CHOW#40 - The Dreamcatcher

[Oblio]

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

ROUND #40


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

:right: CLEARLY DESIGNATE YOUR FINAL.

:right: FOLLOW THE TOPIC & POST A DESCRIPTION.
:grandpa: You will receive votes for every successful representation of the topic elements and for your description. The ammount of votes will be listed in the round topic.


:right: Please save your files starting with your nickname.
example: "Oblio_CHOW23_Platformer33 copy copy.jpg" ;)


:right: PLACE THE IMAGE IN A FRAME WITH YOUR NAME/TOPIC
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i222/ChowPics/frame.jpg
(you can add CA logo, etc).
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DEADLINE
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
The way the deadline works: if deadline is on a Sunday and your image is posted on that Sunday 23:59 your local time it's a good entry.
In fact - as long there is Sunday somewhere on the planet your entry is ok. I will make the poll sometimes Monday afternoon my time (GMT +2) yet i'll have a look at the last entries.
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The Dreamcatcher
out of suggestion thread. Thx Chandan


Not aplicable this round.

Topic elements:
1 = N/A
2 = N/A
Make sure your picture contains these - you will receive 3 VOTES for each topic covered.
4 extra votes will be offered for the description.

[evildisco]

Absolutely open interpretation I guess?

[Cloister]

Dreamcatcher....I like the sound of that. My COW is done for the week, perhaps I'll try out this CHOW-thing... Rehc-tac-maerd!!! Hold on to your dreams folks!

[Moai]

I've been waiting for something like this before getting involved in ChoW! It'll be a nice chance to draw some surreal beings!

[Hideyoshi]

'tis cool!

[Interceptor]

Nice and open ended. I have to try and get this one done for once.:nohope:

[smugbug]

I'm in. I crashed and burned in my first CHOW outing and need to redeem myself.

Consider this a placeholder.

[dragon4lunch]

Good topic! Let's roll!!! I hope I'll join ;p

[Stephan_R]

AWESOME! I've been patiently watching for a topic that motivated me with characters, definitely count me in. Thank you for this topic! (I'm sure this'll be one of the biggest CHOWs ever)

[guastaferro]

Full speed ahead! i need to redeem myself for going so off course on the last one. Lets go!

[Moai]

Concept- Mura-Yha
Behold the Mura-Yha, Caretaker of the Dreamtime and Keeper of Dreams. Eons ago, humanity lived in both worlds, Worldtime and Dreamtime, in equal balance. The Mura-Yha did not exist then, for it was not needed. Then came personal fortune, then selfishness and jealousy, then hate and war. Preoccupied with the material world and its temptations and corruptions, mankind abandoned and forgot the Dreamtime. Cut off from the source of its substance, human wisdom and passion, the Dreamtime began to decay. And so the Powers of the Dreamtime created the Mura-Yha to cultivate the dreaming of dreams among humanity, so that the Dreamtime would not vanish.
The Mura-Yha is both the Giver and the Taker of Dreams. Its presence in the luminous cloud of a sleeping mind inspires dreams and encourages them to grow rich and vivid. It basks in the light of the swirling imaginings, then when sleep subsides and the human begins to wake, the Mura-Yha takes the very dreams it had fostered and uses them to nourish the fabric of the Dreamtime. This is why we only rarely remember our dreams after we wake-the Mura Yha takes them. One shouldn't be surprised that the Mura-Yha is responsible for the dream-taking of all mankind. The nature of the timeflow in the Dreamtime makes this perfectly plausible.
The Mura-Yha has seen the Dreamtime through some trying times, and it carries the evidence of its struggle on its very skin. Its once opalescent hide is faded and pockmarked from the corruption of evil thoughts and dreams, its delicate wings punched with holes from thoughts of aggression and hatred. What was once a lithe, proud entity is now lumpy and sad. But still it goes on. The Dreamtime, though it thrived in recent ages of enlightenment and innovation, is fading once again as the world grows dark with fear and hate. There is not enough energy to spare to create another Mura-Yha, or even to heal this one. So, all of you, open your minds and free your imaginations, and above all get plenty of sleep! The fate of the Dreamtime, and the world, depends on it.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/metalukesurfer/Moai_ChoW40_Dreamcatcher-3.jpg

[carotello]

Sweet! An open ended one! I might have to get off my lazy ass and participate.

[jackenstein]

Oooh, quite a challenge. I expect some straight up buckwild entries this week!

[Michael Jaecks]

The last illustration gig I finished was a d20 RPG take on dreams being just another plane of existence adventurers could visit. One of the things I didnt know before the project (which then became a point of revising much of the work when the author filled in what the AD didnt include in the briefs) was that supposedly elves don't sleep, therefore don't dream (and therefore couldnt be in the book)... however orc think dreams are extremely important, and visit dreamland frequently. Centaurs were another race that thought dreamspace was a place that could be visited... while dwarves didnt seem to care much for it. I was left to wonder are these ideas really AD&D canon (or based on previous AD&D literature?) I was really surprised to learn about the elves. I really thought they would have found dreaming important.

Anyway, I'm intending to make an entry, though I'm not taking an RPG angle at all (cuz I have had my fill of that)... I want to do something pretty classically surrealist as well...early pre-WWII, 1930s Daliesque.

[Main Loop]

A+ on the topic suggestion Chandan, hope i can do this one but the t-dome gets first dibs on my time....

[ScaryPotato]

I'm trying to reflect the old-fashioned cel-shaded animation frames in this one. It will hopefully evoke a bit of dreamy nostalgia in everyone, which means that this particular type of dreamcatcher has done his job well:)

Here is my final:

Dreamcatcher Lou

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k35/BigScaryPotato/ScaryPotatoChoW40DreamcatcherLou.jpg

There are many different types of dreams, and there are just as many different types of Dreamcatchers, each who specialize ni catching that one particular type of dream. Lou is the embodiment of happiness, and is the Dreamcatcher for all of your happy sleeps. His sole purpose is to make sure that he catches each and every one of your happy dreams with his magic net, and keep them safe in his trusty purse until the time that you are ready to wake. When he sees you stirring about, Lou releases the dream once again so that when you finally do open your eyes you will be able to remember what made your dream so special.

[arttorney]

Elves don't even have souls.

[robinchyo]

I think I might try one of these for once. :)

Edit (Description): A man who trained his skill of telepathy his entire life. After becoming a POW, he was imprisoned and his miraculous gift was taken advantage of by the enemy's army. A large black metallic piece of machinery was surgically attached to his head. The machine enhanced his telepathy and allowed him to search deeper into the subconscious and even the dreams of the living and the dead. At a time where dreams were seen as prophecies, he became an invaluable asset to the world, but for all the wrong reasons. The dreams and thoughts that he is forced to invade are forwarded via telepathy to his captors.

