C.O.W. - #086: Slimy Cliff Jumper

[Fozzybar]

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


Round #086

Topic:
Slimy Cliff Jumper

Deadline:
Thursday, 17th May 2007




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

note: The deadline won't be EXACTLY after a week...it can last up to 24 hours more, i am human and have to work also, you know ;)

Post your creature for this week!

[Fozzybar]

thanx to Tyranx who made this suggestion 1 year ago :D

[Tyranx]

Can they still jump on their slimy selves?

[Fozzybar]

ooookaaaaaaaaaaaaay....what do we need to say before starting the fun..

ADDITIONAL INFO
- Make a creature that is slimy and jumps off or on cliffs
- Cliffs as known on coasts or mountains

[Fozzybar]

Can they still jump on their slimy selves?

They can, as long as they are jumping off cliffs in this case...:perv:

[Supervlieg]

So slimy cliffs or mountains that jump off from themselves right?

[Wasker]

Sweetness, a topic like this can get veeeery crazy in the hands of conceptart.org members :)

Edit: wont make it, going to germany to wreck some havoc :) good luck rest of y'all.

Thanks for comment, Southern.

[Fozzybar]

So slimy cliffs or mountains that jump off from themselves right?

hmm....may i kill you?

[Michael Jaecks]

Greasy Lemmings!

wow... that would make a great band name.

[Johanna Saarenpää]

Sounds like a cool topic, I'd like to enter but my computer felt like corrupting a shitload of pictures I've saved, so I'm about to get myself a better comp and will be busy fixing and trying to restore things. This topic has great potential, looking forward to what you guys will come up with this time. Good luck! :)

[TOOLED!]

i'm thinking bird crap falling down the cliffside will make some good ref material

[ab4185]

I'm aiming to actually join in on this one this week. missed the silver toothed one by this much -

Is there a level of slime desired for this cow cause i was thinking frog or toad level of slime not exactly dripping slug type slime.

[shadoman]

OH snap!! I am going to try to participate in this. It's been a long time and this is a good topic.

[Moai]

I submit...Major Mucus from Earthworm Jim!!!

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/metalukesurfer/mucusbang.png

[Arn J.]

I think I already have my idea....wohoooo! xD
Hey Fozzy! you didn't put the entry I wanted in the Silver Tooth pool! :( hahaha
it's ok, maybe I was late with the new entry or you went crazy 'cause I kinda posted alot of images all over the thread. xDD

[Gspot]

Moai's post...hhahaha...I have that for my old PC...such a good game.

[Sundance]

Sounds like a better ChOW brief to me...

[Cloister]

Slimy. That's a wonderful description. SLIME! You slimy..., Dunno, it was sort of...slimy. A slim and slimy slithering sloth was making its way slowly down the cliff... but got tired of itself and jumped (together with the rest of its species).

[Supervlieg]

hmm....may i kill you?

:hatsoff:

[SOUTHERN]

Anther great challenge. I'm going to try out the method I've seen JakkaS use (ie. the Value thumbnails first) and see how it works out. I love trying out new ways of working and I've learned so much from these threads already.

[Einen]

Moai, that was my first thought as well. :D

And my second was greasy lemmings... I guess I need to think harder about this.

[Fozzybar]

Hey Fozzy! you didn't put the entry I wanted in the Silver Tooth pool! :( hahaha
it's ok, maybe I was late with the new entry or you went crazy 'cause I kinda posted alot of images all over the thread. xDD

yes i went crazy :) I saw 2 colored images but both weren't finished so i took the best looking bw one ;)

Gimme the right link and i will update the poll image ;)

[jchery]

hello IT'S MY FIRST POST HERE
I m french and I find your topic very interesting!

I espere that I will be has the height!

I saw work really very original here! it is really great ! :confident

[Supervlieg]

I espere that I will be has the height as well man! Welcome!

[zweiDee]

swisschees incoming!

Hi, its my first COW post. I wanted repart of the last COW, but I haved a lot of work. Its a very good training for me, a very profesionall way to create creatures and charakters. Conceptart.org is the best school! :)

Cheerz

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• Mucus Oculus - Finished

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4420/mucusoculus5finvw5.jpg

Concept:
Mucus Oculus ("Slimy Eye") living in the high mountains of Ranogtron. He favorit food are the little withe montain koala bears.
For to store and keep it fresh, put Oculus the koalas in hes slime lump. The slime lump is also Oculus visceras, and Oculus visceras needs
many energy and for this energy needs ocolus many koalas.^^ Oculus haves big eyes for watching the prey, and also have the creature stronge muscle legs for fast speed and big jumps.

Cheerz

[Fozzybar]

I espere that I will be has the height as well man! Welcome!

hehe...silly...:rendered:

[Cloister]

LOL... crazies...

[Charanty]

Sorry for stupid question but if the picture needs the background?

Don't need to answer, i've found already about it. ^^;

[Dark Musashi]

Slimy, as in slime?
... I feel obligated to ask a question, but I couldn't think of any intelligent one, sorry.
No, seriously, not that I'd have tried anyway, but by jumping, you mean jumping, as in jumping, and not as in flying, right?
... oooooh boy I made the real question dumber than the stupid one. I'm good.

