Chow #15 - Nancy Goodaim, Space Heroine

[S.C. Watson]

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

ROUND #15


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

:right: CLEARLY DESIGNATE YOUR FINAL.

:right: DESCRIPTIONS ARE NOT NEEDED.

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DEADLINE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH.
9 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
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NANCY GOODAIM, SPACE HEROINE

Nancy Goodaim, Space Heroine and Flying Ace. Set in 2010 as seen from 1950. Nancy Goodaim saves Danny Seeker, the perky reporter from the Galaxy Daily, and the universe, from the clutches of Tal Largethought, the evil scientist and his nasty sidekick Kraw the Cruel in weekly episodal installments.

Character needs to be larger than life, but not comical. Think Buck Rogers style pulp science fiction heroine. Another reference might include Captain Franky Cook from Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Angelina Jolie’s Character).

thanks to Undertow and Dogfood.

[Bammer]

Set in 2005 as seen from 1950.

Hah. That's awesome. This'll be fun.

***Mah final***
http://webspace.ringling.edu/~gbahm/OhNancy.jpg
Whew. Finished this at the buzzer.
It's pinupgirls in SPACE space space...

[Aly Fell]

Heheh! This sounds cool! But this is 2006! 2005 is kind of retro now...

[S.C. Watson]

Heheh! This sounds cool! But this is 2006! 2005 is kind of retro now...
Hey Posh, yer right. Changed it over to 2010, just for good measure! :P

[cakeypigdog]

top idea... wanted to do something along these lines for a while now!...

[trevor]

im soo in
this will be a nice change of style from the last one
woot woot
ps thanks for putting these together oregano
its been tough to get drawing due to work and laziness
at least if i have a deadline and a topic im a bit more inspired

[Drawler]

im in. is danny seeker a girl?

[S.C. Watson]

im in. is danny seeker a girl?
Nope.

[threeeyesworm]

I am guessing the next CHOW will be Danny Seeker and the next will be Tal Largethought :P

[Azrael]

FINAL

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a128/jmbcreative/chow-15markup.jpg

[Steph Laberis]

Heh, first thing than came into my mind, even before the "seen from 1950" blurb was "Atomic Betty".

If I can pull some extra hours to work on this, I'll have to work my ass off not to make another Atomic Betty now >_<

[Zram]

I think I'll give this a try.

[trevor]

well heres my first WIP
about 2 hrs
going at this with a bit of a different approach kind of like an old b movie poster
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/trevorclaxton/sketches/newchowwip1.jpg
ill probably post more later tonight
edit!
like i said
im posting more work on the peice!
i moved things around a bit and muted some colors just to make it look a bit more...uhhhh aged or poster like
thanks for the kind words iomoon but that hunk o junk has a long way to go before its done
kraw the cruel on the left and tal largethought on the right (yeah o know brain in jar reeeeeeaaaal original)
next step is sweet but tough nancy and wimpy little danny
whew another 2 hrs...why am i working so slow you ask? cause i have too much to do but for once in my life i refuse to be a quitter!
edit!
ok shes done i guess i kinda wanted a young liz taylor sort of look
i wish i had the luxury of more time
i feel i may have rushed it a bit
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/trevorclaxton/newchow3Flat2web.jpg

[iomoon]

Looking good, Trevor. Great work on the plane. Looking forward to seeing your take on Nancy.

[Jonoy]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a134/jonoy/nancygoodaimcopy.jpg
final enough

[trevor]

just thought of something....
if i draw all of these characters in the first image and our next topic is lets say...tal largethought
am i gonna have to post the same image?!?!?!?!
kidding
looking good jonoy cant wait to see more
is it just me or does this seem much more empty than last 2 weeks chow hmmmmmm i hope not everbody has been pushing it pretty far lately
and i want to see it continue

[Evil_Sloth]

heres mine
all with the left.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/Evil_Sloth/Chow_Pilot.jpg

[Jonoy]

it is a little empty in here this week...
I'm sure everyone's just gettin' busy on their chow

[Corrick]

WIPin' and Placeholdin'...

