C.O.W. - #036: White Skinned Dragon Eater

[Fozzybar]

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


Round #036

Topic:
White Skinned Dragon Eater

Deadline:
Thursday, 02nd February 2006




- for any questions or help go here:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37512

note: The deadline won't be EXACTLY after a week...it can last up to 24 hours more, i am human and have to work also, you know ;)

Post your creature for this week!

[Fozzybar]

The creature to be designed EATS dragons, it's not a dragon!

Thanx to MIKECORRIERO for the topic!

[Jonoy]

...so it can't be a dragon that eats dragons then? :D

[Fozzybar]

it could...but it would be a lame concept...

[noche]

LOL fozzy, that's why your the moderator in here!!

[noche]

btw, feeling any better?

[Fozzybar]

thx noche...i am at 70% health again...found some health packs in the last level and also i have this magical item which regenerates 1 HP each hour...

[Uziel]

Call me when you need cpr...who else could manage COW

Give me full power...CLEAR!...kabzzzit!

[redehlert]

a cracka-lacka dragon eater, eh? nice....
keep getting well, mr. foz!
d
ps. i should have known that was a mikec idea. ;)

[artiphats]

found some health packs in the last level and also i have this magical item which regenerates 1 HP each hour...

LOL, yeah those are the best.

[possessed]

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/8479/whiteskinneddragoneater20wt.jpg

Back in the old days, dragons thrived. The fire breathing dinosaur descendants had spread their leathery wings all across the globe. From the heat stricken deserts to lush jungles, the most remote places as well as venturing inside the territory of men. This latest act was brought to a halt when livestock started disappearing and villages were turned into ashes. Those dragons that dared venture into the heart of the human world were soon hunted down and killed. Not even the nests and wyrmlings of the dragons were safe as they were slain during heroic expeditions of mankind. It was only a matter of time before the great dragon race was turned into a small brood of only a handful of the smartest and strongest surviving wyrms. These wyrms migrated to remote places such as swamps, islands and some of the most hardened creatures even swarmed to the arctic regions of the planet. It was a place barely suited for dragons as the food supply was low and the weather conditions harsh.
As it turned out, hunger and cold, were but the least of the dragons worries. The dragons in the frozen regions were being hunted. Hunted by something far worse then humans. Those unfortunate enough were stricken from the skies and received a merciless beating from an unseen force. Their blazing hell fires proved useless against this deceptive foe. Their dagger like claws were weak against the iron hard exterior that landed blow after blow on their scaly hides. Scouting dragons tell tales of these frigid behemoths eating their kin whilst the life of the doomed still, but barely, flowed in their veins, and turning the snow a sickening red.
Over time, a few of the most savage dragons learned to adapt to the climate and the chilling predators of the arctic and became frost dragons, as cool and merciless as their surroundings.

[Orcatraz]

Sweet topic. I'm going to go for a repto-mammal nest scavenger kind of thing.

EDIT: Whoops! I didn't have enough time to work on this any more, I wish I did, it's a cool topic, you guys did some amazing things with it. I'll be sure to vote.

[Banned_User]

ah.. you used my idea ;)
I'm going to HAVE TO participate in this one and give it some tough and tender loving. Yea, I invisioned it to be something so fierce that it preys on dragons. So I would say.. that it should be anything BUT a dragon.

now im all excited.. :)

[redehlert]

Possessed and Orcatraz - nice WIPs!!
I can't wait to see what ya'll create.
I'm taking a back seat this week to watch some instructional DVDs and do some smaller studies. I hope this week's COW gets a boat load of entries!
Cheers,
d

[mybutterflyiris]

Ok really dumb question time... but I've gotta ask...
Is it a dragon eating creature with white skin or is it a creature who only eats white skinned dragons?

[Fozzybar]

yes, it is a really dumb question, but it's the dragon eating creature which is white...

[Tomato]

Cool! This COW is gonna be fun. I might add a picture of my own if i can design something in time :)

[silentkitty]

Whee, dragons! ...Even if they are getting eaten.

Ok, this'll be final. :cheerleader:

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5071/dragoneaterfinal0fd.jpg
Vampire Bug - Although not much to look at, these little transparent creatures are the native dragon's worst enemies. The bug, which reaches a maximum of one foot in length, hides itself beneath the sands of the deserts that the dragons habitate and waits until it feels the vibrations of its prey heading toward its position. When the dragon is in range, the bug launches itself out of its shallow cave, latching itself onto the neck of the victim. It then releases a powerful electric shock that stuns the dragon long enough for the vampire to jab its pointed, hollow tongue into the jugular, where it feeds on the blue blood of the dragon until full. They are solitary hunters, but because of their size, they can't ingest all of the blood of a single dragon by themselves and are often joined by "opportunity feeders", which feed until the victim is nothing but a bloodless husk on the desert floor.

[JakkaS]

Nice WIPs people!
This is my WIP - WHITEMARE. Just playing with photoshop.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f209/JakkaS-ws/cow36-WIP.jpg

[redehlert]

god damn it!
jakkas, you made me spit my coffee on the screen and now i've got to clean it off. love the paper, love the layout, love the friggin' wax seal.
you, sir, are a talented mo-fo. cannot wait to see what else you do to this.
cheers!
d

[Corrick]

Bellows Whale

While hunting, this enormous beast expels copious amounts of steam from thermal vents, which, with its white skin, serves to disguise it as a cloud as it wanders along dragon flight paths. Sensory organs along its sides sense pressure differences in the air, telling it when a dragon is near. As potential prey enters its kill zone, the "whale" emerges from the cloud without warning, shoving its jaws forward and wide open, filling what was a vacuum in its gullet with the air in the immediate vicinity. The suction drags the hapless dragon into its throat, where it is crushed by compressing musculature.