[Charanty]

No, slimy like jellyfish or snails.
I don't know how can be jumping in flying...:tihi:

[Dark Musashi]

Well, I don't know either, those were my 5 daily minutes of stupidity. Don't mind me, I'm working on something intelligent, I swear. :nohope:

[TOOLED!]

does the creature have to create its own slime or can it be applied via a tube aka astro glide?:$
and as for the cliffs are they needed in the final piece?

[TomCardin]

slimey juices flowing...I gots me an idea.

Its a good idea too, but I am having a hard time finding the time to get it past a sketch this week.

[Arn J.]

Hey Fozzy, this is the right entry for the poll...kinda late though haha but put it anyways, I don't want people to see the other crap one anymore, at least I like this one better haha xD

http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/8818/cowbaby2mk3.jpg

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Concerning to the topic, I already have 3 ideas, already sketched, pretty preliminar...I develop each of the ideas on separate papers now.

Can't wait to see others visions too. xD

[Velez]

Hmmm, the creature I want to make would jump out of the cliff itself, would that be allowed??

[Sangmort]

Kind of hard to jump if it's slimey...like...slimey as in the slime has to come off of it? Or slimey like...a frog secreting poisons? :x~

[Fozzybar]

Arn J.
hmmm....i fixed your image in the poll, but i think the one before was much stronger, especially technical-wise...well whatever ;)



does the creature have to create its own slime or can it be applied via a tube aka astro glide?Own slime...if it would be slime coming from "outside" you could do any creature which is temporarily slimed and call it a slimy creature...



and as for the cliffs are they needed in the final piece?not necessarily, if the idea or image carries the cliff aspect...



Hmmm, the creature I want to make would jump out of the cliff itself, would that be allowed??Well...would be still a Slimy Cliff Jumper, so i think it's ok ;)



Kind of hard to jump if it's slimey...like...slimey as in the slime has to come off of it? Or slimey like...a frog secreting poisons?Slimy as a slimy creature like a jellyfish, frog, slug etc

[Fozzybar]

NOTE

I will be away until next Friday (18th May), nevertheless make sure you finish until the official deadline...so if you have any questions, i think the regulars know exactly what the rules or requirements are for COW anyway...i hope they will help out in any case...

Have fun and see you then ;)

[Charanty]

Huh, my first C.O.W....
It was the only thing that came in my head. It can jump and it's very slimy.

Concept: Patupatu is a weird plant, that prefers to live at the cliffy seashores of Ramerian IV. But being a plant Patupatu can move (jump) with the help of it's spiral "leg". Slime of Patupatu contains a kind of neurotoxin but it doesn't always save Patupatu from it's natural ememies.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa58/Charanty/slimycliffjumper-copy.jpg

Now it got darker dark under it's "head" and etc. :needle:

[TOOLED!]

cool idea charanty ,but push the sharp highlights to really make it ooze

[jchery]

hello! it is my first participation has this concour I adore really the concept

here the marvellous creature it acts of a kind of larva to the large wings really sticky which life in the faults of cliffs,:confident

it breathes by the pores of its skins and aspires water contained in its innocents victims

http://julienchery.free.fr/2D/conceptart-of-the-week.jpg
http://julienchery.free.fr/2D/jump.jpg

[hammajamma]

I've never done one of these, but I hope to have my first one done today... I am excited to see what everyone thinks of my Slimy Cliff Jumper.

[hammajamma]

Along the cliffs of Nasturno, a region seemingly bereft of life, exists the helio-plankton "Armisthriosia". Little more than a helium filled mucous sac of chlorophyl, the Armisthriosia is the basis for the entire food chain. In Nasturno the only other species, known to science, is the "Tenuis oracado". More commonly known as the Slimy cliff jumper.

In it's larvael form the Oracado launches itself from ledges through a sort of jet nozzle. It uses this method of "jumping" to reach the floating Helioplankton blobs.

Unique in nature the Slimy Cliff Jumper, in adult form, subsists entirely on it's larvea. The Oracado is a cannibal. No one is quite sure how this came to be, but it does guarantee that the species can never become too successful. Each generation eating the next.

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/5157/cliffjumperhammajammadm9.jpg

[hammajamma]

Jchery- Love your creature. It reminds me of a Nudebrach (Sea Slug). Pretty, pretty colors.

[Arn J.]

Hammajamma I want to eat that Armisthriosia, looks like a gummy candy jumm jumm! Nice entry.

[SOUTHERN]

I was really impressed with Jakkas's image last COW and wanted to try that sort of work flow. I am just at thumbnail stage and I've settled on one that I like so I'm do a mono tone high res sketch to test. I started to detail the bottom right sketch which is the creature I liked the most. Amphibian in some ways to give me the slime and the powerful frog-like back legs for jumping. I'll add some species detail next post.

