Chow 151 :: Puss In Boots

[Poshspice]

ROUND #151 :: PUSS in BOOTS

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PUSS IN BOOTS!

Design the cat! Your own interpretation! Boots are essential!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puss_in_Boots_(fairy_tale)



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[Poshspice]

Slightly early, so few extra hours on this one!

[Pseudocognition]

Cute idea! I'm all over this as soon as my 150 entry is done.

[shannanigan]

Soooo...... how far are we allowed to venture from the original character? *cue evil laughter*

[Viridis]

YESSSSSS

Love it. I'm a little crunched for time this week though so I may have to go traditional media rather than digital...

[Pixeltuner]

oh dear, time to whip out the fur-brush and practice the utesy cutesy kitten eyes Gonna be a fun one again.

[Jeremy Hoffman]

Maybe i'll give it a try.... sounds fun!

[bluefooted]

I have to do this one!

[Jason Snair]

Bluefooted: Yes! Yes, you do. perfect fit with your style.

[Fjooner]

Cool topic! ^^

[Hendric VII]

Ok, I always say that I'm going to get in but I never do... this time I am in no matter what - mid-terms be damned! Here's a super quickie - I just got done reading some Solomon Kane stories and thought that Puss as Kane might be fun - I didn't know about adding a human headed staff for him though - maybe

[shannanigan]

So hoping a little anthro is going to be acceptable.

I know any all-out cat I might try is gonna end up like Puss from Shrek. So I'm going in this direction instead... LOL!
The coat design is completely wrong for the top hat... so ones gonna have to change.

[Hendric VII]

Yeah, that would be a great point for clarification. I was going for a sphinx cat look. How much anthro are we allowed? Or just as long as we go for "realism" as opposed to cartoon?

[drobyazko]

awesome topic! Will try to finish in time, if not, still great practice.

[shannanigan]

Originally Posted by Hendric VII

Yeah, that would be a great point for clarification. I was going for a sphinx cat look. How much anthro are we allowed? Or just as long as we go for "realism" as opposed to cartoon?

I hope cartoon isn't out.... otherwise I'm hosed. LOL!

I did notice yours looked like an Egyptian cat... so good job there.

[Sulk-Sal]

oh man! And I'm still rushing to get the consort done! I think I'll need some catnip if I ever want to get to this :p

[Ostrander]

cool topic! I agree with Shannanigan, getting away from puss from shrek will be a challenge. Time to put my thinking cap on...hmm.

[shannanigan]

Originally Posted by Ostrander

cool topic! I agree with Shannanigan, getting away from puss from shrek will be a challenge. Time to put my thinking cap on...hmm.

I know... its gonna be hard to not have him on my mind because hes such a great character!

Yours is so cute though.... hooray for happy frolicking!!

[daestwen]

Of course cartoon isn't out! What better round for a cartoon style than puss in boots? :]

Yeah, anthro is okay, but keep at least some reference to being a cat.

Keep in mind some stories have the Puss in Boots as female, too!


Also, I totally forgot about Shrek. Woops.

[Troubadour]

hmm id like a better pose.

[shannanigan]

Originally Posted by daestwen

Yeah, anthro is okay, but keep at least some reference to being a cat.

Keep in mind some stories have the Puss in Boots as female, too!

Oh crap... this combo could be bad. Cat Girls with nothing but boots on... I see a parade of them already. LOL!

[Hendric VII]

Troubadour I kinda like it - it reminds me of some stuff that Dave McKean did for this book Varjak Paw - I think your sketch has some real wild feral energy. Cool!

Shannanigan yeah - my pervy brain thought of the female version first but like you said - I can anticipate a parade of them. I like how rakeish your sketch is.

Ostrander I like the happy cat! I can't do happy or upside down. You make me jealous on so many levels!

[Sulk-Sal]

Originally Posted by shannanigan

Oh crap... this combo could be bad. Cat Girls with nothing but boots on... I see a parade of them already. LOL!

Ain't that the truth. This brings back memories of the Plague Doctor round where the doctor had to be covered because, you know, she was around people with the Bubonic Plague. Next thing you know you see two pages of topless women with masks and black capes. :p

(sorry, it's late, I get goofy when I'm exhausted. I'm sure I'll regret this post in the morning.)

[KleeWyck]

i want mine to be slightly contemporary and so he's wearing black/green rubber boots!

[Troubadour]

HendricVII : Thanks :3 my mind is wandering other places though but i like this one if all else fails.

heres a previous sketchy

[tomagnetti]

Added update, seems like the proper way on this forum is to extend original post. please correct me if Im wrong.
Thanks



Hello everyone, this is my first time posting to this site. After seeing all the creative work going on here and the skill to aspire for I thought I'd give it a go. I usually do contests over at imagine fx, but love the character and creature creation subjects especially.

Please post crits and comments as I am trying to really improve involving color ,composition etc. Just drawing doesnt cut it anymore, I want to focus on what I usually dont.

Thanks and Im glad to be here. Worked this up in painter and would love to hear your crits and or comments, Thanks

Tom

[dwinbotp]

great topic! gonna be another fun round for sure
Shanannigan good start, will anticipate your progress
KleeWyck like the contemporary boots lol, liking the puss's face!
tomagnetti somehow he strikes me as an ewok to me

[Troubadour]

oh third one, i think ill stick to tabby boots....

this came out more furry ish than wanted ;_;

[Jska]

HAD to do this one, I just felt like drawing a cat I guess haha

Just some rough ideas so far...







I like the vesty guy in the middle the best!

Looking forward to a good round