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General => Challenges & Activities => Topic started by: Panda on November 07, 2006, 05:32:22 pm

Title: Chimeras
Post by: Panda on November 07, 2006, 05:32:22 pm
Hey people,

Today you have been given the power of a god.

Your objective is to come up with a new animal, a hybrid as a result of breeding any existing species that "normally" wouldn't do so ( I'm no one to tell people what to do with their free time).
You are to come up with crazy animals like the "Butterflant", or simply venture into the world of monstrosity, and explore the bizarre results of mixing your best friend with a cow.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/Hagane/creatures_ab7b-1.png)

- You are free to mix any amount of animals for your creature. You are also free to mix existing humans (provide references if you can) with animals, but have in mind we already have more than enough furries (antropomorphic drawings) on the net, so try to come up with something more bizarre and impacting.
- Try to stay away from the cliché pegasus, or mermaids, and the like.
- Bonus points if we can recognize the "parents" of your creature straight away.

The rules for this activity are:
-16 is the max. color amount you can use, so plan your palette wisely.
-Animation is optional, though you will be given extra love if you do!

So go on and start pushing those pixels!
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Ryumaru on November 07, 2006, 09:50:55 pm
just so no one gets the combination before me!
(http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/5986/girraffejo2.png)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: flaber on November 07, 2006, 10:57:18 pm
...
making one
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: ptoing on November 07, 2006, 11:13:27 pm
Yeh, the point of a challenge IS to make something new, not go, "Lol, here is something I made 2 years ago :3"
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Godslayer on November 08, 2006, 12:21:43 am
(http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/677/pandoucandi4.png)

PANDOUCAN!

Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Helm on November 08, 2006, 02:35:26 am
(http://www.locustleaves.com/mantarilla.png)

MANTARILLA!
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Arctic on November 08, 2006, 02:47:03 am
Sweet! If I can think of something, and make it nice, I will DEFINITELY join this.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Joseph on November 08, 2006, 03:52:33 am
awesome entries everyone, but hands down to helm.  looks like it may be on "Doom 4: Attack of The Jungle Monkies"
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Ryumaru on November 08, 2006, 04:06:39 am
@helm: holy shit thats awesome.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Helm on November 08, 2006, 04:08:24 am
I much prefer both the original entry by Panda and Godslayers, but thanks.

Everybody else: participate or BE BANNED



I kid, I kid
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Joseph on November 08, 2006, 04:52:51 am
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a319/joseph_ch/pixel/collabs/ladybirdman.png)
LadyBirdMan

I used more animals than I expected...any guesses?
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Lackey on November 08, 2006, 06:06:18 am
(http://individual.utoronto.ca/lackey/pixel/horsowl.png)
The rare beauty of the owl-headed horsowl has been witnessed by few.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Faceless on November 08, 2006, 07:52:40 am
The rare beauty of the owl-headed horsowl has been witnessed by few.
O RLY?
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: .TakaM on November 08, 2006, 08:28:35 am
haha I was considering posting that faceless, then I was considering posting I expected someone to say it and then I just trailed off...


back on topic, some very cool stuff going on here :)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Faceless on November 08, 2006, 08:36:36 am
Liar.

Anyway, I started one, and I just want to check to make sure everyone considers it to fits the parameters of the challenge before I go any further with it.
(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7567/koalabutterqa5.png)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: ejay on November 08, 2006, 12:42:17 pm
You guys are awesome, these are simply painfully good .

Here's my effort, a Hipposquirracoon . Or something.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/ejay_pix/temphippo-1.gif)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: robotriot on November 08, 2006, 01:58:45 pm
Great entries!

Well, mine was supposed to be a mix of a bear and a turtle, but somehow feathers came into the mix as well and it looks like none of those animals.

(http://omr.planet-d.net/img/featheredbearturtle.gif)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: ep on November 08, 2006, 08:44:24 pm
So basically we are making our own joke animal, kinda like the platypus.  I think I'm going to try a flying turtle squirrel, or some other similar mix.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Helm on November 08, 2006, 08:50:45 pm
Yeah, the platypus is god's entry into this challenge, and it's no wonder he kicks all of our asses.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Lackey on November 08, 2006, 08:57:52 pm
(http://individual.utoronto.ca/lackey/pixel/ratheadwolf.png)
Ratheaded wolf, though it's no improvement over the the original. (http://www.newcomer.hu/Pages/pics/NEWCOMERpxJPG/NC022.JPG)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Helm on November 08, 2006, 09:05:25 pm
SHUT UP OLD MAN I TAKE A LOOK IN YOUR HUT
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Ryumaru on November 08, 2006, 09:22:04 pm
i offically deem my ultimate human/giraffe/bird/scorpion to hard.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Nix on November 08, 2006, 10:11:37 pm
then get rid of the human side, erect the neck *giggles* and give the girraffe face a beak, then continue, cos urs looks really good on the outline . i was very impressed.

i will enter but i need to sketch my thingy first.

im doing turtleman.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Souly on November 08, 2006, 10:47:42 pm
It's a Squider.
Half squid, hald Spider.

