C.O.W. - #008: Evil Easter Creature From Dark Planet [Archive]

Helzon

March 24th, 2005, 10:20 PM

dark, lonely, perhaps distressed world under artificial forms of light... without the benefit of their home star to guide them......
Ask yourself:
What kind of skin tones the animals of this world would have without a primal light source?...
Would creatures that produce bioluminescent light in a world of dank dark be more revered? and those that didn't...be more reviled or looked upon as evil?
Then if that is so,
What sort of creatures would be feared or deemed a curse?
What sort of creatures would represent the complete opposite of the population's Easter?..(which on this planet is usually associated as a time of fertility and rebirth)
Let your mind formulate questions...and then try to answer them...as wildly or as tamely as you want...
hope that helps dude if but a little.....
And if I have this all wrong Fozzybar......please don't hesitate to correct me... :bashful:

Xpose

March 25th, 2005, 12:45 AM

Dude, thank you so much! I guess I just never really thought that in depth with it.

Helzon

March 25th, 2005, 06:24 AM

It's all good xpose.
I just hope I understood the topic right and didn't screw anything up....:bashful: However, the way it reads to me..it could have a double meaning and should prove interesting in this week's posts.
Whether the population worships it as a rebirth/fertility god or the complete opposite...is a bit tricky in the wording and then how fozzy suggests it up above. And again..if I did misinterpret..please correct me...

Fozzybar

March 25th, 2005, 09:47 AM

Well, actually i thought "dark" in a sense of evil/bad...but then again it's how you interprete it, it's fine with me when you think of "no-light"...

btw i wanted to mention that Ptree3 got the idea with doing topics for special days or events...thanx!

cuzzo

March 25th, 2005, 12:56 PM

helzon, that was some great insight... thanks!

redehlert

March 25th, 2005, 01:00 PM

Okay, my mind track is pushing me off on a tangent and perhaps I need to be swayed back. Isn't it possible that this creature from a dark planet, is on another planet now? I'm roughin' up my story and some lines of thought have this creature elsewhere. Lemme know....
Cheers!
D

Hanuka

March 25th, 2005, 01:10 PM

c'mon guys, it's up to you how you interprete the title.
don't ask uncle fozzy about everything ;)
have fun and good luck everyone and thanks for the inspiration, helzon!

Fozzybar

March 25th, 2005, 01:38 PM

Uncle Fozzy is here to answer all your question, Hanuka thx for the backup!

redehlert...the creature must not be on the dark planet, just make the concept tight, so we can see that it's an "Evil Easter Creature From Dark Planet", that's all :)

Helzon

March 25th, 2005, 04:43 PM

cuzzo, hanuka:
No prob! :)...I was just thinking out loud and typing at the same time.

redehlert...the creature must not be on the dark planet, just make the concept tight, so we can see that it's an "Evil Easter Creature From Dark Planet", that's all

Fozzy: So just to be crystal clear; what your saying is that the setting isn't as important as the design of the creature itself? right?
Thanks for your time and dedication.

redehlert

March 25th, 2005, 04:49 PM

Wurd....I'm down widdat, FozzyB.
Just didn't want any disqualifications, ya know?
Peace!
D

Fozzybar

March 25th, 2005, 07:30 PM

So just to be crystal clear; what your saying is that the setting isn't as important as the design of the creature itself? right?

You DO NOT NEED a background or setting for any of the C.O.W. rounds...it's all about the creature design and concept...even this time there is no need, the origin of a dark planet is only to underline the evil character of the creature...

On a side note: We had 7 C.O.W. winner-pieces yet and there was NO real background on any of them, just a little ground or structure, that's all...so don't work your ass off on the background, concentrate on the creature and concept (something i have to keep in mind for myself :perv:)!!!

Aberrant

March 25th, 2005, 09:53 PM

First post, glad to find this board it's great. I broke my old wacom and apparently theres a production shortage with the intuos 3 right now, lucky me. Anyway, heres an evil easter creature.

http://142.165.246.187/ca/05mar-evil_easter_creature.jpg

It sits in the dark using it's ears to sense prey, it doesn't see so good.

Hanuka

March 26th, 2005, 03:14 AM

Aberrant: that's a great sketch and it shows off some nice anatomy. i'd suggest you put some shading and/or colors on it, though. so far, it's a sketch and we want finished illustrations here. if your wacom's broken, nevermind to use traditional media ;)
and don't forget a real description ;) have a look at the winner gallery and older threads to see how this basically works.
have fun and welcome to ca.org :D

Sok N. Wett

March 26th, 2005, 03:40 AM

This is where Matt Dixon comes in and color his piece to make it more badass.....

