CHOW#84 Guest Host:bumskee Topic: Chemical Warfare Field Medic

[Oblio]

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i222/ChowPics/chowlines2-1.jpg


ROUND #84

:right: FOLLOW THE TOPIC.
:grandpa: You will receive votes for every successful representation of the topic elements. The ammount of votes will be listed in the round topic. Description is optional.

:right: POST YOUR FINAL IN THE FINAL BURNING THREAD.


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example: "CHOW#100_Oblio.jpg" ;)

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http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i222/ChowPics/frame.jpg
(you can add CA logo, etc).




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DEADLINE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19
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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Chemical Warfare Field Medic


eee,, topic for #84?


Chemical Warfare Field Medic

- bio Mechanical
- medical equipment
- lightly armed & armoured


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Now concept!!

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POST YOUR FINALS IN THE FINAL BURNING THREAD!
also - remember to include your nickname in the filename.

about quality - as general rule: if your shapes and values are not decent - you are out. watch proportions, perspective etc. we need perfectly readable shapes and coherent, consistent values.



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[Simon Boxer]

Sweet topic, Min!

[Tom Garden]

ohhh yess......yessss......consider me in

[Alex Alexandrov]

nice topic im in :)

[BurntUmber]

Can I ask a question. My tablet is currently dead and as such I'm only able to draw using traditional media. If I submit a well rendered pencil piece will it be thrown out because of quality issues?

[JAG.]

bullets 6 and 7 in the main contest rules image states that pencil is just dandy ;) now quit stalling and get to work.. - JAG

[gtgauvin]

Too juicy a topic not to take up. I've got an international move next week to prepare for, though, so no promises about quality.

[Oblio]

WIP

need feedback


http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/afantana/cubecast6WIP.jpg

love you guys. sorry i'm not as active as i should be - i managed to squeeze this one today - but i am ussualy busy over my head. not much time to draw :(

[corspufo]

Cool topic, I going to try and hit this one.

BurntUmber: Hey dude that sucks about your Wacom. My wife found this link to get a sweet deal on a Graphire tablet.

http://slickdeals.net/?permadeal=10050#direct_deal_10050

Circuit City has Wacom Graphire 4 4"x5" tablet with pen and mouse for $100 - $50 rebate [or online, program id PAKBD] = $50. In-store pickup is free, otherwise shipping is $4. Lowest on PriceGrabber is $85. Thanks Holli

[Migsta]

I'm in!
http://www.miguellleras.com/images/Medic.jpg

I put the FINAL in the FINAL Thread!

[Supervlieg]

Im in, aaaand wip:
http://www.bolman.nl/cgtalk/supervlieg_chow084.jpg

[Red Mimic]

Oblio, your colours are great and insane. I like where it's heading and feel it just needs some tweaking to get you to look at the character more. That green cloud is just as vibrant as his face and is competing for attention. I think the right side grabs too much away from both the character and those fun silhouettes you made behind him.

Has a urban graffiti feel to it and looks like you had a lot of fun with it. Keep it up.

[ChenZan]

Sure why not, haven't done this in ages.

[invinciblewombat]

pulling out, the more i work on it the worse this thing gets

[ACRO]

CONCERNING THE FINAL THREAD

zynic - GREAT START BUT AS A FINAL?????? WITHOUT A BACKGROUND I DONT THINK YOU WILL WIN THIS COMPETIITION!! period!!!!: ps: cool helmet design!
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I CRITIQUE CUZ ITS APPRECIATED NAHMEAN?

oblio - sick dreadi; cant wait to see the clean render... your characters relaxed huh? ps: your pics perspective really stands out....

Supervlieg - cool man i also think background is important in your piece like zynic that posted in the final thread allready... i really like his uniform so far as a medic... ps i noticed everyone has a mask

invisiblewombat - your medic reminds me of what i started with; the medic actually helping someone in the warzone.. cool start and i cant wait to seeyour next few wip shots ps: your piece has the most action going on compared to the rest, posted so far....



critiquin others work because ima place holder!
WIP coming TOMORROW! pz

[angelo cordon]

heres an update WIP of the painting.


c&c?


cheers!
spade

[gtgauvin]

Bumskee: can you clarify what you mean by biomechanical?

[Meon]

im in!

and ill post the WiP, need to fix the anatomy! his torso isnt at the same perspective as the legs
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8797/biomedicwip2bo1.jpg

[wiggum]

I saw this topic and I decided to give this CHOW a shot, please let me know if I'm doing something wrong.
This is obviously still a WIP, any C&C is welcome and appreciated.

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[Simon Boxer]

If I submit a well rendered pencil piece will it be thrown out because of quality issues?

Pencil renderings are acceptable, as long as they're finished.

I've seen some great purely pencil entries in the past. I recall one in particular from Mr Visions...

