CHOW #70 - Guest Host: bumskee Topic:Modern Day Red Riding Hood

[Oblio]

http://www.oreganoproductions.com/chow/chowlines.jpg

ROUND #70


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Hi!!
:) woah!
ermm gee it's soo hard.. hahah I want to like scream out 100 different topics at you. heh.

ermm..

Modern Day Red Riding Hood


This should be enough.


Topic elements:

1. modern day
2. red hood!
3. sexy!

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Now concept!!


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[Pale Rider]

* I wish I had seen CHOW 69 before Wednesday. I'll finish this one if it kills me!!

* Had more time to think about this one, but about the usual amount of time to draw it.

* Doing the colorwork. Prisma colors and some acrylic paint. I can't wait untill I can get Photoshop, takes so long this way...

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l284/Gylean/RR_Hood.jpg

I'm loving the entries so far!!

[Muchitsujo]

I'm in. Great topic.

[junon]

ooh- this may be something I can crank out, was too preoccupied to work on the last one, heres hoping I can get a submission together

edit- kinda wish sexy wasnt in there as its likely to pigeonhole alot of the entries but hrm... Ill work with it ;)

[OlegDjimbinov]

very cool. i will try to pull something off this time :)

[deftonys]

damn... too good subjects... gonna have to participate in this too <3

[MattGamer]

Stupid, Min. You came in the CA IRC and now I have to do this because you are that cool. :/ GRRR!

[Penumbra]

I killed my piece. I dont think it qualifies as a valid character concept. Its more of a nude figure study. That's the reason... well, that and I forgot to work this week.
I will rejoin the challenge if I get an actual character idea rather than defaulting to rendering another figure study.

[bumskee]

junon, well it's quite open to interpretation I think, and there's so many ways a person can be "sexy" and like penumbra said. :)

penumbra, I would have assumed "red riding hood" would have been seen as "little red riding hood" fairytale but in modern days. And sexy as in to say she's grown up from a innocent kid, that's why "little" is missing from the topic. "Modern" as in like present.

Sorry for not making it clear, but like with any other ChOW, it's open to your interpretation. :)

Matt, :P you cow..

[adonihs]

cant promise ill come through in the end for sure, but i want to do this one.

[Penumbra]

bumskee-Thanks for responding. Its a great topic, I was just having some fun with the possible permutations of the description. I like to twist things a bit.
For example: Little Red Riding Hood, psychologically scarred by the animalistic murder of her Grandmother, grows into a very seductive serial killer who preys on lecherous con men(wolves in sheeps clothing).
She dips the cowl of her cloak in the blood of her victims. On the street she becomes known as "The Red Death".
By the way, your work in the "Hyde" and "Death's Horse" threads was beautifully handled. I admire your ability to draw sensitivity and real expression out of your characters.

[Scotwith1T]

Penumbra, I gotta say, I love the way you think (as well as the artwork you produce). I read this and I was thinking kinda boring topic, not thinking outside the box, but after reading your posts, I got kinda of excited about the possibilities that you could work with if you just think out of the box.

I'm in.

[bumskee]

Penumbra, :) well that actually sounds really good, I am really shabby with putting words to my thoughts.. hah! you've put a nice twist to it! would be nice to see you go on with that idea.
"red death" is a nice touch.

thanks for the kind words!

[junon]

rightio, well letsee how far i can stretch this concept in my mind before the rubber band breaks and it all smashes together into a jumbled mess of sorts :^^;: :teeth:

[Penumbra]

Scotwith1T- Thanks, about the thinking and the artwork. I am really striving to educate myself and broaden the way I concieve ideas both artistically and in thought process. CA is already making an impact on me in that respect.
bumskee-Thanks, I think I am leaning in that direction, so thats probably what I will try and develope. You are going to participate as well though, right?
About putting words to your thoughts...well, you can certainly put images to your thoughts. I just talk alot:)

[bumskee]

:D I am in of course... :P

[Rogzilla]

I might try this one. NO idea where I am going to go with it but I think I will try. The company I work for is going out of business so I am looking for a new job so I may get too busy to finish. :-D

[filip]

looking good prepsage! looks like she's enjoying it :P

here's a first sketch
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1391/chow70jt6.jpg

[gtgauvin]

I was looking at my WIP, and found myself quite displeased with the composition ( though I'm sticking with the same basic concept). I think the pose is a little more interesting without obfuscating too many details. Moreover, it's a little more in line with what I've had in mind.

http://community.conceptart.org/gallery/I/2005/01/01/25722.jpg

OK; all done. All told, the concept isn't quite hwere I'd like it to be. Don't get me wrong, I'm plenty pleased with it on a technical level, but I don't think I quite conveyed the mood I was going for with the overall character design ( frankly she looks more like a dominatrix than I'd like). That being said, I'm going to go ahead with a full redesign of the character, just as a matter of personal ambition. But for now, here's my entry.

http://community.conceptart.org/gallery/I/2005/01/01/25920.jpg

[Aly Fell]

Hmm.. interesting one! I've been out of the loop for a couple of weeks, but this is right up my street. Love to give it a go!

[amer-nazri]

ooooo.......hmmm..

[Woodlandwalker]

http://www.glensportfolio.com/woodlandwalker_chow70_LRRH.jpg
The first blow from the axe was the woodsman’s…a large gash down the beast’s side and gut. With a yelp and a whirl of fur and fangs it turned about… just then from the gash spilled some of its last undigested meal. A hand could be seen with a ring, grandmother’s ring, something inside Red snapped at that moment. Although she was a small girl, she found a strength inside her she had never felt before…pushing aside the woodsman, taking up his axe for her own she began swinging wildly. The wounded wolf trying to get away as blow after blow landed on its bloodied body. The woodsman trying desperately to calm the girl careened back with a mortal wound to the neck. No more would this girl shy away from terror again… no this was the turning point… from now on the wolves of the world (those with and without fur) would have to fear her… yes no longer would she live in fear… the beast lie dead at her feet but something of the beast was now inside her. A gurgling woodsman lay in the corner…soaked in blood, his axe was now hers and she would take it up time and again.
Killing was a justified end to a means… and she meant to do some killing!

[masque]

stage two and final (unless i tweak it again), trying to sculpt the volumes out of the dark with as few strokes as possible:

http://www.metrocast.net/~chipartist/ImagePost/masqueRedHood02.jpg

Red knows how to get the wolves howlin', oh yeah, she fills the house. We water the well, hell, we could piss in it and they'd never notice while she's on. She banks large, I tell ya, that basket of goodies is always topped. But she's a sweet kid, never runs with the wolves after hours, never takes the job home. To her Grandma. Really, her Grandma for gawdsake!

[JAG.]

@_@ ohhhh man.. im in. gettin started *palms get sweaty*.. - JAG

[nuru]

nice one masque - like your concept - your red riding hood looks like Devon Aoki (...never a bad thing in my opinion) :)
Have a picture in my head of exactly what i want my entry to look like....but pretty sure my noob PS skills arent up to it.... ah well, I'm in anyway..

