Chow #317 :: Mother Nature's Child

[Havok Reed]

Character of the Week #317
Mother Nature's Child
Deadline - Sunday, February 17 10PM GMT

It is said that Mother Nature is the one and only ruler of the planet Earth. At times she can be severely cruel and people seldom see her good side. But Mother Nature has kept a secret from the people of the world; a child. Said to be a myth, some people say they have seen the child in such places as an open field or lush green hills, but have no proof. A child that ever ages, but has been spotted throughout the years.

This week we would like you to design Mother Natures Child.

The Guidelines:

• Must be humanoid.
• The child must be between 8-12 years of age.
• Can be male or female
• We want the design to correlate with nature.

The Rules

• Finals must be posted in the finals thread before the deadline
• Final post must include the CHoW number and the artists username at the bottom of the image
• At least 3/4 of the character must be visible
• Sketches or rushed artwork will not be accepted into the poll
• At least two wips posted in the finals thread
• Background is optional
• Have fun!

[Renart]

Wow really great thread! I'm already stoked to see what everyone will come with!

[JaderGader]

Been away for so long, but I really want to jump in and see where this takes me

[delightful_piffle]

I just imagined Peter Pan:


Art by Tony Diterlizzi

But I'll try to make a character that's new and original XD
Maybe if I think of what mother nature would look like and design her offspring...

[mystik1]

I am excited to see what you guys come up with for this one.

[fairstranger]

Topic title made me think of:

[delightful_piffle]

Sketchin':
I always have a hard time deciding on color, whether to go all out or play it safe.

[RBeek]

so long since ive been around here.. but id like to compete with this im guessing.. not sure if i have enough time to finish it..

[ardentsideburns]

dammit i think i and jader glader had the same idea concept wise XD (lil girl with long flowing hair) i hope they won't end up too similar!
the idea is to give her something that resembles a part of every living species.. i also want to give her some modern civilization stuff like a hat and a couple of headphones meaning that she is fond of humanity and admires them ,as opposed to her mother who is often in conflict with it.

anyways it's super sketched, don't kill me guys XD

[niffick]

Decided last night to do this in watercolor rather than digital, but here's the sketch I came up with yesterday anyhow:

[sweetguts]

Oooh, this one is right up my alley. I'll sketch out some stuff later. c:

[Havok Reed]

Decided last night to do this in watercolor rather than digital, but here's the sketch I came up with yesterday anyhow:

Remember the focus of this challenge is to design the child. Your current sketch strays too far from that by having the mother and child combined. Also remember the age range, 8-12.

[Sushy]

I first was not about to enter but then someone tweeted me that this was interesting for me. And it convinced me XD


hnng two sketches





I think I will go with the last one, but I am not too sure

[Pixeltuner]

supaduparoughsketch. I want to do something with the idea that mother nature's child is unwillingly causing disasters by acting as a child. bombs awaaaay. ^^

[niffick]

take 2:
Kid Nature messes up the weather when he's upset with Mom

[sweetguts]

I went camping by the Suwannee River the other day and decided to base mine there. cypress trees, limestone, saw palmettos, spanish moss and turtles!

Note: Don't use moss as a pillow in real life, you'll get hella chiggers and that ain't fun. :c

[ardentsideburns]

updoot

[RBeek]

Heres a little update on where i went after i chose the design, im gonn add in some more animals or something.. its not rly interesting atm XD gotta work on that..

[Dayle]

Man, you guys work fast! I decided to start with some colour and do some quick thumbs. I remember being in the Ferens art gallery in Hull last summer (aah, summer), and sketched this sculpture of a child stretching... it would make a good reference for the first idea... if I could find it! Anyway, if I can't, I'd like to do something serious, dealing with life or death.

Rbeek, lovely rendering, nice touch with the owl too.

Sushy, cool ideas, I do like the one with the water, but also like the swing...

[sweetguts]

Did a bit more work.

[PIXL]

Going for a simple sweet flower child type feel
Working on the dandelion blowing face; trying to make it cute, but it keeps heading towards crazy -_-

[aperplexingpuzzle]

Ooh, this looks like fun! Here's my current sketch:

[JFierce]

Playing to figure how I want things. I want to experiment with colors a bit more than usual so thinking big flowery field with all sorts of color.

But dunno still just roughly testing things. Need to work out the figure and make it smoother with nicer action.



Edit: Still trying to figure things out... hmmm....

[Eph]

So here I was thinking I'd be all clever and shiz, and make the "Child of Mother Nature" as a spiritual successor to the classical "Mother Nature", in that instead of protecting earth, I'd have her protecting the universe. Even thought up of a cool toy for her; a windmill/bubble-wand that vomits rainbows, and forms bubble-like stars, and has a black-hole at the center making everything (except the character) moving around it.


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...And then I realized, you couldn't possibly see this on an "open field" or "lush green hills".
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edit: Can they be metaphorical hills?

[Kahboom]

Hmmm... She's too old. Need to drop her about 5 years in age, I think.

Half earthling and half mother goddess, she is partly in our world and partly ethereal - spreading spring and a rampant joy tinged with primordial terror as she goes.

[RBeek]

early start, and early finish.. not sure if im gonna change anything or add another animal or such.. we'll see still have a week

[Havok Reed]

@Eph: Im glad you caught yourself before you got too far. The child can still be a creator, just not of the universe. It is mother nature's offspring so just relate her creation to natural earthly things. However, this does not mean she is a creator of "life," for example; she does not create creatures or people.

[NIZZY G]

Hey, once again ill be busy all week but am still going to try and get this finished. I was think about having her dress whisp like as though it is part of the wind. Heres the initial design i have, any one any thought. all crits welcome.

[TheUppertaker]

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