Aberrant

March 26th, 2005, 05:02 AM

Ok then, how's this for an intro:

Duh, hallo.. I dont read rules good and I draw pitchers. Heres a alien bunny. I rule!

Sorry, I'll finish it in pencil. I'm not really set up for anything else right now.

arteric

March 26th, 2005, 12:34 PM

sorry I have been missing in action. The new computer set up is going well (except it took me a day to figure out that my new optical mouse was bad and kept dying on me... I thought the computer was locking up or something.) I am still working on my Lava Creature and my Upside/Downside Critiques for that thread, (WAY BEHIND aren't I?) and still waiting on a few components of my new machine so I will probably be missing this Easter Themes C.O.W. all together.... but I plan on critiquing this too, so post some kick ass work like you always do guys.

Eric

coondoggle

March 27th, 2005, 01:02 AM

I think an evil Easter creature put up this website.
http://www.angelfire.com/id/hern/

Sok N. Wett

March 27th, 2005, 06:31 PM

Cool, this is going to be my first C.O.W. entry. This is a great way to get my skills in creature design ahead, since I really have no skills in that. I can't wait to see everyone's entry.

xia

March 27th, 2005, 07:23 PM

Quickie...Blah! I thought I was painting cute playboy bunny girl, but when I woke up this morning she mutated into some Happy Easter Creature.
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting126.jpg

The level 12 Hammerstein RoopRoop, better known as the ‘Fargle’, can be found on the darkest of all dark easter planets called Three.

When it’s energy bar reaches a minimal level it begins chanting ‘Ess-Ess-Ess’ which helps it conjure a glowing easter egg for no apparent reason.

The glowing egg then floats there between it’s hands for a while. It floats and floats, never wanting to stop floating, because it’s glowing and thus magically imbued and partially evil.

I once ran into a Fargle during a dream where I fell into a portal after flying a harrier at a giant glowing ring. I spent many a days enchanted by the pointless glowing egg until I realized life is better with no pants on. I then woke up and thanked all the Fargles across the black dark cold, unforgiving, unrelenting space death.

Fargle Attributes:

Level: 12

HeartRate: 7

GlowingEggFloater: +3

NoPantsKnowledge: -7

Xpose

March 27th, 2005, 09:31 PM

Holy shit man! That's fantastic!

Sok N. Wett

March 27th, 2005, 10:50 PM

I love you Xia....

Beatnik

March 28th, 2005, 03:05 AM

http://zmans.com/sketch/easterCOW.jpg

The deadly and terrifying Chictobat is known on his home planet of Murdstar as the "Easterbastard". Legend has it that hundreds of years ago some Murdstar miners accidentally stumbled upon him while digging for materials to be used for fuel. The Chictobat was so furious from being disturbed from his slumber that he instantly killed the miners and everyone in sight and ate them. He took their skulls and painted them with multiple bright colors and put them on stakes in the front of his cave as a warning for others who might disturb him. Now the tradition is on every easter (the day of the miner incident) the villages collect corpses of various Murdstar creatures and paint the skulls with bright colors to pay tribute to the Chictobat.

(well it IS a dark planet)

JoBeSu

March 28th, 2005, 05:03 AM

Here is my contribution to this weeks creature.
Story will come later as usual.

http://jobesu.se/ForumPost/EEC.jpg

/joel

Hanuka

March 28th, 2005, 09:13 AM

well now - i hope i didnt totally surpass the description, as i went a little nuts with this concept.
hope you dont' mind the two pics, i just wanted to convey a little more of the background i created. the second one, is the actual creature.

Hey Kids!

Say hello to the Exhibs!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/hanuka/the_exhibs.jpg

The Exhibs are a mean tribe, living on the otherwise peaceful little Planet "Exorb". They oppress other creatures on Exorb by showing off their genitalia, which is rude and cruel. And R-rated.

Exhibs differ from humans in various aspects, most importantly and unlike other mammals, they lay colorful eggs.
Being the main people populating Exorb, there is only one enemy the Exhibs fear. And every year around Easter he comes out of his cave to take revenge - at least that's how the Exhibs see it.

