C.O.W. - #019: Light Bringer

[Fozzybar]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/images/cow/cow.jpg


Round #019

Topic:
Light Bringer

Deadline:
Sunday, 28 August 2005




- for any questions or help go here:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37512

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 ;)

Post your creature for this week!

[Fozzybar]

COW returned and the next round is officially announced.

I thought a meaningful topic would be a good start for the relaunch round, i hope you like it (thanx vaughany boy for the topic btw)...

CHANGES:
The names of the voters will be shown under their choice later at the poll-thread!!!


PS:
And if you wonder, why sometimes entries from pros are accepted although their work don't quite stick to the topic/rules go here and read the "Special Note" at the FAQ-thread (in the 1st post):
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37512



AND NOW:
GOGOGO!

[Miau]

good topic, now that i have some time, i just have to participate
good luck everyone \w/

[Hanuka]

nice topic - i agree to that special note and i'll work hard not to be a victim of it :perv:

[leckronium]

Yay!, that was a quick week for me. I expect to see entries from everyone who gave Fozzy a hard time about going on summer break. School hasn't started yet and this is what everyone has been waiting for. Don't make me review the threads and make a list of who I should see entries from! :}

[bluefooted]

Yay! it's back! I haven't drawn anything in two months and yet COW has motivated me to pick up my pen again. Looking forward to some good competition >:D

Edit the second:
Bright-nosed hedgehog
This small nocturnal animal is also sometimes referred to by the misnomer, Lucifer's rat, due to both its strange appearance and the 'light-bearing' nodules on the nose. This bioluminescence attracts moths and other insects which the creature feeds upon. Because it is slow moving, the bright-nosed hedgehog also possesses a number of spines along the back for defense against predators.

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/204/cow33sr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[shadoman]

Fozzy, thanks for putting up with so much shit lately. This will be a fun and well deserved return.

[Carnifex]

yes! finally i have a weekly challenge to look forward to again.

[arteric]

We drop to our knees in reverent submission, hold our collective breath in awe-inspired anticipation and reach for the tools that allow our mental evisceration.

COW has returned and the masses celebrate. Looking forward to everyone's entries... and the stories behind them.

Eric

[possessed]

Damned image host keeps x'ing my image. I'll try once more. my submission can be found here: http://www.deviantart.com/view/22125270/ as well.

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/9169/lightbringer2bypossessedtim1nz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

excerpt from the Liber Accendo ~ chapter Nocens
The minor minions of the Sceleris breed are sometimes known to attempt the harvesting of a soul. Unlike their larger cousins (Diabolus & Malum breeds), these wicked beings are unable to contain the animus or 'soul' they reaped. They are however, not compelled to re-deliver the soul back to it's original host. The soul is often released in the Vacuus, the empty void between realms. This makes the transcendence often very difficult for the now free soul. Some are known to eternally dwell aimlessly in the void.

[Fozzybar]

thanx for all the support and let's rumble!

[Craig Houghton]

WB cow.. now, let me drink inspiration from your turgid udder!

For weeks now I've been checking twice a day or more for the return... now that it's back, and with such an ass-kicking topic, I'd better sink that same sort of energy into my entry.

The topic sounds so damn good...

-Craig

[edit]

The Bright-Bellied Promethean Tree Sloth


it's on the way :)

"I have read of a man who lived many thousands of years ago, and of all the names in these books, his is the one I wish to bear. He took the light of the gods and he brought it to men, and he taught men to be gods. And he suffered for his deed as all bearers of light must suffer. His name was Prometheus." From Anthem by Ayn Rand

[hallo]

Yee-haw! Count me in :>

[redehlert]

great googlie-mooglie!
prehistoric told me this was back on again and i breathed a sigh of relief. i missed this thang.
hope i'll have time to put an entry together this week, but if not, it'll definitely happen next week.
thanks for resurrecting this foz.

peace!
d

[Mattinian]

Don`t know why I didn`t participate in the COW before... I love designing creatures. Here`s my lightbringer.
http://www.mattinian.com/Pics/LightBringer.jpg
A deep sea creature. One of the many discovered in the murky waters of Medrona. This one in particular has earned the nickname "Lightbringer" because of the special substance it secretes in it`s mating season. The
substance then reacts with the seawater causing illumination and attracting the attention of many many females (the brighter the trail the more females are drawn to it).

