C.O.W. - #021: Freestyle

[Fozzybar]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/images/cow/cow.jpg


Round #021

Topic:
Freestyle

Deadline:
Tuesday, 13 September 2005




- for any questions or help go here:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37512

note: The deadline won't be EXACTLY after a week...it can last up to 24 hours more, i am human and have to work also, you know ;)

Post your creature for this week!

[Fozzybar]

So this week we will do an experiment...the topic is OPEN!

But please don't forget the standard rules are still valid!!!

So, i don't want to see a sloppy artwork or anything which is hard to categorize as a creature...

Do a wild creature...
Do a weird creature...
Do a fantastic creature...
Do a fucking awesome incredible kick-ass beautiful creature...it's your brain, your imagination, your talent...

And now...spread out! :perv: :^^:

[arteric]

Damn.... this is gonna be interesting for sure. But with such a wide rage of criteria and types, looks and stories... anyone have a good idea on how we should compare and vote on these? I guess it will simply be which creature and concept captured your interest the most.... but it is going to be hard.

Eric

[possessed]

this should be interesting...
Remember to create a new creature for this eh!

[Lake]

uh... I just KNOW I'm going to see someone post a penis monster.

[redehlert]

uh... I just KNOW I'm going to see someone post a penis monster.
Yeah, leave that up to Prostate to do that beauty....LOL.
Cheers,
D

ps. Funked up concept....but I dig it.

[bluefooted]

This seems pretty awesome! You'll probably all be glad to know that I won't be drawing a penis monster.

"There's a monster in my pants
And it does a naughty dance
When I come into the room
People hit it with a broom"

You guys can fill in the rest of the song... Or am I the only one who remembers it?

*Never fear! This useless post will soon be filled with Awesome art*

[Carnifex]

hmm well,i'm not sure if you shouldn't put abit more guidelines into this. i mean, if one draws a space-sucking worm and the other one a muthafukka dragon,how can you choose based on anything else than eyecandy? i mean,freestyle alright,but that's like mixing spaghetti with ice cream and pickles.

[davi]

i have a feeling we are going to see alot of MC/DJ Monsters

[Fozzybar]

hmm well,i'm not sure if you shouldn't put abit more guidelines into this. i mean, if one draws a space-sucking worm and the other one a muthafukka dragon,how can you choose based on anything else than eyecandy? i mean,freestyle alright,but that's like mixing spaghetti with ice cream and pickles.

well, sometimes a mix of spaghetti, ice cream and pickles is a good alternate to your daily food...and don't you dare to complain...we are trying to do new stuff here :wink:

[Carnifex]

*gives up*
*tries to think of a nicer food combination*

[Fozzybar]

i have a feeling we are going to see alot of MC/DJ Monsters

what do you mean with MC/DJ? :S

[Craig Houghton]

The Twig-Tailed Beetle-Snatcher

Here we see the voracious snatcher downing a snack while spearing his next helping using his well-adapted digitations. A member of aves, the snatcher shares similar morphology. His bushy twig-like tail is comprised of modified feathers, and his spear-like fingers are simply elongations of a birds usual semi-vestigial digits. Using it's unique cover, this flightless bird waits in ambush for its prey. Then, a swift stab from a finger insures an accurate snare.

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/8615/twigtailedbeetlesnatcher21uk.jpg

-Craig

[redehlert]

Sigh. I'm going to sit out on this one....too much going on. I was thinking of a meatball-based creature that flings ice cream at its victims and has a member lookin' like a Vlassic, but alas....no time. :nohope:
Cheers and good luck all!
D

[WARHEAD]

Having no topic is harder than it sounds ! ahhhhhh !!! Just too many deranged ideas and none of them are worth progressing. And considering my pants effort for my first ever COW for the brain stealer, I have to rack it up a notch. or 50. :(

[Banned_User]

http://pratt.edu/~mcorrier/Projects/freestyle-revised-web.jpg
Night Lamp: Given its name based on the glowing gold feathers that light its way at night. Thier purposes are somewhat of a mystery since they are only seen on rare occassions, often when a soul is lost. The day a soul dies, that night one of these creatures are seen walking in the darkest of nights, where the only light is that which shines from thier glowing head. It has been said to have been seen by some that above this glow, lay a halo circled atop the Night Lamps head. Some say they are the links to the afterlife and represent the lost souls who roam the lands. It is believed by science though that somehow the mystery to thier glowing feathers its what leaves them to appear invisible in bright day light, unseen to the naked eye.

