CHOW #012 - Lady Isabelle Fredrickson

[S.C. Watson]

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

ROUND #12


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

:right: CLEARLY DESIGNATE YOUR FINAL.

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DEADLINE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14th
9 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
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Lady Isabelle Fredrickson

Historical Fiction*
Lady Isabelle Fredrickson. Mid to late 1800's. Character is the wife of one Lord Fredrickson, Lich hunter & Master of the Occult, who is not far from a Lich himself, having been cursed by one when he was younger. She knows his secret, and has sworn an oath of secrecy, though she would die before revealing her husband's curse.

Lady Fredrickson often accompanies her husband on his exploits, taking them across Europe and to many exotic locales, including Egypt, and the Far East, and lands unknown.

Beuatiful, elegant, educated and poised. She is Lady Isabella Fredrickson.

*Open for interpetation

[Victor B]

sweetness I'm going to try to finish one for this one. By the way you may want to change the title # it says #11 on the thread title

my final charcoal and white charcoal on toned paper
http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd6/138723/chow-004.gif
The Lady Fredrickson photographed here aprox. 1889 various spectators claim to be able to see the image of suposseldy deceased Lord Fredrickson in the shadows of this dark photo... others claim it is a trick of the light.

[S.C. Watson]

By the way you may want to change the title # it says #11 on the thread title
Whoopsie. Thanks for catching that. It's fixed.

~O

[darth massacre]

AARRRGGGHHH This one's tough. **scratches head** Interesting and tough.

[evildisco]

I might go for it, if I get some decent lines out of my ass.

[darth massacre]

I've been looking for 1800s women's fashion. This one's got pretty complete thumbnails but you gotta pay for the detailed pics. Still the thumbnails are pretty good for a start and since its open to interpretation :D ....

http://costumegallery.com/

[darth massacre]

Opps...doublepost...please delete.

[shoany]

interestin'. really though, who ISN'T a lich these days?

[Define.]

Arrr I love this one!
I dont know if I'll have time though! oh boy.

[Sept13]

oh boy, this'll be interesting.

[masque]

from loincloths to hoop skirts -- man these ChOWs really run the gamut! love it!

[depleteD]

thats so awesome. Im gonna be all over this one like a fat kid on cake.

darth.. thanks for that link thats freaking awesome. You have other refrence links like this?

[Interceptor]

Oh sweet. I've been waiting for a piece to do in this time period.

[masque]

You have other refrence links like this?i got a lot of stuff with a google image search using "19th century fashion"

[walnut]

Great, now i can finally put that oversized centuries-spanning fashion history book from Taschen i got to some use. Time to do some big ass skirts and huge featheryop hats. Just one question: does her husband get to be in the picture too. Or would that be overkill?

[masque]

does her husband get to be in the picture too. i plan on weaving him in, as to me he represents a prime motive for the mood of the image i'm cogitating. probably won't be treated with the same degree of attention as Lady Isabelle, though, so as not to diffuse the focus.

[walnut]

re: masque: Pretty much what i was thinking too. Without the angle of the undead betrothed you'd only have a chick in a silly skirt. I'm thinking the surroundings would have to be paid attention to as well, what with the mentioning of exotic locales and all that. It's going to be though not to start putting in too much though.

[AmishCommy]

i feel like a dumbass asking this. what's a lich?

[walnut]

It's an undead necromancer/wizard. Kind of the result of what happens when you mess with the wrong kind of arcane magics for too long.

[masque]

i feel like a dumbass asking this. what's a lich?me, too, 'til i googled it, and even then had to make some uneducated guesses, as i don't D&D (though my son does). i think its from a Germanic word meaning "corpse"

[Zergaloth]

Hey Chuck,Mate, where's your entry? This has been up for almost a day now...

[Define.]

Hey Chuck,Mate, where's your entry? This has been up for almost a day now...

Gold. :D

[llothcat]

ill be in if i get that library posting again..lots o costuming books in there

[Corrick]

Character study (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/Lady_Isabell.jpg)

Progress 1 (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/isabelle3_sm.jpg)

Work hit kinda hard this week, so I didn't have a chance to add color.

Final:

"Lady Isabelle Fredrickson sits amid the chaos around her, penning the last entry into her travel diary before she and her languishing husband depart for England. As she collects her thoughts, one indian labourer splits from the steady stream of moving crates and boxes to display for her the most recent expedition's prize, the bound skull of a dark Hindu priest, over three hundred years old and a most difficult creature to kill. With the eye sockets covered, the skull will safely travel with the lady and lord, to find its place among the many victories in their sprawling manor."

