C.O.W. - #029: Tentacles

[Fozzybar]

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


Round #029

Topic:
Tentacles

Deadline:
Sunday, 20th November 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]

Foz sits down and waits for cartoonfox :)

Thanx for Mr.Cow himself - Matt Dixon for the topic!

[BlueMech]

The Tentacles' natural prey: Japanese Schoolgirls

[Banned_User]

I fear there isn't enough variation inbetween the topics lately. I understand that the ideas are rather limitless but
Massive black & Messenger of death have a similar "themed" topic in certain ways
Just the same as
Swamp Beast & Tentacles could be similarly "themed" as well. I feel like my submission for the swamp beast could easily fit this topic :/ but anyway, I have too much work to do now which is a good thing so I shouldn't be bitching but I just felt like there should be more "original" topics.

[nightfend]

I LOVE tentacles...this topic will hopefully be right up my alley. :-p

[Digisaur]

Oh man, this topic is going to kick ass.

[BlueMech]

I don't think tentacles and swamp beast are alike very much. Tentacles are really pretty open ended, and i can't think of any swamp creature that has tentacles. Also the messenger of death needn't be black, nor massive. A messenger of death creature wouldve been extremly white for me. I need to start doing these things.

[redehlert]

Testicles! You want us to draw testicles?





oh.
Tentacles. Got it. Sorry Foz....my bad. Was concerned there for a second.
;)

[Beatnik]

Looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with for this one. Talk about possibilities!

[silentkitty]

Hmm, this one is pretty open ended, should be interesting to see what people come up with. :) I'll give it a shot if I can get some free time this week.

[bumskee]

Trust redehlert to come up with something. :) testicles with tentacles!! that's what I am doing!! >:D

[redehlert]

Sweet. Bumskee - make me proud.
Cheers!
D

[Snarfevs]

Can't think of anything but Red_Rook's signature atm:

"The squirrel collapsed to her knees, breast-tentacle flailing."

[possessed]

Interesting topic, Hopefully mr Dixon will enter himself for this topic ;)

[brokk]

I miss arteric.

[Lady Medusa]

My first entry to C.O.W :). I like how it's all so clean well arranged in here.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/vrd/tentacle.jpg
Concept: This cold blooded, subaquan beast, likes it near the warm vulcanos. It feeds mainly on birds and fish, but could devour anything it walks/swims by. If the prey isn't dead it will use its poisonous tentacles and jaw to kill the prey. It would also use it's tentacles to capture birds flying away.
If the prey is too big for it to swallow, the Female would chew it in smaller pices and store them away in its cave for the smaller ones.

[Carnifex]

oh man i gotta pm cartoonfox.
if he misses this one he's gonna grudge forever:P

[Fozzybar]

yeah, do it carnifex or i will! ;)

redehlert
you want it bro don't you? YOU WANT IT...i know...you just want it....yeah....you....ahhhhhh SHUT UP!

MIKECORRIERO
I see your points Mike, but aren't we the creative, fresh, wild, imaginative, hungry artists? No?......yes.....but then again......no......or yes......we will see ;)

[cartoonfox]

... 0___0

are you trying to kill me?!? this is not what i need right now. im trying to get away from creatures (havent drawn one since prague!) and then you go and give me this damn topic, damn you, damn you to hell!!
i SO BADLY want to do this topic. but i cant!! im not allowed to draw creatures till january 1st!... damn it it was getting easier and then you get me to the edge of falling back into my comfort zone, I HATE YOU! ^____^

... hmmm, maybe i could take one day out to draw a creature...

peace :7up:

[bumskee]

cartoonfox, Just one won't hurt.. :) we won't tell anyone..

[redehlert]

foz - yup. :) who's your daddy? who is yooooo daddy!!?!
i need to get out more. sheeeeit.

cartoonfox - i'm dyin' to see you break under the peer pressure. go on. touch the monkey. pet the monkey. oops....i meant, touch the muppet. pet the muppet.

(runs away to hide from foz. bumps heads with MikeC.)

[RES]

Cartoonfox it will be a crime if you don’t do this one.... come on You must be getting withdrawal symptoms by now.

[Fozzybar]

CARTOONFOX! CARTOONFOX! CARTOONFOX!

...*finds cracked heads in the corner*...

[Banned_User]

Hey Fozzy, yes, we have never ending imaginations so the possibilties for this topic could range in the 1,000's and up, I just felt like bitching :D partly because I guess I wish the topics were more wild instead of the word "tentacles". I shouldn't be complaining though since I haven't really had the time to submitt anything worth while lately.


I'll disappear for a while and then come back with a vengeance.

[llothcat]

hmmm....any one of my tattoo designs will do, I guess
:D

[brokk]

Nice! I like how the attention is pulled towards the eye. Maybe the tentacles could be arranged in a way that supports the composition even more, maybe a spiral, or having some a bit "smoothier" and not so jiggsawed. But take that with a grain of salt of course :)

[redehlert]

Thanks Broken!
Know what? Have at it with this posted entry and show me what you have in mind. Perhaps I'll do exactly as you're suggesting, bro. Many thanks.
Cheers!
D

[JakkaS]

Great painted redehlert. I have used same colors for this C.O.W...but instead of blue I have green :]. But my design is completely different.