* Edit - took Hanuka`s advice two from posts below and pumped up the contrast a bit. Thanks for that :]

[Blue]

I'm in. I'll get working on it asap. :)

[Hanuka]

Mattinian:

lovely executed! i really enjoy this kind of design. my advice would be to push the contrast in your piece. maybe by changin/darkening the background and working out details on the creature (focus!). in certain areas the creature is hard to distinguish from the background, making the complex design harder to understand.

[Lake]

I'm so in on this one. working on it atm.

mattinian: that's totally freaking awesome!

[S.C. Watson]

***COUGH***

is this for real?

[*tap*tap*tap*] wow.

It kind of snuck up on us. No fanfare or big announcements.

there was a count down

Yeah, but it sort of, well. You know.

counted down?

yeah. and then it sort of... stopped.

but it's here now

yeah. holy cow...

[Main Loop]

Yay! it's back! I haven't drawn anything in two months and yet COW has motivated me to pick up my pen again. Looking forward to some good competition >:D

edit: Here's the lines - colors and description to come soon :wink: Sorry about the wierd size, Fozzy, but my creature had to be tall.

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/2165/cow12lu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


oh great, i should quit now..




SIKE!

[Mike Corriero]

glad my right nut didnt have to explode.
I've dedicated a folder in my Art Job Folder to the COW.
I've already started my sketch for this topic and have a neat color scheme in mind.

[Fozzybar]

edit: Here's the lines - colors and description to come soon :wink: Sorry about the wierd size, Fozzy, but my creature had to be tall.

well, as if anybody ever stuck to the size specifications ;)

no prob, if your entry/creature needs it, do it!

[flatliner]

Bluefoot: Looking at the legs, its quite difficult to figure out what is legs and what is plant behind it. Its almost like an optical illusion. At first I thought it only had two legs. Then I noticed the hind leg, which I followed it up and realised it joined the body. Then I thought it was three legged, like a tripod. Now Iv'e noticed that their is a fourth at the back. THis will probely sort it's self out once its coloured, but I thought I'd say just in case :).

Good Job though, looking forward to seeing the finished peice :]

edit: better now? :teeth:

[arteric]

Wow, Flatliner got to have his photo posted THREE FRIGGIN TIMES!

Is that fair? On a subconscious level we all have it embedded in our brains now...

;)

Eric

[Fozzybar]

Wow, Flatliner got to have his photo posted THREE FRIGGIN TIMES!

Is that fair? On a subconscious level we all have it embedded in our brains now...

;)

Eric

well, actually it's bluefooted's entry...but i contacted the COW-Police, they are checking this case :)

[bluefooted]

well, actually it's bluefooted's entry...but i contacted the COW-Police, they are checking this case :)

Huh? Am I in trouble already? :dur:

flatliner: Thanks for the crit! Hopefully the colors will sort out the legs from the background.

mattinian: Really nice! The light effects in the water (?) work well. My only crit is that I wish your creature was a bit more detailed - I want to see a bit more of it, especially around the head.

[nightfend]

That's a great illustration Bluefooted. It reminds me of the old marker doodle illustrations I used to color in when I was a kid. Can't wait to see the color version of this one.

[leckronium]

Bluefooted - I think everyone is talking about when people quote each other and leave the pic in the quote. It gets repetitive but not because of you ;)

Way to set a high standard for everyone's entry, can't wait to see the color on it.

[strych9ine]

I'd so be on this if I had electricity in my house.

Next round...

