CgTalk Daily Sketch 349 "Monster Pet"

[LoTekK]

What happened to 349?

[switchstance]

ps, bout 1 hour, slowly i feel like i'm getting the hang of it :)

http://4ahdvm.spengergasse.at:2080/~repp/monsterpet_dsg_switchstance.jpg

[Grondhammar]

What happened to 349?
13 is an unlucky number in many cultures around the world. In Roberto's world, however, 349 is far, far worse. Don't even ask.

[Maidith]

13 is an unlucky number in many cultures around the world. In Roberto's world, however, 349 is far, far worse. Don't even ask.

Now you made me curious. :D

[RobertoOrtiz]

Or maybe Roberto is the kind of guy that has problems finding his car keys.

FIXED!
-R

[Maidith]

Always watch your guinea pig. You can never know...

http://img220.echo.cx/img220/8834/horrorpet9kd.jpg

Photoshop 7, 20 minutes.

[Grondhammar]

hehehe Maidith... such dramatic lighting!

[paperclip]

Maidith-sehr nett!

Here's mine: experimental stijl. I was playing around, making new brushes and came up with this.
10 mins, photoshop.
http://img266.echo.cx/img266/7892/monsterpet8li.jpg

[LoTekK]

Funny, I was playing around with brushes as well.

http://www.lotekk.com/files/dsg-349-lotekk.jpg
Probably about an hour and a half, including playing around with brushes.
Intuos1 and Photoshop CS.

[Grondhammar]

lol LoTekk. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the entries on this one.

This was Painter, about an hour. I'm sure birdybear could have done it much better, but it had to be done!

http://cicero.modwest.com/images/ida/cgsketch349.jpg

[djtrousdale]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v408/Hexaditidom/CG%20stuff/monsterpet.jpg
This pet has a cool trick: It can use its feet as another pair of hands!

[FiYoG]

I don't know what happened here
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/fiyog/dtitled-3.jpg

[festz]

http://62.84.23.49/kakjiits_jpg.jpg

Loaded up =]
.. a bit more than on hour, PS7

*edit: .. heh .. the host was down all day..

[sekopasa]

http://www.geocities.com/serkan_buldan/dino.jpg

This is my first entry with my sucking line quality... (PS - 45 min)

[KDW]

Slightly mutated hamster...


http://www.kadewski.com/2d/KDW050520_Pet.jpg

[TheTon]

HEY sekopasa - I think you'll find I'm a much friendlier character if you let me off my leash...

[sekopasa]

Ofcourse i would, as i dont want to be dragged by u.

[erilaz]

Wheee! I suck! :D
http://img289.echo.cx/img289/9401/petmonster2gj.jpg
About 15 mins openCanvas. I'm really enjoying that little program... it stops me from using anything fancy and get my forms better.

[erilaz]

Here's the event file if people are interested in how I work (notice I use the word "if").:D

[paperclip]

Martin--I think the file is corrupted! It won't open for me.

Or maybe it's just too late to be downloading things...zzz..I'm off se leaba...oiche mhaith, my friends...forgive the lack of fadas!

[erilaz]

Martin--I think the file is corrupted! It won't open for me.

Or maybe it's just too late to be downloading things...zzz..I'm off se leaba...oiche mhaith, my friends...forgive the lack of fadas!

Hmmm... odd! I just did a download test and it works fine for me. Are you talking about the zip or the wpe?

[Jeffsimpson]

http://www.eciad.ca/~jsimpson/images/pet.jpg


45 mins photoshop

[erilaz]

I think I might start working on something more realistic now... this is just silly.
http://img265.echo.cx/img265/5598/petmonster027rx.jpg

OC 40 mins... I'll get better at this if it kills me.

[RedHerring]

http://img288.echo.cx/img288/8739/monsterpet5km.jpg

fast and dirty. Pencil, 30 minutes.