COMMON NAMES:
Slimy Cliff Jumper/Mountain MudPuppy/Arjaniann Mountain Frog.
Family
PROTEIDAE
Scientific name:
Necturus Slijmerig

SPECIES INFO: The Arjanian Mountain Frog is a rare amphibian situated near the top of the `endangered: most at risk` list. Found only in one small mountain range this species is on the brink of extinction. Being an amphibian the `Mountain MudPuppy` as it is sometimes know needs access to water on a daily basis and suffers huge population casualties in extreme dry spells. Its water source is usually small puddles that collect in crevices and cracks high up on rugged cliff faces. As water is so scarce at these higher altitudes the Species has evolved a way to produce its eggs in a water filled sac which it attaches to the cliff faces. The male, unusually for amphibians, stays with the egg sac until the worm like tadpoles emerge. These tadpoles secrete a slime that allows them to stick to the cliff face and they slowly radiate out from the parents location until they find a bare patch of cliff within reach of a water source to set up home.

The adult feeding method is unique. They attach themselves to the cliff face with their large, suckered rear feet. Here they sit and wait for passing birds or flying insects which they lunge at as they pass by. Their large feet, firmly anchored to the rock prevent them from falling with their prey in their mouth.

http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2007/img100.jpg

edit: Small update with some of JakkaS's tips included.

WIPS

http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2007/img091.jpg (http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2007/img089.jpg) http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2007/img092.jpg (http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2007/img090.jpg) http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2007/img095.jpg (http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2007/img094.jpg)

[Dark Musashi]

For once, I'm trying not to overdo the whole thing... looking okay for now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/MusashiSama/slimy.png
Slimy Cliff Jumpers, also called Sea Frogtopi, are evolved from octopi and are able to climb up rocky cliffs with their powerful tentacles. The slime prevents the skin from drying. Females lay eggs several times a year, the problem is that Jumpers eggs are fish's favorite food. That's why they climb up cliffs erected above the sea. Once eggs are laid off, males join them and fertilize the nests.
To get back in the sea, it's much easier: they just jump off the edge, extending their membranous fins and tentacles to slow down the fall. Birds won't be able to eat the eggs because the slime left all around dry quickly, becoming a very powerful glue, animals stepping in the slime would never be able to get off.
Little known fact: Slimy Cliff Jumpers climb the highest cliffs so that the waves won't reach the eggs: indeed, once back in water, the natural glue dissolves and makes them little slimier than your average frog. Contact with salty water would cancels the protective slime.

[hammajamma]

Musashi - Good start, keep it up.

Southern - VERY nice thumbnail. That is going to be a very cool creature.

[hammajamma]

Arn J - Thanks I appreciate it! Mmmm... Mmmm... chlorophyl filled helium balls of mucous. Yummy - ;-)

Southern - I've had to do blood and guts for years now so the translucency thing is quite fun to do when it isn't intestines... Your thumbnail is quite nice. I'm looking forward to it's development.

[Dark Musashi]

Thanx!
SOUTHERN: I agree! I find all these thumbnails so nice to work from, anyway... good job. I tried working from a thumbnail as well without using scanned drawings, which only messes the thing. Very iguana-looking, looks like fun.

[Charanty]

TOOLED!, thanks for advice.
PS
What is that "ooze"?

[hammajamma]

Charanty - With a little more specular hi-light it would look slimier, I think is what Tooled was saying.

[Sangmort]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/NeoAkira/wip2.jpg
Sketch (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/NeoAkira/th1.jpg) . WIP1 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/NeoAkira/wip1.jpg) .
Trying to push values as much as I can :) [ something I think, I've always been scared of :x ] Please feel free to tear it apart with crits, deffinitely here to learn.~

[Arn J.]

Nice work so far SOUTHERN.

[Wasker]

Nice, Southern.

[Arn J.]

zweeDei, nice so far! will you color it? I feel that this will be another though round. :D

[zweiDee]

yes for shure i will color it.^^

[noche]

ummm, sucky topic!

[JakkaS]

SOUTHERN - FANTASTIC! I love his pose... two crits maybe. Try to change his eyes...maybe he could looking in to the sky ...or down to the ground. Second - maybe u could add some green/red patterns to his jaw-fin...and u could try to add claws...or nails.

hammajamma - I like ur entry, but maybe try to change the color of creatures and prey...now they look similar.

[dragon4lunch]

zweiDee: That is a wonderfully original creature! Crazy idea to have him stick little coala bears on the back of his head in to a bunch of slime! Only crit - His feet are so tiny, I doubt he could actually manage to stand. Skilled mountain goats do have small feet, but they have four. Anyway, if you're going more for a cartoony character, it doesn't really matter.

[NicoRaven]

I think southern's piece is great. The shiney slim sperm things and the pose and the anatomy all super pieces!


SOUTHERN check!

[Arn J.]

Sillyness. :)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5586/cowsketchinghrm6.jpg

Photoshop Try Out is over for me, grrrr....need to find a way to get a serial number for full version.

[MexicanOnABike]

Arn J. get GIMP or something if you can't get photoshop. i suggest getting ELEMENTS if you can't buy the full version.

btw: cool topic. i'll be joining in next week. i don't think i can join this week.

[yoitisi]

Great work so far everyone :)

I should have some time this week to actually finish COW, so heres my start.

