E.O.W Round 29: Monolith [Archive] - ConceptArt.org Forums

artiphats

July 12th, 2006, 09:13 PM

well, I am sure everyone knows this already, but on the chance anyone is unclear - and for the sake of trying to be helpful, here is a definition (or 3) :} :

mon·o·lith n.

1. A large block of stone, especially one used in architecture or sculpture.
2. Something, such as a column or monument, made from one large block of stone.
3. Something suggestive of a large block of stone, as in immovability, massiveness, or uniformity.

dragon4lunch

July 13th, 2006, 05:58 AM

I guess I won´t participate after all - but it´s mainly for technical issues with uploading and new internet connection on other computer. Good topic though!

Red_Rook

July 13th, 2006, 05:46 PM

look im really sorry guys but the current server issues are preventing me from looking at the previous thread, it will go up for vote as soon as i can access it but ive been trying for the past couple of days but it wont load for me at all. So as soon as it does i will put it up for vote, sorry guys.

Jabo

July 13th, 2006, 06:06 PM

The load-thing will be gone if you log out. Everything loads fine then.

Red_Rook

July 13th, 2006, 06:29 PM

right i will do it in a bit then.

In the meantime heres my entry:

http://www.rook-art.com/images/fieldmonolith3.jpg

dragon4lunch

July 14th, 2006, 08:56 AM

Hey Red Rook, somehow your damaged monolith also lost some of it´s contrast and clarity. Besides, looks like only the flags and ropes got damaged, but not the rock.

spyroteknik

July 15th, 2006, 03:32 PM

http://www.spyroteknik.com/ftp/monolith.jpg

Craw Obelisk

'Magnum opus of distant Gods,
pilgrims gather in prayer to the lady of the lake, the vestige of unknown origin'

chaosrocks

July 15th, 2006, 06:52 PM

is anyone besides me having trouble making this non-phallic?
chaos

chaosrocks

July 15th, 2006, 11:50 PM

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e181/chaosrocks/eow-monolith.jpg

I know it's only pencil and no one will ever vote for it..but it's done

I could make up some wonderous mythology

um.......
the lone guard, below the eye tower. lived lonely in the valley. He didn't know what he was guarding, He didn't know who might come looking for it...

ok good enuff.

Zhiwang

July 16th, 2006, 08:23 AM

Spyroteknik : it s beautifull!

my first DSG :dur: and my second (finished) Digital painting :^^;:

Felt from space.
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/9334/dolmenal1.jpg

" Citizen of Memphis A-132, Since this blessed day, when the gods sent
"the rock of justice" to us, no heart has been lost out of the Way, today is a great day..."

(sorry for my poor english)

Red_Rook

July 16th, 2006, 09:39 AM

chaosrocks

July 16th, 2006, 10:43 AM

I think He/she meant to say EOW, and put in DSG by mistake...I hang out at DSG, and I don't remember seeing it. maybe I missed it .

BTW Mr.rook, did you see the TD2 entry withthe octopus helmet? I thought of you instantly.....

chaos

speculart

July 16th, 2006, 10:56 AM

http://www.dudleybirch.com/sijun/monolith.jpg
The majority of the runes were indecipherable, but they could hold some clue as to the monoliths purpose before it was plunged into the ocean so long ago.

Zhiwang

July 16th, 2006, 03:18 PM

Red_rook : I am sorry, it s a mistake, i wanted to say EOW not DSG :bashful:

I did it just for this EOW, never used before.

Thanks Chaosrocks to see my fault.

Idiot Apathy

July 16th, 2006, 06:26 PM

Yarrrr!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/eow_monolith.jpg
Story to come!

Edit: Story!

