Now I'm not sure if you guys allow art other than A/P related stuff, so if it's out of bounds, feel free to move it.
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So, this is a piece I did a little before school ended, but haven't uploaded yet to DeviantArt 'cause I'm lazy (I kid, I'm tryin' to fix up ALL the Sylizar related stuff before I upload 'em).
Basically, I brought it here because you guys know your creatures ;) and I figured it'd be a good place to start. Just a little more here though, this is the original version. I have another version I'm doing (hopefully) tonight (or in the coming days) that'll have a LOT more additions, including Hydralisk-style mandibles covering his mouth, fixed details, and a body. So without further adieu.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg811.imageshack.us%2Fimg811%2F5535%2Fsylizarfinalformv1.jpg&hash=78ab1669c0cadd72f7760d6d80ca34be270a8bc2)
Ah, my baby! So, any comments or suggestions? Questions even?
i like it.
Thanks man.
What is it exactly?
Quote from: Cap. Fitzgerald on Aug 04, 2010, 08:51:57 AM
What is it exactly?
Well, it is a parasite that, upon arrival to Earth, began to grow on its natural evolution rate to become an intergalactic planet devourer.
It's alot more complicated than that, but it should give a basic idea.
still cool anyway :)
:D
;D
Honestly the first thing that popped in my mind was an Alien that bursted from that giant creature of which we see the skull in P2. Good job :)
Thanks.
I tried to keep the Pred and Alien "homages" to a minimum, I hope to make him stand on his own. But going by your description, I can see that :) Not that I mind.
Well, the updates are finally making progress (procrastination sucks).
But I have decided I may need a suggestion on how to do the spikes on his body. I like what I have, but it looks a little rough (on other sketches) whch means I need to refine them. Also I'll need to know about the idea of a "crown".
Spikes (Bad Quality):
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg180.imageshack.us%2Fimg180%2F5043%2Fspikes.jpg&hash=6ff05d72fbe17904bedd64257e7039a5f367fdc8)
Crown (Like this, but I need suggestions on how to fix it, if I have it at all:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg818.imageshack.us%2Fimg818%2F3555%2Fsylizarfinalformversion.jpg&hash=0b8d1086bd4b45c7a1b91c9ae1081c24317a7b23)
nice
I really like the first sketh.
The crown looks bad-like a dildo sticking from his head.I think the crown is unnececary.
I really like the small eyes,jaw,teeth.
Really nice details-I would like to see more of it.
I have other drawings of him that I may upload soon, but we'll see how that turns out.
Here's an EARLY WIP of the new version.
http://img718.imageshack.us/f/sylizarfinalformv4.jpg/
Quote from: Sylizar on Aug 03, 2010, 08:19:46 PM
Now I'm not sure if you guys allow art other than A/P related stuff, so if it's out of bounds, feel free to move it.
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So, this is a piece I did a little before school ended, but haven't uploaded yet to DeviantArt 'cause I'm lazy (I kid, I'm tryin' to fix up ALL the Sylizar related stuff before I upload 'em).
Basically, I brought it here because you guys know your creatures ;) and I figured it'd be a good place to start. Just a little more here though, this is the original version. I have another version I'm doing (hopefully) tonight (or in the coming days) that'll have a LOT more additions, including Hydralisk-style mandibles covering his mouth, fixed details, and a body. So without further adieu.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg811.imageshack.us%2Fimg811%2F5535%2Fsylizarfinalformv1.jpg&hash=78ab1669c0cadd72f7760d6d80ca34be270a8bc2)
Ah, my baby! So, any comments or suggestions? Questions even?
It's look like a piranha, AWESOME!!!
-alienhunter14
Thanks. And I've never heard the Piranha thing before, that's interesting.
Well, I suppose I'll continue with the design and ideas for now. Hope to continue tonight.
Aftr MUCH procrastination, I have (essentially) finsished the Re-design. Unfortunately, it is FAR too large for my scanner. Any suggestions?
