EOW #50 The Architect's House

[chaosrocks]

EOW#50The Architect's House

This one has a bit more brief than the last.

The architects House

The outside of the home is a two story shack sitting atop a huge curled up tree root, lopsided and shanty like, peiced together with scraps and such, but The inside of the small rundown shack is actually a huge 15 story mansion full of strange MC Esher like rooms that act as labyrinths. It is a nigthmare of a house.


The Architect was once a kind, humble man, who would put on magic shows for the children of the city, and play games with them in the labyrinths of his home, but now the children are starting to disappear and the people of the city suspect The Architect as the culprit. The Architect is currently in a deep sleep like coma induced by an exiled shade known as Xaodinat. He has been kidnapping children


I will except any medium. you can image, inside or outside views of the house. taking into consideration the character of the Architect and the Creepy surreal and mutable qualities of the house. original story concept by Paul Fassett as Part of "Adventures in Purgatory"
Now... concept!


Due April 5

NO DESCRIPTION NESSISARY AS THIS HAS A FAIRLY INDEPTH BRIEF on the other hand if you choose to concept the bathroom or some undelineated section of the house thats fine but you might want to orient us with a short description


Ready! Set! Go!

[AtlasIves]

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/skunk257/architectshouseflatterend-3.jpg
ok this is finall i dident have time to try any other ideas lots of course work, :)please crit me:)

Desciption:"its finally done! admittantly its not how i planned but at least he's still alive. i followed his instructions perfictly except for the hosts, funny isn't the children that he once entertained are now giving him life, i too would have preffered to use the convicts he had suggested but i was running out of time! it had to be done!

its incredible really all his own creation it simply takes the life force from the few chosen but leaves just enough for them to sustain themselves, such a brilliant mind we were lucky it dident go to waste, all i have to do now is revive him when the cure is found... it could take years but im confident it will work.

disaster!!! a power cut caused the michien to fail breifly he's ok but we lost three of the children... im going to need more..." Xaodinat:

[robmorfin]

Michael Jackson the Architect?

[Moai]

Okay, I'm in. I'll do the outside of the home, because I like big, curled-up tree roots, and an Escher-like interior maze just sounds scary (to draw, that is).
I think Jacek Yerka will be my inspiration this time around. He's a Polish surrealist who creates these amazing hyper-detailed paintings. I giant, ramshackle shack on a big tree route would be right up his alley! Here's a sample (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/metalukesurfer/jy11.jpg)that was the closest I could find to what I was going for.

[plasmax]

Jacek Yerka indeed is a good choice of inspiration for this! He was also the first artist that came to mind...

I'll definetely give this one a go, it sounds interesting. :)

[masque]

please clarify who's been snatching the kiddies -- the Architect or the Shade? The Archy is sleepy-bye, so I assume it's the Shade, but I want to make sure. either the "He" in the last sentence has an ambiguous antecedent, or i'm just stupid. prob'ly the latter ;)

[Hiddnfox]

I think i'll enter this contest!

[Wasker]

This sounds like so much fun. Darnit that my skills are inadequate to visualize my mental images. :er:

[Corrick]

So... is it just me being stupid, or do we really need to write a description? The one provided is pretty buttoned up already...

[chaosrocks]

no description needed

and masque darling my sweeet friend..it is intentionally ambiguous..... so as to be more creepy.

roxie

[masque]

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8151/shouseeow50wn2.jpg

She opened the door that would not open for the adults, stepped inside, and almost turned and ran back to the town. The strange and chilling expanse of the room drank the light, making it hard to see much, but she sensed the insanity of the place, and sensed also the regard of some evil presence. She wanted to run away, wanted very badly to run, but for the sake of her brother and the rest of the children, she knew she would not.

__________________________________________________ __

loosely base on Escher's Relativity, i'm treating this sort of as an illo for a YA mystery/horror novella. i think the gothic/noir quality of the B&W image helps the mystery -- what do you guys think?

also, i've has the devil's own time getting into most any thread lately, so this may have to suffice for my final if i'm "locked out" later on as well.

[Ryan DeMita]

hmm..

[Vyse]

Ooooh, Robmorfin! Yor really freakin' me out :teeth:

I´m really excited about the results..... but i guess i wont take part this time, sorry...!

[robmorfin]

Vyse, my bad, I read too fast and skiped this part "shade known as Xaodinat. He has been kidnapping children", I thought the Architect invited the kids and then kidnapped them, it also freaked me out the first time I read it (reminded me of Neverland, CA).

[Beelow]

lets see if I can do this one as well. I am on and off in these activities I know, but it's usually my confidence and inspiration in my work, that does that. But I need the practice. Last one was impressive I hope that the same caliber of people come back to do this theme! Where is Hideyoshi at anyways?

[the umbrella man]

Chaos, thanks for posting this. Will be keeping my eye on this thread. Hopefully my concept for this will be done before the 5th. I'm sure it won't be on the sme level as what these guys can do but hey :) Good luck guys, can't wait to see what you do with this.

[Form]

i searched for 'adventures in purgatory' and found this...

http://www.garagegames.com/mg/snapshot/view.php?qid=1040

is it related at all?

