Stylized Animal Challenge - Apr 2007 - Anteater

[ArcticBarbecue]

Welcome to the Stylized Animal Monthly Challenge, sponsored by Zoo Publishing Magazines and 3DTotal. Please post all images & questions in this thread.

What is this challenge all about?
Each month we will select an animal and post some images as reference. All you have to do is create a 2D Painting of this creature in a stylized/abstact/cartoon style whilst keeping your creature instantly recongnizable. We wanted to publish some content in 2DArtist Magazine on how to create stylized animals such as you see in the many feature films and cartoon galleries. We thought this regular competition might bring in just theimages/making ofs we need whilst giving away great prizes and exposure. If it's a success we will start to boost the prizes up as much as possible!

What are we looking for?
Funny and humourous entries which break the animal down to its most recognizable components, enphasize these in whichever ways you think best and render your stylized/abstact/cartoon masterpiece.

Timeframes and requirements?
The rules are pretty laid back, please submit 1 2D Final Image. If you want to have a background, include some graphical elements or text on your image its up to you. Image posts should be around 800 pixels across, but please work at a much higher res as the top 10 will be featured in. 2DArtist Magazine (http://www.2dartistmag.com). There will be 1 comp per month, with the deadline being the end of the month GMT. For a valid entry, just make sure your final image is posted in the main competition thread before this time.We require the top 3 winners to submit 'making of' overview articles that will be shown on either 3DTotal or 2DArtist Magazine (http://www.2dartistmag.com), these need to show the stages of your creation, different elements and some brief explanation text, of why and how you did what you did. We will format this
into some nice looking pages to give you some great exposure and us some quality content.

Posting Works in Progress?
Each competition will have one thread that starts with this info and the brief at the top. This is where all entrants post all WIPs give feedback and generally laugh at the crazy ideas that are emerging each month. Please dont start any new threads!, Just reply to this one already set up.

Prizes!!
1st Place
Any 3 items from the 3DTotal Shop (http://www.3dtotal.com/shop). We sell lots of items these days such as our book, (http://www.3dtotal.com/book/) Design Studio Press books, (http://www.3dtotal.com/design%5Fstudio%5Fpress/)textureCDs, (http://www.3dtotal.com/textures/) Shorts DVDs, (http://www.3dtotal.com/shorts/)Lots of training DVDs (http://www.3dtotal.com/training/) and 12 month subscriptions to 3DCreative Magazine (http://www.3dcreativemag.com) and 2DArtist Magazine (http://www.2dartistmag.com).

2nd Place
Any 2 items from the 3DTotal Shop (http://www.3dtotal.com/shop).

3rd Place
Any 1 item from the 3DTotal Shop (http://www.3dtotal.com/shop).

We do unfortunately have to limit prizes to 1 book per winner per competition due to high postage costs for heavier items.

Judging
Everyone who entered can cast a vote of their top 3 in order, we will award 3pts for a 1st place vote, 2 for 2nd and 1 for 3rd. Then we will add them up and ship out your prizes!

Here we go with this months challenge which is designed to be fun, creative and not too intensive whilst giving best entrants prizes and great exposure in 3DCreative Magazine. This month we go scrambling the undergrowth for sopke tasty treats! The Anteater...

http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/05_apr07_anteater/main_small.jpg
Here are a selection of Images to give you some good references. The anteater has different varieties but use whatever you feel suits.

anteater 01 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/05_apr07_anteater/references/01.jpg)
anteater 02 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/05_apr07_anteater/references/02.jpg)
anteater 03 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/05_apr07_anteater/references/03.jpg)
anteater 04 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/05_apr07_anteater/references/04.jpg)
anteater 05 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/05_apr07_anteater/references/05.jpg)
anteater 06 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/05_apr07_anteater/references/06.jpg)

Dont start new threads, all design sketches, WIP's, feedback to go in this thread. Final Images will be added to the Voting thread which will be created later in the month ready for Voting.

Have fun!

[Flat]

Anteater 05 is an interesting looking breed.

[Einen]

"The anteater has different varieties but use whatever you feel suits."

Seems legit. I assume #05 is fair play then, Flat. :wink:

[Chuck,mate.]

http://img03.picoodle.com/img/img03/7/4/8/f_aneater6finm_82e743a.jpg

[Fvallejo]

Hey chuck,mate! Looking good man. Way ahead of the game. I'm just concerned that the colors in the background (purple and blue) aren't in the character or the surface he is standing on. Just a suggestion. Good luck!