[Matt Dixon]

http://www.vortex.plus.com/COW19.jpg

Light Bringer. Known also as 'The Mother of Stars', this titanic creature was first discovered by probes charting unexplored nebulae on the frontiers of known space. Scientists propose that the beast somehow feeds on the clouds of interstellar gas that surround it, filtering off nutritious particles before expelling unwanted material as a mass of gaseous matter held together by a gravitational field; effectively these bodies of ejected matter are infant stars. Put simply, this unique lifeform shits suns. Very little is known about the creature as attempts to study it in any detail have thus far proved unsuccessful - the image above was captured by the ill-fated USS Gynaecologica following the launch of a biological probe. All communication with the vessel was lost shortly afterwards.

[strych9ine]

BONER.

[Carnifex]

...duh.
couldn't have put it better strych.
it shit suns...




...this round is over!

edit: great work also bluefooted.
...damn how could i possibly top that...?

[redehlert]

USS Gynaecologica
BWAHAHAAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAAA.....!!!!





HA. Righteous. :tihi:

[Ostrander]

...this round is over!



I kinda agree with Carni, how do you top a sun shitting COW?

A moon pissing COW? :thinking:

Nice one Matt.

[DaRobertz]

...damn how could i possibly top that...?

Believe in the Force.....

I say we let some Hackers magically disappear his image just before the deadline :P

[redehlert]

Nice update, bluefooted.
I dig that.

Cheers!
D

[Helzon]

Here is the illustrious return of COW and where am I ...up to my ass in alligators..so while I hope to drain the swamp in time for the next round...I will merely say:
It's refreshing to see you haven't changed at all Mr. Dixon.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/Helzon/MattDixon2.jpg
Tall frosty one, sir?

btw...incredible work from everyone...even those that will submit something about 3 seconds before the deadline...and make us all crap ourselves.
Till next round then...
Best to you all.

[bluefooted]

Thanks redehlert and Carnifex!

I think my entry got pwned by Matt's :x

[nightfend]

http://www.icondream.com/images/cow/lightbringer01.jpg

Kalthulian Lightwyrm:
Residing in the subteranean caverns beneath Sadukar II, the Lightwyrm is a fierce species. When it's territory is threatened, it will emit a bright flash of energy that fills the visual and ultraviolet spectrums. The byproduct of this light emitting ability is a radioctive drool, which scientists use to track the territorial movements of the creatures.

[Main Loop]

yeesh already some very strong entries by everyone that posted..


Thanks redehlert and Carnifex!

I think my entry got pwned by Matt's :x

actually im having trouble deciding which one i like more..

[Lake]

http://livingincommon.org/pandaone/Light%20bringer%205.jpg


wuah.... ok, here goes.

The Luminae Monestro, commonly known as the "Light Bringer" appears periodically amongst the cannibalistic tribes of the Mahibi desert. Its name comes merely from a time of year, for when the moon glows a bright yellow at harvest or at midsummer, billions and billions of Padorr Flies fly up in clouds for their mating season, so numerous that they even block out the brightly glowing moon. The Luminae Monestro feed almost exclusively on the Padorr Flies, and as they devour small pockets of the giant insectoid clouds, the yellow light streams through. Thus, the Luminae "bring light."

[Mike Corriero]

Hopefully this works this time :P posting was being wierd.
http://pratt.edu/~mcorrier/sketch/LightBringer1-web.jpg

Double AA- The double AA creature is a transport device used as a giant flashlight. In the not so distant, but not so not distant future; still with me? The Double AA creature was found to be a very slow dumbwitted beast with one thing on its mind: "food"
Miners of the local areas tortured and mangled these beasts, and once tamed they found that they were actually good for something. They would strap thier light source gear to the AA and use it to check old and treacherous mines shafts for faulty structuring. The key was to blind the beast so that it wouldnt harm anyone as well as to keep it from knowing what it was doing. By tying a string to the beast, the miners could easily tug it and keep track of the beast while it wondered through the mines, The workers would advance down the mine as the AA moved another 20 feet in front of them. On occassions the mines structure would give out and kill the poor things, but atleast our miners were safe.

batteries not included. It just keeps going and going and .. splat

[Mattinian]

Those glowing tentacles managed to put me into a trance-like state...
Brilliant!

[asoir]

Nightfend...that's definitely my fave so far.

