DSG 429: Character: Bug from Kafka's Metamorphosis(Aka Human Bug)

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Today's topic is: Character: Bug from Kafka's Metamorphosis(Aka Human Bug)

[Shinbun Kakashi]

ok....hate to be the one to start the topic off like thisss butttttt......HOW MANY TIMES IS THIS GOING TO BE DONE......isn't this like the 4th time or something in the last month or so? Just wonderin'.........

~Shin:confused:

[BrainBug]

nope, if you'ld check you would see only one other bug-man (in a space outfit) has been done last month...

the halfbug/half man was 32 days ago :D so thats not in this month

[karma militia]

i think brainbug is bias. too many bugman topics. conspiracy? maybe.


:confused:

[plaf]

http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/gfx/24bit/blah002.jpg

don't worry if you don't get it.

[artistanbul]

oooo.... nice one plaf.. niiice linezzz...
here is a head.

http://img38.photobucket.com/albums/v116/artistanbul/anten.jpg

[village idiot]

I'LL GIVE YOU METAPHYSICAL SATIRE IN A MINUTE MY LAD!

plaf- no idea what's happening there but dammit i kind of like it
artistanbul-nicely done, love his teeth

http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v96/villageidiot/work/conceptart_daily%20sketchgroup/kafka_metamorphasis.jpg

[Mr Man]

This thread is bugging me (sorry that was awful)
Whos kafka?:confused:

[Gumdrop]

After yesterdays failed attempt at a Balrog I was keen to make a good go of this. I'm fairly pleased how it turned out.

http://pookabin.com/images/DSG/DSG429_Metamorphosis.jpg

plaf - Another Balrog? :D Sorry I don't getit, but i like the smoke.

artistanbul - Wonderful expression on his face.

village idiot - Love the style of that. It really suits the topic. I like the subtle addition of the legs.

mr Man - Here's (http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/metamorphosis/) a nice flash adaptation of The Metamorphosis.

[jermainevl]

My first experience with ArtRage. :(
http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v83/jermainevl/kafkabug.jpg

[Mr Man]

Heres mine
http://img21.photobucket.com/albums/v63/mrswoman/the_bug_man.jpg

Thats great Gumdrop. youve really grabbed the character there. BTW thanks for the link

[JABAJAWOOLU]

plaf i think i see whats going on there. thats the actual metamorphosis. the man changing into the bug. very awesome picture. im swamped and i think this one has been a lil over done. not sure if i can submit anything today. good work so far.

[JSlayer]

holY! everyone did great :)

HEres mine, took about 1hour15min :D

http://img49.photobucket.com/albums/v149/JSlayer/DSG429.jpg

plaf - YES!! i seee the picture ;) luckily jaba posted or i wouldnt be able to see what it was Great work, its very abstract.

Artistanbul - oooh great style! i wanna see more of yours.. :)

Gumdrop - holy! U shouwed the emotions very well :p and ur colour is great, wish u were ma teacher - always have nice pieces :D

jermaine - lol! It looks great man, lol made me laugh ;) the bug is cute..

mr man - u should spend more time on drawing that picture ;) its not too complete

[S.C. Watson]

http://img9.photobucket.com/albums/v25/Oregano/Sketchbook/spiderman.jpg

Cheers,
~Oreg.

[lpetty]

http://www.leepetty.com/forum/dsg_kafka.jpg

This is a Photoshop sketch. For once, I didn't do any pencil on paper work beforehand. About an hour.

[Freakt]

here is a quick one! no time for coloring...maybe later ?!
Crits welcome !!!

http://www.night-pictures.de/bug.jpg

[ArtoriusRex]

Kind of a feeble attempt today. Maybe I'll try again later.

http://home.comcast.net/~andrew.l/images/DSG429.jpg

[Helzer]

Some great work so far.

lpetty - very cool. Has the feel of a painting done completely with burnt sienna.

Oregano - really captures the flavor of the book. nice narrative quality.

Gumdrop - yeah, you should be please. Great work. It has a poweful emotional response and some nifty brush work too!

village idiot - great line work, really captured what he's feeling at the moment.

[sone_one]

back in school i didnt like kafka... so i did a pretty generic, unoriginal human-bug-thingy.

http://members.chello.at/sone_one/429-bug_man-1.jpg

good work so far everyone.

@Ipetty: wicked... i like it a lot

@oregano: nice sketch, like how hes "hiding" in his coat ^^

@ gumdrop: you nailed it! great piece!

@ village idiot: hehe that mood is kafkaesk

[auden100]

Nothing new, just the assignment...
But I love almost everyone's contributions today.
Of course, we've all had enough practice with this topic; I'd think we should all be a able to handle it.
http://members.fortunecity.com/auden100/Kafkabug.jpg

[Antilight77]

Hay all,

Its 6:59 am, and do you know if your turned in to a bug or not?..

http://www.digitalmack.com/Pages/TempPostings/Bugman_bed.jpg

I was thinking that this story is not atomically correct, I mean, if he went threw metaphors would there be his cast off skin and such laying around.. and I think not that it is a happy little event you can sleep threw..

