ChoW#230 :: Rangda the Demonqueen

[Martheart]

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii293/chowarchive/CHOW_Headerimage/QUEENOFCHOW_logo-3.jpg



ROUND #230 :: Rangda the Demonqueen



DESCRIPTION


Rangda the Demonqueen


Rangda is the demonqueen of Bali. She has a flaming tongue and rolling eyes, and even eats children! If that’s not evil enough, she leads an army of evil witches to fight everything that’s good. It is said the origin of the myth of Rangda dates back to the 11th century, to the Javan queen Mahendradatta. Mahendradatta was accused of witchcraft and was exiled by the king. She returned however, and took her revenge by slaying half of the kingdom through the plague.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangda

Design Rangda!


There are some interesting rituals and depictions connected to Rangda, so make sure you do some research for this design!
Time period and setting is free, but make sure it’s Rangda; use color and symbolism to make this clear in your design. Be creative!


Good luck!


PLEASE NOTE THE RULES AND THE DEADLINE TIME

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DEADLINE:
SUNDAY, January 30th, 2011


Deadline is Sunday, at 9:00 pm (GMT +1). (check your timezone!)


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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!

[Pixeltuner]

Kewl. Couldn't resist a quick sketch before bedtime. So we're off again :)

UPDATE: colour and stuff. Time for upres and detailed rendering I guess. :)

[PxelSlayer]

So first I was like "Yay, a hot demon chick! Woohoo! :cheerleader: "
And then I read the description and was like "Aww, she`s old and pruney...:sadcheerleader: "
And then I was like " Hey...saggy boobs!" So I`m back to "Yay!:cheerleader: " again!

Quick sketch...and something I noticed. Old witch/hag who`s all scary and eats children/babies....kinda reminds me of this one (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2145392&postcount=146) ...weird how some archetypes exist in independent cultures...:)

Edit - wee bit of rendering and a color test...this one might turn out to be more complicated than I thought...fun!

Edit2 - Decided to actually FOLLOW the task and DESIGN the character. May not "fly" with people, but it`s so easy to fall into that "OMG must make an awesome illustration" trap. This one is all about Rangda. For better or worse :P

Edit3 - Done...ish. Tomorrow - weapon and some more work on the final. Time management FTW!

[invinciblewombat]

sketchin up some sketches

[Izi]

Barong and Rangda

[Pixeltuner]

So first I was like "Yay, a hot demon chick! Woohoo! :cheerleader: "
And then I read the description and was like "Aww, she`s old and pruney...:sadcheerleader: "
And then I was like " Hey...saggy boobs!" So I`m back to "Yay!:cheerleader: " again!

Quick sketch...and something I noticed. Old witch/hag who`s all scary and eats children/babies....kinda reminds me of this one (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2145392&postcount=146) ...weird how some archetypes exist in independent cultures...:)

That's the first thing I thought as well: the Baba Yaga resemblance :)

[PxelSlayer]

That's the first thing I thought as well: the Baba Yaga resemblance :)

Which could either mean

a)we`re very well informed and know our mythology....OR
b) we`re doing way too much ChOWs....

Hummm....? ^_^

[crossmirage]

I figured this Rangda (as depicted in the Megami Tensei series) should be good reference

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/Y05h1k3n/MegaTen%20Nocturne/Rangda2.png

[Izi]

i dont know that I'll have time to finish these

[Pixeltuner]

Which could either mean

a)we`re very well informed and know our mythology....OR
b) we`re doing way too much ChOWs....

Hummm....? ^_^

We're doing too much CHOWS :) Well, never too much actually. :p

[shyamshriram]

doodles so far..

[shyamshriram]

playing with colors...

[GEB]

Not sure I'm gunna have time for this but just did a quick sketch and thought I'd see what folks think

[Pixeltuner]

GEB: Me likey. Finish it :)

[Gavage]

http://i53.tinypic.com/2dlrmsj.jpg

I feel like I've comitted some cardinal sin for not giving her what Wikipedia politely describes as 'pendulous' breasts. Need to make the face look a bit older, I tried making the cheekbones more craggy but she began to look eerily like Jack Nicholson.

GEB: Disturbing! I love it.

[GEB]

Thanks guys, now I just need to study up on old ladies dangly skin bits... Yum!

[Eofn]

This was my initial idea for posing, any thoughts? For some reason I can't stop thinking about the shinigami from Death Note :S

EDIT: Updated the image. Does anyone have any thoughts? The left hand looks off but I can't work out why. Feel free to do paint overs if something needs fixing :)

[GEB]

Quick update

[.empyrean.]

Let's see if I can finish it...

[Pixeltuner]

GEB: Nice progress. Watch out for going too bright too early on, and the same for the darks. You won't have any values to work with when you start your colouring. Trust me, I make that mistake all the time :p You might want to add a multiplied (light)grey layer on top of it to give yourself some headroom again :)

[SGoodson]

heres what i got so far,thinking of keeping it to two arms cos she was human u know?

[SGoodson]

update, i read that she spread the plague and killed half the country..so naturally she controls a swarm of flies that take the form of her hair and obey her every plague spreading desire

[Persondoingstuff]

SGoodson: I really like your concept with the flies.

Some thumbs from me. I'll follow through on one of these Chows eventually!

[Eofn]

A very VERY rough colour pass. I can't decide if I like this or not... :S

[aBenson]

I'm in on this one sounds like a blast, I need to draw more women anyhow.

[MeZergy]

The first day and so many works-in-progress already!

School starts this week for me, so I'm going to do my best to be in this competition (and not chicken out like LAST time).

[KittyKaida]

Ooh, this one looks like fun.. I'll try this one out, hopefully i'll get to render this time!

Great job so far, everybody!

[Noamos]

found this online I though it would help out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawhawjames/4309707535/
going to try this one out and hopefully I can actually do something with my ideas this time around.