[plasmax]

Arg the description keeps changing! Or did I not read it properly the first time?
Anyway, Xaodinat sounds like an interesting addition to the piece. :)

Sorry, but since I am kinda new to conceptart, will somebody please clarify the rules regarding posting wips for critique in this and other threads/websites? Thanks! :D

[chaosrocks]

the description has not changed.
except thepart about not needing your own. you may post WIPs here or any where else.
and Form...yes and no

chaos

[Iceman0xh]

Im gunna try this sounds like it could be fun

[life on the sofa]

The outside of the home is a two story shack sitting atop a huge curled up tree root, lopsided and shanty like, peiced together with scraps and such, but The inside of the small rundown shack is actually a huge 15 story mansion full of strange MC Esher like rooms that act as labyrinths. It is a nigthmare of a house.


The Architect was once a kind, humble man, who would put on magic shows for the children of the city, and play games with them in the labyrinths of his home, but now the children are starting to disappear and the people of the city suspect The Architect as the culprit. The Architect is currently in a deep sleep like coma induced by an exiled shade known as Xaodinat. He has been kidnapping children


ummm........i dont get it do we have to draw it exactly as this description says?....and why does what the architecht do (kidnapp children) matter in all this?...i thought it was about the enviro not character. please clear this up for me chaosrocks ans clearly state the design brief of let me know if i can intepret it as i like please.

thanks alot.

sofa

[life on the sofa]

this is what i have so far, about 10 minutes work and once again the stress of a touchpad and not wacom is causing me early hair loss!...grrrr.


bur just to check is this all right?....is it set alright as a finished piece once i have finished it. or do i have to include a character or close up of house..:( i dont get it plz help
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/8161/eow50lifeonthesofavy4.png

update below!

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2899/eow50lifeonthesofa1xy4.png


as always, brutally beat me about the head with you crit stik.(but be nice too!)

[joelhinxman]

well this one sounds kinda fun so im gona try to give it a go.

but what confuses me is. the thread title says eow #50 but the brief says #49. im soo confused.

[chaosrocks]

It's 50
i forgot to change it.
edit ...k fixed


the house intereior or exterior is your choice. the exterior has a more specific description. The interior has more scope for loose interpretation
the character part is merely added as flavouring... people homes often reflect their lifestyles . you do not have to draw either of the characters. and you do not have to know why who ever is kidnapping the children is dooing it or how or why or if the architect actually sleeps....

so if you choose to do the exterior those specificallt stated elements need to be included.
2 story shack
pieced together
huge treeroot

chaOS

[life on the sofa]

updated it, its kinda crap but to be honest this was too specific for me realy and i got bored with it. i might do a different version before deadline but ...hey ho i guess im at a low inspiration point :( grrrrrrrrr


sofa

[chaosrocks]

the only person to blame for lack of inspiration is sitting right there in fron t of your computer.... the brief is plenty open. YOu took the easy and litteral way... think outside the box. this si a multidimension spanning house, the inside is bigger than the outside. do an interior. or actually render the one youv'e got so its not all saturated colors and blurry edges.....
either way.... should be a challenge. not boring.. and please stop whining

chaos

[Corrick]

... hm... should be easier than most to at least begin to visualize, anyway, this kind of idea has been kicked around for a while... check out the last Harry Potter flick. Little tent becomes improbable Pavilion...

I'll bet no one can do the Exterior, Interior, Michael Jackson, Xaodi-whatever, the Architect and a Partridge in a Pear Tree all in the same image... that's right... no one...

That's a challenge, that is...

Chaos, you never cease to inspire...... or at the very least, kick someone's ass every now and then.

[masque]

I'll bet no one can do the Exterior, Interior, Michael Jackson, Xaodi-whatever, the Architect and a Partridge in a Pear Tree all in the same image... that's right... no one...it was one of the goals of the Cubists, iirc, to depict all surfaces of a subject at the same time. maybe if someone could channel a little Picasso... ah, but i forget, "modern art" gets short shrift around here. too bad. :( :P ;)

[Form]

I'll bet no one can do the Exterior, Interior, Michael Jackson, Xaodi-whatever, the Architect and a Partridge in a Pear Tree all in the same image... that's right... no one...

That's a challenge, that is...


challenge....accepted =_=

[vantrum]

cool prompt. I'm in.

[life on the sofa]

...um?....im confused how come your getting all angry at me?....if you think i was saying your lacking inspiration thats wrong i meant IM low on inspiration and i wasnt realy whining just explaining why its super crap:) i think you just got the wrong end of the stick right? i think its a good topic im just not very good in the first place so being more specific just confuses my little mind :)


hehe, lookin forward to everyone elses

sofa

[Corrick]

Sofa, could you stop saying you suck all the time? Unless you like it... in which case, carry on.

[dragon4lunch]

Hey Corrick, I've been wondering: your avatar is one of my favourites, where is it from? Is it part of a painting you did? Can I see the whole thing somewhere? Looks like it might be an anime sidekick character.