EditEdit (Final Image):

http://www.robin-chyo.com/art/temp/robinchyo_chow40.jpg

[surfacemonkey]

final

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/whoami2u/Surfacemonkey_CHOW40_DreamC.jpg



Feathers were used to copy what his hair looked like. Yarn was wrapped into a hoop, to imitate what was done with his hands. That strange man, standing in the field at night, telling us our dreams. He returns after every hunting season.

[Supervlieg]

Koh I Noor, Dreamcatcher

http://www.bolman.nl/cgtalk/supervlieg_chow040.jpg

Koh I Noor breathes dreams. To survive he must actively hunt for dreaming people and suck up their dreams.

[Moai]

Nice, surfacemonkey! Those little dreams are lovely.

[Chuck Wadey]

Oh man, oh man. This would be sooo cool to get in on. I doubt I can though.

[xgabo]

Here's my final image. Comments welcome.

http://www.gabo.ca/xgabo_CHOW40_dreamcatcher.jpg

Here comes that mad lady, pushing his cart full of shiny little pieces of trash. Mumbling to herself, full of nervous ticks. Some people say she came from Haiti with the last load of slaves for the Coffee plantations, and she's very, very old. But others disagree. She is a very young and beautiful woman pushing a cart full of fresh fruits and flowers, or a witch whispering curses and malevolences to the ones crossing her path; or maybe Columbia herself, spreading joy and fortune to all nations. She passes by and talks to you, with a raspy cavernous voice so soft it could carve sea reefs into polished jade: "Spare some dreams?"

For the ones strong or selfish enough to refuse, she politely and warmly thanks, cursing their future generations with a black spit that burns the concrete. For the ones with a good heart or not quick enough to think of an excuse not to spare a share of their dreams, she gives a small piece of paper with the most beautiful Haiku ever written, but that will mean nothing for them. Because the paper is blank. or maybe their minds are.

[Swift (BM)]

Hi, I think I'll have a go at this one!

SKETCHBOOK TO CRIT (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73409*)

[Moai]

Oh man, oh man. This would be sooo cool to get in on. I doubt I can though.

Ah, come on! It'd be awesome to see what your rich painting style and imagination could do with this. Don't procrastinate, just do it!

[surfacemonkey]

Thanks Moai!

i'm stoked at all the inspiration. woot! can't wait to see yours.

[dannE-B]

Looking groovy so far everyone. this is where im upto so far,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/Reanimate/dreamcatcher15.jpg

[Joey-b]

scary potato i love urs, great stuff

[Moai]

Looks awesome so far, Prophet. I only complaint is that the photoshoppery (round brushstrokes, unblended colors) is pretty apparent at this stage. But I trust you'll clean it up quite a bit as it goes on.:rendered:

[Supervlieg]

Oh man, oh man. This would be sooo cool to get in on. I doubt I can though.

Start painting allready! I implore you!

[Michael Jaecks]

edited saturday morning:

I took mine down because I have little hope of finding time by the deadline. Its an awesome topic and I would have loved to come closer to finished, but I just got too busy. Good luck to everyone. Its great to see these divergent takes on the topic.

[Cam Sykes]

The Dreamcatcher

"Have you ever had a dream where you fall from a tall building, then when you reach the ground you wake up?"
The Dreamcatcher catches those who fall and returns them to reality.

Sweet Dreams! :)


http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6990/camsykochow40dreamcatcheroh9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[KaWaii]

EDIT:

FINAL !!

http://www.kawais-domain.com/Arts/Kawaii_Chow40_DreamcatcherSindy.jpg

"A dream come true". We humans always have many dreams. The thing we don't know is that a dream can escape our mind and become reality. We would have been destroyed by our dreams long ago if she wasn't here...

Sindy, 2006 years old, a girl always carrying two white sugar tenons. She uses it to catch every dream that breaks through our mind. When you watch the tenons closely, you can see all kind of dreams in it. Beautiful.

How can such a creature exist? Well, the fact is, very sadly, Sindy is a dream herself. No one knows where she came from. She's the proof of "a never ending dream".

[Cloister]

Final:

http://www.brandow.se/Page/bilder/Postas/Cloister_chow40_dreamcatcher_v2.jpg

Samachin was born in Jerusalem 1009 BC under the rule of King David. As an apothecary master he lived a wealthy life and had a wife and two daughters. He also used his renowned skill for mixing sleeping potions - a brew with which he used to drug unsuspecting women, before raping them violently. Such was the taste of Samachin son of Sebotian. Many fell victim to his ceaseless hunger before he was caught at the age of 40. He was instantly convicted (for hideous crimes against the daughters of Israel) and sentenced to death, but managed to escape and headed for Egypt. There the archangel Michael found him, in yet another sordid act, and castrated him swiftly before casting him into the abyss.
Three thousand years later Samachin has gained in strength and mastered the mysteries of the depths. He travels through spheres unheard of and again he haunts the women of the world. No longer able to take them in the flesh he catches them in the Dream-realm and violates them eagerly, through long nights of dreadful nightmare.

(This is an imagined character, and a fictitious story. No sexual, religious or political statements are intended.)

[Chuck,mate.]

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8933/steps666ax7.jpg

CHOW#40 - The Dreamcatcher
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/2465/chuckmatechow40smallmo5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
“The unreal is more powerful than the real, because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. because its only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. stone crumbles. wood rots. people, well, they die. but things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on.”
(Chuck Palahniuk)

[Cam Sykes]

Quote from Chuck, Mate- “The unreal is more powerful than the real, because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. because its only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. stone crumbles. wood rots. people, well, they die. but things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on.”

dude that's one of the most profound things I've ever read. Thanks.

[Lodin]

I'm starting on a psychotic alchemist called "dreamcatcher" who works on dream extraction . I replace when i'll finish it.

http://idata.over-blog.com/0/39/85/32/illus/charac-1-ft.jpg

[Swift (BM)]

CHOW #40, DREAMCATCHER
When a dream leaves the mind of a sleeping person it gets blown by a soft wind towards the land of reality. There is a field of grass between the two worlds and there waits the dreamcatcher, watching over his dream nets. If a dream were to escape to reality it would be a dangerous creature capable of morphing into many things.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n103/BMlord/CHOW1small.jpg

SKETCHBOOK TO CRIT (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73409)

[Simon Boxer]

Hopefully I'll find time to finish this...

