CHOW #13 - Lord George Henry Fredrickson

[S.C. Watson]

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

ROUND #13


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

:right: CLEARLY DESIGNATE YOUR FINAL.

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DEADLINE
MONDAY, JANUARY 23st - may be a day or so late.
9 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
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Lord George Henry Fredrickson

Historical Fiction*
Lord George Henry Fredrickson. Mid to late 1800's. Lord Fredrickson is a Lich hunter & Master of the Occult of some quiet acclaim in certain discerning circles. By nature he is a reserved man, brutally intelligent, quick in thought and often in action, but never reckless.

Cursed more than a century ago by an Egyptian Lich, Lord Fredrickson walks the twilight between the true light of life and the enternal darkness of death. He can not die, though he can not really live either.

With each Lich Lord Fredrickson dispatches, he desperately searchers for a counter curse to his affliction, but none have been found, much to his continued frustration. Over the past few decades, his searches have turned more desperate, as madness is slowly claiming him. In his more lucid moments, he fears for those he cares for, but holds little hope of chaging his fortunes. Isabelle, his wife, has been instructed in the art of horcrux destruction, and how to kill a Lich, but as Lord Fredrickson has no known horcrux, it is feared that all efforts will be futile.

*Open for interpetation

[threeeyesworm]

HAH! Brilliantly done, Oregano!

[Victor B]

Brilliant indeed!I'll try to get something done for this as well.

edit* sorry I'm going to have to drop guys! all I got done was a rough prelimenary sketch.. best of wishes to all who finished I"ll vote for the best at the poll

[darth massacre]

God damn Oreg!!! Didn't expect you to pull this one LOL.

[Corrick]

That's just funny. Nicely done, Oregeno. :} Looking forward to it.

[Uziel]

A quick one...WIP²
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/jarrafatti/ghfred4copysmall.jpg
My dearest Isabelle,

I can feel darkness falling over me and i know the end is near.
When you'll recieve this letter I will be no more.
Forgive me that I couldn't give you a more normal life.
Treasure the good moments we had togheter.
Never forget what I taught you.

To my immortal beloved

Yours

G.H. Frederickson

[walnut]

I should have seen that one coming. Very well, i'll take a shot mr. Frederickson too.

[Steph Laberis]

Horcruxes, eh? HP anyone? ;)

It'd be cool to see someone bring in the Abhorsen's Bells from Sabriel on this one.

[Olof]

Does it have to 'match' the previous chow winner?

[masque]

OK, do i have to go back and change the name in my Lady Isabelle backstory now??? :P good companion subject, Oregano, hope i have time to contribute (but not hopeful -- RL can be such a drag)

[Helzon]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/Helzon/georghfredcopy.jpg
Gleaning Secrets

[S.C. Watson]

Willow-Steph-Laberis -Whisp That grinding/clanking/screeching/metal-on-metal-with-little-bits-of-gravel-thrown-in-for-good-measure noise you just heard was my brain attempting to register your name change :O >:|

medic...! :nohope:

MorteM No. However, if you entered last round and featured Lord Fredrickson in your piece, it would be fun to do the picture focused on him now.

masque I missed the backstory :S But only if you want to.

Helzon Why not? It looks good and is complete enough to be taken. So, unless you expressly ask me not to, why wouldn't I? hehe :wink:

Cheers,
~Shane

[Define.]

So are we allowed to somewhat make more of a "portrait" of him? if it includes shoulders? Because that's what I was sort of going for, but I know you're usually supposed to have most of the figure showing.

[central]

uziel nice wip, keep goin at it and finish it off, looks really promising.
helzon, like veeery mucho, story nice 2.
ahh another yummy chow

[redehlert]

hey mike! no fair...you're not supposed to use a self portrait. ;)
as you already know, i think it's a sweet beginning and i dig the story line too!
cheers!
d

[Define.]

I am sooo in! Practise practise practise!

[Helzon]

Helzon Why not? It looks good and is complete enough to be taken. So, unless you expressly ask me not to, why wouldn't I? hehe
Sorry about that Shane, I was operating on a misconception, very much the one Define described. I thought like 75 percent of the figure had to be showing..or some number like that...therefore I figured it wouldn't be taken to poll. However, if you want to...cool, consider my hat in there.
Central: thanks, can wait to see your entry.
Red: Bro you don't know how many mirrors I busted with my ugly mug just for this likeness...I think it's up to 140 years of bad luck or something close to it. My grandkids will be paying off my foul mojo debt...LOL... Thanks man.

Edit: P.s. philosophical question...if this work is included in the final poll would this start a precedent that others might submit something that does not fit all the criterion in the guidelines and is withheld from inclusion in the poll and turn around and say "Well his was included why not mine?" type of thing. I wouldn't want to be the one to start that type of thing. So if you feel that my not adhering to the criterion set forth in the guidelines is such that it prohibits me from being placed in the poll then so be it...I will leave the decision up to you Shane.

[Chuck,mate.]

I know this won't get taken to poll, but just couldn't resist.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/Helzon/Fredrickson.jpg



this one looks very good. but acording to this activity rules,
characters must be 3/4 or full bodied, no busts or head-shots.
or have the rules changed oregano?

[Helzon]

Chuck, yeah man...that's why I brought it up in my last post. Refer to above. I wanted to be quite sure of things and NOT have any controversy start up as a result of it.

[Chuck,mate.]

Chuck, yeah man...that's why I brought it up in my last post. Refer to above. I wanted to be quite sure of things and NOT have any controversy start up as a result of it.

very well. anyways - good piece. love the beastly side of the guy. creepy.
:)

[Chuck,mate.]

CHOW #13 - Lord George Henry Fredrickson
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/9351/georgesmall7cz.jpg

[S.C. Watson]

or have the rules changed oregano?

No. You are absolutely correct. The rules have not changed. Thanks for being more mindful of them than my illustrious self (not) :nohope:

I apologize for the confusion there, folks. I'll blame it on an over indulgence of... salsa and chips. Yeah. That'll work.

[ericdee]

I never had a notice of this part of the forum, till two days ago, a friend of mine, Dominus, invited me to take part. Looks damn interesting, so I´m in. Today started with the idea, but, still a WIP, maybe it will chance a lot till Saturday.
Cheers to all,
Eric

WIP
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/lord_01.gif

[Zergaloth]

It would be nice to see the contestants of the past C.h.o.W. include their Isabelles in another perspective. Here's a nice chance to draw your character twice!

Chuch,mate : you keep surprising me with your speed/quality ratio, if that's a correct way to put it in English. You COULD do some more on that Lich though.