[life on the sofa]

why cant i say i suck lol?...dont i? im the first to admit i have LOOAADS to learn before im GOOD going by the standard of this site... im just not arogant thats all, dont see why thats a problem anyway...and what is it about me thats making everyone have a go at me?

im not deliberatly trying to annoy people but i seem to be doing a good job doing just that if im winding anyone up just say and illstop doing what is it thats annoying you like corrick sed stop callin my work crap so ill stop doing that. im just tryin to get along here guys..dont mind you criticising my work butplease dont get mad at me :( peace!:D (if that sounded like and angry rant or whine..um sorry lol i didnt type it in a mad mood but reading it it sounds kinda angry:) its not)

i updated it by the way, i tried to take what chaos said into account and tried to de-saturate it and sharpen places up and make greater contrasts. as always C&C:)

[Edward B]

Exterior!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Cerebellum/house.jpg

[Corrick]

Sofa, I wouldn't say anyone's mad at you... 'least not me personally. I just don't dig on wild self-deprecation. We all have a long way to go, some more, some less, but no one here sucks unless they're trying to.

On topic, it is a very descriptive brief, which for most concept artists is awesome. It gives you a solid place to start, now you fill in the blanks. Ask yourself where the shack is, what the tree species is, how big, what time of day, is it foggy, sunny, moist, dry, dead, creepy, whatever. And that's just the outside. It all just depends on how much thought you want or feel like putting into it...

dragon, it's here (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/Blob.jpg), and it's just that, nothing big. I was doodling one day. Glad you like it!

Peg, Norman Bates would be proud!

[AtlasIves]

peg thats awesome!! very creepy! :)

[life on the sofa]

corrick: good:D and yeah i understand for other people specificness is better to work with, fair enuf. lol the avatar link is cool, i like seeing work built up like that straigth from PS line work

peg:cool dude like skunk said "creepy" only thing is isnt it supposed to look "shanty like" but i gotta say it looks cool as it is:)

[chaosrocks]

second corrick

if the specificity of the first half of the breif isn't doin it for you. wade into the vague interior. I was trying to set up a real world ish concepting experience, where you take a vision.. not your own and try to get into the otherpersons head. too me this kind of thing is one of the joys of what we do.

take a specific idea and visualize it. but also to take a vague idea and throw visual images out for the originator to be inspired by... so in this particualr case you have a lot more freedom than in a real world concepting job.
On the other hand you can jump in to the thing feet first and try to include interior and exterior. like a space warp trapped inside a Klein bottle stuck up in a tree and made to look like a shack.... this I would like to see.

and rather than just saying "my work sucks" it would be more productive to say. Im having trouble with X or Y or Z (where x=edges, y=colour and z=perspective) and actually let the local experts help you in very specifc manners. because they will. they do. and then by asking a specific question one can see where your learning has progressed to and really feel like you are looking and learning.... which is a possitive thing. where if you just say ..my work sucks we have only two choices.. to kindly asspat, or to agree with you.. neither of which will help you in the slightest, and will irritate us :P

"the bitch queen chaosrocks"

[novenus]

I will participate... and will update with WIP later tonight (or in the morning)! Great theme, by the way. Have I mentioned how much I love this site? :}

[Vulgar`]

All architects march forward.

[life on the sofa]

chaos: i dont know anything about conept jobs, im 15 lol, but i agree with wht u said its just one of those things that comes to you only after someone else says it..:)


vulgar: you say some weird things lol, i see you all over just saying like one sentence and leaving. classy

still looking forward to more work, but i spose they will come neaer the deadline hopefully by then i can pump some COOOOLYNESS into mine lol


sofa

[ikuru]

sofa dude, just paint man, it doesnt matter that your 15, there are a couple of artist lurking here that are 17 and kick my ass many times (Im way older than that). Its not about age, its about determination. Actually the one you got going there is in fact the Best work I have seen from you yet. I would suggest you create another layer and zoom it, start fidling with the details, make your best render posible.

[masque]

roxie, you're the sweetest and most understanding BQ i've ever had the pleasure of knowing :teeth: ;) <3 . very good advice for the tadpole.

"a space warp trapped inside a Klein bottle stuck up in a tree and made to look like a shack.... "
EXcellent imagery! you should read Big, Little ( or is it Little, Big? senior moment :( )which features a house of just that type!


Peg -- sweet work, very moody and atmospheric, maybe a bit too tidy, but that's just the slob in me talkin' ;)

also, i posted a teaser up above, a detail from my shot at the interior.

[chaosrocks]

I have read it.
<3
chaos

[chaosrocks]

dear sofa
if you look at the Gods of war TD.. I got my ass kicked by a 17 yo...age is irrelevant... well not entirely
soem time we can muster experience to level the playing field with raw talent... but

we can all help each other to improve.. K?

[ATAnderson]

I just want to say that, although I am not part-taking in this event, I think the style of the brief is great, and a lot better suited than a simple 2 word place name as previous. The brief in this thread is a whole lot closer to a real life one than I have seen before.

I was trying to find the words to suggest this sort of thing in the EOW suggestions area in such a way that made people be mindful of passages and scenes that could be used as EOW topics.

Chaos - You're beautiful. Thank you.

Adam.

[ikuru]

chaos rocks!

[Marco Mazzoni]

I'm giving the interior/exterior a go. Don't know if MJ or the partrige will make it in though.

