E.O.W Round 5: Fungal Tunnel

[Red_Rook]

E.O.W. - #005: Fungal Tunnel

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



Round #005

Topic:
Fungal Tunnel

You MUST include a description or backstory this round, or your image wont be taken to poll. Good luck!

Congratulations to the winner of Round 3 (The Tavern in the Trees) - AndrewLey (ill try and get the stars up asap I promise ;) )



Deadline:
Sunday, 20th November 2005


Thx artkitty for the topic suggestion ;)

[Red_Rook]

to get away from the architecture a little, bit make some nice happy organic shapes. For me atleast i was thinking along the lines of a biotic fungal environment that developed to the point where it can sustain its own small unique ecosystem. Enjoy and make it as spacey as you like ;)

[Zeitwolf]

to get away from the architecture a little, bit make some nice happy organic shapes. For me atleast i was thinking along the lines of a biotic fungal environment that developed to the point where it can sustain its own small unique ecosystem. Enjoy and make it as spacey as you like ;)

taking the word Fungal literally it seems we Must make it organic.

But organic and natural shapes are not a must here, are they?

[Cthogua]

Maybe it could be a fungus that has incorporated a crystalline compound for more structural support, and now as a result only buds off at 45 or 90 degree angles. That would enable less organic and more "structural" shapes, but there would still be room for lots of fungal gooey drippiness. Just a thought.

[Red_Rook]

exactly, it could for instance, be maybe abandoned man made structures that have been taken over by this fungus, so you can use normal architecture in combination with it, giving you all the flat hard shapes you could possible want.

[ShrooMofDooM]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y127/ShrooMofDooM/drainpipe.jpg


After Toxicorp Industries established its fifth US factory just north of Nashville, Tennessee, they had absolutely no idea where they would dump their wastes (a polite way of referring to radioactive sludge) without adversely affecting the population. The president of the company sent a few of the lower-ranking workers out as scouts to search for an appropriate location. In no time, the crew found a large drain pipe that had been cut off from the rest of the city at some point during the recent changes made to the city roads and pipeline. From there on, they dumped their sludge in that very pipe.

Fastforward a few years, and Toxicorp is out of business for their illegal waste dumping (they never officially bought the land surrounding the pipe), and the drain pipe has since then grown elaborate, disgusting, and elaborately disgusting mold and fungi formations. Civilians are warned to steer clear of the irradiated zone, and scientists intend to study it once the radiation wears off as they suspect that the organisms within, be they large or small, have been affected. They wouldn't be the least bit suprised if entirely new species existed within...

[S.C. Watson]

Ahem, some good ref ideas from Rhyan Church (http://www.ryanchurch.com/) who did Felucia concept design for SWIII. Not an exact topic fit, but dang close!

Cheers,
~Oreg.

[Red_Rook]

awesome link shane thanks :)

[homeworld]

well, here's my first attempt at an eow

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b66/homeworld4/eow1.jpg
This old, abandoned, mushroom-infested mine shaft has seen better days.

[PureGhostGR]

That was a good link reference. Thank you.

As for the piece above.. *gasp* :D

[sketchling]

Hmmm... Ryan church may be good for inspiration, but to use an artist for reference... it doesnt even come close to nature! 3rd hand information :( Have a look at these beauties! :
http://www.banjorah.com/gallery1_1.htm

[llothcat]

couldn't resist the purty colors....


I was thinking of a slime mold that grew down a tunnel, tossed in some shrooms for color, and tadaaaa! Instant fungus tunnel.

:^^;: maybe the colors could use some work though. Awsome stuff so far, homeworld

maybe this version is better?
http://www.llothcat.com/fungustunnel.jpg

[Zeitwolf]

llothcat

the second is better. I needed some seconds to see, what you meant with the pic. I can hardly see the tunnel prspective and point out what is what...

the tunnel is bowed - so the light should just enlighten one wall side of it... (?)

[koshime]

Fungal Entree

http://www.medievalfx.com/concept2/EOW5-1_008-5_005.jpg

"Beyond the arid sea, lies the remains of once ancient creatures...and a vast unherald forest filled with fantastical plants, sporelike in nature"

[sketchling]

That really is gorgeous Koshime... man. you are a master of interesting shapes. I really love the colours too... :) awsome. :) I can show ya some nice tricks with saturation that do the subsurface scattering thing... its all in the glows I was on about.