[grenogs]

Bumskee: can you clarify what you mean by biomechanical?

i may be wrong but, but biomechanical to me says the borg or basicly any creation that needs both living tissue and some sort of mechanical structure in order to survive or opperate.

[ikuru]

PLZ can someone clarify "bio Mechanical". What are we looking for in concept? Is it ading some robot parts to the person? I looked it up in wikepedia and the defenitions are way to fluid?

(I'd hate to spend some ten hours on this only to hear its not bio Mechanical enough sort of thin after I finnished it.)

[grenogs]

migsta i realy like that image, but that claw scares me, if it was a choice betwen him medicly treating me or me treating myself, i think id choose myself.

[Meon]

The title Says:
CHOW#84 Guest Host:bumskee Topic: Chemical Warfare Field Medic

and it says Bio Mechanical inside the thread.

hmmm, This got me a little confused.

[Alex Alexandrov]

nice works guys

ok mine for now

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/7356/mediczq7.jpg

[Oblio]

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/afantana/cubecast9.jpg

update - still WIP.

thx for the crit guys. still in need for some.
damn - cleaning this mess is hard.

[corspufo]

I had taken bio-mechanical to be a very BROAD subject. Technically, a pace-maker would be defined as bio-mechanical. So I would take the subtle approach as opposed to the overly cyborgish path. But that's just me.

Whiteee: I can't wait to see what it looks like finished.

Super: awesome stuff as always. I'm going to have to rethink my head, I had been thinking something along the same lines as yours.

Migsta: cool painting, but the colors and feel of the character remind me too much of Master Chief in Halo.

Wombat: Digging your design, cool looking stuff. I also like that he's interacting with a victim.

Oblio: You've got a great painting style, very artsy and pretty. Though my biggest crit is that he looks more at place at a New Years Eve party with his champange loaded gun. :)

[ikuru]

I had taken bio-mechanical to be a very BROAD subject. Technically, a pace-maker would be defined as bio-mechanical. So I would take the subtle approach as opposed to the overly cyborgish path.

thanx for the feedback dude. I am making some mechanical details only to the over al aearence, hope that will be sort of right.

[Vorace]

Here's mine, I worked on it a little bit during lunchtime.


My fav is Whiteeeeee's !

EDIT : aaah absolutly no time to finish it :(
Wow Whiteeee, that's great! I like a lot your style.

[daestwen]

It's just a sketch (and not in the final pose), but critique is greatly, greatly appreciated.

You can see all my notes on what each part of his gear is supposed to do. His weapon isn't there yet, I think I'll design it separately since I'll be doing another image anyway.

http://www.daestwen.com/gallery_pics/biochemmedic.png

[ACRO]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g313/PARNUN/SKETCH.gif
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g313/PARNUN/YEAH.jpg
quick sketch: not sure if i will keep it or fix this...
going to try more sketches which i will post later

[rodriguez]

Hey folks

heres some sketches
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/6789/thumbs2copyhw7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This guys gonna change a bit
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/9567/chemedic1kf4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Yannertastic]

http://www.kieranyanner.com/sketchbook/chow84_fieldmedic_thumbs.jpg

http://www.kieranyanner.com/sketchbook/chow84_fieldmedic_finalborder.jpg

Heres my take on the Chemical Warfare Field Medic.

Survival suit and air and fluid filtration system. The system is powered by solar power and the expelled body heat of the soldier. A small white phosphorus round machine gun. Assorted medic equipment and a portable zoned air purifier and decontaminate - works within a limit radius. Bionic arm and would most likely be equipped with small charge explosives (backpack).

[Alex Alexandrov]

wow nice one Yanner i really like it

everybody else nice works guys

ok mine :)

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/2230/chow84whiteeeeeeepu9.jpg

[LORD M]

Great topic! This really got my mind going! I'll make mine as soon as I can.

My favo so far is Yannertastic! It looks awesome!

[ikuru]

Yanner And Whiteeeee! DAMN you guys are good!
Qualety bar just got Raised A couple of notches to say the least. damn..

(whiteeee, that got to be the coolest/best rendered one I ever seen from you.)

[ACRO]

yoooooooooooooooooooooooooo ikuru i agree man
ima witness!
this is why i think conceptart.org is the best on the net.....

[wiggum]

Getting closer to completion. C&C welcome as usual.

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[ACRO]

wendigo i like your piece
yourpicis large2; your babys head looks thin. crushed
and its missing the textures
ps love the idea with the baby gives away the kindness of the character


O MAN TODAY THE :happypatriot: :devil: STANDARDS IN THESE CHOWS HAVE BEEN RAISED!