[Fozzybar]

Hey Fozzy, yes, we have never ending imaginations so the possibilties for this topic could range in the 1,000's and up, I just felt like bitching :D partly because I guess I wish the topics were more wild instead of the word "tentacles". I shouldn't be complaining though since I haven't really had the time to submitt anything worth while lately.


I'll disappear for a while and then come back with a vengeance.
*me writes down..."something wild"...* :)

Hey man don't stay away too long, we need you over here!

[brokk]

red, I didn't quite get that, did you ask me for a paintover? Well, I did one :^^;:

Check your pm's!

Cheers.

[Prometheus|ANJ]

The FSM approves of this topic. It doesn't have to be squid tentacles, there's plenty of room to be creative with different materials here. Not sure if I'm able to do a pic, although it's tempting.

[brokk]

Yes Prom please enter this round!

[redehlert]

Thanks for the paintover, Broken! Checked it out in PMland and will update accordingly. :)
Jakkas - hey man, thanks for the comment! Lookin' forward to your entry.
Prom - oh yeah, come on back to COW!

Cheers!
D

[D.Labruyere]

ok, first creature I have ever created :dur:

This creature looks more agressive then he actually is, he feeds him self mainly with flying insect. Most of his life he spends his time hanging in trees, but you shouldn't be surprised if you'd find him in a dark alley...

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a131/haldor/evil-monster.jpg

[Carnifex]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/siansaar/tentacles.jpg
The Mudwah
It lives in the swamp waters of X4f and eats fish for the most part. Sometimes when the hunger is too big it will catch prey from dry land aswell though. It digests its food by liquifying it from the inside via a poison that comes from the thorn in its trunk. humans aren't advised to go near waters where it resides as it seems to have developed a taste for manflesh recently.

edit:
and a joke entry.
the klee-chay
mmm schoolgirls.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/siansaar/cleechay.jpg
THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE TAKEN TO THE POLL!
edit3:hehe or maybe afterall?:perv:

edit2: come on fox. one creature can't hurt. do you see marko or coro around here? i don't. they would approve of this one anyways. you'll die if you don't do this one. your heart couldn't take the pressure of having missed THE topic of your life. i know you can do it!

[Fozzybar]

Haldor
I want to push your limits now...how about setting yourself a rule like working on this entry whenever you have free time? I looked in your sketchbook and i think you should invest more time in your work...mostly it pays off at the end, surprise yourself and let's see what will happen when you work longer on an artwork...


Did anyone see cartoonfox around...:perv:

[redehlert]

Outfoxed again, eh Foz?
h-yuck, h-yuck, h-yuck.

[llothcat]

http://www.llothcat.com/dsg/images/tenticles.jpg

a mighty good doodle:D

now i gotta come up with a blurb:P
Is the idea to make this like the Magic the Gathering cards?


Blurb:
The rarely seen toilet squid. They feed off of the crocodiles that get flushed in the sewers. They avoid rats.

[nightfend]

http://home.comcast.net/~mikecwagner/images/cow/tentacles01-3.jpg

Tentacles of the Deep - There is a tale that is whispered in hushed voices by viking seafarers that brings an icy chill to even the most seasoned veteran of the ocean. It is the tale of the Tentacles of the Deep. Few sailors survive their encounter with these bizzare creatures. Those that do survive, mention that the tentacles appear only in the heaviest storms, when the waves are at their strongest. The creatures burst from the waves, wrapping themselves around the helpless ship, shattering it and pulling it under to the deepest depths of the ocean. No one knows why the tentacles strike when they do, or why they choose the ships. Some say they are summoned by a vengeful god of the ocean. Others believe that they are not seperate creatures at all, but the tentacled arms of a massive undersea creature that has not yet been seen in full. In either case, the tale of the Tentacles of the Deep cause even the bravest sailors to keep a white knuckled grip on the rails of their ship.

[leckronium]

http://home.comcast.net/~leckronium/onlinestorage/tentacles2.jpg

In the deep swamps of Hungalo, there lives a snake-like species that is often mistaken for legendary monsters in stories passed down through tribal generations. These monsters, often described as having a numerous amount of tentacles and killing any moving thing in it's vicinity, have terrorized tribesman for centuries. It wasn't until recent, that the mystery was finally solved.

The species resemble a cross between a leech and a large snake. The females will migrate to an area of swamp that is known for a porous material and will attach itself to lay eggs. Many females have been known to attach themselves to the same spot, often confusing anyone nearby into thinking they have spotted one of these legendary monsters.

The most interesting part of this creature isn't the creature itself but a rare, yet desirable, mushroom that grows off the top of this porous material while the females are attached. Many tribes value it because of its effects it has on the human body. Most die trying to get it.

:painting:

[redehlert]

whoa. nightfend......that's most delish. great textures and a decent approach to the waves! crap....a boat too! damn 3 hour tours.

cheers!
d

[gorillagrin]

Nice, Nightfend!

I hope I can join in on this round. You'd think with a topic so broad it wouldn't be hard to come up with something but alas...

[Cique]

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/3092/tenticles4rg.jpg
Well here's my entry...
hmm... SHIT!! It looks like a picture I've seen here, I thought it looked familiar... maybe it's original enough...
Anyway...
Madusa Urcin:
Sea Urchin type creature, generally minds it's own buisiness, but for any unfortunate person to step upon it will have a spine (normally hidden) laced with formaldehyde, causing the victoms body to ceaze up and allowing the Madusa Urcin to make it's escape.

