C.O.W. - #010: Sirens - VOTING!!!

[Fozzybar]

ROUND #010 VOTING

Topic: Sirens

Deadline for the voting: Monday, 25.04.2005

Posting thread (closed):
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=42204






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Carnifex:
concept: One vicious creature that lures sailors and any kind of boat-lover into its home,mostly consisting of sharp cliffs. it does so by pumping air into it's "breast" and then emmiting strange and wonderful melodies through the "nipples". generally this is pleasant to hear,but not at all pleasant to see,as those "breast" shrink and wrinkle towards the end of the song. though when one of them is finished, the others continue the hum. after having brought their victim to crash,they fly down from their nest and starts feeding on the corpses. noone knows where these creatures came frome,but certain scientists believe it's the result of animal love gone too far(those damn duck lovers). others believe it's their dead grandmothers coming from heaven to haunt them,which has brought the creature the nickname "granny horror".
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/carnifex_19/sirenefinal.jpg
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Fozzybar:
concept: The Undead Flummox Siren
The species of the Undead Flummox Siren evolved from the classical Sirens of greek mythology. Like every Sirens they sing infatuating melodies to lure passing seamen...with time the danger of sirens were known amongst seamen and they protected themselves from the sirens deadly melodies by pluging wax in their ears - just like Odysseus did...now the Undead Flummox Siren tricks their victim with another phenomen...
Though their appearance is absolutely repelling as measured by human beauty standards, their wings are magical. Everything behind the wings appear in a mostly beautiful way, so the victims see a banging sexy female body. The Undead Flummox Siren is flying next to the passing ships, just a few meters away from the numbed seamen - always with her back turned to the ship...This visual impression paired with the infatuating melodies are mystifying the seamen for a certain period - time enough to turn around quickly and grab one or two of this poor wayfarers and fly away to the nest, where other sirens are waiting for the feast...
http://www.kidomatix.com/ca/cow/cow_010_sirens_fozzybar.jpg
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Uziel:
concept: This type of siren can take over a ship in no time.
Once she is on board she will enchant all hens on deck with her wonderful sounds. When she's got everybody under her influence she starts breaking some necks by sweeping her strong tentacles around. Then she can easely pick out the sweetest piece of man to nibble on.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/jarrafatti/sirene9c.jpg
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Stokes:
concept: Jannete "pirate eater " McUmphry
Like most Sirens, Jannete loves the taste of raw pirate flesh. Unfortunately for Jan its just harder and harder to find quality pirate meat these days. Her nonfunctioning gimped wings dont really help her get around either. She basically just sits on her rock all day and sings some of her favorite Billy RaY Sirus tunes. Now everybody knows pirates cant resist them sweet Billy Ray melodies. Once them swashbucklers get ear of the music they come sailing on over. "Oh whats this, a crazy bird lady with a nice set a tits." I think Ill go ivestigate. Arrrrrrrrr them be rocks ahead. Craasssssshhhhhh. Pirate chowder.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v404/DrDocker/StokesSirenNew.jpg
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Matt Dixon:
concept: Chromaticiae Mariahcareyum.
Also known as the 'Pale Mariah', this mythical beast is famed for her ravenous appetite for seamen. Clearly, her appearance makes it difficult to attract all but the most drunken mariners into striking distance, so she lures them close with spellbinding renditions of pop tunes and hypnotic jiggling of her silvery-fleshed mammary glands that glitter in the moonlight like two C cup lighthouses.
http://www.vortex.plus.com/Siren.jpg
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carnalizer:
concept: The rare Giant six eyed rocklemming, a k a Furry siren, Sailors fear or Wetass, use potent pheromones and multifrequency vails to numb the minds of seamen. Stupefied they get drawn in and loose their lives in the wide maw of the rocklemming.
http://members.chello.se/php/sb/siren.jpg
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leckronium:
concept: For centuries Sirenows have been looked over in legends and folklore. Simply because no one knows much about them. Their full-size cousins from Greek mythology have taken a lot of the heat for crashing ships and seducing mariners. These hummingbird-sized music boxes are ten times more enchanting and more dangerous when grouped in choirs. Not only will they enchant you and cause you to wreck your ship, but will fly aboard and take your food, jewelry, and any other shiny valuables completely undetected. This leaves many seamen stumped and wondering what happened when they come out of their hypnotic sleep. No one has actually seen one so it's hard to place blame on something that looks like an ordinary bird from a short distance. But the experience afterwards is not one to compare to the beauty of it's song. It's also not clear if both the Sirenows and their cousins worked together to amass their fortune hidden throughout the island. There have also been stories telling of seamen who traveled for days with nothing on their ship just to hear the captivating melodies that give them such wondrous dreams. Unfortunately, those men are never heard from again.
http://home.comcast.net/~leckronium/onlinestorage/siren6.jpg
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salaryman:
concept: Mastigoteuthis Vocalis, Song Squid or Siren. Believed to be part of the cephalopod family, ability to mimic form of its prey: mainly sea birds, fish, crustaceans and occasionally the unwary fisherman. This lure is compounded by hypnotic low level sounds that act upon the preys’ lower brain resulting in trance-like 'euphoric' state.
Paris, 1894. Bonaparte Bon-Bon Baptiste, proprietor at the Red Cat seafood bistro was having a good summer. His clientele were braving his poorly prepared, overpriced dishes for one reason only: The Green lady.
Sitting in her tank of water normally reserved for fresh lobster this mysterious creature floated elegantly and beguiled the whole of Montmartre with her melancholic song.
But on a fateful night, one particular customer could withhold his ardour no longer: he approached the Lady's tank, her green glow reflecting in his glossy, mesmerized eyes. The lady, more accustomed to customer leftovers seized her chance and the hapless punter. In a flurry of tentacles and stagnant water she revealed her true self, and snip-snap, the customer lost his head.
This was The Green Lady's last performance. What happened to the creature we can not say, but on an interesting side note, The Red Cat had an abundance of calamari on the menu in the following week.
http://img137.exs.cx/img137/4412/sirencow5aw.jpg
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Helzon:
concept: Pugetonia Revennica Horrifica
It has long been assumed that the those of the genus 'Elttaes" were infatuated to near obsession with the screams of men and the sound of wood grinding against stone. It was no different for the Pugetonia Revennica Horrifica, also commonly known as the Crush Siren.
The siren posseses an eerie talent of psionic mimicry. First honing in on it's prey, it plucks from long term memory the various ranges and timbres of the voices of those most loved by it's victim. And by simply vibrating great sacks of gelatinous oil that line it's throat it can reproduce perfectly every singing note. Countless scores of men aboard the fleets of flying vessels have often dropped to their doom or drifted to close to the craggy cliffs of floating islands the siren inhabits in a desperate attempt to be with those that they so painfully long for.
And once mesmerized the Crush Siren slithers upon it's prey with uncanny speed. First it devours what soft bits of humanity it can find, then in a spasmic orgy grinds the ship against the stones until little more than splinters rain down hundreds of miles to the dessicated world below.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/Helzon/darkersyreen.jpg
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Sok N Wett:
concept: Serpent Siren of the Sea
Myrian was the most beautiful mermaid in the ocean, every merman would kill to have her. She was the only mermaid that had refuse to marry the Prince Pacifik, as she was in love with another. The jealous and spiteful aquatic prince seek revenge by ordering the village's witch mother to cast a spell that would enslave her forever. The spell had changed her voice only to harmonic tones that can be heard through the great ocean, causing coastal storms. Afraid to hurt the ones she loved she swam to the nearest rock formation. Her loved follow her, only to be the first victim of this trecherous curse. She tried to tell him to stay away but her voice were no more, only replace by sweet music coming out of her lips. He was too close and 4 snake like creature came out of her sides and dive into the heart of her love. There is no way to lift her cursed for she has lived through eternity, and have not found a way to kill herself. Her beauty has caused many sailors their lives for a second of fantasy. Beware the ocean for the Serpent Siren of the Sea.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/spyder_helix/SerpentSirenoftheSea.jpg
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vaughany boy:
concept: Greater Rock Cameleon
This monstrous creature has the unique ability to transform its upper body into any shape imaginable. Using telepathic abilities to read the minds of possible prey, the Cameleon decides on a form that would most likely attract this victim. Using a combination of it's disguise and it's unique vocal abilities, this creature lures lesser animals towards it and then crushes and devours them. When there is no interesting life nearby the creature hides itself and when humans near it, it transforms, so, the true form of the Cameleon's upper body is unknown. It has been speculated that this animal is the foundation for the Mythical Sirens from Greek Legend.