Photograph it at close range.
Yeah, eventually. Just remembered the new board I got, which I'm going to transfer the design to. That andI have one or two other drawings to finish first.
Well, the time has begun to do the new drawing, wish me luck.
Keep up the good work man.
Thanks. I'm slowly making progress. I think I'll begin (again) on the weekend and hopefully finish then as well.
Welp, the drawing was officially finished 2 days ago. Yet, I can't upload it. NOOOO, OCD had to interfere. Now, subconciously, I want to finish all my drawings before uploading them. I have two more, and the reason I'm mentioning this here, is because I have to redraw another version of Sylizar.
This one actually (note, this is just the first half of the picture):
http://img823.imageshack.us/f/sylizarfinalformv31.jpg/
Luckily, I know what I'm doing with this one since I can draw better at this angle. Any comments on this before I begin? Again.
F**king hardcore man, can't wait to see the rest.
Thanks man, I plan to make him even just a little more cool. If possible.
The first drawing is on my computer, but I don't think I'll be able to get the second up until tommorow-ish. Too big too scan, and the camera is being an ass.
But I suppose getting the picture online on my birthday wouldn't be too bad.
Sorry for the triple-post, but I've finished it.
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Final-Evolution-V1-183339417
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Final-Evolution-V1-183339417#/d315mdw
Any suggestions? Comments?
I can't quite understand if those on the right are groups of legs, second picture.
The head is badass though, I love the "horn". Reminds me of Legion.
Yeah, they're kind of like, weird insect style legs that shift around and somewhat resemble a rib cage. That's also why you don't see the sharper parts, they're bent inwards. I imagined they'd be used to split his chest in half for some purpose, but I'm undecided. There's a decent view of them in one of my anatomy diagrams. If you've seen the Mist, the Giant Creature has "similar" legs on his stomach, to a lesser extent. As seen here: http://www.warproductions.com/images/portfolio/bigfootCreature.jpg
And thanks. Legion was a bit of an inspiration for the horn :D
Ah, I take it now. They looked like Spider Legs but I wasn't quite sure. Maybe they open to reveal a Sylizar egg? :P
Yeah, spider-y legs are a pretty good description. Can't believe that didn't come to mind.
As for the egg idea, maybe ;) Basically as of now, that's either an alternate egg layer, the place to shoot his "beam"from, or just a creepy looking "ribcage" that tentacles hang from.
I'd go for the last. The "beam" sounds too Japanese, unless you are going for something like that.
Yeah, I'll probably just stick with the ribcage.
But the beam is something I'm working on. I'm trying to keep him moderately Lovecraftian, and moderately realistic, but I want some sort of awesome power that he uses when he's right pissed.
The beam I imagined to be built up raw energy he gets from processing all the nutrients, life force and sun rays he absorbs, and he can just let it loose when necessary. I imagined it being strong to actually physically move his body back unless he really braces himself.
Alternatively, I imagined that he could unleash this energy from those bioluminescent spheres that run down his body, resulting in a massive wave of destruction, but these are just ideas at the moment.
A nice idea would be that he "spits" a substance from the horn (or whatever you want) that upon contact with atmosphere undergoes a chemical reaction that transforms it into something else, maybe a heat wave, or green flames..
The bioluminescent spheres are a really nice addition. After Outlander I just love Bioluminescent monsters. What color did you want to make them? Purple or green would be great if you ask me.
Absorbing sun rays could mean the critter is an Alien with Earth plant traits, so some receptors on the back or wherever you want do the job and possibly eliminate the need for eating from the mouth (it can anyway be used as a form of defense though, or as a secondary way to ingest nutrients in some cases).
Perhaps.
As for the spheres, I agree. Bioluminescent creatures rule. On the color, I was imagining blue, but it all depends. Sylizar is capable of altering his color, so maybe they change with him.