[MeZergy]

Posting this here so I feel obligated to work on it more.

Was wondering if the mask's gaze was too distracting...

Gotta work on old woman physique *coughboobscough*

[Untouched24]

I'm looking forward to seeing some of these WIPs when they're finished.

Here's my start.

[Izi]

Same archetype as the Hopi's ogre woman. eats children, long tongue, leader of the ogres...

Soyuk Wuhti "Ogre Woman" Kachina doll by Gerald Quotskuyva (Hopi) pictured below.

Because Rangda is associated with Durga, it is interesting that she is fighting the lion-dragon, whereas in India it is her mount. I am of the opinion the Rangda-Barong dance is properly classified as a lila, tantrically speaking.

An excellent reference thread I have for old skin:

Winter Woman Yogini Gallery
(http://www.pbase.com/image/93780204)

[LORD M]

Good looking witches guys! Here's my idea, thought I would go more traditional, inspired by the mask. :)

[Izi]

hoo boy now im hungry, thats enough for tonight.

[invinciblewombat]

some more work on it from tonight

[JaneMag]

Good stuff so far, bur surprisingly little variety. :O

[Rocker-boi]

nice dudes

[PxelSlayer]

Good stuff so far, bur surprisingly little variety. :O

Well then, feel free to join in the fun! ;)

[GEB]

I guess you're only gunna get so much variety when we're all trying to portray a deity that has three main colours, constant bed hair, mouth like a bombed out graveyard and has to be visually recognisable to have any chance of winning the competition ;)

I fell off my bike today so I'm a bit touchy...

[.empyrean.]

Small Update...
Damn, until now she looks nothing like a demonqueen, more like a LSD-junkie on a hovering trip.
Any suggestions on demonifying her?

[Pixeltuner]

I guess you're only gunna get so much variety when we're all trying to portray a deity that has three main colours, constant bed hair, mouth like a bombed out graveyard and has to be visually recognisable to have any chance of winning the competition ;)

I fell off my bike today so I'm a bit touchy...

I thought that, you said it gehe.

empyrean: bulgy evil spider eyes, gnarly crooked teeth and fangs, horns, 6 boobs, batwings, blood, giant snake tongue, dragon claws... etc. :p
Do a wikipedia search on demons or look at how other people have portrayed demons in the past? It's not that hard to think of something :)

[Eofn]

.empyrean. She's defiantly starting to take shape. As far as making her look more like a demon, if really depends on what sort of style your aiming for. Personally I would start with defining more of her face as that is more the likely going to be the focal point of this character. An easy start would be to sketch in some visible fangs or tusks, which will straight away give you an interesting mouth shape. Also think about the nose, it's unlikely that she would have a small, 'normal' looking nose to play around with extremes; the Bali masks use a flatter, pig-like nose but you could also try a longer 'hag' nose. With the eyes experiment with different levels of bulging, or if you want smaller eyes, you could make them more demon-y by having them without any pupil or iris. As another suggestion (I'm not sure what you're thoughts are as this is still an early wip :P) with the shape that her hair is, you may want to consider putting a crown on her head in the style that Bali dancers wear but decorate it with sculls, bones and other nasty parafonalia.

http://media.lonelyplanet.com/lpimg/22178/22178-2/preview.jpg

Sorry if this wasn't the type of advice you were looking for, but I hope it helps.

[Eofn]

empyrean: bulgy evil spider eyes, gnarly crooked teeth and fangs, horns, 6 boobs, batwings, blood, giant snake tongue, dragon claws... etc. :p
Do a wikipedia search on demons or look at how other people have portrayed demons in the past? It's not that hard to think of something :)

Lol theres me writing out some sort of essay and you sum it up in a sentence :P

[shyamshriram]

Update..

[Pixeltuner]

Lol theres me writing out some sort of essay and you sum it up in a sentence :P

gehe, cherrypicking :)

[GEB]

Pixeltuner: Oops... I was pretty restrained considering the mood I was in ;) Also yeah I understand exactly what you mean. Haven't really had the tim eto devote to this that I'd like. But have worked it up a little more. Think it looks more like moonlight which is what I'll be aiming for. Will probably do some of that crazy oil based make up too

[Thole]

Critique much appreciated :)
I thught it would be a funny idea to make the baby eating demon pregnant. I wonder if she will eat her own baby ones it get born :S Ehum...


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[GEB]

Thole: I'm not sure funny is the right word ;) It's looking good though I'm defo getting demon queen who eats kids. The only thing I would say is that it's quite flat against the background. You need to bring her forward with some rim lighting, maybe change the background so there's more of a contrast

[KittyKaida]

so, got up pretty early thismorning to start workin on this, I tried out some different poses, and i liked this one the best.. it's nowhere near done yet, but hey, it's a start! ..

Well my kid is beating me with my tablet.. I should prolly go feed him.. lol keep up the great work, everybody!

[shyamshriram]

Progress so far..i think im in love <3

[ArtByManon]

Good stuff so far, bur surprisingly little variety. :O

Yeah, nto sure either how one is going to have much variety with a specific god that needs to be recognised?

[ArtByManon]

Thole, disturbing - i echo GEB's crit too. Lovely (?) concept though!!

[GEB]

Shyamshriram: Killer boobies! I like the style too reminds me of samurai jack... Kinda

[Partisan]

so my first WIP, enjoy, alot of issues yet to fix, i.e the lower jaw and the upper arm in front..etc...

http://attachments.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1153868&stc=1&d=1295979995

[GEB]

Partisan: Nice!

Thought I'd give her a necklace of baby skull to rattle around between those lovely long tits...

[Jefita]

Been a loooong time since I been around these parts.

I thought my sketch was coming along nicely, but after looking at all the other sketches I feel pretty uninventive. Reminds me I need to get out and play with the other children more often.