Sone_one – I bet finding a pair of pants that fit in the morning would be difficult if you looked like that.

ArtoriusRex – it’s a great start, try and push the edges of the light and darks a little more.

Freakt – It looks like he is a rocket bug with a jet propelling him up the wall, work of smoothing the shading across his back a bit to give him (it) more of a round feel.

Ipetty – I take it this is during the change when he is fling about changing?

Oregano – yup its true, people these days just don’t seem to stop and take notice of the big bugs walking amongst us.

Jslayer – try and separate you objects with more shadows, like maybe one on the wall behind the bug man to bring him out a bit, as he is blended in to the background a little too much.

MR Man – it has potential…

Jermainevl – I like the texture it looks like it was hand painted... Was it?

GumDrop – kick ass no doubt, I would look about the same if I awoke like that as well. And thanks for the link .. I didn’t know what this was about till I saw the movie..

Village Idot – love the stile (and the shot), it not one I see to much. Kind of looks like a Alice and wounded land picture…

Artstanbul – Very graphic wood cut like nice..

Plaf – it would suck to be him…

[Railboy]

I'm off for now... I'll work on this one some more later (no really, I will this time :) )

[Edit] Okay, I polished it up some. @SPACEWALKER - Your comment about the family got me thinking that I've been taking the easy way out on a lot of sketches lately instead of diving into the material and trying to do something interesting with it... I think it's time to challenge myself & stop doing such comfortable work.

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

@ lpetty: It looks brutal and violent. Yours directly inspired mine.
@ Gumdrop: Awesome as usual. I can remember when you were first developing this style, and now look how far it's come... really amazing.
@ village idiot: I really like this one, more so than your last couple in fact. It feels really professional and confident. The only thing I would change is the bedside table. Its borders should be better defined, imo.

[SPACEWALKER]

just for your information the story isnt just about the guy turning into a bug but also his familys reaction to it, i was even told that the was about kafkas personal relationship with his father. just to make the topic a little more interesting :)

[eygji]

~10mins. definelty qualifies as a sketch. :)
basically me doodling on the topic.. for some reason i just wasn't feeling it on any of these....
http://home.comcast.net/~c.longfellow/bugman.JPG

[TheDarkWhisperer]

This sucker took me about 25min. I usually like to use Pen and Pencil... but I decided to use more pen this time.
http://www.murderfeed.com/manbug

[Sapphire]

I know it's not a human bug, but seeing as I did it today and it almost fit the topic perfectly, I'll post it anyway.

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

[plaf]

jaba: yes indeed, that's it :)

there's another one here.
http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/gfx/sketches/96.jpg

[Railboy]

Greetings, TheDarkWhisperer. Glad to see you posting here.

[bkmini]

good refs:

http://www.uglybug.org/index00.shtml

[buzzz3d]

When John was shaving that morning, he noticed there was something different about his hairstyle that day..

http://home.tiscali.nl/erik3d/speedpaints/dsg429.jpg

Sorry, haven't read the book.

Original entries today, but time for bed now.

Cheers!

Erik

[livid_devil21]

http://www.angelfire.lycos.com/yt3/vegetathalas/images/meta.jpg

My first post. 45 Minutes. When I studied Kafka in High School we came up with alternate endings. This is his sister as a bug.

[DocBoom]

http://www.85hertz.de/bilder/kafka.jpg

[Gumdrop]

Thanks for your comments. I am pleased that you guys think I'm making headway with my style. I'm getting there as far as sketches are concerned, but how it will translate into a finished piece remains unclear.

jermainevl - A bug in a suit is always good. What is this artrage people keep mentioning?

Mr Man - The hands cupped to the head add alot and is something I should have done myself. Wish you had more time to flesh out the details.

JSlayer - Love the face on that and the "I love bugs" sign. Did you spend more time on this than usual? It really shows if you did.

Oregano - I really like the mood of this. A bug about town. He looks sinister in a subtle way. The pape is a nice touch.

lpetty - You swine! This is so good. the colours, the texture, the brushes... everything. Looks like he's erupting into bug form.

Freakt - Playboy? Shouldn't it be bugboy? haha. Hope you come back and colour it. I want to know what colour you use for the soiling he's done on the wall! :D

ArtoriusRex - Haha... here in the UK it's midnight, and your pic is making me feel sleepy. Great emotion and I like the pajamas.

sone_one - Very nice sketch. the anatomy is solid.

auden100 - Such a great character. the huge eyes and the tiny mouth are real nice.

Antilight77 - Well to answer your question: I often feel like a bug in a run when I'm making good with the pillows, so yeah... I know alright! :) The shedded skin is a great touch. i like the angle too.

Railboy - That is really horrible... in a complimentary way ofcourse. Gotta love those eyes!

eygji - That's a great idea to brainstorm a topic with different takes. I must try that.