[llothcat]

llothcat

the second is better. I needed some seconds to see, what you meant with the pic. I can hardly see the tunnel prspective and point out what is what...

the tunnel is bowed - so the light should just enlighten one wall side of it... (?)

OI!

I'll be editing it then.

[koshime]

Hey Sketchling > woudl really appreciate that. some how cant quite get that glow feeling...didnt expect to add that much sunlight - wanted more local abient/fungi phosoperous glow.....

[-db-]

and koshime runs straight through the finish lines and.... WINS
You and Andrew and Yoshi maybe should have your own "contest"
So we other "normal" ppl can win sometimes too.. Deal? j/k
(sorry for you other so great-talanted-best artist on the forum i didnt showed in my "joke") Great everyone !! Like your one best Homeworld.

[koshime]

you should watch out for killer sketchling.....he gonna win this hands down

[Mr.Blonde]

koshime: you rock. I love your enviroments. You seem to have a passion for them which I respect!

*.submit.*

http://alduar.iseenothing.com/nov/fungi1low.jpg
As the wanderer approaches his destination, he finds a page from the early chapters of his life standing in his path. The fungi of the infamous Tunnel of Fungi is renowned for it's life saving attributes, as well as it's addictive nature.

[sketchling]

Just thought id post a Wip. Still have afew things I wanna do with it, but its pretty much there I think :) Thanks for the vote of confidence Koshime ;)
http://www.sketchling.com/artwork/2005/fungustunnel3.jpg

[Cthogua]

Beautimus Sketchling! Killer translucency. That was a nice link, with all the fungus pics. Damn, hopefully I can find the time between now and sunday to give this a whack....I mean whats more fun than gus!...Char har har dee har...Alright that was bad, sorry...now I have to do one just to make up for that :P

[Badger]

Sketchling, Koshime : UK represent!!
I'll get working on mine tonight lads.
Hope the meet the other week was good, for now i need coffee.
-B-

[koshime]

you forget versatile virtuouso andrew (until he heads to amsterdam)

[brokk]

EDIT: updated again
Ok, this is my final image
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/bk7600/eow5fi.jpg
Fungal Tunnel
Game setting:
The Fungal Tunnel is a gateway-dungeon that connects the two main northeastern regions between the mountains. Besides being a conecting point, it is also a mini-dungeon by itself, with hostile monsters, treasures, and quest oportunities. There are also several entrances, some hidden, some not, to other underground areas, and to more extensive dungeons beneath the mountains.
Location description:
The Tunnel is abandoned. Several species of mushrooms of all sizes from enourmous to diminute can be found growing on the floor. On the walls, species of lichen crawl the Tunnel's upper surroundings.
Possible monsters: Kobolds, Trolls, Sentient Fungi
Other information: some mushrooms and fungi can be picked up. What you can do with them varies, they can be used in potion preparation, sold, cooked, or eaten raw (Flora Knowledge would be advisable, or be equiped with the Fungal Tome).

[Badger]

you forget versatile virtuouso andrew (until he heads to amsterdam)
Aaah Yes, Good old Andy, he he. Yeah I'm sure he's lurking with a 'sketch' the biatch..
-B-

[koshime]

he's probably waiting for that killer moment! heheh

[Sinix]

Damn, there are some great entries this week, nice work guys.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/sinix5/dsb111605a.jpg

What's that smell? The recent discovery of a tunnel located deep in the congo has brought about a wave of new fungal discoveries.

[PHATandy]

Just a WIP for now.


http://www.andydesign.co.uk/best/EOW2-1.jpg

In the harsh jungles of the Feronus island colonies, the creatures known as the 'Fungal hunter' reside within the Dense and thick jungle vegetation. Hiding in the darkness of the 'Fungal tunnels' they wait for prey to hunt and kill to feed their children and protect the eggs. Local tribesman, knights and explorers come from all over the world to prove their worth by bringing home the 4 glowing eyes of the 'Fungal Hunters'.