WIP
http://www.butcherfx.com/stuff/CA/eow%20fiddy.jpg

of course the int. will need more thought put into the design and perspective but the general idea is there for now.

[chaosrocks]

thumbnail
higher res version in my sb

update
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e181/chaosrocks/EOW50.jpg

probably finished

[life on the sofa]

i wanst saying it matterd im 15 i was saying i dont know anything about concept design JOBS :) and i am painting, i paint while you sleep, i paint while you eat i paint whilst i sleep, i cant help it :) im addicted

marco thats great dude, may be hard to colour the interior when it so small?...but then again you painted the interior that small...so you obviously have the skill to colour it also :) and you could always paint a stick man on the outside and call him MJ and a small tree with a bird isnt too hard :D im sure u can do it lol.

ikuru: nice new avatar your old one was a bit wobly( but still was kinda cool):)

[vantrum]

made some linework.. hopefully i'll get to the paint in the next couple days.

http://www.mattkohr.com/images/misc%20images/sketches.JPG

mar 28: Got some time to work on the painting, here's an in progress.

novenus - I put a tree root in there... :) thanks for the nice words

form - strong contender? - how generous! I will be painting each EOW this quarter --I'm considering it another class with real deadlines.

life on the sofa - thanks, yeah, it's been a while since i've posted on the forums..I'm back now though.

robmorphin - thanks

Marco mazzoni - I really like the cutaway idea -- it'll be interesting to see a finished version of that.



http://www.mattkohr.com/images/misc%20images/arcHouse_WIP.jpg

Mar 30

Hey guys... I painted some more -- not quite done, but close.

http://www.mattkohr.com/images/misc%20images/arcHouse_WIP2.jpg

Mar 31

Here's my final

http://www.mattkohr.com/images/misc%20images/vantrum_EOW50.JPG

[Form]

hey vantrum, I havnt seen your work around before... taking a look at your stuff now. glad to have another strong contender in the mix. nice start!

[novenus]

Masque -- as always, your stuff is great. I love your imagination.

Chaos -- you and I seem to be thinking on the same wavelength, yet your style is very different from mine (thus giving me more anticipation to see your final work).

Vantrum -- wow! that's one nifty shack! It doesn't lack character, for sure. Now where is that tree root... ;)

Here are my initial thumbs trying to work out my design. I'm not happy with neither, but I have a new idea I need to put down on paper later today (gotta do this thing called work first).

http://www.novenastudios.com/images/thumbnail1a.jpg

new sketch:
http://www.novenastudios.com/images/env_of_week1.jpg

[Form]

its on the tree root, but he has a point. you should perhaps throw in some more curvature/support to assist the illusion before you take it to colour.?

[the umbrella man]

i searched for 'adventures in purgatory' and found this...

http://www.garagegames.com/mg/snapshot/view.php?qid=1040

is it related at all?

Yeah the actual forums for the game can be found here, though the project is long since dead, and for whatever reason my webhost is acting weird, the forums still work and still has some source materials. Always thought about reviving it, but never got enough people to make it possible.

http://11series.11.forumer.com/index.php

Chaos, let me know if you want me to take this down. Just thought I would post to clear up some fuzzies?

[life on the sofa]

NICE SKETCHES

chaosrocks: didnt look at high res version but is that a walking tree :P? looks good


vantrum: same as form, havnt seen your work before but that shack is lookin mighty fine, and im realy luvin you avatar lol

novenus: kinda confusing sketches but my instict tells me they are good, because they look good but they are very lose n scruffy but they are only wips so only to be expected :)

form: where is yours eyyy?..lol and by the way your avatar looks bigger than 100x100:O administator magic? :)


sofa

[AtlasIves]

hey evrybodys starting to make some awesome peices i may start mine again or try an outside view,not sure with mine i kind of took the shack idea to be a mask for whats going on underneath:) i would love so see how other people designe the interior:P

[robmorfin]

I'm dying to give it a try, I'm too busy preparing a small portfolio to show at the Gnomon Workshop this weekend, to get some more advice, after that I'll try to create some sketches.

peg- nice mood, and very fast!
vantrum - beutiful sketch
chaos - looks great!
novenus - I really like the first sketch as part of something bigger, maybe show more of the house
sofa - looking good, enjoy doing it!
masque - love mistery, can't wait to see the other 9/10s of it
skunk257 - can't wait to see the house!

[BryanYoung]

I gonna give this one a try. Environments are not my strong point, so I could use the practice. Here's a couple thumbnails. I like the vertical one myself. Trying to emphasize the creepiness of the house. It's built up on pilings and supports. I threw a couple people in for scale, and a little bit of story. A couple coming to look for their child. That's OK right? The house is still the focus.

http://www.bryanyoungart.com/CA/EOW/50/BryanYoung_EOW50_thumb01.jpg

http://www.bryanyoungart.com/CA/EOW/50/BryanYoung_EOW50_thumb02.jpg http://www.bryanyoungart.com/CA/EOW/50/BryanYoung_EOW50.jpg

I'm calling this one a wrap. Not exactly creepy, but oh well. Good practice anyway.