Due to the scarcity of dragons in general, the Bellows Whale has adapted to a lethargic lifestyle between hunts, taking cover in the cloud deck, conserving energy for heat generation and short bursts of speed.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/Dragon_eater3.jpg

[silentkitty]

Heehee, I love that so far Corrick. I can almost hear the dragon thinking "oh.. shit.". : P

[cognition.sb]

Possessed, that piece is great. Really nice colouring.

Corrick, lookin good - heh, I had a similar idea, wonder how many other people were thinking the same thing...

[artiphats]

Corrick, lookin good - heh, I had a similar idea, wonder how many other people were thinking the same thing...

Dammit I was!!!

Well thanks a lot now I have to come up with something new, way to make me think harder guys!

[artiphats]

Corrick, lookin good - heh, I had a similar idea, wonder how many other people were thinking the same thing...

Dammit I was!!!

Well thanks a lot now I have to come up with something new, way to make me think harder guys!

[Corrick]

I'm quick like that I guess. Though that doesn't mean there aren't other white skinned brutes flying around.

Cognition, Silentkitty, thanks for the comments!


There's nothing wrong with thinking. :teeth:

[brokk]

heh, I thought of a cloud creature too : P

[ogar555]

Awesome WIPs sofar!
Possessed: Whoa! That's cool!


White Spitter
This monster roams the land looking for it's prey. Dragons. When one is found the White Spitter gathers air and fluid in the chambers on its back to build up a high pressure in its trunk and starts producing a resin-like substance beneath its throat. Then at the right moment the substance is pushed into the trunk and the pressure is released. Practically shooting it at the target. If it hits a wing on the dragon it will most likely fall to the ground almost helplessly. All the White Spitter has to do after that is find the spot where the dragon landed and beat it to death with its "fists".
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/ogar555/Cow_36_002.jpg

[JakkaS]

god damn it!
jakkas, you made me spit my coffee on the screen and now i've got to clean it off. love the paper, love the layout, love the friggin' wax seal.
you, sir, are a talented mo-fo. cannot wait to see what else you do to this.
cheers!
d

Thx redehlert. But i forgot to mention that this "paper" was found by LORD FREDRICKSON in The Egyptian Lich pyramid...hehe.

[Banned_User]

Possessed one of ur best yet :)

[chaosrocks]

finished


http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e181/chaosrocks/cow3w.jpg

The very sophistcated Pharsits, eat only Dragon, prefering the small tender green ones. being basically lazy but very clever they lure and capture the dragons. They find that they are good with sage dressing although som eprefer a fruity orange based sauce.

chaos


*thinks ya'll rock!*

update

[Undertow]

GREAT topic!

[hwango]

Looks like there will be more than one cloud dweller - my design is one, too. Not surprising, really.

[possessed]

Thnx for all the feedback so far, Mike thnx a lot!
Looking forward to the crits in the voting round cause I know there are still lots and lots of things wrong with it haha.

[brokk]

Great entries so far,
mine is still a wip, but, I'm tempted to leave it more or less here.
EDIT3: Ah well, guess this is it.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c399/bksketchb/cow36finn.jpg
Sentient Fungal Behemoth
Found mostly in uncharted or unexplored areas, these travelling fungi feed on large carcasses of animals. The are frequently found in dragon cementaries, where plenty of food is available. When moving, they emmit a bright light from their sensorial eye-like organ, illuminating a short distance. Since gargatuan mushrooms are not uncommon in the regions that the Sentient Fungal Behemoths can be found, they can stay very still and mimick these large mushrooms. They do this to escape potentially dangerous situacions, though their tentacles can be used as melee weapons if hidding fails.
The light emmiting organ, if cut out, can be sold for quite a high price. Its tough as amber but fairly easy to cut out. Even if removed from the body, the amber-like organ still shines with bright light if moved around. Scholars argue that this is due to a chemical reaction, but for some the light is actually magic.

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Description later, I'm lazy right now... : P

EDIT: by the way, crits are really welcomed if anyone wants to take the time.
EDIT2: small update and description

[theshunzun]

man....hopefully I can get around to doing this...

[quickreaver]

Corrick...treeeemendous idea! Wish I had time....*sniff*

Love the look, JakkaS. Simply parchmental!

Can't wait for voting....

[redehlert]

i saw this link and it made me smile - white skinned and possible 'dragon' eater....
also just a sweet site for gorgeous photos:
http://photos.nczoo.org/gallery/262576/14/26747190/Large
cheers!
d

[Topher]

Here is my first concept. Scanned in a sketch and did a quick paint over it. I might change the dragon killers face a bit but Im happy with it for now. Im kinda nervous since this is my 1st being in any community activitiy's for this site.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/4480/fight24mc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[cognition.sb]

Well... Not sure whether I'll have time to refine this.

Anyway, here's what I've got so far.

http://www.cognitiondesigns.com.au/other/COWdragoneatprev2.jpg

Cloud Lurker
Just think of a giant, airborne worm. Pure white with its mouth shut, this creature's skin provides adequate camouflage for hunting amongst the clouds. Most of its time is spent waiting, as it rarely crosses paths with its prey. However, when it finds a victim it'll happily swallow them whole. One of the worst ways to die is being digested by a giant worm.

[hwango]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/hwango/storm_king_eel.jpg
The Storm King Eel usually attacks from an ambush - lurking inside a cloud until a dragon, roc, or other suitably large flying animal passes nearby. Two of the eel's tentacles end in large, bladed points, and it uses these to cripple or pin the prey's wings, assuming it possesses them. The eel then ensnares its prey in its constricting tentacles and delivers a massive surge of electricity, which is usually enough to kill or stun most victims. Once the target is subdued, the eel closes in to saw through any tough hide or shell with its tiny forelimbs, and then begins to feed.