[quickreaver]

I'm gonna give this a whirl. I love dead things. Or near-dead, as the case may be. WIP scribble scrabble.....

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/2503/fredsample7ip.jpg

And here's the outcome. Man, there were a lot of fantabulous entries! Voting's gonna be a bitch. But in a good way! <3

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5724/lordfredca1qn.jpg

[masque]

It would be nice to see the contestants of the past C.h.o.W. include their Isabelles in another perspective. Here's a nice chance to draw your character twice!on the d-board :painting: as we... speak?

[Zergaloth]

Looking forward to that, dear sir.
Will you be doing the same drawing but seen trough the window?

[masque]

Will you be doing the same drawing but seen trough the window?oh, no, too obvious, that. i'm continuing the little melodrama hinted at in the backstory i posted with the Lady Isabelle piece. gotta wait for it, though, don't want to give anything away; i have myself under an NDA ;)

[threeeyesworm]

Hello everyone,

This is my first time posting in CHOW... here's my piece:

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5420/app00060pm.jpg

[Corrick]

Extension!

Took me longer than I'd like to say coming up with the location for these two. First one's a bazaar setting, trying to get a feel for the lighting and environment.

Progress 1 (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/bazaar2.jpg)

Final: "Lord Fredrickson goes to the desert... in a dinner jacket."

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/bazaar5.jpg

(Wacom, longer than it should have been)

[kaeru]

Just a sketch.
Where should I post the final drawing? Here?
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5201/scan00144fy.jpg

[Chuck,mate.]

Chuch,mate : you keep surprising me with your speed/quality ratio, if that's a correct way to put it in English. You COULD do some more on that Lich though.

if i only had the time.....
i`m affraid Lord George Henry here will have to do with what he is at the moment.
thanks for the kind words though.
:)

[Uziel]

Héhé, looks like canes (http://www.garthsauction.com/canes.JPG) were the fashion back then.

Some crits....

Mine looks pretty boring

Chuck great piece but for me it looks more like a vampire/jack the ripper combination.

kaeru you got some goth thing going on there, with the nude chest showing. Try to look deeper in the 1800's dresscode.

Helzon you amaze me every time with your talent to draw organic shapes.

[DazWatford]

Howdy all,

OK, firstly I just wanna say how in awe of Chuck,Mate's work I am AGAIN, stunning stuff :D

Now to mine... :^^;:

I'm really not sure with this one, I think with this one I was far to conscious of making it a "companion piece" to Lady Isabelle (look at 'em together sometime :D ) and deliberately tried to give it an opposite feeling (in composition, atmosphere etc...)

As a result of this I feel I really tightened up, and lost a lot of the fluidity the first one had (plus I couldn't get his shoulders to look hunched right) As for the background, I guess I was trying to hint a some kind of location without spelling it out, and made a total hash of it.

Still, there are several things that I feel have worked on this one, so I figured what the hell, put it up and get some second opinions. Enjoy...

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6049/dazimageshackchow13lhf7qj.jpg

OK guys,

As you know I wasn't happy with my original... So I gave it another go :D

Still not 100% on it, but I think I captured what I was intending better (Although I STILL have no idea what to do with the background ;) ) Please treat this as my actually entry, Thanks :D

http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/933/dazimageshackchow132lhf3pk.jpg

[Chuck,mate.]

dazwatford - thank you very much.
your piece looks great, love the colors and rendering especially in the upper half of the painting.
i`m not sure how it fits with the description of this round, though.
keep it up!
:)

[kaeru]

Uziel, Lord Fredrikson isn't a common men. The only thing I didn't want to do, was to represent him like any normal man of the 1800. He's extravagant, independent, can do what he pleases when he pleases (he has money and power) and he certainly doesn't care about many things in life any more. The way he dresses must reflect all this.

[Amerasu]

CHOW13 Final

http://amerasu.randomleft.com/images/concept/013a.jpg

[quickreaver]

Hey, Corrick....his jabot is upside-down. And I can only blow smoke rings...what a talented guy! *winkage*

[Simon Boxer]

Here's Georgey... He's sticking with his holy roots. Apparently in the 1800s people dressed like this to go to church. That's where the fellas went to pick up, you see.

http://www.cognitiondesigns.com.au/other/CHOW-lichsb18jan06.jpg

Mostly painter, bit of tidying in PS. Still trying different techniques...

[redehlert]

hey daz,
i'm diggin' where you're goin' with your entry - one thing i'd say since you're showing such taut tendons of the right hand is to put your hand in that pose with a bat or someting similar and consider how much tension you need to create to get those tendons to pop. all things considered, that's the 'lighter' end of the weapon and would be a little less tendonous as a result.
one other thing with that right hand is that the fingers need to curl around the weapon. at present, they bend but there is a distance between the shaft and the finger curl. do you see it?
btw, i like the clothing folds in the vest and the colors are workin' nicely. perhaps some blood on the weapon to draw the eye from the vest to the weapon would be worthwhile?
cheers!
d

[Sady]

Omg omg. One of my favorite themes, I love you, Oregano.:}

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

I don´t have much time so this may be the final.

Minor update. Refresh, please.

[Helzon]

Uziel: thanks, much appreciated bro. You gonna jump in this mosh pit?

[bluefooted]

Yay! I get a second shot at this - I'd worked on last week's but didn't get it finished in time :bashful:

Ericdee Really liking that linework, so far. I think you're finished piece will be awesome!

threeyesworm nice pencils, there's some interesting stuff going on here. I especially like the chair.

And.. redehlert, where's your entry? *sends mental peer pressure at you*

[redehlert]

sure....sure....i'm sensing your jedi mind trick and...i'm....going to do this ChOW?!?
(but only if you do it).
;)

[bluefooted]

I will do it!

That is a promise, good sir ;)

[redehlert]

you're on then, miss blue. :)

[Uziel]

You gonna jump in this mosh pit?
I'll give it a shot, but in the end I'll probably be the guy lying on the floor screaming "watch out with those feet!!" for i don't have much time to draw, I'm in the middle of exam period.

[Main Loop]

I will do it!

That is a promise, good sir ;)

uh oh!

[Dominus]

kaeru you got some goth thing going on there, with the nude chest showing. Try to look deeper in the 1800's dresscode.

It is OPEN FOR INTERPRETATION!
:stfu:

[Uziel]

lol
:stfu:
I'm really good at making friends here.

Why is everybody so on the edge/agitated?
Relax people...I'm here trying to stimulate people not to irritate.

I think Kaeru can stand up for himself and he corrected me so there is no need to bring that up again.
I just wrote down my first thoughts when I saw these drawings that doesn't mean you have to agree with me.
No need to be all fucked up about it.