[Wishes]

Wow! didn't know it started again :D
Nice stuff everyone!

[redehlert]

The Luminae Monestro feed almost exclusively on the Padorr Flies, and as they devour small pockets of the giant insectoid clouds, the yellow light streams through. Thus, the Luminae "bring light."
HOLY CRAP!
Now, we all know that there are a million ways to convey 'light bringer', but you and I have almost exact textual concepts! Even the way the creature was conceived - I had sketches of an air-borne tentactled creature like a squid and now I see I'll be ditching this effort and moving on to something I was doodlin' this morning. Life is funny that way.
Hehe!
Cheers!
D

[leckronium]

HOLY CRAP!
Now, we all know that there are a million ways to convey 'light bringer', but you and I have almost exact textual concepts!

*sigh* I missed COW haha...

red - You could always reserve your creative parking spot and post your sketch or idea then replace it with updates. And as I typed that I realized I didn't do that myself so nobody post my idea until I can get it up there, ok? :teeth:

Only a few pieces up and already it's going to be difficult to vote :^^;:

[redehlert]

Hear me now as I, Grand Master of this Keep, tells a tale of light out of darkness:

"Nightfall. While on watch outside our Keep I heard a resonating thud out in the darkness. I have no shame in conveying how fearful I was. But, being a brave soldier I crept, armed and at the ready, aware of every breath, smell and sound because I had not the use of my eyes. Out of the woods I proceeded onto the beach with the moonlight finally providing me some visibility. Nothing was there, just some trees that at first did not fully register as being out of place. Then, the clouds sabotaged my vision blocking out the moons faint light. But wait! As my eyes adjusted, I saw a glow on the beach. "What is this?" I exclaimed aloud. As I grew nearer to the eerie glow I felt immediately at peace and grateful for its radiance. Just then, one of the tree trunks moved and as I peered upward into the swallowing night I saw a towering creature and felt my bones turn limp. While fear clasped my throat, the moon was released of its bonds and showed me what was about to devour me. The vision was surreal! A giant beast with a mollusk-like head peered down at me! Was it smiling? As sanity crept back in, this beast turned and left galloping down the beach and with it I saw several more of these creatures as well as many more pearlescent spheres. I took the one nearest me and rolled it to the Keep. While transporting the sphere, it became clear to me that the thud came from this sphere hitting the beach. It most likely dropped from the great heights of this beast's mouth. "So much like a mollusk." I thought to myself for the mollusk creates a pearl inside its mouth in attempts to protect it from irritants. This must be what this beast had done and then got rid of it once it was large enough to forcefully expel. The moon kissed these fallen orbs and gave them life. From that day forward, we harvested the glowing orbs and saw many of these beasts feeding on seaweed out in the waters or foraging in the sand. We were blessed because now we had light to keep away the night for the life never faded from it. This sphere next to me is the very same one I found on that blessed night 70 years past. Now you understand how we are fortunate to have the Cochin, our Light Bringers."

http://www.cognitionstudio.com/conceptart/redlrt_cow19.jpg

[arteric]

Nightfend and Matt Dixon... must you shame us SO massively!!??

Nightfend, how long did that incredible image take you? I put hours into mine and it gets no where close to that level of detail.....

Coming soon (probably Saturday)..... Eric's fist C.O.W. in MONTHS.....

"The Light Bringer - BORALUS" - watch for it.

Hugs and smooches
Eric

[Lake]

red - heh, thanks, but I'll try to stay away from your concepts if I can!

The "sun shitter" is still my favorite tho.

[hallo]

Wow, great entries so far.

This COW's gonna end on saturday, right? Damn. Think I won't get to continue working on my piece until sunday - guess it wouldn't stand a chance against these masterpieces anyway.

Well, I'll try to catch up on the next round.

Keep up the good work, folks.

[redehlert]

Hey Arteric,
Your return has been a long time coming....looking forward to seein' your entry!
Hey Leck,
Yup....I could do that. Good thinkin! I'll save it for the next round.
Hey Panda,
Totally laughin' at the scenario....good concept text btw.