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/isabelle4_flat.jpg

(Wacom, many minutes)

[iomoon]

This might help: http://fashion-era.com/mid-late_victorian_fashion.htm

[Main Loop]

hmm will posh post for this one? i hope so.. this is such his territory...

[bwkeough]

nice topic, wish I had time to do it up proper -- gotta finish off that master & puppet!

[S.C. Watson]

Hey guys,

Greetings form Dillon Beach, California!

Regarding the Lich, the first reference I can recall of it was from Tolkiens' lord of the Rings: the head Wring Wraith was a Lich King - By all counts, Voldemort from Harry Potter is a Lich of sorts as well. Essentially, it is a Wizard that has attained somewhat of a borrowed immortality. They lock part of their soul in a horcrux to keep it safe and tethered to this plane of existance. If the horcrux(s) is destroyed, the Lich is killed. Otherwise, they keep coming back.

Hope that helps!

Cheers,
~Oreg.

Oh, and here's the wikipedia entry for Lich: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lich

[Barts]

Tolkiens' lord of the Rings: the head Wring Wraith was a Lich King


I think you might have been mistaken Oregano, i believe he was the Witch King and not the Lich King, but if he was infact a lich i will stand corrected

[nephilim]

a lich is essentially an undead wizard.

[Flake]

In the movies he's definitely referred to as "witch king", as far as I remember in the books it's "Lord of the Nazgul".

Might also be referred to as a "lich king" at some point though- I have the book right here but I'm not about to skim read 1000 pages.:teeth:

[S.C. Watson]

..but I'm not about to skim read 1000 pages.:teeth:
Likewise. I'm fairly confident that in the books he's refered to as a Lich, but I'm not going to stress it. Same diff: Big, Bad Undead Magic Usin' Fool. >:D

Great sketches so far peoples. I'm really looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with this round!

Cheers,
~Oreg

[Jason C-M]

Cool, fun concept. Hope I can do it justice.

http://www.cheeseman-meyer.com/art/sketchbook/New/LadyFredrickson07.jpg

To call Lady Fredrickson her husband's assistant would be a vast misrepresentation, and severely underestimate the Lady's capabilities. Her husband's maladies often prevent him from entering certain arenas of strong magic, and Lady Fredrickson has on many occasions strode boldly into the jaws of death, unsupported by any, to soon re-emerge with the quiet confidence of the victorious -- an attitude many have compared favorably with that of Her Royal Highness our beloved Queen Victoria.

Beuatiful, elegant, educated and poised, yes, but also a match for any man or beast to roam this earth.

[darth massacre]

I always thought it was called the Witchking of Angmar and not the LichKing. Voldemort is also a Lich as Oreg mentioned.

Here's the AD&D definition
http://www.planetadnd.com/interactive_books/mm00185.php

Edit: Idiot...didn't notice Oreg posted the Wikipedia link already. :D

Anyway I thought the focus is on Lady Isabelle with Lord Fredrickson in the background?

[S.C. Watson]

Anyway I thought the focus is on Lady Isabelle with Lord Fredrickson in the background?
Correct - Lord Fredrickson isn't necessary, merely mentioned as background information. However, if you want to include him, feel free.

~Oreg.

[Lohan]

http://www.sensibility.com/vintageimages/1800s/

[Zergaloth]

Isn't that Hornblower's time-period. Oh joy. I'm gonna love the results of this round.
Anyone thought about a navy-theme?
http://www.aetv.com/tv/shows/horatio_hornblower/

[Commander Obvious]

"Life's a Lich, then you die... ...but not really."

[Chingwa]

It's about 70-100 years after Horatio Nelson... and styles have actually changed quite a bit in those years, as far as clothing etc.

I'm looking forward to this one, I already got some ideas I'm pushing around in my sketchbook :)

[Chingwa]

Voldemort means basically "flight of the dead" in French. So Voldemort by his very name could be considered a lich I guess. However the Witch King in LOTR never actually died until the end of the 3rd book, The ring transformed him into a nazgul but I don't think he was ever technically dead or undead... so I don't know if he could actually be considered a lich. (Semantics... I know.)

