thalestris was the leader and Queen of the Amazone tribe and some say she visited Alexander the Great and stayed with him for 13 days and nights, hoping he would give her a daughter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalestris

Design Thalestris!


Keep in mind she is a fierce warrior, not “a hot chick with a sword”. Think of her weaponry and armour, and how she would wield it.
You are free to change the time period and setting, but the character has to be recognizable as the leader of the amazons.


Good luck!




PLEASE NOTE THE RULES AND THE DEADLINE TIME

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DEADLINE:
SUNDAY, January 16th, 2011


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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

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(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.
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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!

[NickyBeats]

sounds cool!

[Parsakoira]

ive been doing so many chows recently, why to skip this one? 8D

[JDSart]

I want in. Been meaning to join an activity for a while.
Be editing with my progess later.

First edit*
A punk/trash dominatrix is my basic idea. Taking some elements from the classic representation and adding a lot of anachronism is the main path i`m taking with the looks. very rough sketching. Catching ideas and sorting out my material.

Second edit
I start building the actual image in PS. Need some extra work for the right hand and the secondary submissive male character i`m including.

Third edit
I start shaping it up.

[Pyramid]

Hi there! I've been a member of the community for a quite long time, but never had the nerves to participate in anything. Just kept watching from shadows... you guys are monsters and I'm a big fan of a lot of you.
The fact is that if I never show my face I'll never improve, right? So I decided to participate in this round.
Thinking about a brazilian indian from amazonic forest version, maybe loosely based on the culture from a tribe named Carajá. It's ok to change settings, right?

Hope I can become part of the group and learn a lot from you guys. ^L^

Cya.

[JanJager]

Sounds fun

[PxelSlayer]

Sounds fun


I haet you right now, you know...lovingly, of corse :P
Great start!

Decided to dip my toes into this one. I`m going for a more "Slavic" approach, with fur trimmings, medallions, the whole shabang...I`m all "rusty", and so much more work ahead...@_@

[Vodus]

Quick sketch with some colour splashed on, Its a bit cliché but i kinda like the fantasy stuff! Not sure about the pose or how the shield will impede shooting but will figure it out.
Cheers!

[cz64]

a quick idea about the queen surrounded by male slaves (=cannon fodders).

[morgalahan]

It's been a good long while since I participated in the Chows. I need to learn, so I'm going for it starting with this one. We'll see how it goes, and hopefully I'll be able to finish something in time :) If not, hey, you learn from everything you do so it's always worth it.

[AndreRuben]

great start offs!

heres some play around results, i will develop the second aproach!

[Bonzulac]

Can't resist this CHOW - Any excuse to paint regal women who kick ass. I think the basic pose and is down (unless everyone hates it) and now I'm going to work on the costume and weapons.

[MasterTroglodyte]

A road warrior Amazon queen... just a fast WIP before bedtime.

[Eofn]

My thoughts for so far is to make the environment in which the Amazons live a little.... colder and something with more of a celtic/norse feel.

Attached is the initial concept sketch. I am extremely sorry about the quality. Waiting for the drivers for my new scanner to turn up.

[B.D.B]

HI! I've been around for a while, following previous CHOWs, but this is my first actual entry. So, any C&C-s are more than welcome :)
I imagine amazons, featuring they were women, as some sort of guerila type warband, that is more skilled in ambushes and hit&run tactics than in open warfare. So, I'll try to give this character a bit of guile and try to make here armour good for camouflage. Also, since this character is a leader, she will, as other leaders of that time, be a person of war, fighting in first lines. This is a quick sketch, just a bids-on-pose-and-all-that type of entry :)
PS pardon my poor English :)

[reginanegra]

i had an idea about a minoan amazon, (the amazonian and the minoan culture apparently had a lot in common so some believe thats where they originated) jumping over the bull in the ancient tradition of "ταυροκαθάψια" (taurokathapsia). i am taking some artistic liberties with the positioning of the body as, in reality, the dancers charged the bull head on, and leaped over his length using his horns as a "handhold". i might play around with the composition see if another jumbing pose works better.

[B.D.B]

here are some further doodles :) I'll try to work on the character first and then enter a background...probably a battlefield or maybe a forest of some sort, so it looks like the amazons are preparing an ambush...

[Eofn]

Started work on my digital concept now. Took me ages to figure out the right pose then saw my Sylvanas figure on my desk and it was just perfect.

Not sure if I'm going to stick with by initial norse inspired design as she looks a little too much like Boadicea...

[Parsakoira]

work in progresssssss. The legs and feet are bugging me here, but i have time!
http://i.imgur.com/PTcdU.jpg

[Vulgar`]

Nice topic.

[dashinvaine]

After this, she thought, selling books online will be easy...

[B.D.B]

Another update. It turns out rather messy, but i'm working with a mouse, so...
Anyway, I'll be working on the backgroung from now, and leave the rest of character until i set the lighting and composition. Any tips? :)

[~baxter]

First wip!