[cartoonfox]

woah, im so in on this one!! ^-^
i was gonna wait untill thunderdome round 2 is over but oh well,


nice work mike, that was quick ^-^





peace :7up:

[redehlert]

MikeC is a poo-poo head showoff.
;)

[Banned_User]

No.. I just needed time to work on my tdome round 2 :P lol so i had to pull something out of my butt for this COW topic, and since its freestyle I thought I would be a little more "free" in designing and just have some fun with experimenting. But thanks lol

[talbot]

"There's a monster in my pants
And it does a naughty dance
When I come into the room
People hit it with a broom"

You guys can fill in the rest of the song... Or am I the only one who remembers it?

Fred Schnider from The B52's. That was a great song.
:teeth:

/off to the drawing board...

[Lake]

bluefooted: never heard the song

fozzy: he means like a dj at a club, for instance

davi: that was the first thing that came into my head before I read the rest of the entry that said that it was open topic.

[redehlert]

Fred Schnider from The B52's.

I'm proud to fess up that I can do a great Fred Schnider impersonation for Love Shack. Such an easy voice to emulate. Of course, I'm assuming that Schnider is the one that sings that one. If not, it's the other guy.
:er:

Cheers,
d

[davi]

http://davivsjapan.com/02/cow9-1.jpg

The Goatheaded Tentacattle with sausage warming leg sacs.
The story behind this creature is that i asked people on irc to give me a few ideas on where go with this CoW topic, and basicly the topic speaks for itself.

[Fozzybar]

The story behind this creature is that i asked people on irc to give me a few ideas on where go with this CoW topic, and basicly the topic speaks for itself.

...one of the reasons why i don't enter the irc-channel anymore...better for your mind... >:D

[Lake]

uhm... just.. wow, davi. That's some kind of special. Are those cats on the tentacle ends?

[redehlert]

great entry davi!
only concern....a bit on the humanoid side....no?
cracks me up proper though!
cheers!
d

[Banned_User]

great entry davi!
only concern....a bit on the humanoid side....no?
cracks me up proper though!
cheers!
d

I was gonna back davi up and say this was an open topic, so the human-like charactersitics ie: chest, skin, hands..etc would be ok but.

Fozzy said: But please don't forget the standard rules are still valid!!!

:( still luv ya davi, and the lighting is awesome

[redehlert]

I hear ya big MikeC - it was tough to write those words, but the basic COW town rules still apply. Distort those human hands or add some digits or somethin'....I want this to go to the final vote zone.

Cheers!
D

[davi]

i was assuming "not human-like" didn't mean it had to be void of mammal/primate features and leaned more to the banning of "star-trek" style creatures where they just add a few bumps to a human's forhead and make up a name.

i think it's alittle clumsy to seperate primate features completely from the design of a creatures.

[Banned_User]

The Bear makes the rules-

Its only to keep things in control, because once you start to except creatures that have human arms and holding weapons, then its zombies and vampires..and before you know it, people will be submitting Spok-like creatures :P

Creature of the Week - to my knowledge is meant to be more animalistic, they cant even be a specific "character" creature.. like the "king" troll, who wears a cape and crown and is a single individual.

If I'm wrong Fozzy...put me in my place and ill shut up ;)

[nightfend]

http://www.icondream.com/images/cow/freestyle-eyewalker01.jpg

The Eyewalker makes it's home on the alien world of Setis-6. The creature is drawn to bright colors, and makes it's home in the glowing jelly-moss that grow on the surface of the planet. It is this moss that also serves as the Eyewalker's food source. It uses it's pointed tail spine to pierce the jellies and then feed on them. The massive eye is constantly bathed in a clear ichor substance that serves to lubricate and protect.

[Xpose]

CRAP! Nightfiend and I had the same idea (not even joking!). Well closer than I like. Back to the drawing board. Awsome work btw!

[Fozzybar]

MIKECORRIERO
thanks for reminding the human-like rule...it's good to know that members step in to help out each other...said the bear and pressed "enter"

davi
it's on the edge, but i am in a liberal mood today :) ... so leave it as it is, but step away fom that evil doom channel... >:D

[possessed]

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/2306/duzz9mw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Corrosaur
A war wages on the distant planet of Abrasia. Powerfull mages from the different elemental brotherhoods are fighting each other over supremacy of the world. The brotherhood called The Acidulious control the elemental power of acid. This particular powerfull group is known to enslave the beasts native to Abrasia to pit them against the other brotherhoods.