http://img177.echo.cx/img177/9189/siren9wv.jpg
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lukavi:
concept: The Fishwife
The witch of the sea, this ancient beast has enticed countless men to their deaths. Bones beaneath the ocean mark the watery graves of those who fell for the Fishwife's maddening melodics. Much like the parrot, this creature has learned to imitate the human language, and delivers in song a promise of one night of lust and depravation. Often seen riding a jurassic tuna, it emerges from the boiling waves of the sea all the time mimicing the goddess Venus as seen in an old painting owned by a pirate victim. It does this in hopes of tempting the men even more through artful suggestion as well as to make up for its own apparent ugliness. This nympho's hypnotic warble coupled with words that ignite a hetero's weakness instantly causes one to fall into a trance, and helplessly make a bee line for a not-so euphoric doom.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/deceptant5/siren_devenecia.jpg
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young paddy1:
concept: The song of the "red crested mask bill" is visible yet not audible until directly underneath like breath on a frosty morning painted by van gogh in a swirly mood the song hangs in the air attracting the attention of passing sailors, once the first notes are heard the sailors are compelled to follow the spiralling melody to it's source. The problem for the sailors is that the "red crested mask bill" hovers over jagged rocks waiting for it's song to bring it it's dinner.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/youngpaddy1/siren3.jpg
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Shamagim:
concept: ........After we successfully robbed six of the ships of the queen, we were loaded with enough to retire from our days fighting on our beloved ship....We planned to pass a route that was supossed to be fordibben, not as a rule of the queen, it was a rule of the sea itself. Our overconfidence made us fearless, but not fearless enough to fight the entire queen´s armada, so we decided to cross.....
.......five days had passed since we lost the queen´s ships and entered the fordibben seas, along we encountered various wrecks of other ships that dared to do the same as us, i have to admit that the idea of turning around passed my mind while i saw all the ruined crafts, but i knew that it would seal our fate as well if we did turn, because the armada would be waiting for us on the other side for sure...
.....Today the air is weird, theres a strange sound, it was a pleasant sound if i were to describe it.. but i had a strange feeling about it...
.....We saw what appeared to be, a girl. soon we found out that she, if it is in fact a she, wasnt quite what we saw.....We felt compelled to approach, we regretted it, but we coudnt help it, the sound was to sweet, it gave us a strange calm. As soon as we were close enough, she changed completely, her limbs expanded in a hideous way, and we saw her true face.....As soon as she jumped in our ship she screamed, at least i think she did, because i coudnt tell about nothing at that time, the sound was to loud, i saw the ones closer to her when she screamed, their eyes and ears were bleeding....and of cource,they coudnt fight her at all.........She took five of our men, and killed ten with her sharp and long claws, ripping their nerves and flesh while they remained helpless because of the sound....
Me and a few of my men took some pistols from the armory, we coudnt hear anything, but we werent as helpless as the ones closer to the sound, so we started shooting, we were expecting yet another scream, but it seems she wasnt able to, the spinacles on her back must take a huge amount of air first it seems....she fled with some corpses, and some pieces of her armour remained inside the ship...
....Once it was safe again, i inspected the pieces of the armor, it was some kind of coral, constantly changing, probably the secret of her transformation...
... As we ran out of crew members we decided to turn around and surrender to the queen´s guards, but when we arrived at their location the ships were empty, i coudnt believe my luck..beside all the misfortunes i had, nobody did survived any of the dangers i faced this month..
http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfolders/upload5/contest4c.jpg
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Negrotuerto:
concept: Dark Siren
The Dark Siren can be found primarly in Madero´s bay, a little fishers city near Uvasal island. This creature rarerly is seen by the local people on Madero´s bay, but can be heared when the night falls; specially on raining nights and fridays (no mondays, fridays). The signing of this ominous creature has been listened with clarity just for its victims. Little boys most of them *yes, again, they are too easy to catch* running freely on Madero's bay, specially when night falls and raining nights (kinda stupid, but they are like that on Madero's bay).
The music that the dark siren sign is so hipnotic that little kids just fall into its claws. This creature doesn't eat them right away, instead it takes away to its nest and start saving them for the winter.
In may of 2002 police found on a single dark siren nest more than 200 victims piled up. Of course, most of them was death, but police find a couple of half-eated kids alive. When a human is bitten by a dark siren has to be killed or his sons will be dark sirens too. They put eggs on little kids reproductive systems you see, specially on cute ones. That's the way they reproduce on our world.
If you are walking with your kid on Madero's bay, on a dark night, a raining night, and you hear a beautiful song on the wind; start running, if your kid can't run fast as you just forgeth about him, save yourselve. They eat small childs but attack adults too.
http://www.carloscabrera.com.ar/images/ca_foro/sirena.jpg
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Chia:
concept: Serenade Siren
She can be found on the rocky shores of tropical islands during the summer. Her beautiful singing can be heard from miles away, luring sailors and weary travellers to their deaths. Despite her outward beauty during the day, at night she transforms into a large hideous beast to devour her prey.
http://www.y4a.org/sotd/siren_final.jpg
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redehlert:
concept: Tiggo Bitty
Yep....Tiggo Bitty, a beast of lore that all scurvey sea dogs panted and dry humped over once they heard the melodic lure and navigated within sight of those huge racks! Tiggo flaunted and teased those spellbound, foolish mortals until they racked themselves (figuratively and literally) on the rocks. Dinner served. Arrrrrrrr!
http://www.cognitionstudio.com/conceptart/redehlert_cow10.jpg
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BlkCelebration:
concept: This creature lures men of the sea with its captivating harp. Its body is attached to the small island with jagged rocks. These rocks serve the purpose of sinking ships allowing the Sirena to feast upon the drowning men.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v141/depecheboy/sirenita11.jpg
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oomgawa:
concept: Rain Forest Sirens
Legend has it that a wagon train carrying domestically inclined women, bound for Seattle to be brides, and exotic dancers bound for San Francisco, met with trouble as they crossed Yellowstone. Tragically, several of the Conistoga Wagons, ships of the desert, cracked through the thin crust of the mud pits and sank into the bubbling primordial baths. The men worked frantically to save the women and salvage the wagons, in particular the one with the expensive pipe organ and feather fans designated for entertainment. Most of the women crawled or were pulled out, coated in sticky mud which had seared their skin.
While the wagon train was able to reach the West Coast successfully, the women never quite recovered. Because of their disfigured skin, they kept to themselves and were rarely seen again. Rumor has it that one of the women worked briefly as a carnival sideshow freak, exhibiting apparently the beginnings of feathered growth on her arms (probably something in the mud in Yellowstone triggered the dna mix-up).
Years after the incident, sightings of strange feathered woman were reported near the Ho Rain Forest in Washington State. Witnesses described the creatures as having the bodies of women adorned with exotic feathers which seemed to catch the wind and sounded eerily like a pipe organ. Apparently the creatures would stretch their wings to full length, then protrude the hollow feather shafts into the wind, twisting them in different directions to produce a variety of sounds. Because the shaft tips had holes in the ends, the wind passed over them creating hauntingly beautiful sounds.
While the creatures, now known as Hoh Sirens, were considered gentle in their behavior, they did cause the destruction of many schooners leaving the Northwest with their cargo of old growth logs. It seems the resemblance to the Conastoga Wagons was an allure for the sad beasts who simply went out to the sea cliffs to watch these distantly familiar ships sail by. Unfortunately, the melodies played on the feather shafts lured many men to the rocky shoals and destruction.
Oddly enough, the Hoh Sirens would fly down and pull out the tangled ropes from the debris and carry them back to the rain forest to use as nesting material. Unfortunately the Ho Sirens could not reproduce, as they were all female, but their strong domestic sensibilities forced them to keep a tidy nest all the same.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/oomgawa/siren7c.jpg
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xia:
concept: Siren of Ancient Sumatra:
Long long time ago along the coast of Sumatra, they live and feed of human's soul so they can be young for centuries. They scream sound so heavenly beautiful, like irrisistable hynotizing chant to lure you out. They can spot their prey from great distance with their supreb eyesight from up above. Their craws are deadly strong, no victim ever can escape once caught. Tenticles inside its mouth will wrasp around your head and suck you dry.
Additional Note: These creatures are highly intelligent, they can also use spell and magic. Tattoo and peircing are some kind of protective spell to protect them from any physical attack.
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting131.jpg