Trying to mix traditional amazon tribal with a bit of fantasy. Went with more of a female fitness/bodybuilder build, but not to the point of digust :P. Still trying to make her more queen/leader like.

[Parsakoira]

@~baxter: Good start! i think the character looks too male right now, her face and body type especially, she should have more feminine curves along with muscular body :) keep up, its coming out good!

[cowboy surfer]

Wow been a while since I last posted:) I have no idea if I'll have time to get any further than this but wanted to post anyway.

[Bonzulac]

Fascinating work, Elixy, Parsakoira and ~baxter! Looking forward to seeing those develop! I'm not sure about which pose to use here. I thought I'd be laying in color by now. Why must everything I do take so much longer than I think it will? Oh well....

[Carnifex]

don't think i'll participate this week,but i wanted to get this sketch out.
have fun everybody!

[Ruri]

Might not get to finish, but here's a start.

[ArtByManon]

When a boy was born, they killed him, blinded him or if the boy was lucky enough, it was sent away to live with his father. They were tough woah-men - thats fo sho.

[MasterTroglodyte]

So we're defining tough as mutilating male babies or sending them away to live with their Dad?

[Carnifex]

ahh damnit, ionics sketchbook inspired me to work further on this after all. no promises though!
edit: retracting this thing until i find a better pose etc. too nondescriptive at the moment.

[Pyramid]

Ok... so I started over again as that one sucked a lot... Even deleted my post.
This one sucks as well, but is better. Can anyone help me with crits?

I'm thinking I should advance a little more before post it, right? Anyway it's here.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q276/LoboGuarah/SD/Amazon001-1.jpg


Edit: Ohh... c'mon. I know I won't be able to continue.
See you next time, guys... even if just for comments.
'Till there.

[teapo]

well here's one ideation i came up with~ kinda of a silly design xD but we will see!

[kissorkill]

I kept imagining the wind finders at sea from Wheel of Time for some reason when I was painting this haha. I used nudity but she is by no means beautiful.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/b_milum/amazon.png

[JDSart]

Should have tried one of these challenges earlier, I don`t keep my hopes too high but working on it and checking everyone`s take is already pretty fun :)

Keep it going guys :yayca:

[Crowsrock]

Hi all!
I'll try the Scythian approach depicting the Amazon queen as a Scythian female warrior.
Here are my two first WIPs.

[dashinvaine]

Some progress, with a Greek style helmet, & some Scythian acoutrements. A close encounter with a ballista bolt.

[Parsakoira]

did some drastic changes there and there, mostly to the legs, the first pose was too feminine http://i.imgur.com/owl1R.jpg

[reginanegra]

it occured to me it would be more dramatic if she was riding the bull, kind of like a statement..... "i can break bulls, mere men are nothing in comparison" sort of thing.

[Eofn]

Decided to go down a Japanese route instead. Sketches to follow :)

[kiwigarbage]

...hm. I'm seeing a lot of "hot chicks with swords" here guys. Let's get creative!

[ArtByManon]

LOL Troglodyte - tough as in disgusting misandric harridans - i think the boys would be lucky to go with their dads having mothers like that!!

I just thought that the outset of the brief made them sound a little more tame than most of what i've read about them...

[tempest-haze]

I was going for a more "savage" look as well as one that would convey her protectiveness of her people. (:

This is my first CHOW, so hope I'm doing this right...

[Parsakoira]

worked out some composition and such and gave her a background too. Also fixed some minor things with her face etc.

[Carnifex]

nice,but i think the guy's chest is wrong. it kinda looks like he has an uniboob sprouting, i'd move it down and left a bit.

[dashinvaine]

She's still having no end of bother, but at least she's wearing something now...

[kiwigarbage]

Wow dashinvaine! What a great composition :D Great expression, and very effective angle of her spear, I feel the moment!

[GEB]

Had a spare moment so thought I'd do a quick sketch. I'm thinking sorta Masai lady meets Mad Max...

[Parsakoira]

http://i.imgur.com/IPTp8.jpg
thanks carnifex! i might not have seen that without you :) started with colorsss....

[Ruri]

reginanegra: Her expression is quite mild for the situation. Is that intentional?

Wee bit o' progress.

[Eofn]

Parsakoira: That is beautiful. I love the muscle tone in her body and the lighting is beautiful, very dramatic.

[JaneMag]

Parsakoira: I am so very much in love with that painting!!!

[Pyramid]

Hey Parsakoira. How do you add the colors after values are defined (if it's ok to tell ^_^)?
It looks awesome.

[B.D.B]

@ dashinvaine: wow, it's awesome! Very, very...awesome! :D
many nice entries, everybody, keep up the good work :)

[Eofn]

Pose numero 2. Stuck with more of a slender figure, but less of an anime pin-up pose.

