Spriteweed

Welcome to challenge number 204. Remember to cast your vote in the last weekly while it's still open. Please feel free to offer suggestions for future challenges themes (see link below).

Brief:

Design and depict the Spriteweed in it's natural environment.

Description/Info:

The Spriteweed (sometimes called Wispwort) is a carnivorous plant commonly found around the edges of lakes and forest pools. The Spriteweed is so called because of it's flowers which glow in the dark and attract victims in to it's poisoned tendrils. They often catch and slowly devour local wildlife, but occasionally entrap unwary travellers. Many Spriteweed still have traces of their victims skeletons tangled within them.

Deadline:

Midnight (GMT) on Wednesday 1st December (this is Wednesday night, Thursday morning for those that need clarification). There is a 5 minute grace period allowing people to get their posts and links sorted. A moderator will then post a list of valid entries after checking links and voting will begin until the following midnight. Crits are welcomed during the voting process.

Post your final entries in THIS thread (comments without entries - or votes during the voting process - will be deleted). All other comments and all WIPs (required for entry) should be posted in the WIP thread:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/327806/ShowThread.aspx#327806

Brief rules and additional info:

A minimum of 2 WIPs are required in addition to your final entry. Links to these should be posted along with your final entry in the finals thread. A link is provided below to details of how to do this. You may be disqualified if you do not post WIP links correctly.

All artwork must be the work of the entrant, and completed within the time frame of the challenge. You may only enter 1 entry per challenge, and may only cast 1 set of votes during voting.

Please keep entries and WIPs below 500k and a maximum of 1000 pixels across. Larger files causes problems for all users, especially those on slower connections.

Moderators monitor the voting in these challenges to combat cheating and maintain fairness. We may discount any vote we consider suspicious, and will disregard any attempts at sabotaging the voting, or in any way screwing with these challenges.

WIP Rule Details and Guide: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/thread/107660.aspx

General Image Posting Guide: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/thread/703.aspx

Brief History and Challenge Rules: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/thread/53757.aspx

Suggestions for Weekly Challenge Ideas: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/thread/311521.aspx

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WIP1 WIP2 WIP3

Good luck guys

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Here's my work http://guang2222.deviantart.com/
juanphotoshop@yahoo.co.uk

Finished it with time to spare! That would be a first...

WIP1: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/327806/328027/ShowThread.aspx#328027 

WIP2: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/327806/328126/ShowThread.aspx#328126

WIP3: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/327806/328144/ShowThread.aspx#328144

Here's the final-

And there's a more detailed version here- http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bo7aR8t0k9k/TPQHPKRSLXI/AAAAAAAAAyI/P47qEGK8bfM/s1600/Spriteweed%2Bversion%2B2%2Bsmall.jpg

Good luck to all!

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Jay Penn
http://theartofjaypenn.blogspot.com/

Great challenge this week, good luck all...

wip 1

wip 2

wip 3

wip 4

Final image...

 

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[Sketchbook] | [Blog] | [deviantART]

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/327806/328326/ShowThread.aspx#328326

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/327806/328335/ShowThread.aspx#328335

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/327806/328393/ShowThread.aspx#328393

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/327806/328405/ShowThread.aspx#328405

and final final image

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Deviant Art

 

Spriteweed (Carniflorum Illuminata) alternatively known as Wispwort, Glowleaf  and FairyBane is an uncommon plant found around the margins of rivers, lakes and streams.  This unusual plant is carnivorous by virtue of the poor nutrient boggy soil in which it grows.  Its gently glowing flowers attract prey such as moths and other insects and the beautiful, but sadly slow witted fairies that frequent such pools and grottos.  The sweet scent of the flowers also has a mildly intoxicating effect making the victim an easy catch for flailing, grasping tendrils.  Continued exposure to the plants dangerous miasma renders the victim unconscious,  a sleep from which they never recover.  Their remains provide the necessary nutrients for the plants continued survival.  In rare cases where the plant is particularly abundant larger prey fall victim to the debilitating perfume when curiosity overcomes caution. 

Wip1 Wip2 Wip3 Wip4 Wip5

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You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.

Ok. Was having trouble logging in but thankfully it seems to be working. Heres my piece and WIP.

WIP1:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/327806/328162/ShowThread.aspx#328162

WIP2:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/327806/328163/ShowThread.aspx#328163

Anyway, good luck to all! Was fun challenge! 

Tried to sneak it in last minute.

 

WIP 1: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/327806/328351/ShowThread.aspx#328351
WIP 2: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/327806/328363/ShowThread.aspx#328363
 

 

 

Congrats and good luck.

WIP1

WIP2

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I am genius in my own mind... it's in the minds of others that I find my greatest idiocy. :)

Voting time. Please cast up to 3 votes clearly stating your favourite 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placed entries from the list below. Consider how well each met the brief, and consider offering comments and crits with your votes.

Guang

giantkillerjay

steFlack

aliensama

Sinistral

DoctorDark

eon001 (clickable links next time please)

Katastrophiq

Voting begins now and closes midnight tomorrow (GMT). A mod will then total up and annonce a winner.

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1st-DoctorDark (i like how we are able to see this vicious plant is. The horror on the guy face made my day.)

2nd-steFlack(i like the painting very much but the concept, i feel it's abit off from the description, compared to the rest. I don't know, could be just me)

3rd-Katastrophiq(nice details and the fact that he portrayed a horse in, errmm, bondage before being eaten.)

 

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Deviant Art

1) Guang

2) SteFlack

3) DoctorDark

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Evil Robot's ustream channel

1. Steflack

2. Katastrophic

3. Guang 

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1. giantkillerjay - What I like about this image is the simplicity of it.  It works in context of illustration, although not necessarily CG-heavy or have the appearance of an emphasis on that style. It is also hard to tell whether the creature is a plant or closer to a mollusk, due to lack of greens while still having eyes. Nevertheless, the charm is in the storytelling. It is unusual to see a cross-section of something I would expect in an architectural diagram (where I've worked for couple of years).

2. SteFlack - The colors and ambiance set the emotional mood of this piece. The neck area of the girl is a bit hard to see--the plant may be choking her. On the surface, though, one might not necessarily read this piece that the girl is in trouble (if she is).  In fact, she could be a dryad and the flowers may be growing out of her.  The backgrounds are particularly fascinating to look at.

3. DoctorDark - I liked the use of purple and yellows.  There's drama.  Still, his left hand looks a bit odd.  His expression is spot-on and I like how the image comes toward the viewer.  Now, the monster may not be so easily read as a plant due to color. Admittedly the fact that the image is diagonal yet having the top part of the plant conveniently fit the space right above can make the image feel a little too contained--feel free to let the image be cut off by the edge of the picture if needed.

 

 

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www.dartstudios.com

1. SteFlack

2. Sinistral

3.  Katastrophiq

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