Sketch (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/Nancy1.jpg)

The laser gun wasn't working at all so I swapped it for a good old fashioned reliable model 1911. I figure it'll be around in 2010, and the juxtaposition between getting shot at by laser beams and shooting back with a .45 was kinda funny.

Final

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/Nancy_paint4_sm.jpg

[chaosrocks]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e181/chaosrocks/nancy.jpg...going for NancyDrewGirl Detective in space here

and I'm done

c.rocks

update

[Astarsia]

obviously my kind of drawing in this instance isnt as ... good.. as everyone elses.. as in quality wise.. but i feel my idea was good.. even tho i didnt finish the colouring quite to my liking, the actual positioning of everything is ... ok. just ok. anyway this is my first time submitting a character, so i hope she's up to scratch for this kind of thing. thanks for the idea.
**updating image so old one wont show. if you want to see the old one, please view it here: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/28432189/ thanks ;)
i hope you all like. ... well some anyway.
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EDIT:
Ok.. someone said, below this post, that i could work more on it and submit a better piece.. since i started here, i thought this was like the Daily sketch group.. oopsie.. this is for a week, i didnt realise.. haha.. anyway thanks for letting me know ;) you're a gem.
here is my update:
http://saturn.walagata.com/w/astarsia/nancygoodaim1.jpg

[trevor]

coming along nicely corrick
good i dea nice action and i love the laser pistol!
i know its a wip but i think her torso and legs seem just a little short
altogether though i look forward to seeing the finished results


woo

[DRAM]

WIP:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/zombiehorror3/nancygoodaim.jpg

[Phaethon]

Thought I'd post some little sketches where I figured out Nancy's costume and face. (Though they've got nothing to do with the final comp ;)) Don't ask me what the hell that right hand is doing, because I simply do not know.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Phaethon/NancyCostume.jpghttp://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Phaethon/NancyFace.jpg

Time to get pulpy!

Edit: Base sketch

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Phaethon/Moebius/Nancykisssketch.jpg

"Is this the start of something between the Fearless Flyer and our man Danny!? Tune in next week, Cadets!"

Thoughts?

Edit: A few tweaks; my thanks to Corrick and Masque!

Edit: The painting in progress
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Phaethon/Nancyprogress1.jpg

Edit: The Final!

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

[nathonicus]

First study... Extreme perspective giving me a bit of a prob, have to check it again when I get home tonight....


Ok, new concept time. Sorry for the bad pic, gotta get me a light table or scanner or something. This is so much fun. It's like art school, but with assignments that are awesome! I'd keep working on it tonight, but I'm supposed to do the dishes before bed. *sigh* Any comments left tonight will make my day easier in the morning. Thanks guys!

Cleaned the image up with a good scan, and I'm going to *try* my hand at painter, since I don't have time to pick up my watercolors from my sis.
Here's hoping....

Later: Ok, so no using painter for me. Funny thing, when I do design and layout all day on the computer I have no urge to do art on it! Here's an updated drawing featuring our man Danny. I wanted him to look meek but still square jawed. You know how the nerdy girls are allways really hot in this genre once they "let their hair down?" Well, I figure it's the same way for Dan... in one of these episodes he'll get his shirt ripped off and the audience will awe and ooh as he takes off the glasses and finally stands up for himself...http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/nathonicus/Art%20Pieces/nancyagain.jpg

Aboritve attempts at watercolors and painter have pushed me over the edge. Last night I slapped my drawing on a board with some acyrillic medium and I'll just paint the *****ing thing, oil fumes be damned! I live in a small apt. w/ inadequate ventilation, so the next time I post I might have a few less brain cells, but at least it will be in color.... One good side effect of this all is that I cleaned and reorganized my art room, so even if I don't get a picture out of this, at least I've got that going for me...

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/nathonicus/Art%20Pieces/web.jpg

Still very much work in progress. Coming soon to a WIP thread near you!

