C.O.W. - #110: Hyperactive

[Fozzybar]

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For more infos and details about the rules go here:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=110879


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Round #110

Topic:
Hyperactive

Deadline (extended):
Wednesday, 05th March 2008



note: The deadline won't be EXACTLY after a week...it can last up to 24 hours more, i am human and have to work also, you know ;)
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How to post

In this thread you can post all wips, questions, comments etc
However if you are done with your entry, post the final image in the following thread.

THREAD FOR FINAL ENTRIES (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=119432)

READ THE INFO IN THE 1ST POST OF THE FINALS THREAD TO SEE HOW TO POST YOUR FINAL IMAGE!!!

[Fozzybar]

thanx to jhagen22 for the topic idea ;)

ADDITIONAL INFO

1. The hyperactive part must be visible in the image itself or at least in the concept. Write down WHY the creature is hyperactive. Entries without a relation to the word "hyperactive" will be rejected!

2. No individual/character!!! Make a concept of a species!

[Fozzybar]

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...just spicing up the thread :)

inspired?

[corspufo]

ooooooh, cool and tough. I'll have to get in on this one.

[ZebraHDH]

This topic make me happier (or perhaps more hyperactive) than a snake in a sugar cane field! :sungod:

[jhagen22]

Sweet! I was going to try to get back into the cow and lo and behold it's one of my suggestions. Heh, cool. I suppose I better start with this topic. :P

...now I have to come up with an idea.....hmmmm.... :\

[Mr. Perfect]

I'm in.
Been inactive for a while.
I only ever posted for one COW and it was a WIP. :P

Either way, here's my idea. I'm going to be creating a creature whose hyperactivity is based off of feeding on this plant:

Guarana (or Paullinia cupana) is a climbing plant in the Sapindaceae family, native to the Amazon basin and especially common in Brazil. While guarana features large leaves and clusters of flowers, it is best known for its fruit, which is about the size of a coffee berry. Each fruit contains about one seed, which contains approximately three times as much caffeine as coffee beans.

Hope to have a WIP up soon.
BTW, anyone feel like teaching me the basics of computer based image colouring?? I'm completely lost and don't normally get past the pencil and paper stage.

[EdenGotterrCyan]

Can the cretures have robotic features (implants or other technological improvements) ?

[gatling]

Edit: For placeholder

Foaming at the mouth was the first image I got for some reason.

[Mr. Perfect]

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f380/Alelluia_LOCKandLOAD/MONKEYWIP.jpg

1) I started to draw some kind of exotic bird.
2) I made it small and round and spinning around a tree branch. I thought it looked similar to a monkey.
3) I made a small and round monkey flailing arms.
4) Generic vineswinging monkey.
5) Screaming Ape. Probably will become the general idea for my creature.

Any constructive Criticism is welcome and requested!

[Michael Jaecks]

What a nutty topic. All I see in my head is some sort of gaunt vibrating ape with a crazed look on his face and veins pulsing from his temples and muscles.

[retter]

i immediately thought of the creature from those mother ads:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2UaZpsCzR8

should be a fun topic :)

[jhagen22]

Here's the first ideas I have so far...

The first page shows my 2 creature ideas.
The first one is kind of a crazy small furry bundle of energy. He jumps up and spooks animals, people, etc. into dropping any shiny bobbles that they may be carrying (second page sketch shows him spooking a raven). He then collects them and uses them in his next to attract his mate with a manic dance.

The second creature idea is a multi-tailed rattle snake. He basically whips and shakes them around 24/7 screaming "Get the $%&! away from me!!!" in his own little way.

Comments and critiques welcome as I am torn between these 2 guys.

[Benjamen Christ]

Great vid retter

[Lake]

jhagen, your first one looks like the honeycomb character. actually, that's the first thing that came to mind when I read the topic, too.

[jhagen22]

panda - Now that you mention it, he does have that honey comb character look to him. Not sure if I want my character to have such a pop culture feel to him. Maybe I'll think it over some more and come up with something new.

[Nightblue]

I'm trying to shake off the image of the squirrel on coffee from "Hoodwinked" the animated movie :|

Must... move... beyond...

[Sickbrush]

haha, i need more coffee...

[Lege1]

Hyperactive thingy majiggy......

[fughi from yuggoth]

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t21/funghi_from_yuggoth/COW110WIP.jpg
I got the same idea like nearly everybody :D
Maybe I change its genotype, but the phenotype stays similiar in most ways...

FOZ: Is it OK,to create an ape, which is not acutally an ape, but behaves like it and has kind of similar body?

[Fozzybar]

Can the cretures have robotic features (implants or other technological improvements) ?Nope!




FOZ: Is it OK,to create an ape, which is not acutally an ape, but behaves like it and has kind of similar body?Of course it's ok ;)

[Lalilulelo]

jhagen, your first one looks like the honeycomb character. actually, that's the first thing that came to mind when I read the topic, too.

The honey comb monster is a crackhead.

[Arteater]

Great topic, what a challenge

[Psy]

Ok here`s my line art sketch of the concept i have for `Hyperactive`

I think I have a cool little story for this guy too.
Of course if anyone wants to lend a hand and crit, I`d love it.

Good luck to everyone, I hope this gets some creative juices flowing for others.

[EdenGotterrCyan]

Ok here`s my line art sketch of the concept i have for `Hyperactive`

I think I have a cool little story for this guy too.
Of course if anyone wants to lend a hand and crit, I`d love it.

Good luck to everyone, I hope this gets some creative juices flowing for others.

I dont really understand the creture :) It seems it has some sort of "volcano" on its back and its heading towards a vortex :D Maybe if you would explain the concept a lil' i could lend an idea. I'll get back at you if an idea pops. :xpld:

[Psy]

OK, I`m kinda amazed you got that from the sketch, but then again we are at C.A. I should have known someone like yourself would see where I was going.
I hope this is allowed too :?
He is in every sense Hyperactive, he moves so quickly that he travels through hyperspace, living between dimensions. He feeds on the tiniest Quarks, which (whilst digesting cause a hugely powerful reaction within his body) is his fuel. The only time we ever come into contact with him is when he ages,(thats a long time by the way) when Hyperbug slows down he must enter our dimension, before travelling on again. This causes a massive release of energy. Ever heard of spontaneous human combustion???
You guessed it, this guy (the Hyperbug species) is to blame!!
Any ideas poppin eden?

