3 way challenge! Bounty Hunter with pet...

[ChaosEidolon]

Ladies and Gents...Welcome to the faceoff between me, Clandestine_IX and trevor. Stick around and watch as we fight a bloody battle of epic proportions...to the death!

Actually...scratch that...were just gonna geek out and draw some characters...

The challenge: design a futuristic bounty hunter, complete with his beastly companion.

heres my first wip post
http://studentpages.scad.edu/~wvande20/webpics/sketchbook/bounty.jpg

Lets see your guns trevor!

[simon.wt]

really cool and all, but this is the "finished" forum

as you said so yourself: "heres my first 'wip' post"
try posting in the correct forum :)

[silva412]

his balls must really hurt all cramped up in those high ass metal underwear you got him in man.........Help him out a little there. His torso is too short, it jumps from his belly button straight to his thighs. strectch him out and give him some hips. Other than the simple anatomy fixes, you have a good idea going here. keep working. by the way what is the thing in his hand, a trumpet thingy?

[trevor]

hey clandestine 9 is in on this one too
you should edit the post
this is my first wip
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/trevorclaxton/armdude_copy.jpg

yes its a man yes he looks a bit fem but hey what he hell
still working on his pet

more to come soon

[ChaosEidolon]

Whoops! Sorry Clandestine! got you in now...

yo! looking good so far trevor! Thats an interesting way youre using that dragon texture. do you make it into a brush in PS? Im looking forward to seeing where you take it.
Im lovin the cybernetics you got going on in the chars on your site, hope to see some more of that.
Youre a shirow fan arent ya =)

Soent some more quality time with my dude. Added alot of contrast so it wouldnt be so badly scanner fucked.

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~wvande20/webpics/sketchbook/bounty2.jpg

dont hesitate to tell me what sucks...Im definately trying to learn from this as much as anything

Simon.wt - hey man, dont fret too much. By the time were dont we'll have not just one, but 3 finished pieces ;)

silva412 - thanks for the crits! yeah...i was trying to make him burly but now that you mention it he does seem to be missing some meat in there. As for the cup...hey, bounty huntin's a rough buissiness. You gotta protect the crown jewels! Oh yeah...that trumpet thing is supposed to be a blunderbuss type rifle, but right now its giving me issues so im ignoring it for the time being.

[Clandestine_IX]

First wip. Still lots of work to go, especially on the beast. Would you guys like to put a due date on this thing or just keep going till we're done?

Looking good guys, I really like the way you shaded his face Trevor.
Welcome to the faceoff between me and trevor :edit: And some other guy. :cool:
http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v43/matt_horrigan/Art/bounty-hunter-sketches.jpg

[trevor]

thanx for the compliment chaos, but all of the compliments i the world wont save yer ass in this battle
and clandestine, i realized that my character looks alot like my roomate, oh well ill run with it we were werkin on art together that day sooooo i dunno
if yergonna b at e3 pm me if ya need a pplace to stay evertybody
my band is plying on the last day it should rule

[mrbright]

trevor. that pic of yours is cool.... um thats all i have to say.

[Clandestine_IX]

i realized that my character looks alot like my roomate Thats pretty cool actually, there is alot of life in that face. It always helps to have reference.

[trevor]

thanx for the compliments guys yer seem to be shaping up quite nicely as well
it looks like i got my werk cut out for me
oh and the dragon was just taken from a chinese print book i have (dont worry no copyright infringement) i plan on doing my own for the final as i am not too happy with the way this one sits
ill have his pet tomorrow hopefully my finished piece in a day or 2
it might be later who knows, i just got a freelance job today involving color correction and modification of 826 photos
my business is starting to pick up i guess but this is alot of prepress to do in 2 days. yikes
but hey if ii cant handle stress and deadlines what good am i anyways?
later

[Clandestine_IX]

Color correction, I think your over-qualified bud, lol. 826, man that smells like a whole new brand of headache to me. Well maybe you can open them all at once and do an auto level adjust haha. Well money is money I guess. Hope it works out for ya. Probably need about another day or 2 to finish mine up. How bout you MrBright? Have you started coloring yet?

[Art B.]

Can I join in. I am farely new to this forum but I wouldnt mind a battle to prove I belong.

[ChaosEidolon]

Nice clandestine. Good to see yours as well. I like the design for that cybered out costume you got her in. You show some nice volume in those drawings of yours too...

Cant wait to see your critter trevor. Positive cashflow is always a good thing. Cheers on the job :beer:

I wont be able to make it to E3, but i think i might be visiting my girl in Arroyo Grande so if theres an event id love to swing by the city. It would be cool to see some other CAers in the flesh.


Art B. - Hey, i dont see why not. You gotta get trevors approval though id say, since he kicked this thing off. Looked at some of your posts btw, looks like you got some skills ;)

[Clandestine_IX]

Thanks Chaos, I try very hard to keep things looking 3d. On occasion, I succeed.

Art B, I am cool with it, but like Chaos said you would have to ask trevor. You could also challenge him seperately if you come up with a topic. After all he has been talking about wanting to get multiple challenges going at once. But maybe not with the new gig *shrug. :chug:

[Ulysses]

Looks great you guys..awesome desings...can't wait to see 'em finished!