The big tubes on his back might be able to assist in absorbing the suns rays, although some things I'm going to leave somewhat ambiguous. On the topic of eating, that is true. His mouth is an excellent way to absorb a massive amount of things (such as oxygen) when he wishes to. Of course absorbing is a rather nice way to put it, sometimes I like to say steal ;)
Do you want me to add the rest of the Sylizar pics? Or have you seen them already?
I've seen pretty much all the "stages" of the critter and really like them. I like how they fit into each other nicely and you get the idea they are the same creature... evolving, somewhat. I imagine them doing the same roar as the Predalien (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uQxF4Utn_c). It'd fit them. Now the link goes to the Game roar but the one used in AvPR would be better for the first part. That low, remixed Predator growl. To be sincere, I would have loved to see one of them doing shit-all in a Cloverfield-like film. Some seem to be the thing the Monster in Cloverfield tried to be but failed.
...I suggest you to buy some bigass scanner sometimes, too. :P ;D ;D
Thanks, that actually means a lot to me man :) As for the roar, that's an idea, soething similar to that would be pretty epic. I'm still working on it, but it's a good suggestion.
Yeah, what I always imagine, is Cloverfield style stuff (but not handheld), but on a MUCH more epic scale. Sort of lke Independence Day, War of the Worlds and Cloverfield mixed in with a dash of Godzilla.
Do they make huge scanners? I don't think I've every actually seen one much bigger than mine.
Also, I uploaded two more head ideas as well as minorly updated versions of the evolution stages if you haven't seen them yet. Probably'll do one more version of that head before I think of other things.
Uh...
If you have already a big scanner what I suggest to do is to reproduce line per line the entire drawing on a smaller scale, on a paper that'd fit the size of the scanner, or to buy a graphic board and draw it directly on photoshop or any other graphic program.
Regarding the new drawings, really cool. I f'in love the teeth. Although I prefer the older eyes (v2), they look more primordial and how to say, distorted. But those new ones are really sweet indeed. They look pissed off. Now that I think of it, you could add some further details to the horn, because it looks too flat compared to the rest of the body, full of all kinds of details. You could do some little crests on it, little and random little horns or protuberances that grow out of it (sort of mutated looking), some carvings with a distinct subtle drawing into it, or again make it something particular, make it open like a grotesque flower to reveal something.
Also, while browsing your DA profile, I found those "Defiler of Innocence" drawings that are really sweet. Almost lovecraftian.
Don't know about the scanner. It's not very big, but I've never really found any bigger.
Thanks man. I love both eyes, and I think a mix of both may be in order. And I'll try and work on the horn on that picture I'm doing today.
Yeah, the Defiler. Funny how he started as a bit of a joke character too.
Meh, procrastination strike. Gonna wait 'till the weekend before I do the next drawing. In the meanwhile, if anyone wants to give any suggestions, be free. Also, I think it'd be cool to see some people's take on Sylizar. I know a few people I'd love to see try *coughcoughSpaghetticoughcough* :D
Two quick sketches I did over the weekend.
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/#/d32gxan (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/#/d32gxan)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/#/d32gxfp (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/#/d32gxfp)
Quote from: Sylizar on Nov 09, 2010, 04:24:09 AM
Two quick sketches I did over the weekend.
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/#/d32gxan (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/#/d32gxan)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/#/d32gxfp (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/#/d32gxfp)
Awesome. I love the little eyes, they almost look like insect ocelli.
The last one is damn amazing. You should use it as your avatar.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi53.tinypic.com%2Ft4zcxe.jpg&hash=28c6fa6dbe4f34fa42d07b7484df422a27dde03a)
Thanks man, I'll do that when I get home. :D
That's pretty sick. On a side note, I liked that drawing enough that I'm doing a larger version on Friday.
The larger drawing is still being worked on, but in the meantime, a slightly updated version for Form 3.
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Evolution-3-183062223 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Evolution-3-183062223)
New Updates!