(http://imagehost.ensellitis.com/imagesv2/5316876488squider.gif)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: crab2selout.png on November 08, 2006, 10:58:03 pm
The only part I don't get souly is how you ended up with less legs than both of your input animals
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Willows on November 08, 2006, 11:19:14 pm
Mayhap he got hungry.

I'm brainstorming myself something as we speak. Hopefully it'll come to be. Don't really wanna get banned.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: mrmean on November 08, 2006, 11:25:27 pm
lots of people doing turtles
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/mrmean/moosle3.png)
half turtle half moose
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Dogmeat on November 08, 2006, 11:30:35 pm
i offically deem my ultimate human/giraffe/bird/scorpion to hard.

i consider that a challenge sir!
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: SolidIdea on November 08, 2006, 11:32:07 pm
Wormark Sharm - UP

Old:
(http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/2579/wormsharkwd2.gif)

New:
(http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/3483/wormsharkue5.gif)
New color and details.

With this worm, YOU are the bait.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Larwick on November 08, 2006, 11:58:37 pm
Great things people, some really top stuff is coming up in these challenges recently.

mrmean, there seems to be a clash of styles in your piece, the shell being shaded in one way and the other areas in another. I quite like the way you've done the moose's head and the limbs, so i think following that up on the shell would look better.

No one else try doing a GECKARD, i've got that one coming.  ^-^
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: istvan on November 09, 2006, 12:13:55 am
(http://www.pixeljoint.com/istvan/chimera.gif)

Theres a bit of bird, crab, turtle, pray mantas and human skeleton in this.

I think I might do a cleaner, different version that has more obvious influences. Its a fun activity.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Brian the Great on November 09, 2006, 01:25:10 am
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h132/Napolenguin/penguinatee.gif)

It was one wild night.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Rynen10K on November 09, 2006, 01:25:23 am
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a319/joseph_ch/pixel/collabs/ladybirdman.png)
LadyBirdMan

I used more animals than I expected...any guesses?

That's kinda what I imagined those ostrich things from JOUST to look like...
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Sherman Gill on November 09, 2006, 01:53:49 am
(http://h1.ripway.com/Inane/Beepo.png)
(Figure A.)The Beepo, native to northern Brazil.

That was great fun, I'll probably do another.
Err.. Once I fix a few minor problems I didn't notice till now.

The hipposquirracoon (I think) is very good, but the line between the tail and the rump kinda shatters, and it doesn't look very good.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Dogmeat on November 09, 2006, 02:16:58 am
Did a quick google search on Chimeras to see what would come up and stumbled across something very amusing...

(http://www.livescience.com/images/chimera-mouse-ear.jpg)

And an article on the subject:

http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/moments/s1644154.htm
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: The B.O.B. on November 09, 2006, 03:13:47 am
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/TheBoBslow/pixeljointsstuff.png)

Miles away, and deep in the ocean depths, lies the dreaded Great Crimson Jelly Squid.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Schu on November 09, 2006, 04:41:43 am
(http://www.eyegore-net.com/eyegore/art/dot/chimera_platypillar.gif)
Fear the dreaded Platypillar! Don't let that smile fool ye.
------
Schu
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Peppermint Pig on November 09, 2006, 08:43:58 am
Excellent entries.

Harepion.

(http://virtual.dyc.edu/~peppermint/temporary/harepion.png)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Panda on November 09, 2006, 09:01:16 am
Not really polished but just did it in like 10 mins for waking up :0

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/Hagane/yusampel-1.png)
This is what I would half expect if Helm and Ptoing had kids  :D



Really nice entries everyone  :y:
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Indigo on November 09, 2006, 09:06:15 am
HAHAHAHAHA  I just about pooped my pants with that
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Helm on November 09, 2006, 10:43:22 am
 :D
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: ptoing on November 09, 2006, 11:21:07 am
Hahaha, ace one Panda :D
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Filax_666 on November 09, 2006, 07:03:10 pm
(http://imagehost.ensellitis.com/imagesv2/9156540519miniturtanda.gif)

 ^-^
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: ptoing on November 09, 2006, 07:06:31 pm
That looks like a panda under a blanket.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: st3ady on November 09, 2006, 07:21:31 pm
I think I'm done, was good fun/practice  :)
(http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6126/haretle2lu5.gif)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Peppermint Pig on November 09, 2006, 09:05:41 pm
(http://xs308.xs.to/xs308/06454/haretle1a.gif)
still a WIP hurr hurr  :P

It doesn't hurt to post things if you need some critique, but you really should finish and then post.

BTW, Schu, I really like yours. I should have mentioned that earlier. It's perfect as a Dragon Warrior monster or something.

The B.O.B.'s makes me never want to go sea diving.  :o
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Filax_666 on November 09, 2006, 09:18:57 pm
That looks like a panda under a blanket.

