CHOW #41 - Arrakthura - The Weapon

[Oblio]

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

ROUND #41


: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 17
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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Arrakthura - The Weapon
inpired from J Absinthe's post in the suggestion thread. Thx J Absinthe

A weapon hunted by all.
A weappon with a will of it's own, that merges with the true virtues and sins of the one who helds the handle.
Some say it talks.
Some say it can look you in the eye.
Some say it's like a sword others... describe it as a cannon... it has so manny shapes no one can say what's true.
Some say it has God's powers and will.. some say it's forged by devil and only serves the evil.
If you can, noble artist... tell us, SHOW US... Arrakthura...
Now... concept!

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Topic elements:
remember, It's a character... not just an object ;)

1 = It's a weapon.
2 = Can be handled by man.

Make sure your picture contains these - you will receive 3 VOTES for each topic covered.
4 extra votes will be offered for the description.

[Moai]

Wow...awesome topic!

[Swift (BM)]

When is the dreamcatcher vote coming?
Awesome topic, should get people thinking!

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

[Orifice]

Promissing indeed.

[KaWaii]

what? :/

[jackenstein]

Oh you, Oblio...*bats eyelashes*

My scanner is on the fritz, and I'm still reeling from the cherry popping entry that was The Dreamcatcher. I think I'm gonna play spectator this round.

edit: Bow dow! I fixed my scanner/printer! I think I'll sketch some stuff up today and see how it goes.

[t11]

So many places to take this, so juicy a topic... I... I... Oblio I need a cigarette now thanks! sheesh!

[Supervlieg]

http://www.bolman.nl/cgtalk/supervlieg_chow041.jpg

The Arrakthura was bred by biological engineers as a future weapon for the army. It is a selfcontained walking, thinking and most of all, energy ball shooting weapon. The arrakthura can be ridden by man, even if it purely for directional purposes. Once the Arrakthura has locked onto its target the human rider had little to no influence on the walking weapon. Best bet is to get of as soon as possible because the Arrakthure tends to jump right into the heat of a battle. Since its shielding and other parts heal very quickly and because it was engineered to feel no pain the Arrakthura is considered one of the worst foes to meet on the battlefield. The bioframe is enhanced by some mechanical parts. The eyes are fitted with all kinds of extra sensory machines allow it to see in the dark and sense heat. It also has a digital aiming view mounted on its nose/barrel for long distance aiming. The Arrakthura rarely uses this, it prefers to get close on the target and blast away.

[trevor]

Make sure your picture contains these - you will receive 3 VOTES for each topic covered.
4 extra votes will be offered for the description.

what exactly does that mean
up to 3 votes, 1 for each representation
and 1 extra for a description?
or 3 votes up to....however many for each representation plus 4 votes for a description
iif its the latter isnt that a little steep?
kind of nullifies alot of the voting process seeing as how some entries just get 9 or ten in the first place and some get 30 or more
i mean its not as if someone would totally disregard the subject and get 50 votes if it is obviously not on point

sue me if im wrong
i dont think i can participate in this due to my enormously swollen and painful finger but i will be keeping an eye on it

[mrdoom]

Make sure your picture contains these - you will receive 3 VOTES for each topic covered.
4 extra votes will be offered for the description.


I think that is confusing too. And unnecessary. You are all artists here primarily right?

By the way, where do we get to vote for the last topic, Dreamcatcher?

[trevor]

hey mr doom
the poll will be up as soon as oblio has a chance to put it up
hes out of town right now (where i will be next month incidentally if anyone in new york, paris or marseilles wants to get together and draw)

[mechp]

This is a cool topic....sounds like J. Absinthe played a lot of Soul calibur! ;)

[jackenstein]

This is a cool topic....sounds like J. Absinthe played a lot of Soul calibur! ;)
Dude, I wasn't even thinking about Soul Calibur when I made it up, but when I started sketching today, all I could envision were Nightmare rip-offs.

[S.C. Watson]

Why does something disgustingly *cute* come to mind...?





:meow:

[brokk]

It's the Witchblade!

[Simon Boxer]

I keep thinking industrial design... There's gonna be a lot of concept ambiguity when it comes to voting. Time to mull this over.