Introducing: The Rabbat - Evil Easter Creature

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/hanuka/the_rabbat.jpg

The Rabbat is a giant creature on planet Exorb. Rabbats are very playful and naive - actually dumb but friendly. Scientists assume, they stem from australian rabbits that were orginially launched into sun but beared away and crashed on Exorb.
Because of their sheer size (in comparison) they know no enemies and nourish from plants. Every year around Easter, however, the Rabbat leaves his pretty furnished den to follow an ancient instinct his ancestors acquired on planet earth.
He delightedly seeks and hides eggs.

Eventually he takes Exhib-Eggs and carries them away. He hides them in trees, caves, behind mountains or underwater, expecting the Exhibs to have fun seeking them. All this is done in good faith, but the Exhibs see him as a cruel, evil creature punishing their sins.

Hanuka

March 28th, 2005, 10:47 AM

great entries so far, btw.

xia: omg, feature overload :P i love your painterly style and lightning (esp. on her upper left arm) - but there is just too much insane stuff going on. a little confusing and lacking real focus, i think.

beatnik, your story is nuts.
what is this? part ape, part chicken, part octopus, part bat? crazy cool. the background is bugging me a little. it distracts from the creature and its' pose/perspective. especially the upper left corner.

jobesu: classy stuff. the various features work together very well. looks like some sick creature from alice in wonderland.

Lyliani

March 28th, 2005, 12:07 PM

this topic looks fun.. I've never participated, but maybe i will for this one... i usually lurk at the DSG... I'm glad to see Matt Dixon's work again here.. i've missed it. <3

:bashful:
Lyliani

Xpose

March 28th, 2005, 03:57 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/xpose/drawings/chubchubfinished.jpg
The dreaded CHUB CHUB! I'm moving so I don't have a lot of time this week maybe not next week either :^^;: . But I've got to compete. It's a learning experience.

The Chub Chub, being of an ugly and fat nature, wants only but to be accepted and loved. He tried being Santa Clause but that didn't work out too great. So this time round he's trying to be the easter bunny. Unfortunately though the eggs he delivering are rotten =[ and his face frightens the children. He gets frustrated quick and don't be surprised if he starts throwing the eggs at you.

Sok N. Wett

March 28th, 2005, 06:05 PM

Well I hope this is ok, I'm not really good at coloring so I did a B/W, if it breaks any rules let me know. I can change it.

EDIT: FINAL VERSION

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/spyder_helix/EasterCreature-TheSpottedSporeFinal.jpg

During an archaeological dig, a group of anthropologist found a skull of a creature not ever recorded of this earth. Dr. Ludvig Loundestien, a certified historian of artifacts found a connection between the skull and the story scribed on the walls of the Mayan Temples. The story follows a young villager who found an egg highly decorated with lavish colors and patterns. Eager to show it to his tribesmen he rush back to the village to speak to the Elder. The Elder suggest they care for it and see what hatches. During the next 3 months the egg became bigger and bigger, and had to be left outside. The story ended with the picture of the creature holding
1 villager in each hand. This might explain the reason why the city was abandon or devoured over night by the creature. To this day, Easter celebrates the eggs as a warning, but was changed into sweets to capitalize on the holiday craze. If you knew the true history it really meant "Anything that is pretty and have a certain appeal isn't always the same inside."

The creature was named "The Spotted Spore" by the Mayans. Not much is known, but by the depiction of the creature on the wall, it had a bat like head, and the skull had a very small eye socket (Example A), so therefore it probably came from some dark areas like a cave or a planet with no light. It probably moves by sonar detection and picked up by it's huge ears (Example B). The ears act as a radar by picking up high pitch sounds through soundwaves to created a vision of sound. The legs are supported by a a reinforced bones that sticks out to support the massive weight of the creature. The spiked shell on it's back was probably to prevent damage to it's spores. This was the only creature found on the site. The project to discover more of the evidence of the creature's existance was drop due to Government pressue.

Sok N. Wett

March 28th, 2005, 06:21 PM

I was about 75 percent done with this picture when I saw Beatnik's creature and story, and was like damn we almost had the same idea. I love your story Beatnik. Great entry so far everyone. I might just do this all the time.

Lyliani

March 28th, 2005, 06:52 PM

http://www.carriespalette.com/evilchicken.jpg

:bashful:

This is my first entry for this forum, and my first time playing around with my new painter 9... i know its not very original... but i could only come up with this, and a blob with a bunny shaped head :( :( :(

This is my Roospian...... It's the evolved version of the rooster. Unlike its ancestor, the Roospian has adopted certain qualities of the scorpian - the hardened chest area, the stinger tail, and also has quills in his mane (like the porcupine) that can shoot at its enemies... mainly the easter bunny (and it's descendants). The Roosters evolved into this new species because they were sick of the Easter bunny stealing their chicken's eggs! The roospian's legs is bigger and more muscular, and their traditional tail hides his stinger from other's view. It's new wings also allows the Roospian to take flight for about a minute, allowing it to claw its rivals with its legs.