[ex-machina]

Hey everybody! Keep up the good stuff!
After reading 1.5 hours about amazones and their history :geekg:, I thought I knew enough about them to compete here.
But after 1.5 - 2 hours of drawing this, I knew: I really should not read about amazones, I should draw hands and heads instead!!

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:hatsoff:

[LA-Fairy]

hmmmm...hmmmmmm.... I should try to do this, tho i think I know mine would only be a hot chick with a sword LOL.. or some blood... of course.

[JDSart]

Dashinvaine: Good work, i`m diggin it. But for someone in the middle of a battlefield with dust, ash, sweat and blood flying around she seems remarkably clean.

Loving the colors Parsakoira, looks very lively. Pretty nice progress.

Haven`t done much progress tonight. I`m moving at turtle pace.
Dudes she beats the shit off in mosh pits or outdrinks with Jack Daniels she takes away and sodomize them. :punkgirl:

[tempest-haze]

I'm loving your entry, Parsakoira. It's been awesome seeing your progress.

Here's another WIP. Almost done rendering her. Just some detailing to be done and then I move on to the tiger. :)

[Artfix]

Well dang pasakoira, that is just awesome. I wish I had added more narrative like yours. Next time I will have to keep that in mind. I was just going for a luis royo vibe and his chicks are often just chillin with no narrative lol.

Mine so far...

[Jager]

Parsakoira looks awesome , you nailed the strong female warrior look, not the "hot chick with sword" as Arthemis IX warned us about. :) I love the way you do your flesh tones.

not sure which one to go with for my design

[Jager]

Artfix , super nice! She looks really majestic. Great composition and pose

tempest-haze I like it a lot, her expression and eyes are awesome.
When rendering the animal please don’t let it steal to much attention from her face. I think her eyes are the stars of the show in this image, all the rest should just lead the viewer to them :)

Only thing i could say is that her legs looks a bit awkward. If you are using a photo ref for the pose don’t be afraid to deviate from it, photographs can fool you sometimes for various reasons. But am sure u know all this.

Made a super quick paint over for the legs. Just an ide hope u don’t mind!

[tbaldree]

Starting late, but here's my first night's scribbling.
Trying to stay away from too much boob and oversexy and heading for no-nonsense.

[tbaldree]

Artfix - love the pose, great use of light.

Tempest-haze - love the face and intense look, really nice rendering - agree with Jager on the adjustments to that leg.

Parsakoira - as always, super awesome. Still adore your use of color and the painterliness of your work. I feel like there's something a little off on her left leg ( hers, not ours ) - It's possibly because her breechcloth looks like it is 'straight' and not tilted to match with the hip and it is throwing my eyes. Can't quite put my finger on it though.

dashinvaine - really enjoying watching that progress!

Jager - can't decide which I like best. I like the sort of regal repose thing on the right, letting us know she's a queen.

[Eofn]

Artfix wow... just simply wow! As soon as I saw your piece it blew me away.

/sigh I cannot seem to shake 'hot chick with sword syndrome'

[reginanegra]

reginanegra: Her expression is quite mild for the situation. Is that intentional?

i was going for kind of a smug little smile not so much a walking throught the park kind of smile which apparently is what i got. :P the face obviously still needs a lot of work so i ll change that in the proccess. or i might even give her a fierce growling expresion. we ll see...

[Verehin]

lets begun

[dashinvaine]

A bit more done.

[Shorinji_Knight]

I was gonna enter this, but I can see already that I've been out classed. I'm moving on to something else now, so here's what I was going to submit. I know its a bit babe with sword (I was shooting for regal). However, if you think about it Alexander, at that point, could have just about any girl in the world.

You guys have a lot of talent here.

[Parsakoira]

thanks everyone for nice words and critique, ill be dropping some critique too later on. More rendering and coloring. Ill add moar blood in the lated stages, dun worry!
http://i.imgur.com/Tl673.jpg

[Pixeltuner]

Beeewwbs! Nice work Parsakoira although it could be a bit more dynamic enhancing the warrior aspect? And I really like Jager's sketches. :) Especially the middle one.
I just got back from a snowboard-trip (I'm aching all over :p) but I still have a couple of days to join in. Warrior-queens ftw!

[Carnifex]

jager - perhaps pose from nr2 with helmet from nr3 and rest of clothing from nr1.

[Parsakoira]

Thanks PixelTuner, i did some dynamic poses and sketches, i mean really dynamic, but i thought that i was sacrificing too much of the conceptual and design aspect there :P

[Pixeltuner]

Thanks PixelTuner, i did some dynamic poses and sketches, i mean really dynamic, but i thought that i was sacrificing too much of the conceptual and design aspect there :P

Sounds sensible I guess :P One thing though, I'd like her to have a bit more of a feminine pelvis. She has a bit of a masculine build at the moment? Probably a personal preference but it might make her look a bit more 'fertile'
if you know what I mean.