[MattGamer]

:D I am in of course... :P
I am out, of coarse. :/ HAHA Jk

[naomiful]

This sounds fun, I'm gonna' try too !

Pencils ~
http://ramsites.net/~s2jwkent/redridinghood.jpg

Final colors ~
http://ramsites.net/~s2jwkent/naomiful_CHOW70_redridinghood.jpg

Done !

[Tenno]

http://www.mdearden.clara.net/Graphuji_Chow70.jpg

[Vulgar`]

filip and naomiful - Mm..

[Vorace]

cool subject!!
my WIP
there's some anatomy issues I need to fix
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/4706/redridinghoodma7.jpg
UPDATE
Changed a lot of things, worked more on the top half of the image, added the wolf
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/1835/redridinghood2mf0.jpg
Wow there is some wonderful entries!
Another WIP...
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/8740/redridinghood3pm3.jpg<
OK, my final, Would like to work more (especially on the wolf) on it but I don't have enough time argh...
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/4817/redridinghoodfinalgy0.jpg

[Teigrob]

All right, I'm in. :) *place holder*

**Update**

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s144/tiger86rat_sketches/CHOW_70.jpg

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s144/tiger86rat_sketches/Teigrob_CHOW70_fini.jpg

"Little" Red Riding Hood isn't so little anymore...pictured on a recent wolf hunt in Alberta, Canada, the new spokeswoman for the NRA stomped all over her Pro-Gun Control opponent on Hannity & Colmes last Sunday: "I wear this red hood to remind me of the awful day I discovered my grandmother slain by a wolf...if my grandmother had had a gun, she would still be here today! Every citizen needs to exercise their right to bear arms to protect themselves from wildlife predators...and human predators as well! Do you think we'd have so many rapes in this country if every rape victim had pointed a snub-nosed .38 cal in their attackers face? I don't think so!"

[deftonys]

damn naomiful love it allreay <3 love at first sight
cant wait to see the finished piece

prepsage that looks pretty kinky >_<

[amer-nazri]

naomi- cooool. looks like a movie poster too. The sihouette in the background is a nice touch.

[Antne]

Bumskee- Great topic! I'm so in.

Poshspice-Cannot wait to see what you do with this one. Just knowing your gonna be in this one is gonna make try that much harder.

Penumbra- I like the way your brain thinks. That's the best part of these challenges, seeing everyones different point of view. My first thought was an urban samurai werewolf hunter with a sword made of silver and maybe a machine gun with silver bullets. hmm. Too obvious?

filip- Hot!

Naomiful- Great EFFing start!

[prepsage]

aw man.. she's pulling out his intestines.. i need to tidy up that sketch....

[madhatter106]

Damn, I love this topic! I only hope I can come up with something...trying to figure out a spin or gimmick on this to make sure it's unique...in the meantime, here's that 1926 hit by W.M. Randolph, "How Could Red Riding Hood?"

When we were young, yet old enough for us to understand,
We all believed in faeries, and hoped in Faerie Land.
But the modern child is running wild,
And wants to know too much.
He's never understood about Red Riding Hood.

How could Red Riding Hood
Have been so very good
And still keep the wolf from the door?

Father and mother? She had none.
So where in the hell did the money come from?
Please let me ask it, who filled her basket?
The story books? They never tell.
They say she found a great big wolf in granny's bed,
And he had a big sun bonnet pulled down over his head.
But you know and I know what she must have found instead!
How could Red Riding Hood
Have been so very good,
And still keep the wolf from the door?

Why was she dressed up in that bright flaming red?
Was she expecting to knock someone dead?
Why did she ramble, she knew it was a gamble?
She was out in the woods for no good.
They say she was a maid most discreet.
No doubt about it, she must have been sweet.
But you know and I know that even sweet girls must eat!
How could Red Riding Hood
Have been so very good,
And still keep the wolf from the door?

You can find the Janet Klein cover of this at CD Baby (http://cdbaby.com/cd/kleinj4), track 4...

[Muchitsujo]

http://ramsites.net/~s2jwkent/redridinghood.jpg



:jawdrop:DANM! Totally one of the ideas I had! Oh well, I havn't even gotten around to thumbnails yet, so it goes to you naomiful. Great work by the way.

[Tom Garden]

naomiful - loving the concept, but i think the bottom jaw of the wolf is too short, plua a few anatomy issues around the head and shoulder (but the style kinda makes up for it! :P)

great work, cant wait to see the final!

[fooxoo]

My update, wonder when we have to hand these in :P:P:P

Good job everyone!

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/757/redhoodcopykg6.jpg

[Woodlandwalker]

just an update... entries are coming along nicely!!

[JAK]

Great start folks....What the hell I'll give it a bash too...

[bluefooted]

This sounds fun, I'm gonna' try too !

edit: a wip in my sb and 1hr color throwdown

http://ramsites.net/~s2jwkent/redridinghood.jpg

Aaarrrgh! My concept is almost exactly the same :needle: Except yours is much better. I'll change some things.

Placeholder, I guess ;)

[Penumbra]

I have updated my first post with a wip.
Thanks for looking

[Teigrob]

I too have updated mine...man I suck at painting...Thanks for looking!

[hurricane]

good entries so far!!

here's my take...still wip with a few issues hehe
http://www.bjornhurri.com/sb/07/May/chow_wip01.jpg

[Vahn]

very cool sketches so far :xpld:

heres a first wip:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b120/Vahnin/REDg5.jpg

[blu-grrl]

This sounds like a fun topic for my first CHOW! :D Count me in!

Ok, here's a WIP. Not nearly as creative as some others that have been posted (and eerily similar to some others), but I like her, so that's cool :)

edit: looks like I'm not gonna have time to finish her. :( maybe next round though :)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb291/blu-grrl/Red-sketch-small.jpg

[bumskee]

this rounds going to be fierce I think. :)
vahn, love the scooter! her right boob might be falling out tho! :)

[c@s]

It's my first chow attempt :bashful:

final
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n152/calebsouza/cas_chow70_RHpronta.jpg

[bluki]

hello everyone... this is my 2nd attempt to participate CHOW (the 1st one i even didn't finished it :( ) so this is my perception about modern day red riding hood:

after the incident with the wolf and granny, Red riding hood realizes that luck won't come twice, hunters won't there every time she needed help in danger, she knows that she have to be able to protect herself, so she learn many kinds of martial arts, and seeks the path of power, so she can protect herself anytime, and even maybe protect other people.

and this is my final piece:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h293/bluki/ChOW70redhood.jpg

[nilaffle]

Oi, guess I'm gonna throw in now. :) Hah my first CHOW... my first "...of the Week" actually.