[CrookedHorn]

i take it her main enemies were years of gravity and UV rays...? :rocker:
might throw my hat in to the mess and see what comes of it.
so far everyone has been able to nail the wrinkles in their renderings, well done.

[Pixeltuner]

*render, render* Chugging along here.

[Partisan]

and adding color,I do like it so far ^^

http://attachments.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1154037&stc=1&d=1295996895

[electric goat]

Fun one.
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7936/rangdha09.jpg (http://img16.imageshack.us/i/rangdha09.jpg/)

[goldilockz]

LORD M - That… is lookin' sick!

invinciblewombat - I'm a little terrified to see that one finished… gory!

shyamshriram - very demonic, cool!

GEB - Yeah, I'm gonna have nightmares now. Thanks! lol

Pixeltuner - Awesome.

Partisan - lookin' good. can't wait to see it all done!

Here is my Rangda so far. I plan to add some bling, ankle stuff and bracelets etc. Just a basic gesture and basic shapes here. Crits welcome!

[Izi]

dead babies are fun to draw

[mimer]

thought id throw at least my sketches into this :)

[SleepingIn]

I creeped myself out a bit....also she look like a pug.

http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss328/WEdiscover/RANGDA.png

[NoShot]

My sketch. I guess I'm gonna have to throw in some dead babies too.

[KittyKaida]

Hey guys, I spent the last hour and a half doing this stuff.. It's def. not done, but at least things are starting to take shape :D

Ahh, I had a good laugh earlier, my hubby came in the room and was all WTF!! and I told him that it was an old demon widow who eats children, he thought I totally lost it.. had to clarify that its just a chow.. lol!

[Artfix]

Man this is challenging. Cause its like...what should she be doing? Baby-eating cannot go in my portfolio so...

Well here she is skulking around. I tried doing a cubist type thing...like is she coming or going?

[invinciblewombat]

more progress

[Untouched24]

There's definitely some cool designs going on. Some pretty solid line drawings I'm looking forward to seeing painted.

My progress from today:

[Izi]

put it in your horror portfolio?

[Bnoch]

lots of nice filth and disturbing stuff going on. I dig.

This seems like a pretty disturbing character bio. This crazy old Lady eats kids, which is awesome!... in a really disturbing and socially unaccepted way. I really like the flaming tongue and built on the idea of a core of fire that extended to her fingernails and elsewhere. I tried to stay away from the literal representation of the mask, but really liked the tusks and crazy hair. More to do, but a brief pause in the action for show and tell. Poor kid.

[SGoodson]

electric goat: thats a cool design!
Bnoch: thats really disturbing, i like it!

changed the pose up a bit but i think i lost something...

[Izi]

I was digging your flies idea earlier man.

hot stuff bnoch

[Pixeltuner]

Bnoch: Cool :) I think she lost something with the white hair and the glowy eyes though. The third wip with the short black bald spots hair and the black eyes is way more menacing.

[witcrack]

Hey all :)
Here's my initial design... want to do something a bit different here, trying out a more bondagy style, though i intent to keep the long tongue, baby eating, old age and the fact (well mythical fact) that she led an army of Leyaks (haven't depicted in the picture yet)
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having an idea of adding another butt to her back. heheh... hmmm, maybe a baby's butt... which make the one in my sketch is too big to be a baby's.
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but idk, maybe it's too much... I haven't decided yet

[ArtByManon]

*render, render* Chugging along here.

THat is SO revolting - I love it!! However, I think she'd be TEN times more disturbing if her tits weren't so good - do them long and dangly - nipples pointing down not up!! ;)

[GEB]

Bnoch: Jesus! You've kicked our sorry buts yet again! Arrrrggggggghhhh! Note to self use more reference!!! I love it, she looks like a pencil troll that's taking revenge for years of being forced up children's noses! What find of brushes are you using, I'd love to get some of that texture action!

Sgoodson: I also liked the flies

Untouched24: She's looking good, well evil but you get what I mean. Her left arm and for that matter her boob too, looks longer than the right

[steve pete]

some amazing looking works coming out in this round. Cant wait for the poll

[Izi]

Havn't entered a chow in ages, im scared

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[Parsakoira]

great stuff everyone so far, bnoch has my fav so far :confident:

[GEB]

OK started the rendering process. Will bring things forward and push them back as I go along. I really want to add something elemental to show the supernatural witchcraft side. I think I've seen fire coming out of her forehead in some pictures of her so I may go along those lines. Also I think she needs some nice contrast in colour... And about four weeks more work...

[Artfix]

Freakin' bnoch lol. Just fantastic. I agree partially with pixeltuner--I like the white hair but I definitely prefer the black hands and dark eyes.

Now I must hatch a scheme to make mine better than bnoch's...hmmmmm...

[Pixeltuner]

Freakin' bnoch lol. Just fantastic. I agree partially with pixeltuner--I like the white hair but I definitely prefer the black hands and dark eyes.

Now I must hatch a scheme to make mine better than bnoch's...hmmmmm...

Draw like the wind! And invest a lot of time lol :)

[Partisan]

great stuff everyone so far, bnoch has my fav so far :confident:

I think its everyones favorite right now, including me ^^

nargh ...how is this even possible to nail it every time ... *resigns*

[PxelSlayer]

nargh ...how is this even possible... *resigns*

THOU SHALL NOT RESIGN!