[cgfuller64]

[LEFT]Myoceum Occulimortia, more commonly known as an "Eye Vore", is found in or near the temperate oceans of Kloxxi 4. These amphibious parasites dine exclusively on the eye and optic nerve of their host. Eye Vores typically reach a maximum length of 1.25 meters and may live as long as a millenia. Typically ingested as eggs by large aquatic filter feeders (usually A full grown Jonke Slinthera(their favorite host) which can grow to as long as 8.5 kilometers and has twenty two pairs of large eyes(+/- 42 centimeters each). They hatch in the digestive tract and begin the journey to the optic region of their host. Once there, they bore through the sclera (optic wall). By utilizing the consumed scleral proteins they synthesize a gelatinous dermal coating that negates any immunosystemic reaction. Immediately following the excretion of their coating, they enter the vitreous portion of the eye, where they will remain for up to two years eating everything within the choroid membrane sans the ora serrata and the cornea. They will travel eye to eye repeating this process each time until the last eye at which time, they exit the host via the cornea. Upon exiting they begin their reproductive cycle. They are hermaphroditic and may or may not mate with another individual. A single vore typically produces six to eight thousand eggs per clutch. The eggs are equal in density to their aquatic habitat and therefore travel freely within its range. Notably, much of their diet consists of nerve protein which they primarily use to generate new cerebral tissue and subsequently neural pathways. Thus, adult vores are typically far more intelligent than adolescents, however the true extent of their intellectual capacity is as of yet unknown.


http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c188/cgfuller64/cow-tentacles7777.jpg



I figured out the whole save for web resize thing...whooh hooo!

[Fozzybar]

Cique
Sorry, but i don't accept your entry...it's basically a sand photo/texture with a few lines on it...please invest more time, thought and effort....this is not a daily activity...

[Cique]

I don't mind you not accepting it, but I am new at this - it did take me about 2 hours to do...

[Fozzybar]

actually it's not about the time at the end...you know i can sit on a painting for 3 days painting the whole canvas green....it's just not doing justice to what this activity is about...but i think it's not a problem at all, you have 5 days to do another one :)

[D.Labruyere]

Haldor
I want to push your limits now...how about setting yourself a rule like working on this entry whenever you have free time? I looked in your sketchbook and i think you should invest more time in your work...mostly it pays off at the end, surprise yourself and let's see what will happen when you work longer on an artwork...


Did anyone see cartoonfox around...:perv:

fozzy, I take these things very serious (thanks for checking out my sb btw) I'll work on this thing in all my spare time, I will try to give you a better entry at the end of the week (That is if I succeed in doing so :P )

[Dusty]

I fear there isn't enough variation inbetween the topics lately. I understand that the ideas are rather limitless but
Massive black & Messenger of death have a similar "themed" topic in certain ways
Just the same as
Swamp Beast & Tentacles could be similarly "themed" as well. I feel like my submission for the swamp beast could easily fit this topic :/ but anyway, I have too much work to do now which is a good thing so I shouldn't be bitching but I just felt like there should be more "original" topics.


Same for Underwater Deep Sea Creature, too, actually. Lots of people (including me) did tentacle based creatures seeing as the topic was based off of the Giant Squid video. Its okay....I didn't have time to do last weeks (darnit!) and its looking like I wouldn't have been to do this one too. Seeing as I am pretty much SICK of tentacles after my last two paintings, it makes it easier to deal with. ;)

Good luck to everyone, though!

[young paddy1]

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

A Canver duck falling foul of the giant Skeel Worm, the worm is ingested by many animals (usually fish) in egg form however it will only develop in the gut of migratory aquatic birds, the worm will remain relatively small untill it senses a long period of flight followed by the impact of a water landing. After the bird has made its move to a warmer climate the worm will use the abundance of food to grow extremely rapidly, the results as you can see are unpleasant, the worm will digest its host using the enzymic muccus on its body then swim off to find a mate.


The Skeel Worm is named after it's discoverer, who was unfortunate enough to have one of these creatures in his gut, luckily a hot salty colonic caused the animal to vacate his body.

[redehlert]

dude....how does that action come out of that little neck or get stored in that mouth? is it comin' out of the back of the head, or is the head on backwards? questions upon question. :)
i dig the tone though....nice start, but i know you're more on fire than this, yp1.
cheers! d :)

[Digisaur]

Damn nightfend, I was working on that same idea. That looks awesome.
Back to the drawing board..*breaks out the Hellboy books for ideas*

[misledtomisery]

*all crits on any and all of my work is most appreciated.

http://misledtomisery.com/forums/cowtentacles.jpg


Tsoglydon (sog-lee-dawn)
The tsoglydon is an unusual type of creature. Living in the darkest of subterranean tunnels and dungeons, it feeds off anything it can scrounge. A sore sight of bumpy tumors and a mass of tentacles arranged in no apparent order of form, accept that the mouth always resides on, or near the top. Slow moving, it can catch prey by surprise with it's amazing elasticity, and pin-point accuracy. Multiple eyes randomly placed across the top of this mass allow 360 degree vision. Highly resistant to cutting and bludgeoning weapons, the most effective attack is with fire. Hyper-sensitive to light, the tsoglydon tends to contract its form into a close-knit mass for defensive purposes (as depicted).

[silentkitty]

This will have to do as a final for now.

