1023 ... creature 14-05 - dragons

Dragons!

983 ... creature 14-04b - Dragon Sphinx

982 ... creature 14-04a - dragon sphinx

981 ... creature 14-04

965 ... COMP 14-14_COW_intellect devourer

Topic

COW #332 Intellect Devourer

Brief

Dungeons and Dragons has it's fair share of weird and wonderful beasties. Some are what you'd normally expect from a fantasy game, such as dragons, griffins, mermaid, etc; while others were just a hard hit to left field. One of those oddball creatures, which we will be focusing on for this topic, is the Intellect Devourer. The Intellect Devourer is basically a brain with legs, sometimes depicted with a canine-like body. As for what it does, it is a parasitic creature. Capable of changing it's size, it will take over it's host and consume the brain (hence it's name), then it will assume the form of it's victim, animating the body to do it's deeds. Your task is to design this brainy creature.

Round Requirements

-must have a resemblance to a brain

-typically a quadruped

-it eats BRAAIIINS!

Concept Description: this creature expands it's body segments to conform to the head of its host wile locking into place with small protrusions located along its body and legs. His mouth tendrils access the victims brain through the eyes, mouth, ears and nose to control and consume the host's brain.

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954 ... COMP 14-11_COW_sun guardian

Brief:
Throughout history the sun has played an important role to both our planet's existence and to ancient folklore and mythology. Some ancient cultures believe the sun is a watchful eye of a god in the sky, while others may view the sun as a symbol of life and reincarnation. Many ancient cultures have built monuments that are used as a place of worship or celebration to the sun in some way, including Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Gisa. This week I would like your creativity to center around the sun, and design a creature that plays an important role based upon the sun!

Round Requirements:

-This creature is somehow connected with the sun
-it's role must suit the word 'Guardian' in some way
-optional: You may depict an ancient monument built in honour of this creature. This is not required to make the poll

Final:

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950 ... COMP 14-09_COW_Razor-backed Land Shark

Brief: 
This week we are going to be focusing on a creature that is identifyiable as a 'land-shark.' Although it need not necessarily be an actual shark per se, but it must have the basic characteristics associated with sharks, or shark-like species; such as fins, streamlined body, powerful jaws, rows of sharp teeth, etc. In addition this creature has razor sharp ridges or fins on its back that it uses for some purpose whether its for defense or hunting or fighting rivals of its species or if it helps it to navigate through dirt and sand. Try to be creative this round as I don't want to see a simple shark with legs walking on land. Cuz that's just boring.

Round Requirements:
-Must resemble a shark in some way
-it is fully terrestrial
-has razor sharp ridges/fins on it's back


Concept: desert carpet shark (razor-back land shark)

Description:
The desert carpet shark got his name from his shape and feeding habits.

In his natural habitat, the Kowakar desert, it goes under a thin layer of sand blending with the surroundings. The razor sharp protrusions on it's back help to camouflage with the sharp rocks on the environment.

When prey comes into strike distance of its mouth it uses a quick strike projecting the mouth and sucking the air with great force. The absorbed sand is expelled at the same time trough his side breading slots wile the unlucky prey makes its way to the stomach.

For locomotion it uses a wave motion type fin much like the earth's squid but working like a worm in land.

Final image:

References and concept sketches:

Progress wips:

[Achievement] Unusual unicorn for the win!

The Results from the unusual unicorn competition are out and I was selected by the amazing Bobby Chiu among 3 other artist to receive a copy of autodesk's sketchbook 7. Uhuuu!

Bobby's comment:
"A very creative way of designing a unicorn. Definitely an unusual one but quite brilliant!"

link to previous post with wips for this project: http://mais365coisas.blogspot.com.es/2014/08/940-comp-14-04sbpunusual-unicorn.html


here is a link to the winners and bobby chiu's comments on them: http://autodesk-sketchbook.deviantart.com/journal/Bobby-Chiu-Wrap-Up-475301952


and here is a link to all the submissions: http://autodesk-sketchbook.deviantart.com/gallery/49843698/July-2014-Hero-Challenge

943 ... creature 14-03

941 ... COMP 14-05_COW-life giver

Brief:

If you look back on cow you will notice a whole lot of creatures that are more than capable of taking the life of something, there isn't a lot of creatures that are able to give life. So for this round we will do just that. Design a creature that is capable of giving life to someone or something that is dead. How it does so is up to you. This creature will be small, infact very small, think about the size of a fingernail, or even smaller if you so wish. In addition it's skin is textured in such a way that it seems to sparkle. Or perhaps it gives of a sparkly dust of some kind. Give life to a small lifegiver!

Round Requirements:

-Creature is very small, we're talking no larger than your fingernail

-must sparkle in some way

-this creature has the capablilty to give life to something or someone that has died, try to depict this ability in some way

Wips:

940 ... COMP 14-04_SBp_unusual Unicorn

Brief:

Unicorns have always been known to be beautiful majestic fantastical creatures. But what about the ones that nobody ever talks about? The really unusual less mainstream ones? Let's show a little love for all of those lesser-known unicorns out there, the unusual ones. For this challenge I want you to come up with the most interesting unusual unicorns you can think of. 

    - Bobby Chiu

Studies:

934 ... vampire creature

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