ConceptartCohesion #001: 8th Day >>> ChOW - Leader of the Special Unit Jungle Force

[Fozzybar]

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ConceptartCohesion #001: 8th Day

Storyline:

The year 2446 CE

Mankind and its technology have advanced at an exponential rate, however trivial political, religious and social demands have caused the splintering of former superpowers into smaller nation states, pitting themselves against each in a number of minor conflicts.

Since 2395 a minimum of 27 conflicts, hostile incursions and border disputes have been raging in various confined areas across the planets surface, sparking a new global economy.
Covenants of major corporations have banded together in various factions and are now the true international players, feeding the ever increasing demand of new weapons technology.
The change in style of warfare has rendered weapons of mass destruction virtually useless increasing an appetite for more unconventional weapon systems, specifically the VidaNova Corporations newest developments in the field of creating new species of animals bred for specific purposes.

The idea behind this new move is too harness the animals natural intelligence, sensory abilities, and ability to traverse difficult terrain. They are currently working on models for civilian implementation, ranging from beasts of burden for remote areas to leisure models as pets. However there have been worrying reports of certain products escaping from captivity, and having unexpected effects on the flora and fauna they interact with, conspiracy theorists place blame on a huge range of subjects, ranging from the Cytarabinoside used in manipulating metabolic pathways in the animals, to mother earth resting control back from humanity to satan himself.
Some minor political and religious groups are already rallying, trying to bring this series of unnerving events to the public eye, wild rumors and conspiracy theories are already calling this the 8th day of creation.



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

Topic:
Leader of the Special Unit Jungle Force


Description:
Leader of the Special Unit Jungle Force - specialized on hunting down escaped and mutated creatures. These guys are called when there is trouble with escaped creatures preventing attacks and damage caused by them. We need a charismatic leader, strong-willed, professional and cold-blooded - one who will survive in the jungle and accomplishes his mission under any circumstances. Of course he must be presented in the special units battle dress.

Deadline:
Sunday, 05th March 2006


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Linked weekly activities:

EOW - Environment Of The Week
VidaNova Corporation - Genetics and Biological Materials Department - Site C
LINK: EOW thread for ConceptartCohesion campaign (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=62483)

IDW - Industrial Design Of The Week
Mother Machine
LINK: IDW thread for ConceptartCohesion campaign (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=62482)

COW - Creature Of The Week
Mounted Predator For Hunters
LINK: COW thread for ConceptartCohesion campaign (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=62478)


Link to the campaigns main thread:
main thread for ConceptartCohesion campaign (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=62480)

[possessed]

battle dress??

[masque]

Character brief refers to "him" -- is that the "generic" pronoun or is the gender actually specified as male?

[seba_boi]

battle dress??Probably a military suit--camouflage or something...

[Firefly]

"battle dress" means a combat uniform

[neoknocker]

Hell yeah! That'll be great! Cant wait to see what y'all bring! Gotta go to work!

[depleteD]

it does say "him". can we edit that, it allows for us to draw a woman or man.

[Red_Rook]

him is generic, it can be male or female

[rawwad]

Great idea this cohesion! Especially i like chow and eow topics.:teeth: Maybe I find time on it.

[Fozzybar]

he or she, i don't care...no exploding tits btw

as for the battle dress...sorry if it's confusing, i looked up in the dictionary, and yes i mean a combat uniform...we need a blush icon...

[Hookswords]

no exploding tits btw

I have to imagine that in 2446 exploding tits have been invented....damn it
*crumples up sketch and starts over* :teeth:

This is what I have so far. Its just my character design page, not my final composition. My idea is that this elite junge hunt group will travel mainly by route of the tree canopy. They use their gliding membranes to travel from tree to tree and repel down to the forest floor to strike. Obviously the leader shown has had some body mods himself to make him more capable in the jungle. Lightly armored and equiped with therm optic camoflauge. The pack will have diverse weapons, but his favorite is the ignitor kukri. Final composition WIP coming soon. I'm really excited about this project.

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1629/jungleconcept7kx.jpg


Seems the world is against me on this one. I wont have time to further my efforts on this project. Purhaps the fates may change, but for now I'm out on this one. Good luck folks.