[trevor]

looks good guys
nathonicus
i think the trouble your having might be coming from her upper arms
maybe they arent foreshortened enough
or maybe im a braying jackass!
like the sketches so far phaethon and dram!

[masque]

hey, Phaethon, speaking of pulpy...

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

FINALized! Be sure to catch the latest TV episode as well, brought to you in Living Color by Playtex!

[Phaethon]

Nice. Dig the names :)

[Zergaloth]

Astarsia - there's still plenty of time. Put some more effort into your piece. You say you're happy with the composition, then leave it. But if you're unhappy with the coloring, why not have another go at it.
Don't give up - fight for your place among these other pieces.

[trevor]

looks like you beat me to the titles masque haha
im doing a similar thing
but i suppose i cant use "incredible stories " now can i hmmm need new title

looking great
i like the design so far

[masque]

i suppose i cant use "incredible stories " now can i hmmmhey, go for it, trev! great minds and all that. i sure won't feel offended, and would love to see your take on it, though if you feel it would lose some thunder, might be better to re-title. up to you.

thanks for the comment on my layout. i don't like some of the fonts, they're sorta placeholders for now, but i want to finish the illo before finalizing them. i may do some hand-drawn stuff, comic style, if time allows.

[Corrick]

Trevor - The curse of the short torso. Bleh. I'm gonna try to add a little stretch in there, and lengthen up the legs. Thanks for the comments!

[Aly Fell]

Very nice Masque! Like Trevor says, you beat us to it. I had a cover idea, only mine was going to be called WIERD SHIT! Phaethon, you've actually given her a fifties haircut! Cool!

[S.C. Watson]

masque - great cover! My favorite part tho is the parady of author names! Great - had me actually laughing out loud! My wife actually did a biography of "Brodberry" here not too long ago, due to be published later this year.

Cheers,
~Oreg.

[masque]

Posh, Oregano, thanks guys! "Weird Shit" sounds like fun, Aly, will we see it this time 'round? would be cool to see a number of made-up pulps.

Shane, glad it was worth a grin, totally makes the rotten puns worthwhile. Your wife's a writer? Outstanding!

[Phaethon]

So I posted the base sketch I'll be painting from, but I'd like some C&C. Things just don't seem right, but I've been at it for hours and can't figure out what. Should I maybe just go back to the first sketch?

[Corrick]

Phaethon - I dig the moment, it's workin'. She's hot, aside from her thin left wrist and hand. It's Danny that's a mite off. He's got an overly fleshy area underneath the jaw, maybe trim that off. His face overall seems... flat, or pushed in. Looks like it could use some dimension. His hands could use a little work as well, the web of his thumb would trail off underneath, towards the palm. The whole thing's looking good though, can't wait to see more!

[masque]

@Phaethon -- to me, his left arm looks overly long and in an odd position. maybe trace a "drawn-through" arm to check it? also she seems to be snogging him a bit off center, maybe tilt her head a tad to her left and center the lip-smackin'?

[nathonicus]

Dude, the tentatcle brainbot is freakin' awesome. Love the layout though, nailed the B movie poster!

[GennyWood]

Hey guys, I love all the really cool 50's clothes. Awesome!
Phaeton-I love all the thought you put into her face and clothes! Thinking-good. I wonder though, did you do the same for him?

[nathonicus]

obviously my kind of drawing in this instance isnt as ... good.. as everyone elses.. .

Trust me, we all have those above and below us! I thought I was good till I started looking at the work on this site....:( You're in the right place to get better, and as long as every new piece you do is a little bit better than the one before, you're on the right track. You have a nice composition in this one, I would advise you to get some photos of people you think look like the characters and clean up the faces a little, and then do the same with Nancy's jacket. Should go a long way!

Keep it up...

[newman]

some nice coming through already... i particularly like your sketch Dram, looks nice and powerful.

thought i'd post some wips this time- i went a little bit off topic with the fifties theme on her outfit, but what the hell, it's all good fun.

