Chow #003 Transdimensional Dragon Hunter

[S.C. Watson]

http://www.oreganoproductions.com/chow/chowlines.jpg

ROUND #3

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DEADLINE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH
9 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
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Serren, Transdimensional Dragon Hunter

Serran is human, but from an alternative dimension, so there’s some oddness about her that you can’t quite place.

She is controlled, manipulative, treacherous, vile, cunning, a murderer and a technophile, loving all sorts of technology with a special love for Jules Vernish mechanical aparati and gadgets. She views pretty much everyone else as a tool of some sort to be used or exploited for her own ends, including her employers.

Physically, she’s roughly about mid height (about 5 ½ feet), slight of build, with pale skin, though not albino. Her features are not ugly, but not unpleasant to look upon either. She typically wears an authentic WWII American Bombardier’s Jacket, and often wears a necklace or belt made from dragon teeth (small ones).

[Interceptor]

Tough one.. time to start sketching

[Firefly]

I'm confused by the double negative. "Her features are not ugly, but not unpleasant to look upon either. "

Does that mean then that she isn't ugly, but isn't pretty either. That's how I read it, just want to clarify.

Awesome topic though! These have just been stellar Oregano!

[S.C. Watson]

I'm confused by the double negative. "Her features are not ugly, but not unpleasant to look upon either. "

Does that mean then that she isn't ugly, but isn't pretty either. That's how I read it, just want to clarify.

I was looking for creative ways to say she's "plain Jane" >:| :perv: :S

[Mike Corriero]

It means what it means, shes not ugly and shes not cute, meaning shes inbetween and easy on the eyes although shes no miss america, shes average. Not that I will probably have the time for this but I would go for the girl next door type of look, where she has a certain attractiveness through an average look to the everyday man but sexy in a unique humbled kind of way. pfft.. I think the Nyquil is hitting me, im gonna go to bed.

[Lake]

interesting... I'll try to fit this in, I'm really stressed out recently.

[4thAngle]

I think the confusion came as what says "Her features are not ugly, but not unpleasant to look upon either. " is meant to read as not pleasant instead of not unpleasant (?)

[sour]

no, they have it right. if you say not pleasant that means icky, unpleasant would also mean icky. but not unpleasant means hey, this bitch is ok looking.

my wacom needs to get here alfuckingready.

[Sunny]

lol sour.

well ive read it over and did a sketch and im loving it. i started rendering it but i really gotta work it.

[bengonzalez]

having a though time with the Jules Vernish reff. Call me igornant but I just don't know who he/she is. I'm thinking a victorian steam-punk kind of thing or pulp but not sure. had no luck on google either. Can someone enlighten me?

[Jakub Sudra]

bengonzalez Ekhem: Jules Verne is the name. Now google it.

[Johann de Venecia]

Jules Verne??! Google is my friend...Man, I love how different the requirements are for each round. Like there is no set pattern for the art brief which makes it unpredictable. Props to Oregano. I tied up Andrew and Scum in my basement so they won't be posting first this round...

[Hanuka]

i love this topic. let the carnage begin :D

[VirusArtist]

urgh.. tough one.. well... time to get crackin'!!

[Sunny]

http://www.bestofthebeast.com/dsg/babe8.jpg


i spend all night on this one. i know i have 5 days but im going to be quite busy this week and cant spare much time other than the weekend we are in.

i def tried to stick to the description. i didnt feel like putting in the jacket considering it was a little out of place and i know everyone will do the same thing :D

[Fipse]

Damned, I´ve got to finish my TD entry otherwise I´d be game for missing another deadline :P.

I hope (and think) there´ll be some interesting concepts around.

Fipse

[AndrewLey]

Having escaped Lukavi's basement I had a quick bash at this - might do more on it or start again...

http://img333.imageshack.us/img333/2097/dragonhunter23wk.jpg

[shadoman]

Andrew, that rocks!! Damn, I need to jump on mine now.

[Lake]

DAMN, Andrew, that's HOT. I'ma get started on mine right now, so that I'll have it done by the end of the week. jeez.

[Sunny]

put me to shame lol

[magicgoo]

Ooooo. This one sounds fun. Thank God I own a red flight-style jacket for at home reference :)

Btw, not unpleasant means she is pleasant.

[Hanuka]

damn... im not sure whether this shall motivate or kill me

[MoP]

Sounds cool... I think I'll take a shot at it... need to work on my character drawing skills anyway.
Oregano: Just wondering, do you mean "controlling", instead of "controlled"? They'd mean pretty different things for interpreting into an image :)

[Aly Fell]

Wow, this one's pretty tight in the description... it'll be interesting to see what people come up with when the characters appearance is so defined.

BTW, Lukavi... congratulations on the win in ChOW 1! :)

[bumskee]

that's disgustingly good andrew, lighting is superb..

Yeah, congrats lukavi, the banner looks so slick! :teeth:

[VirusArtist]

if AndrewLey gets any faster in the next weeks, he will go backwards in time and kick our asses before anyone even knows the topic...

[Johann de Venecia]

if AndrewLey gets any faster in the next weeks, he will go backwards in time and kick our asses before anyone even knows the topic...

Hahah, good one, Virus :needle:

Wow, this one's pretty tight in the description... it'll be interesting to see what people come up with when the characters appearance is so defined.

Agreed. It should prove challenging to come up with an original look. Looking forward to everyone's tranny dragon hunters!

Btw, thanks, Bum-bum and Posh.

[m@.]