:meow:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/silentkitty/tentacles2.jpg
Tentacle Snake: Solitary creatures, the tentacle snake is found in light forests with plenty of shrubby undergrowth, which it uses for cover. Each snake claims a territory of an area spanning 5 - 7 miles square, and, as the animal ages and grows, it will eventually fill the entire area with "extensions" of itself in the form of heat-sensitive tentacles. To the casual observer (and any hapless animal that may be wandering through the area), these tentacles generally look like harmless sticks and logs laying on the ground. But the unfortunate prey that happens to brush up against one will find itself caught and dragged into the center of the snake's territory, where the head and body are located. The snake itself is toothless and simply swallows its prey whole, with the help of small, tentacle-like appendages located around its mouth.

The snakes themselves vary in size, but larger specimens are surely large enough to swallow humans and deer-sized animals.

[JakkaS]

Nice silentkitty, but maybe u should change color of the trees, same one is on the creatures.

nightfend - great painted! I like this one.

[young paddy1]

don't worry redehlert all questions (well most of them) will be answered shortly. :teeth:

[hurricane]

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

awesome entries guys and girls!!

cheers !!

[redehlert]

Nice one! I couldn't resist....
Are you ready for the Hurricane?

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

Cheers!
D

[Lohan]

Hi, this is my first time posting here, and my first time abandoning lines and going for a more painterly style. Which is what I think these should be about, challenging yourself and stretching yourself. Needless to say, this is wayyyy out of my comfort zone haha.

http://www.krauselabs.net/thombook/cow29.jpg

Locks of the Forgotten God

Long ago there was a seperation in the land of the gods and the deity Baga turned against the others. With their combined efforts, the gods of justice and law managed to seal Baga in the deepest circle of Hell, burried beneath the earth. Despite all his rage, Baga could never manage to break free of his prison because the gods burried him too deep. The only thing which managed to reach the caverns of Hell was his hair, flailing wildly at anybody foolish enough to pass by, eager to sustain his bloodlust while still trapped in his eternal prison beneath the earth.

[silentkitty]

JakkaS, good call, updated it with different trees. :meow: Thanks!

Hurricane, awesome entry, it's like.. some kind of.. creepy spidersquid. :o

[redehlert]

don't worry redehlert all questions (well most of them) will be answered shortly. :teeth:
Atta boy! Bring it!
Peace.
D

[cgfuller64]

Hurricane, Nice Job dude! Dark, evil, demented, and twisted just like I like it! Nice use of the orange to backlight your subject as well!

[cakeypigdog]

nice one hurricane very cool image

[Carnifex]

awesome colour work hurri. his jaw reads abit flat to me though.
and don't forget your description.

[Fozzybar]

man, redehlert, what an ugly avatar you have now...i say stick to the previous one with the face and the bonded eyes...

[Cique]

Okally, I will try again, not on photoshop this time (well not as much) since I... well, am not very good... you're right though I does look like lines on sand.
Now to try getting 'Image Shack' working...

[JakkaS]

JakkaS, good call, updated it with different trees. Thanks!
Much better!

man, redehlert, what an ugly avatar you have now...i say stick to the previous one with the face and the bonded eyes...
True!

[redehlert]

okay...okay....veto red alert. sorry old tin hide...ya gotta go.
you guys crack me up.
cheers!
d

hey foz - i didn't know you cared so much about my mug. :) that's cute. hahahahaa.

[hurricane]

THANKS guys and girls !! warms my heart !!

cheerS !

[Fozzybar]

okay...okay....veto red alert. sorry old tin hide...ya gotta go.
you guys crack me up.
cheers!
d

hey foz - i didn't know you cared so much about my mug. :) that's cute. hahahahaa.
cool returning to your old avatar, it burnt into the mind of many members, because it's unique...

I checked your site (the first time!) and wow! Very cool animations you have there, though i didn't understand them mostly :) Congrats on your work...keep it up! Actually i thought your avatar was always painted, but then i saw at your site that it's actually a clay figure :)

Great!

btw the last movie "ball" didnt load for me...

[Cique]

Here we go, this took 3 days (Well not continually :P, but about 4 hours anyway), so lets hope it's good enough this time :D:

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/7241/entrycopy1mt.jpg

[brokk]

Cique, just a crit, the text is taking up too much of the image, and one of the creatures is too diminute. Try to make it the other way around, if you are going to include texts in the image, make them something secondary, and really show the creature ;)

[Fozzybar]

Cique
4 hours, eh?...what for? The whole idea and concept phase included i guess, but i don't think it took you hours to draw and color your entry...

And what br0ken_spirit said: Main focus is the creature not the letters :)

Nevertheless i suggest that you sit down and work more nad more and more on your artwork...that's what you and your art need...look at other images on this board, observe how they render...regarding light/shadow, colors, tones, textures...watch the details, where can i put details? What's important on my creature, how can i make it believable, realistic or whatever you want to achieve...

So...work further on your artwork...push yourself, don't believe your mind, when you think it's finished...it's far from that...go!

[Cique]

erm... the main problem is is that I don't do any more than this because I do not know how, and cannot see what else to do. Being 17 and not having any useful imput from Art and Graphics teachers does not help. It definately took 2 1/2 hours, I was probably exagerating :P it takes me ages to do anything, it took about 2 hours to colour it not knowing how to use photoshop well and all, If I did it in pencil I would have only taken an hour at most. I see other peoples work here and although they are all brilliant I just cannot see how they are done.
One is small because it is smaller than the other :P
Can I ask why my entry for the last COW was accepted when I personnaly think it is a lot worse.

