DSG 337: Creature: River guardian

**dsg bot** · January 29th, 2004, 04:00 AM

Today's topic is: Creature: River guardian

**Cybot Floor** · January 29th, 2004, 05:25 AM

I assume we´ll get through enough fantasy stuff...

pencil sketch ~20min + 10min PS coloration.

**Thanoz** · January 29th, 2004, 06:53 AM

http://www.astralmatrix.net/patrickd...rcreature1.JPG

I spent about 3 hours planning this out on 5X6' canvases, sketching it out roughly with markers and crayons. After I got through a good dozen or so canvases, and then burned the unwanted canvases that weren't used (to prevent them from decomposing). I proceeded to the next stage of design, which was research, to make sure no copyrights or trademarks were infringed upon, and that my creature in no way mimicked or copied any other known creature every to have been drawn. THat took me a good 6 hours, and a couple of phone calls with several lawyers. Then when the legal mumbo jumbo was finally knocked out of the way, I proceeded to step 8, scanning in the canvases with a drum scanner and drawing over them very carefully with a 27" custom Wacom board/flatscreen monitor. It was excruciating work, but it paid off, BIG time. I spent about 8 hours roughly on this final stage, with probably 7 hours of it relating to color correction in various programs, and also using approximately 30 filters in photoshop to achieve the appropriate photorealistic affect. Long story short, I have created a masterpiece, gaze upon it in all of its glory!

[edit: davi]
Please keep your image size down... also spend more than 5minutes on the dsg's.

**Miau** · January 29th, 2004, 07:14 AM

lol Thanoz

**Juroot** · January 29th, 2004, 08:34 AM

Hey this dsg is a cool idea. It's getting late and I only just found this so there's not much time for this sketch.

Stu

**Form** · January 29th, 2004, 10:28 AM

simple, quick and illustrative. i really wasnt in the mood for drawing tonight but *someone* cough cough told me i had to or he wouldnt *grins*

so erm....

"Trollfish"

**Shea** · January 29th, 2004, 11:25 AM

**Gumdrop** · January 29th, 2004, 11:58 AM

**Cybot Floor** · January 29th, 2004, 12:03 PM

Nice, Gumdrop... really nice.

**DraigAthar** · January 29th, 2004, 12:41 PM

Quick sketch, hope to add color later.

edit to add comments:

m.a.t.t. that's a great sketch, I bet they'd love that one over in the coloring book thread.

**mjw4745276** · January 29th, 2004, 12:49 PM

Yet another unfinished sketch by Moi. That's what comes of only having time to sketch whilst at work and in between doing I.T. Stuff... <grin>

**Kexe** · January 29th, 2004, 01:48 PM

here a 20min photoshop...took some time away from my thunderdome picture again....not that original, but the image was stuck in my head, and i couldnt keep it there

(it was a bit larger but I saw Davi's note just a sec before i uploaded)

nice sketches everyone!

**cjay** · January 29th, 2004, 02:15 PM

had this stuck in my head all day but not much time to put it al together

**Wednesday** · January 29th, 2004, 02:36 PM

**SemL** · January 29th, 2004, 03:20 PM

hi, I'm new here and dsg looks like a lot of fun

this one was intirely done in painter classic in and was finished in an hour and fifteen minutes.

**tumbra** · January 29th, 2004, 04:05 PM

Nothing special but I had to submit something. About 15 minutes.

**Carnifex** · January 29th, 2004, 04:18 PM

**sparky | emily** · January 29th, 2004, 04:30 PM

Wednesday - I always love your sketches. They have such great light and mood.

**RETEP** · January 29th, 2004, 04:42 PM

my first dsg

heres my river guardian [IMG]

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**RETEP** · January 29th, 2004, 05:13 PM

mines more of a siren than a creature...oops

semL-that is really awsome
DraigAthar- cool dragon creature, i like it alot

**tumbra** · January 29th, 2004, 05:16 PM

Good work dingoegret. I look forward to future postings. Keep up the good work.

**bbwolf** · January 29th, 2004, 05:54 PM

Some messin around in ps with filters to create a reflecting surface. Guess I need to work out more.

First I wanted to come up with an asian dragon, then I ended up with some kind of trilobit in my head so here it is.

**jermainevl** · January 29th, 2004, 06:27 PM

A quick sketch with paintshop and mouse:

mm, low quality...:mad:

**tumbra** · January 29th, 2004, 07:23 PM

One day I'll reach Warrior status.

**Iotrez** · January 29th, 2004, 08:11 PM

Bribing the river guardian for the privilege of leaving the city in secret.

**Gridur** · January 29th, 2004, 09:15 PM

Been lurking CA.org quite some time now, thought this would be the right place to loose my virginity ;P

Well here's my contribution 20-30 min in PS 7

**Dahsramu** · January 29th, 2004, 09:18 PM

wow, awesome stuff here!!

Iotrez: love the idea! awesome angle and colors too!
bbwolf: nice!
dingoegret: Secksay!
Wednesday: moody!
Kexe: creepy!

Here's my river guardian... (my 3rd DSG so far!)

"Jimbo thought he would leave a little piece of himself in the river, but didnt realize he had 'pissed' off more than the fish! "

30 minute pencil sketch/15 minutes photoshop

Enjoy!

**Sapphire** · January 29th, 2004, 09:20 PM

Iotrez...I really like the feeling of that one!

**JackalAnubis** · January 29th, 2004, 09:34 PM

another in class doodle, think "spirited away", sorry I couldn't help myself

**Jane Radstrom** · January 29th, 2004, 09:59 PM

Eep! As I came back to post I realized it specifically says "creature".

Been awhile since I've had time for a DSG, I hope I can make time more often.

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