Whaaa seems like I'm gonna vote yet another time for Andrew (well.. let's see what cool entries are coming though ;) ).... I just love everything about that design, and the rendering aswell, love those flashy colors. I'll try to enter this one too~

[4thAngle]

Since 'the accident', experimental restructuring has further outcast her from society, and survival instincts force her to become a hunter. With a custom made hook, she's the ultimate lure. Extremely agile, this young terror attracts a victim and thrusts her hook deep towards crucial organs. Basically, Serran > dragons.
With her mechanical alterations Serran can no longer fit into her grandfather's Bombardier's jacket, but insists on keeping it by her side.

Anyway, been trying out new rendering techniques...

EDIT: Also, Andrewley... your painting rocks my socks; in fact, they just exploded off my feet.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a189/4thAngle/CHOWdragonhunter4thangle.jpg

[Pixeldragoon]

This may be fun >_>

[codakromek]

Yo peoples,

I got some pokes to join in on one of these. Got a day off on sun, so I decided there would be no better time to do it. It is just a quickie, but I really love this chow thing soooo,,,,,, I really wanted to participate. I see A lot of the ones already posted are more worked up and colorful,,,,,,,, but I guess I am stressing the participation part of the whole thing and I don't thing it will really be a competitive peice. Had a little trouble incorporating the flight jacket the way it should look ( puffy and big, hehe) so I really took liberties with the part of the description that said " authentic WW2 flight jacket". I just settled on wanting the char to be more lithe and athletic looking, and that sort of forced me to show her belly and stuff,,,,,,,

Hats off 2 andy ley, that girl looks so much like the description, it really could predate it. Love the style.

Sunny, nice,,,,,, I like what you did with "looks a little off, but is hard to place",,,,,,,,,way to put a dragon in it, too. cheers

Neoknocker, sweet, I really hope you slap some color to it, it is a swell graphite rendering.

4thangle, lots of emotion and a great palette. Love your little blurb as well, good luck.

So here it is, I will be posting the wip in my SB (hence the signature @ the bottom) thread if anybody is interested in it. :rendered: All in photoshop, time spent: about an hour and 45 minutes (for now) EDIT and another hour or so for the new version..



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Serran, the dragon defiler. This gruesome and vile woman hunts and kills the most docile and rare of all animals, the flying wurrums. In a cunning bit of beurocratic contrivance, she travels trans-dimensionally and thru time to avoid tarrifs and poaching regulations set up to allow the dwindling numbers of the terrific giants to replenish itself. She has stolen top secret weapons technologies from multiple dimensional time streams, always killing the inventors. Her weapon of choice is an energy shift "hard light" gauntlet, which she wears on her left hand. A dour and unpredictable temperment often leads her into situations where she is obliged to use her dimensional-hopping abilities to hamstring possible competition and wildlife agencies' efforts to curb her bloodlust. She is wanted for the pre-murders of up to seven gamepark wardens, all killed in their cribs before they ever fulfilled their time/fate arcs. If seen, this treacherous, baseless maniac should be shot until dead, at which point the corpse shall be partitioned and destroyed in turn.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/Toni-I/chow-dragon-girl.jpg

[Sunny]

sorry to break your heart codecromek but we both spelt the name wrong. its serren :D

as for my work. i dont feel it is finish and i think i can add a lot more. if i have already submitted can i still work on it and update it as i go??

[S.C. Watson]

as for my work. i dont feel it is finish and i think i can add a lot more. if i have already submitted can i still work on it and update it as i go??
You can noodle to your little heart's content until 8:59 Pacific Standard Time on Saturday Night.

Then it's mine MWHAHAHAHAHAH :needle:

*cough**cough**hack* erhm..

Excuse me.

Yes, of course you may edit your work until you are satisfied with it. I do suggest having your final edits in before 8:59 PST because I start collecting entries then for the voting round. (Actually, I start around 8 or 8:30, but don't tell anyone :P )

IF YOU ARE CUTTIN IT CLOSE, make sure you overwrite your file so any updates are automatic and your final gets in. But I suggest trying to be done before then :)

If you need a good timezone reference, here's a personal favorite (http://www.worldtimezone.com/) - you can tell right off what time it is anywhere in the world - I'm in the Los Ageles Time Zone :tihi:

[neoknocker]

Hey Codakromek,
I'm affraid of scrapping it if I color the thing. I'll do it of course, but if I not satisfied, I wont be posting it. I'm not that good yet at digi-painting. Thanks for the encouragement I'll do my best. 12/11/05 Finally, I did do some changes and erased the previous message


Neoknocker, sweet, I really hope you slap some color to it, it is a swell graphite rendering.

[Jakub Sudra]

This one's fun.

Sunny Lovely Dragon and gaunglet. And the face. Crit: I'd like it more techno and maybe more transdimensional :) .

AndrewLey I admire your style and technique (and speed) (and concepts). Sweet details. Crit: I'd like it (much) more techno and more deadly (you want to kill a dragon with that?)

neoknocker Not bad, but it's only a pencil sketch, so it's hard to compare (and you could put some work into scanning it in parts and stitching on computer afterwards. Nice goggles, gun and face.

4thAngle Seems like it would need some more work, but the concept is very interesting. And somehow she's just deadly enough.

codakromek Very nicely painted and I like her outfit a lot. Crit: Too little techno as for me and the image isn't clear enough for a character concept (ex. I like the way you did the trousers, but I don't really know how they look).