So how's daily life Dom? Everything ok?

[Dominus]

Uziel, i have nothing with you personally, you were not the only one who said so, but since the challage is OPEN FOR INTERPRETATION (meaning that i can do almost whatever i dream of, something out of normal, something new and original) why should i be restricted to THAT era only? That was my point.

[Chuck,mate.]

Uziel, i have nothing with you personally, you were not the only one who said so, but since the challage is OPEN FOR INTERPRETATION (meaning that i can do almost whatever i dream of, something out of normal, something new and original) why should i be restricted to THAT era only? That was my point.

well, partner...
maybe`cause the brief specify : "Mid to late 1800's" ?....

[Zergaloth]

Huzzah for Belgium.

[Dominus]

Chuck, mate maybe the best answer is your signature? "Reality means you live until you die. The real truth is nobody wants reality."

[Chuck,mate.]

Chuck, mate maybe the best answer is your signature? "Reality means you live until you die. The real truth is nobody wants reality."

dear DummyNose....if you only had ANY idea what this quote truely means and where it`s from.

all i said was a concept brief was given to you specifying
the era of this specific character. there`s nothing wrong
with an open mind and an open interpretation, as long as it answers the description`s demands.
if your portraying of old George here is not 1800s clothing and style - your concept art is not bad nor good - it`s just the wrong concept.
why a male 1800s lich? cause the decription demands it to be.
you might as well draw a 1980s female Belly Dancer.
k?

[Uziel]

Dominus please show us your interpretation of the description.

My point of view: when someone asks me to draw an 1800's lord I would stick close to references of that period. For in that period a lord would probably loose his title for alienating from the rest of high society. Now, you don't have to agree with me on this one. Show me that I'm wrong on this and draw me a real nice Lord GH Frederickson because i do promote creativity. :rendered:

[Dominus]

whatever, i see there are some here VERY open minded...:rolleyes:
and i did not call you names.

lets just stick to the artwork, but i`m a bit dissapointed about some here... :\

PS
Uziel, i will soon ;)

[Uziel]

Sorry,STFU can also be read as stupid fucker.
But shut the fuck up wasn't a nice thing to say either.

Now I'll get back behind my books and forget about all this.
Good luck with the entry.

[bluefooted]

Why is everyone so angsty :\

Here's my entry so far - I wanted to give the feeling of a tarot card. Guess what # this week's CHOW is? That's right, 13! And guess which tarot card is lucky #13? That's right, Death.

I may work on this again - his legs are buggin' me - so any crits would be much appreciated :rendered:

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

edit: Haha! I just noticed that everyone's drawing him with a pimp cane!

[cam]

great entry bluefooted, i'm a big fan of your style.
sharp and original, the subtlety of your concepts always makes me want to know more.
colour scheme is really strong too.
maybe some negative space inbetween his legs would help to define the pose?

[Uziel]

I gave this a second shot with a different coloring style. This probably won't go to the poll either but I don't care that much about the poll. It's all 'bout having fun.

Because of the curse there is no possible way to make realistic portraits of G.H. Fredrickson.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/jarrafatti/Free2copy2.jpg

[ericdee]

@Bluefooted

Great work dude, I totally dig it:)

@The rest:
"Remember;character expression is key!" Where is it? Only Chuck(especially in his first sketch - great!!) and Bigfooted expressed anger, depression, madness, Bigfooted more in the expression of the body, Chuck in the face of the first sketch. The rest, seems to do some cool Rocker(Kaeru;)) or already deadcharacters(Uziel:)).

Hope you dont hate me now, but, I really dig the theme, and hope to see here more designs, moreeeeee, yeahhhh:)

I myself still sketching at the first idea, but still unfinished and not sure about where I gonna go, but hey, we still have some time till saturday, yeahh??
Cya, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/lordsample_01.gif

[redehlert]

oooh.....fancy pants on blue's entry. damn. now i really have to do some creative thinkin'. ;)

oh, and just to have fun with the current STFU topic and is bare chested okay or not, check this out: 1) I did a google search on 19th century clothing and came across this contemporary gem - are they trying to say this was the rage back then? http://www.hillesodesigns.com/men.htm
2) STFU is a shitty ass thing to use unless you're poking fun and adding lots of smiley faces (as Cartman would say - "colon, parenthesis" . but then again, anything is open to interpretation.
Just my two shiny pennies of neural intepretation.
d

[Dominus]

ok, so here is my lord fredrickson, if i only had some more time to finish it right.. :\
http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/7664/lord9007hb.jpg

and here is the initial sketch (one of many ;) ):
http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/7695/initialsketch5mn.jpg

[redehlert]

i see the dark side in this one...got some good sith markings. ;)
nice entry dominus.
[edit] - i like the nose in your initial sketch better. your new nose in your entry has some odd connectivity between the fatty alars (eg wings of the nose for the nares, eg nostrils) and the cartilage forming the bridge of the nose.
cheers!
d

[Dominus]

thanx redehlert, i agree with you about the nose, but since i can`t spend more time on it, i`ll have to leave it like this...

[DazWatford]

Update on my original post

@ Oreg: Can you please treat the new one as my actual entry, Thanks :D

[redehlert]

Whew...I'm spent like a dirty dollar bill.

http://www.cognitionstudio.com/conceptart/redlrt_chow13.jpg

Cheers,
d

[ericdee]

Yeahhhh, great!

[Vim_the_good]

Here is waht will have to be the final image. Cheers for the crit darth massacre. I did cop out a bit with the perspective but well :)
http://www.thomasgordon.co.uk/test_final.jpg

[redehlert]

I dig that Vim. Nice perspective...I feel so vulnerable.
Hold me.

[sve]

Hey, redehlert, I dig your guy you're just shaking hands with a lot, a huge lot. Awesome. A lot of personality and witty execution. I saved it, thanks a lot
Sveta

[Zergaloth]

Very nice entries so far. Last three were excellent, apart from the nose and lips on Dominus' piece. Too bad you haven't got more time.

The monocle made me laugh even before I saw the geeky 'evil doctor' face. A very cool detail! Hope we'll see enough of it when you draw the full figure.

Vim's Lord made me think of Van Helsing, well, at least how I pictured him when I read Dracula. Nice eerie touch with those eyes.

[redehlert]

sve and zergaloth - thanks! and i was going at a good clip about 5 minutes ago until photoshop bleepin' shat the bed. oh well....i'll post an update tomorrow. ;)
cheers!
d

[S.C. Watson]

but i`m a bit dissapointed about some here... :\

Likewise. Especieally what I saw coming from your end.

