CHOW#30 - Most Unfortunate Lady

**Oblio** · June 17th, 2006, 09:42 AM

ROUND #30

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DEADLINE
SUNDAY, JUNE 25
The way the deadline works: if deadline is on a Sunday and your image is posted on that Sunday 23:59 your local time it's a good entry.
In fact - as long there is Sunday somewhere on the planet your entry is ok. I will make the poll sometimes Monday afternoon my time (GMT +2) yet i'll have a look at the last entries.
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Most Unfortunate Lady

there is nothing worst in this world, then for a mother to loose her child.
yet worst is for a mother to have a kid that wants to die.
but tragic has no end - since worst that this is for a mother to have such a child, that she begins to ask the Lord to take him away.
these are terrible times...
French Revolution Period
She used to be a noble.
Now... concept!

**walnut** · June 17th, 2006, 01:55 PM

EXcuse me for saying this, but that's a mighty tough one. On another note: watching Marie-Antoinette might be good inspiration, at least fashion-wise.

**dragon4lunch** · June 17th, 2006, 03:21 PM

So, did I understand this correctly: During or directly after the French Revolution, a formerly nobel lady is in grief over her son who has committed suicide? Man, that's loaded, but certainly tragic!

**chaosrocks** · June 17th, 2006, 03:24 PM

Nice topic. the costumer in me is teeming with ideas....no time...but I may make some for this.
chaos

**walnut** · June 18th, 2006, 03:13 AM

No no no, the kid ain't dead yet, he just wants to die. Think i may have a nice idea, but i'm not sure if it's right before heads started to roll or after. Or is that up to the participant.

**Simon.Rain** · June 18th, 2006, 03:50 AM

first thing that popped in my head was.... BEARDED LADY...

Edit: oups sorry... I went too fast and didnt read that part....

there is nothing worst in this world, then for a mother to loose her child.
yet worst is for a mother to have a kid that wants to die.
but tragic has no end - since worst that this is for a mother to have such a child, that she begins to ask the Lord to take him away.
these are terrible times...
French Revolution Period
She used to be a noble.

**chaosrocks** · June 18th, 2006, 09:54 AM

dragon...I don' t know how picky Oblio is gonna be about the period costume, but you might wanna do a little research. this one is a very nice modified Victorian... maybe there's some time period stretch. I don't know
chaos

**Oblio** · June 20th, 2006, 12:41 PM

let's dig in a bit:

http://www.costumes.org/history/100p...sthistpage.htm

and deeper

http://www.costumes.org/history/100p...d%20(1798-1800)

**carotello** · June 20th, 2006, 04:21 PM

Yeah, costumes.org is pretty good about most periods. What I don't like about them is a lot of times they fail to cover all different classes for each period. There is a shortage of images of the period costume of an average joe or even a poor peasant for this particular era. Anyway, glad you posted that, Oblio.

hp · June 20th, 2006, 04:43 PM

hey oblio, i'm in! let's see if i can finish this by sunday =P

**Destinatus** · June 20th, 2006, 06:08 PM

Just curious "she used to be a noble" what is she now? Would she still be wearing fancy clothes or would she look more like a peasant?

**t11** · June 20th, 2006, 07:14 PM

The good thing about costuming for this period is that not much went on in fashion during the French Revolution. Everything that people were wearing before pretty much stayed the same until a little while after so that's a pretty broad window of time to snatch and grab ideas from.

I've got a book some may wanna go out and grab if stuff like this ever comes up and the internet comes up short "The Historical Encyclopedia of Costume" by Albert Racinet. Covers freakin' everything I've ever needed it for. Best dumpster diving find ever.

Destinatus I imagine that she would maintain her haughty air. Perhaps her fancy clothes are dingy and tattered, patched in places maybe or hanging there as a reminder of what she once was while she laments her existence.

The only thing that's tweaking my brain in including in this is the kid aspect, I have some ideas but holy freakin' hell it's irritating.

**Define.** · June 20th, 2006, 08:41 PM

I LOVE working with this Era. I'll try and get something in here.

**marco nelor** · June 20th, 2006, 08:46 PM

this one is definately one that makes you think...
oh yea, Heya Oblio, its nice to see ya.
im throwing my hat in

hp · June 20th, 2006, 09:54 PM

here is what i have so far...sketched this during work so it's a little iffy ^^

i'll be adding more embellishments to her clothing to make it look more fancy and raggedy...basically an ex-noblewoman sitting on the streets fingering her pearls and smoking one of those long opium pipes...below her will be her kid looking off into the distance. i might change her expression to be more nervous and wild. the whole scene will be hot and miserable and dirty. and thennnnnnnn i'll color it ^^ if i just finish the sketch i'll be happy.