[Jska]

Just messing around tonight with the idea - I liked that the weapon could be parasitic in nature, and somewhat organic... I'm messing with the idea of making it a parasitic alien species that transforms itself into weaponry. (Is that cliche??) The final will have an "action shot" and a more elaborate story - not something static like this. :)

http://www.jskaconcepts.com/badaboom/dailysketch/jska-arrackthura.jpg

(edit - and another!)
http://www.jskaconcepts.com/badaboom/dailysketch/091406jska.jpg
(trying to get more of an armor concept out too - plus i bought new pencils today :P)

Here's my story:

Arrackthura (meaning "of the Arrack civilization") is actually a parasitic alien species that landed on earth thousands of years ago. Some say it is the root of most, if not ALL mythological weapon stories, from Brahmastra of Hindu myth, to the Ark of the Covenant itself. The species needs a host body to survive - and the more hosts it consumes, the more its deadly power grows. It calls out to its victim, in a seductive telepathic song that only the chosen can hear. Once Arrackthura has attached itself to its host, the only thing that can seperate them is death.

It feeds off of hunger for power, greed, and violent thought. Although the parasite and host are always connected, once Arrackthura senses an impulse into any of these devious channels, it envelops the host's body immediately with a tough organic armor, which is very much alive and can react to the slightest movements. Because Arrackthura comes from an advanced species, it perceives movement and reacts far faster than humans are capable of - giving it an unfair and devastating advantage over its opponent. At a second's notice, it can turn into whatever will deal the most devastating blow, while fending off attacks on its host as well.

A secretive order has been keeping Arrackthura alive for centuries, for use in their ultimate plan for world domination. They have bred an army of children over time, all engineered to be mentally void of any devious thought. They are nicknamed "The Innocents" and they are charged with being Arrackthura's keeper. Because the parasite cannot use its deadly powers on these children, it simply sucks their bodies into dry shells.

The time has come - Arrackthura has lost its taste for Innocent flesh, and has been contained for too long. It is calling out to feed on what it loves most - the war monger, the killer, the demon.

A little dramatic maybe, but I was bored at work :) More sketches coming soon too...

[Irish_Jim]

http://www.carlyleworkshop.com/images/arrakthura1.jpg
http://www.carlyleworkshop.com/images/arrakthura2.jpg


"Arrakthura, the horrible weapon was alive, I tell you. The man who held it had no face; his eyes dim burning holes behind his mask, wielding the great and terrible assembly with one great arm, the other a shattered stump capped by a silver medallion. He had paid greatly for the power he now used to cut a great wide swath through our ranks, as evinced by his flesh's unholy, fetid pallor and the keloid scars dotting his remaining arm. In order to loft the powerful assembly, it had been made enormous, thick and knotted as a tree trunk and flexing in thick bunches as he drove the very steel of hell into man after man, crippling, maiming and killing in single blows. The weapon had grown to his immense fist, veins visibly driven into the mass of flesh at his forearm, puslating with a life not of this world.
There were only a handful of the hundred of us who survived that encounter. None of us could stay with the army from that day forward; even now the sickening swings of the cursed weapon cast a chill over my memories.

-Gustav Antonin Malachek,
His Majesty's Third Infantry, retired"

[Cam Sykes]

When I first read the description I immediately thoguht of Witchblade.. It's a character not just an object, this will take alot of thumbnails :P

[Chuck,mate.]

very cool topic, indeed.
in a way we`re ALL weapons. ;)
i`ll try and come up with something, too.
:yayca:

[Oblio]

Hello,

1 - Dreamcatcher Voting - as soon as i can. Hopefully tonight... not a promise thought. SRY.

2 - Voting - If you cover one topic you get the votes assigned (It is a handheld - you get 3 votes).
If everyone gets the 2 topics plus description you get 10 votes. 3+3+4
This will be done only if the battle is tight... and it came in a time where no matter what the subject was, people were drawing something.. arpoximative.

see my comments on this
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=72637
and voting here
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73878
(votes were indicated next to the poll entry.. but not added until - and they could not make the difference then)
one vote for topic was not enough.

since then... either we had no topics, either the votes would make no difference.
it takes A LOT of time to crit and add and so on.. therfore i will do this only if it is necessary.
If "Jason and the Argonauts" would have had topics... i would take that into account since the winner wad only one vote more (funny thing... i consider _Jakkas_ giving the winning strike )
uhh.. gotta run now..

[Uziel]

This topic reminds me of a noah-kh illustration.
http://www.zemotion.net/images/noah/sinner.jpg

Chuck mate you're working 24/7 on those weekly activities or what. Respect.

[VirusArtist]

GAAAAAHR!!!! I seriously need to stop coming here. Everytime I do I feel the urge to participate and everytime I come here, I have a more than full scedule for the coming 2 weeks...

a few times I could resist, but this time I'm giving in-the topic is too good to be true...

I'm in....

CUUUURRRRSSEEE you, oblio!! CUURRRSE you for making me abuse coffee and ignore my need for sleep!!