Now that mention it :-\




Make it the cross between a panda and a blanket then, I'm too tired to remake it :durr:
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: crab2selout.png on November 09, 2006, 09:33:35 pm
(http://xs308.xs.to/xs308/06454/haretle1a.gif)
still a WIP hurr hurr  :P
Would look really cool if there was spots where a turtle skin texture breaks out..
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Lackey on November 10, 2006, 12:42:39 am
Panda blanket is adorable.  Nice use of empty space there too, it looks extra tiny.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: JWW on November 10, 2006, 05:18:40 am
(http://imagehost.ensellitis.com/imagesv2/9156540519miniturtanda.gif)

 ^-^
just put the arms coming out the side of the shell instead of the front, then itll be perfect. :y:
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Cow on November 10, 2006, 05:30:43 am
Mine's taking forever. :sry:

I really like yours Panda. Smoothness + Good Colours = Win.

Quote
Today you have been given the power of a god.
Finally.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Draco9898 on November 10, 2006, 06:07:58 pm
please don't Ban me! (!)....J/k

W.I.P it, W.I.P it good: 22 Colors (oh uh)
(http://imagehost.ensellitis.com/imagesv2/5639998918DracoChimera.png)

14 Colors:

(http://imagehost.ensellitis.com/imagesv2/5563472319DracoChimera14.png)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Filax_666 on November 10, 2006, 09:52:27 pm
(http://imagehost.ensellitis.com/imagesv2/3428984345miniturtandaedit.gif)
Is this more turtle-ish?
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Zach on November 10, 2006, 10:30:07 pm
(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g23/artfocker/thelionandthemoose.png)

the lion and the gnu.... is more like it... sorry still working on this... trying to get the horns to look like horns and the lion face to be... more lion'ish?
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: sk8m8trix on November 11, 2006, 02:29:59 am
its a nautapillar, (nautalis/ cayipillar) im not sure if its valid cuz a natualis isnt teclinally an animal, i used only 9 colours, and could use some help making it look rounder (dithering didnt help that much)

(http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/1369/natipillarpl2.png)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Gnarf on November 11, 2006, 04:13:49 am
unfinished, but I probably won't finish it.

(http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9509/zeagulllb7.png)

Zeagull
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Huge on November 11, 2006, 06:31:59 am
I had a go at a cobuin.

(http://www.gamemosaic.com/example_images/cobuin.gif) Edit: Changed the neck and the feet. (http://www.gamemosaic.com/example_images/cobuin2.gif)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Terley on November 11, 2006, 10:46:29 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rwUdL9qXjk  :lol:

ill contribute to this, dun wanna be banned  :'(
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Zach on November 11, 2006, 11:53:26 pm
ahaha
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Skull on November 12, 2006, 09:15:30 am
The makings of a Frog-Bee!

(http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2433/frogbeezk8.png)

Colours may come later.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: DrDerekDoctors on November 12, 2006, 01:54:02 pm
Blimey, I ain't drawn a sprite for like a year...

(http://www.drderekdoctors.com/bullshihtzu.gif)

It's a Bullshih-tzu.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Peppermint Pig on November 12, 2006, 02:22:44 pm
Quote
Blimey, I ain't drawn a sprite for like a year...
For shame! jk..

Great entry Doctors. Very much into the puns I see.



I like that frog bee, but you should contour the lines to the form of the frog! CONTOUR THE LINES!  ;D
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Morph on November 12, 2006, 04:49:12 pm
I present you with: Puffy!
Not what I wanted him to but he at least excits

(http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/2316/hornweelff2.jpg)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Draco9898 on November 12, 2006, 04:58:18 pm
Jpg = bad
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: DrDerekDoctors on November 12, 2006, 05:36:52 pm
And because I'm in the mood for stupidity...

(http://www.drderekdoctors.com/cockring(tailed%20lemur).gif)

It's a cockring(tailed lemur).

EDIT: Lawks, I shoulda' stuck in a background for it...
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: difrnt on November 12, 2006, 08:34:40 pm
Got some rough, lines done.
Debating on finishing.
(http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/422/elophatapusdv8.png)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Rerg1 on November 12, 2006, 08:43:15 pm
(http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/4913/scubasexjt2.png)

Could this actaully be legal to be submitted for Chimeras. Not finished yet. But just I'm asking ;).
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: st3ady on November 13, 2006, 07:06:00 pm
LOL awesome drderek!  :y: :crazy:
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: snake on November 13, 2006, 07:18:35 pm
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/SnakemanEXE/Chimera.png)

Girantis
Giraffe, Angler fish and Mantis.

Study records from the International Biology Institute:

After introducing the Girantis to the African plains, it has in a short few years become a common sight on the savannah. Its lifecycle is relatively long given its size and has adapted to its environment surprisingly well. The Girantis feeds primarily on insects and uses its long tongue, rather than its claws to grasp its prey. It possesses bacteria capable of producing bio-luminescence. Mostly active at night, this is used to its advantage to attract the insects. The claws and light patterns are put into use when fighting for territory against another male. Each male tries to make its claws seem larger than its opponent and their light glands flicker to seem threatening. As opposed to its frontal legs and claws, its four hind legs are composed of only two joints. Some sources say this may be an indication that they were evolved at a later state, or that the frontal legs once worked as claws. Even more surprisingly, in contrast to it's biological makeup; recent studies have shown it to have a genetic makeup closely resembling that of a chameleon. The institute has yet to come up with a feasible conclusion to this. More research is required.