[Fozzybar]

OK - before voting/posting read this!!!

1. Please give c&c or a reason why you voted for the image!

2. Feel free to comment on any or all entries, the artists will appreciate it!

[Fozzybar]

New round has started:

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=457881

[Fozzybar]

It was a very tough, maybe the toughest decision yet for me...

My favs were salaryman, lukavi, oomgawa, xia and Negrotuerto...

At the end i decided to vote for xia...i love the overall design and atmosphere you catched on this image...much better than on your previous entries...and if you didn't add the sirens head on the background, showing her evil side, i maybe would have voted for someone else...great image!!!

other comments:

Kaoki
(he/she has withdrawn his/her entry) I don't know why you did this, your second entry was ok...i try to keep things in line and i know that this is a crappy job, since i can't satisfy everyone and there are members who dislike me because i am saying something, when i think it's not for the sake of this activity...but that's the situation now and you should just try to see this as a motivation, don't take it personal...i can't change this otherwise C.O.W. would die in a short time...sorry.

salaryman
Sweet rendering there you have...i love the smooth value transitions on her body! Also your concept was lovely and i could imagine the tragic happenings with your siren...keep it up...your first entry was great, this was awesome, wondering what comes next :) though something related to gastronomy for sure :P

Negrotuerto
This entry shows, that you don't need to color your piece to get a great image...it's not required for this activity, and Negrotuerto showed why...Your concept reminded me of a scene in the movie "Fright Nite"...a vampire hunted 2 guys and a girl in foggy alleys at night and i saw your creature doing the same thing with the kids...creepy concept...while you're telling us that you didn't have time to color your piece, i think the black/white look underlines the scary concept perfectly...happy accident there :)
My only crit is that her left arm is exactly covering her left leg, which is bothering and makes the viewer think there is something missing or weird going on...

oomgawa
Beautieful painting!!! I love the colors and the design of her head...my crit is that your concept is to unbelievable...women sinking with wagons in a mud and therefore getting feathers and pipes (which were on the wagons) on their bodies??? No offense, but it looks if you draw a cool sirens and thought of a concept afterwards...if not so, kick my ass and i will apologize...

lukavi
SOOO COOL! This Venus pose idea is absolutely great, not only that she has the same pose, also the shell of the original painting is visually implemented with the tunas tail behind her...brilliant!!! I also love hte way you implemented the Venus-idea ("as seen in an old painting owned by a pirate victim", haha)...very cool rendering and creature-design as always...thank you!