One such beast is the Corrosaur. This agressive being acts as a guard dog for The Acidulious. Equipped with poison-tipped needle sharp nails and armored plating, this beast is a force to be reckoned with. It's ferocity is enhanced further by the infusion of elemental powers. The tip of it's tail is a liquid corrosive which the beast uses to keep enemies at bay. With a swing of it's tail it rains down acid over it's enemies. It's final line of defence lies in it's armor plating. Nothing is impenetrable so even the hard plating of this monstrosity can be shattered. However, by shattering the plating of the Corrosaur, it's enemies get more then they bargained for. Stored inside the plating is a venomous miasma which is released when the armor is broken, causing the enemy to choke in the vaporous gas.

[0kelvin]

Great work so far, guys!

It would be cool if next week we have a very strict theme, with a description and everything, just so we can explore both ends of the freedom spectrum.

Must go work on mine before someone steals my idea again.


0kelvin

[Dusty]

Wow, I draw creatures all the time..but for some reason "Draw a freestyle creature" is very challenging. So I gave myself my own theme, "Soul Eater". I would have liked to have spent a lot more time on this, but I'm pretty busy this week....I'm just happy that I was able to contribute something to this finally. Hoping to do a lot more in the future! Thanks for having a forum activity like this, guys!

http://home.comcast.net/~turbutter5/souleater.jpg

The Eater of the Damned :
The souleaters of Hell have no affiliation with with the ruler or its army, however they play an important role. Hell is not infinite, and despite what is read, not all of the damned remain there for eternity. After eons of suffering, a buildup of excess souls needs to be dealt with, and it is then that the souleaters devour the eldest of the damned. When the time comes, the souls who are to be devoured are lined up and fed to the near immobile souleaters. They feed until the "soulsack" beneath their mouth is full...and it is there that the souls feel the most agonizing pain of their time in Hell....one last time.

-Dusty

[Fozzybar]

It would be cool if next week we have a very strict theme, with a description and everything, just so we can explore both ends of the freedom spectrum.

Very good idea! I will consider it....

[BrainBug]

or instead of the given strict description add a rule which states you have to clarify your design....

for your designs it would be: "he has a huge brightly coloured ballsack because...." ;p

[Lake]

hahahaha! brainbug, that'd work for more people than just fozzy.

[Fozzybar]

hahahaha! brainbug, that'd work for more people than just fozzy.

yeah definitely....i think there is a need of genital related topics the next time....anal parasite worked very well then...

[Banned_User]

people often ( myself included) leave out reproductive organs when designing creatures..but its essential to a believable design..

[Fozzybar]

people often ( myself included) leave out reproductive organs when designing creatures..but its essential to a believable design..

well BIG point for davi then this time :tihi: :perv:

[Lake]

"he has a huge brightly coloured ballsack because...." ;p


or it'd be perfect as the topic on its own.


then again, that doesn't leave itself open to THAT much creativity (in the spirit of COW I mean)... but then again, you guys would prolly surprise me anyway.

[arteric]

Too much work calls... and I am out of town and away from my beloved tablet, so a Freestyle COW might not be in the cards for me. We shall see.

Interesting work by all so far. Wonder if this will generate even half of the discussion that "Brain Stealer" did. :wink:

Eric

[Mattinian]

Here`s mine. I`m calling it Kakadu even though there`s a Broodwar critter with a similar name cuz i just like how it sounds :]
http://www.mattinian.com/Pics/Kakadu.jpg
The Toronan Kakadu inhabits the gas giant Torona3. It is a very playfull bird and it`s curiosity being the cause of a couple of incidents (mid air crashes) with weather balloons and low atmosphere satelites. Not much time has been devoted on Kakadu research in the early stages of Torona3`s exploration but it`s diet and overall physiology draws interest mainly because of the near total absence of other animal species on the planet.(and because it`s late and i`m too sleepy to ponder over concept descriptions)

[Lake]

dude, mattinian, that's sweet. You enjoy the "sliver" type creatures with the heads like armor. And so do I, at least to look at. Next one, I challenge you to do a fleshy bloblike thing.


I hope I can finish mine by sunday, it's being time consuming. Took you guys' advice from before and I'm working as hard as I can to sharpen it up. Also did a preliminary pencil sketch.