12 colours. Fun  :y:
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: crab2selout.png on November 13, 2006, 08:21:18 pm
holy fuck.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Godslayer on November 13, 2006, 08:30:06 pm
double fuck.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: st3ady on November 13, 2006, 08:30:06 pm
 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
amazing
i kiss u  :-*
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: 9_6 on November 13, 2006, 08:35:18 pm
That's bloody awesome!
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: AlexHW on November 13, 2006, 08:53:28 pm
wow, that thing is insane looking!
nice job
not sure what else to say..
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Rerg1 on November 13, 2006, 08:57:12 pm
double fuck.
Triple Fuck.
Someone shoot me. Snake PWNED us all.


-- Can my Human Squidy guy be enterd as a Chimera?. --
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Gas 13 on November 13, 2006, 09:00:08 pm
Got some rough, lines done.
Debating on finishing.
(http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/422/elophatapusdv8.png)

Love it already :)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Faktablad on November 13, 2006, 09:02:17 pm
Quadruple fuck.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: eqko on November 13, 2006, 09:42:40 pm
fuck to the nth power.
what the hell ...

that's georgeous Snake ! :-*
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Kren on November 13, 2006, 09:46:48 pm
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/SnakemanEXE/Chimera.png)

Girantis
Giraffe, Angler fish and Mantis.

Study records from the International Biology Institute:

After introducing the Girantis to the African plains, it has in a short few years become a common sight on the savannah. Its lifecycle is relatively long given its size and has adapted to its environment surprisingly well. The Girantis feeds primarily on insects and uses its long tongue, rather than its claws to grasp its prey. It possesses bacteria capable of producing bio-luminescence. Mostly active at night, this is used to its advantage to attract the insects. The claws and light patterns are put into use when fighting for territory against another male. Each male tries to make its claws seem larger than its opponent and their light glands flicker to seem threatening. As opposed to its frontal legs and claws, its four hind legs are composed of only two joints. Some sources say this may be an indication that they were evolved at a later state, or that the frontal legs once worked as claws. Even more surprisingly, in contrast to it's biological makeup; recent studies have shown it to have a genetic makeup closely resembling that of a chameleon. The institute has yet to come up with a feasible conclusion to this. More research is required.

12 colours. Fun  :y:
thats fucking amazing!! looks likee.. how pokemon should really look :D!!
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Blick on November 13, 2006, 10:09:22 pm
I love how you've made it look like something more than animals simply stitched together, Snake. It actually looks like a new creature on its own, it looks solid, how everything fuses together so convincingly.

I have been wanting to get better at drawing short haired muscular dogs like rottweilers and doberman pinschers lately so maybe I'll try making something incorporating one of them later on.

Dr. Derek Doctors, nice bullshit although I thought the bulldog half was a daschund at first.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Sohashu on November 14, 2006, 02:29:14 am
@snake - FUCK!

awesome.  Why are you so good?  Make a game, NOW!
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Sherman Gill on November 14, 2006, 03:07:54 am
Now if that ain't the best damn Chimera there ever was, well... I'd probably commit suicide from the feelings of inferiority.

On the critique side, I got nothing.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Ryumaru on November 14, 2006, 03:22:41 am
yeah that would basically be the awesomest boss ever.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Zach on November 14, 2006, 04:23:42 am
Giranti's crits us for 9999
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: flaber on November 14, 2006, 06:11:00 am
hopefully this is alright / be accepted

got some spare time, so i managed to get this together
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/flaber/ostamel.png)

ostamel
ostrich + camel

not overly fond of the pinks
but i dont mind the actual linework
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Nix on November 14, 2006, 07:50:06 am
Girantis should be featured :p

fuckin brilliant
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Larwick on November 14, 2006, 10:12:36 am
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/SnakemanEXE/Chimera.png

Girantis
Giraffe, Angler fish and Mantis.

Holy gosh. This is certainly beautiful work. Thankyou for creating something so awesome!  ^-^

And lol flaber, that's cute, and quite subtle with it's genetics, which i like.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Panda on November 14, 2006, 10:13:34 am
Anyone that has replied without an entry, shame on you  >:(

Ryumaru: Nice combination, but if you find it too hard, I guess you could try smaller or something else. But don't give up, heh.

Godslayer: I really dig the colors in the beak. Some of the AA against the fur doesnt really work though. But of course you get extra points for picking a panda.

Helm: Really neat. I dont really have crits except a tiny nitpick. At the end of the tail, the sudden change from dark to light clashes a bit, but it could be easily fixed adding a few pixels of the second lightest purple. Also the Mantarilla's left front paw doesn't read straight away as the shape could be represented in more than one way. But  :y: overall, so cool.

Joseph: Ladybug (?) + Ostrich + Human? The neck has some AA that doesn't work, you could just erase a few of the darkest shade of brown to fix it though.

Lackey: Nice entries, though on the ratwolf, the eye looks weirdly positioned. But nice palette.