[Clandestine_IX]

Alright well here is my entry. Cant wait to see what you 2 turn in.
http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v43/matt_horrigan/Art/hunter-final.jpg
http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v43/matt_horrigan/Art/hunter-face.jpg

[Presence]

clandestine I love the friggn gun on her.

Nice

[Nero's Master]

:boring:Clandestine, your coloring job is very nice. However, you really need to work on your portrait skills. The face on the girl looks terrible. And the pose that you put her in for the second pic is very weak compared to the first one, though both figures are off balance. I think that still need alot of work on your underdrawings, instead of going straight to the "detail". Just putting my two cents in.:iws:

[ChaosEidolon]

Hey Clandestine. Man, i guess me and trevor both disappeared into a black void. Ill make an effort to finish mine this weekend. Still wont have color though =/

I wanted to comment on your post though! Man...your final piece totally blew away my expectations. Very nice! The most striking things is, like i said before, your volume, which you seems to have achieved even better with your color job. your design is solid too, nice critter.
Im gonna disagree with Nero's on the balance issue. I think the 1st is well balanced but for the consideration of the weapon, and the second is well balanced over all, as you have her bearing agaisnt the weight of the wep. The left leg(her left) could be moved in a little more to solidify the stance more but i think its ok.
I will however agree that the weakest part of the composition is her face. I think where youre tripping up is that you are treating it like a 2d surface as opposed to a volumetric 3d one like you do with the rest of the figure. Youre definately capable of that, like youve shown, i think you just have to look at the structure of the face and break it down in the same way.
But all in all i really dig it...specially the design aspect. (studies the armor to catch some tips ;) )

ok...time to shut up and go finish mine =P see yas

[trevor]

sorry i dissappeared guy good werk so far
im gettin married this weekend
so ill finish up next week
hollah

[Clandestine_IX]

it's cool with me, whenever you guys get a chance to finish up, I just posted because I need to get cracking on other projects and I just wanted this done. As to the face, I am still working on faces, it is one of my weakest points, as I do not practice them as often as I should. To her being off balance, that is another issue that I have with most of my drawings.
If any one has some suggestions on faces or balance in general I would like to hear it.

[redships]

clandestine this is awesome. you've got a intersting armor style.

[trevor]

sorry this is taking so long
ill be done in a day or two
redships pm me again with the topic you wanna challenge me w/ again

[brkofdon]

Clandestine_IX - your ink lines are way to strong and thick for my taste, and the color doesn't come thro because of that. other comments said before are in need of fixin as well! keep em coming!

[Bradart]

chaos, i like you pic, but i would like to know what the hell that guy is carrying.

[Clandestine_IX]

I'm looking forward to seeing your final entry Trevor. Yeah I understand you got alot going so its cool I just wanted to know if we were going to play this out or not.

Brkofdon- I guess my linework isn't for every body. It is pencil though not ink. For the most part I don't like the painted look so I let my linework do the talking. I did go a little overboard perhaps on this peice though. The other things mentioned are true, and I have and will continue to work to improve them. -Thanks

[Lohan]

love the colors on that last one

[trevor]

heres a sneak peak at my final image. ill be done soon i swear!!!!!
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/trevorclaxton/yaaaahhh.jpg

[trevor]

allright you bastards im finally done (after loosing several hours of werk du to comp failure) hes ready to whoop both yer guys asses while the eagle pecks yer eyes out
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/trevorclaxton/hunterandpet2.jpg
this is my first time trying to render feathers but all in all im happy with it
hes in an eagle style kung fu pose hence the claws and such
there are also machine guns in the palms of each gauntlet
if i have time ill do a few schematics of the gauntlets
heres a detail shot
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/trevorclaxton/hunterdetail.jpg
where the hell are you guys?

[trevor]

chaos!!!!!!!
where are you!!!!!!!!!!!
cmon mike c said hed judge
we just need to finish
in the mean time.....
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/trevorclaxton/toof_copy.jpg

[trevor]

it seems noone cares about this any more, but i still do
so post assholes
and if you think this is over... its not
pm me a topic and well battle it out jerks
thats right you all have somethin commin!!!!

[ChaosEidolon]

*raises himself from the dead*


sorry for the delay guys...i get an F for timeliness.

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~wvande20/webpics/bhunterfinal.jpg

no color, but heres what i got. Let the judging commence...

[Aerythes]

Your final picture is looking good, Trevor. Cool character design :cool:! That background seems to be the ps clouds filter. (I guess you don't have time to paint a real one.) That's the only minus I see.

[pogonip]

That last pic is awesome trevor...keep going guys !!! :chug:

[ChaosEidolon]

Hey congrats trevor. A well deserved victory


Now since youre king of the hill and all, how about you grace the rest of us with a little tutorial for how you did the color on your final! Id love to know how you did the lines on his costume in particular, are they vector?

Thanks for the challenge guys, i had fun.

[trevor]

wooo hoooooo
im invincible!!!!!
all shall fall before me!!!!
just kidiing
good werk guys it was a good competition
and thanx for judging mike

[BLADES]

Lol, the pet looks like my dog.
Got a funky haircut today.:rolleyes:

[Clandestine_IX]

sorry I gave up on you after a while. Congrats Trev. Though I would have taken off points for using ps clouds. :cool: Nice job, cool pose. I am going to have to challenge you to another duel some time.