[Nexus]

Hmm, yea I can definitely see this being a cool character Hookswords. However, Id suggest a shorter hairstyle, something more militarisitic, crew cut, high and tight, whatever you wanna call it. I really like the guerrilla camo paint though and the scouting falcon is an excellent idea. Can't wait to see this thing as it progresses.

[trevor]

i must take part in this
i only hope i have the time due to the fact that im moving this week
hmmm ill just stay up extra late and nap on my lunch breaks
that oughtta do it

[Hookswords]

However, Id suggest a shorter hairstyle, something more militarisitic, crew cut, high and tight, whatever you wanna call it.

Nexus, any one who knows anything knows that the crew cut was destroyed in the great fires after the war of 2406. Jeez, read your VidaNova supplied "History as we tell you to know it" manual.

:tihi: The hair is part of his mods and camo. I've a lot in my head that isnt on the page. I know most people might be thinking a hard military group, but it is open to inturpritation. Crew cuts dont appear in the natural flora and fauna of the jungle that I know of, but in 2446 I could be gravely mistaken. Thanks for the encouragment, I think everyone is really excited about this one.

[Amedyr]

First sketch!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/amedyr/junglecommander.gif

Ok, I had written all the details on the picture, but my scanner doesn't like my pencils, so the notes disappeared. :P

That thing on her nose is an implant - still haven't decided what it does.
In case you can't tell, she has two stripe-like scars on her face (and many more all over her body), caused by one of the creatures that she captured when she was still a rookie.

I figured I could go crazy with the technology stuff, considering we're 4 centuries ahead, so here's her equipment:

- the fabric on her jumper-like suit changes color according to her environment;

- she carries a plasma gun (conveniently hidden in that angle - I'm gun design-challenged);

- at some point, I'll design some sort of entrapment gadget - I figure some of the fugitive beasts will be too valuable to be destroyed;

- the visor on her helmet captures scent signatures, and the ear piece protects her from sonic blasts (she learned her lesson when going after a creature that nearly made her deaf);

- her arm pieces carry the controls for her gadgets and weapons (no wires needed; come on, it's the 25th century!)


As it is, I think she looks too plain.... what do you guys think?

I thought of adding stuff like tattoos, hair accessories... but tattoos won't show up (my warriors like to be protected from all those clawy critters); and she's too practical to wear jewelry or other adornments... help?

[Larriva Art]

Here's my W.I.P. Genetically engineered insects would make good military weapons.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/larriva/bugs.jpghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/larriva/chow1.jpg

Updated. I'll do colors if there's time.

Final
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/larriva/chow.jpg
For thousands of years, humans have been changing animals to serve our own purposes. This specialized Jungle Force leader is equipped with the latest innovations from the Vida Nova Corp. His equipment includes the following:

Dragonfly Rifle spliced with the genes of a Bombardier Beetle
Scorpion and Millipede Armor
Wasp Wing Machete
Insect Egg Grenades
Spider Web Net for recapture
Fashionable Beetle Boots

[W!L]

hi.. here is mine so far.. . i dont liek it.. was just tiredly painting after doing a few ideas for COW.. . Basically its a bloke with a long moustache. looks like a biker. with a headband... yeah back to the drawing boards i think... his leg armour i sort of like but isnt all that original. i figured it would be pretty hot in jungle so he doesnt wear that much. also the torso armour is an optic camouflauge unit that can basically make him invisible by bending light.. that technology already exists its just actyually works in the future... he has an mechanical eye capable of binocular vision and night vision and all that jazz. he wears tight clothing as you dont really want baggy camoflage getting caught on the foliage. he carries two guns. light weight and powerful with all different functions. ermm and thats about it.. basically designed for fast stealth killing like a ninja.. anyway maybe more to come maybe not.. think i will work on a girl version..

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/2228/hunter5ht.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Nexus]

VampireHungerStrike, I fucking like where that is going. Im seeing some good stuff so far, but as it stands that is the most creative. I can see this guy in hues of muted reds and glossy purples, scorpid/centipede colors. I am really liking the dragonfly rifle. My only crit would be to make him a little more battleworn, scars, stubble, dirt. Currently he looks fresh as a daisy after sitting inside the air conditioned base all day. Course plenty of time for little details like that. Good work.