Faceless: Finish yours, you lazy bum :P

ejay: Nice entry. The leg looks awkwardly geometrical, but other than that  :y:

robotriot: Great idea, though the body doesn't read straight away. I must say I can't see those feather's you mentioned (or is that brown fur supposed to be them?)

Souly: As crab2selout.png mentioned, funny how it ended up with less legs than the parents. Somehow it looks pokemon-ish, but neat combo.

mrmean:  I must say that the mix is nice (the execution so far is cool),. But looks rather unfinished, and some style clash is going on with the body and the shell.

SolidIdea: Neat, hehe.

istvan: Another great entry heh. While some parts arent clear straight away, it has a nice character to it. Might be interesting trying to animate it.

Brian the Great: Manatee + Penguin? Hehe indeed a wild night I guess. The eye goes unnoticed at 1x so maybe you could use the darkest shade of gray you have for it.

Sherman Gill: Heh Beepo sounds cute. The lines look a bit messy and the snout looks like some other animal's though.

The B.O.B.: Jellyfish + Squid + Shark? Neat monster, though the mix is a bit unclear and loads of stuff is going on at once (and hence the focus of the picture is everywhere)

Schu: Lovely entry. I could perfectly see it in a game heh.

Peppermint Pig: While I'm not that much of a fan of the Korean pixelling style, the entry is pretty nice and well executed. The darkest purple/fuchsia stands out too much on some joints though.

Filax_666: Neat panda-turtle heh, looks really cute. And yeah I think you pretty much nailed it on the edit. Though the shell would benefit if it had a more turtle-shell texture.

st3ady: Heh, hare turtle, the irony. The dithering is awkward, esp. on the leg. Maybe try to use dithering for shaping and not just color blending. Also you could try experimenting with different dithering patterns. (While at times the 50% dithering works, you might end up with better results by using other ones.) The shell looks pillowshaded. (the green being lighter in the middle and growing darker towards the outlines) I guess it could be avoided picking a proper and consistant light source. So yeah, next time you could try putting attention on those points. But nice mix heh.

Draco9898: Hehe nice how you even put some description and made a font for it. As for the creature itself,  since it is not finished I can criticise deeply, but maybe you might want to start experimenting with less muddy colors and more with saturated.(Most of  the palette consists of colors with hues towards gray) But I guess that is more of a personal preference. I would like to see how this one ends up like.

Zach: Coming nice, looking forwards to more updates.

sk8m8trix: Uhm I think yours resembles more a narwhal caterpillar than a nautilus caterpillar (Isn't the nautilus that creature with some snail-ish shell and tentacles?). As for the picture, I guess it would benefit if you had in mind the body structure of it (and give volume acordingly) and texture. You should also plan your palettes more wisely. The colors you picked are too close to each other, and thus not doing their job properly. Maybe take a look at the other entries on this activity and try to "absorb" how they did it etc.
Good luck with further pixelling.

Gnarf: It's coming nice and it has potential, so finish it >:0

Huge: Even on the update, your "Cobuin" looks a tad off balance. Try to pull the neck to the right (our right) a pixel or two. While it's not that noticeable, I kinda like how you gave the penguin part a bit of the cobra's texture.

Skull: Nice so far.

DrDerekDoctors: Haha Bullshih-tzu. Nice entries. And yeah fix those AA-stray light gray pixels or add a background.

Morph: Is it a rhino + human + wheels :o?  I think you are improving at color selection. Please next time dont save as .jpg as it blurs the picture and adds extra noise.

difrnt: Looks cute, and yeah finish it, or else >:0

Rerg1: Uh, it's not like theres legal or illegal stuff for the activity, but I guess you can post it here aswell.

snake: Great entry  :y: Though I'm not really a fan of the wings, it looks cool. I would have used some extra colors to AA and all, but I guess that is again another personal preference. Extra points for that description heh.

Flaber: Nice, though the camel part looks a bit pillowshaded. (but I guess you were trying to shade like on that selfportrait you did) Also, there is this stray pink pixel on the right leg that kinda stands out.
But nice job, looks like it could exist in real life heh.

I hope that was everyone :0
Keep the entries coming
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Faceless on November 14, 2006, 10:47:47 am
Faceless: Finish yours, you lazy bum :P
Nah, I'm not finishing that. I might do a good one.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: rabidbaboy on November 14, 2006, 11:13:08 am
Holy fuck, Snake! 12 colors too, wow.

Hehe, Filax, that Penguin + Turtle looks really nice, and more turtle-ish now.

Wow, pretty good ones.

(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/1186/chimerami5.png)
After centuries of pursuit, the Wormdog was felled at last.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: .TakaM on November 14, 2006, 11:35:00 am
I made a giraffehorse.. cant come up with even a remotely clever name :P
(http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5391/giraffehorsegc4.gif) (7 colours)
wanted to try something a little different, wasn't very successful, but I didn't want to reply in this topic without contributing.

snake, we need to lock you up
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: eqko on November 14, 2006, 02:29:03 pm
that's looking mighty fine there TakaM.
Digging the colors but the whole could use some more contrast though

to Panda in reaction to replying without entry ... it's in the works ...