Edit: Added a WIP, first color pass. Will blow it up and get rid of a couple of lines and work some detail in. It needs some more shading too, its a bit flat here and there whitout the lines.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t291/yoitisi/COW86SlimeyCliffJumperSketches1s-1.jpg http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t291/yoitisi/COW86ColorPass1small.jpg

[SOUTHERN]

Wasker That's a powerful silhouette. It reminds me of the creature from HOST a little.
JakkaS Great ideas. Thanks. I went with the chin-fin idea and I like the way that turned out. I am messing with the eyes now but I can't get it to look convincing yet. I need to do more amphibian research I think. I didn't add claws for a reason. The ends of the toes were supposed to look like suckers that it used to attach itself to the rock with. I think I need to make each toe bone thinner so the ends look more bulbous and maybe more specular highlights
Yoitisi Very interesting line work. I'm looking forward to seeing this one fleshed out.

[JakkaS]

SOUTHERN - I am not sure if the suckers would work in this type of ground...hmmm....anyway legs of the creatures looks cool, so u should stay with the suckers. :)

Here are the thumbs and my WIP:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/JakkaS/COW86-Slimy-Cliff-Jumper-th.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/JakkaS/COW86-Slimy-Cliff-Jumper_a.jpg

Cheers
Kuba

[Arn J.]

Nice Jakkas, that looks like a smartass cliff jumper. xD

[gnahz]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s288/gnahzCA/slimycliffjumperfinalcopy.jpg
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Iguaslug
Amphibious creatures that is able to breathe in land and water. In order to prevent from drying out by the hot morning sun, these creatures only comes out in the night. They climb up the steep cliffs by the coast to the only place that they can feed. As they are slow creatures, they take half the night to reach the destination. The slime on their body can only last them 15hrs before drying out. They feed the whole night until morning before the sun rises. When the day breaks, they will jump off the cliffs back to the sea to rest and to replace their body fluids to generate their slime.

[hammajamma]

Gnahz - awesome creature.

JakkaS = It's like super-villian for salamanders! Your thumbnails are freaking gorgeous, and the WIP is looking mighty fine!

yoitisi - Those sketches look great, very whimsical. Good start on the render, the colors are gorgeous.

Arn J - It has airbags! LOL!

Sangmort - Great sketch, can't wait for the color.

Southern - Beautiful! Very nice rendering, the eggs look especially awesome! I also love how the texture on your creatures face mimics the texture of the eggs.

[Charanty]

hammajamma - i feel like an idiot - I'm not sure if my creature is slimy enough...

gnahz - they're scary but they got such a wonderful color...

[Sangmort]

Thnx hammajamma :)

Ok, my comments / crits / etc.

Wasker - I like where you're going with it so far, just the layers on layers is a really neat efefct by itself. Cant wait to see more.
zweiDee - Image isn't loading for me :(
Charanty - I think you could push the values just a little more; make the dark darker under the "head," inside the "twirls," etc. I like the jewel-like eyes
jchery - I like the image, but is the creature really "jumping?" Seems more like it's flying, but then again you might just reitterate in your description. :)
hammajamma - I love the cannibalism concept, & I particularly love the face of the adult. :)
southern - detailing is just awesome~ I think my favorite part are the pattern on it's back / legs, & the eye. I think the finger tips could be detailed a lot more though [ the way it's toes are detailed, slimy with intense shading ]
Dark Musashi - I like the concept, I think, however, you should try and make your creature "pop" more from the background. :)
Arn J. - In all honesty, I think your piece[s lol] for silver tooth were a lot higher quality. The second image I think matches the "slimy" theme well though :)
yoitisi - I love the detail you put into your sketches, can't wait to see the finished colored version.
JakkaS - I absolutely love the thumbs, inspiring as always. I think the creature your choosing to use [ 2nd image ] is really...cute lol. Can't wait to see the final.
gnahz - I love the expression on his face. I just thing you could really make the last few legs a little more detailed to match the front legs. They don't look nearly as slimy as the front of the creature, also increasing the darkness between each leg could really make them pop more. :)

That was tiring lol. So many good works though, can't wait to see everything once it's all finished :)~

[Arn J.]

Hey Sangmort, don't worry! those are only sketches, you know to show my current idea to the forum, from there I'll developt a more complicated design and of course, a much much much higher quality piece....let's just call those thumbs(?) xD

The second image is the same creature, just with that slimy things hehe...anyhow I think I dislike the design and I'll make a new one, and already got my PS CS2 Serial Number so I can work on it woohoo. :) (checks deadline)

[Kan Muftić]

zweiDee: haha, great! the best so far for me. maybe reconcider the feet, i don't know. but looks great.

hammajamma: nice. believable yet tataly abstract.

and the rest is also very promising folks.

keep it up,

[Charanty]

Sangmort, thanks. I'll.

JakkaS Interesting concept but for what does it need such a big head???

[edujante]

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/edujante/jumpa.jpg
Slimy live in the amazonian jungle, a rare creature who hunt doing long jumps

[jchery]

EDUJANTE : amazing creature! very strange
:$

[jchery]

gnahz : great slim render !:^^:

[hammajamma]

I made a few edits to correct one of the perspective issues I was having, etc. Thought about changing the color of the adult, but in the end left it alone.

edujante - I love them! I could see it as a plush toy. Very cute.