[EDIT] Final.
http://www.dying-breed.net/nilah/conceptart/nilaffle_CHOW70_redridinghood.jpg

What's a young college student with a hefty tuition to do? Why, pick up a night job, of course. Clad in her signature red hoodie, she hits the streets once a month as a freelance werewolf hunter. Sure, the mortality rate for her line of work is pretty high, but so's the payscale. A good thing too, because genuine silver bullets are a necessary business expense.

[S.C. Watson]

Really diggin' Hurricane's. Nice work all.


{edit}

Okay. Final.


No.

Really.

[Teigrob]

Hey, good to see you posting here again! It's too bad you don't have time to finish, it's a really nice start.

[dragon4lunch]

Oregano: Man, it's a shame you don't have more time. Because if you rendered this puppy all the way, it would be a gourgeous work of art! You should have her feet on the image though.

[naomiful]

hurricane and vahn lookin' good so far !!

bluki, yours reminds me of characters from street fighter 3! haha, neat concept

[Scotwith1T]

Red Riding Hood ran too the city. There she became addicted to her own wolves, herion and sex, turning tricks for johns that treat her little more then a piece of meat. She wonders if this life in the modern world is worth it after a few bills are thrown her way and before the drugs enter her blood. She wonders about ending it, but these wolves are of her own making and the darkness is not the hunter that will save her.



http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/3589/redridinghoodcopyck4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


A little rushed at the end, the back ground, and I wanted to make the road way filled with her own wanted addictions, just didn't have the time.

[gtgauvin]

Wow. Dark.

But then again, so is the original story.

[Y.V.]

Hello's everyone, i wanted to participate in the previous CHOW but i found it out the night before the due line, anyways here is my try at this

WIP


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i117/YOV987/ChowRidingHood.jpg


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i117/YOV987/chowwip.jpg


eeee, i dunno if i can finish this =(


We of Bounty Magazine our proud to have the honor of interviewing a legend in our world, after fated run with Michael "Big Bad Wolf" Dehayes. Red was forever altered into who she became and her life's work. Here she is posted with Dehayes most prized possession, a wolf skin he often disguised while out assaulting the unsuspecting public.

Red riding Death we salute you as our huntress of the month

[Penabled]

Some nice work here.

Nilaffle: The angle on the shotgun...we shouldn't see into the muzzle of the side-by-side barrels. They should just be flush with one another at that point. Maybe a tad convex.

[Adi.]

heya all :)

Lots of entries this week and some really awesome looking images!

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u211/ArtOfAdi/Adi_Chow70_RedRidingHood_final.jpg

[bluki]

bluki, yours reminds me of characters from street fighter 3! haha, neat concept
thank you, i try to stray from the common 'dark' theme, so i try to infuse it with one of my favorite game genre, fighting game..... :dur:

[Tom Garden]

hi all,

Final
Modern Day Red Riding Hood
After the incident years ago involving the wolf and her grandma, red owes her life to one man, the hunter. He saved them both from death. Time has passed since then, and sadly her grandma has died, and following that the hunter became ill and also has passed away. But red decided to continue his legacy of protecting the local villages from the wolves in the forest. She hunts them down!!!
http://tomgarden.co.uk/Webpics/tomgarden_chow70_redriding.jpg

Not happiest with this really, BUT my skills are improving slightly over the past 4 chows i've done, so its really worth doing! :)

[dragon4lunch]

a WIP for your eyes to feast!!!

Whoa, I don't know if "feast" is the right word here ;p ! Her much too short legs made me yearn for some beverage clean my palette!

[Tom Garden]

ah too true dragon....i'll be elongating her ;)......and then do the legs

[Meatsworthy]

EDIT: As finished as I can get it, mine eyes can't judge how it looks anymore (sorry min :P).

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1041/meatsworthychow70modernkt5.jpg

[monstertree]

I'll try and get in on this one, maybe I can make up for my dire entry for the last CHow. Loads of great looking entries so far, I'm especially fond of the pieces by Hurricane and Meatsworthy ;)

Here's a wip. Having some problems with this but maybe some crits can sort me out? I was going to have Red swimming in the lake sorta splashing about, seems like everyone has gone for the wolf killer angle so I decided on her finally feeling safe in the woods...i dunno. My first problem is that the character would probably be too small to count as a character design as opposed to a scene.
Secondly I'm not loving the colours. I'm thinking of adding more darks to up the contrast? It just isn't feeling rich enough.I could do with a second opinion though.
Anyway, i'll stop going on and show the damn image already.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a380/phonicsmonkeys/forestwip.jpg

Wip 2
Progress is slooooowwww
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a380/phonicsmonkeys/redwip2.jpg

I dont have the time or desire to finish this for tomorrow, i'm not really feeling it and it's too late to start a new one so i guess I'm out :(

[masque]

updated on page one.

nuru, Adi., thanks for the kind comments! i'm really diggin' Oregano's and Meatsworthy's among all the fine work posted so far. but Meats', what's with the reversed type?

[S.C. Watson]

Okay. final final posted. Update on page one.

Cheers,
~Shane

[Mr. Visions]

Naomiful and Meatsworthy - Stunning work, you got my votes already -

- v

[vigostar]

Ive been pretty dormant around here lately.. but, Im going to make my return with this entry... Heres my place holder for now... Oh, crap.. the image upload feature isnt working?http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/vigostar/redridinghood.jpg

Taken with my cell camera... Still gotta work out some issues but this is the idea..


Bumskee-- bumskee--- Yeah, buddy.. Ive been on a huge artistic hump but, it seems like the motors are starting to turn again.... Im going to give this round my best go in a long time.. Eventhough women by far are not my speciality!

Bluefooted-- you know I didnt notice the small head and legs until I saw it on the computer.. I figure I have one more sketch after this update I'll draw it one more time today before I leave work and hopefully bang it out tomorrow during the day...!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/vigostar/ridinghood2-1.jpg

[bumskee]

:O shite load of great entries... ..

meats.. :) you are the man!!! nice one and I sincerely hope you do finish it off.. nice idea too!

rob, nice to see something from ya!

[bluefooted]

Meatsworthy: Nice style! I really love the rendering. My only teeny tiny crit would be that the 'wolf's' facial anatomy looks wrong - a little too cartoony. But he's probably just a placeholder right now anyway, so feel free to ignore. And I wish I could see a little more of her face, but I kind of like that: I keep wanting her to turn around.

woodlandwalker: I'm assuming that's a her after reading your story. Her face is very mannish, but maybe that's what you were going for. The problem is she's very confusing looking: not quite a woman, and not quite a man in drag. Otherwise, I like the concept a lot.

Vigostar: It's a good start. I like the distortion of her torso and arms, but her way too small face and short legs are bugging me. They don't seem to follow the same style pattern.

Okay, guys. Stop posting such cool entries when my back is turned. Seriously, it's annoying. ;)

[Manuel_Calavera]

Who said wolf ate grandma ?


http://micamic.ovh.org/mixed_pics/manuel_calavera_CHOW70_redhood.jpg

[Tommoy]

Once upon a time the wulf ate here, remember.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t19/Tommoy/Tommoy_CHOW70_RedRidingHoodD.jpg

[Woodlandwalker]

Big update back on page one... decided to change direction...