MeerCat anyone :D
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: DrDerekDoctors on November 14, 2006, 02:42:17 pm
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/SnakemanEXE/Chimera.png)

It's official, I hate you and I want your talent. :P
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Elk on November 14, 2006, 08:11:33 pm
im impressed snake =)
very very nice
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: rabidbaboy on November 15, 2006, 01:54:49 am
Very nice, Takam, but the head looks to me like it came from a wooden horse.
And there's something bugging me about the forelegs, but I'm not sure what. Maybe it's the effect of the mixage...
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Sampe on November 15, 2006, 01:41:39 pm
A raccoon and an octopus. :) It's a bit flat, I know. I may edit it later on.

(http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/2774/kimeera2it7.gif)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: SolidIdea on November 15, 2006, 04:25:45 pm
Panda: Thanks  ;D

-----------------
Another entry...

Chicken Man

(http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/903/chimeracj1.gif)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: eqko on November 15, 2006, 10:17:34 pm
I promised I'd do one, so here be the Squid/Meerkat/Cat

SquiMeeCat

(http://imagehost.ensellitis.com/imagesv2/1427556662chimera.gif)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: junkboy on November 16, 2006, 01:20:50 am
OMFG @ snake  :'(


Here's my chimera, a hamkey! They're the result of nuclear testing in the french pacific. Despite their awful smell the local population of Waki-Waki have taken these creatures to heart, and uses them regulary as scouts during low water spear fishing.

http://i15.tinypic.com/2na91f4.png

Edit:
Small update
(http://i15.tinypic.com/29gn3ua.png)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Zach on November 16, 2006, 02:05:57 am
ahaha that's fuckin righteous  :y:
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Ryumaru on November 16, 2006, 02:10:52 am
yeah, if earth had these animals, it would pretty much own everything.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: snake on November 16, 2006, 01:08:12 pm
That's got to be that largest collection of the word 'fuck' I've seen in ages.  :huh:

Thanks for the response guys. Much appreciated. Just noticed that the transparency got messed up in explorer (shouldn't be surprised really.) I'll have to look into it.

@ Sohashu: I just finished one. Not something for the public yet though.

@ TakaM: I've heard that a couple of times already. Lovely entry by the way. I do get the impression that it's made of rock, though in my eyes it just makes it more interesting  :y:

@ Junkboy: Loving the palette and light use. I'm a bit concerned about his groin though. His closest leg (to us) is hanging pretty far down thus giving little room for the other leg to reach around the other side. He could have just been tilting towards us, but then I noticed his other leg visible at the same height on the other side. Either he's got his groin pretty high up, or the Hamkey is very thin. Just a nitpick though.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Helm on November 16, 2006, 01:23:42 pm
snake!! Avatar!! NNNGH! THE POWER OF HELM COMPELS THEE
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: ter-o on November 16, 2006, 01:30:25 pm
That's got to be that largest collection of the word 'fuck' I've seen in ages.  :huh:

It must have something to do with over 50% of the users being 14-19 years old ::)

Awesome entry, you just keep rocking my world :y:
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: eqko on November 16, 2006, 03:44:56 pm
It must have something to do with over 50% of the users being 14-19 years old ::)

not really true as I am 27 but that's a whole other topic ...
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Shifty McSly on November 16, 2006, 11:18:26 pm
lol, and you're over 50% of the users right, equinoxx?
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: junkboy on November 17, 2006, 12:26:15 am
I'm a bit concerned about his groin though.

Your concern for his groin is well-founded.  :lol:
No, but seriously, good point. The hamkey is supposed to be kinda small (hence feet almost dragging in the water), so I enlongated his upper-body a bit in the edit, to illustrate that better. It's not perfect but it'll have to do.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: eqko on November 17, 2006, 08:44:01 am
lol, and you're over 50% of the users right, equinoxx?

haha yeah guess I am ...

Not really though, my point was merely that using F*ck isn't restricted to teenagers.
But enough with the OT
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Lackey on November 18, 2006, 01:27:13 am
Junkboy, that's fantastic.  Thanks for setting it in such a wonderfully mundane scene too.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: miscdude on November 18, 2006, 06:53:15 am
woot!! Craonmat! guess the animals...
(http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4836/chimeraoo6.png)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: rydath on November 19, 2006, 08:19:12 am
woot!! Craonmat! guess the animals...
(http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4836/chimeraoo6.png)

Crab, scorpion, lion, man, bat. That's my final answer. Oh wait, also a ken doll! *bzzzt!* Damn, too late >.<

Btw, snake. Fuck.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Nix on November 19, 2006, 02:04:11 pm
woot!! Craonmat! guess the animals...
(http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4836/chimeraoo6.png)

looks like soemthing u would find in narnia :|

needs some work on the shdaing and stuff. also. u dont really have a lightsource.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: ZoSo on November 19, 2006, 09:03:08 pm
woot!! Craonmat! guess the animals...
(http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4836/chimeraoo6.png)

It needs some high lights.. And a bit more contrast. Anyway its a very nice concept.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Kennethfejer on November 22, 2006, 12:43:27 am
okay, this one went a bit out of control.
hammer shark, gazelle and  ???