Cheers!
D

[nightfend]

Nightfend, how long did that incredible image take you? I put hours into mine and it gets no where close to that level of detail.....
It took longer than I wanted it to. :-p About two evenings of work, I guess 6 or 7 hours.

[Carnifex]

http://www.renderosity.com/photos/ArtistArticle12510.jpg
The light bringer is very ugly. Jabba the Hutt ugly,approximately. During the day it hides in caves in order not to scare his prey off. At night, small pimple-like organisms start to glow on his chin. Along with it goes a feromone that attracts whatever creatures near. Humans are known to respond most to it. When a victim is near enough to see the ugliness,it's usually so stunned by shock that the light bringer can grab it easily and devour it. Due to it's flabby skin it seems to grin all the time. Ironically the light bringer brings rather darkness to the creatures of the area it inhabits.

---------
on time,but without chance. well,t'was fun anyways.

[GreenTopaz]

hrm... awesome entries so far... -_O

hope this looks alright, and sorry if I wrote too much :^^;:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/Zuzeca/moonbird.jpg
A nocturnal creature, the Lunar Drake usually emerges from it's hidden den around sunset, where it immediatly takes to the nearest city in search of prey. while the drake itself seems to melt into it's surroundings as the light fades, it's still easily distinguishable from the glow of it's tentacles, which are used to hypnotize it's prey into a trace-like state. It's hard to escape, and many gawkers, including important political leaders and businessmen, have been snatched up as bird food. The drake is the source of much controversy however, as it is sometimes seen high in the night sky over the countryside and mistaken for a UFO.

[Lake]

topaz - hoy crap, it looks like it was carved out of stone or something.

[leckronium]

http://home.comcast.net/~leckronium/onlinestorage/Lightbringer2.jpg

For centuries mortals have been trying to find their way through the Realm of Darkness. Often thought that the entrance lies deep within the Earth, many mortals have journeyed through unfavorable and barely reachable terrains in hope to meet the Bringer of Light, Lucen, and to be taken to the next plane of existence. Myths and legends have claimed the entrance to be in places scattered all throughout the world and many, if not all, have failed to return to tell of their findings.

It is often mistaken that Lucen can be found on Earth when in fact he has never existed in this plane at all. He greets those souls who have been granted permission of passing and guides them through a darkness that not even our brightest possible light could penetrate. The light is said to be as blinding as the darkness from which it came but somehow eases the spirit into the next reality. Most of these descriptions have come from individuals claiming to have witnessed this "light at the end of the tunnel" and Lucen himself, yet somehow found their way back to this plane. :^^:

:painting:

[arteric]

Topaz, if you think that was too much, you obviously never saw one of my "mini story" descriptions.

Eric

[vigostar]

wow, some beautiful work here so far.. great work...
Dixon, bluefooted and correiro great entries..! Especially bluefooted.. glad you got out of your slump! hopefully, i can participate next week..

[Lake]

red - oof, ouch, I just finished reading that. man, that was LONG... but nice idea putting it in story form. just a minor crit on your writing, hehe: it's a lot more impressive if you say "it was more than half my size" than if you say "I was only twice as tall."

just thought I'd toss that in.

[redehlert]

red - oof, ouch, I just finished reading that. man, that was LONG... but nice idea putting it in story form. just a minor crit on your writing, hehe: it's a lot more impressive if you say "it was more than half my size" than if you say "I was only twice as tall."
just thought I'd toss that in.

HAH! Yeah, I rarely ever write such a long story for the COWs but got poked and prodded by sir Helzon to give it a go. I editted out the size issue, btw. Thanks for the input there Panda. ;)
Keep tossin' in the thoughts!
Cheers,
D

[brokk]

wip. Fuck I don't know if I'm gonna finish painting this before Sunday. I'm gonna try! Great entries everyone.