[Fozzybar]

hwango
you're aware of the fact that you just drew a squid? Where is the own design?

Topher
I am not sure, but currently your creature looks a lot like a human or humanoid, it won't be accepted if it will be like this in your final entry...

[Corrick]

Cognition, is your creature eating a luck dragon?!?

[mirrorkills]

Cognition, is your creature eating a luck dragon?!?

lol, it surely looks like it.


Corrick and bRØk3n_sPiRiT... absolutly adore both your entries.. :nod:

[meeatu]

hello guys,
awesome concepts guys. i wanna join in too. here's my sketch

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/meeatu/dragon_hunters.jpg

these creatures hunts in packs. very intelligent and agile creatures. after a bite from these guys they wait till the bacteria from their saliva weakens the dragon. then they chow down on it.

[brokk]

thanks mirrorkills :)

[Topher]

Fozzybar - Sorry about that Ya it is a humanoid I will change it immediatly.

[theshunzun]

this looks like fun, ya'll. So do we all post the finished stuff on the 2nd, or can we post earlier?

[silentkitty]

You can post it whenever you finish it, theshunzun. :)

[hwango]

hwango
you're aware of the fact that you just drew a squid? Where is the own design?

Well, I guess I figured that by the time I was done adding fiddly bits and details, it would look different enough from a standard squid and live in such a different environment that it would be considered a new critter. Since that's apparently not the case, I'll abandon trying to make it look like a squid and just make a horrible tentacled cloud dwelling thing that's a different shape. Thanks for the notice.

[brokk]

hwango, I really like your entry and where its going. I don't think its necessarily a bad thing that it looks like or is based on a squid. The thing is, like you say, you can change and add things to make it look like a more unique creature. You might want to consider including some sort of mechanism by which the creature flies, for example. Maybe gas-filled ventral sacks? Or some sort of propulsion system. I dunno. Juz werk it and have fun :P

[Brand_X]

Edit: Mk. 2, now with more mucus!
Edit: Final

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/gulogulo/COW_BogfrogF2.jpg



The albino Bog Toad of Kriaxis IV is the only known predator of the swamp drakes that infest the wetlands of the planet. Most beasts are put of by the dragons ability to ignite its hydrocarbon rich saliva and spit a sort of bio-naplam lugi at any perceived foe. The Bog Toad however, is protected by thick rolls of mucus saturated skin and is all but impervious to such attacks. Feeding on the planets bounty of carb rich dragony goodness a Bog Toad can grow to prodigious size.


Watercolor and Painter9, afraid I got a little heavy handed with Painter :dur:

[redehlert]

lol - i'll scrap my idea, brand x....was on the same page with ya. ;)

[Jonoy]

I like fishing n remember this time I was watching the flying fish hunting the dragonflies off the surface of the water along side us while our boat was doing about 18knots (pretty fast)...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a134/jonoy/whitedagfoneatercopy.jpg
Cheuliodus fasoani The skyviper.
Scholars and thinkers alike often wondered why there is such a variety of dragons in the world with little
or no overlap of territories, what with being able to fly such distances and having few natural predators.
Cheuliodus knows why; few make it across the great oceans alive.
Their favourite food is dragon flesh, the magic in them makes them taste like giant chickens and cheuliodus
will track their prey for days for that right moment when the thermal updraughts flowing across the ocean
surface will bring a dragon down under 1000ft above sea level. building up incredible speed, the skyviper
will pouncing from the water in a spray of brine, gracelessly hurtling through the 'great-lack' until
their jaws close around the scrumptious morsel.

[artiphats]

My final this round.

http://www.houseofscion.com/artwork/wde-fin-web.jpg

Brown Earth Dragons that cross the Aidemo Sea, when not careful, can become lunch for Giant Wahltorians. Leaping out of the ocean with tremendous power and acuracy, these dragon eaters can survive on eating just one dragon every 5-6 months. Having excellent eyesight for a water dwelling beast, they actually are very slow moving when not grabbing dinner.

[redehlert]

dropped my entry due to time constraints...will repost here if time is on my side this evening.
cheers!
d

[Banned_User]

Some interesting work so far, hwango I have to agree with fozzy, part of the point of creature of the week is to stay as far away from what actually "exists" in real life and to be as creative as possible. Basing the design off of existing animals is great but try not to make it so apparent.

Interesting take Redehlert, the story helps to sell the design. It would be nice to get a sense of scale of this creature, but I like the bird/scavenger of souls type of idea.

Jonoy- Nice design/action and the colors on the white skinned creature is great, its got a rainbow effect going on but still posesses the overall white appearance. It's " a little" hard to tell if the creature is actually jumping out of the sea and attacking a dragon that flew too close to the water based on the composition.. it almost looks more like the dragon eater is flying.. perhaps more splashing water and waves or something?

I'll have mine up soon, need to make some last minute touch ups. :)

[Irish_Jim]

The White Skinned Dragon Eater
Argosi Saccus

As with many of the southern coastal species, this particular amphibian has developed a rather...unique method of hunting. While its native habitat boast very little in the way of walking food, it is a well-known migration route for several species of dragon. The "puffer," as it is playfully called, produces as a side-effect (one should note, this is the only side-effect, as well as the only waste product the creature produces) of digestion an amalgamation of gasses far lighter than the atmosphere around it. As the species has evolved without any regular orifice to release this gas, it becomes trapped in a large organ in the front of the creature's body, just between the musculature and skin. As this highly elastic sac bloats, the gas eventually lifts the beast high into the air, settling on an altitude just above the clouds.

