CREATURE LAB #006: MEMURAK

[JakeyChan]

The Creature Lab is a weekly activity that puts your monster creation skills to the test against other artists. Each week there will be a topic and description of a beastie, and it is open to as many artists that want to participate. At the end of each week each artists' rendition will be put up and a poll will be created and everyone will vote for the creature they wanna see forever immortalized in the Inkblade Beastiarium. Good luck to all participants and may the best creature win! Creature Lab #06: Memurak (Okay, in a strange twist this week we will be creating a creature that I saw in my dream last night. I'll write what I know and everyone can fill in the blanks) The Memurak is a large enigmatic cat like creature, with dense but lean muscles covering it's body, which is also built for climbing large trees. It has a large head, almost appearing disproportionate from its body, with very large, human like eyes that have a slight glow to them. This human like quality makes those who look upon it a little unnerved, as if it's staring into their souls. There are strange tentacle/feelers protruding from its face and some parts of its body. The Memurak is also highly intelligent, and although it can be a very deadly creature, its demeanor is more cunning than ferocious. Since most accounts of this creature are foggy at best, and only glimpses of it have been reported, there are some details that are not known. One such detail is whether it has a short fur covering it's body or if it's some kind of scaly or smooth skin. Its coloration is varied between hues of teal, violet, powder blue, aquamarine, and everything in between. The colors also vary throughout a single Memuraks body, and there is much variation on the face and feelers especially. It has a long whiplike tail that it sometimes uses as a weapon when facing multiple enemies. 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: Memurak Location: Description: Memuraks roam the jungles and forests near villages, silent guardians of their borders. Some locals call them "shadow cats" due to their stealthy nature and cat-like appearance. A feeling of dread can be felt when these creatures stare at you, with their strange human-like eyes. It is unknown as to why these creatures attack humans, as they have been ruled out as food source from the victims bodies remaining intact. Memuraks are excellent tree climbers, and they can jump from tree to tree, several meters above the forest floor. This mode of transportation allows them to quietly stalk their prey from a distance, unseen. This has lead to the superstition surrounding the Memuraks, as many believe they are supernatural entities guarding the forest. Physical Traits: • Use the physical traits outlined in the descriptions above • Use the coloration at will, mixing as much or little as you want, but make sure there is variance on the feelers of the creature. • Remember that it is "cat-like" and not exactly similar to a cat. Use that freely, studying all or any combination of cats to form your own body structure. Also remember your free to design the skin and/or fur as you see fit. • Anything that I didn't touch on will be more freedoms that you can fill in for the creature. Just remember to portray the key points, such as the large disproportionate face and big human-like eyes with a faint glow. • Size limitations: All accounts have the creature varying in sizes between a bobcat and a lion . ACTIVITY START DATE: SUNDAY OCTOBER 2nd, ends OCTOBER 16th, that's right we are trying a 2-week contest to allow those who have much busier schedules to show us what they got! All submissions must be turned into this thread by that date. Also, all WIPs should be posted in this thread! Starting with this activity, all finished entries MUST be in COLOR since it will be part of a full color manual. Also, a note about backgrounds: they are NOT required and I also encourage you to do a simple one or none at all, considering there will not be a background featured in the manual. The focus here is on the creature ONLY.

[Viall]

I havent read the topic yet, but I think I will join this one, even though I dont have my tablet pen because I forgot it in Lithuania and I will not have it for a bout a month, but I still have traditional essence in me , I think if I do the drawing in at least A3 format, it would work just fine except that I will screw my paints radicaly >_>

[Ragman]

SUNDAY OCTOBER 2nd, ends SEPTEMBER 16th Did you mean October 16th?

[Dm7]

Ragman, I'm pretty sure he wanted us to time travel back. :O lol

[Izene]

Haha!I still need to get me a time machine...the one I'm using now is broken Woot!So [going to try to] enter!! I hope its going to be as successful as the previous creature lab we had Go Kitchen!

[Viall]

I might be using iPad painting program, its a lot more difficult but at least I will save paints and time (dont know about time though) and one more and worst thing about iPad - absolutely NO ACCURACY! my finger is like 10 times larger than a line I want to draw, I cant see my lines through my finger, cant see connecting points and its very very difficult to steer the lines or whatever... what I usually get from iPad drawing is my 14year old style in every direction, but I will try to climb over that fence and maybe do something "miraculously" good or at least better than worst

[Izene]

I might be using iPad painting program, its a lot more difficult but at least I will save paints and time (dont know about time though) and one more and worst thing about iPad - absolutely NO ACCURACY! my finger is like 10 times larger than a line I want to draw, I cant see my lines through my finger, cant see connecting points and its very very difficult to steer the lines or whatever... what I usually get from iPad drawing is my 14year old style in every direction, but I will try to climb over that fence and maybe do something "miraculously" good or at least better than worst Ok I think we are going a bit off topic here, lol But Mull(Sorry, couldnt find his iPad thread...think he deleted it ) draws on his iPad with his wacom pen, apprantly it works http://mull-gfx.deviantart.com/ i hope that helped

[Viall]

dude, if I would have a wacom pen I would draw with it on a wacom tablet , but that is the point, I dont have it, so I have to draw on iPad no offence

[Izene]

Haha, why is that offensive?lol Well,can't you use some other stylis?Or heck, make your own stylis(I did that with my NDS)

[JakeyChan]

Well this was a dud! It's okay it was a weird topic. Will now make the Halloween Creature Lab!