Keep it nice, or don't play. If you're going to bring an attitude to the sandbox, I'll escort you out with an invitation not to show up again.

~Oreg.

[Orcatraz]

Nice work everybody. I think I'm going to give this one a go.

EDIT: I think I'm getting close to being finished now. I thought he needed a pet vulture.

http://www.moranconcepts.com/images/chow-13.jpg

[sve]

Hey, orcatraz, I love it, the portrait already strikes me with a coldness and creepiness of the character. Love the execution and pose.
Sveta

[Define.]

wonderful orcatraz! love your WIP!

[redehlert]

nice, orcatraz....very nice. keep it comin'!
d

[Dominus]

Oregano, i ask you, why are ppl easily offended here, i`ve noticed everybody uses the word fuck and all that shit, but if i say 'shut the fuck up' then there is a problem? Why there is a "STFU" smiley then? My point was not to restrict the theme to EXACTLY what the briefing said, but to be a little open minded and create new original things. We all thrive for originality, don`t we?

[Define.]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/DefinetheSorrow/LordFredrickson2.jpg

alright, here's my VERY TINY WIP, it's much bigger than that. I just can't find away to put it on the internet quickly to just show it off right now.
question: is how much I've got of him okay, or do I have to give him some legs?

[darth massacre]

I'm seeing a good amount of excellent stuff. Tingling sensation on my fingertips as I type. Lots of potential but I haven't really seen anything I really like yet even from WIP pieces.

I'll talk about a few here and there.

Blue - Get outta here! :P Go away you're complicating voting matters!! (Just kidding dude) Since you didn't submit last week's ChOW, maybe you might want to sneak in your Lady Isabelle somewhere....only if you want to. Coz I'm kinda interested in seeing what you'll have for us :teeth:

Chuck - I was sorta expecting your Freddy to actually link to your Lady Isabelle submission. It would be really cool to see them side by side. But I think this week's submission is a little darker and less "fun" that what you went with for Lady Isabelle. I like it, but still holding my breath for a bit more.

DazWartford - Looks consistent with last week's entry. I can totally visualize him riding on another camel next to his wife.

Vim - I'm likeing how it turns out, although - no offense - I'm not too hot with the perspective. It seems like you're forcing the figure to warp because you laid out your VP on the page instead of having it somewhere off the page. Errr, what's that term.....Yeah, "lines converge too early". That usually distorts the figure such that it looks disproportionate even thought "mathematically" its correct because you followed your VP.

Helzon - I'm gonna protest if that's your final LOL. Would love to see the full body development. And looking at your backstory, dammit it better be a in a photo frame! :D

Cognition - That shit is creepy. Did they really wear that to worship in churches?

Redehlert - Coming along fine, waiting to see the final development.

Sady - I like how Freddy is turning out on your piece. One of only 2 pieces that really IMHO hit the character brief provided. (The other one is Chuck's).


That's it for now. Almost 3am and I gotta go read up on the aerodynamics of bird flight. I'll put something up by Friday morning though I don't think its gonna change the landscape much.

[Simon Boxer]

Cognition - That shit is creepy. Did they really wear that to worship in churches?

Heh, cheers - mission accomplished. Well, kind of, I neglected to mention it was worn in Switzerland. Also, on a second look at the reference I've noticed the text below: "Woman in Mourning"
hahah, darn ambiguous illustrations :S

http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/PLATE62DX.HTML

Well... I guess it's a tribute to how crazy he really is. Although one of the reasons I chose that outfit was to conceal his curse.

I might have to change his name to Georgina for any public appearances...

[Molly]

Redelert - awesome portrait of Lord Fredrickson, closest by far to what I think he'd look like...

Right, i'm gonna try and complete this CH.O.W, as I started painting Lady Fredrickson, but didnt finish on time.

Theres some good sketches in here, that obviously need to be work on.
IMO - It would be nice to see more work related to the brief. I know some of you guys just want to do your own thing, but try and use the brief-with your own creativity-as a helpful guide line to how the end concept will look like; see these particular forums as short projects to test the way you deal with a structured brief; it can give you some grounding as to how this concept-art-thang works...:)

Ok, you can correct me if you think Im wrong, but please do it constructively, as you dont want me to come round your house...:needle:

kisses
Molly xxx

[DazWatford]

Howdy all :D

Firstly, let me say I’m not trying to get at anyone (especially not you Molly, you just happened to be the last person to post regarding interpretation) but, I’m new here and I’m getting a little confused as to what CHOW is supposed to be about?

For my entry, I took the “Cursed more than a century ago by an Egyptian Lich” part, and extrapolated that this had put Lord Fredrickson’s life in to a “Highlander” style limbo, so I tried to present him as a 1700s guy in 1800s clothes (which would also allow him to land a foxy, young, mortal wife ;) ) although I have tried to hint at some kind of moral and physical decay around his eyes and in his hands. I also read about destroying an “object” to destroy a Lich on Wikipedia, and figured an Egyptian Lich’s would be one of those “Jar” type things the organs go in during Mummification, hence the Sledge Hammer :D

I feel that I’ve stuck to the description, just maybe interpreted it at a tangent? I guess I’m just slightly worried if that’s allowed now?

Maybe Oreg or someone could clear up just how much interpretation in OK? Is the point of CHOW to stick quite tightly to the brief, but just to refine the costume and detail of the character, or portray him/her in a specific setting?

Like I say, no offence meant to anyone, I’m honestly just trying to get some clarification :D

Thanks

[S.C. Watson]

Oregano, i ask you, why are ppl easily offended here, i`ve noticed everybody uses the word fuck and all that shit, but if i say 'shut the fuck up' then there is a problem? Why there is a "STFU" smiley then? My point was not to restrict the theme to EXACTLY what the briefing said, but to be a little open minded and create new original things. We all thrive for originality, don`t we?

Dominus, I don't know where you're located, or if you're ESL (English as a Second Language) or not, but STFU is considered an "in your face" retort. It has it's place, which is why we have it, but that place is not in response to advice or picture crits. The way you used it was not appropriate, and would have ended up with you getting your ass kicked in real life.

While the brief is open for interpetation, as you so eloquently pointed out, Uziel and others were politely letting you know that they thought you might be drifting a tad too far from it. Their comments were presented with your best interests in mind, and without offense.

Your response to him, and to others from what I've read, was not appropriate.

This has nothing to do with originality - it has everything to do with the attitude that we bring to the activity.

Keep it nice.

~Oreg.

[S.C. Watson]

I feel that I’ve stuck to the description, just maybe interpreted it at a tangent? I guess I’m just slightly worried if that’s allowed now?