Keen eyes, suited for blocking out the harsh, unfiltered rays of the sun without sacrificing sharpness, can see the changes in cloud formation which signal a dragon's approach from miles away, and the nerve impulse which expels the collection of digestive gas through vents between the Puffer's vertebrae is timed nearly perfect. On its downward plunge, the Puffer places all of its weight behind its toughened beak, just over forty pounds(18 kg) but with more than enough speed to tear through the thick hide and rough scales of all but the heartiest species of dragon. Mortally wounded, most dragons put up little fight before hitting the ground hard enough to kill. The Puffer, being toothless, simply unhinges its jaws to swallow its prize whole, to digest and begin anew the cycle of hunting and feeding.

http://www.carlyleworkshop.com/images/whiteskinned_dragon_eater.jpg

[hwango]

Some interesting work so far, hwango I have to agree with fozzy, part of the point of creature of the week is to stay as far away from what actually "exists" in real life and to be as creative as possible. Basing the design off of existing animals is great but try not to make it so apparent.

Yeah, I understand. I wasn't trying to argue with him, just explaining why I made the mistake.

[romance]

Found time to whip up this... with a little irony too.

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


The Kyoto Cloud Catcher

As mystical and rare as its prey was, the Kyoto Cloud Catcher hunted and fed on Japanese and Chinese Dragons (and the occasional kitten). These creatures could be found soaring the skies of the Orient, alone or in pairs, ridding the skies of dragons. Sharp vision and claws, along with great agility allowed this ace to cut the dragon population down to near extinction. The remaining dragons ended up hiding in architecture and statues. Eventually, with food becoming scarce, the Kyoto Cloud Catcher began hunting its own kind, bringing it's own species to a mere memory.

[Fozzybar]

great entries yet my fellow artists!

meeatu
looks great so far, i can imagine it being a cool entry when finished and in larger size...welcome and nice first entry!

[Fozzybar]

omg, romance, you just posted when i was typing.....sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! :)

[cognition.sb]

Cognition, is your creature eating a luck dragon?!?

haha, that wasn't completely intentional... I was going for a generic virtuous oriental-ish dragon. However, you've given me an idea... But.must.finish.work.first. :dead:

[walnut]

Ok, i'm done with this:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/walberg/1f698ff5.jpg

Those who claim that dragons are the fiercest creatures in this world are wrong. The title goes out to the Great Cliff Spiders of the Gothrolin mountain ranges. Although considerably smaller than its prey , a Cliff Spider can take down a full-grown Silver Spineback in a matter of minutes. It manages this feat by awaiting its prey in caves along the cliffs leading to the prey's breeding ground, and lashing out with its front legs and sticky venomous spit when the prey passes by close enough. The dragon has little chance to escape as it gets dragged down the ravine and torn to bits by its ferocious attacker. Cliff Spiders are very rare and do not often grow to maturity. The specimens that do can easily be recognized by their white colour. Their skin (100% fireproof and a very wanted item with alchemists) turns bleached and blasted from the fiery breath of the dragons they slay.

[Jonoy]

Mikec- yeah, it lacks enough splash, I was feeling a bit tentative about trying to make a water effect as I haven't done a worthwhile rendering of water splashing b/f but it definitely needs it...

[possessed]

walnut, that's gonna be real cool if you can finish it me thinkz..

[mybutterflyiris]

This is a nice thread. I like the amount of variation here. Brokenspirit, meeatu, and romance: I really like your concepts. Walnut: I hope you finish yours. It looks promiseing.
Well, I now add my little guy to the the menagerie. It probably could use some tweaking even though it's done, so by all means c&c.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/mightyevilbunny/Quokal.jpg
concept: Quokal
A Quokal is a small furry creature whose diet mainly consists of dragon. They fly around in packs of hundreds awaiting their next prey. When grouped together dragons cannot distinguish them from the clouds and will unawareingly fly into them. The Quokals will then immediately attack and inject a neurotoxin (from their fangs) leaving the dragon completely helpless as they feast upon it.

[redehlert]

oh hell! rob that is awesome! makes me want to play Air's 'Alone in Kyoto'....too sweet!
cheers!
d

[artiphats]

OMG Romance that is a great idea and beautiful rendering! Geez there are so many good ones this time, so inspiring!

[madplanet]

Does white rock count as white skinned?

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a78/madplanet/cow36.jpg

This eater of dragons disguises itself as a potential lair for any wandering dragons with its huge mouth mimicking a cave opening. The cave mouth never closes, it just digests whatever enters deep enough.

[romance]

Fozzy, Dave, Artiphats - Thanks guys! Much appreciated.

Possessed - This is your best one yet so far!
JakkaS - You cock! Stop being so... um... TALENTED! :)
Dave - Love the mood and the feathers. Mike's right. Give us a dragon in there!

[tou]

hello COW boys and girls, it's been a long time since i participated in one. I used to post under the handle stormeffex, but decided to change to this new name. this was a cool topic and everyones entries are looking great so far. I can't wait to see the finished paintings.

Here's my image.

http://touher.com/images/color/dragoneater.jpg

The oldest texts refer to this creature as the"dlaab dlaw", the true name of this dragon predator has been lost with the death of the last dragons. The ancient texts tells of how the "dlaab dlaw" scoured the lands, hunting dragons eggs. Dragon shell is known to withstand the hardest steel but the "dlaab dlaw" could excrete a liquid venom that burns through the hardened eggshell. "Dlaab dlaws" always hunted in packs and could devestate a whole generation in one night. They were an elusive creature that could never be caught and has not been seen since the last dragon eggs disappeared.