[EdenGotterrCyan]

Psy After what you said i immediatley thought at the Starship Trooper bugs, im thinking that reactor thingie should be located at the creatures rear end and that you need some sort of shield, to withstand the friction caused by the high speed. Also the masive energy burst should accor when the creature starts moving, the legs must be protected or removed, otherwise i think they'll be ripped off at high speeds. To keep it simple, i think you should do a more aerodynamic body (something like a Colibri Hummingbird, thats a hyperactive mofo:D) I'll try and get back at you with something more creative.
An aditional panel with it opening the gate to another dimention would be fine.
Actualy aditional panels would be excelent, depicting it gaining speed after a meal of "quarks:P", gating to another dimension and finaly stoping in a burst of flames and burning a poor unaware humanoid.

[Psy]

HAHAhaha

I actually DID just laughout loud.
The legs I`m gonna keep (I think) coz he spears the Quarks with them(in theory:)
The reason I did it like that is because he`s PERMANENTLY in perpetual motion. He jut slows down a little after a couple of Eons.
Nice ideas Eden, thank you very much, let me ponder a little and get back to you.
I mightn`t have time to get all of the rendering done with the colour scheme I want to use.
(I naturally love the idea of getting in the humanoid)

Thanks again.

[Rist]

i will try to join. have a fe ideas bubbling away.

[phiq]

Joining this one... he he :D

[ZebraHDH]

Ok, I am going to try to do a bird.
Something along the lines of a roadrunner that eats the rare peaberries from coffee plants.
See ya with a wip soon.

[retter]

just a question; does the creature have to be exaggeratedly hyperactive like big eyes, jumping around (ala taz) or can it be more subtle like a shark which is unable to stop moving forward and thus must always be active.

[Richtoon]

Hi Mr Bear (or can I call you Fozzy?)

In the hopes of not getting disqualified again, I have a couple of quick questions. I have a creature design that I have created for this COW but I am in a delimna.

I want to draw it in an extreme hyperactive (movement) state... But I fear that if I make it hyper to the point of visual distortion, I'll get dinged for not being able to see the body... But If I give it a "rested" pose, it is definitively not looking too hyper.

My suggestions/question is this.

Can I...

(A) Have a rested state pose + a written description of the hyperactive part and explain the direct connection to the design

(B) Have a rested state pose+ a hyperactive state version pose + a written description of the hyperactive part and explain the direct connection to the design

Is A grounds for disqualification?

Thanks!

Personal goal: Make it to the poll!

[Mr. Perfect]

Rich, be safe and go with option (B). Even if (A) does not end in disqualification, you will end up with a much better rendition when hyperactive state is included.
Even upon making it into the polls, a picture that includes simply the rested pose of your hyperactive creature will inspire a miniscule number of voters to indulge in your idea.

[scorge]

Richtoon, if I may.....Why not do a creature captured at the height/crescendo of its hyperactivity, but the world around it is blurred/active/moving as a result?. If a camera can do it, why not you? We all have faith in you.

[theFoust]

I had a similar concern.
Such as if my characters legs are the only thing that are moving quickly, do I make them blurred at the risk of not being able to discern them?

Oh, and I'm new here and if I can push myself to do it this will be my first COW. :)

[Lege1]

Wave a tentacle in the air like you just don't care. Where's all the entrys here?
WIP'n it real good with some B&W work on the late night tip.

[Jac.Dunbar]

can there be more than one of the same creature in the image??

my first C.O.W, very exited:)

[Dead Clown]

Hey all,

Dear mister Fozzybar, Is my idea in keeping with the spirit of the COW?

SO in the not at all too distant future man discovers a near by planet with a very similar atmosphere to our own and begins terra-forming and colonization. There are a few native creatures on the planet, the two of interest are the (Yet to be named hyper) and the Roc (not creative but they don't really matter). The Roc's where large 'bird-like' animals that searched the planets surface for large docile animals to feed upon much like an eagle or a hawk. Unfortunately they not only fed on other native animals but the colonists livestock. As humans tend to do, they decided to kill as many Roc's as possible to remove the problem. This is where 'Hyper' (My COW) comes into the equation.

With a body that resamples a frog/insect/humanoid hybrid, its main source of food was the giant Roc's. But Since they're near extermination, the 'hyper' has nearly all but move onto attaching colonists air vehicles (Jets),

The manner in which it achieves this is through the explosive evacuation of super heated waste material combined with a powerful 'jump' from significantly developed legs. With a well timed spring and 'blast' it can jump at amazing speeds and knock or grapple flying objects out of the sky. To land it curls the lower half of its self into a ball and uses its heavily protected top half to 'tumble' through vegetation for a safe landing. Although they seam to have a very high threshold to possible damage received on landing, even from a poorly executed jump.

There is no rest for these beast on the ground though, they must fight to keep they're prize from others in the species that haven't consumed enough to make they're own 'jump'. Often resulting in days of infighting among herds.

I could go on but you get the gist I guess, heres some sketches and a rough mock up. Let me know if this is kosha and I'll continue, or not! :)

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g254/Loaded_Design/cow/HyperSketch.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g254/Loaded_Design/cow/HyperScan.jpg

[Dead Clown]

Oh I forgot to mention that its lower half swells to to the point of near bursting under the pressure of its super heated waste, much like a frog fills its 'voice box' area thinga :P

[ZebraHDH]

I had no time to get in another wip and i am spent for the beginning of the week now. ugh i never have time. anyway this is my final unless by one of the gods grants me the time to make some adjustments.

[Aram]

This is my first idea and my first post here too.
Please tell me what you think.

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj193/Aram_ZV/humrogs-2.jpg

[Fozzybar]

Hi Mr Bear (or can I call you Fozzy?)

Dear mister Fozzybar...
Stop starting posts like a love letter, guys :D


Richtoon
THe best version is B, if it's too much work go for A, and concerning this matter...TO ALL
The worst idea is making an artwork where the creature design can't be seen because of blur and movement filters/effects. The creature must be readable in shape, anatomy and design.

Dead Clown
I guess it's ok, as long as the frogs shell parts are not mechanical. And try to flesh out the hyperactive part. The story is nice, but the hyperactive part seems weak.

[Fozzybar]

can there be more than one of the same creature in the image??Of course it can ;)

[Ramitxon]

Hi, lot's of time I don't appear around, but this time I must join, great idea, reminds me of my daughter.