As for me: better than the my merchant, but could be better if I had more time (maybe I'll have, but I don't know). I have to pay more attention to anatomy :P . But I'm proud of the gun :) .

http://sudra.neostrada.pl/Slejer2.png

[vigostar]

i just wanted to say how awesome Lukavi's character looks as the mascot!!! great work...!!

[JeffZNY]

Lukavi...I thought your entry would make a great mascot, but DAMN, Oreg did a nice job putting that together. Looks fucking sweet, dudes

[Main Loop]

hopefully i'll get around to this one, i have some ideas in my head for it..

general crit for most of you, although they look really cool, a lot of you arent following the guidelines as well as you should.. most of them arent wearing a wwii bomber jacket, nor do they show much "steampunk" influence.. transdimensional can be anything, but jules verne-esque is alot more specific, and the jacket is an essential.. just my thoughts..

[vigostar]

anyone have a site of this jules person????

[Main Loop]

just think of the technology of Final Fantasy, like the flying airships and such.. along the lines of that

[VirusArtist]

helpful links on jules verne and steampunk in general:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk
http://www.gods-country.de/tcr/content_chaosengine.php
http://www.steamboy.net/top.shtml

if you want visual reference, watch the film adaptions of h.g. wells' "the time machine", alan moore's "league of extraordinary gentlemen", jules verne's in "80 days around the world" or steamboy and wild wild west.. all of these give a good example of how jules verne-ish steampunk designs tend to look..

[Firefly]

anyone have a site of this jules person????

This one is pretty good;
http://jv.gilead.org.il/

If you click on "The Illustrated Jules Verne" you'll get hundreds of the original illustrations of his books.

The tounge in cheek name for the genre is "steampunk", which is Victorian society with futuristic technology. You can make it a little gothic too if you want.
Look up movies like The Time Machine, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Wild Wild West, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, Atlantis, etc..

Main Loop is right too, they use if in alot of the Final Fantasy stuff.

[redehlert]

Hey Sunny - Nice entry, but she must have a right nipple of steel to handle the chaffing of the metal shoulder/chest armament. :)
Good luck to all!
Cheers!
D

[Kiriko]

I haven't posted here more than once or twice...mostly I just lurk. But I loved this character idea, and by coincidence I'd been collecting neo-Victorian and steampunk themes for my own projects, so I decided to join in. Here's my attempt at Serren:

http://kiriko-moth.com/dragonhunter.jpg

Really cool stuff here so far, can't wait to see more interpretations! :)

[Commander Obvious]

This one was kinda tough because I figure a woman who is capable of taking out dragons herself must have way more than meets the eye. Transdimensional aspects are difficult to imply unless it is with slightly alien dimensions (such as much narrower/longer features) or with gear. Hopefully the impression is of someone who could be pleasant but doesn't really care about you unless you're a part of her next plan.

The expression and pose were supposed to suggest that she spends a lot of time thinking about the mechnizations of her next hunt. I think she probably needs more weapons to show the tools of her trade but perhaps that will need to wait until I've warmed up more to this exercise.

Strong entries so far but am I the only one having trouble with that word "transdimensional" in this one?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/Russell_Collins/DailySketchBook/Chow_003.jpg

[xgabo]

http://www.gabo.ca/dragon_hunter.jpg

"Serren had always been the best among us dragonhunters, and she never stopped hunting, even after the activity was outlawed by the government because of the near-extinction of the common dragon. She was still out there, getting stomped and burned every day, even though she was considered a criminal by the authorities and the public.
I last met her a few years ago. When I asked her about it, she just said 'I have always been a criminal. The law just caught up with it too late.' and laughed her way into the forest, holding tight to her antique whale harpoon. Since then, when I dream about dragons, their roar always sound like that laughter. It haunts my sleep.
While most of us were more than happy to stop hunting and get jobs at dragon ranches, she never let anyone retire her. It seemed she had an obssession about those magnificent creatures, and most of all bout the ritual of killing them. Somebody once told me a dragon swallowed part of her prized Jule Verne memorabilia collection and she wants revenge; but of course I don't believe that. Not after I had seen those fiery eyes."

- Sharj "Mongoose" Narajeen, retired Dragonhunter

[Molly]

...is it too late to join in???

I like the overall description of this character...I'ma give it a go...

Nice works so far fellas...lets see what I come up with....:)

Mollyx

[Sinix]

Don't worry, Molly, you got until Saturday to submit something. The more the merrier.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/sinix5/dsb110705c.jpg

Fun topic.

[Interceptor]

Blast you, Sinix...

[4thAngle]

codakromek, cheers, much appreciated. I like the comic style you've got going in your piece.

kiriko, that's hot. Great pants, and so simple.

Sinix!... you're my hero. I love your work.
heh, I almost gave her a bow too, but adding a quiver meant more hassle

[Aly Fell]

I tried to do her quite 'Steampunky', but she's ended up a bit taller than in the brief. :\ I think I might render this up a bit more, but I've got the bleedin' Thunderdome to do this week...

That's top Sinix! :) And Commander Obvious - I agree.... I'm having trouble with that too...

Slight edit: The angle on the guns looked a bit squiffy...

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2968/serranedit3tf.jpg

[crazy3dman]

Poshspice - I love you...uh I mean her. The gloves/hands are sooooo cool.The whole thing rocks.

Sinix - What a great piece. I love the gesture of the hand up by the face. Nice subtle gesture.

[luxun]

sinix posh andrew <3

[bluefooted]

Oh Snap!