Sangmort & Chupacabra - Thank you very much.

[Sangmort]

Hey Sangmort, don't worry! those are only sketches, you know to show my current idea to the forum, from there I'll developt a more complicated design and of course, a much much much higher quality piece....let's just call those thumbs(?) xD

The second image is the same creature, just with that slimy things hehe...anyhow I think I dislike the design and I'll make a new one, and already got my PS CS2 Serial Number so I can work on it woohoo. :) (checks deadline)


Excellent, I look forward to seeing what you produce :) [ had to admit, I was worried at first lol ]~

[tetnis shot ninja]

Kriechgen GE-BO 0019-04. The kriechgen can be found in deserts with a mountainous terrain. They have a thin layer of slime that covers most of their body. The slime helps control the kriechgen's body temperature, as the animal is cold-blooded the slime absorbs heat when in the light and preserves it while in the cold. The slime also acts as a natural camouflage while the kriechgen attacks its prey. As most of its prey see through thermo-receptors, the slime mimics the surrounding temperature to hide itself while attacking. The kriechgen mostly live cliffside where they watch for their prey, consisting mostly of smaller flying reptiles, and when spotted, the kriechgen jumps off the cliff towards the animal. While airborne the kriechgen's wings, while usually covered in a chittinous shell, spread out so that the kriechgen can glide to its intended prey.

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/137/4/7/86_by_tetnisshotninja.png

[Arn J.]

It's true, not slimy enough, good work so far, but I wouldn't like that piece rejected, I don't know think how to make it slimy haha. xD

[Tommoy]

The Suppegluhh is a sticky fellah. When he stays on one place longer then 5 seconds he's stuck forever.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t19/Tommoy/COW86D.jpg

[zweiDee]

• Tommoy
he cant stay longer than 5 sec's. how sleep The Suppegluhh? ^-^ looks rly cool, nice colors.
•Tetnis
nice creature, but he need's slime.
•Edujante
fresh unique design. I think the piece looks better when you paint the two creatures in the background and dont copy the main creature.
•Jakkas
I love your thumbs, the creature looks also rly special.
•Southern
nice pose. good and realistic textures. love the egs, looks rly slime^^

[Kliment]

heheheh :)))
lovely works so far!!!

heres my fasties :)

http://gds.bg/cow1.gif

http://gds.bg/cow2.gif

http://gds.bg/cow3.gif

[timothee]

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r146/timdeplace/cliffjumper2copy.jpg

The Bering Sea Cliff Jumper is a carnivorous creature found only on the most remote cliff areas in the Bering Sea island chain. It is essentiallyl the missing link between the mollusk and land-dwelling animals. It has the ability to hunt in the frigid waters below, or attack sea bird nests high in the bluffs overlooking the ocean. It is able to survive on land because of the high humidity level in the air. It usually sleeps in the sea caves that dot the shore. The shell that coats it's back is for defense, as there are large predatory birds that hunt Cliff Jumpers. The spikes on it's shell excrete a kind of nerve gas when the Cliff Jumper is threatened. It has two sets of eyes that are very sensitive to motion.The creature itself is very light, and can move and jump very swiftly across cliffs.

[Macar]

First activity participation ever by me:

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/458/wipcopyqv1.jpg

North American Gremlox

The Gremlox is known for it's curious mating habits. Durring mating season the males approach the larger females in groups and perform a mating dance. The female chooses her favorite one and takes him into her den. After mating the female sprays a thick green fluid from her genitals. For some reason this causes the males to begin running around in a wild frenzy- though no one knows why, since the fluid is harmless. Most of them seem to head for nearby cliffs where they "commit suicide" throwing themselves over the brink.

[dragon4lunch]

The Suppegluhh is a sticky fellah. When he stays on one place longer then 5 seconds he's stuck forever.

Tommoy: He better not fall asleep, EVER!!! Hehehe. Cool looking entry!

edujante I keep noticing your entries! You have quite a bit of creativity and imagination! Keep it up!

[Tommoy]

zweiDee/dragon4lunch: he sleeps on his back.

[3one]

http://111language.com/111sketch/111conceptart_01Bc.png

Fi
The Fi usually live in mountains, jumping and smudge terrain around.
One creature can mark square mile with his slime .
Love to catch birds , especially swallows .
His look can startle some predators .

[Arn J.]

Wow 3one that is super cool, it's abit humanoid so let's hope it don't get rejected 'cause it is a lovely piece.

Hey timothee, nice entry, just that this isn't C.O.W #61 hehe. xD

[timothee]

Good catch Arn J., I had a long day:yawn: . I look forward to seeing your finished piece. It's great seeing so much variety in interpretation. 3one- that's a pretty creepy looking character, nice use of black and white.

[llothcat]

maybe i will be able to get an entry in...mehopes

[retter]

here's my current WIP:
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/4007/wipek0.jpg
any ideas before i get into it?
this is my first painting using my new wacom tablet :D.

and the idea for this thing is that the two front (arms?) are coated with a slimy substance which allows them to stick to almost anything and the back legs are used to launch it off the cliff at prey (mainly small insects) which it catches with its tongue which is constantly hanging out of its mouth.
:)

oh and i know it looks kind of weird but picture it on the face of a rock just stuck there.