[BrainBug]

or it'd be perfect as the topic on its own.


then again, that doesn't leave itself open to THAT much creativity (in the spirit of COW I mean)... but then again, you guys would prolly surprise me anyway.

hehe, that hadn't even crossed my mind,... but it's a fun idea, and if this was going to happen i bet we're in for one hell of a laugh with whatever people come up with :)

[llothcat]

went to irc for ideas...

http://www.llothcat.com/COW1.jpg

[JeffZNY]

nightfend's entry is like the organic counterpart to the johnny quest robotic eye walker. anyone? anyone?

[Legato]

Wow, I draw creatures all the time..but for some reason "Draw a freestyle creature" is very challenging. So I gave myself my own theme, "Soul Eater". I would have liked to have spent a lot more time on this, but I'm pretty busy this week....I'm just happy that I was able to contribute something to this finally. Hoping to do a lot more in the future! Thanks for having a forum activity like this, guys!

The Eater of the Damned :
The souleaters of Hell have no affiliation with with the ruler or its army, however they play an important role. Hell is not infinite, and despite what is read, not all of the damned remain there for eternity. After eons of suffering, a buildup of excess souls needs to be dealt with, and it is then that the souleaters devour the eldest of the damned. When the time comes, the souls who are to be devoured are lined up and fed to the near immobile souleaters. They feed until the "soulsack" beneath their mouth is full...and it is there that the souls feel the most agonizing pain of their time in Hell....one last time.

-Dusty
i think you just edged out predator for the "most vaginally shaped mouth" award... O_O

[Dusty]

Well I try! What can I say....Giger influenced me heavily at age 15. :p

-Dusty

[Fozzybar]

llothcat
please post a description/concept...we need this as a criteria, especially for the freestyle round!

[llothcat]

fishmonkey with porcupine quills

Not very poetic, I know...

[young paddy1]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/youngpaddy1/sid.jpg

The hermaphrodite Fear Feeder's ultimate aim is to make you drop an adrenaline laced turd on which it feeds. The creature lives on the dark forest continent of Perris 3 a land inhabited by many tree dwelling animals and humanoid timber merchants. The general form of attack is to sneak up behind it's victim on it's hands and rear feet and scream at it flailing and flashing its red eyes, if you don't shit yourself immediatly it will go to plan B and kick seven shades out of you instead.

[Lake]

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/viapanda/mountaineater.jpg

Mountain Eater - The mountain eaters of amun-teketh are nomadic, as their food source is produced very rarely. They eat the large quantities of iron ore in the mountains produced by colliding fault lines, eating one mountain once every thousand or so years.


I'm surprised at the lack of entries of this one, it was freestyle.

[Oblio]

http://www.conceptart.org/gallery/files/7/3/COW3_tsunami999.JPG

2 oceans child bird. :^^;:

Brought from a distant universe by "The group of extreme water surfers of the galaxy", this creature delivered the 2nd apocalipse on earth, starting the underwater area.
For 400 years as the bird (pictured here as a child) lived on earth, terestrial polulation was reduced to very few surviviors.
I was one of them...

[WARHEAD]

The metalised cockroach is a secret government program to create covert surveillance via controlling bugs, in this case a cockroach to provide intelligence.
Cryogenically frozen then coated in a non magnetic, non radiating metal they are almost cyborg cockroaches, being controlled by simple neural impulses. They have built in cameras instead of eyes, microphones and other equipment are located in their knees and antennae. They are controlled by remote controlled and can live for years without any maintenance..... :nohope:

http://www.war-studio.com/HostedImages/COWbug.jpg

[redehlert]

The Humpfry Bumblefuk:
Small critter only yeh high. Feeds on the waste of other creatures using its retractable snouts. This male has a deep baritone voice to call out to fellow bumblefuks and likes to mate as often as possible. Looks dense, but is actually very light weight allowing it to fly from one poop pile to the next.

http://www.cognitionstudio.com/conceptart/redlrt_cow21.jpg

Cheers,
D

[Ostrander]

http://rhinohidestudios.com/images/The-Crawling-Cliche.jpg
The Crawling Klee-Chay inhabits the dwindling but once fruitful land of Imajan Ascion. Feeding off of the post pubescent minds of the species known as the Seeyay Orgers. The creature’s appearance is so loathsome and revolting that the poor Orgers caught in its gaze are inflicted with an almost incomprehensible repetitious pattern of thought. This repetition of thought is just the beginning, as this psionic manipulation by the Klee-Chay's is in fact its complex digestive process in which the helpless victim's mind is devoured over several days, until nothing is left but a mindless Xombii.