[MasterStryke]

parsakoira: how are you doing your colouring?

jager: I like the very left a lot!

baxter: pretty good work, but she looks too much like a man

[Bonzulac]

This is turning out a little more like fashion photography than I intended, but I'm going with it, damn it. I figure that glamor is at the heart of the assignment, so why hide it.

It seems like the trick to depicting this androgynous female warrior is walking the fine line between a pin-up girl with an archery kit and a guy with a boob. I can only hope for her sake that I have time and talent enough not to fail her either way.

[Eofn]

It seems like the trick to depicting this androgynous female warrior is walking the fine line between a pin-up girl with an archery kit and a guy with a boob. I can only hope for her sake that I have time and talent enough not to fail her either way.

I feel exactly the same. She's got to be strong, muscular and manly enough to be the leader of some of the most hardcore fighters of their time, yet femanine and beautiful enough for Alexander to haver spend a full fortnight with her! I have a habbit of drawing pinup girls as it is and I'll think I'll finally have a good idea, show it too my husband and get the response; "Yeah, she's hot" :S

[Volj]

Haven't been here for a year(s) maybe. Almost lost any passion for drawing, but was lucky enough to come across some good reference :)
Not sure if I'll manage to finish it until Sunday, but still.

UPD And now that I looked at all WIPs I see that my piece looks similar to Verehins in some way. Awkward. Just don't consider it cheating.

[Eofn]

Playing around with a hairstyle which is part roman, part maori and part tribal. As for the top, I opted for just pain bindings.... all else fails, just tie 'em down ;)

[~baxter]

Another small update. Digging a lot of the work this round. Crits to come later!

Definitely was too manly before, but I think these alterations make her seem less man and more manly-woman.

[Bonzulac]

`baxter: Great! If only she had a neck.

Elixy: Yeah, she's hot!

[Pixeltuner]

Here we go :) Need to work on some foreshortening problems but not today :P

[Parsakoira]

Thanks again everyone! last update i show before finishing it for sunday. For everyone who wants to know how i color my work:
I have 100 trained monkeys with photoshops who do all my work :) just joking! In the beginning i use overlay layers, many of them with adjustments to get the color scheme i want, then i start applying more saturated colors with brushes pretty much. More adjusting and overlay/color layers when needed as i progress
http://i.imgur.com/EjbXT.jpg

[Bonzulac]

I'm going to take the fact that no one has said a thing about my WIPs as a sign that they're scary good. And not that they're scary whatever.

I really like this assignment. I could spend quite a bit of time doing different variations of it without even considering resentment.

[tempest-haze]

Jager: Thanks for the paint-over! I know how deceptive photos can be; however, I am determined to make the original pose work (: I changed the angle of her leg ever so slightly, but if you still feel it doesn't look right, I'll take your suggestion. (: Also, regarding your sketches, I'd go with the middle one. It has a lot of attitude ;)

tbaldree: Thank you! I'm really loving how yours is turning out as well (:
I tweaked the leg, as I mentioned to Jager above. Does it still seem awkward to you?

~baxter: She's definitely more feminine, but she still seems too masculine. I did a brief paint-over below. I hope you don't mind. :) I adjusted her torso, softened her face, and shortened her legs a tiny bit.

[Carnifex]

parsakoira - she seems to be a very big person, with the head this small, yet the guy she is holding appears to be the same lenght, yet with a bigger head.

[~baxter]

~baxter: She's definitely more feminine, but she still seems too masculine. I did a brief paint-over below. I hope you don't mind. :) I adjusted her torso, softened her face, and shortened her legs a tiny bit.

Thanks, but it kinda seems like your muscle grade/face changes are more of an alternative preference than an improvement. I'm not trying to be resilient to your crit or anything, its just her hard features is intentional to what I had in mind for the design. :)

[Untouched24]

Really cool work everyone.

I really hope to be able to finish a ChoW for once, I hope this is the one. It's not a time issue, but I've ended up failed or abandoning the ChoWs I've tried so far. Hard for me to bring a picture to a finish, or a finish that is acceptable. I have some hopes for this one though.

[PxelSlayer]

Everybody is doing GRATE, keep it going.

I`d just like to pick your collective mind, folks - does this look "amazon" (with a Slavic twist) and "regal" enough to you? I`m kinda having second thoughts...:/
Oh well, at least I killed a week`s worth of free time :P

[Bonzulac]

It's okay to paint over? Well, then....

[Bonzulac]

Everybody is doing GRATE, keep it going.

I`d just like to pick your collective mind, folks - does this look "amazon" (with a Slavic twist) and "regal" enough to you? I`m kinda having second thoughts...:/
Oh well, at least I killed a week`s worth of free time :P

It's lovely, and well painted. It looks like you depicted your ginger sister in the cold and added a dish towel to her crotch to make it a bit strange.