[Happy Trees]

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/MagicRubber/critter.jpg

sorry i didnt get to finish it but its maybe 50 min painter and pad

[Loulu79]

I'm ashame to say this...but it was nearly 4hrs. Yikes....Can't...resist...painting that long! In Photoshop, mouse only...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Loulu79/1MyPetMonstercopy.jpg

(Lol) All of u r making me laugh too much....!:D

[mybutterflyiris]

i like this topic. this is one of the first things i've done in a long time...i've been working alot and just haven't had time...hopefully i'll have time to do another one for this topic as I have a day off tomorrow... oh and i forgot to time it, but i think it went somewhat slowly and was like an hour and a half photoshop and wacom
also, a little explanation: I read this book when I was a kid called bunnuncula, and it like scarred me for life.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/mightyevilbunny/bununcula.jpg

[erilaz]

-KDW, that's stunning work. Real sense of motion and menace!
-Jeffsimpson: Love it. Great lighting.
-Holy chunks Loulu79! That's a fair effort with just a mouse!:D

Here's another... who can tell I've got some free time today?
http://img274.echo.cx/img274/7050/petmonster034yr.jpg

30 mins openCanvas.

[Loulu79]

:eek: Wow, that's good...I like your hare mybutterflyiris...
Erilaz...I know the feeling...hooray for freeeeee time! And it's midnight where I'm at...so no kidding....Yeah...Wait till I get a Wacom...

[erilaz]

i like this topic. this is one of the first things i've done in a long time...i've been working alot and just haven't had time...hopefully i'll have time to do another one for this topic as I have a day off tomorrow... oh and i forgot to time it, but i think it went somewhat slowly and was like an hour and a half photoshop and wacom
also, a little explanation: I read this book when I was a kid called bunnuncula, and it like scarred me for life.



That's INCREDIBLE mybutterflyiris! :eek:

[silentkitty]

Hee! I remember Bunnicula, I love it, mybutterflyiris.

Anyway, here's my attempt. (Sorry if this ends up posting after midnight, I didn't realise new posts had to be validated.) This took about a half hour in Painter.

Looks like someone forgot to feed Mr. Gurgles. :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/silentkitty/mrgurgles.jpg

[bobtilton]

Bunnicula was such a great book! The cat was a riot! Excellent sketch!

[stepington]

http://img278.echo.cx/img278/346/petmonster2vv.gif




200 minutes? PS WACOM
Spectacular peices today!!:applause:

[paperclip]

Mybutterflyiris: Funny!! :thumbsup: Did you use ref for this one?

Stepington: Great seeing GIFs in the DSG. If I may crit a tiny bit, I think he puts his foot down a little too heavily, maybe ease off on the ease out. Also, I think he lifts his feet up too high, when people walk, their feet normally just lift an inch or so off the ground...hope you don't mind me critting! :thumbsup:

[stepington]

hope you don't mind me critting! - paperclip

not at all! he's supposed to be kind of sloshing/stomping through the rain - i'm putting in splashies as we speak - but I probably ought to have done some reference video of myself. I have this really embarrassing tape of myself doing the dumbest things (for animation of course :blush: - note the blush as several friends refuse to believe given reasons) there ought to be a gallery somewhere of animators' humbling video refs.

I'm pretty done with walker for the day though. After ripples and monster foot he'll probably get put on the shelf of "Things To Tweek One Day".
Crit away because my cat refuses to point anything out to me - she's so selfish:wip:

EDIT
May I ask whether you're a trad or comp animator? - paperclip
To answer your question - I'm an animation bi. not much squash and stretch on this sketch though -

I agree with your comments - but his sticky strides will have to remain as is for now:D.

[paperclip]

Sure, but right now it sort of looks as if he's wading through water up to his shins. If I was walking along the street, splashing, I would slide my foot along the ground and kick up the water. Or maybe take lots of tiny little splashy steps. Or if you want to make him look as if he's trying to avoid splashing, you could make him look more cautious by giving him slightly 'sneaky' movements and only stepping on the ball of the foot. May I ask whether you're a trad or comp animator?