-tou

[redehlert]

mikec- thanks man....will give a sense of scale (no pun intended...get it? scale? dragon scale?.......chirp....chirp..... oh never mind.
rob- whu!?! a dragon....this isn't creature(s) of the week, eh? ;)
i'll see what a can spawn from the arse of infinity, bro....perhaps i'll do up some doodle magic this evening. curse you and your endless support.
jakkas is a cock.....isn't he? i swear he's got a deal with the devil or sumthin. :devil:
peace!
d

[guggemmaneuver]

...white dragon gobbler...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/guggenmaneuver/07-2006A31-01.jpg
It has two legs. And it has wild an appetite for dragons. It lives in the holen, attacking on the dragons whereas they sleep. To attack, sticks it is two toxic canines in their necks, and finishes to the upper part of the rest with a VERY flexible mouth and lips which plane gone the rest of flesh.
(translation assistance by altavista babelfish)

[johnny78]

possessed: really an interesting rendering style.

Corrick: man, I don´t wanna be in that dragons skin in that moment :)

bRØk3n_sPiRiT: your giant mushroom is an intersting approach I think. I wouldn´t have come up with that.

cognition.sb: your dragon eater rocks. Although it is drawn in a very simplicistic way the tension comes out very well.

meeatu: cool linework. How do these creatures find their prey... I mean do the y"see" like those legged creatures in "Tremors 2"?

madplanet: I guess yes.... It´s just a white rock creature. And one suggestion. If you paint some not so dark rock areas or stones in the entry it will look more three dimensional. Just don´t forget the angle of the light: If it come from above (left) you´d see some kind of lighted triangle in the right inner "cheek". I hope it makes sense :)

[johnny78]

guggenmaneuver: So there wasn´t very much left of the dragon, right :D
It´s cool to see that you´re working on your ink skills, you´re getting the feeling for the line weights in your texture lines. Why don´t you go one step further and don´t render out every plastic form, but leave some areas blank, like the tops of those parts facing nearer to the light?

[redehlert]

ooh...i see that somebody's been workin' on their 'eye-lashing' ink techniques. :) nice, guggen...
my only thing is the reverse pacman in the eye - would rather it be circular or something to that degree.
cheers!
d

[Banned_User]

http://sketchforums.com/uploads/post-11-1138750231.jpg
Gorgetuan
Giant of the underworld, these gargantuan sized beasts lay hidden within the earth, never seen by human eyes because they have never breeched the surface, not even at night. These Whales of the underground are pigment-less due to their underground life styles, leaving them pure white with the exception of their organs.
Gorgetuans tunnel through the ground leaving a gigantic maze of caves, ripping away at the soil with their large powerful claws and 6 small flipper-like appendages. Their skin is as tough as rock and almost impenetrable by human or beast. They are armored with a mouth full of razor sharp serrated teeth, mounted in rows of 3 and even protruding through their lower and upper folds of skin just above and below the mouth.
Reaching lengths of up to one hundred feet, these indestructible killing machines prey upon large creatures and seem to have a craving for dragon flesh. It's the sweet smell of the dragons breath and fiery taste that enrages the Gorgetuan... leading it right to the dragons lairs where they are most vulnerable and incapable of flight or quick retreat. In means of survival, the Gargetuan will lay its eggs, camouflaged among a dragons nest, leaving it up to its prey to nurture and look after its young until they are born.

[redehlert]

Woot! That's sweet, MikeC! Geez....wouldn't want to be anything in its path. The pooper is hysterical, btw.
Cheers!
D

[cartoonfox]

damn mike, thats awesome.
so many quality ones this week, dunno why im choosing now to enter...

heres a wip
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/cartoonfox/sketchbook%205/sketch-322.jpg
dunno if i'll ever finish it, but its a start i guess, never been good at the old digital painting thing!


peace :7up:

[Thoras]

Cognition, is your creature eating a luck dragon?!?


Ummm... what's so bad bout that?

[Corrick]

Thoras - Nothin'. Come to think of it, a cage fight between Falcor and a Dragon Eater would be kinda interesting. :)

[madplanet]

Johnny, thanks for pointing that out. You do mean it's right innre cheek, right? I'm going to work on that and hopefully I can change it before Thursday, if not I'll have to let it stand as is.

Very cool MikeC.

[Banned_User]

Redehlert, Cartoonfox and Madplanet thanks guys glad you like it.

Mike C -

[meeatu]

oh my. wow mike sweet entry. :x romance ... one word ... omg:tihi:
hiya again. another revision added more contrast to it.

The White Skinned Signabs
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/meeatu/dragon_hunter_2.jpg

Infested with dragons, the kingdom of Alinam searches for a solution. Dragons destroy have destroyed their farms and feasted on their livestock. In desperation, the king sent a group to capture and tame the white skinned Signab.
These are creatures are found in the volcanoes of Zidac. They used their uncanny sense of smell to detect their prey and their agility and numbers to put them down. With a bite it infects its prey with its bacteria loaded saliva.
After the success of the mission, Signabs wer tamed and served the kingdom of Alinam. They wer considered as heroes and gods.
As the dragons disappear, so did the fame and royal treatment. They wer mistreated and left to starve.
Primal instincts came and the animal turns against its masters. The Signab has a new food on the menu ... humans.
It's known that they were responsible for the one night fall of Alinam.

[pr0ph3t]

omg such amazing entries, looks like I will be just voting for this one, some of these seriously rock hard

[possessed]

Mc MIKECORRIERO, I'm loving it. the backdrop, the little stances. That energy dragon you once did would fry it's ass though :P

[Stephan_R]

http://www.steveroyer.com/sketching/cow_036.jpg

If this is too sketchy feel free to delete, I may come back and polish it more. Great topic, great entries.