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/HEPHAESTUS-Spider-Tank-189972713 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/HEPHAESTUS-Spider-Tank-189972713)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/ARES-Exosuit-189973151 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/ARES-Exosuit-189973151)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/ATHENA-Battle-AI-189973598 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/ATHENA-Battle-AI-189973598)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Titan-War-Mech-189974197 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Titan-War-Mech-189974197)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-New-Body-Concept-189974744 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-New-Body-Concept-189974744)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Concept-Sketches-1-189974907 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Concept-Sketches-1-189974907)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Concept-Sketches-2-189975075 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Concept-Sketches-2-189975075)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Omega-V3-189975299 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Omega-V3-189975299)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Head-Concept-3-189976141 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Head-Concept-3-189976141)
Quote from: Sylizar on Dec 18, 2010, 11:55:52 AM
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/HEPHAESTUS-Spider-Tank-189972713 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/HEPHAESTUS-Spider-Tank-189972713)
Looks like a At-At on Steroids. :D Very cool.
Quote from: Sylizar on Dec 18, 2010, 11:55:52 AM
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/ARES-Exosuit-189973151 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/ARES-Exosuit-189973151)
This feels very streamlined. Very cool. I can actually see something like this being developed in military technology.
Quote from: Sylizar on Dec 18, 2010, 11:55:52 AM
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/ATHENA-Battle-AI-189973598 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/ATHENA-Battle-AI-189973598)
Great. Feet are very peculiar. Missiles on the back are also a nice touch.
Quote from: Sylizar on Dec 18, 2010, 11:55:52 AM
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Titan-War-Mech-189974197 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Titan-War-Mech-189974197)
:o
The 'ol painless ain't holding a candle to those chainguns.
Quote from: Sylizar on Dec 18, 2010, 11:55:52 AM
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-New-Body-Concept-189974744 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-New-Body-Concept-189974744)
This is supposed to be the new final form? Or another intermediary stage? Very cool. You can't have enough tentacles. ;D
Quote from: Sylizar on Dec 18, 2010, 11:55:52 AM
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Concept-Sketches-1-189974907 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Concept-Sketches-1-189974907)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Concept-Sketches-2-189975075 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Concept-Sketches-2-189975075)
Extended mouth on the right of the first is overkill. Love it. I prefer your older head though, feels more menacing. The star mouth perhaps can be inside that tentacled chest? Like what was supposed to be Destroyah's second mouth?
Quote from: Sylizar on Dec 18, 2010, 11:55:52 AM
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Omega-V3-189975299 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Omega-V3-189975299)
I want one solely because of the name. Feels very Lovecraftian.
Quote from: Sylizar on Dec 18, 2010, 11:55:52 AM
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Head-Concept-3-189976141 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Head-Concept-3-189976141)
My God, I said it before in this thread and I'll say it again.
f**king.
Hardcore.Horn feels more complete now thanks to the new details. I like how you implemented the bioluminescent spots in there.
Regarding the names... they're all headache inducing solely by reading them. :D I would like something simple yet creepy, along the lines of Cthulhu for one. That said, of the names the one I like the best is "Krhashathaqu". I'd personally remove the "qu". "Krhashatha" really fits Sylizar IMHO.
Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated!
For the body question, that would be the final stage. And the names, I agree, I know they are overly long, but one of the reasons I did it, is because they could be titles when translated, but I agree, that one short name might fit the bill.
Now my only project, is combining all these details into a "final" concept.
Any ideas on what I should do? I think I know what stuff I want to put together, but if anyone has any ideas, I'll consider them.
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Mouth-Concept-192513434 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Sylizar-Mouth-Concept-192513434)
I worked the "Star" Mouth in.
You intended something like Orga's multi mouth? Very cool. Although I prefer a classic Jaw mouth like the one it had before, but w/e. :P
Not like Orga's per se, but something similar-ish I suppose. But the beauty of it all? When he closes those, it fuses together, and creates his normal jaw.
I suppose next, I should do the new full body, but I don't know if I should.