So, your suspicions are correct if you think this doesn't look at all like an Amazonian queen. If that's your sister, though, give me her number.

Seriously.

[PxelSlayer]

@ Bonzulac - Aaaaaw, really....? Even if I say it`s, like, Slavic inspired and all....*puppy eyes*

And just so you know, my sister is a happily married woman and currently too pregnant for her own good. Think...hormonal whale. God, I do love her, but that`s the truth! Still want that number? :P

[Bonzulac]

@ Bonzulac - Aaaaaw, really....? Even if I say it`s, like, Slavic inspired and all....*puppy eyes*

And just so you know, my sister is a happily married woman and currently too pregnant for her own good. Think...hormonal whale. God, I do love her, but that`s the truth! Still want that number? :P

"The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 5 characters."

Yep.

[Eofn]

Last WIP before bed.

[soulmanz]

Hey tempest-haze, was passing through and thought I could help a bit. Feel free to ignore me though

I like her a lot, the problem with the leg is that the pose is anatomically impossible. You have the shin bone going down the front of the leg, but the peak of the knee is to the side. They need to line up. If the leg is out to the side like that, then for the foot to be facing forward it needs to be pretty heavily twisted. The knee joint can't twist like that (only 5 degrees or so), so it mainly has to happen in the ankle, midfoot and forefoot

Actually, looking at it again, it may be that you do have the anatomy ok, but that highlight I was reading as the tibia is actually the ridge of the soleus muscle? If you soften that down a bit it may solve the problem by itself

Speaking more as an anatomist than an artist, but if you wanted I can try some paint overs tonight. Or just ignore me!

[Bonzulac]

Anyone who disbelieves that this is not the least of the greatest designs is not in reverse the moron who never did none.

Anyway, WIP.

[El_Khan]

Great topic !!
i have been wanting to make a chick mounting something since a while .. this looks like
the perfect time.
i think a Male Lion makes sence .. since they are kinda lazy... make them work is something an Amazon would do i guess... :P

anyway .. here are the wips .. hope this time finally finish one on time !!

http://elkhanart.com/Otros/ConceptArt/Thalestris/ThalestrisWIP.jpg

[El_Khan]

Jager: I like all of them !! i would chose the middle one, thats a strong pose with a lot of precence.

dashinvaine: I like the expression on her face !

Parsakoira: She really is a badass amazon !!

Pixeltuner: I like that character design a lot already,
looking forward to see how it ends.

PxelSlayer: Amazing !! she looks Beautiful and serious at the same time, great work.

Elixy: Great Design ! love the tattoos !

[Jager]

Thank you for the suggestions and feedback everyone.
Think am running with this one after all and saving the middle one for something else.

[Artfix]

update. Head looked like medusa from a distance before O:

[tempest-haze]

~baxter: Not a problem. Just a friendly suggestion :^^:

soulmanz: Don't be silly. I'm not going to ignore someone trying to help me out :)

Yes, that is the soleus (if we're looking at the same thing that is haha, but I can see why you thought it was something different). I softened it a bit here. Should I also turn the foot maybe?

[teapo]

ah... everyone's entry is so awesome u.u" i'm waaay behind! still figuring/messing around with mine before i attempt to render anything further 3: probably the last update til deadline so feel free to crit things or make suggestions as i'm horrible at noticing some of my own mistakes xD sorry if i'm unable to provide feedback to your work :(

til then-- good luck to you all!

[JDSart]

On the way, i`m definitely finishing it to be squashed on sunday.

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[Jager]

teapo Looks promising , keep pushing it and think about the edges of your forms. They should be either soft, hard or lost.
Also right now i think it is a little unclear what you have to the right in the picture. if it’s part of the storytelling try to make it more readable. Or consider removing it to keep the composition clear.

El_Khan looking good, maybe you should turn the girls head even more so she looks in the same direction she is aiming. also think about from which direction the light is coming, top left maybe? the surfaces should have a light side and a dark side.

[soulmanz]

tempest -

i guess the way I see it you could do 2 things. by turning the foot, you could address the 'weirdness' of the leg shape,

but i think there is a better change. on a deeper look (i was at work before) im not sure the lower leg is the problem, but rather the thigh

this picture probably explains it best - the 2 femora do not meet at the same pelvis. The right thigh is heavily foreshortened, leading to a tucked, distant pelvis (in white), while the left femur is pretty much horizontal, leading to a flat, and far closer pelvis (in red)

i think this is where the disconnect is, if the left femur did angle back towards the tucked (white) pelvis, then the angle of the lower leg might also look fine, or at least not need too much adjustment!

it is a great picture, i love the latest version. I think that pose is one of the hardest to get right, you are doing a great job.

edit: sent you a pm

[Bnoch]

Everyone is rockin' the goodness. I'm in progress on all this stuff.