P.S- look in the general discussion forum, I've just opened a thread for 'humilating animating ref'. Post something there!!

[M Carter]

Anyone for walkies?
-Photoshop and wacom, about 2 hours
http://www.moonlitbasement.com/other/cgtalk/carter_mosterPethttp://www.moonlitbasement.com/other/cgtalk/carter_monsterPet.jpg
http://moonlitbasement.com/other/cgtalk/carter_monsterpet

[erilaz]

Well, that makes four today... trying to catch up from all the ones I skipped! I'm really only happy with that third one I did. Oh well:

http://img282.echo.cx/img282/228/petmonster046ve.jpg

OC 15 mins

[coCoKNIght]

i like this topic. this is one of the first things i've done in a long time...i've been working alot and just haven't had time...hopefully i'll have time to do another one for this topic as I have a day off tomorrow... oh and i forgot to time it, but i think it went somewhat slowly and was like an hour and a half photoshop and wacom
also, a little explanation: I read this book when I was a kid called bunnuncula, and it like scarred me for life.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/mightyevilbunny/bununcula.jpg

Where?! Behind the bunny?!
:D and here just so I can submit this reply, some useless text: blablabla.

[Xillion]

Hi Stepington! Really nice animatione here! A friend and I are doing a flash animation and I was thinking that it could be useful if you could briefly explain the process you took to produce this cool piece.

Just a question: are not the arms supposed to move the opposite way ?

ps.: I'm doing the backgrounds for the animation, you guys can see some early work clicking here (http://img275.echo.cx/my.php?image=scena131uw.swf), I'd love to hear some comments...feel free to leave a p.m.!
(http://img275.echo.cx/my.php?image=scena131uw.swf)

[Loulu79]

Stepington, is that Flash? You only used GIF? How you go 'bout doing that?

[paperclip]

Imageready is a sister program that ships with Photoshop. You can put all the different frames into different layers and then when you go into Imageready, you put as many different frames as you need into the animation panel. You then switch on/off the layers of the different frames to produce the animation.

Hope this helps! Maybe we should have a GIF topic in the DSG? They are great fun to do.

Stepingt: Great update, you can tell much more clearly what is happening. I particularly like the follow through on the red rope- what is it though? Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:

[MattH]

Awesome mybutterflyiris! I used to read the bunnicula books as well. My favorite was "The Celery Stalks at Midnight"

[coCoKNIght]

http://www.fabianhernandez.ch/ds/kitty.jpg

well, here's my contribution.
photoshop
wacom
1 hour
enjoy! :)

[erilaz]

well, here's my contribution.
photoshop
wacom
1 hour
enjoy! :)

Ha! That's great coCoKNIght! :applause:

[Art2]

Stepington, that is so awesome and funny! Good job.

Very funny and great sketches all! :thumbsup:

[snovak]

OC 40 mins... I'll get better at this if it kills me.

That's what I like to hear!
All that it takes is dedication, and practice, and some good direction. You should ask for more constuctive criticism. You can get a boat load of good direction from the many talented artists on this forum. Before you know it, you'll amaze yourself.

Ok here's my $00.02. When you're drawing faces, at least for the first 100 something drawings, look at a reference. You can get proportions better and solidify in your mind what the structure of the face is/looks like. Also look online or get a book of the basic shapes of the face/head. Try to use more line variation. Make the lines thicker in spots that seem to carry weight or draw attention.

Better yet, as a good exercise, DON'T use any line in a drawing. Concentrate on the shapes of shade/color to form your composition. Composition,,, well, that's a different class........ ;)

Good job

[missing evening]

use wacom and painter IX, use liquid ink brush. 30 minutes.
By the way he monster in inspired by an Indian sculpture.
http://img50.echo.cx/img50/6907/monsterpet7qn.jpg

[mybutterflyiris]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who was traumatized by bunnincula. Ha ha ha...