Update: not finished yet... gotta fix those lights on his body, clean things up much more, more contrast, fix shit up... *cough* -deadline extension to monday morning- *cough*

Update 2: Well this is it. Its not as finished as I'd like, but its 4:30 am or so here, so I'm calling it done.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/bk7600/cow19final.jpg

Lightbringers
A hunter type of hive creatures, they consume both the flesh and vital energy of their prey, which glows throught their bodies once fed. Their back legs end in a type of cupping glass similar to the ones found on the tentacles of octopuses, they use these specialized appendages to cling on walls, atop of doorways and other structures and then leap down on their unsuspecting prey, killing them with their frontal leg spines and their head blades. After devouring the prey, and consuming its energy, the Lightbringer travels back to the motherhive to deposit this luminiscent energy, since the main hive structure uses this as a form of organic life fuel.

[Fozzybar]

This COW's gonna end on saturday, right?

No, it ends officially on sunday, and the COW regulars know each round actually gets closed 1 day after the deadline...so inofficially monday morning is the real deadline ;)


Carnifex
well...i see where you were going with this entry...but we can spot only a face...so that means your creature-design is built upon 2 eyes, 1 mouth and a few light spots...isn't this too little for an activity where you are supposed to create/design creatures?
I understand that it's a creature living in the dark, but that's no reason to hide it for the viewer :)

[Ben powis]

Hi there,
Heres my bit of fun,

http://www.benpowis.net/lightbringer.jpg

The Light Bringer of the woods lies still and dormant during the daytime. It’s sap like blood swells into orbs on its body and pools there, accumulating energy from the suns rays.
Then at night, when all else sleeps, the Light Bringer awakes, the orbs of blood on its body glowing brightly with its collected solar energy.
It knows these woods well; it has been here for many, many years.
It searches for the lost, for those in distress caught within it’s forest boundaries and brings them light into their darkness, leading lost children to safety and stranded huntsmen back to their beaten paths. The Light Bringer is a protector, a guardian in the treacherous dark.

~ Ben

[Carnifex]

hmm well if you look closely you should see a hint of the hand and breast too. perhaps it helps if i brighten it?
edit: edited pic. hope it's ok for the contest now.

[young paddy1]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/youngpaddy1/lightbringer.jpg

After generations of eating and metabolising the glowing insects that live in the forest the screaming stump crab has found it easier just to let the chemiluminescent juices pool in it's skin, which it can then use to hunt for non glowing prey (rabbits are excellent they get the whole caught in the headlightsthing), rather than to leave a trail of glowing piss and the occassional fluorescent crap.

[Xpose]

I hadn't found this thread until about 2 days ago.... I don't know if I'll make this one but I'm in on the next one for sure.

[S.C. Watson]

http://sketchforums.com/uploads/post-11-1125187585.jpg

Maseganah Blue Eye, Bringer of Day.

The small blue dwarf star Maseganah is typically depicted as a great beast of burden forever pulling it's larger companion, Adnalan, a main sequence orange star, across the sky of Greater Azure. According to myth, Adnalan promised Maseganah he would build a bridge to Venault, a blue dwarf star 6 light years distant,so that Maseganah couldl join his love -- if Maseganah could pull the corpulant Adnalan on his sled to night so that he could sleep.

[shadoman]

http://www.shawnadomanis.com/images/cow/cow19.jpg

Sakurybdea
The Sakurybdea, or Ocean Lights, is a small crustacean that lives deep on the floors of the Indian Ocean. It lays curled up in a ball with just a few of its spinal pertrusions exposed upward and 6 dancing tentacles on top of its head, which glow a beautiful, light-florescent blue to attract small eels and fish. When one of these curious creatures strays too close to gaze at the lights on the ocean floor, the Sakurybdea springs to its feet and opens its chest to hypnotize the creature with a radiance of light from within. Once the unfortunate victim is in a trance, the Sakurybdea snatches it with its sharp front claws and squeezes with its facial tentacles until it crushes its victim for dinner.

[AmishCommy]

http://pratt.edu/~mcorrier/sketch/LightBringer1-web.jpg

Holy shit Mike, First the Thunderdome entry and now this. What the hell have you been eating? You've improved soo much in the last few months. What's your secret?