When I think of a Lich though I think of an evil spirit infesting a decrepit pile of bones that casts dark magic against the unprotected. In LOTR, more like the Barrow Wights than the Nazgul.

The Witch King sure was a badass in any case. And maybe that's all that matters.

[Zergaloth]

Now you spoiled the ending...

[SeanSutter]

Alright, Here it is.
I really think I learned a bunch about coloring. Its amazing what happens when you sit down and accualy try :D
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/TheIronShoes/LadyIsabelleFredricksonColor.jpg
weeee.

[llothcat]

http://www.llothcat.com/lady.jpg
kinda comic-booky...but it think it's a good direction

[Dominus]

hello to everybody!
this is my first post here at CHOW and hopefully not my last one... enjoy my lady Isabelle.
:yayca:
http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/2058/chowisabelle2yv.jpg

[DazWatford]

Howdy all,

Yup another Newbie! :D

I hope this qualifies as "finished" enough to count, but here is...

"Lady Isabelle Fredrickson. Mid to late 1800's." (Damn she's old!! ;) ) Enjoy! :D

http://img333.imageshack.us/img333/4590/dazimageshackchow12lif7tw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Jason C-M]

Love that safari outfit! And the elephant gun, pistol. All cool.

[sone_one]

i grew some balls and am posting a sketch here... i really hope i can finish it till sat...

http://www.soneone.at/illu/chow12-01.jpg

mostly researching fashion of that time and mixing em up yet.

[masque]

Daz Watford, that's really fine! nice pose and view angle, solid color use and shading.

updated to final.

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

From the diary of Lady Isabelle Fredrickson
November 1, 1873
Carpathia

We have arrived at last, and found domicile in an abandoned abbey near the castle. Jonathan has begun his preparations with feverish haste; I fear for his health and sanity! Since leaving London he has slept but little, and no longer dines with me, or even shares my bed. I pray that this shall be our last encounter with the evil that has hounded him since childhood, that he may strike down its unholy form with the power of his fierce soul and the blade of his holy dagger! And if he should fail, I pray that he be delivered from the cursed existence I fear awaits him. Dearest Jonathan! If only you knew , if only I could tell you what I have learned from you over these many years. If only I have the strength to raise that dagger against you in the direst extremity of danger to your immortal soul! I love you, dearest Jonathan, and will not see you condemned to the hellish existence of those things you now hunt! Forgive me, my love.

Isabelle

[depleteD]

WOw guys, to crazy id like to go through all these and crit them individually. Really inspireing. What I noticed alot of people did was alot of tradtional and conservative costumes. When I look at them I assossicate with that time period.

I took a different approach to the fasion. I wanted to mix egyptian, indian and "victorian?" fasion.

From a design brief perspective did I do the right thing? More of a fantastic fictional approach to what she's wearing rather than non-fictional. How would an employer look at the path that I took? Yae or Nae?

I am a student and I do want to do this professionally like by april lol. I could use all the pointers I could get.

Thanks guys and keep up the good work.

WIP

http://people.uleth.ca/~andrew.melnychukosee/portolio/ladylichcoplor.jpg

[Interceptor]

quick sketch to get a feel for her before I start the full pic

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9683/chow8hr.jpg

[Define.]

holy shit Interceptor. yarrrr, love that sketch.
Daz -- I love your style.

I'll hopefully be getting something different in this one.

[Chuck,mate.]

CHOW #012 - Lady Isabelle Fredrickson
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/3139/victorian1tw.jpg

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4784/victoriandetail2an.jpg

(about 5 hours, PS 7.0)

sone_one - love your style and sense of form. hope you`ll make the deadline too.

[CaptainInsano]

Dominus, ChuckMate: I love em'!

Sone_one: Really skillful sketches. Can't wait to see what you conjure up :)

Interceptor: I really like your line quality.

Daz: Jolly good entry. Jolly good.

DepletedD: Needs a lot of work, as you scribbled in yourself. It's good that you know what you need to correct.

Masque: I think you, me, and Interceptor need to have a little friendly THUNDERDOME!!!!!

llothcat: Not too shabby so far!

Sean: Welcome to the club. The line weight is too even amongst all the objects and the character. Gives it no sense of depth. I think you can get a lot of ideas on how to make the lines more dynamic by looking at Chuckmate's.