1st wip 2nd wip
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e197/bennewman/goodaimwip1.jpghttp://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e197/bennewman/goodaimwip2.jpg

the colour was getting away from me a bit, so i've (temporarily) knocked it back to grayscale.
3rd wip 4th wip
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e197/bennewman/goodaimwip3.jpghttp://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e197/bennewman/goodaimwip4.jpg


another 20min wip... i'm having trouble getting motivated on this one, so the next one will probably be final...

loads of energy in the posing on yours Corrick, and cakeypigdog has beautiful knees!+ the haircut on yours chuckmate is brilliant.

EDIT:
okay, final one coming up now; danny got lost somewhere along the way (because i couldn't be arsed to finish him off!) and the background has changed somewhat...meh. i'm not exactly thrilled to bits with it, but at least i got it finished! stuck a little detail pic in there as well. good luck everyone!

FINAL:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e197/bennewman/goodaimwip5.jpghttp://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e197/bennewman/goodaimdetail.jpg

[matias]

My Dodgy WIP, I dont draw nearly enough women!
http://home.austarnet.com.au/esjakku/Nancy%20Goodaim2.jpg
Pink, chrome and leather! Retro sci-fi! (hopefully)

Ok, her face changed a bit during painting, which went thru about seven different incarnations before settling on the one present. Overall quite happy with her.
Final:
http://home.austarnet.com.au/esjakku/Nancy%20Goodaim5b.jpg
and detail
http://home.austarnet.com.au/esjakku/Nancy%20Goodaim%20detail.jpg

Goran: Really sweet work! As usual!
Masque: Sweetloads of slick 50's style!
Dram: Great strong pose, would love to see the final in the mix!

[Corrick]

newman, matias, I'm in love... great progress!

[quickreaver]

Not sure I'm gonna have time to finish this one....so I'm NOT gonna post my embarrassing roughcut, but I think this is hella fun and there are some primo WIPs.....

[Corrick]

oh, c'mon, Do It!

[trevor]

damnit!
got home from work at 6 and fell asleep for 13 hours yesterday!
i lost a whole evening of work!
i better pick up the pace tonight
these are really starting to turn out nice guys

[Smarty]

Heres mine, Trying to get some texture worked into my pieces, crits welcome.

edit; removed previous image with paint daubs

[trevor]

smartkyle_ try not to use filters-especially "paint daubs"
i feel it cheapens the work
you can make better brush strokes than any filter with a brush

[Smarty]

kool, ok i got a version witohut paint daubs on,here it is...

http://i1.tinypic.com/n1fno8.jpg

[goran]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/smogyboy/production%20design/ahah-copy-2.jpg
too much fuuuun!

[GennyWood]

Goran-
Nice Work!
I love the moody atmosphere and the creative montage of elements. That's really hard to do well and I really like the composition you've created. Lot's of depth too. Good posing and attitude, I really like the gnarly old guy on the right with the light revealing just enough detail to make him out, but not telling the whole story in one breath either. Good work!

[GreyBelly]

This is my first go at a chow.. about 4 days worth of thumb, index and wrist torture here. I hope I can finish it.

Ok..
EDIT:
FINAL
I have to finish it like this.

Not entirely happy with the font, nor the overall composition. Quite satisfied with the style I ended up with, though I'm not sure it completely follows the rules of the topic, or the rules in general :-) I was looking for the bad guy to wear something utterly ugly, like from horror flicks or scifi B-movies. The heroine herself I wanted to be a bit more "modern".

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/9378/nancy18ie.jpg


Sve: Thanks for the kind words :-) Made me not lose hope after all :)

Everybody: Great work, incredibly imaginative, specific and stylish work!

[cakeypigdog]

cool stuffs again this week

i am liking corrick masque, newman, goran and trevors

looks like there will be plenty of entrants this time!

heres my wip so far: a few of the elements are obscured at the moment but i know where its going :)

C&C welcomed and appreciated!

http://cakeypigdog.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/nancygoodaim2lsmall.jpg

edit: here is another WIP shot, really am running out of time now, so may not get it finished for the deadline: if i dont then i will take the time to finish this off after, really enjoyed this week, will have to miss the next couple as i am orf snowboarding but looking forward to more chow when i get back!
heres what i have so far. loving all the entries so far. wicked stuff indeed

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/cakeypigdog/nancygoodaim3small.jpg

ok heres my final off to bed now, had real fun with this one!