So many awesome entries already. Thank god I don't enter these things to actually win ;)

Sinix and Poshspice <3

I'll add mine in a sec.

edit: Here's the colored version

http://www.angelfire.com/art2/bluefooted/images/hunter2.jpg

and since I went crazy on the background, here's the actual character at 100%:

http://www.angelfire.com/art2/bluefooted/images/huntdetail.jpg

I'll crit myself >:D :
- terrible pose, wtf was I thinking?
- not very original character design

[S.C. Watson]

having trouble with that word "transdimensional" in this one?

Essentially, someone who crosses dimensions on a regular basis.

Because she's not from our dimension, but an alternative "Reality Next Door", she's familiar enough to be human, but has subtle aspects of her that don't quite "click" so to speak - this could be just about anything, but I figure it's going to be to something seen right off. More of an "OH!" discovery.

Hope that helps!

Anyway, I've got to find time to do one this week myself! Arg!

~Oreg.

PS - Oh, and Molly, of course you're welcome to join the fun! Terribly excited to see what you come up with!

[redehlert]

DOPE! DOPE! DOPE!
That's for xgabo, Sinix and Posh (tell me what you want what you really really want) Spice.
So much fun.
D

[neoknocker]

Jakub, thanks for the advice. I'll see to it.

[goran]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/smogyboy/characters/Transdimensional-Dragon-Hun.jpg
Poshspice and Sunny are my favorites,cheers

[Lake]

holy crap sinix and posh, those are awesome!

[asoir]

What tha P said, thishizzyis dope!

[VirusArtist]

WTF?!?!?!?! i'm not checking this thread for a few hours, come back and discover a whole gallery of new kickass entries?!?!? the transdimensional part of the character seems to affect the whole thread... I must be in the twilight zone!..

posh, sinix and goran: you guys just made me stare at the monitor for minutes.. :jawdrop:

think I'll have to take a nightshift again... DAMN!!...

[JeffZNY]

Jesus Christmas, so many great entries already. I must say, I'm baffled by the number of people that have never heard of Jules Verne, one of the greatest creative minds of any era and one of the more influential figures in the history of fiction. Personally, I blame lame-ass educators. Thank goodness for Shane...

[hurricane]

killer entries guys and girls ( ? ) well, what can i do ?... only thing left is to post in shame iguess hehe

http://www.diduct.com/Hurri_Sketchbook/Nov-05/chow3.jpg

cheers !!

[Antilight77]

http://www.digitalmack.com/DigitalV7/art_pages/conceptdesign/2005/q3/demDrag_slay.jpg

Looking good so far concept art Chows.. KEEP IT UP!

Cheers

~Tm

[artdwx]

WOW really great work already can't wait to see the rest.
Here is my entry for some reason I was thinking kinda of old age meets new age, more of a time traveler feel i guess.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/artdw2000/Dragonslayer.jpg

Here's more of my work http://www.artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=20162&SubGal=&Page=0

[Aly Fell]

I'm impressed with the amount of people who've put a dragon in as well! Excellente! Bluefooted, your line work is beautiful! Colour, colour! :)

This looks like being a bumper turnout. And yes Jeff, I'm suprised too about the Jules Verne stuff, but I guess there's no reason why people should have heard of him. However, if you've never read anything by him or H G Wells, get out there and do so! Or at least see the movies! ;) '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' for starters, or 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth'. Great stuff!

[redehlert]

Holy hot breath batman! Blue, that's sweet! And Goran - hot damn! Literally.

And....artdwx - that's really quite pleasing...it's the lighter side of damnation. :)

Cheers!
D

[bumskee]

awww awsome entries and it's not even getting close to the end of the week. eeeeek. :P well better jump on the band wagon quick.

[Johann de Venecia]

Holy crap! I'm drooling in front of my screen. Mid week and already we have all these kick-ass entries! You guys are awesome <3

[liam.c]

my verry weak attempt
http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/9678/nov8th10hv.jpg
man ass loads of goodness in here sinx is takeing the cake for my money so far !posh and blue rockin too !!!

[FridayEve]

http://www.fridayeve.com/gallery/dsg/Cow3_fridayeve.jpg
Thought I would give this a try-

[S.C. Watson]

FridayEve, I fixed your link for you. And glad I did - bitchin' pic :teeth:
(Looks like we both did that at the same time!)

~Oreg.

[ChaosEidolon]

finally broke my technique constipation. WIP...

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

dont worry, ill shrink her down and give her a body.
Damn you CHoW...quit stealing my sleep time!

[Bear65]

so...yeah, wish i could say i stood a chance...there are some amazing artists in this forum.
I'm not done, but I just wanted to post my WIP pic. Wish I could say it was a quick sketch, but i'm really not to good at digital art just yet. And basically this is a result of a lot of experimentation...yadda yadda.

this is my first post for a anything of the week here...and first digital art posted on this site. So ok, here she is....i'll put my little description up when its all said and done on saturday.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/bear65/DHweb.jpg

i think i made her boobs too big....damn you Adam Hughes...

[Hanuka]

FridayEve: incredible in style, palette and face... those freckles are sweet. you hit the jules vernesque aesthetics spot on. one of the very best so far :)

[bumskee]

eeeeee.. here'e mine.. so far (?)

http://home.exetel.com.au/bumskee/con/ChOW4.jpg

[goran]

this stuff is getting really looking hot,keep the pressure guys,cheers.