Well I've got to go to Chemistry now, other wise I would probably rant some more :P

[Fozzybar]

All i said wasn't referring to COW...it's more about your skills in art general...you have to improve your skills not your COW entering level or whatever...and you have to look at good drawings and learn from them...don't fool yourself with saying "i can't see how they do it"...look and try do draw the same silhouettes...look and try to apply the same colors...just copy for the first times and you will learn something...of course it will look horrible compared to the original, but you have to start and get out of your lazy mode...

Don't look at how many hours you sat on your work...no one cares for it and you shouldn't at least...

[brokk]

Cique, go to this site: www.saveloomis.org

Download those books, for a strange and fortunate twist of fate, they are completly free to download, so don't pass up the oportunity. They are also out of print if I'm not mistaken.

Read "Figure Drawing for All its Worth" and start doing every excersize.

You last C.O.W. entry clearly portrayed a creature, this entry the creatures are relegated to the text, which is occupying an enourmous space on the image.

Get the Andrew Loomis books. You won't regret it :)

EDIT: you could also or instead get the ones by Hogarth or other authors I guess, the point is get studying material. Also draw from life a lot. You can start a sketchbook in the sketchbooks section to get feedback and keep track of your studies.

[redehlert]

cool returning to your old avatar, it burnt into the mind of many members, because it's unique...

I checked your site (the first time!) and wow! Very cool animations you have there, though i didn't understand them mostly :) Congrats on your work...keep it up! Actually i thought your avatar was always painted, but then i saw at your site that it's actually a clay figure :)

Great!

btw the last movie "ball" didnt load for me...

Hey Foz!
Please note - that avatar (as listed in my signature line) just looks like me. I'm giving props to rednosestudio which is not me, but someone I really admire. My web site has zero animation, just medical illustration and design (and sorely needs to be updated). Sorry to burst the bubble, but again, I'm just giving credit to Red Nose Studio for the avatar.
You'll have to write to them about that 'ball' movie. :)

Hope you still love me.

Cheers!
Dave

[VegasMike]

Tentacle Creature Design
This alien creature burrows under the surface waiting for prey. When the prey is close enough the tentacles surround the victim and direct it to the mouth for consumption. It is also an excellent predator on land where its tentacles act as legs for surprisingly swift mobility.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v52/Vegasmike/Tentacles.jpg

[redehlert]

Atta boy VegasMike!

[cgfuller64]

Nice job Vegas!!

[redehlert]

Jellian or "Whip of the Stream"
Inhabitors of tropical esturaries, the Jellian capture all forms of marine life where the intertidal currents hit land. A paralyzing sting from the myriad of tentacles at its base allows this small creature, measuring .5 meter (roughly 1.6 feet), to survive and thrive in their habitat.
The male Jellians make themselves look foreboding to any attacker by inflating their air sacs to suggest larger eyes belonging to a large creature as well as for mating.

http://www.cognitionstudio.com/conceptart/redlrt_cow29.jpg

Cheers,
D

[romance]

Some great entries in so far.

Hurricane - damn man.

I should have mine in sometime tomorrow. Beware: The Sharktopus

Take Luck,

-Rob

[redehlert]

Hey Romance,

Be careful of the creature name....octopi have arms, not tentacles. Whereas squids have two tentacles that extend out further than their arms.
:)
Cheers!
D

[masque]

Slow but very reliable, the odafrangian sea-snail provides not only transportation but also marketable products for the itinerant traders of Malistocca: intense red and indigo dyes, eye-jewels, and, of course, the renowned blue leather made from the creatures' shell-skin, coveted for its toughness, durability and suppleness.
http://home.metrocast.net/~chipartist/ImagePost/tentaclesCOWentry.jpg

not sure about the combination of styles here -- tryin' something new for me.

[redehlert]

That's cute. Kinda remind's me of Imphead's "Snail Mail" piece.
Good job on the surface water...
Cheers!
D

[Standing]

The Tentacled Warrington (named after the town where it was first discovered) is a vanishing species. Only Liverpool, Newcastle and Ednburgh have them in any numbers. These unpleasant creatures make the early morning rounds of back alleys, bus stops and pub doorways looking for their sustenance of human organic waste. Using their sensitive tentacles, they probe and consume puddles of urine and vomit, hoping for a morsel highly infused with alcohol, their favourite treat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/stan23/tentacles_web.jpg
Sorry this is so gross - got the idea when I googled 'Tentacle' and there was a photo called 'tentacle man', with a fellow in a trench coat and some sort of hose trailing from it. Bizarre.