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/cakeypigdog/nancygoodaim4small1a.jpg

[goran]

GennyWood-Thans man glad you like it,I had ball with this one.
Cakeypigdog-thanks man,and I like her legs

[Astarsia]

Trust me, we all have those above and below us! I thought I was good till I started looking at the work on this site....:( You're in the right place to get better, and as long as every new piece you do is a little bit better than the one before, you're on the right track. You have a nice composition in this one, I would advise you to get some photos of people you think look like the characters and clean up the faces a little, and then do the same with Nancy's jacket. Should go a long way!

Keep it up...

Thank you so much for your encouragement. I came to CA to get better, [i'm originally from dA.. -no mocking pls ppls] and there was a bit of a bad thread from another part of these forums about the other art community i'm with, so i wasnt sure if i should continue, even tho i came here to improve myself and work my fingers off to get my technique properly... so to hear your advice and encouragement is good. that upload was the second one i had done.. but i dont know how i can improve.. i mean the girls face is dirty, so i couldnt do alot with it, excpet highlight a few bits here and there.. But your advice is wonderful, thank you, i will try to use a reference in the next picture i try of a character.. ... mainly because my fingers hurt lol i spent a few hours on my last one doing fire and highlighting and the evil face.. *faint*.. lol

thanks once again..

[nathonicus]

Thank the merciful heavens! I just realized the deadline for this is Saturday. SATURDAY! HA HA HA! I thought it was tomrorrow!!!

I guess that means I can get some sleep tonight....

Then again, everyone else's is looking so darn good. Cakeypigdog, I really dig your smooth flesh tones against the blue-grey. One crit though is that her facial expressions seems a little indifferent, almost vacant. I think our heroine needs a bigger expression, smirk, determination, something.

Or, in the words of Trevor, maybe I'm a braying jackass!

Can't wait to see them all.

[Eccentrick]

Here's my first stab at a CHOW. Right now it's just a pencil sketch, but I hope to find the time to try a bit of paint in Photoshop before the deadline...tool with the gun a bit more, as well. Back to the era when space exploration meant silver jumpsuits and go-go boots...

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a64/Eccentrick/NancyGoodaimBW.jpg

Okay, for some reason when I try to upload my colored JPG to photobucket it always gives me a broken image. Won't have the finished thing together in time, but I'll try posting the colors anyway in the hope that it's just a problem on my end.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a64/Eccentrick/NancyGoodaimColor.jpg

[Chuck,mate.]

Chow #15 - Nancy Goodaim, Space Heroine


well, it`s not much of a 50s space suit,
and i`m kinda at an impasse with the whole thing at the moment.
plus i`m so tired i could die right now and it would be an improvment.

anyways,
i`m posting this WIP of old Nancy girl here,
though i seriously doubt i`d post a finished work.
:yayca:

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/1889/wip16jp.jpg

[sve]

hello, nathonicus, I like your WIP very,very much. the pose and glance of the girl is so wonderful. Hope you will keep this intriguing effect to the finish. Very attractive heroine you created. I'm just not sure about her stretched arm, looks a bit too short. Would be great if you work more carefully on it. It is very noticeable. I think. But overall, a beautiful storytelling. I love your image very much so far. and your comment to picture makes me smile :).


Hey, GreyBelly, I think this face a show stopper, and I actually like the pose too, it makes me wonder and wait fro more. And coloring is great, I love this pleasant colors, her skin tone and this green. Looking forward to see full version. She is tough enough and seductive. Doesn't look like in commercial, looks like hot head from the action movie. You can continue to struggle with colors and cloths 9and you should) , but her face is gorgeous and has a RISK written all over her.