[Mike Corriero]

I'd say wheaties or two scoups..or some random brand name cereal but I dont eat cereal :P
On top of that I've had some heart trouble and breathing problems lately that almost and MAY STILL cause me to drop out of the last man standning thunderdome.. but..

I guess I've just been trying to push myself a little harder and try some new approaches to my work. thats all

Thanks ;)

[Hanuka]

that piece is totally coro-ish, mike, and i hope you take that as a compliment (it doesn't lack originality). beautiful. :)

[OxCreative]

Hi, some great entries so far, a fantastic start the return of COW - congrats to Fozzy and everyone who has entered! :yayca:

Here's my entry:

http://www.j2xa.com/COW/LightBringer1.jpg

The Lightbringer
The lightbringer lives deep in the murky depths of the ocean. Lightbringers aka shockfish baiters are the only creatures known to successfully bait and kill the deadly shockfish. They do this by simulating an oceanworm resting amongst seaweed by using their uniquely shaped tail and tendrils.
The Shockfish, what ordinarily lives on oceanworms (it can feast on one for a fortnight due to the size of the oceanworm), is duped into the lightbringer's tendrils which crush its prey to death, withstanding any shock the fish may give.

[Fozzybar]

Carnifex
yes, i can see some areas which "may" be hands or whatever...but really...i mean this activity is about creature design...the concept is ok, but please show us the creature :rolleyes:

young paddy1
hmm...can you post something like a concept? i wouldn't demand this, if i could understand your entry...actually it looks like a mix of an oven and a totem...

oregano
Oregano, your skills are much better than this entry is showing...i hope it's in a WIP-status, because i won't accept this from you.

So after playing the bad guy and pissing people off again here is my entry:




http://www.kidomatix.com/ca/cow/cow_019_lightbringer_fozzybar.jpg


Light Bringer
This lil' fella is a male of the common bumbleball - also called "Light Bringer". The males continously produce sperms...they never stop doing this. So when a male doesn't have sex with a mate his balls are growing and growing...the bigger the balls are the more they glow (occuring by bio luminescence). The more they glow the sexier they look for the female bumbleballs...so actually every "Light Bringer" reaches his aim of mating with a female, since they are so hot after a certain ball size that no female can resist...
During the copulation the male "pumps" all sperms into the female (note, that the penis is on the males head, looking like a trunk!), which will draw back afterwards into its den and stay there until the offspring is born , since females aren't strong enough to fly around with the huge sperm-sack like the male do...

side note: it is rumored that the saying "you have balls" is derived from this creatures appearance...

[young paddy1]

sorry fozz completely forgot the descriptiony thing.

your guys got some seriously big glowing ball and the strain is showing.

p.s. is his penis meant to look like a trout? Or a trunk?

[Oblio]

http://www.conceptart.org/gallery/files/7/3/Oblio_COW19messedup.jpg

I'm sorry i messed this up. I'm super pissed off but ultra motivated.
After seing your entries... i took my balls to a hammer ride.
Matt... thats over dope. It reminds me of a theory that says that God is Darkness since the universe is more dark then light. I want to make a dark lightbringer in a universe so lit that people go out at night only.
Hell.. i screwed up on all sides.
My entry is a mess. Next time... maybe?
Ah.. description:

Different world, different means. First human colonist name it Frogozaur. Now it is used by the local authorities for providing street light to the retro human district.
Crap.. i know. I feel ashamed...

[Carnifex]

Carnifex
yes, i can see some areas which "may" be hands or whatever...but really...i mean this activity is about creature design...the concept is ok, but please show us the creature :rolleyes:

ehm does this mean it's accepted for the contest or not? i don't have that much more to show of this creature.

[Teal]

unfortunately didn't have enough time :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/spellit/lightbringer8-05.jpg

light bringer gathers in it's stomach bodies of small creatures that has lost in the caves when following the light it emitates. The bones are carried in it's stomach until the phosphorus starts to emit out of it to give light that another victims will follow.

nice creatures you produce ;]

[arteric]

The Boralus is a powerful and high level elemental demon that enters the physical plain as a being of energy and light. Since it is of unknown alignment, no know rituals for summoning the being exist, and their arrivals are entirely unpredictable.

