CHOW #011 - Thog the Mastadon Slayer

[S.C. Watson]

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

ROUND #11


:right: PLEASE CONSOLIDATE YOUR WIPS AND FINALS INTO YOUR FIRST POST.

:right: CLEARLY DESIGNATE YOUR FINAL.

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DEADLINE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 7th
9 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
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Thog the Mastadon Slayer

Thog the Mastadon Slayer is the hero of the tribe, heart throb of the ladies, built like a saber toothed tiger (and as friskey as one!), completely fearless (except for giant spiders, those just freak him out something serious), and none too bright.

Dim he may be, but underneath that cromagnon cranium, a stone wheel tirelessly turns with a single purpose: bring home the Mastadon meat, with a supersized side of Giant Ground Sloth.

Thog is not to be found anywhere without his *Club of Klunking*, provided by Thag & Sons, and sporting his spotted Stag Moose Cape and Loin Cloth (part of the Peccaries ensamble) on those cold and lonely nights during the Mastadon hunts.

Totally Styling and absolutely stoopid, Thog the Mastodon Slayer is a true hero of the Pleistocene era!
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HAPPY 2006 EVERYONE!

[darth massacre]

Daaamn this one sounds like a lot of fun.


We'll see how this one turns out.
Finished! Woot
http://www.massivebias.com/thog.jpg


That's Thog sitting up there....that's Thag his sidekick :D and the brain of the Merry Mastadon Marauders.

[Chuck,mate.]

darth - looks great. i can imagine it finished already.
i think there`ll be some gorgeous works to this round.
bring it on!
edit:
CHOW #11 :Thog the Mastadon Slayer
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/7281/thog2ge.jpg

[darth massacre]

God damn Chuck! That was fast. Where are the ladies? :P

[JakkaS]

Very nice Chuck, so fast and so good!. I have question for you. Do you sleep sometimes?

[Define.]

Beautiful! I wonder how in the world some of you can get these done so fast. Props to you.
I'll hopefully be entering this week as well! can't wait to see everyone's entry.

[Chuck,mate.]

darth massacre - ladies? ho, you can see `em on Thog`s club there. well, some parts anyway.
:)

JakkaS, Define. - thanks! this one took me about 4 hours
beginig to end, and i did it last night.
i actually am an insomniac (doc` said so..) so i don`t sleep
much to answer your question.

also - here in israel it`s daytime while in other countries it`s night. so while i`m at work in the mornings i check what`s new in the threads, and at night - i draw and paint stuff. :x

[S.C. Watson]

Chuck, that came out great - has a nice Frazetta feel to it :teeth:

Cheers,
~Oreg.

[Chuck,mate.]

Chuck, that came out great - has a nice Frazetta feel to it :teeth:

Cheers,
~Oreg.

thanks man. :)
i was thinking frazetta/bizly while painting this one actually.
but Frank Frazetta and simon bizly are both GODS and i am merely a peasant.

[Pixeldragoon]

http://img271.imageshack.us/img271/5469/untitled1copy8cb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here's a WIP. Hopefully I'll finish this, though I can't say if it will be in full color or not yet.

[Azrael]

nice one chuck. you have brought some great competition to these excercises and your building quite a portfolio i'm sure. good work on this one. it has different feel than your other entries.

[Chuck,mate.]

nice one chuck. you have brought some great competition to these excercises and your building quite a portfolio i'm sure. good work on this one. it has different feel than your other entries.

thanks Azrael. there are some MAJOR talents `round here so it`s very nice hearing you say that.
about Thog here -
to tell the truth, i kinda gave up on this piece
somewhere along the way.
i wasn`t too happy with it and i got so tired i wraped it up. it doesn`t mean it`s no good (or it wasn`t posted here, i assure you..), it`s just why it looks somewhat different from my other works.

[masque]

been a long time since i've done lampoonish stuff, had fun with this one.

http://www.metrocast.net/~chipartist/ImagePost/ThogChOW11web.jpg

Oregano: do you know how tuff it is to find refs on spotted stag moose skins??!!?? sheesh! :P

[rawwad]

Chuck,mate.: Great work man, I love your Thog design:^^:
masque:Nice style, I like it a lot:teeth:

Here is mine

CHOW #11 :Thog the Mastadon Slayer

http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/4629/48totalfinal7vn.jpg

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[Corrick]

All the work so far is showing a substantial degree of ass-kicking. I dig 'em.

Progress 1 (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/Mastodon1.jpg)

Progress 2 (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/Mastodon2.jpg)

Final - Thog, with his Club of Klunking, stands resolutely guarding his kill, waiting for his tribesmen to come take the prized mastodon carcass home.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/Mastodon3.jpg

(Wacom, many minutes)

[Zergaloth]

@Corrick : heh, I like it so far ... Nice light.
@masque : love the little detail ; his moose skin being held together by a fishbone.
@Chuck : as usual, I admire your speed. not a day had passed and you came up with an idea and a good solid character. they must like you where you work.

