Art Request: Denizens of the Elemental Planes

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We are looking for artists for our Creature Codex pdf releases. The 1st release (transitive planes) is already available at /codex/download.php.

The next ongoing installment is Denizens of the Elemental Planes, converting with the creatures from the elemental and para-elemental planes.

This release includes Aerial Servant, Animental, Archomental, Bzastra, Chososion, Dharum Suhn, Elemental of Chaos, Elemental of Law, Entrope, Firetail, Noble Genie, Tasked Genie, Horde, Khargra, Smoke Mephit, Giant Nautilus, Ooze Sprite, Pech, Ruvkova, Sandling, Sandman, Shad, Sislan, Suisseen, Tome Guardian, Ungulosin, Elemental Vermin, Vortex, and Wind Walker.

For creature descriptions, download from /codex/files/elem-descript.zip. If you need to see the original published picture, post a request here. I'd see if I can scan the picture from the 2nd ed. books.

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For coordination purposes, I'd post what some other artists already agreed to do...

Ryan has agreed to help with...
Entrope, PS MM3 - yes
Khargra, PS MM3 - yes
Shad, PS MM3 - yes
Bzastra, PS MM3 - maybe
Chososion, PS MM3 - maybe
Smoke Mephit, PS MM1 - maybe

JLurhstaapR wrote: "I've got information on the Aerial Servant, Tasked Genies, Mephits (Smokes and others; why only the Smoke mephit?), Pech, Sandlings, Elemental Vermin (almost definitely will do at least one of those -- I've always thought those were cool), Vortexes (I think) and Wind Walkers, but the others are totally unfamiliar to me. [...] In general; sure, why not? I definitely want to do the Elemental Vermin, so
I'll dig out that sourcebook and start on it today."

Primis/The Painter wrote: "I can do work for a number of these. I already began a sketch on the "Tasked Genies" and the "Animentals" seem right up my alley. The others I'm more than a little blank on, mostly from not knowing what they are.

If you could provde pics and descriptions of the Chososions, the Shad, and anything else you want to toss at me, go for it. I'll probably do up a giant nautilus too, I love cephalopods."

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I would love to do the shad but as far as the shad go, would you guys mind if I made my own version....... the old ones are kinda blah...... they are nothing like what I pictured a shad to look like.

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'blackthornes' wrote:
I would love to do the shad but as far as the shad go, would you guys mind if I made my own version...
Not a problem, so long you stick by the general description: "This lean, gray-skinned humanoid has short, dark hair. Its face is dominated by its oversized eyes, and its large ears are adorned with multiple earrings. The creature moves at an awkward, wobbly gait."

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It fits that perfectly, and just a comment the eyes dont have pupils, but they are large and one-colored.

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The "wobbly gait" bit can probably go, too, as it wasn't in the original Planescape description of them.

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Blackthrone: Okay, let me know when you are done with it. Would you be interested in drawing other creatures?

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I've already finished it, and it's alright. I don't know about other creatures though..... I guess depending on what it is. I did two shad drawings, one with a manga type style and one kinda just realism(as real as a shad is that is. which one would you like me to put on, and were do you want me to put it?

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Well I guess here is as god as any......
Shad 1, this is the one in a regular/realism approach
Shad 2, and here is the manga approach. Tell me what you think.

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I like the shade, except the eyes. It makes them look very bug like. Of course, they could be bug like, but I have to admit it doesnt exactly tickle my fancy.

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I was going for the bug look... do they look alright though, I mean overall are they good.

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I prefer Manga Shad, not just because it's a little handsomer, but the shading is better and the outlines are less obtrusive. It doesn't look less "realistic" than Realism Shad, which is just as cartoony in a different way.

Making them a little buglike does make some sense, considering they're supposed to be descended from insects.

Is it good? Yeah, it's pretty good. It's better than mine.

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I really like the "Manga" Shad. I like that it looks a little bug-eyed. Good job! Laughing out loud

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I prefer shad2 to shad1 as well. I'd need to know your real name for credits, unless you prefer to be credited as "blackthorne". You can PM or email to avangion[at]rocketmail.com.

The pictures will be used in our coming .pdf release. I have downloaded them. (If there are multiples of the same creature, we may have choose 1 or 2 among them.) You may want to submit them to Artist's Alley as well.

I have listed all the creatures in the starting post of this thread. If you want to help illustrate any of them, pls do so. Thanks.

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