Don't be frightened by the blue steel maniac in my ref pics. It was way more entertaining to use my own mug as facial ref and transgenderify into a woman than it is to search for a good stock shot... and it's free!

Keep on keepin' on people. Boom goes the dynamite!

[Volj]

Am I the only one feeling steamrolled by others work?:P

[GEB]

Wow thi sround is looking great!

Parsakoira: Looking awesome as always, love your flesh tones must pick your brain about those

Bnoch: Damn you're a talented fella, looked at your SB the other day and my eyes nearly fell out

Tempest-haze: looking good though that leg looks odd to me, almast looks like an arm with a foot at the end

Jager: love it! Wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of her. Though for me I prefer the composition before you flipped it

ReneOcho: The perspective looks too extreme to me almost fish eye lense. Makes her look dwark like

Teapo: I know it's not done yet but I feel you need to lift her from the background the door looks like it's on a plane infront of her

Artfix: Great light and pose but I think her facial featured are a little skew the eye closest looks a lot bigger and at a different level to the other

[GEB]

Volj: I know what you mean there's always so much great work on here, it's easy to feel like that. But most peeps are more than willing to help and before you know it peeps will be looking at yours thinking WTF! How do you do that?!

I think you've got a pretty strong composition and with a bit more reference it will come on leaps and bounds

[Ceinwen Fang]

having a ridiculous week, feeling tired now, and I need to keep the momentum up if I'm going to finish, hopefully posting my attempt here helps :S Sorry my comments are probably a little late to be properly useful, but oh well:

ReneOchoNueve- Your ideas have taken you to a very original looking portrait. got a really lifelike texture too, I want to see colour =D

JanJager- I love your perspective handling.

Pxelslayer - Her attitude is Amazon even if the location/garb isn't necessarily there. I am seeing more celtic queen than anything though.

Vodus - her jaw is maybe excessively masculine, eyes and costume are great though

cz64- ouch! does that armour bend at the waist?

AndreRuben - great helmet idea in your first sketch, I guess you're literally setting her in the Amazon rainforest? keep going I like the gorillas.

Bonzulac - I don't think its necessarily a bad thing to have such an exaggerated bodyshape, gets the character over well to emphasise such things, she looks very tall and imposing. I like her superior expression

B.D.B - great hair, maybe have a specific palette in mind rather than mixing lots of bright colours in together, and use the colours you pick to create realistic skin tones.

Baxter - she is kickass and I like the tattoos. Hard to tell her gender, but then again, why shouldn't she be a little androgynous?

Cowboysurfer - Nice descriptive drawing there. Would be good to see more on it.

Volj - nope I assure you I'm right there with you but the main thing is to work to your own standard and keep learning =D My tips are quite late this week I know but her proportions are rather elongated, if you can think to measure them next time on a real figure or proportion drawing it will help. I like the boots and weapons a lot

Bnoch - The second one is fantastic but the first maybe a little scrawny for a warrior queen. Its still very well executed and an original idea though

Jager - Looove it, her forehead seems a bit peaky, but your execution is great.

Teapo - my anatomy expertise is short, but is her chest too high for that angle maybe?Its not clear what she's doing. Is she spreading her arms in welcome or doing Tai Chi? I really love the face, she looks full of personality.

Tempest-haze - Yeah I'd change the leg and the foot a little, maybe bringing the toes out more to the right but I do love the pose, the PS effect bg is a bit distracting but the composition will look awesome when further worked on!

Artfix - this is stunning, she is missing any Amazon references, but is kickass enough that it doesn't matter

El_Khan - I preferred #3 because there was more movement, and you could 'feel' the motion of going down the slope, it still looks good though, the colours are a bit muddy in places, but that can be fixed without too much effort with a few more strong midtones or something. look forward to seeing it done

Elixy - Brilliant costume design

Untouched24 - you have some great tones going on there, keep going

Parsakoira - Brilliant, she's very frightening.

Pixeltuner - Cool, but you cut off the wrong breast, maybe flip it? I doubt it really matters hehe.

Dashinvaine - I love this concept, for some reason it draws me in hehe and I feel like I am fighting. There's quite a lot of brown and grey in it, can you find any other exciting colours to use for midtones? I adore her helmet.

Verehin - nice but what is she gesturing at? What is she holding and who is the guy? Maybe I'm just too curious :P

tbaldree - Very Xena, beautiful face, somehow not quite sure of the random helmet spike, makes me think she's an elf with a pointy ear.


Mine's looking very piecemeal at the moment. She's supposed to be slipping in a pool of blood. Really I only like the upper body and arm section on its own, but this is a good challenge for me, bang goes the comfort zone, hehe :]

[El_Khan]

I'll be busy this weekend so im calling this done,
thanks for all the usefull advices and critiques !!

i'll keep looking at the thread hopefully helping you guys !

http://elkhanart.com/Otros/ConceptArt/Thalestris/Thalestris.jpg

[Eofn]

Well I don't think I'll be finishing this ChoW off due to some other stuff which has come up for this weekend. But here is where I'm up to:

[nAniA]

Ok. Here is mine. I still have a lot to work on but I figure if I post it now I'll motive myself to finish on time... Hopefully...Maybe.