Daz, your entry is fine. So don't stress it.

The descriptions have, admittedly, been a little soft of late. I figured that people would like to have a little more freedom to move. However, this is turning out to have complications of its own that I didn't foresee.

Usually they descriptions will be fairly tight, with very specific aspects of the character that need to developed or illustrated.

However, all of this is left open for the illustrator to show us what they're made of. As a guideline, you are supposed to keep fairly close to the brief, however, it is not necessary - so long as there is some clear connection to the brief, an image will be taken to poll.

If, for example, the brief calls for a futuristic scientist, and you do a picture of a Neanderthal, chances are that your picture will not go to poll.

Chow is an excercise in creatively following guidelines. In other words, unless there is something *specific*, some triat, characteristic, color of hair/skin/eyes/etc., article of clothing, mannerism, what-have-you that is specifically called for in the brief, it's open.

In regards to this weeks' brief, the 1800's/open for interpetation was just that. You could do a steampunk 1800's (which is really what I thought most people would lock onto) or anything else. I was purposefully vague to see who would come up with what.

Bottom Line: Read the brief carefully. Important points will be mentioned. Everything else, so long as it fits with the character or brief, is open.

Hope that helps to clear things up some.
~Oreg.

[S.C. Watson]

I know this won't get taken to poll, but just couldn't resist.
*Edit-Oregano et al. Rest assured this was a one off and will not happen again. Thought it would give flavor to the competition, not detract from it. I will be sure that in the future any entries I submit will adhere to the rules.
Cheers!

Helzon, after seeing what you have done with this, I may very well make a *rare* exception and take this to the poll. I'm really impressed with what you've done. You've managed to pull this off in a very creative manner, and I like that. It's unexpected, and fresh. You've taken the brief and ran with it, and that's what we're looking for.

Good work.

You'll know if I decide or not when we do poll :wink:

Cheers,
~Oreg.

[redehlert]

To all that have commented on my piece thus far - I am franky...humbled!
A lot of my research is going in the development of medicine back in the early to late 19th century, but the gent's face I have chosen to work with is from a wonderful old photo ref collection called the Fairburn series. You know, when you have something in your head, it just pays to use all of your resources. That said, I had the Lord in my head, but could not create such a visage without assistance. Friends have said to me - play on your strengths. One of mine is research. ;) I too hope it will play out nicely. Many, many thanks for inspiring me to do more.
Cheers!
D

[Helzon]

Shane,
I'm wowed and humbled at the same time, thank you sir for the kind words and btw...It was Darth Massacre that made me do it bloody Jedi mind tricks...J/k...;)

Red:I am glad that you never settled for just ordinary. It seems to me at least that you've always gone out of your way to find out what needs tweaking and taken those things to heart and applied yourself sincerely to improve with every image. Here's to busting out the box and kickin ass!
Cheers!

To everyone though..this week's entries have some real eye openers in progress. Can't wait to see what shows at the end. Best to you all!

[Zergaloth]

Orcatraz - Really nice character you got there. I mean nicely done, because I don't exactly see the lich in him. Mind you, the pic has an eerie feeling to it, but... you know. I'm curious what your final will look like. The WIP looks most promising.

Define. : Looks promising too! Mind the colors though. I don't really like the ribbon with the diamond. Keep it up.

[bluefooted]

I have this weird problem now where Conceptart will only work for me after 2 in the afternoon :[

Anyway, thanks for the kind words cam, ericdee, red, and darth

darth massacre I originally had lady Fred seated in a chair and lord Fred leaning over her portrait-style, but I erased her :(

red Gorgeous rendering on that face! Really wonderful - and that perspective is tough to pull off, but you did it. Keep going - I'm going to expect great things from you ;)

orcatraz Love it so far! I don't really have a problem with any lack of lich-ness on his part - he looks perfectly lichy to me. Of course, I had no clue what a lich was before I started this CHOW anyway. I'm not a D&D fan :perv:

[Orcatraz]

because I don't exactly see the lich in him. Mind you, the pic has an eerie feeling to it, but... you know. I'm curious what your final will look like.
Yeah I'm trying to go the subtle route this time, plus the lady Fredrickson description said that his lich-ness was a secrete, so I didn't see him as a zombie or anything. Basically my goal was to convey the story with mood alone. I don't know if it will work or not.
She knows his secret, and has sworn an oath of secrecy

[Main Loop]

To all that have commented on my piece thus far - I am franky...humbled!
A lot of my research is going in the development of medicine back in the early to late 19th century, but the gent's face I have chosen to work with is from a wonderful old photo ref collection called the Fairburn series. You know, when you have something in your head, it just pays to use all of your resources. That said, I had the Lord in my head, but could not create such a visage without assistance. Friends have said to me - play on your strengths. One of mine is research. ;) I too hope it will play out nicely. Many, many thanks for inspiring me to do more.
Cheers!
D

ah! thats why the head looked familar.... now i get it :rendered:

[Zergaloth]

Yeah I'm trying to go the subtle route this time, plus the lady Fredrickson description said that his lich-ness was a secrete, so I didn't see him as a zombie or anything.
No, I wasn't suspecting to see a zombie here. But the curse must be a heavy burden. I think (but this is entirely my own opinion) that it would be great to see your character suffering from something. Very subtle, but clear enough to see he's burdened with something.

But as I said, this is only my idea, and I'd better drawn my own Lord and let you do yours :-) Enough!

[DazWatford]

Originally Posted by Oregano
Daz, your entry is fine. So don't stress it.

LOL, sorry and thanks :D

[redehlert]

main loop - wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
blue - awww shucks!
mike - you da man!
to all - updated my entry with a touch of red. ways to go. fttp.

[Andrea Smith]

Hey, orcatraz, I think your concept looks lovely so far! He really looks like an 1800s man (which is important according to the brief!) I was thinking, though, that maybe since you want to have a subtle picture, you might do something in the picture that catches the eye, and reveals his secret. Maybe his shadow could be in the shape of some evil undead? Or maybe his hand could be sending magic through the glass case, and causing the creature's skeleton to awaken? For the magic idea, you could have the magic be red or something, and have points on light in the creature's eyes.

Hope I sparked some ideas! And I really hope you finish it up!

Redehlert, I really love the head you painted. I, too like to do tons of research on things like clothing when I'm working on a picture. Thanks for the reference! Also, I know of two great books by Daniel Blum that you might like. One is A History of Theater, and the other is A History of the Talkies. I think those are the right titles.

I won't be entering this contest, but maybe next time Oregano gives us something like this I will be able to. Good luck, everyone!