:P

C`mon. You`re going against yourself here. Not others. Remember that. ;)

[Partisan]

C`mon. You`re going against yourself here. Not others. Remember that. ;)

totally right you are *imitating yoda voice* and atm I failed in winning against me ^^ its just for the moment .... its to intimidating how good he is ^^ I mean look at this ...its like going to a science fair being totally confident of oneself and then "oooh look ...another guy discovered the higgs-boson" ( I am too much into "The Big Bang Theory" atm, sorry ) and suddenly all you made up looks kind of bad ^^

..it makes you go astray for a moment ^^ ( or at least it makes me http://aspekte.phpbb6.de/images/smiles/icon_mrgreen.gif )

but the bright side is it also makes me want to get better so right now I am starting all over again ^^

[electric goat]

Laying in basic color. Nice work y'all!
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/3672/rangdha12.jpg (http://img593.imageshack.us/i/rangdha12.jpg/)

[Thole]

Update. Hopefully it's going in the right direction!
Is it obvious that's a baby inside her stomach bubble? :/
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[Pixeltuner]

THOU SHALL NOT RESIGN!



:P

C`mon. You`re going against yourself here. Not others. Remember that. ;)

+1 And: He pretty much never submits for the poll so if you're in this ftw then you still have a chance :p

[SGoodson]

im getting stuck maybe just tired

[Mitze]

Loads of great pic too many to comment on all of them.

Pixeltuner. Great pic still one of my favs but i have to say i loved the original head you had for her.

Bnoch great pic feeling it.

GEB coming along nicely great head on her.

electric goat beutiful pic.

What i have so far. Was thinking wings and a tail might look good on her but that might take her more away from looking like Rangda the Demonqueen.

Might still put some body pattern colour on her to make her look more like the brief.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/mekese2000/Untitled-7-1.jpg

[Izi]

Really scary design Geb, yech...(4 weeks of rendering, really? Well ok....)

Flies look great sgoodson, really creepy, and the skull skirt. And my personal favorite, sculptured demon mouth crotchguards. (I have got to get me one of those)

There's always one killer shark of an artist in these weeklies....I don't do them much but I'm quite fond of the DSG, so I would run into this one guy every day for weeks a couple years back that would always knock it out of the water. It was like despair incarnate trying to top him - and you shouldn't try to do that, it's just a distraction. Remember, you can always beat yourself

And it's a ways off to the deadline....

[Partisan]

+1 And: He pretty much never submits for the poll so if you're in this ftw then you still have a chance :p

its not much about the competition, I personally dont care if I win a damn thing with my pics, its more about how Bnoch does such killer concepts like it is nothing ...pure enviousness it is on my side ^^ yeah but lets just leave it that way because its distracting the thread a little right now ^^ and I didnt meant to

but thanks for the supportive words anyways !

so long
Seb

[Izi]

i imagine he is working his ass off just like everyone else, and the only ease he finds is in having worked his ass off in the past....anyways he posted a killer wip, so learn and enjoy

or maybe he's just in league with satan.

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[Jefita]

So much awesomeness. For all the worriers, remember that this is about your artistic journey, not someone else's. Things get easier with practice.

I got some rough color now. No eating of babies because everybody else seems to have that down pat, but I did add a nice entrail necklace. I just couldn't help but go more traditional style, even if it is boring.

[Izi]

i kind of like the more recognizable elements actually. i mean Rangda herself isn't exactly run of the mill common...she's in a pretty strange category of esoterica: dark mothers, and off in a corner overshadowed by Kali, Bhagalamukhi and Lilith....

[KittyKaida]

Hehe, I know how you guys feel, it's really intimidating being on here, but, hey, the more you do it, the better you get! And Partisian, I also say don't resign, 'cuz, honestly, I was jealous of your skills when I saw your pic, and I'd love to see it finished, it looks great so far!

I thought mine looked decent at first, But yea, when I saw some of you're work, guys, I realized that once again, I got ahead of myself coloring, didn't think about light source much. So, I painted up the greyscale and then started adjusting and re-doing the colors.. I think it def. looks better now. Everything is a bit grayed out still, but I'm out of time for today, and have to keep working tomorrow :D

I'd love some feedback, do you guys think she's looking ok so far?

[PxelSlayer]

totally right you are *imitating yoda voice*

I know...http://i51.tinypic.com/17skg3.jpg

Btw, I`m posting all my wips in my post at page 1, so if anyone wants to have a poke at them - yay!

[Izi]

Kitty: hmm well you asked for opinions so here is mine:

I think the tropical colors are apropos, and they are appealing considering her origins and the jungle setting it works fine, the pose is good she looks like a 'creeper' and definately have the pendulous breast action going on. The face is a bit animal like atm, and wide and meaty, as if she just creeped into a window in Wallace and Grommit's house. I'm a little concerned about the area above her head. you've already begun rendering color and value and havn't decided what to do there. it makes for a lot of work if you have to accomodate newly added sketchwork

Lighting is a bit indistinct....we seem to be having conflicting sources, one about on her upper arm and another coming from the right side.

As for her toes im going to assume they are wherever the top of her head is atm

with those colors you may have to do a colorful headress of venus flytraps eating babies or something else jungle-sinister

her left nostril cant seem to decide where it's going, is it part of the tip or is it on the side.....

i would work out the drawing first before you continue to fix the lighting and color

[Pixeltuner]

i imagine he is working his ass off just like everyone else, and the only ease he finds is in having worked his ass off in the past....anyways he posted a killer wip, so learn and enjoy

or maybe he's just in league with satan.

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+1 again. People make it look effortless by years of sheer hard work :)
Or indeed selling their soul.

[Mr Man]

Wicked topic, loving everyones entries so far!

I'll start working mine soon, will probably be one of those before bed things (which is nice because I like working late).
I'm going to use this opportunity to mess around with colour as well, nice and saturated hmmm.