[Verithin]

any ideas before i get into it?

Other than the fact that it looks very similar to Tommoy's entry... nope.

[jchery]

hello! I saw much creature of the lezard kind (because of with dimensions viscous) but why not imagined a creature completely of a medium different like a african 's mammifere for example but as viscous as a lezard?

and why the creature will jump to you it forcing with members?:x

[retter]

Other than the fact that it looks very similar to Tommoy's entry... nope.
wow, i didn't even see that...

thanks for pointing that out i'm going to have to change it a bit..

[Thalion]

Ok, here is my COW (I hope it is slimy enough ;) ) :

Taar'ari
On the planet Sarenbar we can meet lots of strange animals. One of them is Taar'ari, the big red bird. Because of some reason in the process of evolution creature lost its wings, but it has incredibly strong legs to jump on cliffs where it makes nests. The cliffs and giant rocks near them are safe places where predators can't get Taar'ari and its eggs. The feathers of this bird are covered by a slimy mucus which helps them to swim very fast (Taar'ari hunts in the sea for small fish), mucus also gives this animal a chance to get away from the jaws of predator. Everywhere on the planet where you can find cliffs you will meet Taar'ari, it is a very common creature.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2447/taarari2ps4.jpg

[Charanty]

Thalion, your Taar'aries are so beautiful!

[Thalion]

Thanks:)

[Charanty]

Sangmort, did everything what i could do.
Thalion, you're welcome:^^:

[mike yamada]

http://myamada.com/stuff/slimy2.jpg

Good work everyone. I hope I will have time to finish this tomorrow.

This little guy is roughly the size of a sparrow. It cannot fly, however it is capable of gliding. It is also fond of kisses.

[Macar]

Mike- I love yours because it's very slimey and very cute!
Thalion- those creatures are very believable and majestic, but not slimey ;)
3one- nice, creepy. I like the way you wrote the title.

[Miss A]

WIP
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/Mecromace/COW86_2SM.jpg
Mike- I love that
it's so sickeningly adorable. reminds me of a mix between a bat and a flying squirrel

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/Mecromace/COW86_3SM.jpg
hopefully I can get this finished tomorrow :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/Mecromace/COW86_4SM.jpg
fear the unnatural colors
will probably tone down

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/Mecromace/COW86_5SM.jpg

[Verithin]

Man... I just want to give it up to JaakaS. I know there are many brilliant artists who contribute and inspire but I think his consistency and dedication to these COW's has really started to have an impact on the quality and growth of the artists here.

There are some really outstanding entries for a pretty obscure subject. Credit goes to everyone of course, and to our intrepid moderator.

Great stuff everyone!

[Arn J.]

Nice Miss A! outstanding linework! :)
Can't wait for your description.

---

Okie guys, I think I won't make it this time, this are the final days in school so there's alot of crap going on and I was hoping to do my entry in Photoshop, but I haven't been enough time at home to do so...if I do something it will be pencils again...-.-"

[hurricane]

http://www.bjornhurri.com/sb/07/May/hurri_cliffjumper.jpg
The cliff jumper is an odd little bird, coated with a fine layer of slime (which is their unique sort of sweat). They live and hunt their entire life around one specific area, the place where they hatched.
The slime acts as a lubricant when it's hunting or being hunted. In other words this little bird is a slippery bugger!

[llothcat]

ohhhhkaaay...
this guy is tiny, say about 2 inches max, and uses the slime that is produced on it's "hands" and feet to cling to cliffs tween it's jumps. the slime is also a kind of defensive mechanism, 'cause it's not only icky in general to encounter, but it also tastes lousy.

[Eltrut]

I've been lurking about for a while and now that school is over (bar the exams) I can finally start joining in ^ ^.

Quick WIP, hopefully I can get this done for tonight...

http://i9.tinypic.com/4l96scz.jpg

[BEAR JR]

Glad I could get in on this one. Coming up with a slimy creature that lives on an open place like a cliff was challenging for me. This is my 'final', unless I jump in and update it one more time before the deadline, lol.

The Atlas Spider is a gargantuan, insectile beast that lives in dusty canyons. Because of its uneven legs, it it uncomfortable walking and travels the canyons in great jumps. It secretes a nourishing mucus that lubricates its joints and sustains it during dry spells. The sludge left behind as it leaps from crag to crag hardens, toughening so much that it becomes part of the rock, driving the peaks higher and higher. Some of the creatures live so long that their edifices pierce the clouds and seem to hold up the sky, giving the species its name.

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

[Studio Colrouphobia]

Okay, my entry... I fear this might be concidered too unfinished, but I really don't have the time to work on it more :(
Anyways. Hoping it will make it anyway... If not, I wont be arguing.


http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e44/colrouphobic/cow86.jpg
"The Slimy Cliff Jumper-
The Slimy Cliff Jumper is a species thought impossible to exist.
A fungae species capable of self propelling at high speeds.
As it seems, the 'species' has some form of intelligence, as it propells itself away from danger and into the oceans as they let go of their spores before they die.
The Jumper looks like a large mushroom, with semitransluscent slime in psychedelic colours covering it's 'head'."