-francis

[Spades]

Hey Now...

I was actually working up an anteater guy anyways, so i might as well get in on this action.

He is an anteater that parachutes into those big African antmounds and sprays all the ants with some sort of Raid spray and clears the way for the other anteater invaders. All his tools are made from nature and natural elements.

I realize that he is not a very traditional anteater and is more of a character, but i hope this will be OK. I appologize if it is not.


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Spadekos/DiveBomb_flat.jpg

[Chuck,mate.]

Fvallejo - thanks bro. I actually kinda liked it this way, though your crit is spot-on and correct.
so I DID add some rim (blueish) light, I thought my dude was kinda missing.
thanks for the good crit. :)

[Iceman0xh]

Chuck love the concept..soon you are going to have most of 3d total eh? The only crit I have on this piece is i think the ands should fade out as the land does.

[GunTrouver]

Oh I found the thread:P I thought the challenge is dead because I always looked up for it in the Thunderdome...
I'm IN! :)

[GunTrouver]

Nice entries so far:)
Cool character Spades!
You are so fast chuck mate...;)
Here's my anteater

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/guntrouver/anteaterca.jpg

[ikuru]

looks cool so far, might give this one a go.

[AndrewAnn]

First try for this kind of challenge :) I'm in ! Here's my little friend «chillin'» on a branch. I don't have an avatar yet, lazy me...

http://andrew.ann.googlepages.com/preview_anteater.jpg

[yadelajoie]

Hey everyone! here's my stylized version of an anteater.

http://marieevetetrault.googlepages.com/anteater.jpg

[ikuru]

Hey CHUCK, verry nice!

Andrew Ann, Good vibe and nice collor use!

[Chuck,mate.]

thanks ikuru.


ho what cool entries so far.

AndrewAnn, Yadelajoie - you guys rocked this one hard. hats off.
:)

[yadelajoie]

Thanks a lot Chuck!

By the way I just love your design! :)

[AndrewAnn]

Thanks for your great comments Ikuru and Chuck ! My friend Yadelajoie and I are glad to participate :)

[ikuru]

Thanks for your great comments Ikuru and Chuck ! My friend Yadelajoie and I are glad to participate :)
Come to think of it your styles are quite simmilar. ;)

[ArcticBarbecue]

Some really great entries in here already! I hope they arent putting people off entering!

Ben

[ArcticBarbecue]

Everyone who enters gets free magazines dont forget!

[ikuru]

Arctic!
thanx for a nice chalange here!
question:
can you win the analogue magazine? or just the pdf?

[ChaoticKnight]

Im planning on entering its just taking me awhile to finish it. I dont see alot of WIPs, are they allowed in the thread? I'd love to get some crits on it.

[mattaus]

Hi all,

First time for me here at concept art. Found this challenge through 2Dartist magazine. What a great lot of work so far. Like to throw my hat/anteater in the ring as well.

Here it is.

-Matt

http://www.canberra.edu.au/teds/webct/anteater.jpg

[Spades]

Hey everybody.

I had another anteater to add. This is in the same genre as the first.


Thx.

Spades


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Spadekos/anteater_color_comp3-1.jpg

[aspenboy]

Hi everyone,

I believe that WIPs are allowed (if not, I'll remove mine at once).

Just a sketch now, to be finished:

-= EDIT =-
Finished piece:

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/5524/anteaterfinishedbs1.jpg

[mattaus]

Spades: really like the second concept. reminds me of that movie the dark crystal.

Aspenboy: very funny. look forward to the rendered version.

-matt

[ChaoticKnight]

Final or almost final.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/ChaoticKnight/anteaterfinstart2cop.jpg
Hes a Burnt out cop on the edge... lol

[gnahz]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s288/gnahzCA/aneaterflash14.jpg

my stylized anteataaaaarrrrr!!!:P

[Warin-Zoo Mags]

WIPs are allowed? yey!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/ChaoticKnight/anteaterfinstart.jpg
Theres going to be ants coming out of his mug instead of coffee :P


Look good so far, yes WIP are allowed!

Good luck!

