]ill try to join for fun, im a traditional artist though, does it have to be scanned? , or can it be photographed ..?
edit: lmao nvm, where are the female giants though? ok then heres a photo of my concept : a colossal magical stone snake woman who is the boss monster of a mountain ruin or smthn HAHAHA
]ill try to join for fun, im a traditional artist though, does it have to be scanned? , or can it be photographed ..?
edit: lmao nvm, where are the female giants though? ok then heres a photo of my concept : a colossal magical stone snake woman who is the boss monster of a mountain ruin or smthn HAHAHA
Hmm... It depends on how you approach it.
If the undead giant's design is something you created yourself, then it's okay.
If the fight is just to include the mountain king, instead of to portray the undead giant's power and might (and thus, turn this concept into more of a "feel" and "mood" painting), then it's problematic. You see, concept art isn't always purely about the design of a creature but also how you portray it. This helps the people on the other end understand the design better. Of course, usually, these mood and feel drawings are done for environment artworks and characters aren't depicted in scenes... In such a case, I believe a second concept will be needed that portrays the undead giant from all sides and in a generic stand pose, since in his fighting pose a lot of his design will be hidden (in atmospheric fog, behind his hands n such, etc.).
Still waiting for someone to post something interesting..
Hmm Is background mandatory than? From what I've seen me and few other guys (like morbent) are doing humans, not monster creatures with ten extra limbs or five sets of wings. This got me to thinking that our submissions might not be considered ''creative'' or unique enough because we are doing human giants and aren't adding monster eye candy parts. This isn't monster creature contest, it is giant one where monsters shouldn't have better start position or extra points only because of their monstrosity appearance being considered creative. Further more are we supposed to, for example, draw some small creatures as well to get the contrast in sizes or?
As for the monster-like question: That is not necessarily true. There more monstrosity doesn't mean it is creative. Me for example, I don't think the my current execution looks creative, therefore I plan on adding little details as to strengthen the 'creative' part. Here's my view on creativity - 'do a lot of people are doing it?' <- then it is not creative.
SO how to make it look standout from the others? It doesn't matter how many limbs the giant have, you have to create a memorable characteristic, and that is the hardest part in executing any concept art. Sometimes even the smallest detail can make a big difference. For example, a human giant with its left limb placed significantly lower compared to its right counterpart. Or an extremely miniature lower jaw? Or something like a sad expression carrying a corpse? Blistered skins? glossy skin? The list goes on.
'So if you consider multi-limbed creatures are not creative, then why are you doing it?'
Honestly I don't know, I would say it's just my instinct acting on my execution.
Just a few pointers coming from my own experience, hope it helps!