CC always welcome...

bluefooted tks .. apprech u taking the time to look. :)

[heartofnation]

:jawdrop:DANM! Totally one of the ideas I had! Oh well, I havn't even gotten around to thumbnails yet, so it goes to you naomiful. Great work by the way.

hmm...so many slaying wolf concept pieces...even a bunch of them on deviantart. Let's think deeper.

nicely drawn tho, no doubt! ^^b

[heartofnation]

Once upon a time the wulf ate here, remember.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t19/Tommoy/Tommoy_CHOW70_RedRidingHoodD.jpg

LOL damn it! I am LOVING THIS ONE!!! good times...

[heartofnation]

For bumskee... my WIP placeholder :D

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6507/wip2na8.jpg

Hope I can fix it + finish


EDIT: Smallish update before work

ooo nice paint job, rough but it holds the form well!! I can already tell it is going to be a great piece!

[bluefooted]

heartofnation: You don't have to keep posting. You can just edit your previous reply.

Woodlandwalker: I like your new piece a lot. She looks like a she, but not a girly-girl, which is cool. though I did like something about the pose in the first one - it was very dynamic.

[naomiful]

updated pg1~~

and i'm gonna chime in and say "wow meats" heheh, and tommoy the expression on the wolf's face is beautiful xD

[dragon4lunch]

Meatsworthy: Haha, I doubt that it makes sense for the "Rescue" to be spelled mirrored on a DOGS JACKET! He is not an ambulance one would check out in the rear view mirror <grin> . Great job, you're already garnering your share of accolades here, hope you polish this baby!

naomiful and several others - very good man, very good!
hurricane: El rocko-friggin'-solid! Dig it! She might just win... UNLESS I ENTER!!! BUHAHAHAHAHA!!! ;)

[heartofnation]

heartofnation: You don't have to keep posting. You can just edit your previous reply.

Woodlandwalker: I like your new piece a lot. She looks like a she, but not a girly-girl, which is cool. though I did like something about the pose in the first one - it was very dynamic.

ooo lol...sorry i didn't know...new to this.

[Drawnblud]

The answer might be somewhere, but I failed to find it...does this have to be in color?

[Scotwith1T]

I killed my piece. I dont think it qualifies as a valid character concept. Its more of a nude figure study. That's the reason... well, that and I forgot to work this week.
I will rejoin the challenge if I get an actual character idea rather than defaulting to rendering another figure study.


Bummer Penumbra, I was really digging the piece. Hopefully you'll finish it and share it with the class, even if not in CHOW.

[Greenjack]

I'm in.

Final. A bit limited for time, but wanted to try to keep it a bit looser than some of my prevous entries in any case. Hope it's up to standard. Gotta dash, away for the weekend, hope to get some comments up on Monday.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o21/greenjackCA/greenjackchow70final.jpg

[c@s]

updated on first page

a lot of great entries =D Meatsworthy's piece is my fav

[madhatter106]

Can't look at this anymore, and don't have time to take it further...

Priestess of the Church Satanus Canis Lupus. Faithful servant and handmaiden to the High Priest; her chastity belt remains locked for the Master's second coming on earth.

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/madhatter106/madhatter106_chow70_red.jpg

[Stephan_R]

Great topic, Meatsworthy your work is astonishing. This'll be a killer round for sure with all the talent replying.

[FridayEve]

http://www.fridayeve.com/gallery/sketchbook/fridayeve_chow70_redhood.jpg

wow ..some really great stuff this week.

[El_Khan]

Great works so far !!
here is mine

http://www.spermio.com/elkhan/Artwork/Artwork/ElKhan_CHOW70_ModernDayRidingHood.jpg

One upon a time...

A little girl was on the verge of being eaten by a WereWolf,
Luckily for her, a Vampire Hunter was tracing this wolf and watch all the scene.
what call his attention was Such a stupid way to act of the werewolf.
... talk with her and treat to cheat her ?? disguise itself of her granmother ???

In that moment he knew that he was find his pupil.
it was predestinate.

Years are past...
her training became her Harder, Stronger, Faster.
His Anger is Gathered.
She already reach her youth, is time to convert her into one of them.
... in a Vampire.
creating the most powerfull weapon against the Natural killers of his race.

She is now a DoubleEdge Weapon,
she is a natural prey to Werewolfs.
but in the other hand, werewolf become excited, trusting, confused, Idiots in prescence of her.
... but she is prepared.
AND READY TO TAKE REVENGE !!!

A Sexy Killer Troyan Horse
The VAMPIRE WOLF´S HUNTER RIDING HOOD !!!

[bluki]

meatsworthy: awesome work i'm sold........<3

and the other entry is also awesome... wow........ gotta practice more :xpld:

[oalexis]

fridayeve.... your brushstrokes are superb! <3

[nuru]

monstertree I'm pretty new here, so please feel free to disregard - your image does look rather more like an environment, than a scene for red - perhaps you could zoom in slightly closer to where she will be? I really like the concept you have of red finally feeling free an uninhibited in the woods - its a really original take :) About the colours, in order to get dramatic shadows and rich colours could you perhaps set it at dawn/dusk? Or even a forest in autumn colours, or a dark, pine forest? right now its looking almost tropical - I suppose red riding hood could be set in a tropical frest though... I guess the wolf could symbolize any predatory, threatening animal..(?) Anyway, dont give up on it - think it wil be a lovely piece when you finish it :)

[edujante]

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/edujante/caperucita-2.jpg
Red hood is a mushroom dealer, she has to cross central park each day to sell her stuff, she wait her clients in the wolf wall, is for this reason that everybody knows Marieta Nilson as the red hood!

I like very much most of the entries!!
cheers

[monstertree]

Hey thanks nuru I appreciate the time you took to crit my wip. I probably will end up cropping it for the final, though I'm not *too* displeased with what I have so far anymore. Just gonna have to experiment with a few things some more.
Updated my post btw.

[dragon4lunch]

El-Khaan: Hey there, very much reminds me of the Vampire Hunter D-look! Colour scheme and anime-esque feel. Looking good! I don't know what she is through though. Weird ninja star?

edujanate: Looking mighty fine! I miss her eyes though. I think it would add a lot to show expressive eyes.

[Joey-b]

WOW great great entry's
i even made one, no time to work on it no more.. almost afraid to post it
well here goes
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/b-yeoj/JOEY-B_CHOW70NOWADAYSLITTLEREDRIDIN.jpg

[rafaeljm]

many great entries, but to me meatsworthy&#180;s is just awesome. And I differ from a few opinions about it, I hope you DON&#180;T polish it too much, I love the rough style just how it is. Congrats everyone.

[vigostar]

Oh yeah... Its looking tight...!!!! Edujuante got my vote as of right now!! Love that character!! Although my idea is along the same lines...!!!