[JakkaS]

Thx for the comments guys....

Thalion - as I said before...I really like this one but maybe u could add more depth/ color variations to this brown color.
mike yamada - funny creature....
Miss A - Nice WIPs ...can't wait to see ur final entry :)
hurricane - as usually cool entry. Cool light and composition and...I love that creature :) One crits maybe... Don't u think that color of the grass is too vivid...saturated? I know that grass is not important, but it attract my attention.
BEAR JR - nice...love his legs :)

Here is mine. Still not done, but I am close to finish it. If Fozz will not close the thread I will post my description and final Tomorrow :)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/JakkaS/COW86-Slimy-Cliff-Jumper_d.jpg

Cheers
Kuba

Ps. At the beginning it has such a BIG head because I wanted to hide a "parachute" under his skull....but this was bad idea...I think :)

[Miss A]

I love how it has a flag-like tail. I can just imagine it flapping in the breeze.
but...the parachute head was ftw!
do love the textures and the lighting
did you use any images for reference?

[BEAR JR]

JakkaS, thanks! lol, yours has changed quite a bit from the wip I saw above, though I'm not sure which head I prefer. Gorgeous rendering. I saw Southern mention something about you starting with a monochrome underpainting. Do you do all this in Painter?

[Moai]

JakkaS, I love you, man. I've said this to you a few times before, but I have to say it again: I'm extremely impressed with your ability to come up with fresh, great, new designs almost every time you enter.
Many other strong entries as well!:wink:

[Arn J.]

Hey SOUTHERN, not sure if it's finished, but if your piece is you should remove the "WIP" text xDDD Great work man. :)

Jakkas: hell yeah, super nice. :D

[Miss A]

okay, I've been having way too much fun with textures
I'm going to get back to the background and maybe add some in-action thumbs

[Michael Jaecks]

For crying out loud JakkaS, STOP BEING SO GOOD.

I nearly drove the stylus through my tablet in sheer frustration when I saw that.

>sigh< Back to my little scribbles. Maybe I'll finish my trifle before Fozz locks the thread.

[Miss A]

I need to start putting more action into my images
It was a bit larger before, but then I cropped it. The other part wasn't doing anything for the image. There was another creature but it just wasn't working...I put it on here http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/55556708/ --yes. I'm on dA :( shaaamee
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/Mecromace/COW86_Completesm.jpg

Chippa: a creature whose favorite pastime is to jump from cliff to cliff, searching for their one true love. It is most unfortunate for these creatures, for a single male is born once every fifty years. The females have a general life span of twenty years, so they can be quite agitated by age twelve. Their entire bodies are covered from head to two in an "attractive" slime. The slimiest female has a better chance of winning the male's affections - that is if they find one another. They would probably be considered one of the most agile transportation beasts if they weren't so...sticky.

[darkartist3]

hi guys,

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/DarkArtist3/rezcow86edgar.png

this little critter was made for jumping off of cliffs. he enjoys long romantic walks on the beach, candle lit dinners, and most of all jumping off of cliffs.

his double ears give him excellent hearing, his tail helps for landing balance, the head frills help in guiding direction in the air, he has long flaps of skin under his arms, which he spreads when he is at his highest point in the jump.

WIPs:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/DarkArtist3/Copy-of-slimy-cliff-jumper.gif

all feedback welcome =)

[Thalion]

Wow, last three entries are amazing!

JakkaS- thanks (again). :) I know, I tried to do something like that, but I stayed with the first version:) I have to learn more, because I have some problems with colouring, but all your suggestions helps me a lot.

[Kan Muftić]

Cool stuff around, guys. But what i kind of miss is slimy-aspect of the creature.
Other than that, i had to giggle a lot by turning those pages..
Good luck,

[yoitisi]

It took me a bit longer than I anticipated so there's no fancy background or stuff. Might play around with it a bit more if Fozzy doesn't close early but this is the final for now. I'm quite pleased with it at the moment, although theres still a lot to improve :)

Edit: Changed a few small thing and added a sort of background :P

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t291/yoitisi/COW86SlimyCliffJumperfinalsmall2.jpg

The Tridoon

This frog-like creature lives on cliffs in tropical regions. Since it is cold-blooded, it lays most of the day warming in the sun high up on the cliffs. It is most famous however for its way of fishing: it jumps off the top of a cliff, paddles through the air with its webbed claws to gain more distance, then it folds up its body (much like pelikans do) to reduce the force of impact when it plunges into the ocean amidst a shoal of fish. With its long yaw lined with many pointy teeth it has little trouble to kill and hold on to its prey. With its strong limbs it swims back to climb on the cliff again to devour its prey.
The slime that covers its body helps to isolate against the cold of the oceanwaters and also helps reduce the drag while swimming. It is slightly poisonous. The Tridoon has little natural enemies other than sharks.

[Arn J.]

Great entries Miss A, darkartist3, and yoitisi.

