[tyrus]

Alright crits and lineart.
aimmonkey- crazy design and head going on there. The growth is very recognizable, but in such a large creature all the additional features seem hard to believe as a natural growth process. However as an insectoid it is most possible, plus, I'm probably not seeing everything I should. Looking forward to more of your progress.
Berends- nice work so far. I like the emotion and height built in your creature. Looking forward to the smaller cuter version.
t-cube- Just from the silhouette I can tell the similarities and growth between them. I'm guessing they aren't to scale though I would however be careful with the humanoid rule on them. Remember gorilla if you must!
jonastecher- just curious, is that the head or the whole creature I can see it going either way. I like how you went in quite an alien direction. That will make things interesting!
lys- I'm thinking either 1 or 3 both have a level of power to them that lends itself to be a "giant." Good luck with the work ahead on actual sketches and such.

And here is my progress in lineart form


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[DaveNeale]

No idea if I'll have time to do more....

[AIMonkey]

Haven't gone back to the main adult structure yet, did a bit of work on the adolescent and head. But will probably be up next, taking the different parts and showing them more clearly.

@Tyrus, I can see your point, there are these key resemblances but the biggest changes their origin are maybe not obvious enough (or even there)
It also made me think about what kind of creature I'm dealing with here. I indeed had some insect ideas thrown in, though also that of an vertebrate. So I have been looking to a reason for its growth as an vertebrate and ended up with Lizards or snakes.
Mainly those that grow back things like tails or even limbs, as that's an "excuse" for my story about segments growing (growing more abdomen or a longer spinal column)

Anyway, plenty to think of :P, time for the update

put up some quick sketches for the juvenile state.

As for the head, I threw that into a next stage with some finer lines and trying different crests.


I guess this all also makes my creature the egg laying type haha. Might make some eggs then.

[NicholasFoong]

hey guys. this is my first challenge. i'm thinking something along the lines of meat growing in soil just like plants. would love to hear what you guys think about it so far. hope i can make the deadline D:

[Brynn_Metheney]

Some excellent starts this round! :O I'll be back to make more comments. Keep it up you guys! Don't be afraid to help each other out too!

**Also, there was a restriction added to this challenge. Try to steer away from humanoid forms. - as in it shouldn't stand completely upright like a human and have flat feet and five fingers.
We want to explore other anatomy for these types of things. I don't see anybody struggling with it now but just keep it in mind!

[Yulcha]

NicholasFoong - emm..is it a giant meatslab? ..
tyrus- I...I dont understand how to look at it ..+_+

some updates...= P

[Vasshpit]

Looking good everyone. Will comment more later.
Here is my initial sketch. Hopefully I can get it done.

[Steve_Somers]

Some cool ideas being thrown around here, nice work evreyone.

Vasshpit - I like the head design on that, very interesting face.

Nicholas Foong - That is an interesting concept to combine meat and soil, the challenge will be to keep it visually interesting.

Here's what I came up with over the weekend.

[NicholasFoong]

really awesome stuff guys
Vasshpit - this creature looks brutal. and lol at the stickman
Steve_Somers - Really cool design. i like the colours you used for its back and face. and also the overall purple-ish hue to the picture

really struggling with this one. i guess thats what you get not thinking things through from the very beginning. it still looks like its missing a little something.
the seed in which this creature grows from ends up as its "head"
it basically feeds on the nutrients of all living things around it leaving everything withered and dead. or at least thats what i got so far

[Ogi-G]

deadline is slowly approaching! jan 13 11:59pm pst

the finals thread has been posted HERE, please remember to post your finals in that thread (not this one) with the attached voting thumbnail if you want to be included in the polls

[AIMonkey]

Bit slow on this update, but here's one.



Edit: wasn't too sure about the arms so changed them, bit more the idea like a Praying Mantis

[tyrus]

I'm hoping to finish this... one day if not by deadline here is the start of my base colors on the adult and child.
Hopefully crits later.
Adult

By tydar_dude at 2012-01-10
Child

By tydar_dude at 2012-01-10

Edit: Oh and I'm not showing all of the adult because it is a blimp-like creature so at full size you can't see the facial detail well, so ... yeah

[AIMonkey]

Bit of an update as I'm working on the final pieces. At least for the adult that is. Will need to get working on that Adolescent as well, not forgetting the heads for both (glad they both share similar heads though )





Edit: Last update for today

[rzan]

Hi!
First timer at the challenge arena and I'm already late, did some conceptin', hope I can finish by tomorrow.

[Steve_Somers]

Nicholas Foong - It's definitely interesting to look at now, and very strange, lots of little details like those flowers really push the feeling of scale. It will be interesting to see the head design for that.

AIMonkey - The refined sketch of your creature turned out nicely, and creepy. I can only imagine what that might have looked like as a toddler, interested to see how you envision that part of it.

rzan - good start, keep it up!


I wasn't totally happy with the clunky dinosaur body on mine, so I revised it to be a little more sleek and agile. Hope to finish the other elements before the deadline, but it's going to be tight.