Joe's Basement:

Over the unusually wet spring the basement in Joe's humble abode had become quite flooded. The repair crew said that due to improper grading in his tiny backyard the foundation was in dire need of repair. Joe didn't think much of it, he didn't really have the money to repair it anyways. After they left he retired to his favorite easy chair to contemplate which relative of his to bother for a loan or whether or not the bank would approve him. The chair had always helped him think, but he also had a tendency to take sudden naps in it as well. He was of course, unaware that where he currently sat was one of the spots severly weakened by the flood damage. Just as he was beginning to doze off, the floor that had previously endured the worst of flood had finally seen it's last breath. He, along with his easy chair, fell straight through the first floor. There was a loud thud as the falling came to an end and much to his surpise he was not in his basement - he had in fact fallen straight through even the basement subflooring into a natural cave; at least it seemed to be naturally formed - however this was no ordinary cave. It was enormous, probably the size of the entire quaint town in which Joe lived, and if that wasn't enough it was lit almost as if this was where the sun had come to hide after the evening. Past the distant rock formations and a field of magnificent wildflowers, the like of which had never been seen above ground - Joe saw a massive rock, a monolith that could not possibly be born of nature.

bumskee

July 17th, 2006, 03:23 AM

yarrrrr, tom, funny how you jumped into EOW without me nagging at you.. must be a sign of good things to come. love the flowers..

awsome spyro!

koppa

July 17th, 2006, 03:39 AM

all about the flowers isnt it bumskee?

bLux

July 17th, 2006, 04:54 PM

My first ever EOW sketch; Im new here. I have seen many artists put their sketches on DeviantART, inspired/ for Conceptart. I decided this would be good "inspiration" to get better at digital painting, especially with all of the different DSG's and EOW's. Any help is appreciated. I have trouble adding detail as you can tell. Photoshop CS2, 45 Mins.(I kept going back to add things)

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2196/monolithui1.jpg

*Imageshack might have changed the values a bit.

Description: Many people believe the recently "placed" footsteps were from a mysterious being, or some type of non- human, especially since nothing will remove them. Scientific evidence proves that no human can be placed at the base of this monolith, and then be picked up; the footsteps are too close to the structure for any type of aircraft to place the being.

Bruce Jensen

July 17th, 2006, 05:39 PM

FunkytownP nice , but there's some wonky perspective present there.

The monolith is at a 45 degree angle to the city in front of it. You used the vanishing points of the buildings (which at are 0 degrees) to define the monoliths sides too! ooops. Here's a best guess inference from your city, what the vp for the monolith should be.

http://home.earthlink.net/~yobaj/_uimages/funkyptown_paintover.jpg

chaosrocks

July 17th, 2006, 06:45 PM

aw..I saw "bruce jensen on the list and hoped you had entered.... but thanks for being helpful anyway
chaos

artiphats

July 18th, 2006, 02:10 AM

Final:

http://www.artiphats.com/artwork/artiphats_monolith_fin.jpg

It was built as a symbol of peace, by a race long forgotten.
It stands now weathered, chipped, and alone.
It will one day be adopted by visitors from far away, and as the center of a new civilization it will become a new symbol - one of unity and life, anew.

ohjay

July 18th, 2006, 08:55 AM

Ok...I should have been doing something else but this EOW caught my eye and I was lost.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/ojkiel/monolith-eow-good.jpg

"The huntsmen stared in wonder at the structure, which seemed so out of place on those cliffs, in stark contrast to the nothingness beyond it. With no signs of life, they could but imagine who had once inhabited it, and why they had left."

I am sure one or two people might choke and die from the cliche description, but it was a fun piece to do!

Zhirang, I think you have a nice sense of lighting going there - digital is good...

speculart, your rock texture is creepy. I thought that was a photo. The light is so cool.

chrike

July 18th, 2006, 10:01 AM

hey Spyro this is fucking awesome man!
is it a matte painting or completely brushwork?

Also very impressive work by Speculart. looks partly photorealistic. very cool!