[Jonoy]

edit
really, I just wanted to do a picture of a woman in Power-Armour getting ready to kill somethin' with a sharp object...
final
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a134/jonoy/bitch0.jpg

[W!L]

jonoy- lol.. ireally like that drawing.. reminds me of scooby doo.. . the classic corridor of doors scene where all the ghosts, monsters and good guys are running in and out of te doors.. i do not know what a yowie suit is?? at mo i think he looks too much like normal trooper than leader and perhaps niot futuristic enough...

Hookswords- i like the idea alot and character design says leader .. although he looks about 12. a 12 yaer old dragon ball z fan (hair):P

Amedyr- pretty nice mate... what i mean is she is pretty nice.. not a born leader.. more an avergae tennis player on the world circuit.. roughen her up a bit. and although gadgets rock i think her dress (uniform) is not all that origional or futuristic.. keep it coming.

VampireHungerStrike- i disagree with nexus.. i dont like this one (yet) I like the idea of using the insect and creature armour, but i feel it is way to in my face at moment and i am a fan of subtlety. looks like a crazy japenese superhero rather than a military leader, hunter type bloke. but i do like teh core idea so keep it coming

[Jonoy]

A yowie suit is used by snipers to camoflage themselves in whatever terrain they are in.

[W!L]

it's fun to learn kids!

thanks jonoy... just thought camoflage was camoflage at that was the end of it.

[JakkaS]

[FINAL]
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/JakkaS/586abd9f.jpg

[Amedyr]

Thanks for the help, W!L! You're right, she did look too bland, there...

As I tried to think of some story ideas for her (which would help me figure out details that would show through and make her look more complex), this little fellow popped up in my head:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/amedyr/smiley.jpg

She captured him as a mistake, and as a result, a few of her men were killed by the real target. Now she carries 'Smiley' around, so that she'll remember what her wrong decisions can do.

Is it all right to have those little details popping up in your head when you don't even know what the main character will look like yet? >_<

Ok, back to her... I took a peek at what the other groups were doing, and some of the guys over at COW made these dinossaur-like mounts, so I decided to give the character a few ancient-looking weapons (that one on her leg is a crossbow, which she uses for non-lethal purposes, mainly for capture).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/amedyr/jungleleader1.gif

All the other sketches were just trying to figure out her hair. The second head was a little character that showed up on the paper. She looks a whole lot more charismatic, doesn't she?

[W!L]

evoling nicely now Amedyr.. keep it coming.. like first head

[Nutter]

Looks like a great topic, here's my entry. Now i gotta think of something for the other ones.:S

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a178/Lechy/jungleleader.jpg

[Simonl]

Captain Esé Cortez "Stalker Lead"

Cortez is a veteran of the protracted campaigns in the equatorial jungles of Africa and Eurasia. He was head hunted by VIda Nova to head the security team at the Site C manufacture facility.

Cortez is a canny individual. He knows from bitter experience how unforgiving the jungle environment is, even more so with the introduction of weaponised micro fauna such as plague mosquito swarms. As such, he wears full cover fatigues made of ripstop microweaves. His weapon is a drum fed solid slug rail carbine with rigid tungsten loads to ensure that his quarry goes down at the first burst. The men and women under his command know him as a quiet and professional man who has saved their lives on a number of occassions.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/SimonPrime/jungletrooperfinal.jpg
Nice work Jakkas (as always).

[Irish_Jim]

Jonoy- I don't think a Yowie/Gillie suit is really a necessity for what is essentially a tracker. If it fits really well with the concept, go for it, but if they're hunting down genetically altered creatures I don't think breaking up the human silhouette is going to make much of a difference.

[Simonl]

Well, the Ghillie suit was invented by gamekeepers in Scotland (Ghillie = gamekeeper) to conceal them from the animals they were hunting. So Jonoy's concept does hold up on that point.

[Marco Mazzoni]

Here's my quick sketch. I figured this guy is the leader of an elite force, so he'd do just fine with blades and pistolas.

http://www.butcherfx.com/stuff/CA/8th%20day%20chow%20(s).jpg

Huh, I just noticed his hair is strikingly similar to Jakass's. That's gotta go.

[Toshi666]

here is my quickie!http://www.chucklee.com/Ctemp/SUJF.jpg

[MegaData]

So, these have to be humanoid, even though the rules only suggested it be humanoid by calling it a "character or the week" instead of "creature?"

[Hookswords]

Lookin real nice everyone. I myself am struggling with a composition....screw it, I'm just gonna hit it.

[Interceptor]

WIP
http://img416.imageshack.us/img416/6452/cohesionchow23yf.jpg

[rustylynn]

haven't touched since Sunday. will do major overhaul. I like toshi's and marco's the best so far...great dynamics

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c133/rustylynn70/junglehuntercopy.jpg

[Beelow]

Nice looking stuff so far, I am unsure if I want to do this one, I am currently doing the JouneyBegins contest over at Cgtalk 2d and 3d.
:yayca:

[Marco Mazzoni]

Well, that's enough for tonight.

http://www.butcherfx.com/stuff/CA/Chow%201e.jpg

Tomorrow, color...

[Fozzybar]

Marco Mazzoni
hehe, love the way you focused on the char in front and we can see the escaped creature in the background...gives a lot atmosphere with his pose and standing on the roots of the tree...can't wait to see the final...

[goran]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/smogyboy/production%20design/jungle-task-rough.jpg

[draw]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/markfeiler2004/020306.jpg

here's a speedie, good stuff everyone

[kuda001]

Here is my shot at this.
I was going more for the,"Hey, here I am in the jungle", rather than a close up of the main figure.
I have a good idea what that is going to be, just have to find time to add him.
Thanks!
-kuda001

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/kuda001/JUN_COMM_rev_3.jpg

[Roeguard]

The change in style of warfare has rendered weapons of mass destruction virtually useless increasing an appetite for more unconventional weapon systems, specifically the VidaNova Corporations newest developments in the field of creating new species of animals bred for specific purposes.

The idea behind this new move is too harness the animals natural intelligence, sensory abilities, and ability to traverse difficult terrain. They are currently working on models for civilian implementation...<snip>

Sounds like they already have (relatively) perfected the military versions of these animals. I would think that our hunters would make use of this technology as part of their fieldcraft. Like Hounds after the Fox...

It seems odd to me that these elite hunters would go after these rogue animals using the same weapons these animals were designed to defeat. I would assume with this technology being as widespread as it is, that counter-animals would have been developed specifically to destroy other animals (theoretically they would be hostile, and not rogue, but I don't think it would make a difference - unless they have a genetic IFF or somesuch...).

Asexual drones would work quite well in this regard; some short-duration creatures, with modifications that allow the hunter to interface with them semi-remotely. Probably a cheap, disposable recon/scout drone to track the target, then a quick response model to herd it into a kill-zone. Assuming that its a large enough creature to be herded, anyway; it would probably be more effective to rely on swarms and hives in general, so they probably are more like beekeepers than big-game hunters. Military-grade, ill-tempered, killer bees... with freak'n lasers.

If this is happening enough to require a dedicated professional team to deal with it, they would likely have extensive doctrine for quick and reliable containment, and minimal risk.

[Stephan_R]

Toshi, Intercepter ...wow really nice! I can see the personality in them, I hope you finish them further too I'm excited to see.

[Amedyr]

Here's my latest (and probably final) design for the hunter's military suit. I've given up the crossbow idea; it started to look too impractical. :P

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/amedyr/jungleleader3.jpg
(Even the suggestion of her hand is wonky, I know, I blame the late hour - and sorry for the low quality file - can computers get sleepy as well?)

Roeguard, you made an excellent point. I did consider making a hunting beast at first, but I was too lazy and decided the hunter would rely solely on equipment. Your post made me get off my lazy arse and sketch the bugger already:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/amedyr/huntingbeast.jpg

(not very exotic at all, but eh... I'm not very good at coming up with new animals)

[CraftySquid]

Here's what I whipped up tonight. Edit : (A sketch). That did sound kinda sassy. ;)
http://students.risd.edu/yr2006/cmcinern/jungleman_3small.jpg

[Interceptor]

Here's what I whipped up tonight. (Definitely a sketch.)
http://students.risd.edu/yr2006/cmcinern/jungleman_3small.jpg

Jerk, lol
Great sketch, man :)

[Panagos]

I changed my mind, I decided to do color after all.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v400/Panagos/WEBJabberwockHunterX.jpg

I kept him in fairly light armor because he's trekking throught the jungle all the time... armor and impassable foliage just didn't seem to go together for me.

[romance]

my pieco o klap

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

[misledtomisery]

here's my rough sketchy guy.
figured everyone was doing a skinny guy, so i made mine a fatman.
everyone loves the fatman.
and extra robotic appendages hooked to his pack..
not sure what his left hand is doing yet...maybe a thumbs up...eh

http://misledtomisery.com/conceptart/cohesionchowsk.jpg

here's a wip.

http://misledtomisery.com/conceptart/CHOWcohesionwip.jpg

[W!L]

misledtomisery is my fav so far

[Hideyoshi]

this topic just seemed too delicate to let it pass by! I see very nice entries- Jakkas, nutter, Marco, toshi, goran, romance!

here is my WIP- still pretty rough:

http://www.hideyoshi-ruwwe.com/images/Jungle-trooper1_small.jpg


kinda clueless about his neck/ears and hair area... :-/

[rawwad]

Nice works guys!

Here is my final image:

Leader of the Special Unit Jungle Force
Leader of the VidaNova´s Jungle forces in his special battle armor, suit has own mechanical muscles which help to trooper when he moving in heavy jungle. All troopers have standard plasmatic gun, only leader has powerful shock-staff.

http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/5836/vidanovajungleforcesleaderfina.jpg

[Panagos]

Just posted my final...

[Simonl]

Hey Perineum, nice work but you might want to reconsider the pulse rifle. Seriously, putting such a recognisable piece of sci fi hardware in just weakens the piece. Unless he is a colonial marine that is.

[AndrewLey]

Quickie

EDIT:

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/5608/jungledude23ok.jpg

[masque]

wow, AndrewLey, good to see you back in the ChOW line, man!

quickie, eh? you can be hated for that ;) :P

[Icey]

Andrew - you're my fav' 'til now! :)

[Stephan_R]

http://www.steveroyer.com/sketching/chow_001.jpg

W.I.P. of mine.... AndrewLey that is fricken awesome!

[Tyranx]

Everyone just got PWnzerizedd@!

[romance]

Ok, Ok, I'll let you have this round Andrew. ;)

[masque]

Ok, Ok, I'll let you have this round Andrew. ;)i dunno, man, that suit AndrewL's dude is sporting looks a bit out-of-character for a jungle fighter to me -- about 90% of its bulk must air-conditioning, i'd think ;)

nicely rendered, though, i just wish i could figure out what happened to his arms...

[trevor]

im pretty sure mr ley is the biggest jerk in the world right now

wowowowowow
amazing
doubt ill have time for this one but there is still 2 days left isnt there

[matias]

Hey all, a bit late but I'll see if I can run it down to the line for a finish.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/matias.jakku/Linking%20Files/Spec%20Unit%20Hunter%2002.jpg

Not many details just trying to get some of the personality of a 'charismatic, har/cold-blooded professional spec-unit soldier' going.

Ok, not finished yet, but as we're getting close (at least in Australia we are...) to the end of sunday I want to get something up just in case. Definitly on the run home, touching up stage and presentation now.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/matias.jakku/Linking%20Files/Spec%20Unit%20Hunter%2004.jpg

Nexus: Thanks for your comments, hopefully my final will live up to your expectations, my level of skill painting means I can sometimes lose the spark a sketch has, dagnabbit!
FINAL:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/matias.jakku/Linking%20Files/Spec%20Unit%20Hunter%2006.jpg
Nexus: Hair is spikey, I saw your comment as I was gonna post my final, I think it is much better, so thank you.

[Nexus]

Matias I think you really hit the nail on the head on this one. This guy is what I pictured when they described the character. Grizzled, weathered, and hard as nails. A tough old bastard with all the grace of a drill sergeant or lack thereof. This guy gets it done and doesn't mind hurting a few feelings to do it. Not to step on any toes and I do enjoy alot of the other entries but none of them really seem like the man for the job. A good many of them look like fresh-faced young men just out of boot camp not an experienced veteran with years of training. Then again alot of them also don't have an individual feel to them, they look as if they might be identical to everyone else in the unit. However this guy is his own man. Hell he reminds me of Clint Eastwood and well all know that he eats lightning and craps thunder. I can't wait to see the colored version.

[Simon Boxer]

Andrew, love your take on it - really captures the futuristic aspect. Great suit.

Anyway, I finally found some time to spam around;

WIP:
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/cognitionsb/CHOW-junglesf-sbox4mar06.jpg

Well, thanks to Hideyoshi for putting me in my place. My image certainly benefited from your comment.

Final:
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/cognitionsb/CHOW-junglesf-sbox5mar06.jpg

The leader comes complete with a high powered, short range G43 Blast rifle, which also doubles as a novelty sized pool cue.

[masque]

Cmdr. Jess Mayam, SUJF, VidaNova Corp.

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/9451/cmdrjessmayam1zs.jpg

Cross ref on "BASILISK" (http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1666/basilisks2446cohcow1v24bw.jpg)
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updated -- callin' this final. until i edit it again :rolleyes:

learned something possibly useful -- if you're working in greyscale in Photoshop, convert to RGB before saving to JPEG for the web. It prevents contrast changes (increase), pretty significant ones, actually.

[onionface]

my little effort.

wasn't gonna make an entry, but I found myself awake and bord at 1am.
so here it is. he's got a helmet too, just not featured.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/onionface/junglesoldier.jpg

[Hideyoshi]

Wait...

I thought, this was 'character' of the week.
I was assuming that the emphasis was on this! Yet, I only see heavy armour suits concealing the faces totally most of the time ending up in industrial design. Well, okay, body language can be regarded as a means of portraying the character as well but not as much as the face, no?
Let's read the guidelines of CHOW will we? It says: "Character expression is key."
You bet, I would have instantly gone for the heavy armour guy myself, that would have been much easier for me to do!
Damn...
Oh yeah, everyone who's telling me that my character lacks expression: I agree :-D

[rawwad]

Great sketch Andrew, as always:yayca:

I done my final, to see it look at my wip post.:teeth:

[onionface]

hideyoshi: you're right.

In light of what you said, my character wears a helmet. All the time. And underneath the helmet a creamy colord balaclava. All his expression is in his body language. And you should hear him talk. The control he has over his voice is amazing, he can make a screaming command sound as smooth as melting ice cream on a sultry summers day.
phew.

[Fozzybar]

hideyoshi
You're absolutely right! And i was thinking the same after seeing all the wows for Andrews entry...it's very well executed as always...but there is no real character like a person to spot...

[Simon Boxer]

Yea, that's a valid point. Unfortunately for me, I'm one of the culprits... If I can find the time I'll show the helmet open. Also wanting to get a COW entry done :S

[Hideyoshi]

thx a bunch, Foz and onionface, cognition.sb! :-)
here is my final:

http://www.hideyoshi-ruwwe.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/Jungle-trooper_small.jpg

[AndrewLey]

Tweaked mine a little - If its still not valid, no worries it was a fun sketch to do.

[Lunch]

Really nice work guys!
Here's my contribution.

Some thoughts first.
These guys motto is definately 'Less is more'. They carry just the most necessary to be as agile and fast as possible. Too much equipment will just slow them down, and slow is not what you want to be in company with mutated beasts.
A high-speed rifle and a hand gun are his weapons of choice. In close combat he might use his machete but the wild beasts he's hunting have proven themselves a pretty tough fight everytime. So his tactics are nowadays to track the beasts down, be as silent as possible and then give his team orders to surround the victim.

After spending most of his time in the jungle, he has become one with nature. His hair greasy and skin dirty. People see him as a warrior quite as feral as the victims he hunt.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/Johan_Idesjo/sb42.jpg

[W!L]

masque i think u are my fav this round.. amazing puttign her with yet another cover letter.. and takign on one of your basilisks... one tough bitch!

when it says sunday deadline.. is that end of sunday????????? cos i might give my guy a do over

[Nexus]

Yes W!L, Fozzy usually ends the thread late Sunday night around 12 at the earliest but often later. And considering it's only 3 Saturday you have plenty of time to rework anything. I wasn't gonna submit this week but considering we have time I'm goin for it.