[nacho]

Whoa good stuff guys, this thread EXPLODED while I wasn't looking!
Daymn, now my entry looks boring..

http://nachodoodles.com/images/doodles/Serren.JPG

[Hanuka]

nacho: BEAUTIFUL!

bear65: i love your composition there, that smile is dangerously cute

man, ch.o.w. is almost better than sex :]

[vigostar]

how is everyone drawing her with a cigar?? when i read this discription i intially drew her with a cigar as well.... hmmm... very wierd.... good works so far...

[Carnifex]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/siansaar/dragonhuntress2Ed.jpg
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bumskee,looks almost like julianne moore.:)
very good entries so far.

[S.C. Watson]

ChaosEidolon, shot you a pm.

[Riess]

Truly amazing stuff here. I shall join the fun.

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/636/0020ys.jpg

[Prehistoric]

some great entries already!!

here's mine. not my best, but i'm slowly getting the hang of this wacom thing.

best of luck to all.

https://home.comcast.net/~zackrubin/Serren1.jpg

[JeffZNY]

FridayEve- Now THAT's what I'm talking about. Jules Verne all the way baby.

[redehlert]

woo-hoo! go zack!
great to see you post an entry, bro.
cheers!
d

[PGC]

FridayEve > LOVE the hat :P

[S.C. Watson]

Why do I seriously fear that this is going to turn into another 50+ stunning entries round...? :x















:D :D

[Carnifex]

because i fear fozzy's next c.o.w. will be "oregano-eating creature" :D

[bumskee]

bluefooted, that is so damn hot... nice style dude not to mention how well you portrayed the character. Love it. :)

Vigo..heheh seems like cig goes well with WW2 jacket..

Oregano, I have to disagree with you there, 50? probably more like 70.. :P eeee still few more days left.

[young paddy1]

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

[Aly Fell]

bluefooted, that is so damn hot... nice style dude not to mention how well you portrayed the character. Love it. :)

I think you'll find Bluefooted is a 'dudess'! :) And yes... fab work!

[bumskee]

Posh.. don't LIE!!! :P are u serious? damn.. hehe
well I guess some people thought I was CHICK!? so that's understandable. :)

[Johann de Venecia]

Posh.. don't LIE!!! :P are u serious? damn.. hehe
well I guess some people thought I was CHICK!? so that's understandable. :)

LOL. Don't worry I made the same mistake, Bluefooted is a gurrrl. But don't get your hopes up, bum, she's taken.

In the meantime, thanks for clearing up my misconception, here I thought you were a chick. >:D

Cheers! :^^;:

edit: i blame the avatar. >ding ding ding.<

[sour]

why does the word dude mean guy here?
i pretty much use dude as a unisex term.

[Johann de Venecia]

Actually, so do I.

It's Posh's fault.

[sve]

Such a great gallery of images. Really enjoyable. Well, here is my version of Serran

http://home.comcast.net/~elazutkin/Images/Serran.jpg

Sveta Dudetta

[Ostrander]

I can't let you guys have all the fun, I think I'll have a go at this.

http://rhinohidestudios.com/images/serren3a.jpg

I'll get a color version up before deadline.

[S.C. Watson]

Sve: :teeth: So glad to see you enter in this!

Cheers,
~Oreg.

[redehlert]

hey! it's gloklund! nice entry, bro. now color that bad gal up. it'll be a snap since you've got the tone done.
peace!
d

[Aly Fell]

Actually, so do I.

It's Posh's fault.
'Ere... stop picking on me! Or I might have to sulk... [kicks dirt]...

[thief]

btw.. my first time in chow.great entrys everyone. dont know if it will be finished(time problems).. :blahblah: it wont be f.. thats final god damn! :needle:

http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/693/dragonhunterchow3qp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

so she finds a big one.. I mean the dragon and takes him off from a long distance with her riffle and this long thing holds riffles front part when she's looking for the right spot on the body to strike..
:nohope:

[Barts]

Here's mine, pretty quick cause im gunna be busy on the w/e.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Barts_22/Serran.jpg

[doven]

Ho boy, this is actually my first post here ever... :confident

So here goes nothin'!

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~afabia20/serran_concept.jpg

[Interceptor]

You chose an excellent way to start off. GREAT image. Welcome to the forums, d00d :D

[cakeypigdog]

doven: your clouds are wicked!

[shadoman]

Damn, Gloklund, you have tanks on the back and an eyepiece in the same exact positions as my character... maybe we're long lost cousins or something. By the way, great start. I love the number count on her left arm.

[purb36]

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/664/file0202b88wc0sw.jpg

bigger (1200x1175) (http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/922/file0202b1212wc24mm.jpg)

>:D

[Johanni]

This is my first post to this forum ever, so hi!

I wanted her to be be somewhat like a traditional dragon slayer, so she's wearing armour. I also made her face slightly inhuman since she's from another dimension.

I'm thinking she needs to track down the dragons before she captures them, so she needs a bunch of navigation and detective-like tools. She doesn't have any big weapons or anything, she's more like Steve Irwin :) She probably brings weapons when she's looking for really big dragons though.

http://www.johannaost.com/675_969.jpg
Sorry about the copyright mark, I've had my pictures stolen too many times.

[ChaosEidolon]

wha...how did this thread get so out of control!? Looks like everyone and their granny crawled out of the woodwork for this one.
It's looking great everyone. Its been a while since ive posted on CA so coming back to this kind of energy is simply amazing.

oh, and I predict Lukavi will come in saturday 5 minutes before deadline and snipe the win from us all...mark my words! (sneaky bugger! :dur: )

[bluefooted]

Johanni - Wow, beautiful work! So whimsical. Love the trussed up dragon. Welcome to the forums!