;)

Etienne



WIP- wish I would have had more time, but work kept me busy...


http://www.virusarts.com/CA/virusartist-chow41.jpg

description:

"arrakthura"- according to the Scryggian dictionary, the term roughly translated means "deadly hand puppet". In fact, it is a powerful biomechanic weapon with a will of its own - a heavily armoured "NORZ"-maggot. A scryggian scientist once enhanced this creature with a unique acid-plasma blaster and several tools to disembowel the enemies of the one who wears it in order to create a biomechanic frontline weapon for the army. The creature killed the scientist in an accidental defense reaction before it could be completed and vanished.

the "NORZ" maggot is known to attach itself to the extremities of other creatures, feasting on hormones and blood until the host dies from exaustion. according to legend, arrakthura is different, creating a perfect symbiosis of host and parasite, following the will of it's wearer. still, the host has to be very strong in order to feed both him and the parasite.

survivors of arrakthura attacks are very few, but those who encountered the parasite and its host, describe it to be rather silly in appearance, a piece of junk with big teeth and dumb eyes looking around for targets. some even claim to have heard something like a gruesome sound ("BLAAAHRRRRGH" to be exact), before the weapon attacked, but this part of the legend can be excluded, since "NORZ"-maggots dont have any organs to articulate themselves.

[jackenstein]

Uziel, that painting is hot! Oh, I've chose to ignore the voting process and focus soley on the creative output. I started reading Oblio and Trevor's explanations and I started to sink into a fetal position.

*shut's up and drawrs*

[Moai]

My idea is a sort of gnarled carapace that covers the right arm and shoulder of whoever wears it, ending with a set of nasty talons at the hand and covering the wearer's face with some sort of mask. I'll probably do images of several different species wearing the weapon, showing how it can alter its form to fit its host.

[jackenstein]

I've been working on sketches, and I have the concept, it's just determining how I'm going to execute it, that's going to be the pain in the ass.

I think you guy's will dig it though, I'm going to keep it in a very contemporary setting and just go with it.

[trevor]

looking nice jska
like the cartoonish style
i really like the topic on this one i hope my finger heals enough so i can draw before the deadline
at least it isnt broken (after spending a crapload of cash on x-rays ugh)
cmon guys you need to post for me!
i cant draw so i want to have some good stuff to look at!

[Johann de Venecia]

Thats a neat topic, J_Absinthe. The topic description is compelling too, I can hear the voice-over guy from movie trailers doing that one...

Gonna start on something after I am fed. I think the challenge, at least for me, is to avoid the SoulCalibur and Witchblade pitfall :blahblah:

Cheers everyone.

[jackenstein]

Oh snaps, Lukavi about to bring the thunder! Hahaha, can't wait to see what you come up with!

[Viridis]

When I read this week's topic I totally thought of River Tam (of Firefly) who fits the description quite well. :D

I think I've got my concept down, just need to start painting...

[Delight]

Hahaha, my first through was River from serenity.
"Is a weapon"
"can be handled by man" XD

[Cam Sykes]

Arrakthura WIP (final will look nothing like this :) )
Many have long hunted for the perfect cuppa. Legend has told of a teapot witha will of it's own that will pour the perfect brew determined by the virtues or sins of it's wielder. Many say it talks and will conversate while you sip your tea. It will look you in the eye and tell you it loves you. But all is not what it seems, for when it's beholder is in danger it can take the shape of many weapons depending on what the wielder asks for. It has gods powers but can easily persuade the user to become evil, many say it drives the wielder to the point of suicide, allowing another curious victim to fall under its spell.

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/2602/arrakthurawipwl3.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[Jska]

Updated my first entry with a little story - sorry if I got carried away!

[jackenstein]

Hey, Jska, you didn't get carried away, it's really inventive, and I love to read more indepth concepts that aren't just two sentences. I just hope your finished piece can live up to the story though. It's a great elaboration on the concept though, good luck.

I slept all day, but I woke up and came up with something I think is gonna be pretty crazy. Now all I have to do is actually stop procrastinating and draw it...*grumblecakes*

[Blue Severin]

yay! another kickass topic with kickass people drawing it up. I'll take a stab at it.

edit: WIP sketch, procrastination, oh yeah.

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

edit: Finally finished. Fishspawn said it looked like a moon, and a moon crashing into something is way cooler than a huge explosion, so I went and got some ref at www.rc-astro.com, and made a moon. Logistically, he probably couldn't stand there if a moon were really crashing anywhere within sight, and if a moon were more than halfway in the ground, it would probably kick up more dust, and/or have destroyed itself, but it was fun. Uhm godlike powers maybe?