[Barts]

Hey this is my entry and my first digital painting
It's a rush job because im goin away on the weekend
enjoy and crit the hell out of it

Thanks, Tyler

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

[walnut]

Voilà, done.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/walberg/isabella_fredericksondone.jpg

[BrainBug]

If anyone knows some good PS tutorials for coloring I'd appreciate the link. I poked around the boards a little and didn't really find what I was looking for as far as tutorials.

http://www.sijun.com/dhabih/gallery/howto/

[Chuck,mate.]

http://www.sijun.com/dhabih/gallery/howto/

i`m sorry BrainBug, but this tutorial is the WORST coloring tutorial i`ve seen. the results are poor and messy.

seansutter - just type
"coloring tutorial",
"cg painting tutorial",
"photoshop tutorial"
etc, in Yahoo or Google.
i`m sure eventually you`ll find something helpful.

[Steph Laberis]

Another great week of the CHOW! A few entries really stand out to me so far:

Daz - I'm glad someone here decided to paint this lady in action! Great sense of character on her too, she doesn't seem as harsh-looking as typical 19th century ladies. Great work!

Chuck - really digging the canvas texture for that oil portrait look and her facial features! The only thing that bugs me are the ruffles in her skirt - they're just not reading well >_<

Dominus - great costume design, this really stands out among the others! She certainly has a darker and supernatural presence, as if her husband has quite rubbed off on her. Though I don't know if any proper lady would show so much skin in that era... how scandalous! ;)

Keep going guys, can't wait to get to the polls on this one!

[masque]

Masque: I think you, me, and Interceptor need to have a little friendly THUNDERDOME!!!!!sounds like fun, but i think Lady I is gonna be my last semi-major project for a spell (coupla weeks, maybe). i have some lawyer-related probs i have to resolve that will be demanding a great deal of my focus. but maybe by mid-Feb i'll be up for a T-dome go-'round.

i should also start up a sketchbook thread and begin posting there as well.

[crazy3dman]

Chuck,mate - I'm really enjoying your style on these CHOWs. So much character in this one. To expand on willow-whisp's comments about the ruffles. IMHO the upper part of the figure is rendered pretty tight. I'd love to see you do the ruffles the same. They look unfinished. Maybe they are?

[Main Loop]

ok here goes.. looks like they're bringing out the big guns..

http://www.remtek.net/0/mainloop/default/images/19/152.jpg

i tried to incorporate as much of the brief as i could, which explains the japanase parasol, the spanish veil, and paisley print.. can you guess where her husband's soul resides?

[Dominus]

i hate you main_loop :D

i like her gloves alot :^^:

[Interceptor]

Dominus, ChuckMate: I love em'!


Masque: I think you, me, and Interceptor need to have a little friendly THUNDERDOME!!!!!

llothcat: Not too shabby so far!

You are ON ParkerD :)

[darth massacre]

Looks like a CHOW born thunderdome coming up.

Great works so far and really cool WIPs that have me anticipating what the finished stuff will look like. I hope to have at least a WIP up by tonight. This is indeed a tough one.

[redehlert]

chuck - sweet! my fav thus far.
masque - can't wait to see this flushed out!
interceptor - oh master of the red and blue pencil, might i see more of this fine lady's torso/legs? it has the makings of a fab piece.

cheers!
d

[Zephrym]

Hey Dominus, looks good but it looks like your reference had breast implants :teeth:

[masque]

masque - can't wait to see this flushed out!

oh my. you've hurt me in my heart. (j/k - hope that was a misspell :tihi: )

[redehlert]

tone and color, mate...tone and color. the line work/story/mood is sweet as all get out. :)

[Zergaloth]

Main Loop, great piece, but it looks a bit blurry to me. Is that me, the resizing or my monitor?

[Main Loop]

zergaloth, nah i thad to compress it alot to get it to a manageable file size.. i think i'll resize it, i was gonna redo a part of it anyway..

[Jelter]

heres mine. it's watercolor(practice for ill2), but i haven't really gotten it down yet so I touched it up digitally. I went for the height of Lich hunter wife fashion.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c250/benjelter/LadyIsabelleFredricksonsmall.jpg

[DazWatford]

Ahh! Now I remember why I was so intimidated by this place, the standard's so damn good!!

Without trying to cover everyone's work, I would like to say that I found Parker's, Sean Sutter's and Interceptor's lineart to be "yummy"!! I'm also stunned by ChuckMate's (partly because it took him HALF the time mine took me :$ DAMMIT!!)

Although it's probably because those guy's styles appeal to my personal taste more than anything else.

