Chow 158 :: VOTING :: The GREEN FAIRY

[Slash]

Didn't find the time to finish this, but for what it's worth, here's my fairy.

GREAT ROUND GUYS!

//Edit: Andreas Håndlykken/Concept art/characters/fantasy/photoshop

[davidmcleod]

This is it. Good luck all!

[MichaelNoel]

Here's my version, have work soon so 4am was the last chance I had to do this before deadline. <_<

[Chronoperates]

The final and the WIP.

[Tommoy]

The Chow virus struck again !_!

[Lakeland]

moo!!

[Matt Dixon]

Matt Dixon / Illustration / Entertainment / Fantasy / Photoshop



Sketch and colour rough -



I'm quite prepared for this to miss out on the poll: I can hardly claim Tinkerbell's costume as my own design and showing 'absinthe personified' certainly took a bit of a backseat to showing a happily inebriated Tink.

[IIKII]

[NicHolS]

amazingly inspired round everyone!

[blackcherry]

Finished my first CHOW Great round all, I enjoyed!

Copyright info : L.E.O / Concept Art / Character / Fantasy / Painter



Absinthe Logo (c) Drugs Policy Alliance
http://www.drugpolicy.org/absinthe/

Work In Progress:

[artina]

Hey everyone,
This was an awesome round. Great work with a wide variety of interpretations.

Arturo Aguirre conceptart/character/fantasy/ps

[NickTrip]

This is my first round. There's so many great entries!

Nicholas A Tripiciano>Illustration>Conceptual>Horror/Thriller>Other...

[Auren]

Auren/ConceptArt/Characters/Fantasy/Photoshop

Nice entries guys!

[Garth Cochrane]

Final and wip. Didn't get around to doing my 'back to back' Froudian special but hey...

[blau]

® Iván Díaz

[flashrabbit]

copyright info: Johan Steén, ConceptArt, Characters, Fantasy, Photoshop

The green fairy, well preserved from the alcohol caresses the indulger.

[PuppyKitten]

Copyright info: Sara LaPorte/ ConceptArt/ Character/ Fantasy/ Photoshop

"Oh, your soaking wet dreams... You have spent them; You have gone and dreamt them dry..."

[Aly Fell]

OK ChOW folks! An hour to go! Probably a very small grace period after, but only minutes. Great round!

[Vargo]

Here is my interpretation of Absinthe personified. The media is Graphite and Photoshop.
,Vargo

www.davidvargo.com

[Wolfentir]

Copyright: Matt Marblo Concept Art/Characters/Fantasy/Photoshop

[Mercuralis]

©2009 Melissa Findley
Concept Art/ Characters/ Fantasy/ Painter

[Ostrander]

Copyright: Glen Ostrander/ ConceptArt/ Characters/ Fantasy/ ArtRage

[Vorace]

(c) Nicolas Francoeur
Concept Art, Character, Fantasy, Photoshop,

[rinjii]

ugh my brain pulled a collision course with this near the end! i totally hate the end result, but at least i finished, right?
everyone's own looks so awesome ._.

i took a different spin on the poor fairy- everyone loves a good freak show, right?

[pose referenced here on dA.]

[daestwen]

NO ENTRIES PAST THIS POINT.

Five minute Grace period, just in case.

[Max Martelli]

Max Martelli/concept art/fantasy/painter

good luck

[Aly Fell]

Great round indeed. And very download heavy!

Sorry, but cuts for no WIPs:

Telamon

AkidoAl


We've been very nice this time and I've even renamed a couple of people's entries who didn't pay attention to the instructions. I WON'T MAKE A HABIT OF THIS! PLEASE READ THE RULES IF YOU DON'T KNOW BY NOW! As if...

[PuppyKitten]

Migsta- Oh she's hideous (in a good way!) The lighting in this is absolutely amazing.

Sekino- Adorable!!! This looks like a cross between a children's illustration and a pin-up. I'm so impressed you did this with watercolors!

AvisNocturna- The skin and hair are perfect. Just perfect. I also adore her little crown. My only crit would be the wings. They don't quite fit the style of the rest of the picture. It still looks great though.

Missile- I love the concept (one of the few super-original designs so far). I also love the eye-patch and the background. Keep it up!

Amber Alexander- Pairing purple with green can be tough, but you did a great job picking the right hues. I love the way the back of her dress looks!

scottmcd- Classic pin-up. I love her expression and the bg. Her wings seem a tad flat compared to her beautifully-rendered body though...

hungryan- Wow, neat! I love the look of all the heavy lines and the orange tones with the green. Makes this illustration look like an old stained-glass window almost.

windsrock- I really like her anatomy, and I have to say kudos to you for drawing pubic hair. Nobody ever draws ladies with pubes anymore.

Angel Intheuk- Dynamic pose and bright colors. Good job!

Artofinca- Yummy textures. I love the roughness of this image. It gives it so much personality. She's really beautiful.

telamon- I really like the mood of this picture. And the rough strokes are terrific. The man's head seems a little too big for his body, I think... Otherwise it's good. Sorry it got cut

Liv- Such beautiful wings! And the green under-lighting fits the tone of this really well.She's really beautiful, even if she has gone a bit nutty. Hehe.