Ok, here is a quick concept. It's about a planet where human colonists find some lovably creatures and adopt them as perfect pets, not knowing their behavior, specially the males on mating season. They have the ability to alter their time movement ten times faster as an evolutionary method to reach as many females as possible in a short period of time. So the humans start to see them jumping around in a blur of legs and tails unable to stop their mating frenzy while for them everything in their surroundings is incredibly slow and boring.

Here is pencil sketch, tell me what you think please.

[Einen]

Oh crud, that's basically the same concept I'm working on, Ramitxon. I'll see if I can whip up something different. :)

Liking your sketch though!

[Lewis]

the sketch looks great Ramitxon

are you gonna draw/paint the blur of legs and tails aswell in a further phase? Would be funny and awesome :)

[Ramitxon]

Oh crud, that's basically the same concept I'm working on, Ramitxon. I'll see if I can whip up something different. :)

Liking your sketch though!

Sorry Einen, in fact is my first idea, i'll try to develop it a bit more.

I think I'll represent the movement of my creature not maybe as a blur of legs, although that's not discarded yet, but as painting on the background lots of stains and marks of hands and fingertips on screens and walls as clues of the havoc the creature makes on its frenzy.

[Nexus]

Heh, Ramitxon. Your design reminds of these red/orange puppets from the movie Labyrinth called the Fire gang. Don't know if anyone else remembers that movie or not.

[Ramitxon]

Heh, Ramitxon. Your design reminds of these red/orange puppets from the movie Labyrinth called the Fire gang. Don't know if anyone else remembers that movie or not.

Hey, good memory!. Love that movie. Wasn't thinkin on it though, I intend my creature to be somewhat bluish.

Btw your concept looks great, reminds me of a strange zombie bunny.

[Ethion]

*watches this topic since its opened* Wow you all have such great ideas :) I think I'll watch tis regulary....cause I want to see more steps and the finished versions of these ideas :)
It makes fun to watch you, guys ;)

[Richtoon]

[QUOTE=Fozzybar;1666831]Stop starting posts like a love letter, guys :D

Richtoon
The worst idea is making an artwork where the creature design can't be seen because of blur and movement filters/effects. The creature must be readable in shape, anatomy and design.

Hi Fozzybar

Crap!! I am desitined to screw this up everytime! I have 2 separate drawings on one canvas:
One... the calm/relaxed pose... and the other... I did a shaking pose (like a dog shaking water off of its body... By using a radial Blur on different body parts).... Does this mean I'm already on the wrong track?

Richtoon AKA the Disqualifiee-Proned

[Fozzybar]

If you have at least one image, where the creature is large enough to see all details, shape, anatomy and design you're fine ;)

[Richtoon]

Thanks, Foz!!

Another quick question.... Is there a maximum Pixel width I can go to? I am going to have a similar letterbox fomat and want to ensure that my creature pixel count is a s high as can be tolerated.
Thanks

[lord_regenschirm]

Hahaha ... LMAO about the facial expression of your freaky bird-like in the lower left corner of your sketch Ramitxon ... Reminds me of Donald Duck's "Clown of the jungle" ... xD

EDIT: Found it on YouTube ... I recommend everyone participating here to have a look ... it's just great ...! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0rBeoOiV1c

[EdenGotterrCyan]

my hiperactiv creature :))
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/edengotterrcyan/Untitled-1_resize.jpg

[LaVaCaT!]

Been watching from the shadows fro a while now... so this is my first COW. I'm... both nervous and excited. But the topic is so awesome. :3

So here's the basic concept sketches for my creature. He's a multi-limbed plant amphibian with his own light source (the little diddlibobs on his body). In constant photosynthesis, he has a never ending supply of energy... this little guy just can't sit still! I'm probably going to take the second image of him leaping towards a ladybug and running with that one for my final. Adding the rest of his body in and such.

Just gotta perfect the "OMGWEEEE!!" expression first... haha. :D

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k100/moltenglowstick/001_hyperactive1.jpg http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k100/moltenglowstick/008_hyperactive2.jpg

[jhagen22]

Okay, I decided to redo my character idea and I have to say that I like this one more than the other 2 possibilities I had.

This guy is a crazy type of woodpecker. He and his buddies travel in enormous flocks and search for food (they're like locusts in a way). As soon as they find a forest, they dive bomb it and shred the trees looking for food. They are voracious eaters. They are known to not stop looking for food until and and all trees in the area are deforested.
They will peck away until they are out of trees, until they peck so hard that their plumage is vibrated off, or are dead.

(I'll try to make the official description more thought out and worded better)

Comments and critiques welcome

[Lander]

Ramon: Sweet design! It's been a long time since the Creature painting class. :)

[Ramitxon]

Nice to see you too Lander, I've been out of order for some time, but this COW is the best way to keep the juices flowing.

[Richtoon]

Hey Scorge!
That's a really good idea. I might use that on a follow up COW if it requires such a shot... I'm doing a play on how the camera is having trouble capturing this creature like the supposed "Flying Rods".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amnNgXRK_vo&feature=related




Richtoon, if I may.....Why not do a creature captured at the height/crescendo of its hyperactivity, but the world around it is blurred/active/moving as a result?. If a camera can do it, why not you? We all have faith in you.

[phiq]

Ah yes, well, this would be my first COW. Here's my creature, currently in the primordial soup stage ;)

[Ramitxon]

Ok, here is some WIP. I'll put something on the background to define some kind of room to place the stains.

[jhagen22]

fugghi from yuggoth - a multi-limbed ape or monkey eh? sounds good to me :) Could look really cool when fleshed out.

Psy - I like the idea you have of making your creature really 'hyperactive'.

Lege1 - a many tentacled creature walking on the side of a building is a cool visual

Dead Clown - 'super-heated waste'! Ha! Awesome

ZebraHDH - Good outline of a creature so far. Is he going to look like an ancient reptilian bird? or something different?

Aram - So far so good. Looks like a muscly humanoid frog. Maybe have a shot of him running/hopping?

Ramitxon - That's a great sketch you have there! Great movement - looks like a frame from a great animation. Looking forward to seeing where you take it.

Nexus - Good idea with the swarm. A swarm of crazy insects can definitely come across as 'hyperactive!' Can't wait to see it colored as both the plant and the critter could be nice and bright.

EdenGotterrCyan - Good sketch so far. I'd need to hear more about it to get a better idea of what's going on with those 2

LaVaCaT - Great concept behind your critter to keep him energized!

phix - Very alien, very mean lookin'. Are those some sort of jets on his back?