[Chuck,mate.]

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@Chuck : as usual, I admire your speed. not a day had passed and you came up with an idea and a good solid character. they must like you where you work.

thanks man.
well, the checks keep coming, so....
:)
where i work deadlines are CRAZY. plus,
i just don`t like working on a piece 10,000 hours, it just
annoys me. so i do some quick sketchs, and get it to a finished level (sort of) in about 3-4 hours or so.

[misledtomisery]

my final thog. all crits are appreciated.

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

[cgfuller64]

Rawwad,
Nice Job...the skin texture rocks!
Misled, Great start, but I need to see more b4 I'll have anything too helpful for ya as far as crits go!

[Azrael]

thanks Azrael. there are some MAJOR talents `round here
Hmm, that there is indeed. Although most of them seem to be on vacation. I recall a thread where we had around 30 entries. Sadly, that was where I pulled out some of my best work, which was squashed like a bug by the heel of some of the titans around here.

Of course a totally unrelated job that occupies sixty hours a week, the goverment demanding a whole weekend a month and a wife that demands the rest, it is tough to put the time and detail that I would like. maybe someday though. someday....

[Azrael]

Misledtomisery :: I like the posture and gesture, but it may be a slight skew from the "built like a sabertooth tiger" and the "hero of the tribe, heart throb of the ladies" that the discription calls for. But then again, who knows what the mastadonians ladies are into.

Rawwad :: nice detail, but seems a little flat. maybe some background to brighten?

Masque :: Interesting piece from you. Nice detail and good mood.

[depleteD]

Yo jus sketched this today, maye 3-4 hours
Rawwad thats some maaad rendering skillz. good work.
http://people.uleth.ca/~andrew.melnychukosee/portolio/mammothhunter.jpg

[JakkaS]

I know that Neanderthals where savage…and primitive, but I thought about a character that have respect for Mammoths. Why? Maybe because they give him furs, meat, bones and finally...chance to survive. That’s why my Thog don’t looks like salivated wild dog…
I hope you will like it.

Cheers!
Kuba

My FINAL and DETAILS. [Oregano if you want, take these both to the poll]
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/JakkaS/CHOW011-ThogtheMastadonSlayer_c.jpghttp://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/JakkaS/CHOW011-ThogtheMastadonSlayer_d_det.jpg

[Zergaloth]

I'm in the middle of studying for my exams which start next monday, but I grew tired of reading and calculating and ...
Well I guess I just had to draw something. I was doodling on a sheet of paper and decided to give it a little ink. There's a lot of mistakes here, and sure a lot could've been better done (like the shading, the hands, and so on) but I really don't have the time for a retake.
Take this to the poll, that'll be a laugh .

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5516/caveman1ji.jpg

edit : jesus, looking at it after scanning and posting, rather embarrasses me. be gentle.

[Eriboss]

oueff, Im juss calling this done and moving on heh, the whole house is now covered in paint and i should think about cleaning it up.

Thog the Mastadon Slayer:
After the Mastadon swallowed Thog's trusty Club of Klunking, Thog had no alternative but to go in there and get it back...
http://www.reelfilms.co.uk/images/mastadon1.jpg
Acrylics n shit, 12" x 12".

Cheers,

Eri :evilmustache:

[Mitze]

Here is my version had to rush it at the end as usual. Might post a better version if i get a chance but i probably won't.

http://www.geocities.com/mekese2000/fin2.jpg

[Corrick]

Eriboss, that's badass. I dig the style, great sense of tension.

[cgfuller64]

This is still a wip...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c188/cgfuller64/mastadonhunternewesteee.jpg
Gotta desaturate a bit...any feedback otherwise?
Got alate start, I'll update this wip later tonite , but I thought I should atleasdt post what I had...any and all crits welcome,'Thanks

[artdwx]

Ok here is my entry Thog should have stayed in his hut this morning. watercolor and ink.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/artdw2000/thogcopy.jpg

[masque]

maybe it's just me, but i'm a bit surprised how many seem to have taken the brief so seriously!

i mean, with "frisky," "supersized side of ... Sloth," "Club of Klunking," coordinated "Thang & sons" attire from the "Peccaries ensemble", and "Totally Styling and absolutely stoopid" in there, i couldn't help but chuckle.

ah, well, guess i was in a somewhat frisky mood meself.

good stuff showin' so far!

artdwx, that's schweet! great control on the aquarelles!

[Jska]

Hey everyone - I have a confession to make. I just bought a gouache set and I friggin' love it. So I did this week's CHOW in gouache... hope you enjoy. I have a few pics.
http://www.jskaconcepts.com/badaboom/CHOW/hunter2.jpg
I did some doodles of him first at work, while I was on break... it was fun to play around with!
http://www.jskaconcepts.com/badaboom/CHOW/hunter3.jpg
more...
http://www.jskaconcepts.com/badaboom/CHOW/thog1.jpg
That is my FINAL, which you can take to poll. Although I am wondering if I should paint a background in there digitally or not. I also forgot his cape so who knows... I may NOT be done :P

(edit) I added a quick background to establish those blues in his skin tone. Anyways, these Thogs look great, this will be tough to vote on... hrmmmmm

[masque]

i like the brushwork a lot, Jska, very distinctive. rich color work in the final, too, nice use of contrasting hues.