Also, thanks to Jason, Masque, Define, Parker and Willow, for the kind words :D

[Zergaloth]

Jelter - that's a superb idea and a very good face.

[Jason C-M]

Added a much further along WIP to my post on page one . . .

[Zergaloth]

cool!

[hurricane]

WONDERFULL entries so far guys and gals... gonna be a bitch to vote!


heres mine...
http://www.bjornhurri.com/sb/06/Jan/le_queen_done.jpg

cheers!

[darth massacre]

Hey dammit, you guys are not making it any easy for the voting :lol:


Gonna try and put up a WIP by tonight.

[daqu]

wow main loop...no offense to your other digi pieces
but that one is really an improvement
like whoa

[llothcat]

just updated mine, since ya'll had to go and made awsome paintings outta yours.

[Djehuti]

Wow, such beautiful entires! I really had fun with this one:

On Lady Frederickson's shoulders rest the truth about her husband's worsening condition, yet her undying love for him perseveres as he seeks to find a cure for his affliction. Though each day more and more of his soul is lost, she stays adamantly beside him to help him fight the greatest of evils - across the world, and within himself.

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

[Main Loop]

wow main loop...no offense to your other digi pieces
but that one is really an improvement
like whoa

thanks, nah no none taken, i really learned a lot from doing this one, i felt the improvement on this one.. djehuti, very nice, probably my favorite so far

[Jelter]

Jelter - that's a superb idea and a very good face.
Thanks, I wanted her to seem strong willed and evil.

[darth massacre]

@djehuti - Dude that's really looking sweet. As with Mainloop I think I like yours the most so far. Hehe, still 48 hours to go, so we'll see what the last minute posts have for us.


Final Updated.
http://www.massivebias.com/sketchbook/isabelle.jpg
Has to be a blonde of course. :D

[depleteD]

god there is too much talent here

[walnut]

god there is too much talent here

Damn right there is.

Main Loop: Your character's great, it's super fantastic, but the paisly bg isn't doing it dor me. Just thought i'd mention that, not one to say anything really.

But anyway, hope to see more entries, looks like it's gonna be another great romp!

[Jason C-M]

Big guns it is! I'm really curious as to what the voting will look like, as there are so many damn strong pieces up.

Main Loop, your fabrics and drapery have blown me away.

[sve]

Thanks you all for wonderful images. I enjoy all of them.
http://home.comcast.net/~elazutkin/Images/ChOW2.jpg

Sveta

[S.C. Watson]

Some really excellent work this round people. Wonderful stuff!

Cheers,
~Shane

[Aly Fell]

Great stuff here guys! I would have loved to have entered this one, but I've been real busy, and my net connection is kind of poo shaped at the moment. This subject was right up my street! :)

[Main Loop]

posh - aw man, i was really hoping you'd surprise us and throw one in there.. maybe you should do one just for fun later..

walnut - but i did it all by hand! ................just kidding.. ah maybe i'll come back in and "customize" it..

[Aly Fell]

posh - aw man, i was really hoping you'd surprise us and throw one in there.. maybe you should do one just for fun later..

Cheers Main Loop. Definitely! I'm still beavering away on my TD piece at the moment though. Your entry is superb! :)

[bumskee]

Awsome round everyone! wow... damn..

main loop, hurricane and Djehuti, <3

mine here.

http://home.exetel.com.au/bumskee/con/chow_9_1.jpg

[Define.]

Final work.

http://www.woodfellow.ca/LadyFredericton2.bmp

[Interceptor]

bumskee - Woh, Min. Youve done very well. I'm loving the hair, especially.

Define - That is an excellent start. Powerhouse that sucker until you finish :)

[romance]

Bumskee - Fantastic! Exactly the way I imagined her.

[bumskee]

thanks interceptor & romance, btw I am waiting for your entry romance, I know it will kick ass as always.

[Miran]

Here goes my first entry.
I don’t really have time to throw some colors on this (as much as I’d love to) but I hope this’ll qualify.

http://img496.imageshack.us/img496/3518/ladyisabellefredrickson1jx.th.jpg (http://img496.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ladyisabellefredrickson1jx.jpg)

[young paddy1]

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

got fed-up with it, it looks dry no zing or oomph, the gun's incase her husband wakes up in the middle of the night and is feeling a bit frisky (in a zombie kinda way).