WIP
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/cognitionsb/20060806-dreamcatcher-small.jpg

[Jska]

Wow I'm surprised I went so kiddie with my illustration, looking at all of these CHOWs! It was the first thing that came into my head though, so I'll stick it out this time.
http://www.jskaconcepts.com/badaboom/CHOW/jska-dreamcatcherwip.jpg

The concept is everyone has their own dream catcher, we get them as children and slowly out grow them as we become adults. The "dream catcher" manifests as whatever image the person they belong to projects them to be. They act as a filter, or gate-keeper, letting the good dreams pass and fending off the bad. (Sometimes the bad gets through though!)

That's it outta me for now - will try to work more on this today before work :)

(edit) Sketched in photoshop tonight, tried to come up with some "bad dream" ideas... and messed around with the ideaof the little kid snoozing.

http://www.jskaconcepts.com/badaboom/dailysketch/090606jska.jpg

[jackenstein]

Lots of interesting concepts I'm seeing all. Much more variety than I anticipated.

Damn, I have till Sunday! Methinks I should stop slagging off and get back to work!

[trevor]

sweet i think i will start this tonight at my sketch group
cool idea
and i need to redeem myself for not finishing the one i started last week
(bad me! though i will finish it in my sb)

[jackenstein]

Well, figured I'd hop on the trolley and post a WIP shot:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/Jackyll/DreamcatcherWIP.jpg

I had a different pose that I'd worked on alot, but this morning, it just wasn't dynamic enough for me, so I've started from scratch.

UPDATED

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/Jackyll/Dreamcatcherv-2.jpg

FINAL

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/Jackyll/J_ABSINTHE-chow40-copy.jpg

The Dreamcatcher

At Ethridge's Home, a former mental institution turned foster house for wayward and orphaned youth, something watches the children as they sleep. She is the thing of children's bedtime tales; as the urban legend goes describes:

She's been at Ethridge's as long as the kids have been, if not longer. Possibly a product of rape, when the inmates launched a revolt against the staff, violating, mutilating, murdering much of them during their designated bedtime. The scar on her head might suggest that she was experimented upon before the asylum was shut down for good.

When she comes, she has no eyes, just skin that covers the empty eye sockets. She comes from the bowels of Ethridge's House to stalk the upper corridors at night looking for a dream. She envies the children, their ability to dream, because she cannot. They take such visions for granted, so she stalks the halls, collecting their dreams and hording them inside her teddy bear, whose eyes have been stitched shut.

Recently, these nightly visits have become more frequent and are proving fatal. Their lurid, disturb dreams have proven to be quite sensational for The Dreamcatcher, so she's begun to increase the number of children she visits. The kids, they can't handle her in their head for too long, distorting their dreams for her own voyeuristic purposes. But what can you do about it if you're asleep?

[Viridis]

Ooh. I've been meaning to try this for awhile now-- kept catching it at the end of the week.

Final pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/FlameRaven/flameraven_chow40_final.jpg
"In the River of Time there stands a single, silent figure. Casting her net among the mists, she fishes out the dreams from the flowing miasma of thoughts and emotions. What she does with these dreams is unclear; some say she culls out the nightmares, setting them aside so they may not taint the river, others say she uses the dreams to fuel strange magicks. The Fisher, for her part, says nothing to explain or justify her actions; she merely casts her net, and fishes."

Comments are much appreciated. :D

[trevor]

hey guys
worked on it at my sketch group
heres a snippet
i dont want to give too much away seeing as how there are much bigger things in store for this pic
her body is killer but you will have to wait until its done in a day or 2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/trevorclaxton/ChowDreamCatcher3.jpg
ps...the attatchment manager didnt show up when i tried to reply
it usually works fine what am i missing?

UPDATE
ok so i lied i am liking this one alot so i figured id show it
there are a few layers turned off due to messiness but
here is what it looked like2 hours ago
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/trevorclaxton/body3.jpg
ok here it is as far as its going for now
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/trevorclaxton/body5.jpg
if i can, before th poll i will finish

[Jska]

I messed around with some bad dream ideas and posted the sketch, although ultimately i like the style that ended up coming out of it...

Some really diverse entries, I'm digging this topic!

[jackenstein]

Chuck, nice piece, my only qualm is with the concept itself. I love me some Palaniuk, and the concept of this week's challenge is very open, but I'd like to know what your concept was, what your story for this piece is, why you elaborated upon it the way you did. Inspiration is great, but I think the intentions of the artist are always more fascinating. Maybe just something to think about for towards the end of the challenge to add or something.

[Chuck,mate.]

Chuck, nice piece, my only qualm is with the concept itself. I love me some Palaniuk, and the concept of this week's challenge is very open, but I'd like to know what your concept was, what your story for this piece is, why you elaborated upon it the way you did. Inspiration is great, but I think the intentions of the artist are always more fascinating. Maybe just something to think about for towards the end of the challenge to add or something.

concept.
right.
me being numb, dead-tired, Disillusioned, disgusted.
with life, with people, with myself.
just puked whatever came to me.
thought it`ll be nice to post some steps along the way,too.
that`s about it.
it doesn`t really matter.
me go sleepy now.

[trevor]

thats some rather nice vomit chuck

[Chuck,mate.]

why, thank you, Trev.
i aim to please.
:clown:

[trevor]

btw chuck
apparently there is actually a TREV on this forum now
weird
he must not be american
ive met 2 in my life and im 29
oh well, less squakin more rawkin (drawrin that is)

[Chuck,mate.]

btw chuck
apparently there is actually a TREV on this forum now
weird
he must not be american
ive met 2 in my life and im 29
oh well, less squakin more rawkin (drawrin that is)

well, i`m 28 and never met me a Patri.
met some Patricks, though.
(i know, i know...draw more, yak less. sorry.)
;)

[mortain.B]

All right, here is my final:

http://www.blackeden.net/CA/blackadam-chow40-dreamcatcher.jpg

Description (sorry for mistakes - it's not my first language ;) ):

Advertisement of the London Mirror on Sept.11, 1836:

Does your dreams chase you? Are you a victim of your own nightmares? Do you want to escape from your own fancies?

The answer to your problems has been found. The unique discovery of the IIA (Insomnium Imperium Acor - the Dream Control Acid) makes it possible to control and eliminate your nightmares. Embedded to an interactive high-performance operating device it allows me to employ this acquirement concertedly.
So call the dreamcatcher!

Professor Dr. Dr. P.T. Mandelson

[jackenstein]

concept.
right.
me being numb, dead-tired, Disillusioned, disgusted.
with life, with people, with myself.
just puked whatever came to me.
thought it`ll be nice to post some steps along the way,too.
that`s about it.
it doesn`t really matter.
me go sleepy now.aw, shug. *throws Oprah at you*

my back!

[KaWaii]

updated my piece/ concept above.

A 5 min WIP to see how it looks. Might and will most probably change it.

[Senira]

"A mild summer's eve was a welcome invitation to turn off the A.C., open the windows and let the musty house air filter into the night. But how could she have known what was creeping down the street with its wide, listless eyes searching for just such an opportunity?"