So far I'm thinking of something along the lines of the Witch from Legend, I find wet slimey hair quite intimidating.
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTCFmc3gpw2JPckpUjsMThdhsjmhj7Bp E7Dv7i4MuAdnTTk4pey6g&t=1

combined with Quina:
http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/2/24/Quina_Quen_character.jpg

[Izi]

Great, I finally found the complete Barong and Rangda dance. In the beginning the girl and the guy are fighting, so she has already turned into a bird here, and gets defeated, then she turns into Rangda, so he turns into Barong to defeat her, and he still can't, so some helpers come in, and then they defeat her, but then kill themselves. ahahaha

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that being said I really need to break from this. projects are calling that take priority: imperative and I'm going to have to just call this one finished even with all the details I could add, 10 hours is enough imho for any work. immensely fun topic

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[GEB]

Have changed her right hand trying to make it more threatening. Also experimenting with lights inside the skulls. The light and reflections aren't right yet, but I wanted to get some colour contrast in there. Is it overkill?

[Mr Man]

GEB I don't think the skulls need to be too contrasty as it forces my eyes away from the characters face, you could desaturated them a bit and add colour to rangdas eyes instead perhaps?

[sony]

guys great going!

GEB: AWESOME reptile feel
PxelSlayer: loving your design

[CrookedHorn]

GEB:: I semi agree with Mr Man. if you are going to have them glowing the rim light on the kid should be greater. I love this illustration, and I hope you do well in the polls. You might want to play with colors of the skull light, since it is orange it is in complete contrast with the rest of the piece. if it was a cooler color you wouldn't draw the eye away from the face to the chest. maybe if the baby was a warmer grey it would separate the two figures and the cool rim light could bring them together. Cold being evil and the warm being an innocent child, thats fun.

just my two cents. i think it looks very close to finish. possible motion blur on the bg moving toward the center of the top of the piece. :rocker:

[KittyKaida]

@mr.man, I had the same thought about quina, I'm playing ff9 on my ps3 right now.. lol!

@crookedhorn, I agree with you about GEB's pic, I really like your ideas for lighting

@Naomi, hey, thanks for all of the feedback! I was definitley not going for wallace and gromit, lol.. wow, wouldn't that be creepy?? I guess I can taper in her jaw a bit, I was just trying to do a literal mask-is her face, type thing, and going to put in tattoos and such too..

I'm hoping the lighting will make a bit more sense once I put in her hair.. To clarify about the toes, and her head for that matter, here's the drawing again, if you didn't see it before..

[GEB]

Crookedhorn: That's a really sweet idea, why didn't I think of it!? I must be too close to the project ;)

[Eofn]

hmmm, I'm really worried the values and colours are becoming too muddy... anyone want to throw their two cents in? :)

Edit: Played around with some values

[Jasper_]

Nice work everyone!!

GEB I like the way yours is coming along, it has a strong gollum feel to it!

Elixy I think things are still looking a bit muddy in your piece, and I think it's from too much of the background showing through. I'm thinkin you should either make the colors even a little stronger, or select out your character and try some different values and colors in the background.

I didn't know what to paint today so I figured I check out what's going down in the Chow, here's a sketch for now. I know it's super cliche looks pretty similar to everyone elses designs...it's a fun subject to paint anyway. On to colors next.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/chow230Rangdacopy.jpg

[Eofn]

Is this better?.. or worse? :S

[PxelSlayer]

Jasper...nice kankles...<3

Elixy - first things first - are you going for a a.) illustration or a b.)plain picture of the character on a simple background?

If a.) then (gosh, like I`m writing something in C++ :P) make sure you have the colors of the background reflecting on the character (that`s the beauty/curse of colors - they bounce off everywhere!), and if b.) then 1.) get rid of the white background (it can be very harsh on the eye and make color picking more difficult - pick a nice, neutral, muted tone. Way better, trust me) and 2.) make yourself a nice, simple palette ( lights, midtones, shadows), arm yourself with references, tons of patience and some coffee/beer/poison of choice and dig in! Also - a nice way to keep track of your values is to add a hue/saturation adjustment layer on top of all your layers (in PS : Layer-> New adjustment layer-> hue/saturation, and then set the saturation of that layer to -100). You can turn it on/make it visible any time you want to check out your images values in gray scale. Very nifty, very practical.

Also, don`t forget layer modes as well (overlay is your friend, and so is soft light, and multiply sometimes, and vivid/linear light if you`re very careful), as they create some really nice effects. And lastly - play with brushes and textures. There`s a bunch of brushes you can d/l online that aren`t magic, but are fun to use and experiment with.

[Eofn]

Pxel Thank you so much ^_^ I've been doing all the things you've pointed out, especially with the layers. Didn't know about the hue/sat layer though, very useful indeed ^_^ I think more than anything I've been trying so hard to draw like other people, I've forgotten the basics :S

I think I'm going to go back and try again keeping in mind everything you've just said. I'm determined not to give up on this. Every now and then I think 'this is useless and too hard, I give up' then that makes me think, 'no this is perfect, ChoW isn't supposed to be in your comfort zone' and I pick up my pen again and give it another shot.

[JanJager]

Great work in here.

@GEB
Great horror scene
@electric goat
Nice design.
@Thole
Very scary
@SGoodson
Great idea with the flies.
@Pixeltuner
Just great. But I agree with ArtByManon about the tits.
@LORD M
Very nice.Looking forward to see it in colour.
@Artfix
Love the design.
@Mitze
Great devil feeling.
@Naomi Ningishzidda
Very storytelling Gives the whole concept.
@Jasper
Coming good
@Bnoch
Brilliant as ever. Witch God do you worship.

Sorry for not criting all

[Wr00m]

Zup Guys! Gonna try to join the cow here for the first time. Probably wont make it 'till the deadline but i decided to show some sketches.

I'm gonna try to check out some more poses and work on a costume later.

[SGoodson]

ive polished myself into a corner.
GEB: Sick!!

[Partisan]

update ^^

http://attachments.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1155642&stc=1&d=1296177537

http://attachments.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1155643&stc=1&d=1296177576

the souls of the slaughtered children :
http://attachments.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1155644&stc=1&d=1296177614

[Mr Man]

Rough, just getting a feel for the character.