Hello, newman, Love your idea very much, so much fun to observe, So he is a bit of a poser too, hehehe, wants some credit for her deed. Wonderful detail to character. So funny! Can't wait to see it finished :).
Sveta

[chaosrocks]

and done.
not sure why I try. but ok.

If anyone needs costume reference
www.costumes.org hunt around

c.rocks

[Mitze]

Nice work everyone. My idea was that she would be standing in font of a poster of the tv/film shows she is in with crappy looking costume. I don't think i got it, except for the crappy costume which i do naturally anyway.


http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/mekese2000/space333.jpg

[OurSin]

Man i reallly wanted to be a part of this one, but i'm not sure yet if i'm a be able too. Today i just woke up so dizzy i'm finding it hard to do anything. I'll post up if i do get something done, I allready have a design i like for her and working on a composition. might post up hte sketches

[walnut]

Go, Nancy, go!

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

Ok, maybe it's not quite Nancy, but i thought she looked cool so i decided to post this. Hope you like,

Stef

[chaosrocks]

cool..very Flash gordon

[cakeypigdog]

walnut that rocks!

[Corrick]

Walnut, that's the shit. End of story. :)

[DRAM]

walnut, you make me not want to finish mine. that's just all-encompasingly perfect for this theme.

nice work.

[DazWatford]

Howdy Guys :D

Again great stuff all round, but I must admit I'm really loving Corrick's action packed cliff-hanger, great mood and lighting to it too.

@Masque: Great "Pulp Cover" set up which I've been tempted to steal shamelessly, although I was gonna go with "That's Astounding!" as my title ;)

@newman: Shaping up lovely Dude!

@goran: I had a different idea about Nancy, but I really can't fault your draughtsmanship, plus your "old school" villains are fantastic

@Chuck: Again, In awe of the way you draw (even for a WIP)

And then comes walnut

...simply perfect

For what it's worth, here's mine so far, still at the WIP stage and I'm not sure I'll get it finished enough to qualify this week, but I figured I'd share where my brain's going on this one. I'm not entirely happy with it, don't know if I should keep going on this one, or go for the total re-draw??

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3800/dazimageshackchow15wip6ub.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I'm trying for that "Frazetta" style "swimming cap sci-fi" look?

[masque]

walnut, been channelling Alex Raymond lately? great stuff, man!

[redehlert]

ah, chuck,mate.......you're not even done yet, though i love her already!

as my manager jon (a past art director for WOTC) would say: the big three on characters are killer boots, head gear and weapons. ;)

nuff said. ;)

[thnikkaman]

walnut! wow! i love that, totally 50's comic books! YES! got my vote.

[goran]

DazWatford-Thanks man,I really nad some fun with this one
walnut-I can still remember that old paper smell of the old magazines
your drawing remind me of that.Thank you.
masque-Same smell I am getting sentimental
Chuck,mate.-finish her man,there is something very promising in her face.

[Undertow]

I'm kind of pissed because I didn't see this topic until late last night before bed. I had to cram and draw this this evening. About 3.5 hrs of design and then to line art. It needs at least another hr of revision and clean up before I'd take it to color but I hope this is considered sufficient for entry as the design is clean enough to read as a sketch. If I wasn't going to Seattle tomorrow I'd be able to finish this but as is, I wont be getting back home until late Saturday evening.. damnit I wish I could finish this one it's such a fun topic. Thanks again Shane for using part of my suggested theme with the 50's sci-fi. Design note; Wally Wood meets my style. Wally Wood is the man.
http://mysite.verizon.net/res8aabz/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/spacechick.jpg

[walnut]

Wah, thanks guys. Tell the truth, i did have some Flash comics by side to, err, borrow the style a bit.

Dram: Finish yours man. If i'd have let meyself get daunted by the other CHOW participants i wouldn't have even bothered either. Go on, give it your best shot, i command you!
Undertow: hope you get enough time for yours. It's a cool idea and it would be great to see it finished.

Stef

[asoir]

Damn walnut, spot on, on the concept and execution, perfect!