[Volj]

Many thanx larchist. Anatomy is still far from perfection, but I think I'm past point-of-no-return, with so little time left.

And so for today I've lost this battle to the software, buggin out and playing Prima-donna on me. BWUH?!!

[Shorinji_Knight]

El_Khan: I like the braids in the lions mane!.. cool idea.

[Bonzulac]

Bonzulac - I don't think its necessarily a bad thing to have such an exaggerated bodyshape, gets the character over well to emphasise such things, she looks very tall and imposing. I like her superior expression


Thanks! Uh... whuddaya mean, "exaggerated bodyshape?"

[daestwen]

It's been a while, but I did a sketch.

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[drunken_drinker]

Parsakoira i like yours the most, nice mood!

here's my piece, there's still some render work to do

[Vodus]

Great job everyone!
Doing 2 versions atm as more cant hurt! Wich one should i go with? i prefer the second one's face and pose but im not really feeling the costume/colours yet.
First one feels too world of warcrafty/elfish even though i tried hard not to haha. Need to study study study :D

[k-sin]

A bit late and a bit rushed so far, but it's finally something to enter into Chow :)

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/K-Sin/wip01.jpg

[Parsakoira]

vodus i like the second one so much more, go for it! :D

[Volj]

Vodus, second one, without a doubt :)

[Ruri]

Nice work everyone.
Bonzulac: Maybe needs to look just a little bit more feminine?
Elixy: Wow, love everything about it. :asspat:
Volj: Nice composition. Her lower torso has anatomy problems, and I think her expression should be fiercer.
daestwen: Classy!
Vodus: Second one, for sure. Maybe some more practical armor though? :P

I'm not goin to be able to get this finished in time, since I won't have access to my tablet for the next few days, but here's where I got to. I'd like to finish it and put it in the revisit thread at some point, so I'd still appreciate any crits if anyone's got the time. :yayca:

[Bonzulac]

Parsakoira i like yours the most, nice mood!

here's my piece, there's still some render work to do


This one's my favorite. I think I dated her briefly.

[Mitze]

So much great and diverse interpretations here. Artfix, Jager, dashinvaine, PxelSlayer are just a few of too many to names.

Hope i get this finished, weekend is my drinking and hangover time. No time for background.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/mekese2000/Untitled-511111.jpg

[JanJager]

Vodus
Nice fantasy feeling.
drunken_drinker
Great colours and character. Perhaps her forearms look a bit big and why not remove the black from the knife.
El_Khan
I like the idea with the lion.
larchist
Very storytelling with the persons in the background and the fire. I like the character and the colours. The shoulders works well.
Perhaps she seem to fall to the right. Maybe look at some ref pictures. To push the anatomy.
Bnoch
Great love her character.
Jager'
Very good. Great expression. Perhaps her right leg connects a bit low on the body.
ReneOchoNueve
Interesting take.
tempest-haze
Nice native feeling. I love the composition and the look on her face.Tricky pose to draw.Upper body works well. Perhaps look at some ref pictures.
Her knee seem to point directly to the left while her foot points directly forward without showing the twist of the leg.
Artfix
Beautiful forms and wonderful light.
Elixy
Very nice outfit details and expression in her face. Looking forward to see it finished.
PxelSlayer
Great. I think you hit the Slavic Amazon. Why not let her have a weapon, sceptre or something in her right hand
Parsakoira
Awesome Great light anatomy and details in her outfit. I like the version with less blood better. Why not just suggest the blood.
Pixeltuner
Nice appearance. The hairstyle and her look gives me a schoolgirl feeling. In combination with her hard-nosed attitude its great.
Shorinji_Knight
Nice take, outfit and composition. Perhaps push her face a bit more.
dashinvaine
I like the overall look and the armour very much. Her expression in the face also nice. Perhaps extend the canvas on the left.
Make her spear longer or change the angle of her hand. I think you can do a loot more with the shadows on the ground, her legs and from the shield.
Crowsrock
Very nice skytic appearance. The horse overall look feels genuine. But I think you can work more on the legs and neck of the horse.
Mitze
Good.Powerful warrior look.

[AdamK123]

Wow, it's been a long time since I've posted anything. I've been lurking around trying to hone my skills. :)

I think I've got the pose down, now I'm going to start the rendering.
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=2351&pictureid=27205

Everybody's is looking great!

Feel free to give any Crits.

[JDSart]

Geb, you got a point there, maybe is not working so well. I chosed to go with a little risk on this one.