Friday ever.. her face looks great.. nice paint on the sweatshirt

tommoy-- that is super funny

Meats-- you know the deal on your paint...

[bluefooted]

fridayeve: Gorgeous! Her face is so expressive and your brushwork and color choices are fantastic.

edujante: Love this stylized piece - the color on her legs is beautiful. I, too, wish we could see just a hint of her eyes.


Update: Woo! Done! I'm winging the contrast - it might be completely off.

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5956/bluefootedchow70oa1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Hanuka]

meatsworthy:
no offense to all other entries, but this is way beyond competition. even or maybe especially in this state. i'm looking forward to seeing this finished :)

[dragon4lunch]

bluefooted: Looking pretty sexy alright! I do think her asian eyes need careful attention. Right now they look kind of flat. I don't know for what kind of realism and detail you're going, but it probably wouldn't hurt to render the folds of fleshy underside of the hand, where she has her little finger bent. The foot could use improvement too. But you knew that.

[bluefooted]

bluefooted: Looking pretty sexy alright! I do think her asian eyes need careful attention. Right now they look kind of flat. I don't know for what kind of realism and detail you're going, but it probably wouldn't hurt to render the folds of fleshy underside of the hand, where she has her little finger bent. The foot could use improvement too. But you knew that.

Thanks for the crit! You're right - hopefully, when this is colored her eyes will look a little more natural. I think they may also be a tad big: I was going for a slightly cartoonish look (obviously with her freaky leg anatomy!), but I may tone it down a bit.

[naomiful]

bluefooted lemme be a fangirl and say i'm in love with your style, haha. cant wait to see the finished ~

[amer-nazri]

Meatsworthy, Hurricane. Naomiful, edujante, bluefooted, everyone's bringin it! Yikes!


WIP:

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/9587/whipkx2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[nuru]

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/littleboots_2006/redfinishedfinal.jpg

will add the description later :)

So many amazing entires! my favourites are naomiful -i loove your drawing style - i wish i could do that! :) bluefooted and edujante

[bluefooted]

naomiful: Thanks :) I think yours is still my fav.

c@s: That's looking great! I love the detailing on her hoodie and jeans. Plus, the posing is really good.

amer-nazri: It's a good start. I really like her face. Is she holding up an eye?

nuru: Cool. I like the simple style a lot. Her right leg looks wonky, though, mostly because of how it's folded. Not sure if you can fix that, since it looks traditional...

[nuru]

Thanks for the crit bluefooted - it is traditional, but i might be able to make it look slightly less wonky with some shading, it's meant to be tucked underneath her.

amer-nazri - I really like the soft feeling of your style, and the folds of her dress

Bluefooted - like naomiful - am another fangirl - I love your work. I like the romantic feeling of the torn stockings and that gorgeous bow

joey B - that wolf is brilliant! hes scary as, however the focus is definately on him, and not red, its a pity you don't have a bit more time to make her as expressive as your wolf :)

edujante - love your style - reminds me slightly of a children's book called the wolves in the walls

fridayeve - your image feels so sensitive and expressive, love it :)

[Doc Solomon]

Meatsworthy - I like where you're going. Are you gonna call the dog Biggles?

[Greenjack]

Finals up, it could do with a little more work, but I thnk I'm out of time. For me so far it's a toss up between meatsworthy, edujante and naomiful, but I'm struggling to find 'sexy' in edujante's. Takes all sorts I suppose, but she's not doing it for me.

[novenus]

Wow! So much activity... and so many good entries!

and I've still yet to finish a 'OW'... :'(

Well, here is my WIP. Let's see if I can finish it. blah. Please don't be offended, people of the female gender. am I overloading on sexy??

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/363/rrh2wz6.jpg

Naomiful's entry is stunning, though. definitely getting my vote.

[masque]

Please don't be offended, people of the female gender. am I overloading on sexy??you haven't seen the CA Chicks' calendar yet? <3 :bashful: ;)

[novenus]

What can I say? As much as I love the ladies (Ahem, by that I mean my woman -- right baby? Please don't hurt me) I grew up a prude. Forgive me Jebus.

[nilaffle]

Haha this thread is full of sexy. This is my first CHOW so I'm just sitting back and wowing at all the entries, I don't even know what to say. But mad love to Tommoy and FridayEve for such a unique approach to the "modern" idea.

...Okay my next post will hopefully involve an update.

[peter_john]

Here's my final.
http://www.peterlazarski.com/images/peter_john_CHOW70_modernrrh.jpg
- - - - -
Some great stuff going on. This is my first time into the chow, here's where I'm at so far,
I'm probably going to keep the coloring pretty graphic. The wolf may be just a silhouette shape for Red to contrast against too, I might change his posture too. We'll find out when I get there.
Keep up the good work all.

Also, maybe I missed the memo but did ca disable image hosting? Just wondering. Peace!

[novenus]

You can't upload images for the 'Of the Week' threads, I found out... I use imageshack to host mine.

Good to see you here nilaffle! do we have any other peeps from the anatomy thread? ;)

Peter John: good sketch! reminds me of the older MAD drawings from the 70s. Gotta love a woman in a military suit. Can't wait to see it colored...

[JAG.]

The Final image: - JAG

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/7614/redridinghoodpostdh4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[edujante]

hey peolple, thanks 4 your crits! i appreciate very much your comments,really
Dragon4dinner, i mean...for lunch,sorry ;) i tyr to draw an expressive eyes after reading your post, but im not sure at all, in fact the main idea is try to do an expressive face without eye, very arrogant and selfish of herself, ..i mean...euhhh...anyway!
Cheers, on poll i ll try to comment all the pics(very very good red hoods)!but first i need a good spanish-english diccionary!
cheers!

[prepsage]

Nice works here this round. C&C


nuru- great stylization. It might help to cool down that red that is behind her and sharing the same tone as her hood. There are anatomy issues as mentioned before: The right leg, left arm (armpit is rendered too hard). I'd go with a mosaic pattern on the floor myself. It would offset the decorative elements on her clothing quite well.

Joey-b- It's pretty well rendered, but The focus is on the wolf rather than Red. (I know...time's a bitch ain't it :P)

Edujante- Love it. Great style, render, colors. No need to show the eyes in my opinion, she's a 'hood'.

El Khan- Nice perspective. However, those wolves in the BG tend to be more distracting than complimenting the composition. Your colors seem a bit flat, though there are some nice subtleties. The crossbow is also pretty awkward. (not quite sure if it fits into 'modern')

FridayEve- Beautiful strokes and color. BG is a bit plain, it might do it well to give us some enivronmental texture.

Madhatter- Nice tones, but the anatomy does need work.

Greenjack- It might help to pull some harder lines into the rest of her figure. As it stands, her head tends to get most of the attention because it contains more details.

Tommoy- Very cute and humorous.

Manuel- Nice work so far. It seems that her hair is a little heavy in the back though.