Hey Funky that´s quite interesting but there seems to be a mistake in perspective as bruce already mentioned.
Bruce could you explain that perspective issue a little more? couldnt follow your "overpaint"
What are these two vanishing points on the left and the right hand side of the monolith for?

spyroteknik

July 18th, 2006, 12:48 PM

Cheers zhiwang/bumskee/chrike, chrike- brushes only, nothing photographic or referenced, although i used I-netGrafX's foliage brushes which gives the treeline a more realistic feel than if i'd went in with a tiny hard round and sketched em individually :), speculart, stunning stuff, great work allround fellas :eyecandy:

Dile_

July 18th, 2006, 12:55 PM

wow really nice stuff!! awsome

damn is there any "link" thread on this boards ? the more im browseing this
forum the more links and awsome resources I realize im missing.. maybe we could start one ? (Im thinking of that spyro mentioned I-netGrafX and I had never seen that web before, and its NOT the first time I must say.. )

Zhiwang

July 18th, 2006, 06:47 PM

Thank you Ohjay, i like your paint!!

Especially the purple/mauve/pink section of your monolith!!

bumskee

July 18th, 2006, 07:41 PM

Nice ohjay!!

here's me

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

Giant stones scatter the barren lands of the lower mountain regions. Within these stones lies remains of a great civilisation. The ancient vampires have thought to have lived among these stones, carving out maze of cities and temples deep into them.

bLux

July 18th, 2006, 09:33 PM

Bumskee: That looks amazing! I love the sky part. The monolith is cool too. All together, it has a "creepy" feel to it.

Zhiwang

July 19th, 2006, 12:08 AM

Yeah i ve got to learn from you !
So huge mood in those clouds, it call so much my look.

great!

artiphats

July 19th, 2006, 03:35 AM

updated image posted above. comments are much appreciated as always.

bum, spec, and spyro = awesomeness!!! idiot apathy i love that loose style you have going

Gaius

July 19th, 2006, 03:37 AM

Hello all.:rendered:

My first ever post and to top it off my secound ever painting using painter ix.5.
I am very new to digital painting.
took me 4 hours last night.It needs quite some more time spent on it, but I think the basic idea is there. Lost the structure of the trees a little in the fg.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/gmiley/monolith_fin_phto_adj_2.jpg

The unlikely group of adventures having travelled for weeks through the swamp forest finally reached thier goal. The ancient Monolith of Vrykolkas.
Bathed in the first sunlight they had seen since entering the forest 13 weeks ago the Monolith looked peaceful and undeserving of the terrifying legends that surrounded it.

yAdam

July 19th, 2006, 06:28 AM

:nintendo: quality entries!:nintendo:
This is a thumb I did in sketcher this morning, hope i'll get a full version done by the end of today...

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9566/sketcher7wp6.jpg

JWSamsara

July 19th, 2006, 08:42 AM

This is the Blood Monolith, the sacred home of the God of Death and divine Wrath. Known as the “Morr’jin uk Scourg” in the native tongue, it is here that villagers of the O’upani tribes bring both their most ruthless sinners and most venerated saints. A winding staircase, lined on each side by resin coated blood gutters, circles the monolith, at the pinnacle of which resides a two meter bone spike fashioned from the tusk of a fearsome Gurun’kai. It is on this ancient horn that criminals are executed, impaled as punishment for their crimes against the world. Their blood swiftly drains down grooves in the tusk, flowing at the base into steep, winding channels that carry it to the fetid blood pool at the monolith’s base. It is there, in the festering pool, the surface of which is crusted with maggots and flies, that the O’upani go to beg penance for their sins by bathing in the blood and eating knots of black, congealed gore. Once every generation the most revered holy figure of the tribes will, as his last selfless act, impale himself on the horn, spilling his blood to bless and purify all those who died there before him, redeeming their spirits with his own.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y80/JWSamsara/EOW29-Monolith-jwsamsara.jpg

Erilaz

July 19th, 2006, 09:48 AM

Crap, but I don't have anymore time:
http://www.artfuloddities.com/2D/Sketches/EOW/MonolithErilaz.jpg

The Strataferis
They don't know where it came from, eating away at the forest floor like an infected needle. Teams sent to research came away in a lobotomised state, only recovering after many days of treatment.
Cracks have started to appear in the surface that seem unnatural, as if made by an outside intelligence. Their glow is unsettling, and may indicate worse things to come.