I'm definitely sticking with the banana shaped boobies ;)

[JanJager]

Some uppdates

[Artfix]

Lookin good as usual Janjager.

Big update for mine. Really struggled but I like what I ended up with here.

[Untouched24]

I THINK I'm done... Here's what I have now.

[Pixeltuner]

Manon & JanJager: Understood. I did some work on them yesterday already. :) I'm pretty booked this weekend though but I should be able to finish on sunday with added sagginess ;)

[GEB]

Jasper: Cheers man, I was pretty much aiming for Gollums girlfriend. Digging your values

Untouched24: Looking good, I think you should make her laws longer to fit the character

Artfix: WTF!!! Wicked take on it, that is some freaky shit!

Janjager: swing those tities!

Mr Man: I think you have too many colours going on

Partisan: Nice design but something about her top right hand arm isn't sitting right. but that's a really difficult angle to draw

SGoodson: Me likey. Maybe lighten the BG to bring her forward as it looks a tiny bit flat at the mo

Cracking work everyone!

[KittyKaida]

its a bloody mess out there! Aghghh .. I still don't know if I actually want to illustrate a kiddo getting eaten.. seeing as I have a little boy.. I dunno.. I think I'll do some parts?

anyway, for some unknown reason I woke up at 2 thismorning and couldn't sleep.. sooo, I started working on this some more!
This is the farthest I've gone in completing a picture.. in.. 3 years I think? Hurray for CHOW! ...
(yes, I am using the star brush do paint my scenery. I'm weird, ok??)

pxelslayer: I really like your design, I'm not sure about all the paint on the face, it flattens her out a little, but I really like what you're going for!

GEB: you're going to give me nightmares dude.. that is some scaaary sh*t! In a good way of course. she just looks too freakin real!!

Elixy: Aww, I loved your original pose, I thought it was fun! I echo Jasper with the lighting and layers, just keep hackin away :D

Artfix Whoa CREEPY head! I would not want to run into that thing.. *shudder*

JanJager: Love the movement going on there, you going for more of the black magic angle? The messed up hands/arms waving behind her really make it special for me.. (sorry I'm a cheeseball today)

Mr.Man, I like the shapes, but I agree, waaayyy too much color.. I know it's the base, but ya know.. its a little bright..

Partisian: I like the little baby souls, that's a nice way to handle the issue, I think the whole picture has a nice bit of movement to it, I can imagine all the smoke/mist swirling around her.. The colors work really well, and I dig her skirt thing. . I want one just like it. you know, for when im a demon queen >_>

Jasper: Awesome start! She gives me the creeps, and she's nice and old looking

PixelTuner: I can't wait to see her finished, really like your design and colors, I agree with the others though, she comes off as a little young thanks to the perky boobs

sorry cant get all, but good work everybody! I'm so excited to see all the finished pics!

[GEB]

Messed with values a bit and did some other fixing. Also did her body paint to tie her to the traditional dance outfit. Thanks Kitty you're too kind

[patram]

Hi there,

I can see that some great stuff are in progress for this week challenge. The topic is interesting and the character's characteristic are quite numerous and easy to grasp. So I trust this week's challenge will turn out better that the previous one. I entered into my first Chow last week and I think I am gonna get hooked on it. I have to remember for this one to be more organized and not to rush so much... .

Anyway I am still working on my sketches, I am currently writing from my work station (Yep, I sketch during my working hours...and Nop, my job doesn't involve anything about Art).

I will upload them later today.

GEB : I really like your compo with the low angle shot. Very dark and creepy...exactly like I ordered!

Kitty: The posture of your character is very interesting, I can sense how silent she would move. I also find that it is quite difficult to define where the light is coming from in your image. Might be due to the very dark BG. It seems that the light source(s) of the entire pic doesn't/don't connect between the BG and FG. Also, the blood on the character is way too sketchy . I do not think that blood would reflect light so much on skin (might be wrong, haven't had my body covered with blood so far)...What would have looked different is covering the entire forearms with a medium range saturated red for example and work out the highlights. Blood would dry quickly outdoor (if you're not the injured) and wouldn't be so bright unless over exposed and again...depends on the complexion of the character and how fresh was the kill. hope I made some sense.... mind you...I am still working on understanding light so bear with me!

JASPER: Ah,ah......Really good start man! I like the deformed face and your brush strokes...(love the strokes...Can you teach me?). I wished that she wasn't standing so still. I think there is quite a good story behind the origin/culture of this character and having her standing stiffly is like one opportunity missed....I dunno if you have design the torso so elongated intentionally but I also find her legs a bit too short and too much like pillars.

JanJAGER : Promising and confident. You opted for the ritual dancing illustration...Will a new baby born be offered to her for diner...I mean sacrifice?

ArtFIX : I like your composition so far, the lurking way of moving is also conveyed here, but with a twist, something is catching her attention. are you going to push this idea a bit more?
Will you keep all her extra members? (extra arms/legs) or is it just experimental process? I am looking forward to seeing more...

UNtouched24: Cool design. I like the colour tone of your picture. I just find the highlight on top of her breast a bit distracting (if she wasn't an old wrinkly granny with saggy boobs, I wouldn't normally mind it so much)...more seriously, I think the shape of her breast creates a awkward "cross shape" because of the shadows and highlights . Maybe you could add some accessories (like a necklace, scarf, ....) to reduce it or may be reshape the breast.

PARTISAN: Cool colour palette and great attention for the dress. The design of the dagger also add another feature to the character. I think you should check the symmetry of her face. Half (from forehead to the bottom of the nose) is more foreshortened than the other. As the face is what I think a very important focal point for this type of character, it is fare to get it at least symmetrical.