*blush*
Lyli

rick_hershey

March 29th, 2005, 03:21 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/grendalmage/1.jpg

I wish I had more time on this, but I have a lot of other projects to do. I needed practice coloring and such, any tips would be greatly thanked.

Dougbot

March 29th, 2005, 03:43 AM

Hopefully more to be added later....but we'll see.
http://www.dougbot.com/forum/cow008.jpg
The 'Evil Hopkins' of the planet Coleburt 9 is a slow and clumsy beast. Nearly blind, lumbering, and quite loud, it's amazing that the beast exists at all. Luckily it has developed a simple and effective way for catching food. The 'eggs' on it's back grow until they're about 2 feet in diameter. Then they break off, the Hopkins hides and waits for it's prey.

In each 'egg' is a mixture of horribleness and pain. A ticking time bomb of death. Squiggles (a small cute jellybean like rodent) are attracted by the bright light. Once there though....BOOM! The egg explodes and the Hopkins comes out of hiding, scooping the squiggles into it's slit like chest mouth using it's 'buckteeth'.

Matt Dixon

March 29th, 2005, 07:53 AM

http://www.vortex.plus.com/COW08.jpg

Easter egg hunts on the Dark Planet are fraught with danger because of this unfriendly fellow, the Snatterjack - a strange and magical beast which feeds on the innocence of children and is somehow able to create a brightly coloured cocoon around it's evil essence which looks very much like an easter egg. This pitiless fiend hides amongst other eggs, or along the trail of a hunt, waiting to be discovered. When a child touches the cocoon, the Snatterjack bursts free and swiftly sucks the optimistic light of childhood from the unfortunate youngster, leaving it's prey as a cynical, dissaffected adolescent.

Lyliani, GomenNasai - Thankyou.

Lyliani

March 29th, 2005, 08:53 AM

matt - i need to pick your brain one of these days. Do you have a website? :bashful:

Edit: i found your website :D

GomenNasai

March 29th, 2005, 09:08 AM

matt : :jawdrop:

Wishes

March 29th, 2005, 10:09 AM

@ Matt: Puurrrplee, I love purple! He looks awesome, the smoke looks really cool and egg looks so cute :P Love it that he's fuzzy but scary!

@ Dougbot: I like the way you combined more than one creature in it, looks really weird (in a good way ofcourse!), very alienlike :)

The only thing that attracts my attention is the mouth, it looks a bit out of style. The rest is smooth and the mouth is a bit flat.. anyway, Great surreal creature!

@ Rick: your creature looks really good! The eggs look a little bit to Photoshop-ish. It would look prettier, in my opinion, if you would do them in the same style. Now it looks like they are glued on top of it and that's a shame..(especially the grey one btw)

@ Lyliani: Really cool! I just love your textures :)

@ Sok N. Wett: He looks cute! Maybe because he reminds me of a Gremlin :)
I like your busy design, and therefor I kind of dislike one little bit of it. I think it's a shame you didn't draw the second leg with textures and such. It looks like it doesn't belong in there now. No real critique, but I would try to add the other leg too :).

@ Xpose: Although he looks a bit flat, you give a real good impression of what the creature looks like! He looks really repulsive with that colour and face; Well done!

@ Hanuka: I like the rabbit the most, he looks really cool! But he doesn't look scary at all. First I didn't read the story yet and I thought, 'huh? very cool, but that's not really scary' but I like how you made the story a lot. Because he's really cute!

@ Jobesu: Looks real nice, don't have much to say, I'll wait for your story :)

@ Beatnik: I like your story :)

@ Xia: I think yours is really pretty :) A little bit scary, but most of all really pretty hehe. I like the details on her head a lot!

@ Aberrant: I like his skin, especially the ears. It's a shame you can't colour it!

P.S.
I don't give great tips or something, I just like to comment on the pics. So please don't blame me if my comment isn't as usefull as you want it to be :)

Dougbot

March 29th, 2005, 02:05 PM

Dixon that's awesome. I hate you for posting after me though ;) Seriously great colors and fun piece. Nice work.