(http://www.kennethfejer.dk/images/wiiii.png)


btw, very cool activity :y:
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Terley on November 22, 2006, 01:28:22 am
haha awesome Kenneth, Im prayin for a Wii for xmas, im gettin too old for anything too expensive off my parents but I can still wish.  :crazy:

Great entries everyone, the warning must of sparked off such a great response. Im still gonna do one, just a bit caught up in something atm.  :-[ won't be as great as some so don't get your hopes up, I was thinkin of doin mine in mockup form and interpreting it into one of my half completed level designs.. I've needed a character idea so hopefully what im thinkin of will fit well.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: PoV (aka DrgnMaX) on November 22, 2006, 03:59:43 am
Erm...  Hi.

(http://junk.sykhronics.com/pixel/pik-bird-cutman.gif)

Heh, I guess I havn't pixeled anything in what seems like a hundred years... and it shows. ;)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Sherman Gill on November 22, 2006, 05:33:15 am
Uh :huh:... *Looks at name of PoV's image*
Dude! I got it right!

I don't see anything technically wrong with it PoV. If it really shows that you haven't pixelled anything in years, than you were awesome before :P.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: PoV (aka DrgnMaX) on November 22, 2006, 05:40:10 am
Thanks.  I'd been secretly tweaking it since I posted it, to hide the "out of practiseness".
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Aleiav on November 22, 2006, 08:57:18 am
Finally made something I wanted to submit.

(http://imagehost.ensellitis.com/imagesv2/1328061335bider.gif) (http://imagehost.ensellitis.com/imagesv2/8530192721bidertran.gif)

It's a Bider (Bat + Spider)

<3
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Rerg1 on November 22, 2006, 04:15:03 pm
Here is mine, Torrila.
(http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/4500/torrilaya5.png)

Kenneth: Thats Awesomatic. Really nice. My favourite so far with Snake's and Helm's.
Notice: How I spelt "Rawr" wrong. But hey thats what happens when you get weird bred animals.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Opacus on November 22, 2006, 07:10:06 pm
I don't wanna get banned so.....
(http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/4156/chimerathingyouteraazw2.gif)
The magnificant Scobullsharke.
It's mostly encountered in swampy places, were it lays it's head in the water, and it's body on the solid ground. Sadly, it has gills on it's face, and therefore must stay underwater to breath. But because it's body is warmblooded, it must stay above water to not get undercooled. It eats small creatures like rats and mouses, it also eats fish picked up with it's head. They are very aggresive, and will ram anything red with their horns. Because it seems to have both shark, and bull aspects, it's extremely aggresive when there is blood nearby. It's not recommended to come anywhere near these violent beasts.

-Shadow Wolf.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Rydin on November 25, 2006, 07:01:40 am
Half man.
Half tiger.
All beast.


I wasn't planning on participating, but I happened to be searching google images for "man tiger" and I came across  http://incolor.inetnebr.com/stuart/tiger7/title.jpg, and so I had to do it.


(btw: anybody who could help me out what this guy's from would be awesome)


EDIT:

(http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/32/tigerman4vt1.gif)  Fixed it up a bit since I got better refs.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Panda on November 25, 2006, 07:38:43 am
(btw: anybody who could help me out what this guy's from would be awesome)

http://www.japanhero.com/profiles/tiger_seven_profileL.htm
Something like that? :0
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Rydin on November 25, 2006, 07:54:19 am
OMG, rofl, thankyou Panda!  :lol:




Damn, that site had a way better ref pic http://www.japanhero.com/Graphics/heroprofileL/tiger%20seven/tiger%207.jpg  :'(
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: saimo on November 26, 2006, 04:28:55 pm
junkboy, I just love your entry :y:
The surrounding setting adds a lot to it (gorgeous water and sky, BTW).

saimo
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Gunne on November 27, 2006, 04:06:29 pm
Yea, I'm back!

Lizardaur!

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f196/PUD-syn/chimerawrarm.png)

btw. Great entries here :y:
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: baccaman21 on November 27, 2006, 05:33:50 pm
okay, this one went a bit out of control.
hammer shark, gazelle and  ???

(http://www.kennethfejer.dk/images/wiiii.png)


btw, very cool activity :y:

awesome (as ever) kenneth...

one incy tinsey winsey crit though... and this is super anal... but I have a Wii pad right next to me and, well... you've missed off a button from the Wii Remote... :P (and the nunchuk cable ain't that long) and... er... I'll stop now...  :-[
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: surt on November 27, 2006, 11:06:41 pm
An evil communist monster!
(http://surtspixels.googlepages.com/gnux.png)
2^4 colours.