Description: When I first laid eyes on it, I could feel the power emanating from the armored gauntlet. I had heard the legends, the ones that told of the weapon Arrakthura. I knew that to bear this weapon, one's arm would be consumed to feed its hunger. A small price to pay for the priveleges of a god. I have traveled the universe, always destroying, obliterating, at the urges of Arrakthura. I can barely feel the shriveled husk of what used to be my arm, and when my arm is no more, will Arrakthura abandon me? I deserve no less.

http://community.conceptart.org/gallery/I/2005/01/01/13672.jpg

[Jska]

trevor - thanks!!
J_Absinthe - I hope I can make it live up to it too haha. Here's to trying...

Update tomorrow hopefully, or tonight if I'm masochistic enough.

[Johann de Venecia]

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4662/arrakthura3deveneciaxg3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Arrakthura Possession

You are the weapon. Wield responsibly.

[AndrewLey]

The Weapon

Its beautiful forms dance over its surface until it is claimed by anyone brave or foolish enough to attempt to wield it.

Once grasped it can take on the form of almost any weapon the user can imagine.

Gradually the weapon consumes its master growing ever more powerful

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2091/theweaponad5.jpg

[vigostar]

Ok, Lukavi and Andrew Its on!!!!! Im coming for you guys!!!! GRRRRRRR Watch out!!!

[Johann de Venecia]

That looks hot, Andrew! Glad to see you back here.

Vigo: Bring It!!! :uzi2:

[rawwad]

Awesome topic! I think I am in.

Lukavi and Andrew great works guys, I like both.

[jackenstein]

Andrew, very nifty so far. Lukavi, very sleek and sexy, it's dig-worthy.

[Serpian]

Wield responsibly.

Don't drink and wield!

I've got an Arrakthura in my SB! (Anything to shamelessly promote it! Bwahahah!)


Haha I love the handle on Andrew's post! A whole ny meaning to 'lovehandle'...

[evildisco]

Ley brought it like it's hot.

[Supervlieg]

Beautiful entries mr. Ley and Lukavi. Makes me wanna squeeze in one before I leave!

[trevor]

ok
dont take this to the poll
but i did al li could today
finger is almost totally healed so i figured id give it a go
ill finish it in a day or 2 but hope you like it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/trevorclaxton/TheWeapon.jpg

[Konstruktion]

Damnit Jska, I was thinking something very much like that haha. Perhaps I will do something for this, all I need is an idea, which is hard for me. At the moment.

[Onir]

gaah.. Ley, Lukavi beautiful works guys :)

man I've been wanting to do these CHoWs for a while now and I think I just might have to start up on this one; such a great topic how could I pass up the chance? hehe

alright finished mine up; here's the initial doodle I used

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a237/jemanjiman/chow_arak_wip.jpg

and here's the final piece

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a237/jemanjiman/Onir_CHOW41_Arrakthura.jpg

Arrakthura is often mistaken for a great sword or a massive cannon; this is because all who have seen Arrakthura being used have mistaken it for what was in the wielder's hands. The true appearence of Arrakthura is much different than many would expect: it's a beautiful flowing cloth, one which seems to smoothly flow around the user. Moving with the cloth are 7 small lights, which seem to dance with the cloth as it flows. As with all cloth, Arrakthura bends to the will of the one using it. Thus, with the great power bestowed by Arrakthura, deeds of mercy and malice often occur as the cloth travels from owner to owner.

[Chuck,mate.]

andrew lee - ho sweet jesus. that`s all i`m gonna say. damn you....

uzi - man, i like taking part in these here activities, plus it`s a great escape from my dull, mind-numbing, idiotic dayjob. sort of a vacation, ya see.
:)

[mrdoom]

AndrewLey: The design reminds me of a good anime Neongenesis Evangelion. It looks like Shinji's robot. :D

Lukavi: She looks so sharp and deadly. She has become the sword??

This activity has gotten so much better lately! A pleasure to watch really, please keep it coming. I join soon too.

[Artifex33]

Lukavi: What's the brush you're using to get that sleek, mixing stroke? I've been trying to migrate to Painter from PS to expand my repertoire a little bit, and that's the look i've been aiming for.

[cgfuller64]

Wow! Both of you....Nice Work!!!! Ley....I guess we know what gender it is....lol! John Holmes must have been his last master...lmao!!! Sorry, I've been up awhile and for some reason I thought this was funny and had to share.....but on a more mature note....you do fantastic work, keep it up!:}

[cesaraguilar]

For mi arrakhatura trasform persons in weapons , transform life for the death ,change your destiny.
oh ...my name..thchx sorry

the weapon transforms, the weapon changes, the weapon is the girl and the cube is all
arrakhatura , does not form .

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/922/chow41bvb7.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[Faroresama]

Hmm, I thought I replied to this but I guess not....>_>

Anyway, I love the theme and am working on something. :D I haven't been very active here and am pretty new but this gave me some inspiration!