Also, just because i want to raise controversy, I'll upload this new Alien I did.
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Snake-Alien-192512257 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Snake-Alien-192512257)
Hell, I'll just make this my official gallery:
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Maggot-Baby-192512526 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Maggot-Baby-192512526)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Child-Eater-192513312 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/art/Child-Eater-192513312)
Also ,if it matters at all, I`m taking suggestions.
Draw me some hellboy please.
I love hellboy.
Hmmm, that's gonna take some studying, but I'll give it a shot.
Quote from: Spaghetti on Jan 14, 2011, 08:09:21 AM
Draw me some hellboy please.
I love hellboy.
I love you even more now.
lol
Also, I`ll just post this drawing of Sylizar by Spaghetti now. Didn`t initially in case he wanted to.
http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=Sylizar#/d35gbqo (http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=Sylizar#/d35gbqo)
Cthulhu Almighty.
That's f**king monstrous. Awesome.
Indeed!
Anyhow, just wondered what your thoughts on this are (something I wrote on anothe site and C/Ped here):
So I was thinking, all my "universes" were terrifying on their own, but how bad would they be combined?
Turns out, it would TERRIFYING.
To start, the Earth would be a Death World (a bit of a retcon from the Krhashatha/Sylizar mythos, but hey) filled to the brim with horrifying creatures that are constantly preying on the few humans that remain. Hell, almost EVERY planet without (or with) sapient species is a Death World, and the only people who can save anyone are preoccupied with Azshara, who is currently trying to free her Eldritch Abomination family. While that's bad, if she suceeds, their arrival would be the downfall of almost every sapient species, as they would enslave, torture and kill any who oppose them. To make matters worse, with their arrival to the physical world, they'll also be able to summon their father, who is a Physical God, who upon HIS arrival will unleash the hordes of "Hell" upon the universe.
Meanwhile, there are various other Eldritch Abominations lurking in the universe, doing as they please. To add to THAT, there are various demonic entities that live beyond the void that can appear at will, randomly, and do as THEY please. And to top it all off, you have the Krhashatha (Sylizar), the most powerful, and the largest, Eldritch Abomination in the ENTIRE universe that literally drains planet of life (including minerals and what have you) and then devours them. He's even capable of destroying the entire universe. So just when it seems that it can't get worse, it turns out there is still members of his species living beyond the known reaches of the universe, and he can make contact with them if he gets close enough. If that happens, then there will be a whole group of giant planet-eating horrors traversing the universe. And when they're down, they'll just move onto the next universe.
NEW Updates:
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3971jl (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3971jl)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3971v6 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3971v6)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d39724s (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d39724s)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3972gx (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3972gx)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3972kp (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3972kp)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3972oz (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3972oz)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d39730f (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d39730f)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3973el (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3973el)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3973n9 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3973n9)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3973wa (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3973wa)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d39746w (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d39746w)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3974hi (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3974hi)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3974kf (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3974kf)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3974vp (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3974vp)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d39755x (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d39755x)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3975hp (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3975hp)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3975q0 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3975q0)
MOAR STUFFZ:
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3amxy2 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3amxy2)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3amy3r (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3amy3r)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3amyfl (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3amyfl)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3djvkg (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3djvkg)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3djvob (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3djvob)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3djvww (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3djvww)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3djw2g (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3djw2g)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3djwt7 (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3djwt7)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3djx7g (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3djx7g)
Got some other stuff I'm workin' on as well.
Great works Sylizar. :)
In the 'various Monsters' work I mostly went WTF haha, but I quite like the Squid-ish Monster in the low left. Would work for something Lovecraft.
Chaos is... weird? :D I don't fully understand why he has those surgical devices on his fingers. But the head is lovely.
I like the 'It's not okay' drawing as well, the only thing I'd modify slightly is the girl: her fingers look weird somehow, but what I'm directed at is the expression: she looks like she was denied of the Twilight Blu-ray, not really terrified, you know? I think you could work a bit on the mouth and on the eyes. Sylizard always strikes though.