[shoany]

Hey all,
First submission here. Darth Massacre told me to. Didn't spend terribly long on this... there's a very slim chance that I may spend more.

http://img342.imageshack.us/img342/3163/cavedudewip31gr.jpg

[endregan]

hey sean, nice one good to see you here. I like how the one woman is straddling his club. Its Jack from sheridan btw haha.

Some good entries here guys.


Heres mine:
Im at home for the holidays so I couldnt get a good scan of it, the quality isnt the best but you get the idea

http://www.visiblesurface.com/painting/endreganthog.jpg

[fes]

Here's mine... Thog is thinking "where's my dinner!" or "urgh"... whatever! :P
http://www.fionasansom.com/assets/dsg/Thog_colour.jpg

[Red Mimic]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c249/RedMimic/thog.jpg

Lousy kids, kids always having a laugh at poor Thog.
Great work to everyone so far.

[Jelter]

Heres Thog trying his best to slay a mastodon by himself, and finding out it's a lot of work. (Watercolor)
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c250/benjelter/thog.jpg

[darth massacre]

ARGH...another "hard to vote" CHOW.....so many wonderful ideas.

[Simon Boxer]

Some awesome stuff here.
Great character Jakkas.
Love your style, artdwx.
Red Mimic, very amusing, got a laugh as the picture loaded to show a tacky smiley faced rock.

Might refine a mine bit more, but probably not:

http://cognitiondesigns.com.au/other/CHOW-thog-sb7jan06.jpg

[Evil_Sloth]

mine, bit sloppy might work on him tommorow.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/Evil_Sloth/Ug_DudeChow.jpg

[Eriboss]

woo theres a lot of Thog's in this thread :D gerat work everyone.

cheers

Eri :evilmustache:

[vigostar]

WOW< IM DONE.... I forgot to dave it in a high resolution file but, I could always do that later... Anyways.. heres my main man!!! i wanted to go on the whole "player" angel. Once I read he was a ladies man... I knew thats what had to be done, I also tried to add some humor to this piece also hence the moose head covering his crotch. Well, here he is.. I hope you guys like...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/vigostar/ungabungacavemanfinal-web.jpg

[brokk]

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c399/bksketchb/chow11fin.jpg

"Too sexy for my club, too sexy for cape, so sexy-
I'm a model, you know what I mean?
I make the ladies heart throb, with my toothless grin" : P

[Zergaloth]

Red Mimic: The movement is super and the joke is simply hilarious. I guess you got my vote, just for being funny :-)

[Djehuti]

Hey, guys, I'm new here, thout I'd give this a go (been meaning to do one of these CHOWs for a while, but never got around to it!

http://home.comcast.net/~samsausum/Thog.jpg

[Infinitum]

Great work everyone.

Thats looking great Vigostar.

Here's my entry.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/Infinitum1/Thogcolour1copyMedium.jpg

[Jska]

Red Mimic I love the rock gag!

I took this topic to be a bit on the lighter side its interesting to see others' interpretations of Mr. Thog!

[greentea3025]

hey everyone i'm a noob to this weekly stuff, but here's my first post and I hope you all will enjoy it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/greentea3025/thogss.jpg

[romance]

This is as finished as my entry is going to get for this CHOW. Great stuff peeps.

Please click on the image for a larger version - it's a bandwidth thing
http://www.artofromance.ca/ca/projects/CHOW/thog_small.jpg (http://www.artofromance.ca/ca/projects/CHOW/thog.jpg)

[darth massacre]

Damn people...I gotta say again, this will be another hard to vote CHOW. 1 more hour or so to go. **rubs hands with excitement**

Ultra fun topic.

[misledtomisery]

thanks for the crits cgfuller and azrael.

[Define.]

whew, finished on time.

http://www.woodfellow.ca/ThogMathador2.gif
there's Thoggy!

[S.C. Watson]

Okay, thread is closed for this evening. I will have the voting and new round up shortly.

Also, on a side note, I am leaving for California for a couple of weeks bright and oily tomorrow morning. So, if I screw something up with the voting, I apologize in advance, as I will not be able to get to it for a couple of days. My laptop is going with me, so I *will* be able to fix it, whatever "it" may be, but not right away.

As always, if I get your image and it's not the final, just overwrite the one that I grabbed. I'll try to catch anything this evening, but I will be a tad limited.

Cheers to everyone. Thog would be proud! :wink:
~Oreg.

[S.C. Watson]

New Round is on: Round 12 (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=702298#post702298)