[Simon.Rain]

Andrew Ley - Wow, just amazing

cant wait to see what the others will do =)

[KaWaii]

Wooo, nice WIP's guys.

Jska: Stylish stuff. Arm looks like crossing between Onismusha and Nightmare. (Soul Calibur) :P

Lukavi & Andrewley: Favorites so far. Andrew's piece also makes me think of neon genesis evangelion, it's different though. Have you been watching that lately? XD ( I did ) I also wanted to make some stuff like Andrewley, guess gotta find other ideas T_T

Cesaraguilar: I'm a bit confused :/ Who's the weapon? The girl? The other girl? The box?

[Jska]

Sarcophagus - Sorry man, beat you to it ;) Who cares though, roll with it anyway!

Kawaii - that seems to be my style with the wacom lately, my hand drawn stuff is not so "messy" - thanks though!

Lukavi - she's sexy! haha Seriously though, very nice. LOVE the curves.

AndrewLey - I agree with mrdoom, reminds me of Envangelion (in a good way!)

Looks like another good round this week! I added a sketch to my first post. Still trying to find the ebst pose - but I got some ideas. I'll post with the final sometime Saturday.

[aph]

Had to reply for this hehe.

Lukavi: I like it. Not too sure about the glowing white head though. I just keep staring at it and wonder whats behind the glow.

jska: Second one I think. Go for it!

CamSyko: Winner. =D

Andrew Ley:
This is really nice but I'd check the center line of the ''head'' (?) lol. Just the way it sticks out to the right seems very .. er.. disjointed and for me at least distracts from the rest of the awesome design. =]

[purplerose]

WIPs can be seen in my sketchbook.
Sorry this looks rushed, nearly ran out of time.
Final Image

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/dazzgeist/purplerose_chow41_arrakthuratheweap.jpg

Concept:

Arrakthura, the weapon... no one knows who created it, but it is said to grant immeasurable power to whoever chooses to wield it. The wielder also undergoes a physical transformation in order to handle this great power. Over time, Arrakthura begins to take over the wielder's body by mapping out its energy webs over the wielder's entire body. Arrakthura even goes as far as materializing a Helm of Silence to further control the wielder (now victim). Thus, the victim can not speak of or warn others of the dangers of Arrakthura. The more people that are killed while in this stage, the stronger Arrakthura becomes. Until finally, once the victim's energy is nearly exhausted, they become one Arrakthura. Thus begins the wait for another wielder (or victim). Sometimes when Arrakthura is not being handled, you can hear the screams of those who sought it out for its power, still trapped inside.

[Vyrmillian]

Arakthura, the weapon is an imp from hell imprisoned in the shell of a very nasty weapon. His only desire is to cause mischief and delights in cutting men down and blowing things up.
This weapon is prized for it's effectiveness. When the weilder pleases the imp with a particularly terrible strike, the imp punps opiates into the weilder. This adiction makes the weilder the willing slave of the imp, making his master Mephistopheles proud.
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/6961/arakkthurawipsloyz8.jpg
rakkthuralomn0.jpg[/IMG]http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/7859/vyrmillianchow41arakkthuralomn0.jpg

Sorry low bandwidth/low resolution.Where's the attachment manager?!

[rawwad]

Vyrmillian - Nice idea.

Final

Oil paitning + Paint shop pro 8

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9747/arrakthurarawwadxv3.jpg

Arrakthura, legendary weapon of iron jungle.

[Blue Severin]

I like the angular armor and gun of the first one, but definitely the concept of the third one.

[Moai]

Nice concepts, rawwad! I like the second one the best. The first is a bit too Gundam-y for me, and the third one doesn't seem to really have a point. It's just some gnarled, hunched thing, while its obvious what the others are and do. They're all really good, though. It's fun seeing you being recourseful with traditional media!

[vigostar]

man.... when I talk shit earlier I didnt take into consideration that this thing was due Sunday.. i went home yesterday and did a rough sketch at home.. came in this morning and was "no fucking way am i going to finish this on time" but, I have to say that im glad i put my head down and just worked.. the black and white is done... Im going home to slap some color on it... My weapon is coming.. Be scared.. be very scared!

[jackenstein]

Rawwad, I like the concepts of the first two, moreso the second one, though the first one is quite imposing.

Vyrmillion, not bad, but it honestly reminds me of the album artwork of an 80's metal band, like Helloween or Dio or something.

[Supervlieg]

Managed to squeeze on out before the holiday. Its on page one!

[trevor]

squeeze one out?????
to much information man! ewwwwwwwwwwwww
i think my hand is good enough to do an entry with out screaming in pain when i hold the pen woot woot

[Supervlieg]

Hmm, that didnt sound quite the way I intended it. Err,nevermind.

[jackenstein]

Oh sweet Enola Gay, it's Saturday morning and all I've got are sketches of the weapon itself and half ass attempts at drawing something polished.

[EtaCarinae]

Dear Rawwad,
I really like #2. It's giving up, depicting an full body attack which I think is what this subject is about. You could even arch the back more. Animators, as you may already know, call this the line of action.
Regards,
EtaCarinae

[Faroresama]

Oh sweet Enola Gay, it's Saturday morning and all I've got are sketches of the weapon itself and half ass attempts at drawing something polished.

Don't give up! I b'leeve in you ! XD

[evildisco]

My "may be" entry. Depends.
Work in progress.

Arrakthura, The Martyr Weapon, Herald of the Abyss.

Arrakthura, construct of the Elder ones, a machine fuelled by the pain and suffering of those it hunts. Floating above the battlefield at the end of times, Arrakthura, arbitrarily reaps his victims and feeds on their entrails. What malignant force could possibly conceive such a byzantine horror...the mere sight will drive anyone to madness.

In its wake, silence...as it trumpets grimly the coming of the end.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/2752/arrakhp2.jpg

[Seedling]

I’ve never done one of these before, but it sounds like fun so I started working on this one this morning.. . . eeep!

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m259/SeedlingBMK/Seedling_CHOW41_Arrakthura.jpg

Although emperor Ororis had the very trees uprooted in his search for Arrakthura, he was unaware that the living weapon of legend lay in his own vaults, asleep, waiting for the day that an unassuming scholar would lift the overlooked device from its dusty shelf.

[jackenstein]

Don't give up! I b'leeve in you ! XDYou're entirely too kind. Alas, I have (unless a miracle occurs within the next 24 hours.)

Arrakthura - The Weapon

SKETCH
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/Jackyll/CCI00009.jpg
note my aggrevation with trying to realize this project

According to Christian mythology, Saint George slew the plague-ridden dragon of Silene in an effort to both save the city's princess and to convert the townspeople into Christianity. Much of that story, however, was a lie.

Hundreds of years before Christ, in Libya, a warrior came into the town of Silene, where he a bounty was put on a strange dragon-like creature that had been terrorizing the city from the caves and shores of it's great lake. As asked, her slayed it, but unbeknownst to the warrior, or the people of Silene, the creature was a kept one, the idol of the Arrakthurans, a sect devoted to sustaining magicks. Angered by this, they made their way to the city's townsquare, where they and the warrior rejoiced around the slain carcass of Arrakthura. They places a curse on the warrior, forging the great dragon with his lance, Ascalon, as well as trapping him within his own weapon. The Arrakthurans took the sacred lance and kept it by the lake, hidden in one of it's many caves.

3000 years later, while filming a documentary for the BBC, a British Archeologist and his crew make their way into a ghost village of sorts, where ancient buildings lay in ruin, and a once-great lake sits a crater, dry and vapid. Inside one of the many caves, they find among millenia-old ruins, what appears to be a lance of somekind, covered in a scaly film, an eye-like gem at the base of it. The archeologist takes the lance up, only to find out moments later, that this weapon is living, and has laid dormant for this moment for thousands of years...

[Faroresama]

Wow, after reading the thread and seeing all the awesome entries I'm quite intimidated >< But hey, you never know until you try! So here's my entry which I just finished:

Arrakthura
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/faroresama/Faroresama_CHOW41_Arrakthuracopy.jpg

Long ago in an unrecorded war, this mind-control device was mass-produced to make soldiers faster, more accurate. The swords and shields that were programmed to respond to the amplified brainwaves of the soldier were said to move at the speed of light, making nearly all attempts to block and attack futile. The opponents conquered them, however, when they created a jamming device that blocked the waves.
That was thousands of years ago. But lately reports of an unarmored woman weilding weapons faster than the eye can see have been coming in. She wears a simple band of gold on her forehead, emotionless. Have the Arrakthura--the "Lightning Knights"--been unearthed?

[Blue Severin]

damn disco, sweet concept. Can't wait to see that colored up.

[Faroresama]

Evildisco--Yeah, I can't wait to see it colored too!

J_absinthe--Love the history behind it; it's too bad you don't think you'll finish.

[jackenstein]

Faro, you're really sweet, y'know?

I've drunk entirely too much rum tonight to possibly continue. However, I feel (possibly false) determination, so at least I'll have a detailed sketch up by tomorrow to at least illustrate some of what I was thinking.

Disco, u betta WURK, betch!

[evildisco]

I'll do what I can, but I have pressing matters regarding school, so I can't promise anything. Thanks Guys, I'll try hard to get it done.