[Fozzybar]

Standing
no characters please...it's not accepted...i mean, if you kick the hat and clothes it would be accepted, but then there were no sense behind this entry :(

redehlert
aaaaaaaahhhh ok...now i understand....so you are still the boring, unspectacular, fishy person as i knew...;)

[Saise]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/Saise/Cow3.jpg

Tentacled Fiend - TF, also called the Homonoculus or Grallukh, is an 1 meter and 30 centimeter high demon creature from another dimension. This little creature have a lot of power in his limbs, so it's used by high level Demonologist like an 'House Help' - Carry somethings, kill someone or other hard work that mage don't want to do. All wizards tatoo their insignia on their fiends. TF is an unstable creature that feed with magic - it sucks the magic fro the environment, thats why only gret wizards can have one orto TF on they services... - Maxima Mehera, Book of Creatures

[redehlert]

Foz - yup! i'm that low luster lacky. :)

[D.Labruyere]

ok, worked more on it, here it is;

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a131/haldor/evil-monster1a.jpg
This creature looks more agressive then he actually is, he feeds him self mainly with flying insect. Most of his life he spends his time hanging in trees, but you shouldn't be surprised if you'd find him in a dark alley...

hope it has improved :)

[brainstorm]

This is my first time posting for C.O.W.,,,
Thought participating in this on a weekly basis should improve my skills after a while...
ok, I really wanted to do more with this (like better texture on the tentacles...plus I tried 4 or 5 times to render a desert canyon scene, but just ended up with a mess, and I imagine the shadow/perspective in general is problematic)...I need to just submit the thing because I've neglected a few other duties.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/brainstorm/creature01.jpg
This tentacle creature lives in a desert environment, stands about 5 feet tall, and has retractable eyes and mouth. For defense, it brings its crablike legs close to it's body to serve as a shield, and its soft body parts can change color to match the environment. I was also thinking maybe the black wart things around its back secrete a poisonous gas that stuns creatures who get within close range.

Brian

[brokk]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/bk7600/cow29.jpg

Illness Eater
We may have just discovered the cure for every known illness. During our expedition to the uncharted regions of the newly colonized jungle world of Soen III, we have retrieved several specimens of a rather curious species. They dwell in murky pools ridden with diseases, as our terrain analysis demonstrated. Surely, through years of evolution, these creatures have adapted to living in the most hazardous conditions, and this developed a very adaptable and resiliant inmunological system. We have studied their cellular behavior when exposed to new illnesses, and they can manage to counter everything. This, applied to human matters, could lead to the development of the ultimate cure.
It should also be noted than the more they develop antibodies for countering illnesses, the more they grow in body size. They also become more agressive and keen. Since they are able to coexist with diseases without apparent harm to themselves, the military sector has shown interest in the possibility of military use of these specimens, using them either to research new bacteriological offensives, or using the specimens themelves as biological weapons.

[Standing]

Fair enough Foz - I'll try to get it right on my next entry.

[Banned_User]

http://pratt.edu/~mcorrier/sketch/bugaloo-web.jpg
Bugaloo -
The colorful creature known as the Bugaloo can be identified by its size and resemblance to a turtle, but more noticeably it's numerous amounts of long tentacles that extend from the top of its round back. Bugaloo’s usually hunt at night when the pickledees fly above flashing their blue eyes as a part of mating ritual. The Bugaloo has cleverly adapted markings on its back that it uses to lure the pickledees closer by flashing their distinct mating spectacle of lights and then snatches em up with its tentacles.
The Bugaloo also feeds on various vegetation but its main diet consist of the juicy filled pickledees. You can always tell when a Bugaloo has just got done feasting on the pickledees because they cause its tongue to turn blue from their ink-like filling.


Ok, now I'll be gone for a while :P I had to get away from work for a bit and just let loose. I'll be too busy though to continue entering Cow each week, hopefully I'll return in a few weeks.

[Fozzybar]

Haldor
yeah, improved a lot, don't you see it? :) btw push the contrast a little bit in ps, it will give the piece more depth...

Standing
I appreciate your attitude! :star:

[JakkaS]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/JakkaS/COW29-JakkaS.jpg

The Great Animal Encyclopedia of Planet Gobb
Volume 4, Chapter 56:Cephalopods
"Nasty Pink"
...This species is an example of interesting animal evolution. When the natural environment changed immediately and the water reservoirs started to shrink those creatures had to adapt to living on trees. Hunted on small birds, monkeys and even insects. This octopus-like creature can wait whole day in hideout for a victim. In this situation their skin is green. But when they see any bird or monkey their skin become pink and they start to produce a sweet intensive smell. They look like an interesting fruit or flower (their body is partially covered with scales that simulate flower petals)...

[D.Labruyere]

ok, I pushed the contrast :) (I've edited my last post and replaced the previous picture.)

[bradz]

This is.....

http://www.chimeras.co.uk/pics/puppycle.jpg

The Puppycle.....
A tiny little parasite, he lives in the nasal passages of sheep, and filters and feeds on the inhaled pollens.... They live as long as the host, which is often not that long, as they feed the growth rate increases until the bulk of the Puppycle fills the nasal cavities and the sheep expires, look out for grazing sheep and observe the tentacles slipping out the nose.......


My first post, and i hope it all works ok..... I really like the general COW idea, i need the incentive to do more drawing.... there has been some fantastic art posted, its intimidating and inspiring at the same time.....

[possessed]

I Won't have an entry this week but I popped in to see some cool concept and dang!! Broken Spirit: I think that's your best piece yet. Mike & Jakkas, awesome stuff as usual.

[romance]

http://www.artofromance.ca/ca/projects/COW/Sharktopus_800x600.jpg

The Mão do Deus - This large cephalopod lurks beneath the surface of Portugese waters. Its name translates to 'Hand of God' in Portugese (or Sharktopus in Drunk Sailor); a fitting name due to its shape and that victims will often see a bright white light moments before being attacked.