Too large and I got lazy and cheaped on the texturing (and it shows). I didn't consider the size till I was already heavily invested in it.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Helm on November 27, 2006, 11:12:37 pm
Nice going, Surt. Also if I may commend you on your avatar, it's positively villaineous!
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Kennethfejer on November 28, 2006, 02:48:12 am
awesome (as ever) kenneth...

one incy tinsey winsey crit though... and this is super anal... but I have a Wii pad right next to me and, well... you've missed off a button from the Wii Remote... :P (and the nunchuk cable ain't that long) and... er... I'll stop now...  :-[


hehe thanks
will fix, when i get my hands on one in a couple of weeks ;)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Scotteh on November 28, 2006, 03:54:02 pm
i count 12 fuck's so far, :lol:

I might make something for this if i get the time :'(
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: baccaman21 on November 28, 2006, 04:41:43 pm
i count 12 fuck's so far, :lol:

excuse me? please elaborate?
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Panda on November 28, 2006, 05:04:43 pm
excuse me? please elaborate?

I guess he means there were 12 replies with "fuck" in them so far.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: halu on December 02, 2006, 04:55:49 pm
@snake: Fuck.
There, another fuck :D
I'll try and do one now :P
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: buloght on December 03, 2006, 01:03:35 am
This is a great activity with all the fun entries :)

I hope this link hasn't been posted here, but I thought it fits right in haha (if it has been posted I apologise, I did read through the thread and must then have missed it  ;D):
http://www.dnaco.net/~vogelke/pictures/when-cloning-goes-wrong/

I'll try to make one too.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Scotteh on December 08, 2006, 08:23:42 pm
Yeh, what Panda said, now there's 13 replies with the word fuck in them XD (15 if you include my posts)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Larwick on December 08, 2006, 08:41:15 pm
Honestly people, i don't think anyone really cares about that anymore.

Amusing link buloght.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: crab2selout.png on December 08, 2006, 10:12:28 pm
my father was sailor. I dont know what the other fab 15's excuse could possibly be. Shame on you all. Shame.

Yours is awesome, Kenneth. Single nipple pixels? A young one are we?  :-* :-*
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Cow on December 14, 2006, 04:20:34 am
Octopussy:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/mccow28/catopus2.png)

This is as far as I'm getting on this. I seemed to have dug myself into a whole on it, 'cause whenever I try to start on a different tentacle, it looks like crap. So forever it will remain unfinished.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Fool on December 14, 2006, 02:31:08 pm
Ahh... I don't know.=)
(http://www.foolstown.com/misc/himera.gif)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Krysis on December 18, 2006, 10:38:13 pm
Decided to give it a try... You know what they say about the first post.  :P

(http://pixeljoint.com/files/icons/full/behemoth.png)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Larwick on December 18, 2006, 11:00:00 pm
Top notch stuff you three!

@Krysis: Crocodile, cheshire cat and dove? Thats what i get from it lol, not so sure about the ear things though, might be another creature.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Akzidenz on December 18, 2006, 11:02:42 pm
Hell of a first post.

He/she/it is adorrrrable.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Krysis on December 19, 2006, 08:53:26 am
Crocodile, cheshire cat and dove? Thats what i get from it lol, not so sure about the ear things though, might be another creature.

A flying blue-striped hippopodile.
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Panda on December 19, 2006, 09:02:24 am
I really like how the face of your hippopodile thing came out.
So full of character and neat heh.
Looks like something that would pop out in a dragon quest game.

Anyway, welcome to pixelation.
Title: Chimera attempt
Post by: Vertigo-zero on January 02, 2007, 04:57:55 pm
This is my first time in Pixelation, and I've added my Chimera to this message
Hope you people like it, even when its way to cartoony :)

(http://www.pixeljoint.com/files/icons/full/salmunny.gif)

P.S. I bet I can do better, but lets say I didnt want to  :P
I also placed it on PJ
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: baccaman21 on January 02, 2007, 05:46:11 pm
Hell of a first post.

He/she/it is adorrrrable.

I second that...
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Ryona on January 13, 2007, 02:11:08 am
I've been keeping an eye on this thread, and there's so many great stuff in here!  :)

I was feeling bored today and I made this. And although it's not something I made up, I still felt it could fit in here, so there we go.

(http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/28/capricorncopyzv3.gif)


And yeah, I know it's awfuly small. I was too lazy to make anything big. lol
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Skull on January 21, 2007, 05:18:09 pm
(http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2433/frogbeezk8.png)

(http://www.ensellitis.com/skull/Art/pixel/frogbeefinal.gif)

Finally finished it!
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: Luzeke on January 21, 2007, 06:58:29 pm
Just had to make one.

It's a little sloppy, and a little low on contrast but I like it anyway.

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j135/mr_norris/thing.gif)

Added a shadow.

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j135/mr_norris/thing_shade.gif)
11 colors!  :D

EDIT// Attempted to give it more contrast. Added one color.
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j135/mr_norris/thing_shade_addcolor.gif)
Title: Re: Chimeras
Post by: razorshark on April 15, 2013, 08:49:35 pm
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41860722/rzs_iguanoxl.png)

I present : The Iguanox!

Done in Graphics Gale.
Besides my actual 1st picture/post it also was more of a practise session to me, trying out techniques as described
here on this board, still a bit new to the pixelscene so lots of room for improvement he he...  :blind: