CHOW 20 - Clockwork Collosus

[Oblio]

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

ROUND #20


: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
SUNDAY, APRIL 9
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Here we are the 20th edition of our Character Creation Workshop. :yayca:
As promised i had a look on the suggestions thread and selected the first that sounded... mind tickling.
The kudos goes to nephilim. He summoned the...

Clockwork Collosus
a massive, intricate, and powerful automaton. Built by a race of long dead astronauts and left on a desolate moon.

keywords- enigmatic, intricate, massive.



[EDIT] - Oregano is right. Please try not to make just an object. Give him a mood, feelings, attitude - make a character out of this ideea.
Feel free to post your little story about this guy. Thx.

[Mort]

nice suggestion. have something like the statues from easter island in mind. i might participate if i dont have to color it. hehe
ok here it goes. a wip. not finished yet. wasnt i supposed to show the wip at all? need some things done onto the lower torso thats buried in the sand. and maybe add something that ensures that its a collossus.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/Killensomsurfar/muthafluck.jpg
oh well.

[Saise]

YES! It will be the first time when I draw something for CHOW. Fantastic Topic.

[walnut]

Wow, i'm in. How could you not want to draw that?

[cakeypigdog]

cool topic

[possessed]

must...try...to...enter...this...time...must.

[onionface]

Dammit, I work all week thinking I got the whole weekend for myself,
Then my brother comes to visit and brings the Flu with him.
Now it's Friday afternoon and I have what feels like some sort of plague.
looks like I'm gonna have to make a last minute rush on this on sunday.
cough!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/onionface/bohemoth3.jpg

don't know if I'll get to work anymore on this before deadline.
colors are a bit all over.

Caption would read:let sleeping dogs lie.

[S.C. Watson]

Interesting concept.

My only caveat is that the clockwork collosus as described is not a character, but a thing. If we ad some sort of peronsality that individualizes it, then it becomes a character.

Just my 2 cents worth.

~Oreg.

-------------------------{EDIT}------------------------------------
Well, decided to take a slightly different turn on the "Clockwork" aspect. Today (the fifth) is the fifth, ah... aniversary of my dad's death. So, I was thinking about him some when I did this. Anytime you see one of those classic style rockets in one of my pieces, it's a little tribute to him. He actually built a Jules Vern style rocket ship in HO scale out of a Legg's Egg way back when. If I can ever find the thing in my mom's garage, I'll post a photo of it. It's awesome.

~Oreg.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/Oregano/clockwork1.jpg

-------------------------{EDIT 2}------------------------------------

Final. Decided to flip it. Looks better, me thinks.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/Oregano/clockwork1a.jpg

~Oreg.

[Helzon]

Hey Shane!....nice to see you posting bro. Hope all's going better for ya man. But yeah in essence I agree with you...if there is a name or function or name and function behind the clockwork collosus then he/she/it becomes a definitive character. I mean everyone who enters could be asked to provide those details in a single paragraph. There's my rusty pennies.

Edit: Onionface: Just throwing this out there..don't get hung up on the literal bro. The brief is stating that this colossus was left by ancient astronauts on a desolate moon, so I doubt they would use conventional springs and cogs akin to human machinery. I think it let's you explore a greater set of dynamics.

[redehlert]

i'll echo sentiments - shane, good to have ya back...nice entry in the last round too.
peace!
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[Phaethon]

Oh yeah!! I've got to do this one! I'm downloading the Rise of Legends (http://www.bighugegames.com) demo as I type this.

[Blaise]

Whipped this up last night. I'll try to work on it some more later this week, but it's going to be hard to find the time.

[Edit] Updated:

This is my FINAL:

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/3899/clockworkfinal24sp.jpg

[Ive]

damn blaise, I had a simmilar idea! :) hmm.. doesn't matter, I have some others in my head...

ok, I'm almost done, I think I'll just fix his hand , eyes and overall render the pic some more..
http://www.inet.hr/~esvorcin/kolos.jpg

[Helzon]

Pushing the Eject Button
Sorry to do this to ya guys and gals..but I gotta pull my entry...
Simply got throttled by life and pending work that has to be done.
MonkeYoakum, walnut, goran, meeatu, hideyoshi, : thank you for your kind words they are much
appreciated and perhaps will give it another go on the next topic...but will do better in the time management
area of things..:)
but by far, all these entries are simply friggin rockin...you guys are fantastic.
See you on the flip.

[MonkeYoakum]

Nice Helzon, anxious to see a finished version. Started working on mine last night. I'm new to posting here, usualy I just watch in awe, any thing I should know? thanks

[redehlert]

Daisy wanders the moon, stricken with guilt and failure, that is, if a clockwork collosus can have such emotion.
She was a hard working giant, given 'Southern charm'. She single handedly created the colony for the makers until one day the makers started to stop functioning. She could build and build, but she couldn't stop the disease. All that remains on the lonely moon is a ghost colony and thousands of caskets for those that were buried, their red lights shining toward the heavens and into Daisy's lonely LED eyes.

http://www.cognitionstudio.com/conart2/040806_chow20.jpg

[walnut]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a117/walberg/12d457e3.jpg

I'm in. Still at the rough stage, but i think it's launched off in th right direction.

I think blaise's got the concept down the most accurate at the moment, looks very promising if i may say.
Helzon, wonderful design but it's more a vehicle of some kind, and i'm not getting a good idea of the size yet. OK, since i'm at it:
redehlert: Some nice effects (i like the little lines within the silhoutte), otherwise it's too early to tell. Could be fun to see what you come up with freewheeling like this.
onionface: Cool. It's massive, little infernal, could become a neat pic. But i'm getting more a giant coal mining device than a lonely iron giant. You know from the Final Fantasy games, that summon monster Alexander. Your pic sorta reminds me of him. Could be a direction worth investigating?
Mort: The lack of a clear perspective is really hurting the pic here. The idea is there, now put some composition into it.

EDIT: nearly finished. Perhaps i'll noodle it around some more.

OK, i'm gonna shut up now, hope you can stand all this unsollicited advice.

[Blaise]

I think blaise's got the concept down the most accurate at the moment, looks very promising if i may say.

Actually walnut, I think you may be closer in concept now that I've re-read the description. Can't wait to see some more entries.

[redehlert]

got me an update....back on post 16...hopefully this is a bit more on track.
cheers!
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ps. blaise - you and photoshop are doin' damn fine! :)

[chaosrocks]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e181/chaosrocks/colossus4.jpg

The Atlas Administrator ran the entire operation of moon 407 until they replaced him with a new operating system. His gigantic clockwork body was jettisoned on the nearby waste disposal planet. sadly they no longer use the alloys that make his massive frame and so, beaten and torn he lies there waiting to rust away. With any luck the primative native life forms will proclaim him a God, or a least, take up residence in his hollow shell.

done
c.rocks

or the remains of my poor body after i committed suicide last week..not sure which

[goran]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/smogyboy/production%20design/Clone-of-clockwork-collosus.jpg
Well I just got plenty of time,between two contracts.Cheers

[Blaise]

got me an update....back on post 16...hopefully this is a bit more on track.
cheers!
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ps. blaise - you and photoshop are doin' damn fine! :)

Wow - that's a hell of an update. Looks great. I don't have a clue how to go about doing that kind of stuff.

I've made a bit of an update on mine as well. Gonna try to sneak in 5 minutes a day to work on it.

[S.C. Watson]

Well I just got plenty of time,between two contracts.Cheers
Time to break someone's fingers. :needle: Jezus, that pic is cool...

[chaosrocks]

damn I keep doing that. posting just before or just after Goran.......ah well...
c.rocks

[Larriva Art]

Update:

Here's my Final. Not enough time for me this week.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/larriva/6398aa3d.jpg
Abandoned by its makers, the Colossus has begun to change its surroundings. No one fully knows the motive behind its actions, but some have speculated. Some believe that the Colossus creates these monoliths to mimic its own figure, in a way creating friends. Others believe that the monoliths represent the tall buildings of the ancient civilization. Still, others believe that they are a form of communication, a call for help, to anyone who can see them. We may never know the true meaning of these formations.

[redehlert]

goran - schweet!
vampire - great head - can't wait to see the rest developed. ;)

cheers!
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[S.C. Watson]

Posted an update above.

[goran]

Oregano-Cool gears man, and Toronto is big town, you will never find me.
And congrats, your site looks really cool.
Blaize-Killer composition man.
Helzon-My favourite
Redelhart-Thank you man, and there is some great sadness in your piece.
Chaosrocks-Thanks man.

[Simon Boxer]

Red - Looks sweet, dude. Like an old school movie with scratched up film.

Goran - WOW! Favourite piece I've seen from you... Tryin to figure out how you rendered it so well. It looks very precise, like the work of a 3d program, but some parts show that it's painted. Great earth textures, too.

Blaise - nice angle to get the whole 'collosus' effect goin.

[MonkeYoakum]

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/1300/colosus6xd.jpg


"He paused, listening, possitive he had heard an empty hollow ticking coming from deep within the beast just moments earlier."

[Simon Boxer]

Heheh, well I've had a lot of fun with this entry. Decided to make and test a bunch of new brushes, creating a misproportioned monstrosity in the process.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/cognitionsb/clock-collosus-sbox6apr06.jpg

[MichaelMotion]

Fantastic design cognition.sb!
Love the gear inside his stomach/belly..

[Hideyoshi]

Wow! great works from everyone so far!
Blaise, Helzon, redehlert, walnut, goran, cognition!!

[vigostar]

Goran- probably the best work i have seen from you... Great looking character although the textures on the rocks distract you from the main figure

[mysterian]

Great Goran! .... I agree with others,.... best thing you've done,.. (this week... heh heh). My only crit is that the posted image is too small... I'd love to see more!
Redehlert, Cognition.sb, and Blaise have some cool stuff going on too!
Most posts seem to be missing out on the CLOCKWORK theme though....

[chaosrocks]

I'm also wondering... Its a great topic... but the hard part is that it is CHOW
Goran that is stunning....but is it a character? likewise Blaise and onion face.
these are all amazing pictures of clock work Colossases (Colassi?) but are they ...characters. Dunno... struggling myself....
Withthe greatest respect
C.rocks

[cakeypigdog]

heres my wip.

he will be looking forlornly at an astronauts body on the floor in the end. really fun topic!

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/cakeypigdog/clockworkcolosusMAIN1a.jpg

final:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/cakeypigdog/clockworkcolosusMAIN2b.jpg

[redehlert]

hawt stuff coming out!

cakey - sheeeit....that's what i was gonna do in my lower right corner of the canvas. hmmmm....back to the doodle dumpster. :)
cheers!
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[MonkeYoakum]

Dang I picked a tough topic to emerge on.. These works are incredible. cognition's got my vote due to hilarity factor.

[chaosrocks]

update and I am done...
Thats actual oil paint By the way

c.rocks

[cakeypigdog]

redehlert : no worries mate, i sure as hell dont want to get precious about these comps: you should still do it if thats what you want to do! dont let mine put you off: my astronaut is going to be very small: the colosus has got a city on his back!

[possessed]

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/6628/clockos7nu.jpg

When he was first built, the people did cheer.
They marvelled his sight, their hearts were sincere.
For it’s existence marked a new frontier.
But to the colossus, it’s purpose was unclear.
He stood very still for more than a year.
He felt so alone, no stories to hear.
One day, he took a stroll and crushed all who held him dear.
Tick and Tack did the windings of his gear.
Now he was all alone, alone on this ruined sphere.
And all he ever wanted, was a listening ear.

[Simon Boxer]

Thanks guys. That's the best response I've got yet! Much appreciated.

I should make comical entries more often... heh

Nice predator kinda feel, possessed. However, one crit: the landscape makes it look animal sized. It may help if you remove the background tree trunks (not actually sure what they are) and reshape the landforms.

[MonkeYoakum]

I updated my entry... this one seems more worthy, or atleast more contrasty...

[Ive]

updated my piece up there, I'll post the final version tomorrow... :)

[Charcoal]

Thank you for the encouragment redehlert and cognition.sb. Here is my final submission.

http://www.rogeroda.com/images/clockworkc.jpg

[redehlert]

wow....sweet start, charcoal! can't wait to see it finished.
cheers!
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[Blaise]

Man, so many great entries!

Thanks to everyone who commented on my attempt. This was my first CHOW, but I hope I'll be able to participate again. I've just loaded up my final version. As I suspected, I didn't get to work on it much at all, and I'll be going out of town this afternoon for a long weekend - so this is as good as it's going to get. Can't wait to see all the final versions when I get back on Tuesday.

[Tyranx]

wow Walnut thats freakin awesome, although I think the Colussus itself could be
a bit more fleshed out, the picture as a whole got my imagination running wild!

[redehlert]

redehlert : no worries mate, i sure as hell dont want to get precious about these comps: you should still do it if thats what you want to do! dont let mine put you off: my astronaut is going to be very small: the colosus has got a city on his back!

thanks, bud. i'm still thinkin' about it.... :)
btw, ever look at matt dixon's work - he's got a piece similar to what you have done. i guess great minds think alike!
cheers!
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[S.C. Watson]

btw, ever look at matt dixon's work - he's got a piece similar to what you have

here (http://www.mattdixon.co.uk/g13.htm)

~Oreg.

[cakeypigdog]

just put my final up in my first post.

i made it ambigous about what the colosus has found so you can g ahead with the astronaut red.

as to matt dixons work: DAMMIT!

well it was honestly unintentional but i have definately seen this painting in the past: it must have made an impression on me when i saw it for me to end up subconsiously regurgetating it like this.

if you don't put mine to poll because of the obvious similarities, oblio, than no worries: i enjoyed making it plenty!

[redehlert]

hey cakey - i wasn't sayin' it to keep you from entering, bud. like i said 'great minds think alike' - and i really enjoyed how you worked up your idea. great job!!
cheers,
d

[meeatu]

hiya guys
wow Helzon !!!!
did some silhouetting (did I spell that right?) ... i need to double time on this one ...

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/meeatu/giants_silhouette.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/meeatu/bw.jpg

i guess done one

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/meeatu/progress_bot_2.jpg

[cakeypigdog]

hey red, didnt think you were mate! but seeing mr dixons piece the resemblance is just too close for comfort: i thought i was a clever clogs when really my brain was just spitting back out other peoples genius! stupid subconcious...

[MonkeYoakum]

Final Posted.:android:

[Lewis]

Pretty cool Monkey, like the composition.
But i think the background needs to be worked out a bit more. Dunno, but it doesnt make the piece stronger.

Lewis

[S.C. Watson]

Uploaded my final.

~Oreg.

[bumskee]

awsome entries everyone..eeek..

form, where is it???

here's mine..eee...

http://home.exetel.com.au/bumskee/con/chow_13.jpg

[BRANDISH]

Harro
http://www.brandish.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/chow-clockworkfinal.jpg

[redehlert]

Min!!! Swwwweeet!
Peace.
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[Trashy]

Hi everyone, had to enter into this one. Really awesome entries! First timer for the CHOW.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/TrashCaretaker/thegiant.jpg

[Simon Boxer]

More eye candy.

Charcoal, I'm lovin where your sketch is headed. Reminds me of Ghost in the Shell (especially around the mouth), how the parts kind of pop apart but otherwise fit smoothly together.

Bumskee - sweet.

Brandish - great perspective, and nice mechanics. However, one thing I notice is that its left arm looks slightly out of place. It looks like the shoulder is a bit too far forward, and consequently so is the rest of the arm. Shouldn't be hard to nudge it into place though.

[Larriva Art]

Posted my final on pg1. Looks like a great round shaping up!

[RES]

Hi all I thought I’d have a go at a Chow so here its is

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/RES-Ryan/CC_CHOW_Webwithface.jpg
Description
On a small moon the clockwork colossus stands waiting for the return of his creators, he has toiled and finished preparing the rock for colonization. The completion signal has been sent, he now only has to wait for their reply. He looks forward to their arrival as he will be dismantled and will become the hart of a glorious new city but for now he merely waits looking to the sky for the signal and creators that will never come…

EDIT:I’ve added the face as it needs more character as it is a Chow

[redehlert]

dddaaaaammmmmn!
i'd better get crackin' on mine. that's hawt, res!
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[redehlert]

final entry - back on post 16. goin' to bed. great entries all! this has been fun. :)
cheers,
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[Beelow]

Hot DAMN!!!! These are some amazing entries!:jawdrop:

[Form]

Didnt get time to take this guy to colour... towards the end it felt like i liked the idea but the visual approach had become stagnant... every element felt stuck on and not really a part of him... id like to have another go at this character using a different approach, and im thinking about developing his narrative further.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a67/thebohemian/Chowdetail.jpg

The poor clockwork colossus wandered the moon for many more years, carving twisting paths in the ashen surface. His search would yield no results, his labour would bear no insight into his plight. His singular purpose was to find a companion, someone to tell him the time. For if he knew the time, he would know when his creators would return, and he could be content.

But the true irony of his plight lay not in his blind obediance, nor in his inability to see that which was so close. The true irony was that his makers did not, and never had planned to return. They cared not for the clockwork colossus, or his endless and pointless journey for false hope.

As the rust of ages consumed him and his gears eventually wore to dust, the colossus' one regret was that he never stopped worrying about the time for long enough to sit, and admire the endless beauty of life that spread out around him.

[walnut]

Bumskee and Brandish: you just pwned this whole thread between the two of you. I mean, wow!

[Ive]

stunning entries everyone, brandish has my voice for now...
p.s. posted final

[Adam Nowak]

Man, this is my favorite CHOW so far, and I learn about it today. :/ Wish I could have gave it a try. I'll probabyl do it in my own free time later on.

[michamachtlos]

Old clockwork is back
http://private.addcom.de/michamachtlos/clock.jpg
www.michamachtlos.de

[cakeypigdog]

sweet ryan. you are just so dam good at the moment!

[RES]

Cheers Jake. I had some fun with this one, fuelled by beer and bread sticks. I wouldn't worry if your peace is a tiny bit similar to another it happens to us all at the best of times. It’s a nice piece and I hope it goes to voting, I really like the way you got a hint of a clock work key on its back.

[Mort]

ok im out of the competition. i forgot to add a clock and stuff to it.

really cool stuff from everyone thou.

[Hjalli]

Last min thing, had to be in on this one, abnormal stuff in here!

He enjoys heavy stomps on citys, hope you like.

http://fjandinn.brinkster.net/hjalli/2006%20hjalli%20fjandans%20pics/chow20%20clockwork%20colossus.jpg

[Phaethon]

Here's where I am right now... hope I finish...

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

Update: My Final (Unless I update it again before the deadline!)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/Phaethon/clockwork2.jpg

[redehlert]

Hjalli - dude! that reminds me of Flava Flav from PE! "It's da Flava, da rhyme sava!" :) Sweet.