[JakkaS]

This is my final
Crits are welcomed.

WHITEMARE
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/JakkaS/COW_36_d.jpg

WHITEMARE
[inspired by Orgeano's LICH, LADY And LORD FREDRICKSON]

"..once they where dragons, now they are theirs shadows"

A tale...
"Ages before, there was living a Mage, so powerful that he could create new species. He lived on island, only with his daughter. He had been creating many creatures for her, because she hadn't any friends. New trees, flowers and beasts started to live on this incredible island. But when his daughter finished 11 years he created something really special for her. A dragon. New fantastic type of creature. They were smart, powerful and... they could fly! Taraga, that was the name of his daughter, was very happy. She had fun with her new friends every day. She just loved to fly over the island on mighty dragons. But some day when she was playing, she fell down from the sky. This day was really tragic for the magician. He was able to create almost everything but couldn't rescue his own daughter. He cursed the dragons genus. He tried to kill every dragon on the island but a few escaped. He tried to trace them and kill them, but couldn't find any. So he returned to the island to find the way to bring his daughter's life back. But the path he was following couldn't help him. So he chose a new path. Dark one. And started to study the black magic. After few years he became much more powerful but it still wasn't enough. He even became... a Lich. In a half alive and in a half - dead... But he still couldn't get Taraga back. He was desperate and angry. He realized that the only thing he could do is to exterminate the whole dragon species. Once again he created a new species - Whitemare - the beast that hunts on other beasts. This creature has been created from the dragon egg, that was found on this island. Whitemare are evil and intelligent, and have only one reason to exist - to kill all dragons!"

previous version ==> http://photobucket.com/albums/a314/JakkaS/?action=view&current=cow36_c.jpg

Romance and Mike.....:jawdrop:.......Beautiful pieces.

[meeatu]

holy .... jack thats awesome

[romance]

JakkaS - Maybe a bit of bounced light on surfaces in the bottom right. Currently it's just a big, black void. Also, the black line on the upper gums should curve with the form of the gums near the edge, the way it is now, makes it look flat. Make the silhoutte of the dragon in the egg stand out more, especially around the nose area to clearly define that these are two different species..
BTW, looks fantastic so far.

Mike - Looks great. Did you draw the dragon pattern in the BG?

[redehlert]

This is my final. Almost done.
Crits are welcomed.

wow! that's awesome, jakkas! looks really good. i'm curious how a backdrop change might alter the mood of the piece. the yellow just isn't doin' it for me. could you try and see what a more redish tone would do? i want to feel tension and fear and immediacy that red always furnishes the eye. that's why
'for sale' tags are in red....get ya to buy into it.
really....super tight mate.
peace!
d

[Banned_User]

Meeatu, Posessed, Jakkas, Romance ..Thanks! :)

Romance, yes the dragon pattern I drew in pen and then implemented colors and duplicated as the pattern for the background.

nice work Jakkas

Mike C -

[JakkaS]

Thx for crits guys....Tomorrow I start to experiment with lights and colors :D

[redehlert]

good deal jakkas!
i'm going to send you my bird as well so you can finish it too, okay? j/k

don't know when i'm going to find time to wrap that birdie up. they might be giants comes to mind: my name is blue canary, one note spelled, "l-i-t-e"... ;)

[Stephan_R]

Steller work Jakkas, mike and romance... my favs :) There's lotta good ideas here from everyone though.

[cartoonfox]

jakkas, shit dude!! nice one.
gonna be hard voting this week

heres an updated wip
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/cartoonfox/sketchbook%205/sketch-323.jpg
dunno how much more i'll do, im getting kind of "stuck", i always struggle to finish things.


peace :7up:

[infinitemonkey]

cartoonfox - not sure I get its head... it could also use something to suggest scale, can't tell how it compares to the dragons it eats.

[legion5110]

You guys here simply astound me. I struggle just to get as far as I have! It hurts my brain when I have an idea in my head I can't make look right on the canvas...

I just couldn't come up with something that is more ferocious than a dragon so I decided to take the oddity of nature aproch.

The Oshmit (Osh-mit)

Affectionately nic named "mushy" by travelers familiar with it. The actual origin of the "mushy" is unkown. The most popular believe is that was an enchanted creature created my a magician long ago. What is know for sure is now the mushys roam wild. They are loosley organized in packs. They don't seem to have a social order to speek of. It seem they gather together in order to be able to subdue their prey. The Oshmit's main advantage seems to be that it is completely fire retardent. This may be what led to the speculation of being an enchanted creature, along with the abilty of flight without adiquate wings. In packs they are quite a threat to their prey.

http://home.gci.net/~dman5110/dragoneater2.jpg

[Tyranx]

http://st73.startlogic.com/~tyranxco/images/dragonbane.jpg

"TERRA CARNIFICUS"

The Terra Carnificus, Also known as Dragon’s Bane, is an enormous beast that lives in the deserts of the planet Bremor V. Every year during the annual dragon migration, it wakes up from its slumber to gorge upon hundreds of dragons. It lies in wait burrowed deep inside the earth, with only the tip of its mouth showing, which emits the smell of rotten meat which to the famished dragons flying overhead proves irresistable. As soon as a dragon gets within range, the Carnificus shoots out its tongue with incredible force. The prey is enveloped in a membrane which gradually tightens as it is eaten alive.

[Chuck,mate.]