SGOODSON: I don't know if it was intentional or not....but, you seem to have spent quite a lot of attention on the belt and less on the face of the demon queen...I know it is still a WIP and it would be great to se you pushing a bit more this area of the character. Also her left hand which hold the weapon should be subject to some attention as well, it is a bit too shadowed. To finish, the idea about the swarm of flies is great. If you wanted to convey that the flies coming out of her hair I still think the hair should be more stylised than now. Just think about hair being blown forward/side. more mid tone/highlights would be needed.

Ok I think I should get started on my ChOW or I will end up with another weekly desapointment!!

[GEB]

Kitty: Don't forget the shadow! She looks huuuuuuge too. But then she is a demon queen so I guess she can be big or small. I think it would help you a lot it you define a very strong dramatic light source that way it's easier to ensure your character and environment stick to it and then add in bounce or rim light to define details in the shade.

Patram: Thanks oodles! Self belief meter just went up several points!

[sony]

so many great entries!

[ArtByManon]

as a break from the sequentials i'm doing at the moment... just GOT to have a bash at this old hag...


PS - there is some AWESOME stuff appearing in here. Very inspiring!

[electric goat]

Should be close to done.

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/6199/rangdha16.jpg (http://img6.imageshack.us/i/rangdha16.jpg/)

[witcrack]

Hi all! Lots of beautifully terrifying works here, well done guys!

Here's my concept so far, I decided to go more simple with the idea here:
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I will have to start colouring right away. What do you think?

Sorry, but I can't drop crits and/or comments right now as it's very late here. I'll try to in the morning.

[Katanasoul]

@KittyKaida: Really dynamic pose, I like that! And I like you included a background. Maybe make sure the figure stands out more in the final? Maybe you can play arround a bit with saturation or adding another light source for more dramatic light and shadows.

@GEB: This is just awesome. It motivates me so much to learn how to do grayscales and colour it later. I love it! :)

@sony: Interesting idea to make her arm burn... But watch out for the proportions, to me it looks like it´s a little too long. I like her mask though. :)

@electric goat: I like that a lot. Very classic character design pose, the concept is very easy to read. I like that mouth element you chose, makes her look dangerous. So cool!

So here´s mine. I´ll do my best to finish in time!

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[KittyKaida]

Hey, thank you guys so much for pointing out the problems for me, I really can't seem to get this right!!!
Ok, her size, she's just on a little hill overlooking the village, the kill is fresh, and right in front of her, its.. just not there yet >_>'

The dreaded Lighting... Is this any better?? I know its still really sloppy, but can you tell that the light's coming from a moon high above, and in front of her?? please be honest, I want to get this right .. I'm just so annoyed with myself.

Oh, also, on my main monitor, it looks fairly well lit, not super dark, It almost looks too bright to me now, but you can tell it's night.. my other monitor, you can barley see anything.. can you all tell what's going on?

[ArtByManon]

Nom nom nom.

[CrookedHorn]

GEB:: thats what im talking about. that looks amazing! I am really enjoying the added body paint. well played :rocker:


dead baby jokes anyone?

[kissorkill]

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

Heres a wip. I had it almost completely done and my computer had an epic malfunction and I lost it. So here is how far I am able to get today.

[Izi]

rofl manon i love how she's all fat too

[fdisk]

There are some seriously amazing designs in this thread. I hope to be able to finish by Sunday.

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[Jefita]

@KittyKaida I think the lighting is improved and the contrast on my monitor is fine. I was going for the distant moonlight too, but it's tough to find good refs for. Maybe turn down the saturation just a bit. Think of silvery moonlit landscapes.

Personally, I feel you need a bit more definition. It always seems like line work is rather unpopular around here, but I though your original drawing was pretty sound. It seemed to lose something when you painted over it. It might help if you added a bit more definition around the edges of your figure.

Now I'm very full of beer and very sleepy. More (hopefully) crits tomorrow!

[blackrobin]

long time no see chow :yayca:
the topic and the works are awesome as always
my try on rangda

[JanJager]

Great stuff in here.
Im going without babies

[witcrack]

Bnoch: I like your overall design, one of the best definitely! But in your first three roughs, the two greys and a colour one, i feel her face is a lot more disturbing. I love how she looks old and in the same time looks like a baby, i guess that's what make it more disturbong.

Naomi: Love the decorative/storytelling approach. I might try it myself for my next character design :)

electric_goat: love it! nice touch there on her elbows :D

Thole: Classic horror piece! I dig.

SGoodson: Love the flies as hair idea... i imagined how menacing she'd sound when shes approaching :). Watch her belly down though, I kinda am not sure of how it's being full frontal like that.

Mitze: Yeah wings and tails might be too much. I like the flame background, btw... it's kinda relevant to the cultural fact that Balinese fight evil with fire. My only concern is the composition, the right part of the image seems empty, but to crop it and cut the right horn will sacrifice the informational aspect. Hope you can figure that out :)

Jefita: Looks cool. I like how it flows :)

GEB: Very chilling. Niice! I like the latest development :)

Jasper: Liking how you start. I really like the effect that the long hands and the tilted staring head give. Inhuman! :D

JanJager: Loving how she looks like she's dancing (and her jingling boobies :D). It emphasizes the witchcraft/ritual aspect of her. Like the rythm man detail there in the bottom left corner.

Wroom: I like it. Especially the left pose.

Partisan: Nice concept. I kinda see a head in that "soul" cloud.