[0kelvin]

This is the first piece I've done since my Thunderdome entry. I've been so unmotivated lately. It may not be my best, but man it feels great to be back in the game. I love COW!

http://www.whereismyeyeball.com/images/CA/COW/COW21.jpg

The Shoal

The Shoal is perhaps the most unique creature we’ve ever discovered. It isn’t even a conventional life-form at all. At least not as we know them. Whereas all the lifeforms we are familiar with are made up of cells, the Shoal is made up of trillions of slug-like multi-cellular organisms. These organisms come together to form a massive amorphous blob capable of living in the vacuum of space. Astoundingly, although each individual organism has barely the brain capacity of an infant leech, the creature as a whole seems to be entirely sentient, if not intelligent.

We’ve managed to recover three species of the slugs. We think the Shoal probably consists of thousands of different species. These three range anywhere from half an inch to a foot long. Species 1 doesn’t seem to have a specific purpose, but it makes up the majority of the creature’s body mass. Species 2 is mildly photosensitive and by gathering millions of these slugs together and having them all sharing information, the creature is able to form an eye of amazing resolution. Species 3 has a beak that can be used to break down whatever the creature absorbs into its body into food, which is then distributed throughout the body. Very few of these live on the outer surface of the creature, but we think that there are likely millions of them inside. By our calculations, it could "digest" this ship and everything in it in a matter of seconds. Luckily for us, so far he seems friendly enough.


(I need an editor...)



0kelvin

[Carnifex]

nice one kelv.
damn now everything i'll be able to think about is the damn klee-chay.
damn you gloklund. >:| /m\

[shadoman]

Gloklund, it's so cute, I want to squeeze it...

[redehlert]

We need a baby avatar with sucking sounds just for gloklund's entry.
Great technique too...I do like inking with a wood block feel.

Cheers!
D

[Dusty]

Cool! Nice to see some more entries. I was starting to get worried! :D

-Dusty

[Xpose]

I don't like how this one came out but this is all I've got :nohope:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/xpose/bluesira.jpg

The Blue Sira lives on a planet where the mist is so thick that visibility is very slim. It has to depend on it's ears, which are extremely sensitive an can pick up the slightest sound. It feeds on beetle like insects that live on the floor of the vast planet. Known for it’s beautiful feathers and odd mating call which sounds sort of like “KaWKa WANG DONG DONG“. How could a female resist that?

[Lake]

when's the vote, if we know?

[Xpose]

probably tommarow

[princeofhappiness]

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/6634/alieniocopy0ht.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The Shaghghlee: this alien breed of carnivourous plant buries itself deep into the soils of the the planet Makheelidoncare. Common in soils where beavers, rabbits, and such burrowing mammals inhabit, the Shaghghlee has a mouth on its lower body which is buried underground, serving as a trap for the mammals. While its lower body is carnivorous, however, its upper body, consisting of a stalk, a bud and several flowers, all of which are above gorund, trapping light from the sun for photosynthesis, which in turn produces the Shaghghlee's main energy and food source. The main bud which rests upon its stalk contains millions and trillions of pollens, which in time are let loose to travel by wind accross other areas of the fertile planet.


i need to go to sleep.

[t e m p i s t ~]

wow beautiful work everybody! found out about this a little late, so I’m glad I was able to just finish, Yay! :^^:


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a70/sweetdreams_4_u_/TEMPIST_COW.jpg

Tyres & Sygor

-the two headed beast that guards Palaious’ temple.

The good wizard, Palaious, cast a spell on his pet that turned Tyres’ one horn & Sygor’s two horns, into the three enchanted keys.
As the ancient scrolls say; the chosen one is the only one who can defeat the creature and gather all three keys- which must be placed at the temple’s alter to allow safe passage to the Stelar Staff (the wizrad's magical staff that holds the power to control the world).

The creature is yet to be defeated…but never can be. No warrior of either good or evil can match its strength.
Tyres & Sygor are meant to willingly give their life to the hero they await for, the one who will change and save the world.
knowing already who it is...

[Xpose]

^:drool: :bow: ^ WOW

[redehlert]

Gulp. :x

[WARHEAD]

Woah - where did that come from !! :^^;: :x