[JagoArt]

hi peeps, never done anything on here yet. always thought about doin it but never did. Anyways I had a quick sketch on me wacom and came up with this. please crit away.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/rsjago/tree-house-ca.jpg

[Mr. Indigo]

So far here is my chosen thumb. . . .
Any suggestions for the composition?
http://www.geocities.com/boozinncruisin/thumbEOW50.jpg

[chaosrocks]

dear mr indigo
its aawfly centered
c

[robmorfin]

ok, couldn't resist, here is my first napkin sketch w/ some values, very preliminary.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u292/robmorfin/architecthousesketchcopy.jpg

[novenus]

hehe! Very Escher-esque!

[robmorfin]

thanks novenus.

[chaosrocks]

Piranesi aanyone?

c

[ZebraHDH]

thats crazy, as soon as i saw the topic i thought: Escher and Stairs...:)

[Beelow]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/beelow/architectshouse4.jpg

My root house so far. Peace! :zzz:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/beelow/architectshouse6.jpg

latest so far.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/beelow/architectshouse7.jpg

Final. I will do my do description later. Or you can do it Chaos, if you get to it first.

[ikuru]

beelow wowawiwa, keep rendering that one dude, it looks nice.

[cakeypigdog]

heres mine so far: thumbs
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/cakeypigdog/thumbs1.jpg

wip paint
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/cakeypigdog/archihouse1b.jpg

ok final: not as resolved as i would have liked but time is up for me . wonderful round chaps, look forwards to playing again soon!

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/cakeypigdog/cakeypigdogeow50.jpg

[ikuru]

cakeypigdog your thumbs are butter to look at, I Love the one in the middle bottom.

[Sanest]

Still a WIP but here it is, my next post should be the final image...

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j198/Sanest/ArchitectsHouse-finish.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j198/Sanest/ArchitectsHouse2-close.jpg

EDIT: I'm pretty sure this is the final image

[Corrick]

Couldn't sleep last night. I'm debating whether or not to go with it, or realize the interior.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/Corrick/scan_sm2.jpg

[chaosrocks]

woot!
c

[yanimator]

cakeypigdog those thumbs are amazing! i agree with ikuru. i like the bottom middle one as well!

corrick, that looks good! i'd go with that. i are u showing the interior as well somehow?

i still haven't started on this! caught up with some work atm.

[novenus]

Wow! Look at all the updates...!

Beelow -- I love the colors you are using. It's very creepy. And the perspective gives it a good amount of movement and energy.

cakeypigdog -- that's a lot of thumbnails to knock out in a short time... how much time did those take, if you don't mind me asking? I personally prefer the first (but that's just me).

sanest -- perspective seems a bit flat and the house needs to be more of the focus, I think. can't wait for your update on the house!

corrick -- it really is a lovely sketch. can't wait to see the colors!


so many good ideas and artists...! sigh. this place humbles me.

[robmorfin]

small update.

[Sanest]

Updated my pic, check it out!

[yoitisi]

Corrick: that sketch just blew my mind :P Maybe it would be cool if you colored all within the pencil boundary but kept the frame like it is now with the empty space around the whole pic.

I am tempted to enter this one too...going to make some sketches at least. Great work all around people :) .

[ArtZealot]

I should probably have more emphasis on the house than the surrounding environment... i can probably crop it down and make it work if everyone thinks i should. crit it to death plz >:D .

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/TheDingusOfSanDiego/messingaround.jpg

Ok, added some roots in there and darkened it up a bit.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/TheDingusOfSanDiego/messingaround-1.jpg

[Mr. Indigo]

ArtZealot, where is the tree root?

[ArtZealot]

oops. i actually remember cleaning up the silhouette under that tree and readying it for the treeroot. i must have gotten distracted and forgot to put it in there.

[BryanYoung]

I'm done with mine, so I thought I'd give some feedback on everyone else's.

skunk257-Interesting take on it. I like the scale of it. Kinda looks like weird aliens in the tubes rather than children though.
masque-I'm curious to see where you go with it. I wasn't brave enough to tackle the inside.
life on the sofa-It's very blurry at the moment. Try using some hard edged brushes.
Peg-Nice mood to your piece.
Marco Mazzoni-You're a brave man. Looking good so far.
chaosrocks-I'm interested to see how it will turn out.
vantrum-Awesome pencils. Color is looking good too.
novenus-Another interested to see where it's going piece.
JagoArt-The geodesic dome thing behind the tree is drawing my eye more than the shack itself at the moment.
Mr. Indigo-Hard to tell where this one's going. It is pretty centered at the moment.
robmorfin-Looks like a very challenging perspective drawing. Good luck! Is that crazy pattern going to be part of it?
Beelow-Lookin' good so far. Nice atmosphere.
cakeypigdog-Awesome stuff as usual. Those thumbs are killer.
Sanest-The shack is very centered at the moment. It also feels like it's falling over somewhat. Maybe that's just me though.
Corrick-Lovely line drawing. Can't wait to see the color version.
ArtZealot-Very atmospheric. Looks like a lonely, desolate place. Doesn't have the shack on the tree root though.

Whew! That's a lot of typing. Good stuff everyone. I'm looking forward to seeing the finals. This is the first EOW I've participated in.

[ArtZealot]

yeah your right, didn't notice that part. i think i'll just redo mine.