[Orcatraz]

Hey, orcatraz, I think your concept looks lovely so far! He really looks like an 1800s man (which is important according to the brief!) I was thinking, though, that maybe since you want to have a subtle picture, you might do something in the picture that catches the eye, and reveals his secret. Maybe his shadow could be in the shape of some evil undead? Or maybe his hand could be sending magic through the glass case, and causing the creature's skeleton to awaken? For the magic idea, you could have the magic be red or something, and have points on light in the creature's eyes.
It's funny you mention that because I had put a skull in his shadow but I guess it's not visible enough. I do plan on putting in as many clues as I can while keeping him human looking. I like your Ideas though, a couple of them I had had myself. I was thinking about incorporating some ancient evil spells hidden on the walls too.

Thanks for your help.

[Avatar]

Hi guys. In the last minute I was convinced to make a pic ofmy own of sir George. So I tried to keep close to the description and to keep track of a few things: first, aldo a lich, he would have to move amongst humans. So he should be fairly human. Second - clothing; and third - he was a Lich Hunter, so not eather a weak or old man. So I go with a skinny face and burning undead eyes for the lich part, long hair and a redingote (I don't know the english word for this) - they were in style through the mid and late 1800 and some strong features for the hunter part. Droped it a bit of frown and madness and here I present you sir George H. Fredricks:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v160/Avatarr/Lord-George-Henry-Fredricks.jpg

[Define.]

I still haven't had my question answered, heh. would my entry still count with the view I have of my Lord? I'm wondering if I need to add any more of his lower body to make it count. it's still not nearly done, but I just need to know before I continue. you can find my tiny WIP earlier in this thread.
Thanks guys!

[S.C. Watson]

I still haven't had my question answered, heh. would my entry still count with the view I have of my Lord? I'm wondering if I need to add any more of his lower body to make it count. it's still not nearly done, but I just need to know before I continue. you can find my tiny WIP earlier in this thread.
Thanks guys!

Define, I'd suggest bringing the picture down a little bit. You don't have to include the legs if you don't want to, but bring it at least to his waist. Sorry I missed your question ealier.

~Oreg.

[GhostofMacbeth]

I have to try and do this one .. Nice entries so far everyone ...

[Simon Boxer]

Red, that's coming together veeeery nicely.

[darth massacre]

HERE'S FREDDY!

http://massivebias.com/sketchbook/freddy.jpg

Its final. I've decided to go with inks this time. No particular reason. These weekly activities are a good way for me to do things I don't normally get to do.

I was reading the brief again and I thought maybe he feels a little pissed off and unfair that his condition doesn't improve even though he's been getting rid of millenia old liches left and right. So I sneaked Isabelle in there to comfort him. :teeth:


@Redehlert - Yeah its starting to look like Freddy. I like. Perhaps you might want to add some gadgets or something to make him look less of "just another wierd old fart". But yeah, giving everyone here a run for their money already. :teeth:

[kaeru]

My final pic:

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3313/mrfridrikson4rama7ly.jpg

[darth massacre]

@Kaeru - Hey dude, that's a pretty cool modification from your sketch. Looks like you've been able to work it out pretty well. Might want to note in your future submissions that you only need to replace your first picture so it'll make Oreg's work easier.

[Zhambah]

This is my very first post on this, and yes im a complete noob, but please don't shoot me for that. but I'm hear to learn not for gratification, so harsh crits are welcome, as long as its contructive critism.

Ok, encountered problem No. 1, how do i upload my pic? :nohope: im such a noob

[Zhambah]

Ok my lovely friend has told me how to upload the image. thanks anyway

Ok hears my final I guess. wish i had more time theres so much i need to do to it. ah well. Should really invest in a graphics tablet as well lol.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1456/lordfreddy2yy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I may have taken the master of occult a bit to far, but heres my picture of lord freddy taking the life essense from a lowly victim, was thinking he needed youthful looks to keep/get a wife. Also, he's a lord so he has to keep up appearences and i dont think he could do that looking half dead. He struck me as the kind of person that wouldn't mind killing some random person from some of the scummier parts of a city. Though for a lord to travel to these parts without an escort would be unheard of, hence using the long black robe as a disguise. He isn't a cral man however, what he does, he does out of neccesary, his fight against lich's takes a toll, plus whos going to miss a few lowly pieces of scum. by killing them hes also making the city safer and a more pleasent place to live in

[pixelherder]

i'm at work now, so i dont have time to say much other than i'm liking a lot of the entries and heres mine! so here he is having some down time in his study. crits welcome but i'll probably just file this as done and move on rather than spend more time on it. t'was fun!

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/gallery2/1107-1pixelherder_chow_13.jpg

[ericdee]

Great entry Pixel, good job, I especially like the background:)
Thumbs up!!

[hurricane]

pixelherder ! thats tight !!!
everyone else, DAMN !!! KILLER STUFF !!


http://www.bjornhurri.com/sb/06/Jan/ze_man_done.jpg
meh....



cheers !!

[ericdee]

Mwhahahahahah, great Hurricane, one better than the other:D
Yeahhh, fun this activities, hehe.

[walnut]

Edit: put up finished version.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/walberg/c9873a30.jpg

[hurricane]

ericdee : aaw thanks man !!
walnut : dude, finnish that !! awesome start and great personality in him! go go go !

[Avatar]

pixelherder,hurricane, awsome entries! hurricane, nice body armor! And cool talisman! pixelherder, I love the illumination of your piece!

[aNGRY pIRATE]

Here's my first bit of art on this site. Crits welcome.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f67/spiman1/lord_fred.jpg

[redehlert]

woo-hoo! stellar entries poppin' up!
cheers!
d

[bluefooted]

Damn all you people for ruining my chances at winning :nohope: ;)

Er... What I meant to say was, great work Hurricane and pixelherder. Those are really strong entries!

And angry pirate, nice! Welcome to the forums!

[Vim_the_good]

Great stuff here. I notice mine looks really dark on my work monitor. Stupid home monitor :)

[Simon Boxer]

Sweet stuff comin up now. Angry Pirate, you've got a great distanced feeling to your character. Quite eery, a bit ghostly, and completely awesome.
Hurri, great rendering as par usual, he reminds me of Billy Corgan. hehe

[trevor]

i think this is about the most fantastic turn out ive seen for one of these!
everyones really pushing themselves. it seems we all have the hots for victorian era clothing and half dead alchemists
dave ehlert - you keep surprising me over and over again damn
and when you start getting into anatomy with folks and bringing up connective fatty tissue between this and that you should remember that most of us havent illustrated medical books! hahah

hurricane - wowee beatuiful

i know who my top 2 are and voting is gonna be really tough
i would like to offer a few crits but i think ill wait for the voting page when i dont have to search all over the place for names and images

great work

[morbidhumor]

http://home.comcast.net/~bcrart/chow13-1.jpg
final

http://home.comcast.net/~bcrart/chow13cu-1.jpg

[redehlert]

trevor - hahaaha....thanks man! appreciate the afternoon laugh. my orbicularis oris, levator anguli oris, zygomaticus minor/major and other smiling muscles thank you. ;)

posted another update...i know who my favs are, but i'm waiting for more bombs to drop.

cheers!
d

[masque]

jumpin' in with both feet, here, with the final chapter of my version of the tale of Lord and Lady Fredrickson...