The dreamcatchers are a race that feeds on the peaceful dreams of the kind-hearted. During the summer months, when the weather is pleasant and people are inclined to better temperaments, it steals into houses through open windows and leaps onto the beds of the sleeping. Once there, it spreads sucking tentacles across their head and begins to absorb the energy of their pleasant dreams. This is an uncomfortable process for the sleeping, who are unaware of the physical act taking place, but who will spend the rest of the night suffering the side effects: visions of the Dreamcatcher's world, inadvertently sent to the sleeper as part of the feeding; in our world, they're known as nightmares.

Here's the finished version. It's not as fabulous as I'd imagined it would be, but I've spent the last two days shuffling furniture and moving in, so...my time was limited. I'll definitely keep working on this piece after CHOW, but this is the best I've got for now.

[guastaferro]

Nice piece Trev, i shoulda gone to the sketchgroup for some inspiration...im drawin nothin but blanks...
"her body is killer but you will have to wait until its done in a day or 2"
why do you haveta leave us hangin like that?!

Cognition, im diggin what you have already, very ethereal...

[Lodin]

Dr Ernest Simmons called "The DreamCatcher"

Dr Simmons was living in London In middle of 19e century. He was known as a doctor, but he was a great alchemist. His speciality was the dreams. Some has tell, who was at the service for royal familly to remove theirs nightmares.

(Don't hesitate to correct me, I'm French :p)

http://idata.over-blog.com/0/39/85/32/illus/charac-1-bd.jpg
close
http://idata.over-blog.com/0/39/85/32/illus/charac-1-bd-close.jpg
What do you mean?
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4256/lodinchow40hp6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Supervlieg: Thanks. I search a site where I can put a bigger :).hop

[jackenstein]

Hey Lodin, I love the mood of this piece, the lighting is really quite interesting. A few things though:

1. What makes him an alchemist?
2. It's a little monochromatic for my tastes. Perhaps you could add a few hints of different colors to enhance the overall product.

[Lodin]

1. imo, the alchemist is a scientist who transcends the reality to explain it. He would use some materials or potions. I didn't want a character with too much magicals effects. He has a mechanical hand which is on a magical metal, and in the scene his light "reveal the nightmares". You think isn't sufficiant ? At the biginning I've want to add some lightning runes ( as on the workbench or on his tunic )...

2. Yes you're right. With this light I'll not have many colour but, they supply surely something.

Really thanks for ur comments.

[Supervlieg]

Nice one lodin, how about posting a bigger version?

[trevor]

updated on page 1

[ArtZealot]

yeah lodin, i want to see a bigger version of that, it looks beautiful, but bigger would be more beautiful.

[Cam Sykes]

I'm finding digital rendering really difficult :(.. maybe I'm jsut expecting good results with little practice.. I keep starting a new artwork with the same concept so I can get up to standard but it's harder than I thought. I really need a tablet I think.. I can't get the flow with a mouse the same as with traditional mediums

[aspenboy]

Nice round! Don't have much time, but I'll do my best. Here's sketch so far:

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5809/aspenboychow40dreamcatcherwip01mp1.jpg

WIP - some basic colours
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/189/aspenboychow40dreamcatcherwip04qb9.jpg

WIP - detaling & refining...
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/6505/aspenboychow40dreamcatcherwip12kp5.jpg


FINAL IMAGE:
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9463/aspenboychow40dreamcatcherfinalau1.jpg

DESCRIPTION:
It's a Dreamcatcher who pretends to be a clown - to attract children more easily and finally stole their dreams using his evil & blasphemous dream-o-matic machine. The musical box is a very important part of the dream-o-matic, 'cause it has The Wheel 'O Hypnotization. Dreamcather is using this device (along with the Fancy Balloon of Aquisition) to attract as much children as possible, and to hipnotize them. Then, he uses The Dream Extractor to steal the dreams.

[Orifice]

Trevor n Lodin - yours are quite fantastic! Really good thats all.
I must join this parade of joy and excitement. I suck at characters... Ill try atleast! :) good inspiration from everyone!

[Cam Sykes]

I hate to say it but I probably won't even be voting for my own work haha

[Oblio]

I hate to say it but I probably won't even be voting for my own work haha

good - becouse it's NOT allowed ;) :perv:

[Orifice]

DONE!
http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/8521/chow1visadenon1.jpg

Dreamstalker
"New City" has been abandoned for over 300 years. The city is now almost empty, with the exception of crows and pidgeons. Crow City, as it is now called, havent been visited by humans in centuries except by the Dreamstalkers of cource, which can barely be called human. They can sometimes be found wandering the misty streets. They dislike people and thus have a natural tendency to hate the citys. But from time to time the temptation of all the dreams and memories left behind, like a footprint, by the former inhabitants grow to big. They silently and always alone enter the city. They gather the dreams and memories with machines made out of industrial parts found in old garages and construction sites. In that way they can store large amounts of dreams and bring them out of the city. A long long time ago the Dreamstalkers where human, but as they started to consume dreams and such they grew less human as the time went on. Now they allmost eat nothing at all, except some bird or rabbit from time to time.

[ScaryPotato]

aspenboy, I love your drawing! It's disturbingly funny...hope you find the time to finish it up!

[aspenboy]

Thanks, ScaryPotato :)

I've just updated my previous post with some colour WIP. I'm short on time right now, so sorry for not commenting any works - I will, as soon as I can :)

[jackenstein]

Lodin, fucking love the updated version. Love the added colors, and bigger is definently better.

Trevor, looks like it's coming along quite interestingly.

[mortain.B]

very atmospheric, Lodin! I like it.
You should work on his left (tech-)hand - looks totally out of position (just my 2 cents).

btw:
update on page 1 :)

[McLean]

Insomnia has taken hold of the emperor. After weeks of sleep deprivation he converts one third of his military and magical branch into "dream-catchers," to find and collect dream spirits to facilitate his rest. Awimalich is the most ambitious of all the converted soldiers, with a family of 11 children to feed. This ambition leads him to the higher ranks of the dreamcatch faction. As he earns the gratitude of the emperor, something stirs in the outskirts of the land. Nightmare, mother of all dreams, is angry. She will act on behalf of her children as well...

http://webspace.ringling.edu/~jkendree/mclean_chow40.jpg

[Swift (BM)]

Nice stuff people!

SKETCHBOOK (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73409*)

[ScaryPotato]

McLean, that drawing is wicked. I really like the Assyrian/Eastern kind of style. That guy coloured should be outstanding!