[TjC]

8th day of creation
Special unit Jungle Force 11th division Alpha team
Captain Seven L. Gregory
June 3rd, 2446
6:38am recon mission

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f298/suggesto/Chow2copy.jpg

There's a lot of talented peole here, hope to get where u guys are at!
FINAL!

[neoknocker]

Woah! Great entries everybody. Cant wait to vote tomorow! Good luck, all of you!

[seba_boi]

I'm kinda confused, are these hunters supposed to capture or kill these escaped animals... Everybody had plasma guns and knives and stuff... Other than that, everybody's doing great anywayz...

Here's mine with only white background... :bashful:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/seba_boi/8th-Unit-Captain-copy.jpg

[masque]

@ seba_boi --brief doesn't specify capture or kill, just "hunting down," but it does mention preventing attacks and survival -- me, i'd want some firepower.

[seba_boi]

@ seba_boi --brief doesn't specify capture or kill, just "hunting down," but it does mention preventing attacks and survival -- me, i'd want some firepower.
Gotcha... I guess civilians safety first if they do attack instead of capturing them alive...


BTW, yours, TOSHI's and NUTTER's are some of my favourite entries here... :D

[Fozzybar]

when it says sunday deadline.. is that end of sunday????????? cos i might give my guy a do over

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=767777&postcount=28

[Fozzybar]

Tweaked mine a little - If its still not valid, no worries it was a fun sketch to do.

it is valid of course. you didn't break any rule...;)

[masque]

W!L and seba_boi: thanks, glad you like the bi... er, Commander ;) i had fun doin' her (that doesn't sound right, does it?) :bashful:

anyway, i almost didn't, 'cause yesterday was completely tied up with other stuff, but the possibility of linking a ChOW to my COW was too much to pass up. this was one of the fastest turnarounds i've ever had on a pic. i really like the Cohesive Concept concept, gets my storymakin' juices flowin'.

[Shamagim]

Hello, nice pics everybody!!

I coudn't finish mine on time......i think, im kinda confuced about GMTs.

Just gor a new screen and im trying to set it up right, maybe i wont be able to untill i put it in a desktop once i get back home, but at least i got a screen that actually shows the colors :).


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/shamagim/Sketches/CC001ChOWF.jpg


I hope i still have time to touch it up.

[Nexus]

Matias, loose that little curl of hair in front. Make it spikey like it was in the sketch, made him look like he had a military haircut. If you need inspiration think of J Jameson from Spiderman, his hair is close, like that but shorter perhaps.

[misledtomisery]

updated wip..in my prev. post

[Marco Mazzoni]

Here's My final with a close-up.

http://www.butcherfx.com/stuff/CA/Chow%201M%20(small).jpg



http://www.butcherfx.com/stuff/CA/Chow%201M%20(crop).jpg

Go here (http://www.butcherfx.com/stuff/CA/Chow%201M.jpg) for the full image

Now let's see if I have enough time to finish up my COW as well :confident:

[neoknocker]

I had little time but, heck, here's my sketch anyway.

http://cf.geocities.com/emailjfhoule/sketch_08_2.jpg

[walnut]

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

Voilà, here's a week's worth of thumbnails and one sunday of actual work.

[Mitze]

AH shit bought the wrong floppy disc with me, wonder will it be ok to upload mine tomorrow. Some great work here.

[brokk]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/bk7600/cch_chow_f.jpg

[Panagos]

Color Final is up on pg 1

[Laurentiu_Bontea]

Pftiu, thought I wouldn't make it.... here is monday in a few minutes. The leader of the special unit is a mechanically enhanced ruthless cyborg. He has a strong character altough his brain is filled with implants that influence his humanoid decisions. His agility and lack of mercy can take his team to success in any conditions and he's feared for not failing in murdering his own family.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d38/Laurentiu000/conceptart/Leader_Laurentiu_Bontea.jpg

[deABREU]

My line of thought was "this is not the miltary, so we have room for brains here" =P
she's the leader, not a hitman! so she doesn't need to be the one to get the job done, she has only to coordinate her team: knowing what to do, where and when. so, she's a biologist with intermediate survival and combat skills, expert in animal psychology and leadership.