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

From the diary of Lady Isabelle Frederickson
December 22, 1873
London

For more than a month since the destruction of the wretched creature that cursed my dearest Henry, I have watched for signs that the burden upon his soul has been lifted, but in vain. He is worsening! Yet there is still hope, if the dreams and visions that have visited me since then can be trusted.

I fear I have been afflicted by some demon of deception, but nonetheless hold more and more to the conviction that Henry's fate and mine are bound more tightly than by just the sacrament of marriage. I have seen us together in many ages past, among people of ancient and arcane aspect; we have walked together among cities long gone to ruin and dust; we have battled evil at each other's side since time was new.

And in all those past lives, I realize I have been not just his wife, companion, and ally, but also his deepest bane, the bearer of his uncursed soul, a living horcrux, necessary so that he can battle the diseased lich-things without fear of destruction, and yet, inevitably, leaving the soul-shard he bears open to their unholy contamination.

And now once again I face the greatest agony of my many lives, for my dear Henry cannot continue as he is, miserable and failing, to be entirely consumed by the taint of the evil he has battled for over a century. Now I must, as I have countless times before, take up his holy dagger, and free his unblemished soul, so that we may reunite in eternity until we are once again called to our earthly task. I thank the ancient powers for their supreme wisdom, for I know I could not strike you down, my love, but to save us both, I bring myself willingly to the sacrifice.

I go now beyond the veil, to await the moment Henry withdraws the sacred dagger from my breast, and thus opens the gateway for his salvation.

I go without fear.

Isabelle

[ericdee]

Okay guys, I´m sorry for not finish this piece, I simply dont think I could get more time till tomorrow, because tomorrow I go snowboarding, and I have to sleep a couple of hours before driving a lot. Here is my last WIP, dont putt it into the Poll Oreg, its not finished. The Lady is still in the pipeline, sorry folks. But next time....;)

Great entries here, tomorrow evening hope to see more finished pieces:) Thumbs up to you all.

Bytheway, my Lord is not old Avatar, the Lich makes him older within just a few years, but inside he is still the handsome guy he was a couple years ago;). When I finish this piece you will see it(on VA;))
Cya, Eric
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/6921/lordalmostfinished017jp.jpg
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/9729/lordalmostfinished029fh.jpg

[darth massacre]

@ ericdee - You're skipping THIS for snowboarding? I hope you have fun [/sarcasm] :teeth: Don't mind me dude I'm just kidding. Serious note, you might still be able to submit it if you work it out with Oreg. But I guess you'll be too tired anyways.

@ Masque - dude that's a frikin sad end.

Scratching my head as to who to vote for. Hoping to see more kickass entries in another day or so.

[masque]

@ Masque - dude that's a frikin sad end.just another turn of the Wheel, Grasshopper ;).

[WildSpruceMoose]

Great work this week guys! Such an awesome CHOW I had to join in.

http://www.visiblesurface.com/retep/lordfredrickson.jpg

[romance]

Red! That looks great!
Hurricane - Nice to see a different take on the character.

C'est Fini.

http://www.artofromance.ca/ca/projects/CHOW/lord.jpg

[endregan]

may as well enjoy a nice cigar if your almost dead anyways.

http://www.visiblesurface.com/painting/endreganfrederiksen2.jpg

[SeanSutter]

I finished.
I did it all today.
Check it out :tihi:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/TheIronShoes/Lord-Fredrickson.jpg

[Barts]

Here's my WIP, i know i wont have time to finish it off
but im gunna post it anyways.

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

[cakeypigdog]

howdy fellas.

some top entries this time...

liking hurrican angry pirate and pixelherder lots! so many great entries!

here is my offering:

http://cakeypigdog.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/lordhenry2j.jpg

hope you like it !

C & C welcomed and apreciated!

[S.C. Watson]

Hey people,

Just a note to let you know that I'm going to extend the deadline by a couple of days (Let's say Monday) because I'm going to be on the road the next couple of days and I don't think I'm going to have Internet access. So, take the time to really polish your guy!

Cheers all,
~Oreg.

[redehlert]

YIPPEEEE!!!!
Bless you sir....thank you sir.
d

[walnut]

That's fantastic! Btw, is there any way you can retrieve your work after you've accidently cut the power to your computer? I know that's a total noob question and i'm sure the answer is none, but i have to ask.

[GhostofMacbeth]

Thanks for the extension. Real jobs were getting in the way but now I might have a chance to finish.

[endregan]

orcatraz, really awesome painting. Love the subtleness of it. he kind of looks floating though you might want to ground him

[JeffZNY]

First off, I wish I had gotten around to entering last week's competition...I think I would've appreciated oregano's play even more so! Some brilliant work so far this round, and more to come, I'm positive of that. My early favs:
bluefooted - nice tarot! the coloring is very un-bluefooted
redehlert - love that face...especially in the closeup you had posted earlier. your skills continue to improve dude.
orcatraz - jesus man, that is looking tight! the reflection is nice, but the display case and pet vulture are what put the image over the top for me. great job.
pixelherder - I like your Lord too, but my favorite part of the image is that gigantic friggin' skull behind him. Might be a fun exercise to visualize that thing with flesh on it, just for kicks.
hurricane - you never cease to impress...what else is new? the hat's a nice touch...made me laugh.
Angry Pirate - Shiiiiiit, wish I'd been able to drop a first post like that! Like it a lot dude...post hard, post often!
morbidhumor - The image seems little more than a sketch, but it's hugely effective. The superimposed skull could look cheesy, but you've nailed it, and I love the cobra-head cane.
masque - I love images that tell a story. Might've been even better if you hadn't included the text, and let the image tell the whole tale.
ericdee - is that goul giving the Lord a purple nurple? hehe

Anyhow, now that the deadline is extended, I'm looking forward to see a lot more fantastic work. My entry doesn't stand up to all the great work that's been posted already, but it's a little different than the rest. I was most intrigued by the mention in the brief that Lord Fredrickson had been cursed by an Egyptian Lich, so I've depicted Lord Freddy during his desert travels. Hope you dig.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/JeffZNY/jzweb/LichHunter.jpg

[darth massacre]

orcatraz, really awesome painting. Love the subtleness of it. he kind of looks floating though you might want to ground him
I think the "contact shadow" was purposefully left out :dur:

@ Orcatraz - agree with endregan...looks really good....love the subtle shadow of his.