And I'm totally loving the Omega Parasite. :)
Thanks again!
QuoteIn the 'various Monsters' work I mostly went WTF haha, but I quite like the Squid-ish Monster in the low left. Would work for something Lovecraft.
Yeah, the Various Monsters were drawn out of boredom in class. Fun stuff :) And yeah, Squiddy does seem almost Lovecraftian.
QuoteChaos is... weird? I don't fully understand why he has those surgical devices on his fingers. But the head is lovely
Chaos is actually a..."doctor". The surgical tools are used for torture and surgery. I too love his head.
QuoteI like the 'It's not okay' drawing as well, the only thing I'd modify slightly is the girl: her fingers look weird somehow, but what I'm directed at is the expression: she looks like she was denied of the Twilight Blu-ray, not really terrified, you know? I think you could work a bit on the mouth and on the eyes. Sylizard always strikes though.
Yeah, I could probably do a redone version as I'm not totally happy with it either. The fingers are...ugh, couldn't get them to look right. And the expression. Originally the image was meant to be more "comforting", as in, the demon (the original creature) was doing the "I'm sorry I hurt you" thing abusers do. Then I changed it to a Sylizarian style creature and kept the expression because of the intent of the scene I was "re-making". In my mind, this scene (one from the third "movie") featured Sylizar capturing a test subject and storing her in a room. But do to it not harming her, she almost trusted it. In the final meeting, this scene happened, before it injected a parasite into her and "betrayed" her. But I suppose it should be re-worked because I don't think anyone, even a person who trusts it, could look into that face and not be scared. We'll see what happens.
QuoteAnd I'm totally loving the Omega Parasite.
Excellent.
MOAR! A few of these were supposed to be in the last update, but they're here now:
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3epnsg (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3epnsg)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3epwoz (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3epwoz)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3epxdb (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3epxdb)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3epxlh (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3epxlh)
http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3epyak (http://sylizar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3epyak)
Look, I like those drawings a lot.
I just think that, in order for the scanner to work better, mark more lines and details in them; without that, a lot of the finer details aren't to be seen. Last Sylizar head for example.
Yep, that's the plan now. I'm officially out of ideas for the time being, so my next massive project is the massive undertaking of outlining everything.
I've done it, updated every drawing in my DeviantArt page.
http://www.deviantart.com/ (http://www.deviantart.com/)
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Fuaoak. That third one. Massively hardcore.
what is that creature!? so many teeth, so detailed. looks cool!
He be Sylizar, destroyer of worlds.
Quote from: OmegaZilla on Sep 07, 2011, 03:51:29 PM
He be Sylizar, destroyer of worlds.
cool. It looks like a very spiky tyranid creature crossed with kraken, a mantis and one of these deepwater fish with long teeth. very nice looking
Thanks guys. Shadow, those are a few inspirations. Actually, not the Tyranids, as much as I love them, but I can kind of see it.
Quote from: Sylizar on Sep 07, 2011, 02:41:31 PM
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Love this one. WORLD EATEEERRRRRRRRRR
Quote from: Sylizar on Sep 08, 2011, 03:12:15 AM
Thanks guys. Shadow, those are a few inspirations. Actually, not the Tyranids, as much as I love them, but I can kind of see it.
cool, the deepwater fish was the first thing in my mind though
Quote from: Spaghetti on Sep 08, 2011, 09:35:28 AM
Quote from: Sylizar on Sep 07, 2011, 02:41:31 PM
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Love this one. WORLD EATEEERRRRRRRRRR
Thanks! Personally I can't think of many things scarier than something that'll eat your planet :D
Quotecool, the deepwater fish was the first thing in my mind though
A lot of people seem to see that. Personally, I see it, but it's not something I usually notice. You think you could share why you see it?