I think this was my first environment piece, so I can see i've got a lot to improve on.

Art2

July 19th, 2006, 10:22 AM

Hey TeaMonkey!
Nice to see you do an environment pice Martin. :cheerleader:
Let's see if I can post mine before the deadline... I should do environments more often... I sure can use the practice...
Great job everyone! RedRook, Syroteknik, Bumskee, Gaius great stuff.

Hideyoshi

July 19th, 2006, 02:41 PM

http://www.hideyoshi-ruwwe.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/monolith_small.jpg

Description:

In 2320 N5S viruses will have taken over mankind and affect carriers of netsphere genes. Victims, called 'drones' will acquire zombie-like behavior and will be drawn to an enormous tower, the Monolith which sends out special microwaves for a yet unknown reason.

An agent, dispached from Toha Heavy Industries will be in position to clear things up...
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source: the 7th Data Core
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Awesome round! Spyro, bumskee, red Rook, speculart!

Art2

July 19th, 2006, 03:51 PM

http://www.marlonart.nl/web/Art2_EOW29_monolith.jpg

It's known as the Monolith Sword. People don't know what it is or where it's from. Some think it's part of some giant statue made by ancient men, others think it's a monument made by the Gods. What is it? It looks like a sword. How old is it? It's made of hard stone, the kind that is not found anywhere near the site.
The city of the Monolith Sword was formed some 2000 years ago. In the beginning it was a city of worship. 800 years later it became the biggest merchant city of the East. Many inhabitants think the good fortune was given by the Monolith Sword. And thanks to the Monolith Sword the city was spared from the Great War (3420-3468 ). The factions thought that agression against the City would bring them bad fortune. Today people still gather to watch and worship the Monolith Sword.

Gah, I couldn't get on this page for like an hour. Sorry, if my entry is late.
And I saw that character rule too late and erm, yeah my monolith is not your average monolith... if all this keeps me out of the poll, I understand.

Hideyosi, great piece man!

chrike

July 19th, 2006, 04:03 PM

great entries guys

Hey spyro thx for explaining =)
The brushes seem to be quite useful. Downloaded them just a minute ago *g ^^

Ive

July 19th, 2006, 04:23 PM

Great work everyone.
I'm angry on myself becouse i didn't start working earlier, but I hope I'll make a moral out of this for next time :)
http://img331.imageshack.us/img331/8582/monolith3cx7.jpg

Monolith
From the book "Chronicles of the People of the Valley", by Antheun Golfrumme

(...) It's the "Elder's day", one of the most important days in a year for the people who live in the Valley of Giants. It's called so becouse of the gigantic monolith stones that we discovered when we entered the valley. I remeber that day as if it was yesterday! When the expedition crossed te mountain pass and our eyes fell upon The Stones. Oh how humble we felt... How small.
Living everyday life in the presence of The Stones makes one feel somehow...different.
Our wounds heal fast, our streght renews yet faster, kids are strong and healthy. Where they came from I don't know. Why are they here I also don't know.
But what I know is that with time we came to worship these Stones like gods. Once a year all the people from the Valley of Giants pilgrim to the monastery carrying the torches, wich are to be tossed on the great fire. The great fire that salutes and expresses gratitude to our guardians and protectors, The Stones (...)

hope you like, cheers

Bruce Jensen

July 20th, 2006, 01:24 PM

Chaosrocks Thanks for the kind thought! Would love to have had time to enter this week.

Bruce could you explain that perspective issue a little more? couldnt follow your "overpaint"

Ok- I'll explain how I arrived at the vanishing points for the sides of the monolith.

Assumptions I'm making: 1)The buildings and street are at right angles to the viewer and picture plane. (The 'sort of' 2 point perspective in the piece is to yield a wide angle effect to the buildings.) 2)The monolith has 4 sides, and a square cross section. 3)It's seen on edge, at the center of the piece, so I assume it is at a 45 degree angle to the viewer.