[zenichi]

my take's WIP. thou dont think i'll have time to finish it as i'll be flying off to taipei tomorrow morning. so good luck and i'll be back.... for voting :P

edit:- after posting, the medi-backpack (highly toxic chemicals) seems a bit too high up, unless its not a backpac, but a shoulderpac??? the legs... might as well just copied it from bubblegum crisis! the squatting pose maybe need lot more sketches to make it work.... the mutated civilian... dont look mutated enough....the pin-head look from the acupuncture needles doesn't help either.

new sketch with hopefully an improved pose. but the victim seems a bit odd...

[muleskinner]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z202/dnickoli07/fieldmedic.jpg
I may have bitten off more than I can chew putting this sketch/wip in. Just got inspired to give it a go after seeing the awesome posts in here so far. I wiill try to keep working on this as much as I have time to. Great work everyone.

Updated WIP. No color yet but soon..
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z202/dnickoli07/fieldmedic-1.jpg

[slooie]

Hello all. first CHOW ever. take it ez on me! ... hes got like a interface type screen for a head i was gonna go with gasmask but i figured alot of ppl would... he might even be an android, who knows..

[zenichi]

Supervlieg
i really like the atmosphere, hope you'll retain this atmosphere of death, heavy chemically contaminated air, solitude searching for patients feel when its finish!

i might nick your background... that is, if i got the time and skill level to execute it, cheers！

[wiggum]

Lot of good stuff so far guys!
ACRO, thanks for the crits, I tried to fix the baby's head. I'm going for a more stylized Hellboy type look with this. This character has two huge lights mounted on mechanical arms to help locate survivors and has two other mechanical arms to act as Jaws of Life for victims trapped under debris.
Is there anything else I should do with this before I post it in the final section?

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[gtgauvin]

OK. Pencil WIP. I still haven't entirely hashed out how the armor will fit together; it's a balance between making it believable and getting the thing done on time. Here's to hoping it's biomechanical enough!

http://community.conceptart.org/gallery/I/2005/01/01/30870.jpg

[angelo cordon]

theres some really good ones here tonight!!


heres my wip for the night guys-


best,
spade

[Adi.]

heya all :)
hi min, nice topic!

Oblio Nice, i really like the tripped out colours on your first wip.. but thats probably just me.
Yannertastic Thats just awesome.
whiteeeeeee Nice design and i like the style of rendering.. kewl stuff.

I did some rndm sketching trying to come up with an idea.
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u211/ArtOfAdi/Adi_Chow84_Ideas.jpg

[seba_boi]

^Damn, you planned every single detail ADI.... Kinda like an overprepared chemical warfare field medic.... ;) I mean, er, lookin' good!...

[PowleyMan]

*Update*

[grenogs]

tool nice image you have in the finals, but isnt it supose to be bio mechanicle?

[ikuru]

http://www.ikuru.se/box/Medic.jpg
http://www.ikuru.se/box/ikuru.final.jpg
FINAL:
http://www.ikuru.se/box/ikuru.fieldmedic.jpg

[TOOLED!]

wow, my hat is off whiteeeeeee that is a great piece. great work!

[ikuru]

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/43020000/jpg/_43020651_robot_image203x295.jpg
thought I'd post this, its the real deal, a "Bear look alike" field robot out on the market a few years from now more to read here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6729745.stm).

BTW Crits on My entry would be appreciated. Does the helmet/hat look a bit off? Should I take off the glasses and make a frontal view instead? Does the spiral shape on the gun, brake the consistency of the pattern? throat looks too long? etc.


tooled you need to ad some kind of gun to your final (read the brief pg1)

[rodriguez]

Update

Medics are left out in the field longer than any other soldier and this combined with the chemical exposure has led to mutations its said the soldiers fear the medics more than the enemy
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6374/chemedic3fk3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
he treats wounded soldiers by injecting them with nanobots that repair the wounds

[polydrawer]

great stuff allready in here
http://share.digicomm.be/medicalopp.png
my character, im gonna start coloring it right now ^^

[mr-nick]

i dont enter much, but i had a day off, so I figured why not. Done in acryllic paint (because my cat drenched my tablet in paint filled water), marker, ball point and stuff on paper.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e258/nick-egberts/chemwarfare.jpg

the idea is, that it's a gene altered medic, so that he can filter out most known toxin's and virusses and, even more crucially synthesize anti-viruses and other medication out of his own blood (and the chemicals he imbibes). So his grossly swollen body is a mass of additional glands and organs.

He caries a needler, which can be used to hand out shots, or lauch a ballistic syringe, to reach trapped patients or (when laden with poison) shoot down his enemies. He also features two hardpoints on his "shoulder" which are now equiped with a medical grade multi scanner and a articultated bone saw/mega scalpel

I tried to still give him a soldier's appearance, with the green armour plating and the cig.

whaddaya think? (need to come up with a better back drop)

[carlos talbott]

hi guys am the new guy!! hope you like my work. am working on it some not done yet.

o and theres more where that came from haha.:teeth:

[carlos talbott]

hi guys am the new guy!! hope you like my work. am working on it sow is not done yet.

o and theres more where that came from haha.:teeth:

[eskee]

http://www.eskeestudio.com/pix/medic.jpg

i wish i could have more time to paint this over.