**marco nelor** · June 21st, 2006, 10:41 AM

well hp, ive been watching your work, and if you do this piece with half as much flare as some of yer recent stuff, im sure ill be impressed with the result, luv!

**ForeverMad** · June 22nd, 2006, 12:43 AM

hey i wanna enter! sounds fun sign me up! i'lll try to finish by sunday... Oh boy

**Teigrob** · June 22nd, 2006, 06:49 PM

Wow. Now this is a topic to sink one's teeth into! Too bad I didn't see it until today...but I still got time! *crosses fingers* Good luck everyone!

**rWDrk** · June 22nd, 2006, 07:43 PM

iam in hope i can finish.
Damn this will be a lot off work

cheeeeers R3M

**dragon4lunch** · June 23rd, 2006, 07:27 AM

Folks, I decided to pull my entry. I want to focus on the current creature thread. They have more people participating there, thus it's more fun. Maybe next time though.

**dCepT** · June 23rd, 2006, 01:45 PM

hp: Good sketch! I like her facial expression. Looking forward to seeing it colored.

Here's my WIP... I'll have a colored version by sunday. Still got stuff to do before I jump into colors.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...dpics/BW_w.jpg

[EDIT]
Did some more before sleepytime
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pics/BW_w2.jpg

EDIT2:
Here's my final.. left the URL's for you guys to click if you want to.

"Life was hard enough during the revolution, but it would have been bearable if she didn't have to cope with her son dealing with his depressions and continually escalating violence towards himself.
At first she thought it might merely be a reaction to the situation around them, but it became apparent that it was more deep rooted than that after he started hurting himself, claiming that god hated him and he wanted to be rid of this life.

Clutching her sons suicide note in her hand, she stumbles through the night fog in search of her son, not knowing if she wishes to find him dead and free of his misery or alive so she might try to help him out of the pit of his suffering."

d-C

hp · June 23rd, 2006, 03:14 PM

i love the hair! lol can't wait to see yours colored either.

oh btw...the costume i took was the later french revolution when things became much more simplified and the romanesque look was in.

**dCepT** · June 23rd, 2006, 05:59 PM

hp: thanks

Yeah... I could tell about the costume... looks good, though... fits your image more... seeing as how she's on the street now and all..

d-C

**Wafflehouseninja** · June 24th, 2006, 01:03 PM

Im in on this one. Hope to see some good stuff come out of this one.

edit: well i dont think i can get it donr in 1 day so... maybe not. but im still looking forword to some nice art from you all

**dCepT** · June 24th, 2006, 06:54 PM

Posted my final in the first post I made in this thread..

hope to see more people joining in on this one... Not the hpslashluvr isn't good company, but more pics would be fun

d-C

hp · June 24th, 2006, 07:00 PM

yeahhhh i wish some more ppl would join cuz my comp still isn't together in one piece...

i really don't think dropping out cuz "there aren't enough ppl" is really helping the problem either...

dcept, i think maybe you should just work a little on the hair since you're done...right now it looks kind too much like cotton candy, all in one piece...maybe just add a few strands here and there for definition.

**dCepT** · June 24th, 2006, 07:08 PM

hp: thanks for the crit... If I get more done by tomorrow, I'll post an update for sure... gotta sleep now though

peace

d-C

**marco nelor** · June 24th, 2006, 08:01 PM

well, i did a color version, and this version, which i think captures the more vintage look and feel of the concept....although im leary of putting up an uncolored for the final. any way, here goes.

This unfortunate old lady (albeit, a hot old lady..depending on the eye of the beholder), bore a monstrosity of a child. He never comes out for fear of being burned at the steak. countless times he has tried to kill himself, but his lack of eyes due to his disfigured birth has crippled him of even suicide. Perhaps mother finally understands that its time to give him a hand.

**Wafflehouseninja** · June 24th, 2006, 09:33 PM

It was relativly quick but i got cought up on her face and repainted it 3 times.

Nice work all. Im digging yours marko. creepy lil dude.

hp · June 24th, 2006, 10:29 PM

i give up on life. i saved about 30 times and had a FUCKING BEAUTIFUL piece that was gonna whip all yours ^^ andddddd then my computer f'ing died...and somehow all the save files got corrupted. *runs off to commit suicide*