[jhagen22]

Ramitxon - I love the beginning of your painting stage! This one is gonna look great when finished. Lotta fun!

[phiq]

jhagen22 Bio Weapons mate! ;)

[LaVaCaT!]

Ramitxon, I absolutely love the way yours is coming out. The handprints in the background.... what an awesome addition! Can't wait to see it when it's done. :D

[Mr Man]

Heres my entry so far. Might tweak a few things here and there later on.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/mrswoman/Hyperactivecreature.jpg

[gatling]

Dear Fozz & Friends,

Work is crazy. Sorry no preview because I havent even started yet! *faint*. Gonna see what I can do in these 2 days. :S

Urs troolee;
kel

xoxoxteeheelolz< 3

[Benjamen Christ]

Maybe after a pound of blow..........

[Danndemonium]

Good point christ, that would make a great concept disign! Now go show that pile o' blow that you don't take no rip-snortin' snow cap type of back-ally business.

Interesting concept, good luck all.

[Mike Corriero]

Cool sketches Nexus

Ramitxon - looking good so far man

[Nexus]

Thanks Mike. Unfortunately after trying to paint the greyscale and looking at it more and more, I'm not happy with the design anymore. It's not interesting enough and I think it just doesn't exemplify the topic like Ramixton's does. It could be much more energetic. Back to the drawing board, time to hit it from the thumbnails again.

[smoscar]

http://www.geocities.com/jimmyextrememx/hyper.jpg

nice one Ramitxon

[Ramitxon]

I'm finishing. Glad you like it guys, some crits would be welcome, I know I'm a bit boring with so many updates.
Nice Sketches Mr Man and LaVaCaT!

[jhagen22]

Mr. Man - I like him. He looks like a demonic chihuahua

smoscar - Looks insane so it's a good start :) Is his head whipping back and forth? - wondering if that's his ears I'm seeing moving left and right on his head.

Ramitxon - Really beautiful painting you've got going on there. My crits would be that - you had mentioned that you might show the room that they're in so I'm kinda eager to see it. Also, the creature's middle legs look odd now. On the rough, they looked like part of his body, now they look like they're not really a part of him.

[jhagen22]

Nexus - I really like the thumbs you have here. Each one's got its own personality. I agree with your thoughts behind them. 9 would be fun to paint with the crystals. But I have to say that 11 is my favorite what look like bio-wheels on it. That would be very cool to see fleshed out.

[Michael Jaecks]

Nexus: I vote for number 11 as well. Can an animal have a free rotating axle as a part of it's body? Does that happen in nature? Ah. Who cares. Go for it; it's cool.

This is my WIP. It's sort of a combination of a sea monkey and a hamster in a hamster ball. It doesn't look very kinetic right now and I may have to include a little schematic at the bottom to demonstrate the way it sommersaults around in it's egg.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a379/neorepto/Hamsterballhyperactive4b.jpg

[Nexus]

Yea, agreed Michael Jaeks. I have no clue how the little wheely bits would work. Unless, the wheel parts are stationary and the little hooks rotate around...kinda like a chainsaw. That would be possible I think, kinda like the way those little hairs rotate around an amoebas body. I like your hamster ball idea and thus far the rendering on this one is very good.

[scorge]

Alright, I'm in. Wasn't even going to do this one.....but you know how addiction can be.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/scorge40/initial.jpg
MJ: Hamster Ball? Awesome. Awe-Capital-SOME. I remember my brother's rodent running around in one of those things and he always ended up going down the stairs. Never laughed so hard in my life. Until he threw the cat down there to make sure he would land on his feet. Actually got some Polaroids of that one. Anyway Jaecks, great idea. Looking forward to the finally.
P.S. Love the underwater wheat. Soggy oatmeal anyone?
Nexus: Boy, you've really got those thumbs down to a fine science. I'm pretty sure 50% of the cow'ers in 109 used your recipe. Fantastic ideations my friend. Whatever happened to your snapper? Good to see you.
Ramitxon: IMHO....Don't call it quits. You've rolled the snowball, don't stop it before it gets where you've thrown it! This will definitely win as long as you finish. Too many rough spots and too much emphasis on the scenario. Especially the dude drinking the Cafe. Work on the creature some more and you've got it in the bag.

[Pish Posh]

I'm going to try to finally do one of these till the end. When I saw "Hyperactive" my mind kept going to "speed" and "quickness" so it shows in my WIP. Anyway here's my creature I imagine always going and never stopping. It moves like a cuddlefish, but on land with spikes for feet.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/oaktownmonkey/HyperactiveWIP.jpg

By the way, I love your piece Ramixton, nice work!!

[phiq]

Okay, here's the second WIP of my little creature. Getting the base colours down as well as a whole lot of other niggly things. Has progressed to the "crawling out of the sea" evolutionary stage ;)

[Nexus]

Scorge. Thanks man. Yea, it sure helps. I mean I've known that concept artists use thumbnails to help with their designs for years but I guess I was too stubborn to try something new until now. Don't grow unless your willing to place the pride aside. Number 109 is being worked on still. I switch in between that and one of the much earlier C.O.W.'s since I'm trying to do a design for all 110. I had issues with the background on 109 and ended up having to restart quite a few times and then they increased my hours at work. Unfortunately being an adult sucks like that sometimes. I'd rather do C.O.W. all day if I could but it doesn't pay the bills. I like the energy in your piece so far...the way the hair is flowing around his form and the manic expression on his face. Also, Is he stealing a toaster? What's that in his hand? Good work thus far.

[Lander]

Michael Jaecks: look at that. Very cool shit. Makes me think of both Alien and Abe from odd world. Maybe if it's pushing it's right arm/shoulder forward that you would se some of it's left shoulder over it's back since it's holding it towards the back.

[jhagen22]

Here's my in progress of the color stage. Long way to go, but it's turning out pretty good.

[jhagen22]

Michael Jaecks - Really nice so far. I love the bubble around the creature! Hamster ball? Ha! Cool.

scorge - Cool beefy guy so far. I noticed that so far some of his fur is lying flat on him. Maybe make more whipping away? Also, what's in his hand?

pish posh - I like the design you have going there. Looks like he could really zip along either in the air or underwater.

[scorge]

Nexus, JHagen: Thanks guys! He's supposed to have just stolen a case of sugar packets. Not sure if it will stick or not.