[redehlert]

hey yp1 - your entry has a striking resemblance to kate beckinsale from 'van helsing' - nose included. also looks like you're having some more fun with that wall paper pattern stuff (see below the gun).
cheers,
d

[romance]

Sorry Bumskee, I don't have time for an entry this week. Hopefully next week!
Not sure if I could compete with yours anyways :)

-Rob

[endregan]

wow some really good ones. I really enjoyed main loops, bumskee and hurricaines especially, though there a lot of quality ones this time around!

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

[darth massacre]

Just about 20 more hours to go fellas! For now I'm kinda stuck between Mainloop, Bumskee, Chuck and Djehuti's with Masque and Define's pencil sketches looking like they could totally tear the voting apart. Had Posh and Romance been in on this, it would be impossible to vote :lol

I kinda lost my way with this one as I was painting it......the update is prolly as close to the completed work as it can be. Psshh...I still gotta work on the COW. I hope I have enough time for that one.

[central]

wow great entries all. bumskee got a soft spot for all ur pics, love ur style..

here's my take on Lady Isabella Fredrickson ......

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d87/pataka/chow.gif


workin closely with all those chemicals, potions and elixers in the hope of findin a cure for her husband has completely transformed her perspective of the world we live in. u could say that Lady Isabella Fredrickson dosent just dream in black and white, only techicolour will do.

couldnt resist makin this pic a little more on the brighter side. will try and do a little more to it. great work all, amazin talent and ideas floatin around here.

[pandorablood]

Awesome entries everyone!

I usually don't do character's but thought I'd mix it up a bit so here's mine. I only had tonight to work on this so sorry about the lack of rendering in the gown!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/pandorablood/lady.jpg

[young paddy1]

glad you noticed red, thought of the most adventury type of victorian lady seen of late and it was kate, I wouldn't say the resmblance is striking but it's definitely there, just had to do an overlay of my ref to see how close I got, not bad I suppose. The pattern is infact from a chinese rug to bring in the travelling aspect of the character.

[Carnifex]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/siansaar/y-lady2.jpg

not my most elaborate work,but i haven't done digital since 2 months at the least.
nice entries everyone. favs so far are main loop and djehuti.
hurricane,something is off with her boobs i think.

[SeanSutter]

OH man, there are so many rad drawings.
Djehuti and Hurricane, You guys both really captured the character.
I have to say Im really impressed with the amount of incredibly talented artists there are here. I'm really looking forward to getting more involved at this forum!
-Sean

[Andrea Smith]

Oh, PLEASE do another one like this soon, Oregano! I was working on my Puppet Master and Puppet entry, and didn't notice this challenge, but I LOVE historical fantasy! Maybe you could do one kind of like this but in a different kind? Perhaps:

A librarian (man) in a dungeon library where all the books are locked with big locks, and each has a key. This is because they are dangerous books, and only the librarian has the key. This might be set in the 1800s, also.

A mid-1700s setting, where the character is a man who hunts down aristocrats: dead ones, that is. He would be a ghost hunter.

I don't know, these are just ideas. Anything historical would be great in my opinion.

[darth massacre]

Just under 8 hours to go.

Didn't catch Hurricane's piece....I LIKE...but as Carni says, I think the clevage could be shifted to match the V-neck on the corset. Love the pet perched on her hand.

@Carni - Your Lady Isabelle reminds me of something from a book I read a long time ago. It would add to the whole picture if you had a matching background which should be super fun to do in the same style. But yeah...8 hours give or take.

[smot]

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c42/smot_1975/conceptArt/Lady-Isabelle-Fredrickson.jpg

[Carnifex]

damn,sorry i don't think i'll have time for that anymore.
guess i can just fiddle on in my sketchbook with it.

[masque]

updated my WIP on page 1 to the final. gotta get some food & sleep, now...

[Jason C-M]

Likewise.

[endregan]

hey masque awesome update. Good composition and atmosphere.

[Chingwa]

Great entries everyone!!! Man this CHOW thing is great, wish I had come across it earlier. Here's my entry for this week...

http://www.popgirl.net/public/chow_012.jpg

and a detail shot
http://www.popgirl.net/public/chow_012detail.jpg

[Victor B]

Wow just wanted to add what a really great showing of work this Chow turned out to be! Nice entry Chingwa! and main loop, hurricane and Djehuti, wow!

[redehlert]

Sweet Chingwa!

[S.C. Watson]

Great round people - round 13 is on! (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=711028#post711028)