Arthemis IX- Hands down one of the best ideas. That broken bottle is drawn soooo well!

IceMoon- Aw, she's so cute and innocent looking. It's nice to see a version of her that isn't slutty or evil. Great job!!

curly- Loooooove her hair and face. This is a really solid design, and painted really well.

Lotta- Haha, this is hilarious. Great idea. Not sure how I feel about the wiggly lineart, but the image is so cute in general.

Poshspice- As I said previously, you nailed this one (like you always do). Some of the best use of texture. Her face is sooo gorgeous. I'm pretty sure she's trying to seduce me...

AikidoAl- Funky! You have all my respect for doing something other than a beautiful, sexy girl. Great job on the hands, too. Sorry you got cut

JailHouseRock2- Yes yes yes. This is awesome and creepy as hell. Perfect level of saturation, and great stylization.

NoShot- I like the vintage 20s look, for sure. I do with the wings were more defined. They are an interesting shape, but I almost didn't even notice them!

Johann de Venecia- You have style to burn, dude. And I have always adored a dark, earthy color palette. Great job!

wheezy- I like that you were bold and gave her red hair and a pink dress. You communicated who she was without relying entirely on green. There are a few areas that could use some polish, but the areas that are more "finished" look really nice.

Clochette- Very very neat. Love the pinks with the greenish-blue. I also looove her anatomy.

Jefita- Love the modern spin on this. You captured a lot of motion and you color really well. The base of that glass looks photo-realistic!

no_name_brand- She is totally cute. Love her outfit and hair!

Lt. Action- I like the line-art and facial expression. The bg may be over-powering your main figure though. Great wing design. Really fantastic.

MONGOSMASH!- Very detailed. I like it, but the purple thing in the bg is distracting for me. I barely even noticed the cutest part (The sugar cube on her butt).

Ronpower- Really cute idea. I love how you handled her anatomy.

Rodimus25- Really beautiful colors and textures. I love her skin patterns!

Slash- Hi! Finished or not, this looks great. I love her face. The pouring water, and the green rim lighting in the glass look AWESOME. Just awesome.

davidmcleod- HAHAHAHAHA.... Ha... hahahaha. Oh dear.

MichaelNoel- It's very beautifully painted. The pose and light makes it hard for me to see the character design. But her face looks lovely!

Chronoperates- Terrific color palette. Her wings look phenomenal!

Tommoy- Cute as a fucking button. Beautiful colors and lighting (especially on the tree)

Lakeland- Very dynamic. I love the "scene", the colors, and her face.

Matt Dixon- Of course this looks awesome as hell. You did a great job coloring it. And look, you made it to the poll!

IIKII- Really unique concept. The figure looks great. The green might be a bit over-powering though...

NicHols- Fun color scheme and reallllly incredible set up/ composition. Beautiful job!

blackcherry- Cute little design. Very fun.

Artina- Beautiful girl and beautiful wings. I like how there's a lot of blue in the greens you chose.

NickTrip- Whoa. Terrifying. If you're not already a concept artist for some studio specializing in horror, you should be.

Auren- Love the pose and all that hair. The little glowing lights add a lot as well.

Garth Cochrane- Love her face to bits. The lighting is perfect, too!

blau- I really like the dress color, and the bg design. Your original sketch had some loose flowing lines that you lost when you colored it. Which is a shame. But it still looks very good.

flashrabbit- I love that she's not green. Her gray skin make her look more intimidating and fit the color scheme well. You did a great job rendering the boy as well.

PuppyKitten- Learn anatomy, dumbass.

Vargo- Such beautiful pencil work! Wow!

Wolfentir- I like how curvy you made her. And the distortion in the glass looks neat too. Maybe her head is a touch too small?

Mercuralis- Just beautiful. So vivid, and intense!

Ostrander- Love the sketchiness. It give the skin a weird texture that fits the creepy design.

Vorace- Your colors are always the best. This is no exception. Wonderful.

rinjii- I like the texture, but it overpowers your art a little bit. The pose looks cute, but I can't see it as well as I'd like.

Max Martelli- This is beautiful. You have such an odd way of painting. It must have taken ages!!

[daestwen]

Sorry guys, thread is closed for a couple minutes. We put 51 entries into the poll, thinking we could sneak one past the cap that I've kept on the poll, and... Instantly starting getting system glitches! There's a reason for that cut off.

So, Posh is withdrawing his entry from poll (which you should all tell him is a tragedy, since he won't listen to me) and we'll be up and running again in a minute.


edit: okay! We're back up and running again!

[rinjii]

first off... HOLY SHIT I MADE IT TO POLL!!! *dies*

i honestly thought there would be too many flaws for that to be possible-especially with the kickass caliber of work also in the poll, so thanks folks for raising my confidence!!

PuppyKitten- looking back on it now, you are absolutely right about not being able to see the pose as well as i had intended. i think i still have a shit-ton to learn when it comes to coloring pieces after i pass the grayscale phase. i didn't see it before cuz the haze of trying to finish it in time got the better of me. i'm definitely going to revisit this later on and refine it so that the pose is easier to read.

and i think i see what you mean about the texture. i was hoping to go with the 'discarded circus poster' vibe, but maybe i chose too wrinkled a paper source?

thank you so much for the critique!