[Red_Rook]

o dudes, this is looking excellent, ill try and make one soon. some awesome entries, im a little "eh..." on some of em cause they are REALLY sketchy, the rules say were not into sketches, so tighten that stuff up kids or it wont be accepted. (*whispers* that kinda means you shroomofdoom)

[Hideyoshi]

see below for my entry!

[yAdam]

Great round so far! here's mine:

http://images5.theimagehosting.com/fungtunnel.jpg

As the three men stand inside the entrance to the fungal tunnel their thoughts dwell on the advice of their lost guide. His knowledge alone would have seen them through to the end, but the battle against the tunnel guardian was too great for even him. His dying words were hard to distinguish, although they heard enough to question if they should even take another step inside.

The tunnel, wound beneath the roots of the oldest trees, was carved by the guardian itself, a maze of passages, that if placed one after the other would stretch twice around the planet. Certain paths would lead to dead ends after days of travel, others, deeper underground, could be filled with poisonous spores released from mysterious growths.

Their guide hinted at the secrets inside, of explorers who had taken it upon themselves to search for the many rumoured relics. Their inevitable deaths would leave behind a lifeline for future travellers…..

[sketchling]

Some great work going on here!!! Wicked stuff.
This WAS a WIP But I wont have time for more polish, so it is now my FINAL entry complete with all important backstory.


http://www.sketchling.com/artwork/2005/fungustunnel4.jpg

"And so, despite the terrible dangers of long-term spore infection, a foolhardy few would return to the surface every year to see the mjongha fungus in full display; though most went to experience a mindless rush and euphoria as the ripe, sun-damaged spores burst inside them."

[llothcat]

i gotta stopmessing with mine..ithink im making it worse

[Kenny Fuller]

How do I post my artwork to this thread?

[rushtoy]

awesome stuff everyone :)
my monitor calibration was out of wack when i did this ;/ it turned out really really washed out. Im guessing it was the game i was playing that caused it, but thank god for the adjustment settings in photoshop. Still doesnt look quite right, but eh..

http://www.rushtoy.com/images/misc/eow5rushtoy.jpg
A deadly contagious disease has broken out and many are left ill. This new strain of disease has left everyone baffled. The only recorded medical information is found in the book of ancient chinese herbal medicine. Having no choice, a team of scientists set out to find this unique fungus.

version without the person..dont know if i like it with the guy or without, any feedback?
http://www.rushtoy.com/images/misc/eow5rushtoy2.jpg

[yAdam]

I like it with the figure, gives more emphasis for the description and also breaks up the large area of light. Better for the composition too i think.

[hurricane]

http://www.diduct.com/Hurri_Sketchbook/Nov-05/Eow2.jpg
In the lower areas of a crater on mars, NASA discovered yesterday a tunnel filled with a strange breed of fungus.


All of you : AWESOME ENTRIES !!!

[Hideyoshi]

hey, Sketchling, if you asked me, I'd prefer your first version considering lighting. The 2nd one is quite dark in the foreground, can barely figure out anything there or maybe it' just my monitor...

I am working on a new pic, will submit shortly.

[Farvus]

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/2533/fungal5kz.jpg

This fungal tunnel was created by some eccentric mage for his huge garden. It leads to small glade surrounded by rocks and covered with ivy.

[-db-]

huriccane-Hideyoshi-Sinix-Sketchling-Koshime You 5 rox!!
dont really know wich one of you i will vote for :S
Goooooood work everyone, :)

[Hideyoshi]

updated, that's my final entry:

http://www.hideyoshi-ruwwe.com/images/fungal-tunnel_new_small.jpg

As I walk through this enormous, odorous alien tunnel of fluorescent fungal organisms there is nothing I can do but be attracted by that bright light, that lies ahead of me...

[Zeitwolf]

Hideyoshi
I dunno which I like more. The blue version... hm... charming.
I think the warm colours in final entry are unusual for you. And I really like that enormous bulbs.

hurricane
these... barels are the fungi, are they? Hard to see, but nice Mary idea!

[Kenny Fuller]

Hey gang, here is my first post with you.

Sorry about the misunderstanding for the thread. I will create a newer piece right away. Thx Hideyoshi

The Shaman's Cave.