Vigostar- Legs and feet seem to be the major issues here.

Meatsworthy- Beautiful in almost every respect. Though it might be better to be able to see her face?

Adi- Go with the mask in the center!


-Will finish later. Nice job everyone.

[Drazen10]

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s87/drazen10/redridehood3-2.jpgvorace- that is really tight, i wanna see the wolf more detailed tho bro. masque- yours is badass also.
meat-yours is awesome also, did you use a photo ref? you obviously know color theory really well. ok ill shut up now
pesten- that is nice, i like it , i want to see it cleaned up
eduante, i forgpot to say yours is really original and cool
atne- I like your coloring style a lot, looks like vampire riding hood, u sketched those in photoshop r?

[propishus]

Edujante- I absolutely adore your piece. I think she's so perfect and funky as she is.

[PeSTeN]

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t95/Pesten_PicZ/Chow70wip.jpg

Hi all. I came back home late tonight, but decided to give it a try. So here is my WIP. I sketched something on paper, scaned it, and made a few modifications on Photoshop. I don' t know how "sexy" this piece is, and I realised I forgot the modern thing, but I'll work more on it tomorrow.

Some very good entries.
FridayEve, impressive use of colors. I second prepsage for the BG.
heartofnation, very nice brush work. I have no words.
edujante, nice stylization. This piece works.
Tommoy, I had a good laugh! Love it.

You guys push my inspiration high.

Ok, I am off to bed now!

[nilaffle]

Ack I forgot to say Penabled, THANK YOU for the crit! You're absolutely right, even working from ref I made that mistake. :) I'm redoing the image, and I'll be more careful with the barrels this time.

novenus: Good to see you in this challenge too! Figured I'd put some of our anatomy exercises to the test, haha. :D Your WIP's looking good so far, can't wait to see how it develops. :) blu-grrl's here too, I'm not sure if I've seen anyone else....

Looking good JAG, I'd say maybe I'd want to see the waist a little thicker? But that's just personal tastes, I think it works as is.

Drazen10: Nice pose :) I'm curious to see how you handle the wolf in the composition.

PeSTeN: Nice start! IMO she's looking pretty sexy.

[mrgrumble]

why is it that the modern day riding hood seems to always have her bewbies out? not that i mind....:D

[novenus]

You beat me to that observation... I never knew that sexy meant nekkid boobies. :$

And see nilaffle? you and blu-grrl are completely joined at the hip. I still think you are the same person...

Oh yeah... small update on mine. too much largesse of the derriere?? I can't tell anymore. I've been staring at that backside for too long.

[c@s]

bluefooted, Thank's

Updated my piece on first page
I won't have more time, if that happens it's final

[Antne]

Man There are some great entries this week. Holy crap! Here are some sketches and ideas I'm working on. Gotta work up a final illo though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Antne/redridinghood2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Antne/redridinghood.jpg

[Penumbra]

I was very inspired by Meatsworthy to try and break away from my obsession with rendering every detail. I know my Red has a way to go but this is a completely different direction than my usual process.

Every year on the eve of her Grandmothers death she wraps herself in her cape.

"The tale doesn't end just because you grow up and stop believing"

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/penumbra_photo/Penumbra_chow70_ModernRedRidingHood.jpg

[Drawnblud]

Here's Mine.....
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/Drawnblud/drawnblud_chow70_red.jpg

Nicknamed "Red Riding Hood" (because of the former Soviet Union flag draped over her head and shoulders), this freedom fighter is leading her "Hoods" against the tyrannical rule of despot Sashenka "The Wolf of Chechnya" Vohlk. Attempting to bring down the rule of this newly appointed "President", she has proven herself to be a thorn in the side of this horrible regime.

Enjoy!

[Micaiah Nelson]

Nice Penumbra I like the lighting on the lips, I'll see if I can beat that!

Four minutes late. I can't work photoshop worth s@#$

[Eric0322]

looks awsome guys, too bad its a little late to enter for me so I'll just do next weeks, good luck all~

[entdroid]

Min convinced me to give this CHOW a try, and he's a very persuasive guy :P so here's my take on the topic:

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/7848/entdroidchow70mn8.jpg

There's some awesome stuff so far! I have lots of favs! :)

[TheFrust]

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3668/thefrustchow70rhood3rk7.th.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=thefrustchow70rhood3rk7.jpg)

[theWEEPER]

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/9863/theweeperchow70wipno5.th.jpg (http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=theweeperchow70wipno5.jpg)

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/9213/theweeperchow70fb3.jpg

Red riding hood and the 'big' bad wolf. c+c welcome.

I reg'd a long time ago, but I think this is one of my first posts, great work all around.

[Oblio]

2 quicks from me. saturday office lunch break and last night doodle.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/afantana/Oblio_redhood_sketch_sml.jpg http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/afantana/alex1sml.jpg

[nuru]

prepsage - thanks for the crit :) I hadn't noticed the armpit was rendered too hard til you pointed it out, think I will go with a mosaic floor, cheers

[Barts]

My WIP, worked from ref, need to apply hood somehow

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Barts_22/Chowcopy.jpg

[Tom Garden]

update page 2! :)

[gtgauvin]

The works here are coming along nicely. I have to admit some initial skepticism with the topic, but I've gotten more engaged in this challenge than I imagined I would. Of course, I had a flash of inspiration for what I should have done earlier today, but I've already redesigned this image from the ground up once.

Hell, nothing says I can't revisit it later. In fact, I've got some ideas for the wolf and the woodsman I might do in the future, just to have something thematic in my portfolio.

[Beastmaster Fred]

This looks to be a good round. Really nice job from all you guys so far. Don&#180;t really have the time to participate but I can&#180;t resist so here&#180;s my entry.

http://www.dicomics.com/metanoia/bilder/ey/bajskorv/Beastmaster_fred_CHOW70_redridinghood.jpg

[bluefooted]

A lot of great entries this round!

Endtroid: She is so cute! I love her Converse :)

Penumbra: Really nice painting on your piece - it's really different than the entries I've seen from you before. Oops, forgot my crit: I don't think we'd see the hair that's along the right side of her face if she's in that position.

I updated my entry on pg 2.

[JAG.]

final update on page 2 - JAG

[Penumbra]

Bluefooted- I think you are right. I am still playing with her so we will see how it turns out. As for the difference in painting style, I figure that with the resources and minds available here, why should I do what I have always done.

Scotwith1t- Thanks for the encouragement earlier

My favorites so far:

meatsworthy- very expressive

naomiful- sensitive and brutal at the same time

edujante- does strange things with light that always seem to work

[Meatsworthy]

Put my final on page 2.

Thanks for all the comments and critiques... quite an overwhelming response.

Everyone picked on the reverse type, haha. That happens because I assigned a key to flip my canvas, and spam it constantly! Sometimes I forget which way it was supposed to be.