Paperclip: i used a ref. as a jumping off point.

[Matthew-S]

haven't been posting in here since that batman thread way back, mostly doing traditional work nowadays.

1 hour, ps 7, monster pet.
http://www.picaroni.com/monster.jpg

later

[Maidith]

Matthew-S - this is awesome! :bounce:

(SOTW?)

[Kalorlo]

http://www.kellyhouse.force9.co.uk/art/monsterpet.jpg

Photoshop, 35 mins.

[djtrousdale]

I can imagine this being a scene from Monsters Inc.
Or the sequel. (I hope not)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v408/Hexaditidom/CG%20stuff/monsterpet2.png

Made entirely in mspaint (cant you tell) in 30 minutes or so

[Cyanid]

Matthew-S

:o He owned the DSG for a big time (long ago...)
cool to have you here, and nice work too.

[MattH]

http://moonlitbasement.com/other/cgtalk/petmonster05.jpg


Photoshop, almost 2.5 hours. Finally got off my ass and painted something. About an hour into it I basically scrapped it and started over as I wasn't getting the composition/pose I wanted. Still didn't come out exactly as I had hoped, but I think it's time to move on. As always, crit please. =)

Carter- Nice stuff! I think more color shifting in the highlights would help the image have much more depth. By this I mean use less "straight out 'o the bottle" white for highlights. A simple color balance/curves adjustment in photoshop can be an easy fix. Maybe a little tag on the collar? Funny stuff though, good work.

Matthew S- Lovely feeling of light and movement! Very aggressive. I like it.

KDW- Great pose and background color/texture!

Stepington- Very cool! Perhaps you should make one step for the monster for every 1.5 cycles of the man. This would help add to the illusion of this huge creature following him.

[embryotic]

Wow, One of those topics - great works

2.5hrs PS wacom

http://img207.echo.cx/img207/7380/monsterpet2df.jpg
this is our communal cat Zippy - hes about 9 foot tall. we keep him in the garage. thats me riding him...no one else wanted to.

Mybutterflyiris - cool man - yes..scary

Stepington - thats wicked - freakin amazing to be able to build up a piece like that -
really inspires me to try some 2d

Moonlit matt, Mathew S - amazing peices - both reminded me that I havent put any
texture in my piece....again!
Jeffsimpson, loulu (get a wacom yo!), cocoknight (very 'where the wild things are'!) wows

[stepington]

thanks all -

Moonlit Matt - yeah i was wondering if even one per two -as is it's a 12 frame cycle. - Ill see how size is @24 frames. Was also wondering if I ought to animate two monster feet ((instead of cheating with one)) - and really play with the perspectives. ( love your artistic style - your peices really feel as though they're on paper- way to over come the digital trapings!)

-steph

[djtrousdale]

Loulu79 - your monster is my favorite, has that cartoony look

Erilaz - Like the new icon. I can't see any of your sketches. Could you describe them?

KDW - It doesn't look much like a hamster, but still, nice work! It's also my favorite. Yes. I have two favorites now.

[cLos71]

Hello forum, sorry about my absence. It's been crazy busy but really good. I couldn't even finish my challenge :cry:. I was very upset about that. Anyway, here's my contributon for today, 1.5hr PS/Wacom. Great work everyone!
http://www.carlosvegadesign.com/CGT/cvMonstPet.jpg

[erilaz]

That's what I like to hear!
All that it takes is dedication, and practice, and some good direction. You should ask for more constuctive criticism. You can get a boat load of good direction from the many talented artists on this forum. Before you know it, you'll amaze yourself.

Ok here's my $00.02. When you're drawing faces, at least for the first 100 something drawings, look at a reference. You can get proportions better and solidify in your mind what the structure of the face is/looks like. Also look online or get a book of the basic shapes of the face/head. Try to use more line variation. Make the lines thicker in spots that seem to carry weight or draw attention.