You guys suck....Every week I have to go thru the ordeal of voting for excellent entries. :teeth:

[Main Loop]

Hey people,

Just a note to let you know that I'm going to extend the deadline by a couple of days (Let's say Monday) because I'm going to be on the road the next couple of days and I don't think I'm going to have Internet access. So, take the time to really polish your guy!

Cheers all,
~Oreg.

praise the lord! i might actually get to finish it then...

[bumskee]

Oh that's a good news, I didn't think i was going to able to finish mine in time. Sweet. :) This round is going to be an awsome round!

[Miran]

http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lordfredrickson5ov.jpg

[Miran]

I've just read Oregano's post... Well, if I don't post anything else consider this as my final entry (I'll blame it on my dentist :D).

[Miran]

By the way if someone wants to explain me how to post full pics and stop embarrassing myself I'd really appreciate it.

[quickreaver]

Right click on your ImageShack pic, and copy that addy. Then click on the icon that looks like a stamp here on the 'reply' page...5th from the right...and paste your image addy there. Hope that made sense! Good luck.....

[maxetormer]

Ok here it is my interpretation, there are just way to many good pics for this
topic, I feel kinda of intimidated to post, but heck, I need to do more finished
ilos, and this activity is really inspiring, best of luck!! :^^:

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/1446/srfrederick48th.jpg

[young paddy1]

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

wipage off to beddybyes

[Pan]

Woo, extended deadline. That means I can finally finish something to enter these things with. Hah!

My entry. I just hope the contrast is alright. I tend to have a little trouble with my monitor calibration, so hopefully it's not too low.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/galiffe/final_rev.jpg

edit: I fixed the horizon line a bit, per Hideyoshi's suggestion. Thank you :)

[xgabo]

My contribution.

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

Cheers

[Dominus]

very nice entry pan!

[Phaethon]

oh I do so love last minute entries.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Phaethon/Fredrickson.jpg

I do love them so very much.

(don't know why I even bothered, though, looking at what's above)

Edit: Wait! It was because Steph Laberis had to make that comment about the bells! Dammit, Steph Laberis! I blame you, and I am both angry and sorry.

[Miran]

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/297/lordfredricksoncolors8gv.jpg

dream_sear, thanks! Much appreciated!

[Miran]

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5337/lordfredricksonpaint4my.jpg

[cakeypigdog]

thats a lovely one pan: top stuff!

[redehlert]

wow pan....wow!
so.....what TIME is this going to close tomorrow? i ended up workin' on COW for a good part today, along with other work...sigh.
if it's like, Monday midnight PST, I might get done, but there's work tomorrow and bed right now.
thanks for answerin' shane!
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[Main Loop]

http://www.remtek.net/0/mainloop/default/images/19/161.jpg

[Zergaloth]

I Demand Multiple Votes!!!

[Chuck,mate.]

Pan - catch!! *throws vote twards Pan*.
amazing piece. gorgeous color scheme, the rendering is superb , light and shade are working great and the expression on George`s face is just perfect. kudos.
:)

[Hideyoshi]

Lovely entries!
Pan: flawless character, but the table and the props could use a bit of work since they are off perspective i.e not aligned with the horizon line...
just want to help! :-)

[quickreaver]

*moans* Ooooh....the ecstasy...too many choices....Main Loop, you got it goin' on....

[sve]

Main Loop. The entry looks great and many things now have sense. His pose and gesture, for example. If you still have time and want to, I have a comment for you. Rail ( or banister) doesn't connect behind the Lord Fredrickson back, I wish you work more on his face , specifically his eyes. This area is a bit indefinite, dark, in my opinion. Overall. it's a great painting with evening atmosphere. I feel like I 'm standing near in the picture.
Sveta

[romance]

Dammit Mainloop, thats just too good :)

[S.C. Watson]

Hey poeples!

Alright, I'm back in the Great White North safe and Sound! Fantastic entries - so glad to see Pan in the tussle. Yay! :teeth:

Okay, you have until 9 p.m. this evening (Monday, Jan. 23rd) to finish. After that, we have an abrieviated deadline for next weeks' - meaning that the next CHOW will be due as per usual :devil:

Cheers everyone!
~Shane

[redehlert]

okay, i got my entry updated and me thinks i'm going to go back to work and make up for a longgg lunch break. :)
superb entries everyone! this has been a lot of fun.
blue - thanks for the challenge!
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[BlkCelebration]

I've been checking out the CHOW since it started and there is always quality stuff being shown. Same goes for this round.

This is my first entry, hopefully not my last :)

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/2782/freds18rf.jpg

[redehlert]

Hey BlackC!
Where ya been!?!?
Nice entry - you always have fun with the colors.
Cheers,
D

[BlkCelebration]

Hey redehlert! thanks for the comment..

Neglecting my art is what :(

Im getting back into it though.

[Define.]

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

Alright, all done. This is my final, hope you enjoy it.
I'm loving all of the entries ... as usual. so much talent!!

[Mutley]

Hello people :). Here is Lord George Henry Fredrickson Hagi Dracula >:D .... He is some kinf sort of vampire because he has no reflection in the mirror or any material that reflects. The explenation ins't known, but peoples says that he lost his reflection in the Mirror of Gods. :bashful:. Oh, well here it is the illustration and excuse me for my english. HAI ROMANIA !!! :spam:

http://www.atmtk.com/Lord%20F.jpg

[redehlert]

well, i dig that! interesting interpretation, mutley. ;)
cool use of the mars NASA image in your sky too....!

[iomoon]

Hurricane - oh my - that is one of your best yet. Chilling. Fantastic mood. All round sensational effort.
Props to everyone here - the standard is very, very high.

[Jason C-M]

It's funny you mention that because I had put a skull in his shadow but I guess it's not visible enough.

I caught the skull right away and really loved it, thought it was perfect. So there's another opinion for you.

[Orcatraz]

Man, nice work everyone. There are so many fantastic entries. I hope we can vote multiple times.
And "Thank you" to - sve, Define., redehlert, Zergaloth, bluefooted, Andrea Smith, Jason C-M, endregan, JeffZNY and darth massacre for the help and feed back, I appreciate it.

[S.C. Watson]

New round is on: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=721262#post721262