[Irish_Jim]

Updated my first post on pg 1 with a WIP (finally). Thought I might not make it this week, but somehow scored a saturday off to work on it.

Blue Severin - You HAVE to finish that. Please?

Rawwad - You have the most intuitively wicked-looking take on this idea. I love the armored-looking one.

evildisco - Holy hell. I'd love to see that one colored.

[Tyranx]

kickass design Evil, btw I miss the bunny suit chainsaw avatar ;(

[mull77]

Well this is my first try at this, so be gentle!

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8122/mull77chow41arrakthurabu6.jpg

The Arrakthura is the name given to the members of the Arrak Shock troopers. These death row criminals are given one last chance to redeem themselves by voluteering to be melded with a bio-mechanical 'collar' that will in essence turn the recipient in to a walking plasma cannon.

Neural blockers and adreneline are injected before implantation (the merging will usually be done en-route to the battlefield) and then the troopers are let loose.

Most of these shock troopers will only be able to loose 5- 10 volleys before they are either cut down, or shredded from the inside by the unimaginable stresses that the collar puts their bodies under. It's worth it though, as the plasma can cut though any known metal or armour.

After the fighting is done, the collars are retrieved, ready to be fitted to the next lucky lawbreakers! :^^:

[rawwad]

evildisco - cool concept, I like it:teeth:

Final : at top of the page 2

[Mr-Joe]

Awesome work with the oils man, I'm guessing you used Paint shop for the white beem glow?

He looks a little bit like hes going to fall over (leaning too much foward) but besides that I like it alot man.

[Seedling]

Wow, Mull, yours gives me the willies! Er, in a good way. :-)

[Cloister]

Look! I made a dorky dagger with dorky gem-stones! >:|

http://www.brandow.se/Page/bilder/Postas/Cloister_chow41_arrakthura.jpg

Arrakthura – the name of the first assassin – the name of the first killer who ended a life for money. As the universe screamed and Mammon rose in glimmer, the dagger merged with the one who slew the king. Arrakthura, lady of the court, had betrayed the kingdom and her master for a bagful of gold. Little did she know of the royal dagger’s enchantment, and little did she know of her ghastly fate. Immortal now and trapped in gold, she is fed eternally by the blood of victims unnumbered. Her mind, a daggers mind, seeks for little but the sharp and iron taste of murder. In every conceivable way, she has become a weapon.

[Moai]

Cloister, that is unbelievably awesome! It's easily my favorite thing that you've ever done.
Rawwad- It's so not fair when someone my own age is so far beyond me in skill. The Iron Jungle, huh? Sounds like an interesting place.

[Faroresama]

Bwah, all of these rock so hard @_@ I can't decide which I would vote for!

[Seedling]

Can someone help? I can't figure out how to upload my image here. :-P

[Faroresama]

Seedling--What I did and I think everyone else did is upload to an image server like imageshack and then use the IMG tag for your pic :)

[Johann de Venecia]

Rawwad, Mull77 and Cloister, those are looking really, really good. All very different from each other in terms of function. Hawt.

[Seedling]

Crud. I've never used an image server.

[Faroresama]

I've never used imageshack; mine's hosted at photobucket.com. Once you get an account (takes two seconds and it's free) you just upload your pic. Once it's uploaded you'll have a URL to the pic (or in photobucket's case, the URL, IMG tag, and link tag). Just copy/paste the IMG tag into a reply here.

Hope that helps!

[Moai]

I wasn't going to enter, but inspiration inconveniently struck this morning. Here's a very rough photoshop sketch. Most likely, this image will be just for my own personal enjoyment, as I probably won't finish by the deadline, unless this round lasts an extra few days like last time.:rendered:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/metalukesurfer/black-weapon.jpg
Basically, the Weapon wraps a coccoon around its chosen host, and the host emerges as some sort of chitonous killing machine.

PS- I'll make it look less like a joint! :P

[vigostar]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/vigostar/ultimateweapon.jpg

Arrakthura- Laurent Stone was obsessed with sexual acts. A person that loved every type of sexual encounter. He loved woman, men, children, elderly, animals just as long as he was able to fulfill his sexual desires it never mattered whom or what got him off. Legend has it that with ever encounter he became more and more obsessed with obtaining the ultimate sexual high that he sold his soul to the gods of lust in order to achieve his greatest weapon the Arrakthura. This legendary weapon is said to give its slave a 24 orgasm thus in ultimate pleasure and pain. It is also assumed to be the orgin of the term "boner" from the Arrakthura's grotesque appearance.

[Blue Severin]

haha, nice Vigo. Sweet colors.

[Seedling]

Hope that helps!

Yes that did help. Thanks!