Better yet, as a good exercise, DON'T use any line in a drawing. Concentrate on the shapes of shade/color to form your composition. Composition,,, well, that's a different class........ ;)

Good job

Thanks thesightsmith! The whole reason I do the DSG is for constructive criticism. I've been a game modeller for the last 5 years, and really felt my 2d skills were lacking. I've got a daily sketchbook (pencil) that is shaping up nicely (I sketch people on the tram to work every day), and I've been following Loomis (the god of drawing). The 3 colourful drawings I did were aimed at being cartoonish, so the lines were meant to be there, but I see what you mean about heaviness of line. I try to avoid sketch lines in most of my DSG work! Glad to see my thoroughness hasn't gone unnoticed!:D

[Jeremyi]

After that... Mom didnt let me play with My new pet anymore.:cry:
(about 10 mins)
http://www.kbsair.com/mypet.jpg

[Matthew-S]

many thanks for your comments guys, I really appreciate it.

It wasn't a batman thread but it was that 19th century soldier sketch thread, the memory gets worse with age snif. :sad:
ok have a nice day everyone.
Matthew

[coCoKNIght]

Ha! That's great coCoKNIght! :applause:

glad you like it!
After having done that image I looked at our cat and noticed I made quiet a few 'mistekes'.... oh well :rolleyes:

[Loulu79]

Wow...did I just see that this thread is the hottest topic?!

cLos71: Lovely! Welcome back.... I find that they're friends though...

Hexaditidom: Thanks! That was in my head the whole day walking on the boardwalk just before I put it to existence...My folks at home said it's one of their favs...reminds them of Monsters Inc.

Moonlit Matt: Isn't that the same monster for Storyteller...?

Matthew-S: I love this piece a lot...I can see how your work influences you...But what monster is that....?

Jeremyi: ...Yet another dinosaur ... that makes me laugh again!

digital_embryo: Yeah yeah...in time man...in time....:blush:

[MattH]

Hehe, yeah, same monster. For some reason i'm infatuated with simple dark figures with round glowing eyes these last few weeks. :shrug:What can I say? ;)

[crazy3dman]

http://www.crazy3dman.com/daily_sketch/C3DM_dsg349.jpg

[Art2]

Hey Chris, stop that! You're getting too good :buttrock:

[paperclip]

I agree with Marlon, Chris! You are improving fast!
1) How long did that take you?
2) How are you improving so quickly?
3) Does Loomis have something to do with it?

[crazy3dman]

Art2 and paperclip Thank you very much. Your kind words are very much appreciated, and motivating.
paperclip -
1. I kind of worked on it in between other things. I think if I put it all together, I'd guess it took about 1hour 15 minutes, or so?
2. If I'm improving, I have to chalk it up to 2 things. First, Drawing everyday has made a huge difference.It's been about 6 months now since I started posting to the Daily Sketch Forum. And second, I've been making an effort to see and study as much art as I can. Both classical artists and all the incredibly talented artists here at cgtalk.com and at conceptart.org.
3. As for Loomis, I've spent some time lately looking at his books, but haven't had much of a chance yet to really dive in and study them. But maybe if I'm lucky, some of it is rubbing off. :shrug: I do plan on really going through them and studying them when I can find the time.

[LadyMedusa]

Good work mateys :D

http://www.home.no/medusa/petmoster.jpg
Photoshop CS + Wacom. Time: unknown, but long. I played whit brushes and tried to use max. 3 layers (usually I got atleast 10-15 layers, but I'm trying to minimize that.)
I know its crappy. She's supposed to be eating jam from a jar in a kitchen during the night. I might make a new one later.

[drawMonger]

great pencil work crazy3dman! here's mine...
http://digitalcraft.com.au/misc/sg349-monsterpet.jpg
painter / 35min

[birdybear]

To mybutterflyiris: great sketch! Scared me to pieces. Have you ever read Watership down? It's filled with scary rabbits.

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