Penumbra - Your drawing is excellent. If I could draw like that, I'd have more guts to go tighter.

c@s - I like your stylized figure a lot. Maybe some stronger colors to really push it. Could be my monitor though.


EDIT: Oops forgot to answer, Drazen1 - I didn't have ref for the speedy, but I did dig out some wolf ref later.

[Danjaw]

Thought I'd have a go on this one, since I was recently researching Red Riding Hood for a different project.

here's a WIP

http://www.weirdnes.force9.co.uk/cart/chow70danjaw.jpg

Seems to me Little Red Hood would be an outdoorsy type, so I cast her as a game hunter.

I think I got the shoulders too broad and the hands to small; the hair suddenly developed a life of it's own. Oh well, I'll work a bit more on it later.

[c@s]

Meatsworthy, thank's for the advice, I did an update with some levels, contrast and color adjustments, I think it's better now :)

[cakeypigdog]

a quick late entry from me will try and finish but am pressed for free time at the moment. some great entries so far.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/cakeypigdog/red1r.jpg
edit: found time to finish. final:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/cakeypigdog/CAKEYPIGDOGchow70.jpg

[grae]

Holy Crap, last minute!
Final:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mechapon/little_red_riding_hood-1.jpg

Red was on her way back to the crib when a couple of The Wolves descended on her. She had to defend her flower chain and mack it back to grandma's. Can't get merked in the street.

To be honest, I get kinda sick of all the annorexic strippers that show up in a topic like this, so I shot for an image we don't see often enough: A young, strong, black woman.

[grae]

I'm lovin your entry entdroid!

[Mr-Joe]

Not just a well done painting meats worthy but also a great concept.

Penumbra, thats fantastic.

[Penumbra]

Meatsworthy- I compared your finish with the previous wip. The finish looks great but I think the skin tones of the face in the wip give the impression of a face that is slightly pinked by the cold winds. The skin tones in the finish seem a little too uniformly pink or maybe just a little too dark. If you could bring it closer to the values in the wip I think it would be perfect.
Still lovin it, its just a small crit. Its still a superior handling of light as it is.

Mr-Joe _ Thanks, I really appreciate that.

[FlipMcgee]

"In dis corner!....."



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/Flipmcgee/mcgee_chow70.jpg




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[sc-parade]

This is the topic I live for! I wish I knew about it before tonight....

Can't wait to see naomiful's completed!

[maxetormer]

Heres mine ;) GREAT work all around!!

Ok heres hitwoman RED, form the BAD RED WOLF corporation.

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

[zerocash]

Big fan of Penumbra in the past couple weeks...Great work, Great caption.

[gtgauvin]

Cakeypigdog: as always, fantastic work (even for a quickie). I love the expressions you're able to convey with your characters.

[Meatsworthy]

I compared your finish with the previous wip. The finish looks great but I think the skin tones of the face in the wip give the impression of a face that is slightly pinked by the cold winds.

You nailed it! That's what I'm most dissatisfied about. I love that hint of pink in otherwise pale skin. I haven't yet found the answer to carrying the energy & feel of a speedpaint through to final without completely redrawing. Something always gets lost and I don't quite know how to bring it back.

c@s - much bolder now, I like it!

[sho-nuff]

"Little red riding hood...not so little anymore"

WIP...hopefully

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x33/kodinski/shonuff_chow70_redStripper.jpg

[Tom Garden]

Final on page two - not happy with it, but gotta improve!!! Crits welcome.

Brilliant entries everyone!! great to see lots of WIP's as well, really useful!

[Coinpurse]

some nice entires.
Looking forward to the final renditions

[fooxoo]

Update in page first!

Good job everyone, I love:
hurri's - striking eyes!,
naomiful's - i want that bag, damn fine design overall!,
meatsworthy - you rock dude :P,
C@s - very nice presentation,
entroid - the coolies!!!!
FridayEve - cool concept!
edujante - awesome illustration


this round is insane!!!

[bumskee]

Shite load of nice ones !! yip's and vic's being my favs.. :)

woop..

http://www.minart.net/temp/bumskee_CHOW70_red.jpg

[Gidz]

Well this is my first digital painting other than a quick sketch a while back in the DSG. Realistically I'm not going to get it finished but I thought I'd put it up.

Theres some real quality work on this site. So far meatsworthy and naomifuls work are my favourites but everybody has got talent here.

I know its in the early stages but any crits are welcome.

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w103/Gidz77/redcopy.jpg

[xgabo]

http://www.gabo.ca/xgabo_chow70_redhood.jpg

[naomiful]

Done update pg1 !

Argh so many beautiful entries. ^_^

[Drazen10]

good lord you all rock! mad love going out to everyone at this website. Nilaffle thnx much for the kind words. I really appreciate it! I checked out your sketchbook btw and your animals are really great! This community is really inspiring. everybody rock on! next time I'll try to actually finish a piece but classwork is a bitch :P
I'm new to art and I'm loving every day now, as a chance to improve my skills. I'm even dreaming about drawing:P

[peter_john]

I updated ye olde final in my post on page 2. Check it out if you're willing. I might get penalized for not giving her a literal hood, but I'm happy with the results.

Atne - I like the shapes you're using on your second image of thumbs. Good stuff.
Entdroid - Your rocker red riding hood is great! See the Wolves live tonight at Grandma's House!

[bluefooted]

Would anyone mind taking a quick look at my entry on page 2 and check the contrast for me? My monitor makes it impossible to tell how it actually looks. Right now it seems really washed-out to me.

I'll love you forever if you do :)

[Aly Fell]

There are some wonderful pieces coming through on this one! Gotta say I love Beastmaster Freds!

I've not really had a chance to do something finished, which is a shame as I love the idea. Here are a few of my doodles. I kept thinking of the James Thurber version of Little Red Riding Hood:

The Little Girl and the Wolf

by James Thurber

One afternoon a big wolf waited in a dark forest for a little girl to come along carrying a basket of food to her grandmother. Finally a little girl did come along and she was carrying a basket of food. "Are you carrying that basket to your grandmother?" asked the wolf. The little girl said yes, she was. So the wolf asked her where her grandmother lived and the little girl told him and he disappeared into the wood.

When the little girl opened the door of her grandmother's house she saw that there was somebody in bed with a nightcap and nightgown on. She had approached no nearer than twenty-five feet from the bed when she saw that it was not her grandmother but the wolf, for even in a nightcap a wolf does not look any more like your grandmother than the Metro-Goldwyn lion looks like Calvin Coolidge. So the little girl took an automatic out of her basket and shot the wolf dead.

(Moral: It is not so easy to fool little girls nowadays as it used to be.)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1836/ridinghoodieoq3.jpg

[Aly Fell]

Would anyone mind taking a quick look at my entry on page 2 and check the contrast for me? My monitor makes it impossible to tell how it actually looks. Right now it seems really washed-out to me.

I'll love you forever if you do :)

The pic is gorgeous Blue, but it does look a little washed out perhaps. A tweak on the brighness/contrast slider bar in Photoshop should sort it out...