Chia
I like your entry, but you missed a very important point...you should have added an image of the siren how she looked when transformed "into a large hideous beast to devour her prey."...currently we only can see her standard look which is like the...errr...standard look of a standard siren...:)

redehlert
Oh wow, this breasts are the greatest i've seen for a long time :) Really i like the body of your siren very much, but the head doesn't fit inmo...it looks cute and naive, not quite fitting the concept...but cudos to your traditional approach this time!!! ;)

Carnifex
Your best entry so far!!! I like the concept, tits as bagpipes - YEAH! I imagine this on women...though it could getting on your nerves after a while when sucking them during a hot nite...well, i think you should keep on this track, since your drawing is much more solid than the work i saw from you yet...

Uziel
The duplicated image on the background doesn't help your entry...it's confusing and looks like a fast way to generate a background for your image...also it looks like cropped too much...

Matt Dixon
As i already told you, i really like this image! Ok, it's not THAT original, but you're compensating for this with your fabulous design and rendering skills...

carnalizer
Thumbs up for the strangest visual interpretation of a siren (i mean this in a positive way!)...

Helzon
Man, man, man...what can i say...it's the same issue again, i don't want to get on your nerves, but your colors are really distracting from the quality of your entries...i had hard times to figure what's going on...i think for the next round you should post your finished line-work first...I would like to see the only the line-art, then you should color your piece and post the colored version also, so we can see both...

[salaryman]

I voted for lukavi. Love the reference points and overall the dark quality mood-wise. The here be monsters style tuna is perfect too! Nice details in the description, and as I've stated before, love your draftmanship lukavi!

MattDixon, Great work, she's nasty!

xia, lovely work, beautiful rendering.

Negrotuerto, the greyscale works for me!

Fozzybar, nice idea with the wings of deception, it'd be great to see some more treatments of that idea.

[Matt Dixon]

Tough topic, and just as tough to choose where to place my vote. I finally settled on Negrotuerto because the visual design was pushed ( a little ) further than some.

[Carnifex]

well well...this sure is the most difficult voting thread so far. if i could i would probably vote for everyone's entries,but as this is not the case i vote for helzon. the colours may be irritating, but i just love the sense of movement, the texture, mass and total not-your-typical-siren-take on it.
keep rocking!
fozzy,thanx for the comments-heh,it's not only my best entry,but my first also;)
great round!

[Fozzybar]

fozzy,thanx for the comments-heh,it's not only my best entry,but my first also;)

oh...ok, then i meant your work in general :)

[Shamagim]

I voted for Xia´s, i just loved the siren and the transformation ( despite not being able to see the full transormation), a really nice work in there.

Nice work everybody :hatsoff:

[Uziel]

Not so many entries this time I hope non-human like creature again next round...

Xia and Negrotuerto I both like your concepts.
I voted Xia because his send in was both scary and attractive due to the transformation.

Thnx Fozzy for the comment but I didn't put much time to work in it. I had a lot of papers to write and other work.

[Wishes]

I voted for Matt Dixon, because I love the coloursheme, the pose and her creepyness :). Her skin looks really scary and I just love it!

My number 2 is Spokes, because your colours are very well done. Nice view also and I like her 'outfit' a lot. A very cool piece too, but Matt's pose attracked me more.

BlkCelebration, I love your colours! You would be my third!

[Helzon]

HOLY SHIT...I got a vote!!!
Thanks Carnifex!

Ton of thanks to redehlert, leckronium, and Amish Commy for their comments and crits.

Speaking of redehlert..he got my vote for two reasons...
1)It didn't look like either a harpy, or a deviant mermaid.
2)the fact that you worked in Tigo Bitty from Big 'ol Titty, nice!

Fozzy: Will do as you said..and post up the line work...so you can see side by side the difference. Will work a monochromatic/ or severely restricted palette for dream/nightmare eater.
If i get a bit more time I will edit this and give a comment to everyone.

[Sok N. Wett]

I voted for Xia, I love the overal design, come on a girl with tattoos and a nipple ring, it'll drive any sailor nuts. The background mixed with the transformation pretty much sold me on the idea.

[winwinja]

Xia man!
Even you did not squeeze my troat, I was going to vote for ya! anyway.
very nice design and color

[Sok N. Wett]

LOL i just notice my name being Sak N. Wett....lol that's a keeper

[oomgawa]

My favs were salaryman, lukavi, oomgawa, xia and Negrotuerto...

oomgawa
Beautiful painting!!! I love the colors and the design of her head...my crit is that your concept is too unbelievable...women sinking with wagons in mud and therefore getting feathers and pipes (which were on the wagons) on their bodies??? No offense, but it looks if you drew a cool siren and thought of a concept afterwards...if not so, kick my ass and I will apologize...

Fozzybar, just being one of your favs makes my week!
As to the concept, it was somewhat of an inside joke for the Seattle crew, as there is a fairly large number of my previous and current students either lurking here or participating. I was hoping to detract from any lack of skill with a large dose of humor! :)

The story of the wagon trains moving across the American West carrying the Brides bound for Seattle is fairly well known here. Two type of women made the trek, women looking for husbands, and prostitutes. Believe it or not, I actually did have the concept in mind early on, as I wanted a combination of a domestic, gentle creature with vegas show girl feathers. The feathers being open ended to catch the wind like blowing across the top of a coke bottle. Hence, the pipe organ. So like the movie The Fly, the two types of women and the pipe organ get morphed into one creature due to the myterious muds of Yellowstone. (Went there last year so it was fresh on my mind)

As to my vote, gee this is a hard one. I think the ones from Stokes and Salaryman will stick in my mind the longest.

Salaryman excellent use of "graphic design" and Typography to further the concept, having been to the Moulin Rouge in Paris to see a nude woman swimming in a large fish tank, this one worked well for me. Beautifully rendered.

Stokes painting the creature AND a background caught my eye early on. The double light source does not bother me. Just figured it is the setting sun on one side, and the moon rising on the other, right?!

Fozzybar Enjoyed the idea of an illusion, nicely done. Something women have learned through the years, the reason lingerie is such a huge industry :)

Lukavi your style and sense of humor always put you at the top of my list. I vote for a tutorial from you!

xia Powerful in all aspects. Particularly liked the before and after idea.

Was hoping that typing this out would help me make up my mind. sigh.
Ok, final vote goes to Salaryman

Excellent work from everyone, hope to post more feedback later.