[Nexus]

Ok, so I went in and fleshed out my three favorite thumbnails into some linework. I figured expanding on them might help me decide on which design I should go with.

Unfortunately, I still can't decide between the 3 designs. I like all three of them equally. I have concepts pertaining to the hyperactive aspect for each one. So at this point its just which design is coolest I suppose. Any thoughts?

[fughi from yuggoth]

Nice work peeps!I cannot participate,because the proper ideas seen to appear otherwise,my last sketch was a sloth,moving like a gibbon,but with its feet.looks quite nice,but it was still a sloth :(
tried sumthin with dragonflies and stuff,and other genotypes for gibbon like movement,but nothing to be confident with.
Phix:your work remind me of that picture,I dunno if u had already seen it.

http://http://www.templeofdagon.com/artwork/toren-macbin-atkinson/Cthulhu.jpg
http://www.templeofdagon.com/artwork/toren-macbin-atkinson/Cthulhu.jpg

[Michael Jaecks]

Lander: thanks man! We'll see about the shoulder. I kinda thought the same thing, but also, you're sort of looking up at the creature, which would block some of what you discussed I think. Well, it's easy to change as I go.

Nexus: They're all nice designs, but it's the third, wheeled one that really transmits the 'hyperactive' idea most clearly. Although you can explain the hyperactivity of all three, the third one that really needs no explanation, which imo makes it the strongest for the topic. The horns on the wheels really make it look like it would tear up the track like a monster truck. High octane style.

[Nexus]

Michael, fair enough. Thanks for the input. You're right I believe. Actually, I'm working up a greyscale for all three at the same time. Practicing splitting my attention amongst projects and time management. But I'm leaning toward that one also.

[Brat]

First time I'm trying this out. Here's a quick sketch and quick coloring of what my creature will be.

[Mike Corriero]

My final, I'll upload it in the finished thread when I write up the description tomorrow some time. This was fun and challenging..(I was originally gonna do various other shots of different emotions and motions along with this main image) not sure I would have had the time. We'll see..
http://pratt.edu/~mcorrier/Art/Hypo_Capriate.jpg

[odin's fury]

Hey everybody,

I've been a long-time lurker on these boards, and I figured it was about time I tried my hand at something.

Here's my WIP:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e93/odinsfury/conceptart/hyperactiveWIP.jpg

The idea is that those green patches on his back are photo-sythetic, and helps him create hyper-oxygenated blood. Then he can use it for a huge burst of speed to glide across huge canyons in his environment and suck up insects flying around him.

All comments/critiques appreciated! Not only my first post, but also my first real attempt at rendering in painter.

[scorge]

Mike, You are a ccreative nut. And I'm talking big ol' walnut, covered in a cookie coating and smothered in chocolate then loaded with sprinkles. Sprinkles of what, I don't know, but I wouldn't mind having some dumped on me. That's actually a compliment. (Sometimes I say/type things the wrong way). You whipped this one out pretty quick. Insanity and hyperactivity might be an understatement for this guy. I feel like I'd have to wear shin guards when he's around and avoid his gaze at the same time. Very basiliskey.
Crit: I was working on something similar to your Hypo Capriate in terms of anatomy, with the shoulder and hip joints close to each other, but I ran into the problem of how would one move past the other? I kind of see that issue here, especially when comparing his left side to his right. That is it in a nutshell, bad pun intended. Please feel free to raze my "cracked out sloth on meth" to the ground.(Page 3) Or just give me some really great advice on what the hell I'm doing wrong in the most polite way possible. Thanks. You're the man.
Michael Jaecks: This guy looks great and the concept is killer. I'm not sure I've mentioned it before, but your technique of starting out dark then moving to light really intrigues me. I know that's how Ryan Church works and a couple of other greats as well but I've tried it, failed, and now doing the opposite keep getting results that are way too light even when I attempt to darken things up. Photoshop's image adjustment has become my godsend for correcting the problem, but I'd much rather get it right way before I have to resort to what the computer can do for me. I used to work heavily with the silhouette and dark shapes the way you do, but I always ended up losing my design somewhere in the process and ending up with a mess. Any ideas as to the middle ground? Also, I'm sure you've mentioned this before, but do you prefer to work in PS all the way through?
Great, there goes my dumb question quota for the year.:rendered:

Some great ideas going around in here by the way.
Nexus: Wheels! Do it! Your line drawings are mucho impressive.

[Michael Jaecks]

Scorge: Thanks man. Yah, dark to light... I'm not sure why I decided that works the best for me, but I feel like it does. In a way, because you're ultimately painting with light, it lets one sort of mass the shadows and put the details in the lit areas more naturally. Does that make sense? The dark parts ultimately get less brushwork... so it stays simple. Most of the painting activity happens in defining the lit areas.

Of course, its all relative. I certainly have to go back in and detail or darken some of the shadows too.

I've also really tried to be a better manager of the layers... keeping stuff separated so I can adjust levels as I go and manage what pops and what recedes with more precision. For this one there were quite a few till I started coloring... there was one for the plants, the front of the egg, the creature, the back of the egg (so I could tweak transparency as I went along) and then one last layer for the background.

Oh one more thing I can think of... I've really tried to become a stickler for making a decent line drawing at the beginning and sticking to it as much as possible. When I try to figure out anatomical stuff and details as I paint, it becomes a real mess in my opinion. I used to have this tendency to want to render right away... I used to tell myself "oh... the hands and feet... I'll figure those out as I paint." That just doesn't work (for me)...I spend a lot less time trying to figure stuff out if I do a better drawing at the beginning.

Anyway... a lot of these tips probably sound old school... but that's probably because they work for a lot of people. ;) Hope some of it helps.

[Joey-b]

MJ

Wise words.. and all of it is true.. i always tend to change the whole thing while workin on it.. and well.. at the end.. looks like crap

trying to stick more to my sketches to lately, and im not using any layers for the painting cause i tend to make it even more static than i ussually do, also when i use layers.. i forget to change layers while painting .. wich makes even more mess haha,

i got 3 layers now..

Drawing, Colors, Extra highlights
but well we all work on our own ways dont we..

ow and nice entry so far, love how u rendered the bubble

[phiq]

fughi from yuggoth - Can't see that pic for some reason... also have not really been a H.P Lovecraft fan, so I probably haven't seen that pic.

[Richtoon]

I just posted my final.... gulp!!