[Main Loop]

Lodin - i liked yours SOOOO much better without the color.. it looks slapped on compared to the strength of everything else... i want to see that monochrome piece bigger

[bluefooted]

I'm in this and I know when the deadline is. Just letting you know so you aren't surprised when all your butts get kicked :wink:

Orifice: I like the character and I think he's strong enough to stand on his own without all that background, especially if you keep up the nice rendering you've got on his face. I'd rather see a closer view of him than what you've got behind him.

McLean: It's cute - I like the stylization you've got. Some funky colors could really work with those lines.

Chuck,mate: Top notch, as usual! Your character here really reminds me of Bachalo's Nightmare from Gen X (except for the boobies). Kind of obscure, I know, but I'm an old school fan. I'll see if I can rustle up a picture of him, since I can't scan my comics.

[Cloister]

I just updated mine on page 1... probably nothing for the sensitive persona... (Really ridiculous doing both the COW and the CHOW when you have a job, a girlfriend and a house... got to focus on one of them in the future, I think.) Not much time for comments... maybe later... but here is a :D. Over and out.

[Moai]

I posted a few images on page one. Things are looking pretty cool for this round!

[KaWaii]

Cloister, awesome work :)

Gotta start painting now, deadline tomorrow?! :D OMG
Btw, I'm gonna start over, so the first page is scrapped

[robinchyo]

So far Lodin's entry is my favorite. I just love the concept. The threads he has in his left hand is a very nice and subtle detail. :)

Oh, and I've got mine up on page 1. :D

[Kenny's Evil Twin]

Hy! this is a wip of my dreamcatcher :D

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5159/seviltwinchow40dreamcatcherpz6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[aspenboy]

small update - post #67 (tomorrow is the deadline?! DAMN!)

[McLean]

Damn, this round is way more badass than I was anticipating. I like where a lot of you guys are going with your pieces.

[Carnifex]

not that i'm a real match for anybody in here,but hopefully it gets taken to the poll this time.

FINAL:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/siansaar/Carnifex_chow40_dreamcatcher.jpg
When dreams die,so does the soul...Once a priest (and molester),then a tortured soul in hell,this nameless entity now wanders the realms of dreams,searching for souls to replace his own which was lost in the eternal fires.If you are chased by unspeakable horrors in your dreams,it is most likely him.Don't let him catch you,or your life is forfeit.

[jackenstein]

Very Barkeresque, Carnifex. McLean, really digging the concept. The style isn't what I'm usually into, but for what it is, it's good. Hope to see a backround of some kind though soon.

I decided to party, so I'm a day behind schedule, which means I'll probably be submitting at the last minute.

*:(

[Carnifex]

sorry,no more time for a bg.
i wouldn't know what to put in either:bashful:

[jackenstein]

sorry,no more time for a bg.
i wouldn't know what to put in either:bashful:
The BG comment was more for McLean.

[Johann de Venecia]

Lots of nice entries :lens:

McLean: Wacky, wacky concept, solid rendering. Very cool. Maybe the ectoplasm green isn't working so much for me, still not a big distraction. Wicked SB too btw...

Carnifex: Nice design. You keep improving, more power to you. Looks like he's got a blade in place of his right hand, its a little unclear where the steel meets the stub, maybe show some kind of connection between the two, some stubby flesh, or wound up cord...

[Kenny's Evil Twin]

second phase [i think hehe] still wip. Good luk 2 all of you! :D

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/3759/seviltwinchow40dreamcatcherv2dr1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


- and here is the Final Dreamcatcher of mine.


http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/239/seviltwinchow40dreamcatcherfinalyv7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


The story is simple. This entity is suposed to feed with dreams, it has no eyes, no body. Dominates the person in whoms dream enters and lives his/her life till the morning. it's actually a parasite until a big company finds out about its existence. the rest will be history.

[Meme]

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/mihai24/dreamcatcher.jpg

Hey guys...this is my WIP good luck to all

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/mihai24/Details.jpg

here are some details....

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/mihai24/meme_chow40_dreamcatcher.jpg

This is it! Hope you guys like it :)

[Carnifex]

The BG comment was more for McLean.
oh.heh,yeah,now that i look again,i see.:bashful:
lukavi -hm,not sure how to connect it more...it meets underneath the bandages.thx for the kind words:)
meme -lookin very good.

[Swift (BM)]

Some really good stuff here!

SKETCHBOOK TO VISIT (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73409)

[[DAN]]

hello guys some real good stuff here...
here is some wip

a previous attempt to find my charcter
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a153/danghiordanescu/dreamcatcher2copy.jpg

and the acutal wip

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a153/danghiordanescu/dream121.jpg

[Chuck,mate.]

AWESOME entries so far.
alot of great pieces.

Bluefooted - as a HUGE bachalo fan (always was, always will be one of my Favs...) - i`ll take that as a compliment. :)

gonna be tricky voting for this round...
keep `em coming.
:)

[jdillon]

http://www.jdillon.net/jdillon_chow40_dreamcatcher.jpg

Dreamcatching is a very rare talent among sorcerers, and as such those who manage to do it are very much in demand, especially by the parents of children chronically plagued with nightmares. In the case of this particular Dreamcatcher, a family has hired him to help their daughter sleep peacefully through the night. Dreams are physically intangible, so he must place himself in a mental state between waking and sleep and summon his own dream avatar to get the job done. The dreamcatcher’s avatar dutifully bundles up all the girl’s nightmares into a small compact glowing ball, allowing the good dreams to filter through undisturbed. During the day while the dreamcatcher gets his proper sleep, his partner fashions the glowing nightmare balls into jewelry and accessories that they then sell for a ridiculous price to rich and bored customers. The nightmare balls are very popular, for not only are they very beautiful, they allow their bearer to catch waking glimpses of a child's fertile imagination. Whether this is ethical or not does not concern the dreamcatcher, as he makes a tidy mint off of the things and considers it only fair since he has to spend all night psychically battling away children's fears of spiders and snakes and creepie crawlies, which naturally is quite taxing.

[Stephan_R]

jdillon: This is my favorite so far :) outstanding work. Great colors, composition, idea and description. I can't applaud this one enough, thanks for posting!

I knew this would be a tough one, with sooo many good entries. Nearly every post is a thunderdome quality. I'll have mine up soon.

[Moai]

Kenny, Meme, Dan, jdillon, all awesome pieces. Entering these is very humbling for me. I go in thinking that my piece will kick ass, then the rest of you submit things that just floor me. Awesome job, all of you.

[Main Loop]

Hy! this is a wip of my dreamcatcher :D

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5159/seviltwinchow40dreamcatcherpz6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


as good as it is, i dont know if it will make it to the polls (no portraits allowed)

[jackenstein]

I leave for a few hours to go work on my entry and I come back to this?!

*wipes sweat from brow*

You bitches are good. Damn good.