[bluefooted]

The pic is gorgeous Blue, but it does look a little washed out perhaps. A tweak on the brighness/contrast slider bar in Photoshop should sort it out...

Thanks Posh! I tweaked it a teeny bit - can't tell if it made any difference. Oh well...

Awesome work, everyone!

[Adam Deats]

This is my first attempt to tackle a CHOW. Comments and suggestions welcome.

It's good to meet everybody!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/Kamui0101/redhoodCA.jpg

[propishus]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/propishus/propishus_chow70.jpg

Until recently Rose McCowl thought she had a pretty sweet gig, driving around picking up ‘occult’ objects for her grandmother’s collection: Hi, Mr. Tin-Foil-Hat-Man, here’s the money, where’s the bric-a-brac? Thank you, Mr. Tin-Foil-Hat-Man, have a nice day! All well and good… but recently a certain Mr. Wolfe has been trailing her, sometimes even beating her to the pick-up. Then there’re all the accidents, other collectors hit by lorries in the street, falling down staircases, even disappearing. Rose can’t shake the feeling that somehow it’s all wrapped up with this Mr. Wolfe.

[Manuel_Calavera]

I've just updated my post on page 2. Here I just post some detail.

http://micamic.ovh.org/mixed_pics/oildetail.jpg

[foofoo]

Heres mine..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/foofoo83/foofoo_chow70_red.jpg
Red Riding Hood the Wolfslayer

[BEAR JR]

Whew! Kinda put the rush on this one; I just read the topic around midnight thurs, and couldn't pass up a try, what with all the awesome entries this round. Meatsworthy, yours is my favorite, both in concept and in rendering. The style is excellent, and the take way different from any of the other entries I've seen here.

Here's my final:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u226/HeyBEARJR/BearJR_CHOW70.jpg

[-Food]-]

Hi I am new here, finally managed to get off my butt and post:teeth: , She’s carrying something she shouldn’t and heading somewhere she shouldn’t be.... Awesome work in this thread.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb101/Food_00/RedRiding0.jpg

[Krunner]

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb105/beatings/krunner_CHOW70_rrh.jpg
crud, forget the steam.

[maxetormer]

cool entry Krunner!!

[Johann de Venecia]

The better to crush you with, my dear. Lil Red Riding Ho is all grown up. Looks like she means business. This time Big Bad Wolf doesn't seem so big and bad anymore.

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l69/deceptant10/lilredridinghoe_devenecia.jpg

Great thread and sweet topic, Bum. Cheers everyone!

[mrgrumble]

:D amazing! lukavi! i was wondering when you'd make an appearance :) ah, i feel so warm inside now

[Poojipoo]

Here's my first CHOW! Hope yah likes its!

http://www.deatsfeats.com/images/chow70_redridinghood.jpg

Red wanders alone in to the forest, where her naivety will be exploited by a cunning wolf.

:D

[idoru]

Dang. Not only my first ChOW, but my first post here in general. Go me. It's not amazing, but not bad, I think, for hearing about this, uh, Thursday night at 11pm. Just made it, too. Daaaaaang. Haha, I feel so out of place, all I did in Photoshop was add the black borders and lettering... Hur hur hur...

Yeah, she's blue, because she's Pictish-ish. Whoo. Go blue! Not sure how "modern" she ended up being, but I kind of got obsessed with the Pict aspect. Oh well. This was fun, at least.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v473/pixielala/idoru_chow70.jpg

[grae]

Added final on page 3, I would love some c&c...I'll be the first to admit there's some wonky anatomy going on (lumpy head!).

I'm loving the other entries so far! I'll write some proper responses tomorrow night.

[tensai]

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/edujante/caperucita-2.jpg
Red hood is a mushroom dealer, she has to cross central park each day to sell her stuff, she wait her clients in the wolf wall, is for this reason that everybody knows Marieta Nilson as the red hood!

goddamn i love that piece man. i like the concept and absolutely love the rough/simpler painting technique. great attitude in both subject and execution. i'm wondering if we should see just a bit more forest/central park atmosphere but that is a sweet piece man.

[sve]

Ahhh, me too. me too, me too... love it so very much... I would give all my sketch book for this image... meaning if I do it :).
I saved it immediately and waiting for many more in this style, awesome edujante!!
Johann, hopefully you are back to stay.. Happy to see you and what a fun your entry is.. cousin of the big bottom hostess of Chow :).

[junon]

http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/126/a/8/modern_day_red_riding_hood_by_junon.jpg

Metro courier extraordinaire~

Off on an urgent delivery to Grandma's House Inc. LLC she goes...

[Frostblade]

*gasp so many good entries...

Here's mine.
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5341/frostbladechow70fg2.jpg

[Form]

i dont have the net at the moment, so ill put up a placeholder. count it as final if this thing goes poll-side, cheers.

134763

[Form]

lukavi i love your take on the initial metaphor of the piece, and translating your answer to that - really great conceptual work man.

[emily g]

Here's mine. :)

http://www.emilygordon.com/emilyg_chow70_redridinghood5.jpg

Sarah's in high school and a member of the girl's volleyball team.
Next week they have a big game against their long-time rivals, the T-Wolves.

[BabylonCargoCult]

http://www.babyloncargocult.com/Pix/W/CA/BabylonCargoCult_CHOW70-RedHood.jpg

Concept for the fairytale in an modern set . Replacing the woods with a big city. Like in the fairytale she is more a girl than a woman.

p.s. Also she could be a messenger in a gigantic skyscraper .Carrying the packets from the lobby to the final office .Imaging a Superskyscraper almost like a little town, this could give a nice background for a story.

[Main Loop]

:
http://www.remtek.net/0/mainloop/default/images/25/241.jpg

[Antne]

Hope I'm not too late...

RED RIDING HOOD-Werewolf Hunter

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Antne/redridinghood6.jpg

[Uglyographer]

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i280/uglyographer/conceptart_1.jpg

Hey ya'll,

I'm new to posting on this forum. I've been a lurker for years but never actually posted anything. I guess I'm digitally shy. Anyway, this isn't finished, so I'm not officially going to submit it for "judging" but want to start getting more involved in the community. I hope no one is offended by her PETA t-shirt. Its just apart of her story, some kind of sadistic anti-animal broad, roaming the streets looking for trouble. Happy to be here, feel free tear my work apart.


jess.

[edujante]

ei tensai, sve thanks very much!!! it so kind, im blushed!!!ill not expect all this good crits, really. In fact 2 weeks ago i decided to do my own style, as always, and dont try to follow technique trends(i love it but not always get the result i want), now i fell more confortable and i suppose that youre feeling it!
Propishus i love your red wood, you have to do a comic or something man, awesome style!!!i like very much poojipoo light!!

[Oblio]

what a round.
bumskee budy - please make a strict selection - let me know on pm. i might find some time to make the poll today.