Creature of the Week #53

[idiot-monarch]

This weeks theme: Parasite

A parasite is a creature that takes from it's in a symbiotic relationship.

Deadline: Sunday, 29th of March

THE RULES (follow these or I'll be sad :( )
-Only one entry per user.
-You cannot post old work. All pieces must be created specifically for COW.
-No human likeness.
-You cannot post a picture of an existing animal, or a combination of existing animals (in other words, no lion monkeys or zebra flies).
- No gods/spirits/deities.
-A description for your creature is recommended, but not necessary.
-No MS Paint
- All other Art Forum rules apply.

Hope we get a bit more entries than last week.

[idiot-monarch]

At 3/23/09 11:04 AM, idiot-monarch wrote: A parasite is a creature that takes from it's host in a symbiotic relationship.

Fixed.

A parasite takes from it's host.

[J-qb]

At 3/23/09 11:04 AM, idiot-monarch wrote: This weeks theme: Parasite

A parasite is a creature that takes from it's in a symbiotic relationship.

Isn't a symbiotic relationship where both organisms profit from it? A parasite is where the parasite profits from it, and the host suffers (not necessarily a lot, but still).
Cool theme though

[J-qb]

At 3/23/09 11:08 AM, J-qb wrote:

At 3/23/09 11:04 AM, idiot-monarch wrote: This weeks theme: Parasite

A parasite is a creature that takes from it's in a symbiotic relationship.

Isn't a symbiotic relationship where both organisms profit from it? A parasite is where the parasite profits from it, and the host suffers (not necessarily a lot, but still).
Cool theme though

Haha, you beat me to it.
Wikipedia says: a parasytic relationship is a type of symbiotic relationship.

[idiot-monarch]

At 3/23/09 11:08 AM, J-qb wrote: Isn't a symbiotic relationship where both organisms profit from it? A parasite is where the parasite profits from it, and the host suffers (not necessarily a lot, but still).
Cool theme though

That's what I thought, but Wikipedia calls that Mutualism :P

[J-qb]

At 3/23/09 11:11 AM, idiot-monarch wrote:

At 3/23/09 11:08 AM, J-qb wrote: Isn't a symbiotic relationship where both organisms profit from it? A parasite is where the parasite profits from it, and the host suffers (not necessarily a lot, but still).
Cool theme though

That's what I thought, but Wikipedia calls that Mutualism :P

Actually: wikipedia says quote: "The symbiotic relationship may be categorized as being mutualistic, parasitic, or commensal in nature..... Others define it more narrowly, as only those relationships from which both organisms benefit, in which case it would be synonymous with mutualism"

I like that were responding at the same time here, really in sync

[DooDooMeaT]

Wait...one second....What?

[SirNightOwl]

W.I.P

Haven't thought of a name yet. Just did a massive session and thought time for a break and also i'd post for some feedback. Especially since I can't seem to get the shading right. =(

But overall I'm quite happy with it so far.

[DooDooMeaT]

At 3/23/09 01:30 PM, SirNightOwl wrote: W.I.P

:Especially since I can't seem to get the shading right. =(

Your light source looks like its shining down on the objects... So the light is on top and the dark is on the bottom. You got it upside down....

[SirNightOwl]

At 3/23/09 02:03 PM, DooDooMeaT wrote:

At 3/23/09 01:30 PM, SirNightOwl wrote: W.I.P

Especially since I can't seem to get the shading right. =(

Your light source looks like its shining down on the objects... So the light is on top and the dark is on the bottom. You got it upside down....

Yep thats pretty much it summed up. I just have no instinct when it comes to lighting. Thanks :D

[Wivernryder]

At 3/23/09 02:03 PM, DooDooMeaT wrote: Your light source looks like its shining down on the objects... So the light is on top and the dark is on the bottom. You got it upside down....

Actually, I think that that is just the coloring of the snake. On the shoe, the shading is right. On the snake, I don't think there really is any shading yet.

[DooDooMeaT]

At 3/23/09 02:06 PM, Wivernryder wrote:
Actually, I think that that is just the coloring of the snake. On the shoe, the shading is right. On the snake, I don't think there really is any shading yet.

Oh...

I forgot to say I like the texture you got going on there...now you have to texture the shoe somehow to make the whole image flow...

[idiot-monarch]

At 3/23/09 02:06 PM, Wivernryder wrote: Actually, I think that that is just the coloring of the snake. On the shoe, the shading is right. On the snake, I don't think there really is any shading yet.