And it's true, I am a girl :P (I love these forum revalations!) But I'm from California - where we use the word 'dude' for both girls and boys. So it's all good :)

[Johanni]

Thanks bluefooted! I love your art, which I have probably already told you at deviantart :) You're one of me very favourite artists.

[yAdam]

Outstanding stuff everyone. So great to see such a diverse range of styles and interpretations! Current favourites are hurricane's, andrew's, bumskee's, sinix', posh's, nacho's and fridayeve's.

http://images5.theimagehosting.com/trans_di_drag_hunter2.jpg

[Hanuka]

wow, warm welcome to the two new guys :] nice introduction.

heres my serren. i might do some changes or even give this another try, but i wouldn't bet on it ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/hanuka/chow2_sm_.jpg

now who recognized the leyendecker reference? :P

hope you like it, that was one of the most time-consuming pieces i've done so far O_O and yeah, the hands are off.. i might correct that.

[redehlert]

Doven and Johanni - well done on both fronts!
This is going to be a tough call, folks.
Oregano - you've made a great thread, bro. Keep em coming!

Cheers
D

[bumskee]

oh, and I predict Lukavi will come in saturday 5 minutes before deadline and snipe the win from us all...mark my words! (sneaky bugger! :dur: )

this is so true.. hehe.

Johanni, welcome.. hehe and love your entry dude!

bluefooted, so I can still cal u a dude? :)

[Johann de Venecia]

Bumskee and Chaos: That was a lucky shot. I need to think of a new tactic. A dirtier one. I'm thinking smear campaigns :devil: But really, I need to remind myself not to check out the thread before the week is over. All these amazing arists intimidate me so, I could barely hold my pencil straight last night! Sheesh...

Here's mine. She's loves steam-powered junk so much she doesn't even mind that the contraption on her back has never worked (not once) in all her dragon hunting career. At least the quasi dragon wings gives her a certain amount of ambiguity while hunting in the wilds. She calls it her lucky charm. Its really just a happy little accident...

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/deceptant8/dragonhunter_devenecia.jpg

[ToBeHuman]

Lukavi,

Those are wonderful, skull crushing, thighs she has.

[Drawnblud]

Once again, my humble entry
http://64.71.52.62/forums/Serran.jpg
Her legs are steam-powered and allow her to leap great distances and combat the dragons whilst they are flying (yes, I used the word "whilst" for the first time in my life.)

Lukavi: Once again, I am in total love with your art....very cool.

[hsman77]

Wow, there are alot of excellent images in here! Anyways, I thought I would throw mine in as well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/hsman77/chow03done.jpg

[Ostrander]

Thanks Red, I'm not feeling the whole render till your eyes bleed on this one. Just a touch of color this round , maybe more time and effort next time.

Hey Shadoman, its tough to be totally original, I see alot of overlap with elements all throughout these challenges. Sometimes the biggest challenge is to try and pull something different. But if you want the truth... I was spying on you via a secret satellite orbiting over Penn. Beware of my techno gaze!;)

Awesome stuff submitted so far. Many favorites.

[Wobb]

http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/2236/wobbserran4gv.jpg

Honestly, I didn't think it was going to turn out this fruity. Those huge bullets used to be tesla coils. But I didn't think they worked. I don't know what to think about the pants. She's definitely not from around here.

Cool stuff all. Heads up to Fridayeve!

[Aly Fell]

Goodness Oregano, you've got your work cut out this week! I count 39 entries so far, but maths was never my strong point!

I like the Burberry pants Wobb! Is she a 'Chav' Transdimensional Dragon Hunter? ;)

[Sady]

Me me me!

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/sammyize/SerrenDragonslayer03b_s.jpg

Wonderful works.
I´m just happy that I finished in time. Phew!

[Carnifex]

oh lukavi you evil evil man...those tighs will win you maaaany votes again. sexy³

edit: r_m very nice aswell. i really like the feeling of weight on this one. and just the whole attitude.

[R_M]

First post in months....

hope you like

http://www.robertomarchesi.com/temp/chowrm.jpg

[vigostar]

u know Lukavi I was drawing a girl with big booty too.... and then i realized how horrible it looked so i stopped.. im glad i did after seeing your character.... great work to everyone....

[Lake]

I suck ass at digital painting.
no really.


I had this idea, see? It was like... ok, I see swords and lasers and bows and various other weapons... but wouldn't it be cool to fight dragon fire with fire? oh come on, it would be totally badass to take on a dragon with an acetylene torch!

http://livingincommon.org/pandaone/serren.jpg

[moraisins]

hi all,

Again, I love the variations! Very fine work from everyone! here's my attempt:

Despite her ruthlessness, Serren's favorite WWII movie and childhood hero is Indian Jones (wanted to tie in something different, hehe!). Although she lives up to his skill with the whip luring and aggravating dragons, her selfishly dark character leaves much room for improvement.

http://www.stephdart.com/steph_web/sketchbook/serren.jpg

[buzzz3d]

Ok, I must say I'm a little hesitant to post this after seeing all these great entries from Andrewley, Goran, Sinix, Lukavi, the list goes on and on.
Inspirational stuff guys, cool to see all the different styles.