[Aly Fell]

Really nice work coming through here. Walnut, yours does get the Alex Raymond look spot on! Makes me want to seek out some old Buster Crabbe vids! Mines going a bit too Sixties I think, but what the heck...

[theshunzun]

walnut's got style! Bam, buddha!!!

[SeanSutter]

At first I wasnt interested in doing this one because it seems really cliche to me. I mean, it seems alot like skycaptain, and if you don't mind me saying skycaptain sucked. I like the setting but it the scope just seemed too narrow.
So I decided theres no harm in takeing the characters/setting in a new direction. I mean, from the 1950s, 2010 is way further then most of their sci-fi went. I went more along the lines of a tough chick, with a super heavy machine gun and a jetpack.:P

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/TheIronShoes/Nancy-Goodame.jpg

Heres a little bit of story I thought up while drawing.

High above the metropolis, center of world trade and industry.
The hot winds rush by as the grim voice of one DR. Largethought crackles over Nancy's communicator.
"I'm calling you out Nancy! Come to my ship and we will end this nonsense, once and for all!"
Nancy responds calm and clear, with a slight grin. "Wouldn't miss it for the world sweetheart."
"You can't be serious!" cried Danny his voice cracking "It could be a trap!"
Nancy looks back at him, while he has been around theres been nothing but trouble. But maybe thats just the way she likes it. "I wouldnt worry about me."
"I... I just don't want anything to happen to you."
"Ha, ya know Dan? I don't want anything to heppen to me either." She smiles at him, "But I'll tell you, It just wouldn't be heroic if I were safe."
With that she blasts off full throtle twords Dr, Largethoughts monolithic fortress. Danny standing alone of the hull of her ship.
"Im pretty sure I love that girl."

PS: I would do some nice color, but im taking off on a snowboarding adventure. So this is my final :)

[NOOB!]

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3800/dazimageshackchow15wip6ub.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


i really like this one
:yayca:

[smot]

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c42/smot_1975/conceptArt/Nancy-GoodaimF.jpg

[trevor]

update on page 1 if anyone cares!
hopefully i can get this done tonite
seeing as how we're having a CA.org socal meetup at my place tonite
better hurry!

[redehlert]

lovin' it trevor...keep pushing on it!
cheers,
d

[Helzon]

Wow, goddam! What great work! You all are just ripping up this topic....
my hats off to you.
Can't wait to see the final presentations.
Cheers!

[Phaethon]

Ok! My "final" piece is up on page 1, if anyone's interested.

Awesome work this round, everybody!

[trevor]

Doooooooone!
check it out pg 1

[masque]

trevor, Phaethon, EVERYBODY... wonderful Nancies! lots of variety in concept & style. i should be finished sometime tomorrow. should be...

[young paddy1]

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

I suppose I should hve got some sort of ref, but this is it, got bored with it pretty quickly.

[endregan]

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

[quickreaver]

Okay, due purely to peer pressure....I'm offering a Nancy. Kinda channeling Kaluta here.....to infinity....and beyonnnnnd!
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1844/cgnancy7hg.jpg

And a thoroughly redundant detail:
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4282/cgnancydetail1hw.jpg

[DeepFried]

fun topic. inspiring works. I'll have a go at this as well.

this is my start...

http://www3.telus.net/pixelz/wip.jpg

[GreyBelly]

Ok.. mine is done, page 1 if anyone wants to check it out :)

[masque]

@ dream sear: definitely see the Kaluta thing going on, nice pose colors and comp, interesting face.

[chaosrocks]

Mine is done (page 1). though Im sure nobody cares
c.rocks

[Aly Fell]

Chaos rocks - Yours is fine, but you just need to work on your anatomy a bit more, particularly foreshortening, otherwise the design of the character is cool! :) Incidentally, that costume site you recommend is great!