No. DooDooMeaT is right. If one part of an object is darker than the other, then it's shaded.

[SirNightOwl]

At 3/23/09 02:09 PM, idiot-monarch wrote:

At 3/23/09 02:06 PM, Wivernryder wrote: Actually, I think that that is just the coloring of the snake. On the shoe, the shading is right. On the snake, I don't think there really is any shading yet.

No. DooDooMeaT is right. If one part of an object is darker than the other, then it's shaded.

Actually it was supposed to just have a lighter underbelly. I haven't shaded the creature yet. =D

[Wivernryder]

At 3/23/09 03:05 PM, SirNightOwl wrote: Actually it was supposed to just have a lighter underbelly. I haven't shaded the creature yet. =D

HAHA! I win. =D

[Re2deemer]

At 3/23/09 02:09 PM, idiot-monarch wrote:
No. DooDooMeaT is right. If one part of an object is darker than the other, then it's shaded.

Errr, many creatures actually are (fish and birds primarily) lighter from below and darker from above.
It's a type of camouflage

[gassyturtle]

sounds cool ill give it a go

[J-qb]

also, the shadow on the ground doesn't match the shadow on the shoe, nice piece otherwise. Maybe tilted wooden floor makes it look a little weird... the shoe is in perspective, the floor is top-view

[Jonas]

Can I draw a parasite on a human?

Or is there never any humans allowed, including in the picture with the COW?

[Lundsfryd]

At 3/23/09 06:49 PM, Jonas wrote: Can I draw a parasite on a human?

Or is there never any humans allowed, including in the picture with the COW?

I hope so, mine is attached to a human..

[idiot-monarch]

At 3/24/09 08:20 AM, Lundsfryd wrote:

At 3/23/09 06:49 PM, Jonas wrote: Can I draw a parasite on a human?

Or is there never any humans allowed, including in the picture with the COW?

I hope so, mine is attached to a human..

Don't worry guys, you can draw them on a human. It's just that the focus has to be on the creature, and the creature itself can't be human like.

[Re2deemer]

Oh goody, I get to post the first WIP.
Uh, yeah...I know I kinda forgot the no "existing animals" rule and went overboard with the beetle-likeness. Whoopsie.

plz no disqualification?

Anyhow, this is the Chromatore. Take a guess which organism it uses as a host?

Detail shot of the head.
I plan to have all the plates with the same bark pattern.

[Re2deemer]

At 3/26/09 06:15 PM, Re2deemer wrote: Oh goody, I get to post the first WIP.

Eh, yeah...scratch that. I forgot about SIrNightOwl's....

whoopise, again.

[Fatchaos]

At 3/24/09 08:54 AM, idiot-monarch wrote:

At 3/24/09 08:20 AM, Lundsfryd wrote:

At 3/23/09 06:49 PM, Jonas wrote: Can I draw a parasite on a human?

Or is there never any humans allowed, including in the picture with the COW?

I hope so, mine is attached to a human..

Don't worry guys, you can draw them on a human. It's just that the focus has to be on the creature, and the creature itself can't be human like.

And don't forget the symbiosis fact, that means both parties, (the parasite & the host) gain something from the link. <--- This fact scrapped my idea for a ubermonstrousclichéhuman ^^

[x-factor11]

Gingervitis

he sucks the blood out of gingers :o

[J-qb]

hmmm, I'm really in dubio on this one,
I would like to join, but I still haven't got a nice idea, And after getting a total of 0 votes on last weeks, I might just let this one pas (sob)

On the other hand, I don't really have any plans for tomorrow, so I still might do one...

[deathofghosts]

i think i did good

[bigjonny13]

At 3/27/09 07:03 PM, deathofghosts wrote: i think i did good

Hmm, now what was in the rules?

At 3/23/09 11:04 AM, idiot-monarch wrote: THE RULES (follow these or I'll be sad :( )
-No MS Paint

Oh yeah, that's right. I love how you're making a mockery of this thread.

[Edufish9]

big-jonny-13, LAYING DOWN DA LAW

[BlackmarketKraig]

At 3/27/09 08:24 PM, Edufish9 wrote: big-jonny-13, LAYING DOWN DA LAW

I love it! =D

MS Paint is rarely welcome in this forum and shitty no effort art is NEVER welcome here. Learn it, respect it, love it.

or else