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look at them jugs · by **JakeyChan** » 28 Sep 2011, 22:45

Creature Lab #05: Brimstone Legion

The Brimstone Legion is an army of demonic warriors that live beneath the earth. Though they swear allegiance to the demon lords of the underworld, these beasts are of mortal blood and therefore easier to defeat in battle than their immortal counterparts. Be that as it may, felling these enemies is no easy task, they have an extreme tolerance to pain and are built like a tank. The Brimstone Legion exists to serve the demon lords' conquests on the earth's surface, and they serve their masters to any end. Your job is to depict either a "Brimstone Brute" or "Brimstone Seer", a warrior type or a caster type. Brimstone demons are humanoids, the warrior types having huge muscular builds and the caster types being usually leaner and taller. They all have horns, though this vary greatly from spiraling horns similar to goats to bull-like horns, their feet and hands are brandished by razor sharp claws. Their eyes burn like the fires that surround their homeland, a fiery yellow, with the exception of the magic users whose eyes glow blue from the arcane energies that flow through them, and they usually have long, black hair that is sometimes braided or decorated with bones, jewels or other decor. Matching their hellish surroundings, their skintones range from a reddish orange, to a dark scarlet. Though they have been called "the Dragonmen", they do not have wings. At the end of the week, a poll will be created and the victor will be chosen, and their monster added to the almighty Beastiarium.

Name: Brimstone Brute or Brimstone Seer
Location: Bloodfire Gorge
Description: Footsoldiers of Demonic Highlords, the Brimstone Legion fights the mortal wars of their masters. These fighters are more than a formidable foe, as they fear nothing (with the exception perhaps of their demon masters), and fight with unmatched ferocity. When the Brimstone Legion marches, one can be sure that a terrible battle looms.
Brimstone demons are impervious to fire, physically resilient and especially gifted in the dark arts. Though they are tough to bring down, they are mortal, a lone positive on those they meet them in battle. Despite being of mortal origins, they are especially weak against holy magic, so taking on the Brimstone Legion without a priest could prove to be a most difficult task.

Physical Traits:

look at them jugs · by **JakeyChan** » 28 Sep 2011, 22:47

Dm7

A-Lien

Izene

Cezary

tipsy · by **Nakadai Shimada** » 28 Sep 2011, 23:33

ALL of these look great guys, and as always there''s such a wide variety of approaches to the subject, and all executed really nicely! I'm going to have to vote for DM''s though. When I think of a demonic caster, THAT is EXACTLY what comes to my mind! She's lithe, she looks cunning, and she's definitely demonic!
Superb work all round!

need beer · by **A-Lien** » 02 Oct 2011, 14:36

That was a very difficult decision for me :/
I like Izene's and Cezary's a lot... but after all i voted for Dm7's.

@Izene:
I like the style a lot

Strong contrast, the dark blue, the horns on the head, the brushes you used...
but I miss her right arm... okay, it could be behind her body. But i think there would be a part of the elbow seeable... or of the hand... or of something from the arm.
But the legs are very well done

Also i like the fading effect to the bottom

@Cezary
Your Spellcaster has a very strong feeling

Somehow he reminds me of World of Warcraft... but i don't know why :/
(I haven't played this game so i don't have real experience with it...)
I think, if you would do some fine tuning like smoother transitions... or a little bit more storytelling with light.
Then it could be legendary!!
'Cause the first moment i see this picture, my eyes are guided to the head of his staff.
He pops really out of the picture. That's pretty cool

But i think a darker background would do a great effect... so the glowing effects of the staff and his eyes, also the light on his body, would shine stronger... whereas the end of his tail would get lost in the dark.

@Dm7
It's cool

But after looking some time on it... i get the feeling as would be something strange with her chest.
Somehow...hm... the breast should be more turned?
so on beneath her right breast the upper belly goes into an angel... that's somehow strange because it doesn't fit with the chest on top of the breast.
The chain of the necklace is before it... so it doesn't feel to strange and it's only minor^^
I like the small golden lines on her, also her dress (what reminds me of princess laia from star wars :16:

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i drink and post · by **Meteorskies** » 02 Oct 2011, 22:04

@Dm: nothing I can say beside "nice". You've had already the critics you needed when making this piece, so really, only "nice job".

@A-Lien: a very interesting concept, it kind of reminds me some Hindu divinity. I think you could have used a wider range of values and put some more details in this, but it's still a good one.

@Izene: this concept is very "classic". Even with the horns, the character doesn't have this demon thing I had expected. I think it fits very well a OC commission you could have though. Pay attention to the proportions, I hink she is about 9 heads tall.

@Cez: I know you struggled on the technical part with the transition from paper to digital, but I still think the spikes are too big and a bit distracting. I also think there are too many strong light sources not to be distracting. Keep it up Cez, it's going to come, don't give up.

My vote goes to Dm.
SOrry for the short critics this time, I don't feel like writing tons of stuff.

love beer · by **lestikitty** » 03 Oct 2011, 01:33

I like the variety of the designs this time around.

Dm, yours is the best rendered once again. I love the textures and the lighting. The images feels kinda enchanting to me though except for the single deadly feeling thing in the picture, which is that skull. The gold markings on her are neat but i think they'd work better if they were more angular cuz with them being curvy and swirly like that gives off a whimsical feel. Same for what she's wearing. And now that A-Lien has brought it to my attention, I think I see what they mean with the chest area. From the shoulders up, it suggests that she's leaning over but below them her torso appears upright.

A-Lien, your rendering needs work but your design is best fitting imo, therefore you got my vote since I thought these challenges were supposed to be design challenges. Everything about him, from his face to his attire to his stance, says "demon". With murderous intent caged behind that sinister smile he garners evil itself, burning in one hand, iced over in the other, and slithering out from the very depths of his hallowed core, having his waist girded about with death... I love it. My only complaint is that the design doesn't really say "warrior" to me. That and the skull belt feels unbalanced. Other than that, though, epic design. :44:

Izene, the rendering is nice and I really like the contrast and strong blue accent but like Dm's yours feels rather enchanting. Also, with the soft lighting and fuzzy/whispy outfit, that sort of nullifies what intisity you brought in with the color and value contrast. Plus imo, the outfit itself is a little iffy when I consider that this character's native homeland is described as being "hellish" not to mention its neither any sort of alluring distraction nor intimidating.

Cez, your design is incredibly creative :3 kinda much tho and not as on point as A-Lien's. Though I love the scales, I think as his actual skin it makes him feel more like a beast than a demon but the scales are definitely a keeper idea cuz I think they would make for epic armor. And while you nailed the warrior bit, you brought out so much of his physical power that it overwhelms any sense of his magical power. At first glance I would think he was a brimstone brute.

Good show ppl

look at them jugs · by **JakeyChan** » 20 Oct 2011, 16:42

Winner is DM7, congrats! Good job for all others who participated but it appears the allure of DM7s vixen Brimstone Caster was too hard to resist. Her entry is on its way to being forever enshrined in the mighty Beastiarium.