TheDarkWhisperer - Please tell me you're a Ian Miller fan. I love mouths done like that. Nice eyes.

Sapphire - The simple addition of rivets is very effective, and that big horn is cool.

plaf - Great abstract style. Makes me look at it for a long time and find more than one way to interpret the shapes. I do this alot with the patterns on the tiles in my bathroom... but I won't go there! :o

buzzz3d - Hehe... sweet! There's alot of character in those hands/legs.

livid_devil21 - Is she resting on her elbow? Kinda hard to read.

DocBoom -Ooh that's nasty. Mom & Dad are in for a ral suprise. Nicely done and a good idea.

[dischord]

http://www.alexanderpowell.com/dsg/dsg_429.jpg
~15 minute sketch, ~10 minute colouring

[Dr. Stevew]

going home, no time today

http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~bpeters3/images/gregor.jpg

[JSlayer]

Oregano - !!!! NIce one ! :) I'm sketching alot right now, usually in school as i spend most of my time there, hope to be able to do soemthing liek that in the next few years.. :D

Ipetty - holy! THe colour is nice!! must do something like that next time, but dont know if i can.

Freakt - lol simple and nice :) I love the bug, hes fat :p

Artorius - nice expression, hes just woken up ;) Try to add more detal to ur work next time :D

Sone_one - always have great sketches man, ur good :)

Auden - hahaha i love it, it looks very nice and, fantasy-like, the clock is very very very nice - it looks like the another-world type of clock :D

Antilight - !!! so much nicer than mine, and thanks for the critics ;) I love it, now i can improve... btw, i like ur bug's way of sleeping ! will always appreciate ur critics :D

Eygji - ooo nice sketches.. :) colour them someday!

TheDarkWhisperer - wow.... u ... are good at penciling... :)

Sapphire - whoa nice oen ;) I like the beetle design

Plaf - haha nice sketch :) Very abstract

lividdevel - oo nice picture. out of the ordinary, great concept!

BUzz3d - lol i like urs, the facial expression is comical :D

Docboom - oooh great presentation! Unique style

Dischord - wow very nice for a qucik sketch ahha

oo thanks gumdrop! Ur comments always appreciated too!
i spent 1 hour and 15 minutes on this :p its shorter than most of the ones before - dont ask me why lol... i think ive gotten the hang of painter hehe :D BUt im still far from u, got to reach there soemday!

[JSlayer]

Dr stevew! Urs is great too, for a quick sketch ;) Seems the buggay man is out of bed .

[Freakt]

Thx for the crits!
Now here is my bug with more Shadows and in color, just a quick one only 5 minutes in PS... @Gumdrop look at the color for the soiling ;-)

http://www.night-pictures.de/bug.jpghttp://www.night-pictures.de/bugcolor.jpg

[S.C. Watson]

Thanks for the comments on my sketch today everyone. Incidently, I've never read Kafka :rolleyes: That will change here shortly, as Kafka is one of my wife's favorite writers.


JSlayer wrote:
hope to be able to do soemthing liek that in the next few years..

JSlayer, you're on the right track. Draw *EVERY DAY*, and if you don't have time to draw, THINK about drawing. Draw in your head. ALL the time. You'll get to where you want to be far sooner than you think :D

Cheers,
~Oreg.

[lpetty]

Cool work today. bugs are fun.

A couple of items stood out for me:

Gumdrop - I really like the fairy tale feeling of yours. Its whimsical and disturbing at the same time.

Docboom - I really like your composition and staging. Very Horror movie. Reminds me that I was thinking that I might've done my piece in a german expressionist horror movie type of style, but I got too lazy to do the research.

[Sunny]

ALL TIME WORST DSG EVER!

this is my worst to date, i dont know why, lack of incentive i guess, inspiration was lacking as well. Good job all, whatcha guys think?

http://www.bestofthebeast.com/newprojects/429.jpg

[S.C. Watson]

Sunny, well, that may be a personal worst, however it's not too shabby in my opinion. We *all* have off days, so I wouldn't sweat it too much.

Cheers,
~Oreg.

P.S. And dude, quit hitting yourself. It's not healthy.

[Digisaur]

http://www.digisaur.net/images/bugboy.jpg

[Sunny]

haha nice digasaur, me likes, thankx oregano!

i couldnt let it go though so heres another one :)

http://www.bestofthebeast.com/newprojects/429-2.jpg

[jermainevl]

Originally posted by Gumdrop

jermainevl - A bug in a suit is always good. What is this artrage people keep mentioning?

Thanks. Sometimes I go into a frenzy, and I just have to paint. That is called an artrage..:D
No seriously. It's a computer programme like Painter. But a very very light version of it, it has few options but it's nice to practice with in my opinion (although I had some troubles with it :( ) You can download it here: http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html Oh and the best thing is: it's free :)

[onionface]

Dam late again,
It wasnt my fault this time, dam cdrom broke down so I couldnt transfer files. anyway heres my late effort.

www.angelfire.com/realm/scratchart