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Ogi-G · 01-18-2013, 02:01 AM

Welcome to the Creature Forge, the CGHUB 2D challenge of illustrating creatures of all shapes and sizes!

Creature #69 :: Royal Scythe

Deadline: Jan 31st 2013 11:59pm [PST]

Challenge Overview:
Royal Scythe got it's name from its extremely colorful appearance, combined with it's very long, smooth, single color beak. Most of its time, they hibernate under the sun showing off their diverse colors. If they are not being lazy, they are picking for critters/bugs, hidden in cracks of their surroundings.

Sum of physical attributes:
- one long beak that is a single color
- rest of body is very colorful, very elegant and pretty to look at
- any amount of limbs
- very small eyes / any number
- all other attributes are open for interpretation

Final Delivery:
One image of your creature with a background. The creature should be shown in either the picking pose, or the displaying of its colors.

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Good Luck and be sure to post any questions or comments in this thread.

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“Please don't keep everything secret, working on your image in private only to post it at the very last hour as a surprise. The point of sharing sketches and work in progress material is so everyone can learn from each other, receive crits, compliments and improve their skills in a classroom/workshop like environment. There are no teachers and no students per say, but try to offer help to others when possible. Please be open to receiving crits, and paint-overs or mock ups of your work, as we are all here to participate, have fun, learn, grow and enjoy what each week has to offer.” --Mike Corriero

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Gobsmacked · 09:05 PM

Super cool jam! I ll probably post my first wips tonight

EDIT: First Sketch. Mainly playing around with colors and thinking about the species. I want to use a totaly diferent composition at the end. The beak is supposed to remind people to a scythe where as the royality of the bird is supposed to be expressed by the corwn like head feathers as well as the color blue which used to be a fairly valuable color in europe. I have thought about using a red tone. I decieded against it hwo ever because I want to avoid resemblance with a phoenix.

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Ogi-G · 01-18-2013, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gobsmacked

The beak is supposed to remind people to a scythe where as the royality of the bird is supposed to be expressed by the corwn like head feathers as well as the color blue which used to be a fairly valuable color in europe.

Never said that the creature is a bird

Try to come up with an original creature.

evilevoix · 01-19-2013, 04:52 AM

Here's my quick take on the theme....WIP of course....

Sorry I dont know why my pics show up so large here...

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LeaoSenzala · 01-19-2013, 06:02 AM

Here is my sketch of Royal Scythe

i dont know the color and the environment yet, hopefully more saturated and colorful than i did before on previous challenge..

great challenge!

Gobsmacked · 01-19-2013, 09:30 AM

Thanks Ogi-G. You are of course absolutely right. This is a new concept. I think it is more original, I am still not fully satisfied with it. Thanks for the feedback

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dothaithanh · 03:37 PM

Hi, i'm new here, can i join up?

i did some sketches on the royal scythe and end up with these
Can i have your opinions on them?

This one is some kind of dinosaur-based with feather.

This one use his peck to catch food in water, in seem too normal then i add up 2 pair of wings, more "royal" too.

This one just nonsense, i just want to draw a horse-based one, But anyway his dumb look made me laugh a lot.

fabianguiza · 01-19-2013, 04:45 PM

Hi everyone. Here's my first sketch. I thought it would be nice to have the royal scythe be a large creature.
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Scorge · 01-19-2013, 10:06 PM

@ dothaithanh Looks like you're off to a good start. Just have to keep refining the forms.

My contribution.

oni · 01-19-2013, 10:59 PM

Nice entries!

I've decided to go with a bird since I've wanted to paint one for a while now! Going for something like a Gryphon, royal blue coloured with a crown shaped head.

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Daitengu · 01-19-2013, 11:31 PM

Hey Everyone,

Great work so far!

What I've posted here is the reference sheet I composed and the initial gray scale sketch I created for the creature. As you can probably see from my ref sheet the Scythe has the general posture and anatomy of various flightless birds. I've taken inspiration from hadrosaurs to flesh out the shape of its head, and the sail from an odd therapod called Concavenator to figure out the structure of the fin on its back.

The creature was one of the few and rare instances where the visual component of the of the design was very clear my mind before I began to sketch, for which I'm thankful. There are still a lot of things to figure out. I wouldn't really say that my creature is elegant so I'm going to need to find out a way to get that across. Also I want to flesh out the anatomy of his beak a bit more by pulling from a few different insects. I also want to do a few variations on his head to see if i can find a more interesting crest shape.

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts so feel free to comment

Hope to post more soon,

Thanks

For More Visit
http://raulramosart.blogspot.com/

pest3r · 01-19-2013, 11:56 PM

So this will be my first participation in one of these, hopefully I do everything correctly.

Here's my sketch.

I'm thinking mine might live in the shallows of a bay.

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Scorge · 06:36 AM

Progress

pest3r · 01-20-2013, 06:20 AM

Here's another update. Local color Block in. Ill be adding in the underwater effect later.