[EtotheRic]

Whoah, cool concepts! Here's mine, inspired in part by the upcoming FF game and the overabundance of rabbits around here.

http://www.ejm.cc/images/conceptart/chow/chow41/EtotheRic_chow41_sm.jpg (http://www.ejm.cc/images/conceptart/chow/chow41/EtotheRic_chow41.jpg)

Arrakthura – Both the wielder and the wielded, in nimble leathers garnered with silk mimicking (or mocking) the fluffiness of her prey, the hunter of rabbits adorns her belt with the feet of the fallen. Her sleek and simple Arrakthura serves both as a rifle from a distance, or as her preferred method, as blade at close range to surprised and unsuspecting bunnies. Do her eyes see them behind the cold mask or are they sensed and heard by the large auditory enhancing ears? Tonight, rabbit stew is on the menu.

[Faroresama]

EtotheRic (or I guess Eric :P)-- Poor bunnies! Very cool description.

[Justin.]

Lukavi's reminds me of the Guyver, and Severin's reminds me of S-cry-ed or whatever that one anime is.

[Lodin]

I hope I will finish it before the definitely entries! No I don't :/

[Moai]

I'm not going to finish mine. I'm going to do some designs for my work and some still lives instead. Work before play!

[cowboy surfer]

Ok my first chow (about time)!
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l319/cowboy-surfer/cowboysurfer-chow41-arrakthura.jpg

In the begining there was chaos. In time order rose from the maelstrom and split into good and evil to bring balance to the multiverse.
But the chaos was not defeated. It has still exherted its mighty force upon people, planets, galaxies and dimensions.
The fallen Angelus has studied long. The fires of rage burning in its heart. The arrogance of righteousness fueling its soul. For millenia, nay eons, it has searched for a way to realise its mad envisions. Practiced the darkest magic, learnt the powers of prayer, perfected war through peace, peace through war, loved with hate and hated with love.
The process has been long, but over time the Angelus has become filled with a chaotic spirit. The power of choas burns in its viens. This primordial power inhabits and eventually merges to become one with the Angelus.
A conduit for chaos its mad delusions become reality, balance is a thing of the past, good and evil are new toys to play with.
The fallen Angelus embraces chaos and finds the power to avenge. To strike back at the God being, to rise above Lucifer.
And thus does the Angelus stride naked through the multiverse wielding its latest creation, the Chaos Blade.
Blade and Angelus become one... Arrakthura!

[purplerose]

Wow, all of the concepts are so different. =) I really like mull77's concept. By the way, my final is at the bottom of page 1.

[cakeypigdog]

heres mine sorry if too late for poll. machine crashed twice last night so i gave up.

description

Arrakthura is a fighting bot. The units were constructed to solve internation disputes in pugilist combat and replaced convenional warfare. Our little fellow here is legendary within the tornament, having never lost a bout.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/cakeypigdog/zathura1h-1.jpg

[trevor]

posted my wip on page 1
not ready for the poll still a wip of course
i need at least 2 more days in the week

[VirusArtist]

posted the WIP on page one... sadly i didnt have much time this week to finish the pic on time. i'm gonna finish it anyway, but sadly not in time...

[Blue Severin]

phew... Finished. Can't wait to see them all, another friggin kick ass round of chow.

[mull77]

Great stuff Vigostar

This legendary weapon is said to give its slave a 24 orgasm thus in ultimate pleasure and pain. It is also assumed to be the orgin of the term "boner" from the Arrakthura's grotesque appearance.

:D :D

[Johann de Venecia]

More new entries, theyre all cool :teeth:

Vigostar and Cakeypigdog, good stuff, dudes.

Btw, Vigo... damn that's a looong boner, did you use yourself for reference again? :nohope: You can't afford a model with normal-sized proportions?

[dragon4lunch]

cakeypigdog : Digging it! I very much like that your machine stops wars from happening, as I understand it. Let the punks duke it out in a friendly sporting match and that's that!

[Oblio]

here's a late WIP... poll comming in few hours.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/afantana/Oblio_swordWIP.jpg

[cakeypigdog]

cheers lukavi & dragon!
nice work oblio, you have improved dramatically since i last played chow!

[vigostar]

Blue severin- thanks bro.... how are things going for you???

Mull77- thanks your entry is dope as well..

lukavi- haha, i would love to sit here and boast about how I did in fact not use my own anatomical structure for this particular piece however my imagination tells me otherwise!

But, how many noticed the curvature on the head of his boner?? thats the G-spot stimulator!

BTW- I have a shitty photo of the b&w version if anyone is interested.

[mull77]

But, how many noticed the curvature on the head of his boner?? thats the G-spot stimulator!

Ah yes, the famous 'lady pleaser'