[Ramitxon]

Ok, here's my final. Not a lot of changes, I could have go on days and days, but I have to work and at the end this is about creature design not only about painting skills.

I found the background maybe too distracting so finally I didn't introduce any kind of environment or room.

Maybe you find the creature not bizarre enough but the concept talked to me more about its behavior, and that's tricky to depict.

jhagen22: thanks about the legs, hope I had fixed it.

As soon as I post it on finals and put the text I'll comment on yours gentlemen.

[Ramitxon]

Michael Jaecks: Looks great, and superbly rendered, only a minor question, when it starts moving, of course hyperactively, it seems that sooner or later its tail will be twisted until ripped off unless its way of moving is by bouncing iside the egg.

Mike: Cool, I wouldnt want to be in the same room. It looks insane enough to turn me hyperactive.

odin's fury: It could help maybe to indicate that those bursts of speed would be in random directions to be closer to the concept. If it only goes in one direction the conpt could be hyperfast. I know I'm being a bit dumb.

Pish Posh: Don't forget to add lots of water or sand going in every direction.

scorge: If you show your creature in some more poses and still keep that deranged expression, you'll have it.

Nexus: Your design with the weels really rocks, if you could indicate an ability to change direction suddenly you'll have a winner.

[EdenGotterrCyan]

nice one Mike interesting design

Ramitxon - i like the look of it :)

Michael Jaecks - cool stuff, really beautifull

Scorge - its a crossbreed between a monkey and a werewolf :D, looks good

Nexus - i love your thumbnails

Mr man - cute puppy

Phix - looks like something out of digimon :)

I'm really sorry but it looks like i won't be able to finish this one, it requires too much work and my job wont allow it. :( :frustrated: >:{

[blobs]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a379/neorepto/Hamsterballhyperactive4b.jpg
I flippin' love this concept Michael! But I do worry his tail will be ripped off as the egg sac rolls.. maybe that's part of the hyperactivity though? Looking forward to your explanation :)

I'll be watching the progress of all of these, but no taking part this week sadly.
Enjoy it everyone :)

[Michael Jaecks]

Hehehehehe...I love that you guys are worried about his tail. Don't worry, he'll be okay. :)

We might be back to the question of whether or not a creature in nature can have something like an axle. But I think Ramitxon is correct, there is some bouncing involved. And somersaulting. And a-rockin' and a-rolling.

Proud Mary keep on burnin'

rollin'
rollin'
rollin down the river....

;)

[theFoust]

Oh my, so many good paintings here. *freaks out*
Well, here's my WIP so far. I hope I get it done in time!
*freaks out a second time*

http://ninnymuffin.googlepages.com/hypersketchPOST.jpg

I'll definitely be working on smoothing things out, especially that environment, heheh. The description should help, too. (It leaps up the cliff-sides of an all-cliff environment...I think)

*crosses fingers for fairly successful first C.O.W.*

[Richtoon]

Hey everyone,

Can you let me know if this okay for a final submission -in terms of meeting all of the requirements?

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg89/Richtoon/Hyperbugshaken.jpg

I've added it to the Finals Only section but I understand that there is still time to make minor adjustments.

My biggest concern is the "Not too big, not too small" image size thing.

BTW Everyone's work here is very inspirational. I am learning so much with each passing week!

Thanks for your time in advance

[Mike Corriero]

Scorge@- Thanks man, I appreciate both the crit and the compliments. I may try to spend a bit more time on this..I think I wasn't paying attention to the deadline and thought it said the 3rd not the 5th.. O_o

Ramitxon@- Thanks ;)

EdenGotterrCyan@- Thanks..was looking for an interesting running stride, kinda nervous and wide eyes expression to give him a hyper characterization in his emotion. Hyperactive is hard to do in a single illustration which is why Crazy, Nervous, Wide Eyed, Motion all play into trying to achieve this..which I personally don't think I did too well. It's why I want to try and add some additional little clips of extra poses/emotions to just push the action of "Hyperactive" further. Just not sure if I'll get around to it.

I switched up how I work for this one, starting with a silhouetted thumbnail list, then taking one thumbnail further, overlaying color and for the most part using a custom chalk brush.

[Mike Corriero]

Richtoon, if you wanna show your image bigger. I'd suggest taking the action variation with the circular blur effect and putting that below the original. Then you could probably make the width around 900 to 1000 pixels and the length wouldn't be as bothersome, if you say extended the size as is now and made the horizontal canvas like 1800 pixels which would be a scrolling pain.

[Richtoon]

Thanks, Mike!!! I'll make the change immediately!
Richtoon
Great work BTW!

[Lander]

Look at you all! Creatures are taking Hyperactive shape all over the world.
I don't have any warm feeling about my wip so far. The idea is to paint something very static yet hyperactive. This darling is a fly eater and since it can't move it's head enough it has slots all over the head to be able to extend it's tongue in all directions. And did I say he's fast?

...... I know it's soooo weak....


No worries. I won't have the time to paint it anyways :)

[ATAnderson]

I'm in on this one guys. This was a really tough brief for me, but then nobody said COW was easy. Well done to everyone who's taking part.

Will give crits in the poll.

ATA

[Ramitxon]

Hey ATAnderson, I've just seen your final. Your creature design looks fantastic, colourful and greatly rendered.

[ZebraHDH]

Jesus ATAnderson, that thing is magnificent.

[retter]

Jesus ATAnderson, that thing is magnificent.
you took the words right out of my mou.... fingers.

[Lander]

I guess you really want to win this round :). Sweet J AT Nice work.

[Mike Corriero]

ATAnderson- Very Nice! man, you've got my Vote thus far.. love the expression. The little combination of Insect/reptilian mammal anatomy is cool. I forget the name of the Lizards with the frilled necks.. good stuff. Nice colors too, very vibrant which help to show the wild hyper attitude. ;)

[Mike Corriero]

Fozzy,
I'm sure this was brought up before but I've been talking to a number of people and well... can we Please, have Multiple Voting for C.O.W. from now on? lol

The number of times people say they wish they could vote for more than one because of how hard it is would just make it easier, and it'd be fun to see how it would affect the voting stats that way. At least for one week, and if it doesn't work out well, you can always go back to how it is now.

Anyone else want Multiple Voting?

[JakkaS]

Hi guys...