[Fozzybar]

oomgawa
I apologize! :^^:

[oomgawa]

BTW, there actually is a Rain Forest on the Washington Coast named Hoh (pronounced Ho). Hence, Hoh Sirens :) I have hiked there many times, but have yet to spot even a nest.

[redehlert]

I was going to post - "if anyone votes for me, you need to be taken out back", but I'll gladly take the vote, Helzon. Thanks, man. I agree with Fozzy - I'd love to see just your line work for starters - I belive that is where your 'wow' factor is.
Fozzy - thanks for the crit, hoss. I went through 10 heads and probably should have kept goin'...I guess my head was up me bum. Speakin' of me bum, I must add that my creature originally started out as a section of large intestine (mostly the sigmoid colon and rectum)....ah, the medical illustrator's life. Now that I think of it, Tiggo darn near wreck-em all! :nohope:
Okay, vote - Matt Dixon get's mine! I heard that Maria Carey is making a come back - perfect timing! I hope your version of her gets used in her mass marketing. Your pose was dynamic and extremely dramatic - coloring was spot on in my humble opinion and your concept copy just had me LMAO.

I'll be getting crits out this time to all. Coming this week.

Cheers! D

[oomgawa]

Apology accepted, Fozzy! although not necessary, as my feathers were not ruffled :wink:

[Fozzybar]

Tutorial anyone? go here:

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=458307

[vaughany_boy]

I voted Xia because it's so beautifully atmospheric. Just wonderful to see. And I just know that even with the knowledge of what it is, I'd still be lured in. ;)

I really thought I'd end voting for Negrotuerto, oustanding pose and rendering there.

[Prehistoric]

my vote goes for salaryman this time.

it's an excellent design. great drawing, rendering, use of background, typography, simulated paper texture, etc. etc. it just really does it for me.

i also really dig redehlert's, but bro, i think you went a little overboard (no pun intended) on the white chalk/pencil. it's a little too busy around the head. love the traditional approach, and the above/under water composition.

young paddy and vaughn boy - think we need some more life drawing. your sirens look like men with breasts.

nice job everyone. sorry i missed this one, but i'll be back for the next COW.

[Flavius]

I voted Dixon because the image is cool but the text just hit the spot :confident

If it was multiple choice I would have chosen also BlkCelebration for it's great linework and Chia...well..for the great, round....work :bashful:

[DernierCri]

salaryman is the man.. unless it's a woman, of course..

I voted for that one because of the concept was very unusual and because I loved the old-fashioned poster-like freak-pin-up long and lean image of his.. plus the knee detail and the smoothness just got my vote at once... she almost feels all sleasy... excellent!

[Johann de Venecia]

Tough decision, I was juggling between these 5 people, so in the end I seriously had to pull a russian roulette.

Oomgawa: Who can't love a Ho-Siren. lol. That's a comical take on the topic. Now all that she needs is a mech and pink paint. I like all her head paraphernalia. Delighted to see character designs from you, Oomie.

Fozzy-Fozz: Very creepy, the bold color scheme is well chosen (the flaming red of the wings against the charred black of the skin, and then that white streak of hair). She looks like a reptilian harpy. You got my vote by the way!

Xia: Awesome rendering, man! The desaturated hues are handled well, the tiny highlights are well-placed, the figure itself is pitch perfect. Youre great at what you do. Just a slight issue on her accessories being too inorganic and man-made. The body tattoos has this contemporary look and the nipple ring kind of uncreature-like. I know for this topic, the non-humanoid rule is already stretched, but I think the accessories made it a little too human and a little less creature? Just my C&C, Xia fans don't kill me! :devil:

Matt: One of your best COWs (imho). You were one of the few who actually showed the creature singing, and you pulled it off smoothly.

Salaryman: I love how you render skin and muscle, it feels organic and animated. But the crowning glory of the piece is the treatment. So unique, from the write-up, to the creature, to the overall presentation --- its flawless. VERY avant-garde.

There is a lesser number of entries this week, but they definitely didn't lack in quality. The oldies gave their usual first-rate performance and the newer participants kicked ass. Good job to everyone. Thanks for the comments and the vote btw!!

[GomenNasai]

I really regret I didn't have enough time and skill to present my siren, I hope I'll do better next time. I decided not to vote this time ( I really want a NONE option in the poll) because I don't agree with the way the poll selection was conducted.:^^;:

Sirens are known from the greek mythology, basically they are defined as creatures with an appearance resulted from a mix between woman and bird. They infatuate passing seamen with their melodies...


That means feel free to make a creature, which fulfills the description above...and don't worry about the "non-humanoid" rule that hard this time *sigh*

If you have any questions regarding the topic post them here (i am sure there will be some)... (emphasis mine)

I think that once you made such a statement, Fozzy, you have to stick to it and dismiss off-topic entries, hard as it may be.:dead:

as an aside, I wonder why english-talking people would draw a "mermaid" when asked for a "siren"... after all, english is one of the few languages that differenciate the two... :thinking:

[Sok N. Wett]

GomenNasai - Well I really thought it was suppose to be make your own siren, it would have been boring if everyone did a half woman, half bird, and at least half of the people would get the same concept. Well i've check out pictures of concepts of siren on googles and there were different pictures of what sirens were, and some were mermaids for whatever strange reasons. Remember all the other COW that we've done wasn't aimed at making something out of an original, but to make it your own, with your own flavor.

[GomenNasai]

GomenNasai - Well I really thought it was suppose to be make your own siren, it would have been boring if everyone did a half woman, half bird, and at least half of the people would get the same concept.

That was the point, IMO, of a narrow topic. Make people struggle for differentiation. that's what makes cow so better than DSG. the strict rules.
and anyway, you have thousands of birds, and millions of human faces, and billions of variations in the way both are mixed, and trillions of ways of showing it... I don't think it would've been boring

Well i've check out pictures of concepts of siren on googles and there were different pictures of what sirens were, and some were mermaids for whatever strange reasons.

at least in french, they only have "Sirène" for both "siren" and "mermaid"... They WILL mixup the names when they translate... That's what you saw on google, I guess...

Remember all the other COW that we've done wasn't aimed at making something out of an original, but to make it your own, with your own flavor.

it's not about all the precendent COWs, it's about this one. It is interesting to vary the rules from time to time, to jump to something that is very visually binding, and you have to struggle for difference, either in the concept or in the rendering... just look at COW#1, you'll see what I mean

[Sok N. Wett]

Points taken.

I can't wait until the next entry, it's really going to pushes people's imagination, since it has no real concepts already coined into it.