The Mão do Deus' skin near its mouth contains photophores which enables it to create a stunning bright white light. It is still unknown to researchers as to the reason the beast emits the light; some speculate that it uses the light to stun prey, while others just claim it's a freak of nature.

The creature usually reaches the length of 20 metres (from tentacle to tail) and can weigh in at 2000 kgs. They mainly feed off large fish, whales, and sailors. The Mão do Deus' uses its three suctioned tentacles (arms) to grapple or pull under its larger prey or open 'family value' cans of Beefaroni from Costco. This is definitely a terrifying beast from the deep.


Damn, some steep competion this week. JakkaS, Masque, Hurricane. - HOLY SHIT! Love it.

Everybody has done a super-good job this week; great variety, great entries. Keep it up.

Redehlert - Damn, you're right. Wish I had seen your comment before I finished my entry :P. Next time I'll do my research.

[Hideyoshi]

here is my quick entry:

http://www.hideyoshi-ruwwe.com/images/tentacles_small.jpg

The callous "Deadheads" have just recently been discovered in Indonesia where they seem to live close to the sea. The population is urged to stay alert as almost nothing is known about this creature yet.
According to frightened eyewittnesses' reports these tentacle beasts are very agile and strongly smell of bromine.

[Zeitwolf]

Hide, funny Blame-like faces over your entries... or is it just my paranoia...?

[redehlert]

jakkas, broken and romance - wowsas!
cheers!
d

[Carnifex]

jakkas,sweeet.
masque,wow,i love this one.it looks so calm(ing).
bradz and romance,really good first entries!

edit:jakkas,one crit though:the overlapped tentacle doesn't make any sense in hunting terms. overlapping the other way round would probably prove more effective to catch that bird

[ThrillzillA]

"TENTAI"

Imagine yourself being a gitty 16 year old schoolgirl. Now try and imagine you being a lust object for thousands of manga fanboy desktop perverts spread over the world who are obsessed with underaged girls in schoolgirl outfits(technical term;lollicon). One could try and cover up their skin by using a big sweater!? YES, but 16 year old schoolgirls who watch steamy hiphop video's don't like that!! So now there is "Tentai" savior of the virginity of the underaged schoolgirl!!

If you cant get away from your stalker ex boy-friend, loose handed gym teacher or your obsessed kid from science class, just wear your own personal "Tentai". It is firmly mounted around ones waist, and can easily be muffled away under your skirt! When he is needed he will pop up from underneith the skirt and attack the intruder of your personal space. Although the head of "tentai" is not big, it still is one scary mofo! Scary to scum but sweet for your pet or little brother/sister and cute enough to pet every once and a while!

The following pic shows Tentai in action when being nice to a little kittycat.
This drawing is dedicated to Djego(for sharing his great reference library) and Brian (for introducing me to the wonderful world of tentacles),
http://student-kmt.hku.nl/~daniel1/tentai2.jpg
I hope this meets up to the standards of the COW, being a pencil sketch and all....

[redehlert]

Updated my entry. Great work everyone!
Hey Thrill....that's....um....er.....uh....interesting .

Cheers!
D

[romance]

My thoughts exactly!

[Fozzybar]

btw Carnifex, it's not hte first entry of romance, but his second...;)....and it's a damn good one either...

[Cique]

OK, thanks Fozzy. I am taking in what your saying, it's what everyone else says so I do listen (I also have a habbit of raving about things :P so you can ignore what I say next :D)
I've been copying peoles work for the last 3 years and still have not learnt much... only how to copy... read my 'old work' thread in critiquing.

Oh... great work everyone :D I like redehlert's the most so far.

[Fozzybar]

I don't want to push you in the copy behaviour, i for myself never drew by looking to other artists, but i thought it might give you a better feeling of what to change in your approach...

[Cique]

Thanks anyway, i'm awkward :P
My style has always been more cartooney anyway, even when I've drawn from life, so really my entry was how I wanted it, there is too much text though and I would have liked to done a background and perhaps not done it face on. (That's another problem, backgrounds...)

[redehlert]

close me baby....yeah. let's move on to COW three-oooo.

[cartoonfox]

... fozzy you waiting for me or something? cos im not doing anything ^_^

i had some really cool ideas for this, even did some sketches, then i realised what i was doing and got angry that iwas starting to get in a mind set i had been trying to get out of. so i stoped, chucked my sketches in the bin and started drawing crappy vehicles and humans, woo! ^_^

caught me at a bad time, maybe after new year i will join the cow...
oh, and yeah close this bad boy and get to the next one, i wonna vote!



peace :7up:

[redehlert]

....and so the fox spoke to the bear. the end.
;)

[romance]

Thanks Carnifex, Fozzybar, and Redehlert. Your positive crits are appreciated.

Really love yours Redehlert. Looks like a mutated dragonfly nymph. Sweet.

Unfortunately, I cannot see Carnifex's entry. Fix the photobucket man. Kick their free asses. I want to see it. I know it's good.

Fozzybar, are you going to enter or what!? I'd love to see your take on the recent topics.

Love JakkaS', the consistancy in style and quality between COW's is exceptional, as well as the great colors and compositions.

MikeCorriero, great entry. Really dig your creature, description, and use of vibrant colors. Love the flowers on the water, as simple as they are, they are very effective as showing the beauty of the environment your creature inhabits.

Nightfend DAMN. Thats all I can say about your COW.