displayed gadgets:
-pheromone trap, can be either throwed or launched. orange to be easely recovered (expensive shit! you don't wanna lose it :P ). the tipod legs are spurng after a determinated time, and the bottom is round-ended and heavy, so it will stand up almost no matter what, then the legs are prung down and it gains stability. sythetic (or not) pheromones are relesed by a fan on the top of the tube part of the trap.
-the yellow body skin-thight clothing is more like an armor: made of modified spier web thread, it's more resistent than steel, lighter than leather and as flexible as spandex. also works as heat and scent camouflage. for the parts of the body wich need to be exposed (eg: fingertips and face) can be scent-camoed by a special lotion that can be opaque por visual camo too.
on the bottom of her chest armor, there are a few ampoles with variable contents (antidotes, poison, anaesthetics, etc).
-eletromagnetic wave converter: converts many frequency areas of the eletromagnetic spectrum into visible light - put it simple: heatvision, nightvision, uv-vision, and many more.
-rapelling belt :P

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4462/final8gg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

ah! those are not cigarettes, those're protein sticks =)


edit: my first post here in CA! weeee!!

[kuda001]

Here's what I have time to finish.
C&C welcome!
Thanks!
-kuda001

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/kuda001/JUN_COMM_rev_6B.jpg

[Amedyr]

Hmm I might be done? I wanted to put some more stuff and show it as if it was a computer entry (like a personnel file), but it's getting late...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/amedyr/VictoriaSukuryia7.jpg

[StenP]

Some really great entries this round! Keep up the good work, everyone!

Here's mine:

http://www.canterburydream.com/bright/jungle2b.jpg

[Simon Boxer]

Shamagim, really like your style. Nice and simple with good lighting.

Laurentiu_Bontea, that's a great piece. Diggin the brushwork.

Amedyr, just a quick crit; I think you may benefit from starting with a coloured canvas. You should try and get away from lightening areas mainly with white, and this tip should help you. I'm not sure whether you'd usually paint differently, but in this entry there's a lot of white showing through, and it detracts from the piece.

[Amedyr]

cognition > Gah, you're right. I thought I had dealt with them white spots..... but now that you mentioned it, all the white is popping out at me.
I know I should start off with a colored canvas, but I have a real hard time thinking of the colors when there's a single one taking up all of the paper... I guess I need more practice. :P

PS: I tried setting the other layers to multiply and filling the background with color; Does it looks better now? (I replaced it on my original post)

[Amedyr]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/amedyr/jungleleader-final.jpg

[Simon Boxer]

A lot of us need more practise, but this is the perfect place to get it. That blue definately looks better than white, but here's another critique: a lot of the elements are similar tones/colours and consequently blend into one another. As such, it looks pretty busy and the eye darts around to multiple areas. If you convert your image to greyscale you'll be able to see this more easily.

I'm not the best of artists or tutors here, but I did a quick paintover to show how I'd create more atmosphere with lighting. This will also give it more of a focal point (the leader) and define the other shapes/figures. Keep in mind I'm a big fan of dark images - others would approach it differently, this is just an example.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/cognitionsb/VictoriaSukuryia7edited.jpg

[Snuggles]

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/Prinnyflute/junglechow.jpg

Err...first..post? Don't know if this is in time or not, but I guess it's worth a try. I know it's nothing super fancy, and I didn't get to push certain elements (read: camouflage) as far as I would have liked, but...

[Mitze]

Heres My one Great work by everyone so far. do you have to do a write up for this?


http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/mekese2000/space555.jpg

[Nexus]

Wow this is really well rendered Mitze. A few critiques though. The light coming through the trees seems almost too bright as do alot of the highlights on his head and upper body. Other than a striking resemblance to Lex Luthor in his Kryptonite Armor those would be my only complaints. Keep up the good work man.

[Smasher Six]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e175/smashersix/smashersixCohesion.jpg

Its a bit late, but I just thought I post it up for the fun of it. :tihi:

I see a lot of nice stuff so far! Good job, everyone!

[masque]

Mitze -- no write-ups required afaik.

[cakeypigdog]

love that one kuda001 top stuff!
cool ink work

[cesaraguilar]

my first contri

http://img308.imageshack.us/img308/1893/soldado2copy8me.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Fozzybar]

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