[Cloister]

I'm gonna be especially unconstructive... because I feel like commenting some stuff, and I don't have the energy to do more...

J_absinthe: Classical, but effective....love the scar in the toy-bear.

trevor: I like the three-face a lot, nice copper-tone in the colours, but the body-construction takes some time to get used to... which is not a bad thing in itself.

Main Loop: It is adorable, but against the rules... a bit like heroin... ;)

jdillon: A modern fairytale vesion of Bruegel (maybe Bosch)... ah, clumps of twisted creatures are still irresistable!

DAN: simple, but with a lot of taste and discrimination.... the legs and feet are not really happening imo, but stilll...very attractive!

Meme: A lot of expression here! Had I not been so tired of the over-commercialized shaman tools this would have been really attractive.

McLean: Stylewise it feels like "Mulan" (I'm not sure that is an international name for that animated film.) I like it, but may I suggest another background-colour?

aspenboy: Really nice, but I like the first colour-version better! The ballon rules the scene too much in both versions, imo.

Lodin: I agree with the crits that says; this one is really good, but works better without the colours, due to the general darkness of it.

More c&c later... and I will make also some changes in my piece tomorrow... good work everone... interesting stories as well!

[Stephan_R]

The young children of Mother Tulane's orphanage gossip and whisper at bed time. They look forward to the night that the dreamcatcher pays them a visit. Their home is truly a breeding ground for some of the most wonderful dreams, as these children wish harder for their dreams than other children. When the dreamcatcher arrives he whipsers out to them, and they climb aboard his soft fur. He leaps around their home with his long arms waving and reaching for the dreams that each child requests. When he catches one, he bottles them up and slowly works them down to the ground with the hands on his underbelly.

Dreamcatcher: Hang on kids, HERE....WE...>GOOO!
Kids: weee..!

http://www.steveroyer.com/sketching/chow_40.jpg

[seba_boi]

^ Big thumbs up!... Very kid friendly and imaginative!...

[Moai]

Byu-tee-phull, Stephan. Very cleanly rendered, and as seba boi said, very friendly. It's funny how a lot of us are imagining dreams as purplish orbs (that's what my dreams will look like, when I render them).
I updated mine on page one. Critiques, comments, compliments, congratulations, and comisserations are all very much appreciated. :rendered:
(I'm getting so I use that little smiley all the time.:rendered: See?)

[Cloister]

Stephan... some impressive work lately… First the lovely Creek-crawler, and now this! I may put a lot of energy in making my demon mysterious and powerful, but your child-like (positive) imagination disarms me with a shrug… A natural smile - simple, but extremely sophisticated... and adorable. I offer some drops of reverence to your drink, and crawl backwards to regard my steps anew in the light which you shed. I'm not exaggerating. Your piece is light to my artistry. :D

[Orifice]

Hey, I need some help on my entry. its a bit down from the top of this page. Its just that I dont know whether to redo the background simpler or not... Help on this would be great!
Really fantastic entries from EVERYBODEY! awesome.

[Stephan_R]

thank you Seba_boi, not everyone enjoys the kiddie stuff but i'm glad many still do.

Moai, when I think of "character" as a descriptive word... I think of a being with a personal history really. Try thinking of your character as the lead hero in a book, game, or film... and start fleshing out his story through visuals. What does he wear? What does he eat? Has be been in any fights? What does he enjoy doing? I like the design btw.

Cloister man, thanks for the kind words. I was thinking your entries are getting stronger as well. I think this might be your best weekly submission, its my favorite of your recent work. The girl and sheet seem a bit distracting for some reason to me. Everything is is super polished and really nice!

Orifice, I can see this really taking off if you make him feel like Bruce WIllis's character from "12 monkeys" ...or that he's exploring a dead world, looking for life (in this case dreams) and he's very awe-struck by the environment and what he's pursuing. I would ditch the building behind him, it flattens the scene too much. Personally I'd throw a busted up Zoo in the background, and maybe the hint of some left-over animal dreams? Something that has more sky and silhouetted structures in the background that aren't detailed and don't distract from the center of attention, that is the character. I'd put all your brightest colors, most saturation and tightest details in the focus of your piece (the head/backpack/gun area?) the rest you can use less saturation, less detail to make the forms of the legs and things. Good luck, I hope that helped? :P If not here is the one page that turned me around completely, where I was looking at blank pages before and getting mad and walking away... now I am pushing myself and enjoying it -> http://itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htm

For what it's worth the single toughest lesson I'm learning is to ignore the details when you begin, but keep them in the back of your mind. Get the basic shape, colors, silhouettes down and don't be afraid to paint over something that you like because you might put down something new that you LOVE. ;)

[Moai]

Good point, Stephan. I guess I need someone to tap on my shoulder and remind me that this isn't CoW. Different forum, different rules! I'll redo the description to make it a single entity rather than a race, and add some scars and some tears on its wings from encounters with bad dreams and such. Thank you very much for that comment!:rendered: I'll do that tomorrow, though. I've worked on it for at least four hours today.
Orifice- As it is, I think that that window area is a bit distracting, with its hight contrast and many details. But, I wouldn't change it drastically until you can see how it relates to the rest of the picture, which isn't done yet! Finish your painting, heed Stephan's advice, and by all means visit that link! I'm learning a lot from it myself.

[jackenstein]

Cloister, thanks for the feedback. I the finished entries takes the classic themes and twists them around a bit in an enjoyable way.

[Blue Severin]

Damn, I feel stupid even entering this one, everybody has top notch work. Oh well, here's a sketch that I'll color up tomorrow. So tired, but I got it done.

In a world where your nightmares are able to come alive and eat you, the shamans known as dreamcatchers are highly revered. Their ability to trap rampaging dreams is necessary for survival.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/jbrassell/Blue_Severin_chow40_dreamcatcher.jpg

[fooxoo]

Wow, sweet entries this round!

[surfacemonkey]

so many kickass paintings!

jdillon: your entry is great. the colors and lighting are just amazing. Do you have any process drawings?

stephan r: your entry needs to become a book.. seriously. I would buy that book for my daughter.

[Kenny's Evil Twin]

Main loop - portraits not alowed?! if my character has no body..'cause it doesn't need one, he's not alowed here? :D hehe sweet maybe he'll steal your dreams :P :)

[Cam Sykes]

Can someone please comment on the many ways my submission could be improved.
I think I went over board with the smudge tool. :P

[ThrillzillA]

Heres my wip, don' t know if I get a chance to finish it, so heres the WIP.

It's an indian guy with a dreamcatcher made from his hear weaved into the opening of a big giant dream bag that is put on top of mechanical legs (I wanted to do spider legs :D) so he can be carried around teh rooftops collecting the dreams when people are done using them.
http://student-kmt.hku.nl/~daniel1/nightfox.jpg

[Orifice]

Thats just awesome!