Hurricane, like i said before, fantastic entry. Though, I'd like to see a description of the beast.

CGFuller64, I like your parasite, but i feel the image is too busy. It takes away from your creature. Very thorough description :)

[redehlert]

heheh....thanks romance - it's good to have some sci illus background for some of the critters. ;)
cheers!
d

[Banned_User]

Thanks Romance

Come on fozzy, were running behind the other weekly's they all have their voting up :P

[redehlert]

and so the plyaboy bunny has spoken to the fuzzy bear. :)

[cgfuller64]

Romance I really appreciate the feedback I think your right...Thanks for taking the time. To the group in general GREAT ENTRIES! As this is my first entry, and subsequently my scope is somewhat limited, I would still like to offer an outside opinion. It seems to me that there is a lack of feedback(and I'm guilty as well) for those entries that fall in the center of the talent curve so to speak. I'm tryin to say that although I really wanted feedback early when it would have helped I was pretty much checking back on this thread 8-10 a day waitin' for anything that may offer insight and improvement. This is a weekly post and therefor the pieces entered are done so under that pretense so.....I think this is a great opportunity for artists to develop their earlier skill set ( like layout/composition, color scheme, lighting, etc.) I think that if everyone who entered gave a pro and con for each entry including their own, the development curve for all of us would drastically improve and maybe guys like Cique could tag along with more walk and less talk ya know. I again am new here and may be overstepping my bounds, but I feel we'd all greatly benefit from 20 min of our pier's time each week. Thanks to all who have read this far.....
I'll try to lead by example...
-Lady Medusa
Great creature, very unique (I don't think I've seen anything quite like it) and yet it's anatomically sound and is believable.
The color sceme seems a bit odd the blue on orange is too much, it would be difficult for an aquatic animal who is orange to be stealthy in warm(typically clear) water. The only other critique is related in that an environment of some kind would be cool.

-llothcat
Great piece, your style is one of my favorites. Your boundless imagination is evident...the compostion deserves particular accolade...Very well done sir.
The only critique I'd make is that you're nearly blurbless(though funny)....come on gimme a story, Like this tentacled beast feeds on newbie ca artists who talk too much etc......etc...etc...


etc...

etc...! Hee Hee

-Nightfend
Spectacular...great rendering(I like the classic style it reminds me of the old seamonster etchings) Great movement, the piece is very dynamic.
The only thing I'd add is a little fog and some heavy storm clouds to make the waves and the atmosphere match.

Leckronium-
Wow..very clean and very professional Nice job. I wanna know what affects were desireable though hee hee.
The thing I'd like to see is more texturing it kinda looks like an airbrush piece 90% done, texture would make it perfect I think.

-Cique You've gotten your share of criticism and taken it very well, I respect that. Your situation is partially responsible for my long message of artistic responsability here...Thanks. Keep at it man you'll get it...I've been drawing for nearly all of my many years and I learned from reading responses to your post, in my eyes art is about the devolpment of the process and is therefor not perfectable only improvable, enjoy improving don't chase perfection...because it is by necessity; unatainable.

-Youngpaddy
When I first saw your sketch (other than thinking the head looked a bit like my piece) I didn't give it much thought. But you really brought it to life and made me guilty of greatly underestimating you...NICE JOB!
I'd like to see more development of the body particularly the feathers/fur.

-Me
Romance was right it is busy. I wanted to include that background image because its actually the original piece I created as an entry and I spent alot of time on it...the full size/res image I'm pretty happy with. I realized though that I didn't show enough of the creature in it so it became a background. I like the piece alot, but the description was particularly fun to create which is surprising because anyone who's read this far can tell that writing is not one of my forte's(sp...'=accent). I've never done anything like this though and I think its an decent job....one I'm sure I'll go back to work on soon.

To be continued. I don't want foz to close the post b4 I post this, I'm a newbie and I'm not sure if further replies are allowed after he closes it, but I figure I can edit this one for sure.

PS Fozzybar Nice admin job...Thank You

[redehlert]

My thought on this topic is to create your very own sketchbook thread or post in work in progress where people constantly hover to give and get help. Not saying that you won't get crits here, but I am saying that this is more of a show than a help. Crits do come in the voting phase, just an fyi.
All the best!
Dave

[cgfuller64]

Dave,

I just typed this but I think I musta hit something to delete it...
Thankyou very much for your patient rebuttal, as I was fearing that almighty veteran persecution per my outspoken newbness. You are correct in that I think that my focus though with sincerest intent, was misdirected to a group rather than placing responsibility on the individual. Truly this is an exhibition not a critique thusly, as soon as I organize my sketch book I'm off to see the wizard...the wonderful wizard of SB. Hee hee, Thankyou for your time and patience.
Very Appreciatively,
Chad

[cgfuller64]

Hey Fozz.....30? No pressure..........are we there yet? NO! are we there yet? NO! are we....

[redehlert]

Roger that Chad! But just so you know....we're all helping each other - I just know you'll get even more with your SB thread or in a WIP thread. :)
Peace!
D

[cgfuller64]

Right on playa!

[Fozzybar]

hey, people...sorry, but iwasnt my fault....i entered 3 times last night to ca.org, but everytime the site was down, so i couldn't close the thread and open the poll.....BUT now i can, hahahahahahahahaha!


DIE THREAD!!! DIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE!!!!! :perv:

[Fozzybar]

poll is on:

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=660419