Artfix: Very menacing. The confusion you produce gives the creep. Which is good :)

Untouched: I think there's still something more you can do to it to improve it. Like sharpening the details, except if you want it blurry like that, or a tattoo on her body, or enhancing her body parts (like GEB said), or whatever you can think of. I mean there's still time, right? :)

Mr Man: Oof... Colors! but I think it could work with the right trick. Eager to see more! :)

Kitty: Looks good on my monitor. The layers of mist serve good to the, ... well, mystery aspect :teeth: About your monitors problem, have you seen this online LCD monitor calibration (http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/) method? Perhaps it can solve your problem, if you use LCD monitors that is :)

Manon: Aaah... I like it! Really dig your concept. Hoping to see more! :)

fdisk: That ready-for-war concept is good! I like how you translate the stripes into metal rings :)

blackrobin: You're going with Balinese Dancer in your approach? Nice! You know how the movements in the dance itself, though not intended to mimic Rangda, but a good spirits, is looking unreal. Especially how their eyes (the dancers') roll. You put a good twist on that :)

Well, I hope those can be of help to you guys as it (writing it) does good to me. If I missed anyone, just ask :)

Now as for myself, I'll get into colouring tonight

Nice job and good luck everyone :)

EDIT: kissorkill's picture just loaded: She looks aggressive especially with those piercing claws. But I think the colours are too dark and uniform there, brighten it up a bit. I know it's a horror piece, but definitions are not unimportant :) and maybe you could tweak the hue of her hair, for example, if you don't to make it white, being the same green as her body is a bit connfusing :)

[SGoodson]

tried brightening it up a bit, i think i might go back and start from the original.

[Paolo13]

OK I am in :) Will do what I can this weekend!!
This is my start!!

[MrsL]

Let's see if I can get a little bit further this week! She was supposed to be picking her teeth having just consumed the babe in whose bed she is resting. It was supposed to be the babies nappy/diaper hanging around her toe and I was going to add a few more toys etc. I realise though that it looks as though it is her pants she is swinging around and giving a 'come hither' look. Still, it made me laugh so here ya go. I might keep at it.

[Jasper_]

MrsL Haha like your concept man, I agree though that the diaper maybe shouldn't be around her toe. I like her tongue.

Paolo13 Decent sketch for now man

SGoodson Dig the design, I think I'm getting a little lost though. You can probably still push a focal point a little moer.

JanJager Love the pose and colors, keep at it!

blackrobin I like your sketch so far, her right hand is looking a bit awkward for me.

fdisk I like it a lot, a very traditional design that sets it apart from most of the entries.

kissorkill Haha I love her tit folding back on her knee.

ArtByManon Like your drawing a lot, keep it up!

KittyKaida I like the pose a lot. I think I'm getting a little too much of the color dodge effect though. I know it's late, but for next time I'd recommend keeping the layer types simple (maybe just a color layer or two) and just work on normal layers focusing on your actual painting/drawing.

Katanasoul Colors are looking cool, as you progress keep in mind the lighting should be consistent on the background with the figure.

witcrack Awesome drawing, dig the fingernails. Looking forward to seeing the finished!

electric goat I like your entry a lot man, nice clean style.

sony Haha nice flaming arm. Not sure how I feel about the forms in general, they may need a little more modeling yet.

GEB Turned out great man, nice entry!!


Sorry if I didn't get to you, just went down this page.

Ok, just finished mine up. Lots of fun with this.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1156910&d=1296327868

[fdisk]

Jasper: Thanks for the feedback, I love the design! The decomposing heads are a nice touch and I like that the face is somewhat blurred, reminds me of something like "The Rings"

Great choice of colors too, nice clean design; I enjoyed your WIP as well.

[NoShot]

update. I'm trying this with no reference as a test for myself... I think the torso is ok so far.

Oh, and there is this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W_QFCQYac8&feature=related

[kissorkill]

@Witcrack yeah, that is just the only salvageable WIP I had at the time. I am planning on changing her hair and giving it some major textures.

[ArtByManon]

Jasper - love the freakish long arms... they look like they'd be good at ripping babies apart. *Shudder*

[patram]

Very cool work out here! Been spending a hell of a time trying to work on my values. I still have so much to do until the deadline. Hopefully I will get a chance to leave some comments later when I get near the end.

[Martheart]

Since we are unable to set upthe poll right now, we are going to give everyone a deadline extension of one day!! So feel free to update your final, the deadline will be Monday 31st of january at 9:00 pm gmt +1.

[Partisan]

is it possible to release the new CHoW topic nevertheless ? for those who would prefer to start out with a new one ...just a question ^^

[Eofn]

I agree with what Partisan asked. Next week is going to be tight enough already and would love to be able to start the new ChoW tonight :)

[PxelSlayer]

Yes...yes!

Post now. For the love of God, post a new ChOW assignment now!




I need my fix. :dead:

Edit - Wow, do I sound desperate or what? Shesh...:P

[Eofn]

Wow, do I sound desperate or what? Shesh...:P

Yes. Insanely. But I wouldn't worry because I know how you feel :P

[Partisan]

hmmmmm does somebody thinks one might get banned for setting up a new thread in the CHoW forum named " Character of the day - the woman/man that has only one day to live" ....? >,>

if not ...that would be the natal hour of the famous CHoD ....*giggles*

[Eofn]

Just be thankful it isn't Character of the Month!!! (Although ChoM is a brilliant acronym :P)

[Martheart]

Yes, I'll post the new topic earlier than the poll, first thing in the morning! Really sorry for the delay :-0

[Mr Man]

Oh that's wicked handy, I didn't have time to finish my entry today. Can work on it in the morning woohoo!

PxelSlayer This'll help you fix your craving. Paint a Chow addict! :P

[Mr Man]

Wait was the deadline originally Saturday? I'm confused now :S

[Martheart]

Posted the new topic! ChoW: 231: The intergalactic postman.

As for ChoW 230: Rangda the Demonqueen, the deadline is MONDAY (today), 9:00 PM GTM+1 (please check your timezone).

[ArtByManon]

Posting in here since i can't give this any kind of justice - so its still a bloomin' sketch. wish i could have had more time for it.

[patram]

Well I couldn't make it on time for the poll because of imperatives, so I've posted my CHOW in here.... Anyway, it isn't like we didn't have an extension on the deadline either! ;