[Hideyoshi]

Hey, Kenny Fuller, I saw your piece somewhere already, pretty sure about that...
You need to create new artwork for the CA activities... :-/

[bengonzalez]

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/1633/bengonzalezeow0051py.jpg
Another of the examples of harsh and unusual environment of Terra II are the Fungal tunnels. These have yet to be fully explored due to the poisonous fungus which thrive here. The hazards are too great for a full exploration of the caverns but the medical field believes that here they may find cures to some of the exotic deceases of the planet. here we see the opening to one of the tunnels on the continent state of Verfin.

(The Dangers of a newb at Painter with a mouse)

[Zeitwolf]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/odinsregen/sketches/funguswip.jpg
still ip. I'll try to finish it tomorrow. if I don't manage it, this will be the final entry...

[Kenny Fuller]

Hey gang, here is a new painting I just did. Hope you enjoy.
http://www.fullerillustration.com/images/concept/fungus_cave-l.jpg
A young couple stumbled upon this cave and decided to explore it only to find the weird giant mushrooms?!

[Kenny Fuller]

Zeitwolf, I love the purples in your painting. Hope you find time to finish it!

[young paddy1]

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

during the late twentieth and early twenty first century the garbage of the world was buried in enormous landfill sites, once capped these sites were albut forgotten about, almost one thousand years later a trio of explorers on a shoestring budget have decided to mount an expedition into the heart of the largest dump on the planet. What they found astonished them...

[max1975]

This is my submission, unless I see it on another monitor and decide it needs a levels adjustment. Or a signature.

http://static.flickr.com/24/64893550_764da8020a_o.jpg
According to legend, the deepest secrets of the universe, and perhaps Paradise, lie hidden within the Great Mushroom Labyrinth of Kr'King. But whether this is true cannot be known, because while many have ventured into the labyrinth, none has ever returned.

[Kenny Fuller]

Max, nice variety of the fungi and I like the views of the undersides of the mushrooms.

[JakkaS]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/JakkaS/EOW5-JakkaS.jpg

Environment pollution of Planet NewTerra 9 was very high. Cities buildings were almost destroyed because of acid rains and strong heat emission of both suns in this planetary system. Most of metals and plastics used to build any constructers weren’t resistant to new situation. But scientist has found a good material for new buildings - organic material - a kind of “mutated” mushroom. Genetically changed, it could be a raw material for buildings, roads, bridges or tunnels. “Weatherproof, cheap and good to natural environment”.

[luxun]

jakkas, that is badass to the highest degree:)

[Zeitwolf]

Zeitwolf, I love the purples in your painting. Hope you find time to finish it!

menaged it! yay. thank you

Filter Fungi
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/odinsregen/sketches/EOW5.jpg
Near Future. A constant extremely acid rain is falling onto the earth. Mankind live subsurface. Only some tough plants, insekts and fungi manage to grow overground. Fungi - that are the superior life-form now - even grow as high as trees. they filter the acid water with their Mycel. Planting the spores is tunnel like fields is the most usual way of domestication. Also the luminescent lamellae are an atraction to overground tourists at night.

sorry for my bad English...

....

[cartoonfox]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/cartoonfox/sketchbook%205/sketch-295.jpg
A mysterious fungus leads into a dark cave...
(sorry, needed to force the description due to rook presuring me ^_~)


juuust on time, thanks rook for the notice ^_^




peace :7up:

[pandorablood]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/pandorablood/fungal.jpg


The world has been overtaken by a fungal virus leaving the air poisoned for all living creatures. Mankind has been confined to caves with glass enclosed city's...........


So sorry I ran out of time for submission....but I thought I'd post my image anyways since it was such a fun subject!

[Hazamataz]

Mr. Blonde. Woah, with that backstory, a really dramatic piece.

Sinix, thats simply one of the coolest enviroment paintings I've ever seen.
Using (painter or photoshop whichever) to its best, beautiful colours, brilliant brushstrokes, this gets my vote

Lollthcat - SLIME, I bet that was a challenge, impressive. The organicness of it really shows.

Koshime- The fungal pollen is almost enough to make me sneeze, beautiful warm colours.

And everyone else, outstanding, the EOW is really holding up with a constant high quality

This all reminds me how much I wanna practice. Hopefully I'll get one finished for the next week :)

[Red_Rook]

nice one pandora blood, sorry you were too late for the entry ;)