[blackrobin]

chemical warfare field medic
a struggling wip

[Brunob]

There is mine.. i think need the full body.. need details

good work for all in this thread!

[ikuru]

nice bruno you need to show all the way to the knees sort of thing.

[Ness]

<3
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v360/Bunged/chow84medicwip.jpg

[HFix]

my sketch...hope to finish on time :P great topic!

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/HFix/DESignsteponepost1HFix.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/HFix/post3progresshfix.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/HFix/CHOW84_HFix.jpg.jpg

[daestwen]

Updated WIP, critique would be greatly appreciated:

http://www.daestwen.com/gallery_pics/biomediccopy.png

EDIT: Yet another WIP...

http://www.daestwen.com/gallery_pics/biomediccopy2.png

[polydrawer]

i tried to be a little loose and careless with my brushes and this is the result
http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/2628/chowwipyu4.jpg

[ChenZan]

heres my sketches and color comps. At first i went with the girl figure then wasn't really liking what was coming out. I decided to go with a more robotic shape. But after careful consideration and critiques i went back to the original sketch idea. The final is posted in the finals thread.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/chenzan/chemicalwebsketches.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/chenzan/chemical_version2-copy.jpg

[ikuru]

UPDATED all the way back on Page TWO! Go check it out and tell it like it is.

[gtgauvin]

Update on Page 2. Unfortunately, I can't make the deadline: I leave for Japan on Tuesday morning, so I'm packing my computer today. Nevertheless, I like how this one came out, so I'll probably revisit it later for my portfolio's sake.

[prepsage]

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/7022/prepsagechow843tq4.jpg


Though I wish it coulda been this simple....

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/3817/wwiigasbagwo2.jpg

haha.

[grenogs]

prepsage that lower advertisements reminds me of the survival guides in case of nuclear war during the 50's (if an atom bomb strikes, protect yourselves by hiding under a desk or table) lol

[ikuru]

no, no, it's "Duck and Cover!"

[Tom Garden]

Here's mine! Description and final also posted in final burner! :) CRIT PLEASE!
http://tomgarden.co.uk/Webpics/tomgarden_medic_chow84.jpg

[IILooney]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/iilooney/ART/2007/CWM_03copy.jpg

[Mr-Joe]

Oblio I think this one looks much better:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/afantana/cubecast6WIP.jpg

[daestwen]

I've posted my final in the finals thread. I think I'm finally starting to get better at this... ^^;

[Matthew Campbell]

I'm posting this image in here as well as the finals thread in a shameful attempt to get some crits! The composition is fairly weak, as I hadn't originally intended to do a background. I then got carried away, and feel like I may have lost something in the final image...

http://xs218.xs.to/xs218/07341/MATTHEW_CAMPBELL_CHOW_84_CHEM_WARFARE_MEDIC_3.jpg

I also made a process gif, if anyone's interested.

http://xs218.xs.to/xs218/07341/MEDIC_STEP_1.gif

[prepsage]

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/8294/untitled1td3.jpg


Too much empty space to the left methinks. Centered works better imo. This way, the angles of everything lead to the character and don't drift off into empty space.

[Matthew Campbell]

Hey, thanks for the advice - you're right. That really helps the composition, I should have noticed it myself! Now I wish I had painted the car in a slightly different perspective. I was being lazy with the vanishing points, I suppose. It just got to that stage where I couldn't properly 'see' the image. Those other alterations you made to the image are making me think... hmm.

[prepsage]

The vehicle perspective is almost negligible (it's trashed anyway). Other than that, I only adjusted the hue on the character a bit to the red and threw a bit of shadow here and there. Ya went a bit overboard on the highlights :)

You might want to consider darkening the graffiti wall a bit more to balance.

[ikuru]

final posted this thread PG2 and that other thread too.

Yanner dont forget u have to post that cool painting in the "final burner" thread too.

[ACRO]

yo the updates are impressive good work
im kinda pissed i wasnt aroudn this weekend but i will be dropping update later this week


ps:
funny how many people post pics
and expect to get feedback without givin their own critiques!

[prepsage]

Critiques are voluntary and should only be given if there is something constructive to be gleaned from it. Personally, I don't think critiquing prior to "finals" are even necessary given the multitude of changes that go on throughout the design process. Giving someone advice or complimenting them on a WIP is not technically critiquing. But that's probably me being an ass about semantics.

learn how to crit (http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org/GigapaletteGALLERY/websites/ARTiculationFinal/MainPages/ArtCritiquingMain.htm) obviously this is about fine arts, but same theories apply.