Sok N. Wett

March 29th, 2005, 04:54 PM

Some hot shit so far. I feel almost embarrass to post my non colored piece :)

Wishes - Thanks I'm actually going to do as you say, Your wish is my wishes...lol The leg did bother me, something about a black silhouette looking right back at you and distracting your eyes.

Johann de Venecia

March 29th, 2005, 05:34 PM

Matt Dixon : Awesome. From art to write-up.

redehlert

March 29th, 2005, 05:50 PM

curse my eyes for seeing such wonders!
lovin' the concepts folks...gonna be another tough round.
cheers, d

Helzon

March 29th, 2005, 06:07 PM

Lazareen
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/Helzon/Lazareenfinal.jpg

"There is no satisfaction of one's labors without painful sacrifice."
Excerpts from the catechisms of Karak'nor:
"Q:And what virtue shall be exalted above all others?
A: (in unison) Self-sacrifice for the good of all...."

The Lazareen the bringer of life anew. When the winter moons have drifted behind the southern hills the flag shall be flown and the children's quest of the treetops shall begin. The prize..the glowing azure egg of the Lazareen.
Whomsoever shall find the egg; tribute and homage shall be paid. Then, before all present they shall ingest it, and the sacrifice to the vermilion moon shall commence, for blood shall call blood. The vital essence shall be divided unto all. With and by the light of that blood shall the soils be ploughed. Upon the third rising of the moon, the child shall be risen with light of the lazareen within their heart and the visions of the year to come within their eyes and upon their screaming tongues. So it has been, so it is, so it ever shall be. Go with the promise of fire and blood. Praise the Lazareen and the blessings of Karak be upon you."

leckronium

March 29th, 2005, 07:01 PM

http://home.comcast.net/~leckronium/onlinestorage/easter3b.jpg

Planet Etesar has been observing our kind for a long time. Of all the traditions that we have and celebrate, Easter has been the one tradition the Etesarians have adapted into their own culture. However they have a few problems. Etesar is a dark planet bound by no star. Etesarians get around by the light that their bodies produce on their own. Color is a rare and precious thing to own which is why Easter would appeal so much to them. The bright pastels are far from the shades of blue that the Etesarians are used to seeing. Their other problem is that no creature on the planet reproduces by eggs. After much searching, Etesarians found that the nearest creature that produces eggs is the Pahpian Acidic Ilve ( pronounced ill-vah ) which is on their closest planet Pahpy.

The Acidic Ilve can be a treacherous beast when confronted around it's young. Along with it's horned, club-like tail the Ilve has an ability to produce acid which it can spit from it's mouth when threatened. The eggs are normally coated with a layer of acid to protect the young from potential predators. However this is perfect for the Etesarians because when the acid covered eggs are exposed to their light the eggs turn wild colors that are perfect for celebrating Easter. Unfortunately, this has been bad for the Ilves since their population has decreased immensely. Not too many exist in the wild anymore and most end up in slings during mating season.

:painting:

Aberrant

March 30th, 2005, 12:51 AM

Leckronium did you do 'evil easter creature' or 'dinosaur sex swing'??

I managed to paint my sketch... I figured I was commited to doing something since I stepped in it by posting a sketch up here. It was rough, my old artZ tablet has broken pressure sensitivity and tilt, it's a real spastic mess. This is also the first thing I did in painter, besides 5 minutes of brush strokes and giggles, so I was fighting the interface a lot. I did 3/4 of this without realizing painting on an empty layer like photoshop is really dumb. I'm trying to do more creative writing too so I put some of that up after the description, I don't know if I'm any good at it yet.

http://142.165.246.187/ca/05mar-evil_easter_creature_color.jpg

This creature lives on the planet Eostre Major, which contains no civilized life as of the late 26th century. It uses it's sensitive ears to locate it's prey, either lying in wait or stalking to get within distance of a jump. It's tiny eyes can sense shapes and movement but only poorly. Competition on the planet is fierce and it's far from the top of the food chain, so it tends to run very quickly if it gets spooked by anything it isn't sure is an easy meal. After a fierce courtship where the female tests the strength of it's mate by attempting to kill it, mating takes place and eggs are laid 3 months later. The nearby human colony of Murine.3 has studied most of the life on the planet and classified this creature as Extraterra-monotremata Leporidus (Alien egg laying rabbit). The creature has spread (in captivity) throughout the entire sector, mostly in collections of upper class aristocrats that are amused by the naturally occuring connection with the ancient human tradition of Easter.