Just posted my final: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1673963&postcount=11
I know the creature is simple and design isn't too creative, but maybe idea and inspiration will be obvious ...and funny hehe :)

Cool entries btw, I will try drop some comments and crits in the voting thread :)

Cheers
Kuba

[Michael Jaecks]

Multiple votes: Fozz'll never go for it. I got soundly chastised the last time I asked for it. :)

[ikuru]

what a gr8 topic this was/is fozz!

[Mike Corriero]

Multiple votes: Fozz'll never go for it. I got soundly chastised the last time I asked for it. :)
I'll have to smack Fozzy..... where he likes to be smacked ;) lol
Bleh..multiple voting would be fun but anyway,
Updated my piece with some details as well as added the description today, I think I'll be calling it Finito. Jakkas, you've got a very strange and fun imagination lol, tennis ball creature haha... good idea for fast motion.

Here's the update
Scorge..I switched up where the arm socket extends based on your advice. I still want to have that tight-short body feeling but thank you for the critique man. ;) I also added more details, simplified other areas and added some motion blur effects here and there..Some of these updates were based on feedback from my prior piece from some other members: Fooxoo Thanks
I left the original a few post back just so you can compare.

http://pratt.edu/~mcorrier/Art/Hypo-Capriate.jpg

Artist: MikeCorriero

Concept: Hypo Capriate
The Hypo Capriate Species are small and excessively excited and nervous. Because of their small size they have a quick heart beat and their nervous system works in overtime, their constantly on alert mode running all over the place, left right, side to side, circles, up hill, down hill..they even try to run up trees some times though they often just fall and start running again haha.
Hypo Capriates use a unique quadruped/biped skeletal and muscular system that allows them to produce a very long stride for such a small creature. When they do slow down which isn't that often, only in times of sleep which is done standing up and only for 5 minutes twice a day, they stand on their two legs and the arms stretch in a backward state. They are vegetarians though they chase and eat their food as if it were alive because they don't like to sit around in one spot for too long. So they will run by and snatch a piece of a leaf and chew it on the GO...
They shit while running and they copulate with the male on the larger females back while she runs at an accelerated speed which works up the hormones. This is a sort of foreplay for the Hypo Capriates, they are hyperactive both day and night which helps keep their species alive even though they are small harmless critters that would ordinarily be prone to attack by most predators.

[draconas]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/images/ca_icons/bulb.gif http://www.conceptart.org/forums/images/ca_smilies/normal/anj_talk.gifPsy you could have your quark eater's legs covered in gluons which would attract and latch onto quarks and it would then lick the quarks of with a long sticky tongue
Nexus you could have the wheel creatures' wheels be either separate objects like a case that would slowly release eggs for the female and sperm for the male which would be how they would reproduce and appendages would be inserted into the cases so it could pull itself along with the arms while growing more wheels on it's back. Or you could make the crystal creature covered in crystal armor that it could alter the friction of not only allowing it to move at high speed but run and move on water and any other surface at any angle.

[Nexus]

Mmm, not a bad idea at all Draconas. Actually thought, what I've come up with isn't technically like your typical wheel/axel system. Attached to the wheels are corded dense muscles that act somewhat like an axel. However the wheels dont spin completely around. The muscles rotate to a large degree like winding up a rubberband. Then once they have bound up to the maximum they are released and it sends the lil' orb critter launching forward at breakneck speeds. Of course this results in the muscles binding up the opposite way and so it goes shooting off in another direction once it comes to a halt. It really only uses its arms to lift itself up enough so that it can rotate its axel muscles without getting resistance from the ground getting caught on its wheel spikes. Never sure which direction it's going in. Figured that was pretty hyperactive.

[Mike Corriero]

Scorge@- I think you asked for a crit..in a polite Manner ;) so instead of a crit, I hope a paint over will help show you some stuff you can do to perhaps improve the work. I left the tree rough still but here is a quick break down of some things in the paint over:
Overall adjustment with the values
Refining the form with some reflective lighting
Adjusting some anatomy of the arms
Scratching the idea of whatever he was holding
Adjusting some colors
Providing more Character and emotion in the face, taking away the evil looking element to give him a more bright eyed hyper look.
Some motion blur using the spiral blur effect
A light background to help contrast/compliment the creatures colors
Some patterns of color in the fur tones and adjustments of the lighting on the head, legs and arms.
Refining of the form of the face/mouth region.

Hope this helps. This is just how "I would adjust things" personally. So take it as a personal opinion, not necessarily the right way to improve it....

[scorge]

Damn Mike, that looks 100% better than mine.
Officially one of the best crits ever.
Now the trick is to look at what you've done Mike, and try not to do it myself.:xpld: :teeth:
I'm really going to try and get it done now. Thanks a lot Bro!

[Mike Corriero]

No problem man, You're welcome..glad I could help.

[scorge]

Update. Damn I stay up too late.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/scorge40/initial-1.jpg
Let me know if I'm spammin' Foz

[Fozzybar]

Fozzy,
I'm sure this was brought up before but I've been talking to a number of people and well... can we Please, have Multiple Voting for C.O.W. from now on? lol

The number of times people say they wish they could vote for more than one because of how hard it is would just make it easier, and it'd be fun to see how it would affect the voting stats that way. At least for one week, and if it doesn't work out well, you can always go back to how it is now.

Anyone else want Multiple Voting?Me not :D

No, seriously, i think multiple votes is for people who can't decide or want to make it too easy for themselves. I want a clear winner. When we vote in politics we can't vote for 2 parties, can we?

Also if i vote for 3 artists, are they all REALLY equally good? Isn't one maybe 100% and the other 99%?

It's like the old question "which book would you take on an abandoned island", choose only one, which you will read there and don't take the library.

I think if there is only one option to choose from, people generally think more about their choice.

There can only be one :perv:

[theFoust]

I just posted my final. :\
I THINK I may be a little late, heheh.
Hooray for staying up all night to complete a painting that looks half as good as something a professional could probably do in 4 hours! :D

[Michael Jaecks]

Nexus: The creature looks good, but the grass is sort of blocking his motion. Plus it looks sort of out of perspective. I feel like I am ground level looking up at the grass but down on the creature.

Personally, if there was minimal background with a bit of the kicked up dirt to sell the spinning wheels, I think it would work.

[Nexus]

Hrmm, damn I believe you are correct MJ. Well that's kind of a pain because for whatever reason I condensed the flying dirt and grass layer into one layer. Oh well I can always throw more dirt in there. But yes I felt that the grass stopped it to. I think I went along with it because the creatures markings made me think of Africa and the plains there. Switching it now to a dirty, rocky foreground.