Well, here's mine, didn't have to many ideas for the weaponery and still not fond of the pose but, time's up for me. :(

http://home.12move.nl/erik3d/sketchbook/172_chow3_serren.jpg

Cheers

[S.C. Watson]

Some fantastic stuff here people! I'm always impressed everytime I open these threads!
--------
The Last Hunt
http://sketchforums.com/uploads/post-11-1131848752.jpg

Cheers,
~Oreg.

[JonnyAwesome]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y106/JonnyAwesome/test4.jpg
Unfortunatly i am going camping tomorrow morning early. So i doubt much more work will happen on mine.

The gear-like thing on her waist is her auto-lasso apparatus. She roped the dragon, and now the machine is reeling in for her. Effectivly getting her to a straddling position on the beast.

Good luck everyone.

[Hunger_Artist]

R M- sweet!
Lukavi- you already know you're awesome
plenty of good enteries here! got me inspired to try a weird weapony design!

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~carbeu20/slayer5web.jpg

[princeofhappiness]

Brilliant stuff guys!!! I'm so glad that we have the O.W activities, fills up the imagination! :yayca: :yayca:

URL=http://imageshack.us]http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/7020/huntcopy4jh.jpg[/URL]

[csteingart]

I've avoided this thread all week, just took a look now, blown away at the level of creativity! Wicked job everyone, holy crap!!!

http://www.mts.net/~cstein/dragonhunter_36.jpg

[magicgoo]

Fresh from another dimension!

http://www.everythinggoodwastaken.com/resume/transdimensional.jpg

Her jacket's not proper issue bombadier quality, but a girl's gotta modify a man's jacket to show off her figure.

Gorgeous entries, everyone! :x I can't compete with this level of talent!

[Azrael]

This voting round is going to be huge!

Well, can't quite compair to some of the spectacular work already posted, but I gave it a go.

here's my piece.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a128/jmbcreative/dragonlady.jpg

The skull of the Dragon holds the true energy. Serran has developed a system of electronics and machinery to harness this energy allowing her to travel through dimensions and sense the presence of other Dragons.

Lukavi, Oregano, Nacho, AndrewLey you guys all whipped this one into butter!

[nordmark]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a206/sukiyakie/chow-3.jpg
a dragon hunter on jetpack

[Teigrob]

Here's mine...great entries, all! Another stiff competition! :tihi:




"You're not what I expected..."

http://www.raja-animation.com/rachel/images/horse_zebras_deer/ChOW_003.jpg

"Oh? And just what, exactly, were you expecting? Some holoflick actress charging a dragon single-handed waving a bloody sword?"

"Well...uh...yeah."

"What kind of bleeding idiot do you think I am? Look, it's quite simple: dragons are tough, but they ain't smart. Lure them into a tar pit, and they can't get themselves out. Some feather-brained drags try and flame themselves out...puh, they just fry to death instead of suffocating."

"Well...it just doesn't seem sporting-like."

"Why the f would I want to be sporting?? Look, you hired me to kill the dragon. It's dead, I'm paid, and you can just go back to your provincial life, savvy?"

[sve]

Teigrob, awesome job! really sweet couple those two. I love her costume, pose and what she does :). That's my favorite thing to do too. And the dragon. He's a hoot.
Sveta Dudetta
Oh, you are so sly, Teigrob. That's some flickering, all right :).

[poise]

WOW! everyones work look so cool! this is going to be a hard vote.

ok so here is my version of Serren, a.k.a Dragon Hunter. :rendered:

http://www.tprothero.com/images/serrenpainttut11W.jpg

[crazy3dman]

Lukavi - I get so excited when I see a new piece from you. You are rockin and rollin on these CHOWs. Please keep it up forever.

[Panagos]

Here's my crack at it.

Way too many great pieces to event try to comment. Outstanding work.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v400/Panagos/TDDHunter-Panagos.jpg

Brutally honest C&C welcome

[JakkaS]

The most frustrating thing is that you’re so damn quick and good.
Ok, that’s main…I hope u will like it.:rendered:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/JakkaS/Chow003-JakkaS.jpg

[VirusArtist]

this has GOT to be the best round yet.. you guys outdid yourselves this time... I wont be able to submit anything by the deadline (this week has been hell), but I wouldnt be able to compete against the level of quality that has been established in this round anyway ;)

AWESOME and inspiring stuff, y'all!

cheers,
Etienne

[brokk]

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c399/bksketchb/chow3.jpg

Hi! My name is Serran! I'm 26, female, and from another dimension. I enjoy doing crossword puzzles, long walks at the beach, interdimensional traveling and dragonslaying.
I'm really lonely killing these dragons all by myself, so you guys and gals out there willing to acompany me on my interdimensional journies are most welcome to! We can go for mai-tais or piña coladas later, whatever you preffer. Then you can maybe show me what the nightlife is like in your dimension, I'll wear my dragonslaying gear ; )
Here I'm sending you a portrait of me, done by a lazy artist. See how my facial tattoos make me look like I'm pouting? I'm actually angry if you look at my eyebrows, because the artist was taking too long. Thats my angry face. Grrrr.
Guys and gals interested in this add can reach me at serranthedragonslayer@crazydimension.com

Hope to hear from you and kill a few dragons. Buh bye!
Serran

[princeofhappiness]

wow, nice one JakkaS! I really like your colours and the way you render your characters.

:star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

[fractured1]

Sweet mother of pearl!