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On a harsh world filled with death and darkness an immense moon fills the sky. The light it reflects is old and tired from a distant sun. The cold air is still and silent. A shiny smoothness is dimly visible on the rocks, unmoving below two pale pink towers. They twitch and turn, sensing vibrations carried by the wind for miles. Below them, hidden in the darkness, a grey mass of thick flesh sits and waits. It's useless beady eyes stare blankly. With claws set solidly in the rock, it crouches like a coiled spring. For an hour it sits, then two. As the moon drops to meet the horizon, a soft shuffling breaks the silence. The alerted ears slowly turn, tracking the sound and estimating the size of the creature making it. It listens as the shuffling draws closer, a stream of saliva leaking from it's mouth. When the slow noise is within 20 feet it suddenly leaps with lightning speed. On hearing the scraping of claw on rock it's prey freezes and crouches low, the last mistake it'll make. With a piercing squeel the weaker animal is caught in a tumbling mass of teeth and claws. Pinned to the ground under it's attackers weight it shreiks. The sound turns to a gurgle when 2 fangs puncture it's throat. With contented grunts the evil easter creature seperates dinner from it's bones.

leckronium

March 30th, 2005, 01:15 AM

Leckronium did you do 'evil easter creature' or 'dinosaur sex swing'??

Haha, well, I started off doing the "Evil Easter Creature" but I guess the illustration covers both topics. I suppose it's how you choose to look at it. :wink: Hey, it could've been worse. I could have showed the other end. :nohope:

arteric

March 30th, 2005, 08:14 AM

Leckronium did you do 'evil easter creature' or 'dinosaur sex

Outstanding! Cracked me up Aberrant.... all it needs is a leather mask, a ball gag and someone holding a whip just coming into the frame.

By the way leckronium, the image is AWSOME! Great rendering and the skin texture is fantastic.... Aberrant just had a unique look at it I guess. Come to think of it, I wonder what Aberrant does with his nights? :$

-Eric

Lyliani

March 30th, 2005, 09:09 AM

@Aberrant - I love that you colored your sketch! :) Great story to go with it too :D

Lyli :drool:

vaughany_boy

March 30th, 2005, 09:15 AM

Hey I'm new about and thought I'd join in. :)
http://img168.exs.cx/img168/5044/monkeyfrontcopy9ii.jpghttp://img178.exs.cx/img178/7465/monkeysidecopy6zs.jpg
http://img194.exs.cx/img194/5879/monkeyattackcopy3lp.jpg

Banar Bullmonkey:

There is little unusual about this creature. It is from the planet Banar, a planet of long warm days and vast rainforests. This planet was eventually Colonised for agriculture.

The creature became famous one fateful easter. Shortly after the colonisation of Banar, the first large shipment from the planet was distributed. This was a vast amount of cocoa, grown especially for the popular, archaic celebration of Easter on Earth. Earth, by then utterly industrailised, the sun blocked from view, had to import all vegetable and fruit products.

What wasn't realised was that the cocoa plants had become a new home for the eggs of one of the planet's native species, dubbed the bull monkey. These microscopic cells went undetected. By a strange quirk of fate, the heat involved in the proccess of creating the chocolate for easter eggs acted as a catalyst and encouraged vast growth in the egg cells. They survived the proccess, and as the chocolate set in moulds, the cells rose to the inner surface of what would be an egg. After the chocolate egg halves had been joined, packaged and distributed, the monkey cells began to grow and multiply, inside the eggs. To full maturity, the foetal monkeys would have taken about 4 weeks to mature, at which point they would split their protective membrane and break out of their chocolate eggs. However, the eggs were opened long before that, interupting the developing monkeys at various stages of growth.

On Easter Sunday, millions of eager children opened their eggs to find a repulsive creature inside. Some of the monkeys were developed enough to survive this interuption and attacked the children or escaped into the wild, although most were killed.

Since this incident the laws on the importing of organic goods have been completely overhauled. The monkeys survived on Earth and continue to flourish to this day.

BlkCelebration

March 30th, 2005, 04:22 PM

My second entry (hopefully one of many).
Great entries so far.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v141/depecheboy/eezta213.jpg

Gü-Evoh:

This creature feeds on the energy released by the Darklings (children which inhabit the Dark planet) during the "egg hunt" which conmemorates the arrival of the great Bunny god. The Gü-Evoh satisfies its hunger once its body glows in various colors.

The Darklings are released in to the wild by their village leaders once a year during this dark Easter to hunt for rare eggs. During this time the Gü-Evoh takes the opportunity to feast on their energy.