[Aly Fell]

Here's my Nancy. Still a WIP though. The BG is very quick and a bit generic, so I'm going to do some more on it for myself; sort out one or two anatomy issues and her slightly orange face. However that'll have to wait fer now, as I've been ordered to go and do some shopping for my girlfriend! ;) Sorry Oregano, but I think I've made her too sixties looking rather than fifties. It's very derivative, and I'm sure there's loads of stuff out there just like it, but I had fun! Crits very welcome!

http://www.darkrising.co.uk/Stuff/NancyWIP.jpg

[Corrick]

Dammit, Posh... :) That's amazing.

[DazWatford]

Originally posted by poshspice

Still a WIP though.

DAMN!! what's a "finished" one look like? *weeps to himself*

[quickreaver]

Thanks for the kind words, Masque.....and POSH? All I have to say to you is.....fabulous. 60's or no, she's exquisite. We are humbled. :bashful:

[GreyBelly]

Posh, that one is truly amazing. Really love the texture on her suit. And the background? Well, it's not as if she looks malplaced - after all she's a Space Heroine! :-D
Lots of action and movement, and her "cool" smile is just stunning :)

[lesliebot]

yeah go posh!

i've been watching this one develop and nothing interested me at all until yours. she is a big more 60's but still pretty rad. i really enjoy the beauty mark.
it's a dynamic enought pos that i don't have to complain about putting her right spack in the middle. it has a good feel to to. greta job.

[masque]

updated to final on page 1.

nice, posh, definitely a Barbarella competitor! i see Raquel & Julia both in your Nancy. the pink wardrobe is spot on for her.

[Antilight77]

http://www.digitalmack.com/DigitalV7/art_pages/conceptdesign/2006/q1/future_lady1.jpg

Nice work guys and gals! I am allways filled with more engery after viewing the pages here.

Cheers

~TIm

[cakeypigdog]

ooofff mr posh spice that is indeed a wonderful little painting! you win :) very inspirational. i wouldn't worry about it all being done before, this chow has been such fun because the subject matter is just so wonderfully cheesy!

i've put up my final image back on page 1, might play with it more later, but not before the deadline.

really enjoyed this week, lovely entries all round!

[redehlert]

Posh - is she for real? I feel like I can reach out and just....um....say hi.
Spectacular lighting, mate! Inspiring technique, clothing, pose, emotion and more.
Cheers!
Dave

[Azrael]

Posh....I hate you. Simply beautiful as always man. puttin me to shame. so far you have my vote.

Of course there are some good executions throughout. Walnut, Trevor and Daz, You guys killed it too. Great entries!

My final has been posted on the first page. If anyone wants to take a gander. I found a period piece quite difficult. Dispite all the good references I don't think I quite pulled off the fifties look.

[WildSpruceMoose]

I didn't really like how this one turned out, just a sketch, but I did it so I might aswell post it =) Good work this week, awesome nostalgia of the 50s sci fi books hehe =)

http://www.visiblesurface.com/retep/chow15.jpg

[Undertow]

If you went into the early to mid 60's with your designs that's not too bad as there were still very similar design cues in pulp sci-fi at the time. For the guys that decided to go completely out of the genre... um.. google.. images.. oh look.. 50's pulp sci-fi.. cool.

[xgabo]

My contribution

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

cheers

[Ifman1]

Hey, this is my first ever post! Yay. So, needless to say, this is my first piece of artwork I've posted here. I sketched all week. I came up with about 13 or 14 different ideas, and then scrambled around for the last day trying to get this thing colored. Hope ya'll like it. C&C are of course welcome. BTW, I have learned to hate the Gimp, but it's a love/hate type of thing.

http://www.geocities.com/rio_isaac/NancyG.JPG

[wassermelone]

Fini... at the wire.

http://www.rsad.edu/~awhitmor/images/50sgirl.jpg

[Craig Houghton]

Last minute!


FINAL

http://leversandpulleys.com//uploads/goodaim_015.jpg

-Craig

[S.C. Watson]

Wow - you guys really did some awesome work this week! I love the pulp comic look! :tihi:

Okay, next CHOW will be posted shortly, along with voting for Nancy!

~Oreg.