Very late creatures of the deep entry

I think I set a new record for the latest entry. But I'm only a couple of months late.

17 hours to process the splash particles (still needs more splash), 2 hours to render.

Lady of the Deep

Thought i had better get this finished and posted before the new Art Challenge.

Jacque le Crabe (Jack the Crab)

Jacque is a French actor; well, I should say was a French actor. See, Jacque’s career started splendidly: after just a couple of successful plays in New York, he got a part in a Disney movie, playing some kind of a conductor/babysitter. Later on, he played an obsessive compulsive in a Pixar production. He even performed on Broadway!
Unfortunately for Jacque, parts for French crustacean started to get sporadic. He tried to move on to TV but without success. He just got one part as an extra in the TV show “Lost”. You could see him scurry past Hurley’s feet at one point…
Now Jacque is drinking all alone at the Triton Café ready to be the victim of a deep, very deep depression.

It’s hard to be a French crab sometimes!




I put a step by step and a little video on my blog for those who are interested.

http://letiroirabazar.blogspot.com/

Creatures of the deep: Dave goes off the deep end

I have come to realize that in my digital art I have been clinging too religiously to my traditional art painting techniques, and not embracing the possibilities that come from painting in a virtual world. ("You think that's air you're breathing?")
I realize now that just as "there is no spoon", there is no paint, (how's that for deep) and therefore I decided to paint my entry for the Avalanche Art Challenge ENTIRELY WITH THE GLOWBRUSH! That's right, this is 100% glowbrush, nothing else.

Depth Perception

"Finally, the long lost treasure chest of-what the-?"

CREATURES OF THE sanDEEP

Though scientists know little about them, the Chennai Squid (first discovered off the coast of Eastern India in 1947 by a computer programmer/fisherman) is a nocturnal creature that feeds on starfish and sea cucumbers. They are harmless to humans. Though most remain within 100 miles from where they were born, some specimens have been known to migrate half way around the world.

Landscape of the Somewhat Deep...

This is one of the first paintings I *completed* since working here at Avalanche. I thought it would be cool if naval travel over land was magically made possible...interesting idea and rudimentary implementation.

Please hack and slash at this one. The only way I can improve is to see what I can do better next time...

eel of the deep

This subject stretched me a little, I never draw eels or underwater scenes. I decided that I liked the other eels, or eel like creatures, so I made a mean one.

Unintended consequences

Well the story here is obvious. Scott's monster(even after a whale for breakfast) came and ate this young girls family for lunch. I guess Scott just wasn't worried about consequences when he created his monster.

critiques welcome.

GOJIRA

The Japanese "Gojira" which we know as "Godzilla" actually comes from the combination of the english word "gorilla" and the japanese word for whale.

So I decided to reinterpret the classic monster with big muscly arms.

He eats blue whales for breakfast.

Contrast shape design

Before his ignominious death, Humpty Dumpty was moderately famous in a local Vaudeville troupe as a tightrope walker.

It Came from the Deep

April 24, 18 dickedy-doo,

As we were fishing off the port of New Evanshire. We were met by the most terrible beast. It came from the deep and measured a stack tall and about two rods in each direction. With a head of a toad, the body of a seal, and tentacles, its mouth steeped with teeth, we lost Jebadiah and Abraham to the beast, while the sea took Ezra. Later that night Avis died in my arms from the Bilious Fever. I may never return to the sea again.

Phinny J the Third

One more for the art challenge

Love

Narwhalrus

This is a narwhalrus... obviously.

A tiny bite

Here's my quickie attempt to really focus on varying shape sizes. I totally used shape types that I frequently use though, so nothing new there.
I'd be happy with any critiques or paintovers. If I get some inspiring suggestions I might end up taking it further or giving it some color. Thanks!

New Topic: "Creatures of the Deep"

Could be anything from fish to sea monsters. Funny, beautiful, mysterious, terrifying---anything's game.


Optional design exercise: Contrasting Shapes
For those particularly interested in stretching their design muscles, use this topic to test the principle of contrasting shapes. Use a variety of shape types and sizes in your design and try to position them in ways that maximize the appeal of the design. If you want to push yourself, try to go outside of the norm and incorporate shapes you don't usually use.

Mark Kennedy at Disney Feature Animation has a good blog post here about using contrast and variety in shapes. If anyone else has useful links on the subject please post them as well.