C.O.W. - #036: White Skinned Dragon Eater

Albino Morsus.
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/8207/dragoneatersmall5yk.jpg

"big fish eat smaller fish."
the albino Morsus is a great descendent of a long gone reptilian sort.
slowly gaining size, strength and severity through billions of years of evolution, this colossus now reigns the lands of Kermidia. the big albino`s meals consists exclusivly of dragons. among them, the "GreatFlame-Drako" is his favorite catch of the day.

this giant would have been man`s best friend - considering his dragon-only diet - if it wasn`t a case of "the cure being worse than the disease":
the Albino Morsus makes the habbit of using vast cities as his nesting ground, destroying and killing everything in its path.




tyranx - holy crap. now, this is what i call SCARY. great piece, mate. :)

[hwango]

Final version back on page one.

Chuck,mate - Nifty! ...and enormous. I was wondering if they were very small dragons until I spotted the castle in the bottom corner. :)

[redehlert]

that's great chuck! nice composition and use of the castle to keep directing your eyes up to that creature!
sheesh....now it's going to be even harder to decide who to vote for.
cheers!
d

[redehlert]

hey romance,
again - super entry, rob! my only nitpick is the clouds....is there any chance of hittin' them with some more whisps, or just make them whisps that go on a slight diagonal or S-form to activate the page a wee bit? right now there's not much connectivity and result in being distant and interspersed on the canvas...and they don't really feel like clouds to me. does that make sense? it's minor in thought, but it's getting me enough to say something. ;)
cheers!
d

[vigostar]

Man, these COWs are really turning out some primo artwork... Hopefully in the month of decmber I can bang out on per week... make up for lost time...

Great work everyone.. Mike C and jakkas did some killer work here..

[artiphats]

OMG Tyranx and Chuck,Mate great entries! I have no idea how I am going to vote this round.

My final is also now posted on the first page.

Awesome round!

[JeffZNY]

I love you all. Thanks for this thread, it kicks my ass in all the right places.

[Tyranx]

Great piece Chuck,Mate!

I love how the horizon is off tilt

[quickreaver]

http://img333.imageshack.us/img333/1619/whitescabby9iz.jpg

The White-Fleshed Dragon Scab

"The White-fleshed Dragon Scab, commonly called 'white scabbies', is seldom obvious as it dwells under the dragon's huge scales. It sups upon blood in addition to other, smaller draconian opportunists on the host's skin. 'White scabbies' is considered quite the delicacy by many aboriginal peoples, for it's succulence (when fat with blood) and it's difficulty to harvest. Despite the flea-like appearance, it is actually the size of your average housecat."

[redehlert]

nice one dream_sear!

hey chuck,mate - the 'only' thing that serves as a distraction for me is the gradient "stepping" of value in your sky backdrop. not sure why it's doing that, but perhaps it is because the values chosen for the gradient are to close/abrupt. a gaussian blur may be all that is in order.
if it was intentional, my bad for thinkin' it wasn't. ;)

cheers!
d

[JakkaS]

Red and Romance, once again thx for crits. I updated my entry.
Red – I tried to use …..RED :D…then green…then blue….then……..and finally I leave it alone. I Couldn’t make a decision.

I will add text in a few minutes.

BTW, Chuck, nice entry. Only thing I don’t like it is the "nose". To be more precise the horns on the nose.
Tyranx, intersting concept. :D

Cheers!
Kuba

[bradz]

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

Even at is large size, (same size as a small dragon) evolution has granted this creature the ability to leap extreme distances and huge heights, propelled by massively muscled flea like legs. upon spying a dragon flying peacefully above, it fires itself at the target, often breaking bones upon impact, certainly surprising the prey, once contact is made, paralyzing lash like stings add an extra danger to the dragon, and often than not, the hapless stunned victim spirals to the ground, to be found later by the flea like monstrosity. It is fortunate that there are not many of these flea beasts left, but that is mainly because they were too successful in acquiring their prey, and as the number of dragons dwindles, the flea beasts starve.

Great entries! this little fella was a progressive pic for me, i have learnt to use my home brew brushes in photoshop, and now i can continue to leech the fantastic techniques on display here :)

Possessed, Janoy, and romance, fantastic work, but the two that are standing out for me are Jakkas, and Chuck.... mate, love the sense of scale...

[Banned_User]

Awesome work all around, definately going to be a hard choice. Still got some time too..

Mike C -

[JakkaS]

Finally I added story to my entry!

[Zeitwolf]

The ancient Bloodfish "Ichtyis Sanguis" attacks in masses like todays piranha fish.
The subspecies Sanguis dragonor is specialised to hunt midi-sized non-winged dragons that are attracted by the shimmering shoal in the shallow shore water of warm slow rivers. The narrow lower jaw rips the skin under the scales and the prey bleeds to faint fastly. The fishes devor everything even the bones of the dragons - even if this takes months.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/odinsregen/sketches/cow36.jpg

[JeffZNY]

love the story you added jakkas...and the entry of of course:)

[redehlert]

gadzooks! time is just not on my side. i'm going to drop my entry and will repost it 'if' i have a bit of time this evening...not lookin' like it though.
superb entries for a good lot of ya...
cheers!
d

[bumskee]

COW is constantly the best the show every week.. :) brilliant work everyone.. Jakas, Mike, Romance, Tranx.. awsome..