[28thwing]

This month's sketch:

(title)
AntEater meets Japanese Ninja Ant (who say 'NINJA!')

http://28thwing.com/ca/anteater_28th.jpg

[goblinoffroth]

at the risk of sounding like a complete noob are you allowed to post pics done in paint? I know it's very very unclassy but I had a funny idea but no scanner...so I drew it in paint *head hanging*

I will definitely develop it irl and scan it in when it's done but at the moment it's extremely amateurish

[Macaruba]

I'd just like to cast my votes

1. Spades with skull stick (New boy comes to rule the roost)
2. AndrewAnn (Beautiful)
3. Chuck,mate (great, but 3rd place, I expect more from you boy)

I was just too busy to contribute this time!!

Macaruba

[Fvallejo]

uhh.... Macaruba, this month's contest is not even over yet. Why are you voting? I'm sure there are going to be more entries..

[Einen]

You'd have to repost the votes in the voting-thread anyway. A lot of entries came in the last days of March so I'd wait and see if I were you.

[Warin-Zoo Mags]

I'd just like to cast my votes

1. Spades with skull stick (New boy comes to rule the roost)
2. AndrewAnn (Beautiful)
3. Chuck,mate (great, but 3rd place, I expect more from you boy)

I was just too busy to contribute this time!!

Macaruba

Thanks for your vote, but unfortunately the competition doesn't over yet and I'm sure we will have more entires....so I'm afraid your currently vote is unacceptable....please vote again later.

Thanks!

[goblinoffroth]

I'm just going to post my anteater even though the sketch was a paint job!!

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s304/goblinoffroth/anteaterps.jpg

He's annoyed because he can't reach the ant on his nose (looked better in the original) and he is in space....not a natural habitat for an anteater (the space thing was me messing about...)

[voraz]

my entry:

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/767/papaformigas00101mj3.jpg

[Hopsy]

These are stilized anteaters created by me. They are sitting on the top of the ant-hill, and are eating ants...
http://s150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/Hopsypeti/anteater_hopsy.jpg

[Fvallejo]

Hey guys, looks to be some great entries this month! good luck to all. Finals are going to get the best of me this month so I won't be able to put an anteater together. I'll be back next month though once school has calmed down. Great animal by the way. Can I suggest a gorilla next month..? haha

Take care,
Francis

[ChaoticKnight]

Posted an update above. Hes either finished or almost finished. :)

[aspenboy]

Wow, good entries this month! Good luck everyone. :)

Oh, and I've updated my picture above.

[aisleen]

Heres some of the WIP pictures :

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e24/spooy_lj/scan0039.jpg

and the final:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e24/spooy_lj/scan0038.jpg

This is an awesome contest! Glad to be apart of it.

[vazquez]

Hi,
there are so many amazing works here, congratulations to all of you.

And Now, another smart anteater

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i237/cascarrabias_gallery/anteater0407.jpg

[Macaruba]

I wasn't sure if I was gonna be able to get back to the Mac by the end of the month. Anyway my votes stand.

1. Spades with skull stick (New boy comes to rule the roost)
2. AndrewAnn (Beautiful)
3. Chuck,mate (great, but 3rd place, I expect more from you boy)

Fvallejo and Warin-Zoo Mags (chill-out)

Love Macaruba x

[ikuru]

ehr, you cant vote untill it's over dude. that is the rules.

[omer-n]

hi, hope its not a really dumb question but why does it says i cant post attachments? (i never posted images before) and how do i post images

[aspenboy]

Me neither, I think attachments are not enabled in this thread - you can still use some image hosting sites.

[ArcticBarbecue]

Please post your Final Images in here

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1305741#post1305741

800 or 1024 size is fine before 8th
May 2007 10:30AM GMT.

Only entries posted before this date will be eligible for Voting.

Voting will then start immediately afterwards and will run until 15th May 2007

10:30GMT

I will post to commence the Voting. Voting will be the same as last month with each

voter putting forward their top 3 in order, 3pts for a 1st place, 2 pts for 2nd and 1

for 3rd. This means that will have to choose carefully! Feel free to give a reason for

your choice as it will be good feedback for all of you!

Thanks again for the enourmous amount of work you have all pu

[Macaruba]

Hey, Ikuru. Dude - Rules are ment to be broken.
Play by my rules or don't play at all!

[ikuru]

thats true.
and Thats why im going to post a horse instead of a anteater.