Mitze, really like the definition on her bodytipe.

The voting pooll is gonna be pretty interesting, nice round all.

Tomorrow ill finish the up and fiddle with colors.

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[Jager]

Bnoch Fantastic work, thanks for sharing, your stuff is so inspirational
Mitze Looking real good, nice armor design and rendering
janjager Thanks for pointing it out! i knew something was off there, just couldn´t put my finger on it. Your painting is coming out very good. color looks super

Don’t think i will be able to finish for the poll, but here my progress so far

[Volj]

ok, I completely suck at rendering. Going to try another one:

[Ceinwen Fang]

JanJager - thanks, I was aiming with the pose for the idea that she's slipping over while firing an arrow and one of her soldiers is yelling to be careful. My sister has posed for the leg position but she's a shrimpy 13 year old... so I've also looked up some muscle diagrams, hopefully I don't need to go searching for more refs, I'm not great at finding good ones

All looking brill, keep going...

The armies are a place holder, I might take them out if I don't get time to paint them properly.

[theUNKNOWNsketcher]

hey! great works everybody!!

[Martheart]

Final Thread is up!

[gerezon]

Great work everyone!

Heres a sketch, not sure if i'll have time to finish..

[PxelSlayer]

Jager - I`d just like to turn your attention to her b00bs - ATM they`re a bit too high and...huh, "too perky", if there is such a thing ;)

[Aly Fell]

No way I'll get this done for tomorrow, but couldn't resist having a doodle.

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[Pixeltuner]

Damn right you are Aly :) At least do a value and colourpass will ya? ;)
Here's an update on mine. Grinding away here.

[NoShot]

Late sketch.

[El_Khan]

Great works im impressed with some of them, here some comments,
hope they are somehow useful:

Artfix: looking great, thats a really powerful pose !

tempest-haze: thats a really nice pose, really complicate to do. it looks weird is some places, the righ leg looks kinda short. anyway , one of my favorites i hope you can fix it.

Elixy: Thats a pitty, i really liked your design.

Drunken_drinker: I like it .. she looks like she looks stab someone ... it would be nice to see what she stabbed thou.

Vodus: I like the fist one more ...the pose is more dinamic and you can easily change some details and saturate it a little so it dont look soo WARCrafty,

JanJager: I like the atmosphere but i think she looks too civilized for an amazon.

gerezon: thats looking great already ! looking forward to see how it ends

Aly Fell: looking cool .. soo bad you wont finish it.ç

Pixeltuner: Thats looking great ! the funny thing with her ponytails is that make her look more girly, not something you would expect on an amazon .. but becouse of that it makes her more interesting :P

NoShot: I dont really thinks she looks like an amazon ... except for her weapons.
anyway, i really like the lineart

[bichez]

I started too late =\ but I'd like to finish it! )

[Bonzulac]

Still fiddling. Been having trouble finding the time. Hope to finish it for tomorrow!

You know, it just occurred to me that the crown as I designed it makes her look like Lisa Simpson. And frankly, I'm okay with that.

[Lodin]

Hi all
I'm in this round !
my wip :

[JanJager]

larchist
When she slipping it make perfectly sense. Its me not able to think outside the box.
Good work. perhaps have a small stone or something at her feet to make her slip.
Aly Fell
Great as always. Just a small detail at this point the string of her bow seem a bit long compared to the bow.
Pixeltuner
Coming good
NoShot
I like the pose attitude and outfit.
El_Khan
Thanks for the crit. I understand what you mean. She's to Greek Need some wildness
Unread
Hope you finish
Bonzulac
I like it.
Lodin
Nice take on the topic.

[rolandb]

preliminary thumbnail and color/value study. Still gotta get the pose balanced out, but I want the costume details worked out first. I know the pose is pretty going to be pretty dull, but I'm erring on the side of conveying design information over drama.

[ARRGH!]

Pixeltuner took the words right outta my mouth, gotta give us something Aly, make us all work harder. Way late for this, oh well here's a sketch. Now the hard part. Thanks

[tbaldree]

Bleh, no way I'm going to finish Chow this week - had no time for sleepin' much less paintin' -
but this is as far as I made it.
Nice work everybody!

[Eofn]

I was really struggling with the style of my original piece and it was taking ten times longer to do anything. So I went back and redid the character in a style I was much better versed in. The design is still the same, it's just a bit more stylized. Unfortunately I still won't have time to get this finished before submission closes, but I will finish her anyway and add her to my scrapbook.
Lesson learnt for next ChoW I guess.

Edit: Updated this post with a more up to date version.

[Ironbyte]

Don't know if I'm going to have time to get it finished, aaaagh!

Some great entries.

[Shorinji_Knight]

Gloombunny: Cool shield.

[rolandb]

Layout sketch.

[mEgA fLeeCe RaIn]

Hi all,

Hope you are all happy.

Here are my wip's.