[chaosrocks]

yeah the atmoshpere is glorious.... but part of the brief is missing.....and you cant make it with no brief (boxersmaybe?)

chaos

[AtlasIves]

hey Bryan young thanks for the kind words yeh ill try and add some more detail to the children befor the deadlines in :)

[Sanest]

Yay, finished mine I think, thanks for the comment Bryan Young I didn't really know how to make it not so centered, I'm new to Photoshop so didn't wanna go mad just in case I ruined it or something but thanks again.

Great entries so far I feel...

[AtlasIves]

sanest hey im using photoshop to i like your image alot but id try to get some darker tones into the mossey green stuff just to give the coloure a richer feel :)

[roidvoid]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/thecarrierone/2.jpg
just a thumb for now ill work on it some more and redo it to have a spiffy clean image
-keveroid

[dragon4lunch]

ArtZealot that is looking great! Very moody - you could even do without colour. Only thing that is a little too unresolved are the plateaus on the right of the house, could be something with more character instead. Personally, and this is really nothing you need to regard, I have a thing for realism and thus I'm bothered that the rock underneath the house is only a few meters deep. The foundation of the house sould never have been put onto such dangerous rock :)

[novenus]

Just updated with a new sketch... most likely will work off of this one. Please crit away if you feel like. I will color with my tiny 4x5 graphire pad this weekend.

BryanYoung, saw your completed work. Nicely realized from your thumbnail, with oodles of atmosphere! I like the vertical movement in yours.

ArtZealot, love the environment and the palette... but the house and the tree root...? If this is a throwaway, I can't wait to see your update.

[ArtZealot]

Novenus - Yeah that picture is a throwaway. I'm hoping this weekend i'll be able to do an update. I like what you have. I actually like your initial idea better http://www.novenastudios.com/images/thumbnail1a.jpg the upper of the two on that page looked most interesting. I'm not sure why, i think it just incorporates the tree and the house idea well, and has a nice contrast of curves to straight lines. Anyway, that's my two cents.

[robmorfin]

[QUOTE=BryanYoung]robmorfin-Looks like a very challenging perspective drawing. Good luck! Is that crazy pattern going to be part of it?
QUOTE]

Bryan, thanks, it is a challenging perpective because I have to cheat on it to try to create optical illusions, still want to add a lot of detail and create a sense of height of at least 10 stories, and the texture I liked it, but if you think it looks too busy or that it kills the perspective effect, please let me know, I'm not really in love with it, it's just another drawing I have in my sketchbook, thanks.

[yanimator]

artzealot, you're actually redoing it?? i think you could still potentially use that. put it on a treeroot that creeps down to the edge of the cliff and even down it a little. it could be a really dead tree root that's been just sitting there for ages to go with that really dark theme and creepy mood?

i really like that sense of atmosphere you had and it's unique.

i'll have something in a little bit. had a deadline yesterday which was priority for me :)

[Moai]

Looks to be another strong round!
Here's what I'm thinkin' on. I imagine the house to be made of many different overlapping pieces of wood boards, metal plates, etc. The door and the window will have an eerie blue light to them, to suggest that something isn't quite right with this house.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/metalukesurfer/house.jpg

[BryanYoung]

...the texture I liked it, but if you think it looks too busy or that it kills the perspective effect, please let me know...

I think in order for it to work it's going to have to be done using the same perspecitve as the rest of the drawing. At the moment it's not doing that.

[robmorfin]

Bryan, I agree, I saw that but didn't want to see it, sometimes we need somebody else to tell us, thanks, I got rid of it, I'll finish it next week.

[Edward B]

Thanks for the comments!
Loads of sweet entries (again!)

Masque, very cool and filmistic, a cliffhanger teaser if I ever saw one. I can really imagine the camera zooming out and revealing the horrors. looking forward to see how it turns out.

Skunk257, dark and gloomy, just the way I like it! It would seem like the architect suffers from acute lack of leg though. I like what you’ve done so far about the interior, if you’re going with it then perhaps some of the labyrinthine qualities hinting in the background?

Marco Mazzoni, sweet undertaking :] Really looking forward to see how it turns out, has a sort of Dante’s nine layers of hell vibe to it. Great work!

Vantrum, Awesome! Wonderful lines and the jungly swampy coloured progress image is kickass

BryanYoung, Very nice and eerie! I do think your thumbnail was a bit spookier though. I don’t know what robs your finished piece of that but in my very uneducated and probably irrelevant opinion the differently coloured lights inside the house might be a little disco. :]

Robmorfin, Swirly stairs! I really hope you finish this very interesting and escherisque.

Beelow, Very nice colours. The perspective is having me spinning my head off, in a good way.

CakeyPigDog, Lovely thumbs! So diverse!

Corrick, Wooow! If Norman Bates really were to go house hunting I know for sure where he’d end up :] Beautiful lines!

Artzelot, Holy crap! And now you’re going to do _another_ one? Artzelot indeed! I really like what you have though if you should decide to stick with it, great atmosphere and mood. All the good bits are in.