[notorious white moth]

the creature looks great, Nexus--although blurring the wheels a little might help reinforce the illusion of movement

[Nexus]

Of course, Notorious. Or at least some part of the image will be blurred. Still working on resolving values at this point and the background. Things like blurs I'll leave to the end.

[O!W]

Hey guys! here's my entry for the COW. Let me know what you guys think. Here's my story for the creature:

Mostly resides on sugar cane fields, the Hyeprialissiks are part of the Squamata (snakes, lizards etc.) Reptile family. These creatures are "addicted" to sugar and uses their short yet sharp teeth to grind the sugar cane. Once they have their fill of sugar, they enter this state of "trance" or hyperactivity called sugar rush. They leap and during mid-air, they coil themselves (much like a centipede does), allowing them to take form of a ball, and bounces in any direction. The armor that protects them is made of a rubber type of material, allowing them to bounce around the field. Also, they are capable of releasing poison through their back once they are in sugar rush. It is best to avoid these little creatures as they bounce around.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x48/thelyingprophet/hyperactivecopy.jpg

[Mike Corriero]

Me not :D
No, seriously, i think multiple votes is for people who can't decide or want to make it too easy for themselves. I want a clear winner. When we vote in politics we can't vote for 2 parties, can we?
Also if i vote for 3 artists, are they all REALLY equally good? Isn't one maybe 100% and the other 99%?
It's like the old question "which book would you take on an abandoned island", choose only one, which you will read there and don't take the library.
I think if there is only one option to choose from, people generally think more about their choice.
There can only be one :perv:

Fozzy.. you Muppet :canadian: haha ;)
Yea I understand what you're saying and I do agree.. I just think that trying it for one week wouldn't hurt. Especially if we took a poll (not sure if this was done already) and let the contributors of C.O.W. vote on whether or not they would want "Single" voting or "Multiple" voting. But yes I completely understand what you're getting at, about the fact that there can only be one winner so then you should really only vote for the #01 entry that "you" think is the "best".
What I think would be interesting though is the fact that some times there is an entry where people always say they would have voted for it as their second choice and more often than not..that person would probably have gained more votes from those secondary choices than the person who ends up winning. So then it makes you wonder what would really be considered the number 1 Entry if in general "more people" think "that other" image deserves a vote than the number of people choosing 1 winner... (that sounds confusing but I hope it makes some sense). ;)

Anyone else get what I'm trying to say? haha

[jhagen22]

The entries on this cow are blowing me away! Great stuff. I'll try to critique in detail a little later. Right now I'm trying to finish mine before the deadline. :\

[theFoust]

Hmm, I just looked at the older C.O.W.s and saw that my creature for #110 is perhaps too similar to #86. Oh well, I'm sticking to it. :P

[Nexus]

Alright, I think this is it. I'm taking it to final. Any suggestions I'll take and apply then resubmit if the poll is open. If not, I'm done because my brain hurts and I've been looking at this too long to tell what's good and what's not anymore.

[notorious white moth]

looks awesome, Nexus--love the color scheme

[jhagen22]

Just posted my final. Man am I tired. It's tough to do one of these while doing a job. Mine turned out pretty good. I would have liked to have fiddled more with the environment, but the creature turned out well I think.

[scorge]

Well, not gonna make it this time guys. Fur and my limited time this week is a total bitch. Anyway, thanks to everyone who helped me out and I promise I'll finish it soon regardless. Good luck to everyone!:teeth:

[Fozzybar]

MikeCorriero
Hey, Mike, i totally understand what you mean. And actually i think the same way, when people say "hey, that artwork would get another vote from me if i had more"...BUT this would only work if we had a choice like giving 3 votes, but differing them in value. Like 1st vote is 3 points, 2nd vote is 2 points and 3rd vote is 1 point. This would do justice to the real winner and have more depth in the voting system as a result. This way the artwork which impressed the masses, but had some little glitches in execution maybe would win over a superb rendered entry which has bad concept or design (eg 5x 2nd place = 10 points and 3x 1st place = 9 points).

IF we had a way to do the poll built on this system, i would change it in no time. But the current solution with 3 (or hell, you can actually vote for all) equally valued votes isn't working for me.

We had this discussion months or years ago and i sent a pm to the responsible persons, but they said that it would take some time to implement it which they hadn't, maybe it was because of the redesign/maintenance duration at that time.

I may try to contact someone if we can change it to my suggested system.

[fughi from yuggoth]

Fozz,look at olympia medal counting system,they count gold medals,and than they count silver,and than bronce,So somebody with 1 gold medal is always above someone with endless masses of silver medals.
I don't know if it is possible do build that stuff in here,and it would make the way for gettin votes much easier, so that sucess can be recognized better and earlier than before, but it tooks more time to look on all the entries for voting.
btw it is very frustrating to work like every week on one's pic,but without knowing the proper technique it's useless work,e.g. myself, i just found the right way to work scanning just a few months ago,that was the first step up into the next level.maybe it's better for good artists in future to see the evolving of themselves,to me was it like climbing on the mt everest when i get my first vote,and i think not everyone will climb that way not knowing the result.
so much blabla,im just to lazy.
f.

[Mike Corriero]

I hear you Foz, I'm just busting your balls lol.. would be nice, but yea I understand. ;) I'll stop bugging about it.

[Mike Corriero]

updated: Provided an additional facial view/emotion since we seem to have a bit more time ^^ just a more 3/4 view with the mouth opened wider. There's something else I had in mind..but not sure If this will close before I can get it in ;)

[Ramitxon]

Cool update Mike, now it looks even more insane and accelerated. I must update too as I have just noticed in my signature that apparently I still live in 2007, I'll try to fix it.

[Dead Clown]

Hmmm.... I was going to come on here and apologise for not being able to produce something for the COW (no time due to work etc) but it seams to be still going...? I'm in australia so I get confused on the dead lines for these things. When is it actually due? Or is it overdue and just not closed yet?

Dam I should of worked on this last night... but I thought I'd totally missed the cut off.

[Mike Corriero]

Dead Clown,
It's past the deadline so at this point, this can be closed at any time. Whenever Fozzy gets a chance it will be locked and then the voting poll will go up. So as long as the Finished/Voting thread remains open, there is still time to post it.

Thanks Ramitxon ^^ - and I've done that too with the wrong year

[Fozzybar]

poll is on:

http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=119432