[Michael Jaecks]

The Offigrun

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a379/neorepto/OffigrunjaecksCOW.jpg


Planet Boolix has some of the most dramatic and uneven topography of any planet yet encountered. Impossible bridges of stone, towering spires of rock, yawning canyons pockmark its face. The planet's terrain is so uneven locally that 80&#37; of the animal life is avian or aerial in some fashion. The other 20% of land-bound creatures have evolved very curious adaptations geared toward catching a flying target.

The offigrun is one such animal, frog-like and carnivorous. Four extra ribs extend from the spine upwards from its body. Between them, the offigrun suspends a viscous, slimy web of saliva, generated by its long prehensile tongue. From cliff to cliff and spire to spire, the offigrun jumps,, catching birds, bugs and other airborne prey in the strong, sticky net. After lunch is caught, the offigrun comes to rest on a ledge and plucks the quarry off the web with its long, sticky tongue.

[Joey-b]

nice one MJ, very orignal

[Thalion]

JakkaS- OK, I had some time and I made this subtle correction. I hope it is a bit better now, thanks for motivating me to think more about colors:)

Michael Jaecks- your creature is veery good, like your conception.

[Michael Jaecks]

Thanks guys! I appreciate the positive feedback

There are a lot of strong entries this round all the way around!

There's more I want to do with the illustration, but the basic concept is established. I am trying reeeely hard to render things differently these days... no soft brushes on this one... (almost..... I think I pushed back some of the rock with the airbrush. :) )... anyway... trying to get away from my usual painting crutches. Otherwise I don't learn nuthin'!

Thanks again.

[Supervlieg]

Nice one MJ, hurray for no soft brushes! It works really well for your style. And I like that you went for a different color scheme then usual. Nice one!

Miss A: Nice work on the skin and highlights. Lovely entry

Jakkas: What happened to the round head!? I really like that design, because it had something, well, likeable. The new on is well rendered, but I want the bubblehead!

Oh yeah, and I'm out. No time for drawing this week, my future wife wont let me draw since were getting married tomorrow.

[dragon4lunch]

No time for drawing this week, my future wife wont let me draw since were getting married tomorrow

WHOA, congrats to the Supervlieg!!! That's one good excuse for not drawing, let me tell you! Hope you won't get too stressed out about wedding preparations. Next time you join in on the COW fun, you'll be a married man!

[Michael Jaecks]

SV! Congratulations to you and the soon-to-be Mrs. Supervlieg! That's awesome.

See you after the honeymoooooooooon!

[Cloister]

Still hanging around here... actually made some sketches for this one, but had no time to paint them thoroughly. Perhaps the next topic...


Superv: You have my blessings! (If I'm allowed to give any) Anyway, have a great wedding-party! (Then sneak out in the early morning to paint your creature...)

[JakkaS]

Miss A - Thx. I didn't use any refs for this one. However, usually I try to find some refs to make the creature more believable. Btw, u don't need action...design is the most important ( at least for me :) )
BEAR JR - Hey, thanks m8. I am working in PS. I have bought Painter with my new tablet, but I have worked in PS for too long and now painting in Painter is too painful :(. As for ur question... I start with black and white sketch but then I am painting all with "clean" colors. No coloring or something like that. Sorry, but it is hard to explain because of my English :(
Moai - Thanks. I really appreciate it :)
Arn J.- Thanks :D
Michael Jaecks - If I would half as good as u think/write that I am, I would be working for Mr George Lucas in his compamny :D hehehe ....anyway, thanks for ur kind words MJ :)
darkartist3 - cool entry, but what happened with his hands?
Thalion - I don't see any changes...sorry... just check these:
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Nature/Birds/Swimmers/BrownAustralianDuck.jpg
http://www.blogd.com/images/mandarin_duck2-1000.jpg
yoitisi - I really like his head... :)
Michael Jaecks - Cool entry...I think this could be ur first star :D I really dig the idea and design of ur creature! :D
Supervlieg - Hehehe..I really liked his round head at the beginning, but then i thought that he looks like he has swallow a ball :D BTW, u mentioned that ur are getting married. SO u better concentrate on other..."round"...things :D Congratulations my friend :D .....and see u next month...or year :D hehe

Cheers
Kuba

[Michael Jaecks]

Wowie, JakkaS, that's a very nice compliment! Thank you! :)

Whatever the outcome, the paintings I make always teach me something and that's the important part.

BTW: George Lucas doesn't know what he's missing. He'd be lucky to have your creative talents. :)

[darkartist3]

thank you JakkaS, his arms..hidden by his legs maybe, lol,

i think your entry is cool as well =D

[Miss A]

oh totally, the design is gold :D
I guess it's just the animation school that's been beating the "life" into me.
yours has life
very awesome suttle motions.

[Fozzybar]

hi there!

İ am still on my journey. Will return Monday maybe...dunno when i will setup the threads. Maybe tonight maybe tomorrow maybe Monday....so meanwhile browse through the other threads and give some useful crits and comments ;)

[Fozzybar]

believe it or not, poll is on :D

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=98142



i already made a comment on the delay in the complain thread, but here is it again:

As i came back from the trip i had a few things to manage for the new flat and also a nice bunch of work cumulated (?) while i was away...so i had to look after this things first...