[life on the sofa]

hey guys, i updated it almost completley i changed everything including the textures but now i think tree root is a little continuous in terms of it all has same texture kinda, please comment on that. only thing the same is the acctual root shape.

still needs some cleaning up, but this is a WIP.(you need to maximize the screen which appears from link to see properly)

LINK (http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2899/eow50lifeonthesofa1xy4.png) for the lazy:)

[vantrum]

corrick - i love that sketch. I wish there was more playful energy on CA... that kind of drawing really makes me smile.

are you going to paint it?

beelow - nice drama / angle, and i am liking the colors.

cakeypigdog - great thumbs... do you always work that way? I make really quick thumbnails, but they never really address color or much value. are you able to do those colored ones quickly? I want to mess around with colored thumbnails... they look really nice.

nice work everyone.. I'm excited to see the final paints.

[pa-le]

first entry here =).
Sorry for missing parts of the brief.
I actually wanted to flip the image vertically (nice tip by a friend) but I failed with composition.

http://www.visual-descent.com/pale/house2.jpg (http://www.visual-descent.com/pale/animexxhouse.jpg)

EDIT:
Clicking for a larger version x)

[chaosrocks]

Michaela-- beautiful athmosphere
you can post slightly bigger if you like
lovely first entry
chaos

[masque]

by all means, post a larger version, please, pa-le, it looks like an image it'd be fun to let the eye wander in, and might be a bit easier to perceive given the dramatic tilt.

and welcome to CA!

[pa-le]

thank you u 2 (:

>I was afraid to destroy the page by posting an image thats too large @_@
I solved this problem now with a hyperlink to a larger version of the image.
Just click on my entry (:

And thank you that you like it (:
Im very glad to hear that

[R13]

WIP
http://www.oddlotsirregulars.com/images/ArchitectsHouse.jpg

crits (always) welcome, :)

[chaosrocks]

please remember as you finish these up that I need it to be OUtside hosted. not attached
and I can't do image links from deviant.
Also If would please include your name (CA handle) in your image that would be very helpful thanks
chaos

[ArtZealot]

Pa-le - Maybe it's just my monitor, but that one you posted looks really dark to me. U might wanna lighten it up a little so we can see all the details, it looks awesome but is just a little bit on the dark side.

[life on the sofa]

i agree with artzealot pa-le it could do with some lightening up but to others it may help if you look at your screen from an above or below angle it becomes slightly more visible, but yeah unfourtunatley from a normal position your piece is very dark but ot still manages an awsoem sense of deth but its hards to make things out:)

sofa

[kool-ka-lang]

I'm glad I found this place. :)

It's chaos!!!:o

I'm not really THAT good, but I want to enter something into at least one of the weekly things here. :P must be fun times eh?

[plasmax]

Damn, some seriously impressive stuff here! I was going to join in, but I can't find a free second. Well, I did find *one* free moment, in which I sketched these two thumbs:

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/8886/architectthumbsmg7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Doubt I'll have time to finish a piece though. Oh well. I'll just join in the next one. Great work so far everybody!

[Trashy]

masque-quite teasing man, I want to see what the whole thing looks like. I am interested though. Judging that what you have up now is only 1/10 of the whole thing, it sounds massive.

Peg- Awesome creepy house! You still working on the surroundings though? It just seems like it could have little more there.

vantrum- great pencil drawings to go along with your nicely colored piece. Thanks for posting those! It is always cool seeing the work that goes into the piece and ideas that go along with it.

BryanYoung- Real strong piece man! Nice touch with the town in the background. I think you might be a lot better at environments then you may think.

Beelow- Woah...Crazy angle and perspective. I am seriously digging that root.

cakeypigdog- Juicy thumbs! I am drooling over all of them. Looking forward to the finished piece!

Corrick- Oh man, that sketch is insane. I cannot even imagine what the final version will look like. I think you should color it for sure. Almost got me thinking of "Monster House".

ArtZealot- Scary atmosphere! I think the gray tones are working pretty well with this piece. Are you really thinking of starting another one though? I say stick with it anyway. Just keep working it and trying different things and you will get a good result.

pa-le- That is a sweet piece. Easily one of the most unique here. I am having a hard time seeing what is happening on the bottom though. Is that a person with long hair there? Maybe think about adding just some more highlights like the ones you have near the top.

Here is my outline first.


http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/TrashCaretaker/the-house-outline_outline.jpg



I think I'm calling this a wrap. Crits are most welcome though, maybe I can tweak some spots.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/TrashCaretaker/The-Architects-house_EOW50.jpg

[chaosrocks]

kool and trashy ..welcome
good timES!
C

[chaosrocks]

BTW
for any one who cares MANKEY...etc = mankeymankeymankeymankeymankey

[edujante]

finished!

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/edujante/cabaacopia.jpg


In fact, the first one, I didn&#180;t find a good contrast, everything seems pretty neutral....too much gray in the pict...so i decided to use bright/contrast from photoshop, i inmediately get a good contrast but my conscience told me that i have to purchase this result in the artesanal way...
So , i repeat it, including more elements and changing thee roof colour,this little change broke me the harmony colour and i redesign it too.
Finally, im a little bit proud with this second!!

Talking about your picts, i found that you are doing delicious artwork...si inspiring dudes...so inspiring...