[cartoonfox]

well, i don't want to work on it anymore, so here's my final submission.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/cartoonfox/sketchbook%205/sketch-324.jpg
this creature attacks and eats young dragons, that can't yet fly. it rams the dragon over and then pierces the under belly with its razor sharp front horn.
it then eats the stomach, its contents and intestines, leaving the rest for scavengers. it kills and eats 1 or 2 young dragons a day.

hopefully i'll enter these things more often


peace :7up:

[young paddy1]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/youngpaddy1/cookiecutter3.jpg

The three sub species of the albino Cookie Cutter (CC) all of which live in feeding groups of about 1200-1500 in the dragon hibernation caves around volcanos, on the left we have the common or leaping CC centre the rarer lesser or creeping CC and right the hanging CC (death from above) on average a CC will take a plug of dragon flesh six or seven inches across and 12 inches or so deep. A feeding swarm can strip a dragon carcass in less than a minute, they attack in unison aiming for the main muscle groups and the throat to prevent their prey alerting the others sleeping through the winter.

n.b. the lesser CC is the only sub species to employ a corkscrewing action to secure food, the others use brute force and gravity.

[sephone]

There is some really nice work here. I hope mine is up there with the rest of you guys.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/seph001/dragon_flyweb.jpg
The Chupadrago- also know as the Dragon's Fly.
This midevil creature can grow as long as 8 ft long, and is believed to fly
as fast as 65 miles an hour. This creature is very agile and very similar to insects, but is in fact in the same reptile-like family as the dragons. It also has a hard exo-skeleton that protects it from getting burned. Chupadrago will only eat dragons and have a fondness to their blood. They are very picky as to how they feast, while clamping on with their long legs to the undeside of a dragon they tend to jab their sharp beak-like snout into the dragons throat. Then insert a long tube-like mouth and begin to suck the dragons blood while the outer part of the mouth clamps and pulls chunks of blood drained flesh.

[romance]

Hey you... Ehlert! I whisped up the clouds a little bit. What do you think? :)
What's this about you dropping your entry? Dammit man, just give it a lens flare, and voila. Magnifique! That's what I do. Thanks for your help BTW.

Stephan R, Bradz, Bumskee (edit... and JakkaS) ... Thank You.

-Rob

[Banned_User]

I like the idea you went with on the play of words Sephone.

Mike C -

[misledtomisery]

here's my quick entry....wish i had more time..

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

the magmurus is a well armored, blind albino creature. it relies heavily on sonar rays emitted from it's mouth to travel the mountain regions it is most commonly found in. dubbed the dragon-eater, these monsters often feed on dragons and dragon-kind. it's tongue is extremely sensitive to the sulphuric discharge from dragon's breath, which helps guide the magmuri to their prey. they use their long extending tentacles to paralyze the dragons, having short tendrils that can creep under dragon scales. after its prey is incapacitated, their powerful teeth and mandible bone are designed to effectively break down dragon scales and bones. a single feeding can sustain this creature for years, though most are known to feed once a year, and reside in their prey's unoccupied caverns until it is necessarry to move and feed again.

[romance]

Hey Misled, I'm getting a "Remote Linking Forbidden" error for your image.

[mweed]

this is my first post. tell me what you think. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f349/mweed2/whitedragoneater4copy.jpg

[artiphats]

Hey Romance, I know you were going for a more wispy look on the clouds, but to be honest I liked the original ones better, just my opinion though.

[misledtomisery]

thanks romance...i'm not sure if it works now or not, but it is showing on my comp...otherwise its this:

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

hope the post is working....

[hwango]

misledtomisery - It's appearing on my screen now, so you should be okay.

[misledtomisery]

thanks hwango

[Hideyoshi]

JakkaS: apart from a usually brilliant design and rendering, I was captured by your nice background story!
Great job, everyone!

[theshunzun]

im guessing either romance, tyranx, or jakkas is going to win this. they seem to have the coolest ideas on this thread, though I thought it would've been cooler if tryanx's creature was just a giant tongue thing.

but that's just my personal brain droppings.

God speed, all! 8)

[redehlert]

hey rob,
yeah, that's goin' in the right direction....:) i'd push ya even further though....
lens flare - LOL! sorry bud, i looked in my photoshop filters and couldn't find that filter i think i trashed it. just didn't have the time i wanted to put into it (eg research, study, refinement, etc.)...
good luck in vote land all! superb jobs.
d

[Zeitwolf]

thanks romance...i'm not sure if it works now or not, but it is showing on my comp...otherwise its this:

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

hope the post is working....

I still can't see anything... just the forbidden-img again

[Abbobaf]

I was looking for the next creature but saw this one was still up...so I went with it. ...didn't really have time to do it earier...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88/Abbobaf/floatierollie-pollie.jpg

AS FOR A SHORT DESCRIPTION...

There have been rumors spread by wild-eyed dragonwatchers of horrible creatures of unknown origin drifting across the heavans as ships through the seas, lurking within the clouds waiting for their prey to come within reach...those ships are these... somehow enticing their primary prey, dragons, to come near...they fire some sort of grapple from their boddies,probably venomous to quickly subdue the great beasts, grasping the nearest dragon and whipping it into the mist. When within reach it clutches the dragon with in it's 3 forward arms and begins feeding.

These monstrosities have friends as well, feeding on the creatures leftovers and parasites while serving to defend it's host to the death...these four winged reptilian aboninations deter any would be attackers. Foreign to any known land based nests, this "bird" is seemingly unique to its host.

so...i was thinking this things back would be filled with gas pockets, hundreds of them, which keep it aloft, and also provide propellant via vents on it's shell. ..and the sails would help with balance and ...well... sailing.

well... what do you think? ...not counting the typoes... which I keep finding...theer eveyrwehre!

[JakkaS]

JakkaS: apart from a usually brilliant design and rendering, I was captured by your nice background story!
Great job, everyone!
Hideyoshi, BIG THX for kind words. :D

BTW, FOZZY...when u finish with this? Can't wait the next one. :D

[Fozzybar]

sorry for the delay...i was busy at work the last days....the poll is on:

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=60993