[Johann de Venecia]

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e307/deceptant9/dreamcatcher2_devenecia.jpg

Dreamcatcher Prostasia

Prostasia is a self-employed Dreamcatcher, on call 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, rain or shine- but only to the rich and powerful of Old Toulouse. Her clients include, but are not limited to, wealthy men suffering from a restless night’s sleep. Often racked with guilt-ridden dreams, they call on Prostasia to relieve them and allow them a satisfying night in bed. She traps their dreams in orbs, releasing them of the terrible burden. A trick she learned from her grandmother, who comes from a long line of con artists. She is more than willing to play the shrink, be a dreamcatcher and friend to these wretched old men…as long as the pay is good. If ‘trapping dreams’ doesn’t do the trick, she has other ways of making them forget. She isn’t called the Harlot of Toulouse for nothing.

[Carnifex]

oh snap! now we're in real trouble.

[Beastmaster Fred]

lodin, lukavi and jdillon, so far your pieces are my favorites on this one. Jdillon probably gets my vote right now though, because I friggin love it. It´s awesome really.

[Moai]

Lukavi, that kicks ass!
Mine is most likely finished. I touched up the painting and entirely rewrote the description to make it a unique entity rather than just a Creature of the Week without the restriction on humanoid designs. This was a very fun round. Look forward to seeing you all in the poll!

[McLean]

oh snap! now we're in real trouble.

i second. I had such high hopes when I entered this.... (sigh)

For real though, the entries are sweet- I'm happy to have entered this week.

[aspenboy]

Updated my entry with final image (page 2).

Cloister: thanks for comment, I've finished my piece, however I'm still not sure myself which colour version is better... and you may be right about the balloon, but I'm not sure either what to do to balance the composition. I think I need to take a break, 'cause my creativity just GONE :D (crea... what?) I like your image, it looks very spectacular - but voting will be difficult, as the overall level of this CHOW is high... :)

[Mr-Joe]

My crappy entry:
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/329/mojujothedreamcatcherwithtexturesck3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Worshiped by ancient civilizations, Mojujo, the Dream Catcher floated through the clouds collecting the bad dreams of the young children who prayed to him each night.


So much great work here. Really had fun with this topic, I Need more practice tho.

[Oblio]

ACHTUNG!!!!!

My precious entry.. is lost (2 crashes) - and i had to work all weekend. In few hours i'll leave the office (hey it's only sunday 9 pm...) only to be in the airport at 6am
I'll try to work it a bit .. if only to post my wip...
bottom line:

I DON'T THINK I'LL MAKE THE POLL TOMORROW.
I'll be in Paris - i have no hotel reservation so not sure of the net.
I'll try to get together with HPX and Nox and others... and i might do it from La Soupe... but i can't promisse.

Trevor buddy... it's on you for the next subject.
Also it's up to you guys to tell if everyone is allowed to work on their entry until i make the poll or should all stop working on their respective end of Sunday.

Great round so far...

DAN, MEME - was about time...

Oblio

[bluefooted]

Wow, so many awesome entries. I will be honored to have my ass kicked ;)

Here's mine:

The Dreamcatcher - All of the world's dreams are finite and must be recycled. The dreamcatcher grabs those dreams that have already been dreamt out of the ether. He combines them with other used up dreams and re-releases them back out into the world. This is why we all have similar dreams.

Sorry to hear about that, Oblio - it sucks :(

[Cloister]

vgabo (I liked the drawing a lot, and I think she came through better before becoming all dark and sinister... ) ,
Black Adam, Thrillzilla, lukavi (below the waist it is rather hard to read... a lot of stuff happening there.), bluefooted - nice entries. I enjoy the variety of styles a lot!

Orifice: I look forward to the finished version!

aspenboy: I think he landed really good! (perhaps the balloon...) Thanks for the words! Yeah, voting will be tough with such a wide arrange of styles and good entries.

KaWaii: Thanks! Where are you?

Moai: That sketch of your character/creature with the eye-less mirror kind of face... that was cool! Of course, it is rather difficult to express character without eyes... and the present one is in no way un-cool.

:zzz: I have to admit that beyond a certain lenght, description evades me... or is it I that... nevermind. If you want them read, keep 'em short and handy. This is not a writer's forum, it is a place for people who can't read... no?

[sve]

OMG, Johann, I have no words. Never in my mind I can imagine that :O :O :O <3

[sve]

Bluefooted, I love your image very much, beautiful.

[KaWaii]

Updated my FINAL on page 1

Holy crap,

too many great entry's to count. XD

Thrillzilla, nice to see you again !!

Cloister, I'm right here hehe, was a little lazy to work >.<, shame on me,

well, I changed almost everything from my first concept. Started today, might tweak a little later on. O well, gotta "dream" hehe... byez

* wonder who's character is gonna suk out my dream first :P

[Jska]

I totally scrapped my initial doodle, but I'm happy with what I have so far. This will be FINISHED by tonight!

http://www.jskaconcepts.com/badaboom/CHOW/jska-dreamcatcherFINAL.jpg

CONCEPT: We are all born with Dreamcatchers. As we grow older and more jaded, our Dreamcatchers start to fade away as we grow less and less afraid of our nightmares. The Dreamcatcher manifests as whatever image the person they belong to projects them to be - their favorite super hero, their favorite toy, or their crazy grandmother. They act as a filter, or gate-keeper, letting the good dreams pass and fending off the bad. (Sometimes the bad get through though!)

These entries are looking amazing... voting is gonna be TOUGH.

(edit) This is my final - C & C appreciated :)

[trevor]

WOWOOWOWOWOOW
i was feeling pretty good about mine until friday when all the badasses showed up! seriously great work here!
i hope i can finish mine today (my wife's Bday today)
but if not i will at least post it as is
and oblio it will be done! tomorrow in the t-dome section i will post
the, as of then, unofficial Chow and if Oblio so inclines it will be turned into the real one like "jason and the argonauts"
ill post a link

[robinchyo]

My goodness, so many wonderful entries! This is going to be interesting.. :)

[maxetormer]

Im still working on mine ill be done in like 7 more hours :P that is
by the end of sunday, but I thought of putting my entry in
and ill update this post with the final version in a few hours,
as soon as I finish the city and the mountains,

OH and DAM!! all the entries are so fcking cool, :S

:EDIT:
still working on it, so good so far Im happy with it, learing
tons of new things on the way :D still to go do the simbol of
"$" that its gonna be on the comic balloon and some more
teawing here and there.

Ok im praticly done, ill let it rest for a while and then decide
if I need to fix something else, in betewen now and the
creation of the poll.