Sok N. Wett

March 30th, 2005, 05:26 PM

Ok cool new entries. This is fun....I've just updated my creature up above, fixed acouple of stuff and even did what Wishes suggested, thanks :)

redehlert

March 30th, 2005, 08:12 PM

So...here's my entry! I did a quick update to it since there was some time left. Thanks again for the tutorial, Dougbot!
Cheers! Dave

Jellybelly
This large, egg-producing creature descends from the stratus of the Sky Seas to the dark, land-based depths below. This annual descent is solely to spread its seed.
Jelly-like eggs are jettisoned from the cannons atop its mantle and, once airborn, the photoluminescent eggs are sun-kissed and descend into the dark depths below landing unharmed and hidden all over. The locals, being low level light creatures, are inexplicably drawn to the glowing eggs whoopin' and hollerin' as they seek the luminous ovoids and suck them up. The eggs take root in a host if consumed within a period of one hour from leaving the mother. Within 7 hours of consumption, the host dies and a newly formed jellybelly rises to the heavens to join the masses in the Sky Seas and then the cycle repeats. The local inhabitants have no clue that they are hosts to this glowing parasite. They call it Feaster (the 'f' is silent) and have a grand ole time. :)

http://www.cognitionstudio.com/conceptart/redehlert_cow8r1.jpg

Ostrander

March 30th, 2005, 10:45 PM

This is my monstrosity for this weeks happy theme.
http://rhinohidestudios.com/images/eecfdp.jpg
Here we have two indigenous species of the dark planet Voidala located in the far eastern sector of MD69. The creatures are forever engaged in fornicating. Throughout their entire lives they produce vast amounts of colorful eggs for no apparent reason whatsoever. The male, or Hornidongus, is constantly perched on the hindquarters of the female, or Eesiaxus, with the aid of the females’ large "hip spurs", and in this most inviting position can produce up to 24 eggs per day. It's noted that the more humanoid creatures of this planet (which we are not allowed to show you do to planet Earth's strict FCC regulations) collect and share these colorful eggs with one another during an annual celebration and worship of these "gods".

leckronium

March 30th, 2005, 10:53 PM

HAHAHA!!!!!! IT"S THE OTHER END!!! HAHA. :moon: ...

Xpose

March 30th, 2005, 11:21 PM

LMFAO hahahahaha oh god......... it took me a while to realize that was a penis because it didn't look attached to the male at first. For some reason it makes me think of Marilyn Manson banging Oprah.

JeffZNY

March 31st, 2005, 12:30 AM

Fozzybar

March 31st, 2005, 02:56 AM

vaughany boy
Tell me, which image i shall take to the poll? Only one allowed...

Fozzybar

March 31st, 2005, 02:59 AM

lol, that's fantastic...do i even dare bother now? how can you possibly follow that act? I had to trash my entry and start over anyway...what's the deadline for this? Midday on Thursday? Midnight on Thursday?

I am not sure when to close this thread, maybe tonight (that means 5 pm New York time) or Friday night...The chances for Friday are quite higher though (75%)...

vaughany_boy

March 31st, 2005, 05:37 AM

vaughany boy
Tell me, which image i shall take to the poll? Only one allowed...

Ok, I wondered if it would be a problem. Uh... perhaps I could put them all into a single image and edit it into this post later? If not, then the bottom one, the action shot.

http://img30.exs.cx/img30/4606/monkey2zt.th.jpg (http://img30.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img30&image=monkey2zt.jpg)
(^^That if possible)

Thankyou.

P E N Ricklund

March 31st, 2005, 05:39 AM

Red: It looks darn good :D You executed very well.

Dinos in straps and now this :O

brokk

March 31st, 2005, 09:37 AM

What? why are you gonna close this thread today or tomorrow? It hasen't been a week yet.

(yeah and I wanna post mine too)

Fozzybar

March 31st, 2005, 10:05 AM

Look at the opening post...the date says 24th of March....so that was 7 days ago, but i will close the thread tomorrow evening i guess...so keep cool...

redehlert

March 31st, 2005, 11:06 AM

Red: It looks darn good :D You executed very well.
Thanks man! Appreciate the feedback on this...working in Painter was like being reborn. I see hope now. :wink:
Cheers! D

rick_hershey

March 31st, 2005, 05:53 PM

I re-posted mine, did some more work on it and stuff. . .next one will be better.

stormeffex

March 31st, 2005, 06:34 PM

great work so far everyone. i didn't have too much time to spend on this one.

http://stu.aii.edu/~th361/easter.jpg

on easter planet there is a creature called the 'light bringer' who lays eggs that cast light unto the area. It only comes out once a year and no one can discover where it hibernates the rest of the time. it is the only creature to produce this sort of marvel and all the other creatures await expectantly each year for the light bringer to give its light unto the world. the true cause of this light is to blind the other animals. The egg holds its light for a week and when the light dies it temporarily burns the creatures retinas, leaving the light bringer free to choose what type of creature it will eat. the light bringer will gorge itself on the creatures and after its meal, it will leave the upper world and mate underground, awaiting the next year when it will repeat the cycle again.