Quote from: Sylizar on Sep 08, 2011, 11:12:29 AM
Quote from: Spaghetti on Sep 08, 2011, 09:35:28 AM
Quote from: Sylizar on Sep 07, 2011, 02:41:31 PM
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Love this one. WORLD EATEEERRRRRRRRRR
Thanks! Personally I can't think of many things scarier than something that'll eat your planet :D
Quotecool, the deepwater fish was the first thing in my mind though
A lot of people seem to see that. Personally, I see it, but it's not something I usually notice. You think you could share why you see it?
not sure, but probably the possition of all teeth, and the lenght of them, the overall shape of the jaws. the teeth is what draws my eye first, but as a whole its really not a fish
Ok, just curious.
What I'm about to show you are two unfinished sketches that I was hoping to get some feedback on.
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This here is a Revenge Demon. Essentially a demon that senses when someone is feeling incredible rage and wants revenge. They are very mischievous and tricky, and will commit murder so long as there is a target for the rage. The feedback I want is if there is something I should add beneath his main body (but not legs), or if there is anything else I should muck around with.
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This here is Sepulchral, my fan creation for the Gears of War series. I wrote a kind of crappy story for him on the Epic Forums a few years back, and decided to re-draw him. Once again, just looking for some general feedback.
Sepulchral reminds me of Sylizar; is he supposed to be a spawn of the latter, or something, in the GOW universe?
I also want a hell of a fight between this Revenge Demon and Pumpkinhead to see who's more worthy of the paycheck. Do it!
I actually tossed that idea around for a little while recently, but It isn't my intention. Sepulchral is a mutant of a prieviously undiscovered species that evolved deep within the hollow. Although it wouldn't be impossible for a Sylizar influence...The design is merely coincidental. Although now that I think about it, I'd rather Sylizar's form 2 looked more like this. DAMN you Omega, now I'm torn ;)
It would be a more epic fight than I initially gave credit for. At first I was like, "Pumpkinead would win easily", but then I factored in the Revenge Demon multiple arms, and...well, the fight became more interesting.
New updates on the previous images.
Here's the Krhashatha Form 2 Revision. (It's a very rough upload, hence the massive black line. It's just to show progress.)
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And here's the revamped Revenge Demon.
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Pretty cool, I like the confusing mish-mushing going on in the Vengeance demon mouth. I suggest to elaborate on the back plates to make them more custom, and it'd be cool if you put some textures on his skin, something that recalls revenge. Scars, or specific rune-looking carvings.
Those are good ideas. I think it'll probably be a mixture of scars and runes, we'll see what works best.
As for Sylizar there, should I keep the arm plates? I'm kind of torn on it, and if I do, should I add them to it's legs, or do something slightly different?
Perhaps elongate the set of arms (and perhaps a portion of the legs, to give more of a consistent effect) displaying those arm plates, that way those plates'd look more functional. If they're here, they should be for something, I picture they'd be... practical weapons. If the arms are longer the creature can use them more freely.
For me the plates are more to show the insane durability the beast has. Pretty bulletproof. And it may be kind of hard to catch initially, but if you imagine his arm fully outstretched, it's actually pretty long.
Gotcha.
Given that, you could just make a let's say 'toned down' version of the plates on every set of limbs, to give a more uniform look.
Yeah, viewing the full image from here, it seems like the plates would work on all the limbs, and if I don't like it, I find something else to try.
It would be nice to have a few extra opinions. I know you're out there people. ;)
Hopefully a large update will happen soon, which I'm hoping to get some more discussion on. Will happen whenever I get around to scanning my large amount of WIPs.
Wow, I'm super slow on updates, but let's just say I've printed out tons of references, and my next DA update may be well over a hundred new drawings.
...
Hold on to your butts.
It'll take some time, but it'll be pretty big. God, if only I didn't procrastinate so much :D
UPDATE: And it just kkeeps growing and growing. Probably around 150 drawings.
About 85% in the 'partially drawn stage"
5% at outlining stage
10% at undrawn stage.