Cheers!
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/edujante/cabaadef.jpg

[Mr. Indigo]

OK Dokey! I tried to make the composition in these thumbs more dynamic by taking the focus off of the center. Is there any favorites? I like the bottom right one the best so far. Is there any other help that any one can give me regarding composition?
http://www.geocities.com/boozinncruisin/thumbs.jpg

[cakeypigdog]

update!
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/cakeypigdog/archihouse1i.jpg

[yAdam]

Great work!!!

Here's mine....
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/9728/architectshousece7.jpg

[yanimator]

Here's mine! I thought the due date was mankeymankeymankeymankeymankey 3rd for some reason. Oh well :P

http://www.yanimator.com/ConceptArt/yanimator_EOW50_architectsHouse.jpg

[chaosrocks]

nice
been giving the EOWs 10 days
doesn't look lik eyou need it
:P

c

[life on the sofa]

not naming anynames but wasnt the house shupposed to be a 2 story shanty like thing ? mine was completely based on that :S (and the tree root thingy)

[vantrum]

yanimator - beautiful lighting!

[chaosrocks]

adherance to the brief is a factor.. but shanty can be defines pretty loosely.
and a totally kickass image is a totally kick ass image... might make the writer actually change their mind if it's even cooler than the brief... your choice whether you choose to go out on that limb or not.

[Mr. Indigo]

Are you implying that an images' "kickassness" has the possibility to outweigh a brief factor and send that image to the polls?

[yanimator]

Thanks for the comments. Crits welcomed!

I think a bit of open interpretation is good sometimes and thinking outside the box a bit. Or else we'd end up having similar pics.. eventhough the brief was given to us this time. Use them as guidelines and let your imagination go wild:xpld:

[chaosrocks]

Mr indigo... I not only implied it...I thought i stated it quite clearly....because this is not the real world. I want to see amazing visions inspired by the brief... expression of ideas is what its all about. thats why Im not at alll particular about medium. EYE CANDY PLZ!!!!
chaos

[ArtZealot]

Ok i redid mine. My other idea is on page 2, but it didn't really incorporate the description well, so i redid mine. Here's a thumbnail:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/TheDingusOfSanDiego/HauntedtreehouseBWb-1.jpg

And the painted finished one.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/TheDingusOfSanDiego/HauntedtreehousecoloredC.jpg

[chaosrocks]

woot!
c

[masque]

updated my imagining of the interior on page one. please let me know what you think about letting it stay in B&W. thanks.

[chaosrocks]

Masquie tha's some creepy shit... but its a creepy brief... I got no probs with B/w in fact, it's better that way. All the art for the thing the brief came from was b/w actually...
c

[maxetormer]

Hell!! this thread is full of eye candy entries...
I almost didn't post mine but then I said what the heck
at least i had fun doing it :D so here its is,
GREAT entries fellas!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/maxetormer/maxetormer_shack4.jpg

[chaosrocks]

update p1

[Trashy]

Masquie great update man! I knew that piece was going to be crazy. Stick with the b&w, it works really well with it.

My god...it is going to be impossible voting for a single entry this round...and it's not even over yet. Great work everyone!

[AtlasIves]

masque :x :x omg thats amazing :x OmG it's screwing with my mind Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:skull:

also updated mine ready for voting :)

[the umbrella man]

updated my imagining of the interior on page one. please let me know what you think about letting it stay in B&W. thanks.

The black and white fits the original concept perfectly because the game was all in grayscale. Great work on that, the images of children tied to the beams above is jarring and scary, can't tell if they are dead or just sleeping. Can't wait to see more.

Man too much talent in this thread to measure.

ArtZealot: your new concept is looking great, much more emphasis on the house more so then the scenery. Love it.

[masque]

thanks for all the comments, folks, glad y'all's gettin' creeped out ;)

@the umbrella man: anything specific you might want to see in the way of "more"? only a day or so left, if you have any suggestions, please feel free to lay 'em on me.

[chaosrocks]

Masquie---I think he meant in general of your truly spiffy art work you silly
c

[Brand_X]

Cool topic and some great entrys. Happy 50th EOW:yayca:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/gulogulo/BrandX_EOW50.jpg

[chaosrocks]

woot! this is so exciting!

wonder how many we'll get this week....?

OMG what'm I gonna do for next week?

one more day peoples
finish em up

deadline is Midnight thursday.... anywhere in the world!

c

[Wasker]

That's a very cool house masque, good way to show differences in gravity

[Hunger_Artist]

I contributed instead of taking a shower:

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~carbeu20/dec/Hunger_EOW.jpg

a VERY long shower

[chaosrocks]

woot!
c

[Machu Picchu]

wonderful entrys everyone:yayca: , here is my attempt... i thought that deconstructivism suits very well to a mad architect:P

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4139/eow50mpentrywf3.jpg

[chaosrocks]

alright Ladies and gentlemen... its...time!
it'll take me a bit to get he poll up.. but Beautiful work all
Its gonna be a tough fight
officially closed
new round starting soon as well

Any body got an oppiion as to whether you like more brief...or less brief?
or mix it up?
please tell me.... or post in the topic suggestion thread..thanks

new round is on!!
HERE
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=94443

Chaos