To plot the new points, I drew a square within the existing perspective already defined. (in green, in this image) I drew a line from corner to corner- which happens to define where anything at 45 degrees would converge to. It's that simple really.

http://home.earthlink.net/~yobaj/_uimages/funkyptown_paintover2.jpg

speculart

July 21st, 2006, 12:43 AM

Hey thanks for your comments guys n gals.
This is a rockin week again!
Hideyoshi great as usual. You said on sijun you were rusty..At what?
Bumskee great as usual. Spyro great as usual.
Gaius cool!

chrike

July 21st, 2006, 08:41 AM

thx for explaining Bruce :) think I got it now.
Dammit, so many great entries here.. This gonna be tough when it comes to voting.

Artifex33

July 21st, 2006, 11:02 AM

Chaosrocks Thanks for the kind thought! Would love to have had time to enter this week.

Ok- I'll explain how I arrived at the vanishing points for the sides of the monolith.

Assumptions I'm making: 1)The buildings and street are at right angles to the viewer and picture plane. (The 'sort of' 2 point perspective in the piece is to yield a wide angle effect to the buildings.) 2)The monolith has 4 sides, and a square cross section. 3)It's seen on edge, at the center of the piece, so I assume it is at a 45 degree angle to the viewer.

To plot the new points, I drew a square within the existing perspective already defined. (in green, in this image) I drew a line from corner to corner- which happens to define where anything at 45 degrees would converge to. It's that simple really.

Good explanation. One thing I would add is that the shot is trying to reproduce too wide of an fov. See where your white lines from each vanishing point converge in the center? Where those angles become more acute than 90-degrees, they are distorted. A 90-degree angle would be straight above you, so anything less than that is super-distortion. The fix would be to make sure that no angle in the picture came even close to 90 degrees by separating the left and right vanishing points a great deal.

If you really want to know perspective like the back of your hand, then pick up the book Basic Perspective Drawing (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471292311/sr=8-2/qid=1153494018/ref=pd_bbs_2/103-2399204-6316640?ie=UTF8), which is really anything but Basic. It goes into drawing just about anything you can think of in correct perspective.

Here's a quick over sketch:

http://www.wesleyrast.com/img/art/crits/persp_crit.jpg

Hideyoshi

July 21st, 2006, 11:30 AM

Hey thanks for your comments guys n gals.
This is a rockin week again!
Hideyoshi great as usual. You said on sijun you were rusty..At what?
Bumskee great as usual. Spyro great as usual.
Gaius cool!

Yeah, well...I personally feel like having lost my speedpainting routine a little bit and being out of my usual shape somehow... At the moment I don't feel the same quickness and intuitiveness I had before.
I think I only need some more practice again and paint more frequently...
:blahblah:
Ah, I should have kept my mouth shut from the very first... :eyeloss:

Dile_

July 21st, 2006, 05:47 PM

Hey guys, i know im late :P I didnt know of the deadline: however I post it anyways.. since theres no poll yet..
Orig size: 3000x3800..
Croped
medium used: Photoshop
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e71/Dileart/paintingmonolith22.jpg
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Story:
Out of nowere one day a huge stone crashed on earth like a spear, most
of it was burned up in the atmosphere but what was left still remains far out in the desert, since this monolith had a strong structure, the mankind started
to use it as an building to transfer signals to outer space and to recive signals
from satielites etc, the monolith can take up to 2 million people and is almost completly impossible to destroy, so people have since the day it started to
been used as a buildng taken cover there when
war goes out....

its poor i know... sorry its my first, i need to practise alot on writeing..
its my first community activity at all.. pity im to late, but i would be soo glad
if it would be taken to poll anyways..

*this was from start (yeah of course i had topic in mind!!! its for the EOW!)
a way to practise what m@ told erilaz in his sketchbook, i snapped out
the comment, and added what I could manage to understand to this picture.. so i hope the values are better than in my other stuff..