There are some insanely awesome entries in this. Great work to all.
OK here is mine, for what it is worth. This is a great event. Really gets the mind moving. :}

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a118/Fractured1/Serren.jpg

[Avatar]

Love the ideea, great works around here guys. Hope you like mine.
She's got a gas crossbow (well, more like a harpoon infact). Enjoy!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v160/Avatarr/Dragon-Hunter.jpg

[solorpower]

Here's mine......it took me a while to get it done.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b335/solorpower/Chow3a_web5.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b335/solorpower/Chow3a_web2.jpg

[S.C. Watson]

Juan, love the gadgetry! :teeth:
~Oreg.

[solorpower]

Thanks! Didn't know what gear fits her so I threw it in last. :$

[bwkeough]

I hope I'm not too late...
http://nand.net/~keough/sketchbook/CHOWdragonslayer.jpg

I think there were so many crazy good entries this week because the topic is so specific but open to interpretation at the same time.

[poise]

holy crap! they just keep on coming! man seriously these KICK ASS!!

JAkkas: beautiful colors!
Jonny awesome: great composition, :)
Oregano: nice colors! I was thinking of putting airballoons in my peice also.
Poshspice: oh man you are very good! Her cigar kicks ass!
bumskee:really cool concept, she looks like a nazi.
Sinix: I can imagine her running around dodgeing the dragon with her skinny ass legs, haha, :) really nice man!
Bluefoot: seriously just beautiful! And I like her pose, :)
Doven: the colors are really working well I think. I like the simplicity.
Johanni: man she is so cute! I don't really beleive she killed that dragon she is sitting on, but you never know she could be one of those complex sweet quiet people that just snap!, great work!

This round really turned out good! you people kickass, and this was my first CHOW, haha it's like I got slapped in the face, a few times, lol.

[solorpower]

Kudos to everybody - these rounds just get better and better.

Posh - you are one of my heroes..love your females!
Oregano - round 3 is top-notch!! Can't wait till next week :blahblah:

[neoknocker]

ok here it is. I did not know how to change our entry so I deleted my old message. Oregano if we can send more than one entry or if we dont have to delete the previous message, could you let us know. Good luck to all!

here goes.

I'm really amazed by everyone's entry. Great work everybody this is gonna be a great one. Good luck to all!

http://cf.geocities.com/emailjfhoule/chow_02_3.2.jpg

[Kakee]

Hello,

this is my first post and my first watercolour painting. :rendered:


http://alextornberg.com/kaki/DragonhuntressFinish.jpg

[Standing]

Thinking about the lousy commission that she would make for this old leatherneck, Serren promised herself that one day she would pay her employers a visit of a less than professional nature.
http://www.jonathanstanding.com/ca_folder/serren_final.jpg
Not the greatest entry this week - out of time.
This thread is looking terrific - great entries all - with special nods going to the usual suspects - Posh, Sinix, Andy Ley and the first weeks well deserving winner, Lukavi.

[al-x]

Okay, here's mine. Might have gone a bit off subject though.

http://alextornberg.com/art/illustration/alextornberg_seren.jpg

Posh and sinix: great entries!

[JeffZNY]

Weak entry from me this week. I'm sorry guys, I'm a slow worker and just didn't have enough time this week, but the topic was too good to not put anything together. Fantastic stuff from the rest of you though...I have no idea who to possibly vote for [though I just saw Standing's and it's incredible]!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/JeffZNY/serren.jpg

oh man, forgot the necklace...shit!

[BRANDISH]

hello. my first chow.
jakass is cool. you should vote for him. nacho is cool too.
http://www.brandish.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/chowdragonhunter%7E0.jpg

[Firefly]

Still no scanner, just the camera. Ah well what are you gonna do? Man there are so many fantastic entries here it's just scary. :$

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/6582/dragonhunterpic6mi.jpg

[VirusArtist]

did I ever metnion, that CHOW is alot like crack? take it once and you become addicted, take it twice and you'd to ANYTHING to have it again... couldnt resist taking 2 hours off and joining the fun...

http://www.virusarts.com/mostrecent/dragonhunter.jpg

[m@.]

wha, lots of entries here.
Great job guys!
Here's mine, not very proud of it, but had to post.

http://mv.cgcommunity.com/images/dragonhunt.jpg

[solorpower]

m@, you're kidding, right? That is near-realistic. Love the colors, and that's what is making it look really good. Very impressive! :wink:

[Craig Houghton]

Holy crap! There's a lot of absolutely amazing entries -- I'll see if I can meet my crit-em-all goal come voting time.

Anyhow, here's mine:

http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/5144/chserran28et.jpg

-Craig

[Mike Corriero]

This is like a thunderdome in its own right.
*applause*

[shadoman]

Better last minute than never. Some amazing works here dudes (ladies and gentleman that is).

http://www.shawnadomanis.com/images/chow/ChOW03.jpg

[Main Loop]

I think I just barely made the deadline.. phew..
http://www.remtek.net/0/mainloop/default/images/13/407.JPG

[S.C. Watson]

Just for your edificatioin people, we are sitting at

72 ENTRIES

Just in case someone was counting, we had 54 for the mascot round.

And we still have an hour and a half before cut off.

[morbidhumor]

http://home.comcast.net/~bcrart/chow3.jpg
Kinda cutting it close and I wasn't able to finish it but I felt I should make up for the quik entery I did last time.

Really great stuff all!
I'm going to get my ass properly kicked.

[JeffZNY]

Wow, the last 12-24 hours have brought some of my favorite entries. 73 entries? That's unbelieavable. It almost seems like a crime to have to pick ONE winner. Great work everyone, and especially Oreg...your baby is growing by the week.