Ok i think Im done, BEST of luck to all, and hot dam
did everybody really went an extra mile for this one!! cool!

STORY

This is the Bug that will bite your motivation, this fella here
know as the DAY DREAM CACHER, steals the hopes and ideas
of creative people, Ever felt little to no inspiration? well
its cause this fella smoke the heck out of your imagination,
it works like this, he goes to nearby city or town, and starts
to smoke, depending on the taste of the "product" he will
open a small pass key on his pipe, to capture it the glass bottles
that he has in the back of his ride, so that later on he can sell this
precious items to people desperate for a muse, but dont be frighten
he will not steal your dream-inspiration forever, he will only
will leave ya with one crappy afternoon of work :P

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6172/dreamcacherdonechowxa2.jpg

[Moai]

Thanks, Cloister. Yeah, beings with smooth, featureless faces don't generally have much possibility for character, except as some sort of impassive observer. Your entry is looking pretty awesome too!
Yours is looking good too, maxetormer. I love it when weird creatures have unlikely human hands! There's some weirdness going on with the hill the beast is standing on, but I'll trust you'll get to that as you work on it. The exhaust coming out of that contraption looks excellent.:rendered:

[bumskee]

FFS.... this round is awsome.. glad I didn't enter.. hahah.. :) can't wait to start voting.. heh

[Wizard of KOZ]

Well here is my first CHoW entry. I can't believe the amazing entries so far. HUGE thanks to Stephan_R for all the help he gave me on this piece.

DreamCatcher:
Good dreams, bad dreams, it makes no difference to the dream catcher. For the right price he will steal the peaceful dreams of a child and give them to you to subdue your adult nightmares. Want a rival to die of fright in their sleep? Just name your price and he will catch the right dream and implant it using his special dream containing syringes.

Dream Catching is perhaps the most dangerous profession there is. If the dreamer awakens while the dream catcher is in the process of catching the dream they disappear along with the dream. To combat this DreamCatcher will use his alarm clock mounted on his arm to go off when he feels the subject waking up this will allow safe escape before the dream ends.

Basically a dream himself the DreamCatcher is bound in a special suit marked with magical runes to keep him contained.

http://www.landofkoz.com/Paintings/wizardofkoz_chow40.jpg

[Viridis]

Updated with final version... comments/critiques on mine would be much appreciated (it's about 3/4 down the first page).

There are so many amazing entries here. I'll go through and do some individual comments later-- right now 'tis late and I must sleep.

[jackenstein]

only...a few...more...hours...

so...tired....and unmotivated!

...*collapses*

[trevor]

so looks like i cant finish tonight
i have had a tragic ski ball accident (not kidding)
that has claimed one of my fingers on my drawing hand
possibly broken but hopefully not
still reeeeaaalllly friggin painful
so i updated it on page 1
i hope i can draw again soon
and typing with 2 hands would be nice
ouch

[cakeypigdog]

amazing entries this time folkes, well done to all of you.

lukavi, that is just BEAUTIFUL mate

[KaWaii]

Just woke up and watched the pieces so far.

Favorites so far:

Cloister
Orifice
Meme
Lukavi

[Blue Severin]

got mine in, time for bed

[jackenstein]

UPDATED. Finished product in 1st Post, hope you all enjoy. This 1st CHoW was draining to say the least, but great stuff you guys.

[mortain.B]

pro forma: Final on (the end of) page 1!

This was an absof***nglotly amazing round. Really nice entrys everybody.

:yayca: (I love this tot!)

[maxetormer]

Ok Im done, cant wait for the voting!! this is gonna get good!

[Meme]

Great stuff guys, nice concepts. Good luck to all :cheerleader:

[Johann de Venecia]

Just checked the thread, and damn explosion of entries. Everyone busted their ass. This is like a mini Tdome. Trevor, sorry to hear about the finger :nohope: Min and Dawg, where are your entries dudes!? Good times, going through all the sick entries right now.

[mrdoom]

wow these look amazing.

[Oblio]

Paris: the hotel is supposed to have WIFI - if all works- tonight i'll do the poll.
If not... i'll visit HPX tomorrow.
Trevor - sry to hear about your accid. Please do the thread - i'm typing even worst (i'm on pocket)

[Hideyoshi]

is this still open?

[voraz]

Great stuff everybody. This is a fantastic round, so much beautifull pictures.
It's going to be hell to chose in who to vote!!!

[AmishCommy]

sooo many great pieces in this round. Good job everyone!!!

[Swift (BM)]

Lets get votin!

SKETCHBOOK (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73409*)

[Hideyoshi]

If you could still take this in, that'd be ace.
If not, I could live with that...
:D

can't compete with all you CHOW mofos anyway...

http://www.hideyoshi-ruwwe.net/images/Hideyoshi_CHOW-40_Dreamcatcher.jpg

High up in the sky, the Dreamcatcher Durango has been lurking around for many aeons. Myth has it, that every 100 years he descends upon earth and picks 7 victims that will be robbed their ability to dream, thus killing their minds...

[Orifice]

Sweet stuff Hideyoshi! Hey have they put up the poll on that sweet ass EOW round yet? We discussed the matter on Deviantart...

[ThrillzillA]

Man ow man great entries people :D. Couldn' t get my piece finished in time better luck next time :(

[Moai]

Awesome, Hideyoshi!

[Blue Severin]

poll on eow is up now

[Orifice]

The final one up at page 2, a bit down from the top...
And hawt DAMN this is an awesome round. I might collapse when trying to vote. ;_;

[Moai]

Nice final, Orifice. Great detail and definition on the character. You're quite fond of those smoke trails, I've noticed.:rendered:

[Orifice]

Moai - Thank you, and yes indeed smoke is so fun to draw. and funnels.

[vigostar]

MAN, FUCK, WOW, SHIT, DAMB, Oh SCHNAPP!!!! I feel like such an asshole for not doing anything this round now... Man by far the best chow ever.. So many amazing entries.. right now... jdillon holds my vote!

[Chandan]

Holy shit I can't believe my idea got such awesome entries! It's a shame I just found out now! Awesome work all!

[Main Loop]

[QUOTE=Cloister]

Main Loop: It is adorable, but against the rules... a bit like heroin... ;)
QUOTE]


umm what are you talking about? i didnt enter in this round... wish i did though..

[Cloister]

Sorry Main L.... I was too quick and sloppy... and looked at your quoute of Kenny's...

[britt]

These ideas are kicking some serious ass. Can't wait to see some of these images finished.

[jackenstein]

These ideas are kicking some serious ass. Can't wait to see some of these images finished.
Um, most of them should be, as I assume the contest is closed now.

[dragon4lunch]

Yes, close it! Time to vote and new topic!!!