The light bringer walks on the two long front legs and uses the hind legs to catch the egg from its birthing chamber and lay it gently on the ground. An average light bringer can contain around 20 eggs.

-2

Fozzybar

March 31st, 2005, 07:35 PM

The Bunny-F***ing Evil Harlekin Ram

http://www.kidomatix.com/ca/cow/cow_008_evileaster_fozzybar.jpg

The Harlekin Ram lives on the dark planet "Y21"...the greatest joy for the Harlekin Ram is to run through the forest and slamming their heavy battering-ram arms into the ground, just to frighten the little bunny kiddies which are sleeping under the ground in their dens...that's why little bunnies always are afraid of the Evil Harlekin Ram (something like the Boogey Man on earth)...

Things change at Easter time...this is when little bunnies up to 1 year old are going to prove their maleness...to prove his maleness a bunny has to go into the lair of a sleeping Harlekin Ram and paint its balls with creative and colorful patterns, the more creative the braver the little bunny is declared...

Now nobody on the planet knows, if the bunnies painted the Harlekin Rams balls first, so the rams got angry and frightened the bunnies at the forest or if it was the opposite, that the rams first frightened the bunnies, so they painted the rams' balls...however it's really fun to visit planet "Y21" around Easter, since you can see Bunny-F***cking Evil Harlekin Rams walking around everywhere with flashy, colorful balls or chasing little bunnies running away with their paint-buckets...

(and yes there is no penis on the ram, because the rams have a very special way to spawn, they....ah shut up! I just didn't want to stress the nudity factor, that's all - sigh)...

Sinix

March 31st, 2005, 07:49 PM

Hahaha.. brilliant and hilarious, fozzy.

redehlert

March 31st, 2005, 08:02 PM

Fozzybar! That is RICH! I tell you - R-I-C-H! That's so messed up.
Cheers!
D

Beatnik

March 31st, 2005, 08:42 PM

I love this place ! 8)

JeffZNY

March 31st, 2005, 10:01 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/JeffZNY/gryplagos.jpg

As we all know, Easter is the Earth holiday celebrated the world over in commemoration of Jesus Christ's victory in battle over the evil Gryphlagos. However, the origins of the mythical beast are less well-known. As the dominant species on the not-so-distant planet of Hayzeus, the Gryphlagos are a mean-spirited bunch ruled by greed and malice. Above, a male Gryphlagos is seen sporting the bright colors of a bachelor. Upon defeating a rival in combat, the victorious male proceeds to devour every egg in every nest in the vanquished male's territory. The victor proceeds to mate with his rival's widowed brides, thus insuring the success of his own progeny.

Bennett

March 31st, 2005, 10:57 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/jbennett304/COW8JB.jpg

Melmacian Child Trap:

The MCT will ambush the Easter basket of it’s chosen victim, eating the candy, plastic grass, cellophane, and all other items except marshmallow peeps (the MCT hates them, as should everyone). The natural camouflage of the MCT makes it easy to disguise itself in the Easter basket of its prey. Its “hair” resembles plastic Easter grass of several varieties and its closed eyes resemble two festively dyed Easter eggs.

Upon scurrying gleefully to his or her Easter basket, the unsuspecting prey is greeted with a ferocious roaring gaping mouth that reeks of hot-garbage and chocolate. The few Melmacian children that have survived an encounter have been scarred emotionally and or physically for the rest of their lives.

Lyliani

April 1st, 2005, 08:58 AM

@fozzy

oh my god that is hilarious!!!!!

~lyli

prostate sunrise

April 1st, 2005, 01:58 PM

http://www.kekaikotaki.com/pics/COW02a.jpg

the Evryreen is one of the many creatures that inhabit the dark planet Jasoni. Commonly called the "SoulEater" by the locals, it gains its nickname from the fact that it looks really creepy, and it eats people. but also it referred to as the "EasterShitter", mainly because it poops easter eggs.

FlameDancer

April 1st, 2005, 02:16 PM