[GomenNasai]

since it has no real concepts already coined into it.
:D care to do a google search on that one (http://www.google.com/search?q=dream+eater) ? :^^:

[Fozzybar]

GomenNasai
Basically you're right...but i get some strange comments when i even say that someone needs to work on his entry, because it looks rushed...what do you expect people will say, when i am strict and don't take their images to the poll after investing many hours in that work???

You're right, there are some entries which don't fulfill the half woman/half bird demand (if you're very strict mine also), but i try to catch the right balance between sticking to the rules and being tolerant to some entries...


If there is a demand for being more strict i will do...what do you think, people?

[GomenNasai]

I don't think people purposedly made "off-topic" pics, they just didn't read the first 2-3 posts, and started drawing on their image... The fact is, the definition of the siren you posted wasn't in the first post, so it isn't "canonical" :-/ and I'd understand people ignoring it...

a solution would be to make your starting post "canonical", but free to interpretation. Meaning that each and every part of the subject post must be considered and adressed when creating one's entry; while each word can be interpreted. All other posts, yours included, that touch to the competition theme, would be considered as "comments" and as such optional.

just my 2p

[Carnifex]

i don't think you need to make it any stricter,the only one bugging me this time was matt's because it was such an obivous take and he only gets his votes because of the rendering.
xia didn't get my vote because it was abit too generic for me too.
and salaryman didn't get my vote because he cut off hand and feet.:P

edit: one thing that generally disturbs me though is that the whole thing seems based more on rendering than concept. if i look at the winners they mostly won because they were good with painter/ps.

[BrainBug]

edit: one thing that generally disturbs me though is that the whole thing seems based more on rendering than concept. if i look at the winners they mostly won because they were good with painter/ps.

well, it is a graphics forum after all...
i agree the concept is important, but if the concept was more important then the rendering, they should also allow entries which aren't in order with rule #8 (put work in your art) ,or look like a 5 minute job to the more experienced artist

[Carnifex]

i don't say that the concept needs to be more important than the picture,but i personally prefer it if more than 5 minutes were spent on the concept also(not meaning the text written,but the thoughts behind it)

[fungi]

oh stfu carnifex.

[Carnifex]

why did i know you were gonna say something rude...
don't act so stuck up you twat.
shut up yourself if you don't have anything good to say.

[Kaoki]

why did i know you were gonna say something rude...

because you knew you were being a retard?

[Carnifex]

wtf makes you think so?
and thanx for calling me retard for no apparent reason >:{

[Fozzybar]

hehe, fun stuff...

Now, i will say something which may make me even more a target for some people over here.

Yes, conceptart.org is a good place for learning and getting help, BUT you are at a competition thread...that means i for myself want to see ass-kicking art, even if the concept is important, but i prefer great drawings, which doesn't mean that it's only the rendering, it's:

- basic drawing skills
- design
- style
- composition
- coloring
- rendering
- creating atmosphere

the concept is:
- thoughts
- idea

Make em both great and - BANG - there you have the perfect conceptart. Make only a cool concept and you are a good storyteller or have nice ideas.
Make only a great drawing and it's a pleasure for the eye, which is just more fun to look at - don't tell me the opposite, please!!!

So the winner-piece will NEVER be an entry, which has a good concept only...

That's why C.O.W. is generally open for every member, but it's frustrating if you don't take things as they are...

[Carnifex]

well,k. you're the boss. :dur: :^^:
i know that the winner will never be just the good storyteller guy with no art skills. guess i'm just frustrated i got no votes.... :^^;:
i still don't like to get called a retard and told to shut up for NO apparent reason. :er:

[Fozzybar]

Your concept is good, your line-art is good...

You need to add 2 things to come to the "vote-getting" status :):

1. presentation...meaning composition and visual storytelling
2. rendering...add a nice color-scheme to your creature and overall image, create an atmosphere and use the colors to emphasize your concept

[Carnifex]

ok,i'll keep that in mind for the next one. :confident

[vaughany_boy]

vaughn boy - think we need some more life drawing. your sirens look like men with breasts.

lol! You're not the first person to say that. Now, to find a way to practise without being called a pervert...

[Undertow]

It was a toss up between Salaryman and Xia for me. Salaryman got my vote as I could envision the character in the setting and its presentation worked very well for his character description. My only question would be, did you honestly come up with the story or the illustration first?;) XIA did a great job with the render, I loved the tattoos especially. The entry was more Harpy than Siren which is why it ultimately didn't get my vote.
-Mike V

[xia]

LUKAVI!!!! is the WINNAR
My vote went to Lukavi. I just love the look of it. Great silhouette which is an important element of design. And I really did believe that Siren is Bird + woman (as some were discuss it earlier in the forum, anyway it's irrelevant). I really love the head. It's different enough but he still manage to maintain the look it. With the style you have as I saw from all your entry this one you push it up a couple of knots. I could really critique all the way down to the bottom of it on what you should do. But you are getting better and better and I am liking that. So I assume you know what you should be working on as all good and fair artist do. We are our own worse critique anyway.

Great entry all:

If I could vote more I would go for
Matt>> Of course my main man Matt, lovely work, I really love this one. Super awesome Composition, motion, color choice, rendering,... everything works for me. great job over all.

Salary man>> You really did a great job on this one. Your representation of graphic design element is well manage without overcoming the figure itself. Outstanding design, nice soft rendering and color choice. Great job and very inspiring.

Negrotuerto>> I want to eat your brain! You have a great sense of capturing the light, your rendering skill is unmatch. Look out! I am coming to eat your brain. Seriously great stuff.

Stokes>> This is one of your better ones, great to see you pushing every aspect of overall image. I like how you play with lighting and complimentary color. The composition is dead on, well define and easy to read. The design is well done. Good job bro.

Xia>> You jack ass!

peace!

[Sok N. Wett]

GomenNasai - Yeah I checked that link out, what I meant was that it wasn't already illustrated and set as a standard, like how the Sirens were, so that it can look like anything you want. See the reason why I worked on this concept instead of the half woman half bird was cause Fozzy in the post said that "Btw i want to mention, that an entry with a classic siren look would be very stupid...please be creative!!!" So I took it as a different interpretation and just came up with something different, and so did alot of people, which I thought was cool, cause I mean we got to see some cool new creatures.


Carnifex - Don't worry about it man, shit I didn't get a vote, but I don't really care. Think about this, your going up against a whole bunch of really good people. My thought is I enter it knowing that I'm not going to win anything, but at least I have a piece out. I give anyone props for completing something within deadlines.

Fozzybear - I don't mind you being strict, if rules are rules your the boss. Maybe if it comes to a topic similiar to this one, you should make a list of the features it has to have to be illegible to be voted on.

example:

Sirens Requirement:
Woman features
Bird like features

something like that. I dunno it's your call, but thanks for making COW a favorite place for me, wanted to try DSG, but I dunno it would lack quality pieces from me.

[strych9ine]

It was a tough decision for me this time, I loved so many pieces.

Xia: You keep topping yourself man. What can I say, I love everything about this. Got my vote this round.

Dixonator: I don't think that your take on this was too obvious at all, it's got that recognizable quality where you go "that could be a siren", but it's also got enough "holy shit that is an evil fucking creature" quality to it as well. You hear this all the time, but great mood, color, motion, rendering, balh blah blah. :)

Salaryman: You were my second choice for this one, what a great friggin piece. It looks like an authentic relic from the side show and the creature is rendered extremely well. Picture saved to the "How The Hell Did He Do THat" folder.

Others I dug were by Stokes, Lukavi, Fozzy, Negrotuerto... a quality selection this time around.

[Bennett]

I voted xia, although I think the description is lacking. Visually you pulled it off perfectly, I'm liking the style of your presentation lately.

[mackerman]

for this i went almost solely on concept.
foz, you nailed it buddy.

i like the spin on the definitive siren that we've all known and that most entries portrayed.

i came close to voting for matt again but, as he said, the concept was somewhat unispired.

that, and... c'mon. transparent vermillion wings. that's just incredible.

[imagekko]

lukavi- i chose you, as i liked the play on the venus. i really liked the mood of the image, it felt believable.
Xia-it was a really tough choice, i really liked the colors, dark but eyecatching.

i really liked this one, my only concern was that the rules state not human, and this was more of a challenge, as sirens where human based forms. Props to everyone who didn't walk the beaten path.

[Carnifex]

lol! You're not the first person to say that. Now, to find a way to practise without being called a pervert...
haha,the only thing you're gonna get called is an artist.
to quote coro:
"you've got no access to life drawing courses?use the internet!go to google and type 'porn xxx' man!" :tihi:
sok'n'wet:thanx for the supportive words.i loved the sad story behind your piece!

[redehlert]

okay, okay, okay....getting one vote was a shock for me, but now I have two? what gives? are you guys mad in the cranium? there are much better creatures to vote for in here, but for some sick and twisted reason you chose mine. fess up...who was the second voter? oh yeah....thanks!
cheers,
d

[Stokes]

I had to vote for Xia. Even though I dont think its nice how he snuck it in on the last day and crushed the competition. Nice work man.

Dixon- this ones a close second but since xia's peice gave me a half boner he gets the vote. Really nice all around.

oomgawa- I just realized you were my color comp teacher in fall of 98. That class was really my first intro to any kind of color theory. Are you still teaching at AIS. I like your first C.O.W entry. The only thing I can think of is maybe trying to make the brush strokes look less digital. You can do this by adding a slight texture to your brush and by changing the brush shape to a more square version.

salaryman- This turned out great. The poster idea is a nice touch. The only thing that bothers me is the right hand being cropped. I think having the arm in the shot would have helped frame it better. Just a minor thing though.

Negrotuerto- Your rendering and concepts are really great so far. The only thing that bothered me was the confusing arm and leg tangent. Otherwise a very powerful piece. You work is very tight without looking overworked which is very tough to achieve.

[xia]

Oomgawa>> I love the color and the lighting, expecially on the face. Good color choice and well layout you have. Overall design, render and placement are great. I love the head. Who would say "no" to a well rendered naked butts. And the name (hh siren?)...woot. Though try without those spikes on the wings (or reduce its number), the face (which I believe to be focal point) would shine more. The eyes would travel smoothly from the tip of the wings right to the face. Nonetheless, very well done indeed. Great to see you here. I miss Color&Comp and Typography. :rendered:

Note to everyone: Stokes can't be trusted, he's a spy.

2nd Note to everyone: I am a retard.

Thanks for all the C&C

[redehlert]

...xia's peice gave me a half boner he gets the vote.
Hey Stokes....LMFAO! Ummm....what happened to the other half? :shrug:
Peace. D

[oomgawa]

Who can't love a Ho-Siren. lol. That's a comical take on the topic. Now all that she needs is a mech and pink paint. I like all her head paraphernalia. Delighted to see character designs from you, Oomie.

lukavi: LOL, started to throw some pink in but decided otherwise, perhaps the dream eater will be pink. I definitely think you should do a c.o.w. tutorial, as your style is unique.

oomgawa- I just realized you were my color comp teacher in fall of 98. That class was really my first intro to any kind of color theory. Are you still teaching at AIS. I like your first C.O.W entry. The only thing I can think of is maybe trying to make the brush strokes look less digital. You can do this by adding a slight texture to your brush and by changing the brush shape to a more square version.

Stokes: Gee has it been that long?! I am still teaching, in fact I am in a computer class right now, the students are all busy with a digital drawing assignment, so I am playing. Thanks for the tips about the brush. I do need much help.

Oomgawa> I love the color and the lighting, expecially on the face. Good color choice and well layout you have. Though try without those spikes on the wings. Great to see you here. I miss Color&Comp and Typography.

xia! Thanks! You MISS Typography?! Are you nuts?! :) I am teaching a session tonight, you can always drop by for a refresher. The "spikes" on the wings were supposed to catch the wind to make music, but I guess they didn't translate well. "Seeya, Sia"!

You guys just made my day! :teeth: :bow: :bow: :bow:

[Fozzybar]

mackerman and lukavi thank you for the votes!

Also thank you for all the crits which makes me a better artist....haha!...do you believe this shit? I will never learn some things...

I think this round was pretty interesting, also because of the discussion regarding the rules etc...95 votes and still 5 days to go...normall we have a number of votes between 100-140...let's see if we'll get a new high...

[Bretton]

redehlert- your second vote came from me, I thought yours was the coolest design and style-wise. Also at first glance i was immediately reminded of Dave Mckean.

[redehlert]

Hey Bretton - many thanks! And whoa..... :x Dave McKean! I'm honored...seriously. Big fan of his. I appreciate your coming forward and giving me your thoughts. Perhaps my COW 11 will continue that mindset, although I'm pretty sure it doesn't. Look for the Donald in COW 11.
Cheers!
D

[leckronium]

This week was tough to decide. I narrowed it down to the five I liked best

Fozzybar - I really liked your creature this week. You stuck with the basic idea of the siren but changed it enough to make it very original looking. I like the contrast between the hair and the skin and the way the hair is blowing across the face. Nice job!

lukavi - To me, this is the best entry I've seen from you yet. I like the drawing and the way you subtly used the colors this week. Excellent!

Negrotuerto - I liked the way this turned out. It was cool to see your sketch before you rendered it. I think the b & w works but I would like it even more if it had just a few subtle tones of color. The only thing I wasn't too crazy about was the look of her head.

Xia - Another solid piece this week. You managed to express your idea mostly in the illustration rather than the description. I thought the description generalized her a little too much and took away from her character. The picture says so much more.

salaryman - I loved the whole story that made up this concept. It gave her an identity and a life (a short lived one at least) and made it much more of a realistic creature. Using the poster format for the illustration was a great idea and was executed beautifully. I would have liked to see a little skin discoloration or some kind of texture to her to break up the smooth rendering, especially in the thigh area of her right leg. She starts to seperate from the page because of the difference in texture. But it's only a minor wish. You still get my vote! Great job!

There were many more excellent illustrations that for one reason or another didn't make my final list. I would like to comment on all like I did before but that's a very exhausting thing to do. :^^;: Maybe if I feel up to the task I'll attempt it again in the weeks to come. :^^:

[Negrotuerto]

My vote this time is for Xia and his freaking Siren.
I love the color, the render, and the atmosphere of the entire concept. The before/after idea it is interpreted perfectly well and *again* the atmosphere that you created is really believable, until is possible to smell the humidity of those misty coasts.
The only thing who don´t like me is the anime head approach, but is only a personal taste... ( a little secret ... I hate anime :devil: )

In conclusion, your render, composition, and atmosphere is fucking amazing.
And you stop to scratch my window by the nights , this is MY BRAIN! not yours! If you eats my brain I go eat your hands and your childrens! The power of your skills it will be mine!!! :madchef:

Thanks to the C&C of Fozzybar, Salaryman, Matt Dixon, Uziel, vaughany_boy, Xia, strych9ine,Stokes and leckronium

I´ll try to comment some entries:

Carnifex: you have a good design and your line-art is clean and understandable but it see a little 2d/flat (I guess for his legs), you need to work more in the lighting/shadows.. the man who is dead down to the right not sees very well by the lack of shades, and is an important part of your concept. But anyway, you have a strong monster design and a cleary pencil line.

Fozzybar: Why I can't stop staring at her butt!!! Is hipnotic!
Love the colors, and the colors and... Oh yeah.. the colors! You have a huge imagination and excellent design. The dark skin and her white hair are freaking creepy. Post your WIP!
And one offtopic thing, the way you handle this thread (for my eye) it´s ok, you are not 500% strict, modifying some times the rules and that way you mantain your leadership and the interest by the thread.

Uziel: The crop of your image is not good, the center of attention of your image is the body and her tentacles and you crop it! Regarding the color, Is to mmmmmm... is all orange, (I don't find the word) the dark color is brown, and the high color is a light-pink-orange instead of yellow... use the color wheel for the light color and shadow color so your drawings will become more vivid.

Stokes: Your piece is really really nice, the color, background and her scary face...
My only critic is the depth, the background is stuck a little with the foreground. Nothing more, nice painting man.

Matt Dixon: If Xia did not post his concept I vote for you.
The color, composition and energy of your piece is amazing. Congratulation!

Carnalizer: Are you happy? you scare me with your siren! :$
Really nice job, It has a lady on its tail?

leckronium: AH! Shit! it bothers me in so many levels... To freaky scary man... I don´t know... Its hand.. its head... Fuck, that thing flies man! and sings.
Excellent work! I'm not going to look it directly anymore. For the night I hear it :_(

salaryman: You are one of my favorites, exceptional work.. this is design people! No critics ;)

Helzon: love the movement, action and energy of your concept, but the color man!, Come on! If you can draw something like this you can render better. There is to much hues (hue) on the scene, I don't see any ambient light color. Try start with a dark ambient background color and paint your hues (hue) mixing whit it.

Sok N Wett: Very nice pencil render and texturing of the body. The critics; the texture of the rocks and his hands.

Vaughany boy: Try to upgrade yours anatomy skill, learn from loomi's books, XXX pics or Poser if you have troubles whit the police :P Originally Posted by vaughany_boy
Now, to find a way to practise without being called a pervert...

Lukavi: Nice fucking design and illustration! Its looks like a Wizard of the Coast´s card, very nice!
Critics; I see her legs to flat. No big deal.

Young paddy1: The same thing about anatomy, nice colors :)

Shamagim: sorry but I don't see it like a siren, it is more like an alien (a good alien ;)) or something.. You have a good render but I tell you the same thing about the color, move round the wheel color from the dark to the bright.

Negrotuerto: Where is the other leg? And the color? Are you stupid or something?... I don't like your draw, you sucks!

Chia: Very nice painting, love the tonality and detail of your piece. I see her and I listen to her singing..
Critic; her hands are to big and the anime approach face (only my personal taste)

Redehlert: Excellent design, draw, render and composition, I Love your concept.. Thumbs up! No critics.. Nice tits!

BlkCelebration: Nice colors but a kinda "render-sketch" for me, nice color and figure anyway! ;) Love the hat/head of her

oomgawa: Excellent render dude! beautiful painting and color!!! And the view is centered in her eyes.. realy nice- no critics

xia: Shit man... You are so good! You deserve win this poll! U R THE MAN! :D


Well I finish! Ufff! :^^;:
And of course don't take it personal is only my opinion.

Here go a little fast tutorial about the dark and light and blabla :blahblah:

http://www.carloscabrera.com.ar/images/ca_foro/sirena-tut.jpg


The end :^^:
Cya!

[Carnifex]

wow,thanx for the crit and good job on that small tut. :yayca:

[oomgawa]

Negrotuerto: Hey, thanks for the crit and kind words.

That mini tutorial was very clear. More, please.

[kingrobot]

I'm going for Salaryman on this one. The concept and execution of the concept are fantastic. She is both alluring and horrific at the same time. I'll be thinking of her next time I order lobster.

[BlkCelebration]

Thanks for the comments on mine, I'll definitely keep them in mind.

I voted for Xia. Besides kickin ass, the rendering is great. The use of the morphed version of the siren in the background was a great touch.