Mostly amorphous by nature, the Boralus seems to be able to control it’s shape at will creating appendages as needed to deal with it’s environment. However, certain aspects of it’s appearance are always the same including the flowing, tattered, red hooded cloak that sits atop its form, and a unique mask that floats where one would assume it’s face to be. Since the Boralus has no face or even features resembling one, the purpose of the mask is unknown and unfathomable.

The energy emitted by the Boralus has been said to melt through metal doors and stone walls, and the light they produce banishes any darkness for hundreds of yards. Most interesting about the creature is that it’s light seems to have the same impact on vampires as that of true sunlight. Many times Boralus have been known to attack these undead creatures, burning them to near cinders and then consuming the remains and any energies they contain. No one is sure why the Boralus does this, but rumors range from there being a centuries-old war between them to the belief that the Light Bringer is the soul of a vampire victim come to claim it’s revenge.

Below: A villager enters a tomb to stake a vampire occupant only to discover that a Boralus has all ready begun to consume the monster.

http://www.pepperink.com/Art_Images_Large/Light_Bringer_Large.gif

[ThrillzillA]

Cool entries people , heres mine

http://student-kmt.hku.nl/~daniel1/itscrab2.jpg

This is the "licht garnaal". It lives in the sea. It feeds on seaweed and that's why it got a nice set of shiny grinding teeth... It got his retractable eyes ,because although he brings light into the deeps of the ocean, his eyes aren't very keen on direct light (and it comes in handy when swimming into a big cloud of plankton so he can eat without the plankton getting in his eyes).Unfortunately his eye was a bit small so it hard to see, but it's positioned just right from his mouth.... :rolleyes: He's a kind creature and small fish uses his light that is emitted from the inside of it's shell as a guiding beacon of light.

Whooohoo I finished my post ... finally I can get some sleep :dur:

[leckronium]

arteric - It's hard to turn away a triple dog dare isn't it? Welcome back... :tihi:

Fozzy - That's hysterical. Love the rendering on it. Although I would like to see a background that doesn't take away from the creature so much. The amount of flat background, to me, makes it feel less dynamic than what it could be.

[Main Loop]

http://www.remtek.net/0/mainloop/default/images/13/335.jpg

Ghetto-Bird Dragonfly

Called this way because the lights in his abdomen (fueled by an extreme diet rich in phosphorous, and consumption of fireflies) resemble helicopter searchlights. This creature is usually found flying at moderately high altitude, enough to be completely engulfed by dark storm clouds. The lights help it navigate through the darkness.. One might assume this makes it an easy target, but its size and leather-like exterior make it a challenge for predators.

[MisterE]

My first COW... I will try not to be so literal next time.

http://www.jay-powell.com/concept_art/COW19_Light_Bringer.jpg

Lucifer (The Light Bringer):

Although there is little remaining scripture dealing with Lucifer there is some reference to Lucifer having been the prince of all angels in heaven. After Lucifer refused God's mandate that angels should bow before Adam, who was made in the image of God, he was cast out of heaven. Lucifer responded by waging war on heaven and making the bold claim, "I will set my seat above the stars of heaven and will be like the Highest".

[Floris Didden]

/paints furiously

[Fozzybar]

p.s. is his penis meant to look like a trout? Or a trunk?

You're absolutely right, i meant trunk...thanx and sorry :bashful:

[Carnifex]

foz,check your pms pls. :bashful:

[Floris Didden]

Whew, on the finish line.

http://student-kmt.hku.nl/~floris1/art/cow19final.jpg

The Lightbringer
This particulary large breed of Crabs makes it home in deep dark underwater caverns. It has evolved to beeing on a very select diet of sportdivers and research submarines. It lures it unssuspecting prey by posing as a small underwater vulcano, inviting its prey to inspect this, fascinating natural phenomana.

Great entrys all! Very excited, first time participating :P.

[Fozzybar]

hehe, floris...literally on the last second...:)

closed!

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