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fabianguiza · 01-20-2013, 04:27 PM

Really cool ideas so far.
Here's a bit of how mine is coming along:
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Ogi-G Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 505 Moderator Thanks: 973 Thanked 442 Times in 274 Posts	Creature Forge 69 - Royal Scythe 01-18-2013, 02:01 AM Welcome to the Creature Forge, the CGHUB 2D challenge of illustrating creatures of all shapes and sizes! Creature #69 :: Royal Scythe Deadline: Jan 31st 2013 11:59pm [PST] Challenge Overview: Royal Scythe got it's name from its extremely colorful appearance, combined with it's very long, smooth, single color beak. Most of its time, they hibernate under the sun showing off their diverse colors. If they are not being lazy, they are picking for critters/bugs, hidden in cracks of their surroundings. Sum of physical attributes: - one long beak that is a single color - rest of body is very colorful, very elegant and pretty to look at - any amount of limbs - very small eyes / any number - all other attributes are open for interpretation Final Delivery: One image of your creature with a background. The creature should be shown in either the picking pose, or the displaying of its colors. -------------------------------------- Good Luck and be sure to post any questions or comments in this thread. -------------------------------------- “Please don't keep everything secret, working on your image in private only to post it at the very last hour as a surprise. The point of sharing sketches and work in progress material is so everyone can learn from each other, receive crits, compliments and improve their skills in a classroom/workshop like environment. There are no teachers and no students per say, but try to offer help to others when possible. Please be open to receiving crits, and paint-overs or mock ups of your work, as we are all here to participate, have fun, learn, grow and enjoy what each week has to offer.” --Mike Corriero -------------------------------------------------------------- If you have questions concerning Creature Forge Rules and Information please refer to this thread. Also, check out the rules on Plagiarism - HERE - __________________ Ogi G. CreatureForge Leader Concept Artist & Animator Blogspot \| Facebook \| Tumblr

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Gobsmacked Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 10 Junior Member Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	01-18-2013, 12:56 PM Super cool jam! I ll probably post my first wips tonight EDIT: First Sketch. Mainly playing around with colors and thinking about the species. I want to use a totaly diferent composition at the end. The beak is supposed to remind people to a scythe where as the royality of the bird is supposed to be expressed by the corwn like head feathers as well as the color blue which used to be a fairly valuable color in europe. I have thought about using a red tone. I decieded against it hwo ever because I want to avoid resemblance with a phoenix. Last edited by Gobsmacked; 01-18-2013 at 09:05 PM.

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evilevoix Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 5 Junior Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	01-19-2013, 04:52 AM Here's my quick take on the theme....WIP of course.... Sorry I dont know why my pics show up so large here...

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LeaoSenzala Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 22 Junior Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	Royal Scythe 01-19-2013, 06:02 AM Here is my sketch of Royal Scythe i dont know the color and the environment yet, hopefully more saturated and colorful than i did before on previous challenge.. great challenge!

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Gobsmacked Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 10 Junior Member Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	01-19-2013, 09:30 AM Thanks Ogi-G. You are of course absolutely right. This is a new concept. I think it is more original, I am still not fully satisfied with it. Thanks for the feedback

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dothaithanh Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 Junior Member Thanks: 16 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Royal Scythe 01-19-2013, 11:29 AM Hi, i'm new here, can i join up? i did some sketches on the royal scythe and end up with these Can i have your opinions on them? This one is some kind of dinosaur-based with feather. This one use his peck to catch food in water, in seem too normal then i add up 2 pair of wings, more "royal" too. This one just nonsense, i just want to draw a horse-based one, But anyway his dumb look made me laugh a lot. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by dothaithanh; 01-19-2013 at 03:37 PM.

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fabianguiza Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 17 Junior Member Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	01-19-2013, 04:45 PM Hi everyone. Here's my first sketch. I thought it would be nice to have the royal scythe be a large creature.

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Scorge Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 182 Member Thanks: 331 Thanked 332 Times in 115 Posts	01-20-2013, 03:06 AM Progress Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Scorge; 01-20-2013 at 06:36 AM.

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Scorge Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 182 Member Thanks: 331 Thanked 332 Times in 115 Posts	01-19-2013, 10:06 PM @ dothaithanh Looks like you're off to a good start. Just have to keep refining the forms. My contribution. Attached Thumbnails

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oni Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 103 Senior Member My Mood: Thanks: 9 Thanked 43 Times in 36 Posts	01-19-2013, 10:59 PM Nice entries! I've decided to go with a bird since I've wanted to paint one for a while now! Going for something like a Gryphon, royal blue coloured with a crown shaped head.

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Daitengu Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 21 Junior Member Thanks: 2 Thanked 45 Times in 16 Posts	01-19-2013, 11:31 PM Hey Everyone, Great work so far! What I've posted here is the reference sheet I composed and the initial gray scale sketch I created for the creature. As you can probably see from my ref sheet the Scythe has the general posture and anatomy of various flightless birds. I've taken inspiration from hadrosaurs to flesh out the shape of its head, and the sail from an odd therapod called Concavenator to figure out the structure of the fin on its back. The creature was one of the few and rare instances where the visual component of the of the design was very clear my mind before I began to sketch, for which I'm thankful. There are still a lot of things to figure out. I wouldn't really say that my creature is elegant so I'm going to need to find out a way to get that across. Also I want to flesh out the anatomy of his beak a bit more by pulling from a few different insects. I also want to do a few variations on his head to see if i can find a more interesting crest shape. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts so feel free to comment Hope to post more soon, Thanks For More Visit http://raulramosart.blogspot.com/

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pest3r Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 11 Junior Member Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Octiscythe 01-19-2013, 11:56 PM So this will be my first participation in one of these, hopefully I do everything correctly. Here's my sketch. I'm thinking mine might live in the shallows of a bay.

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pest3r Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 11 Junior Member Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Octiscythe - color 01-20-2013, 06:20 AM Here's another update. Local color Block in. Ill be adding in the underwater effect later.

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fabianguiza Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 17 Junior Member Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	01-20-2013, 04:27 PM Really cool ideas so far. Here's a bit of how mine is coming along:

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