Banshee

[Slosh]

Well, again I try a monster. Gotta break loose from the mold once in awhile.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1033091046jmu.jpg

[Rage]

funny monster slosh! good work :)

[rhom]

I like this Slosh-is the hair/fur a combination of the fiber and smudge
tools?

[Mahlikus The Black]

Great Monster!
Hair is Awesome!
:tu:

[DeeVee]

Slosh! I never expected this from you :ex: Talk about shock :ex: Very well done, I guess you were just letting the youngsters play with their monsters and then come out and show them how it is done. This is as good a monster as I have seen on this forum, congratulations. :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Digits]

They weren't kidding when they called him "Four Eyes" in school :)

Nice job!

[Ron Harris]

very good modelling Bri...and good character development....and the rest you and I spoke of in private already.... :cool: :cool: :cool:

[Mik]

That's really cool Slosh, you should break loose more often. :D
:tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :)

[Frenchy Pilou]

:eek: :eek: :eek:
Pilou ='o'=

[filament9]

Yeah! This is so cool. Nice, sublte textures. That hair is fantastic!

[PusGhetty]

That is a great monster Brian... very imaginative and well executed! I really dig the eyes and upper lip!

[Slosh]

You are all being so nice, but let's all be honest here. This monster is NOT scary at all. In fact, like Rage says, she is "funny". Still, the comments are appreciated. In the spirit of "If at first you don't succeed, try try again," let's see if Madam Banshee's brother comes closer to the scary end of the spectrum.
http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1033159737egu.jpg

[Ron Harris]

lookin better though...and much scarier :) she has a catlike appearance now which I like....maybe some seductive whiskas...hmmmmm...just an idea.....yer doing good though, we just have to get some violence in yer blood..muhahahahhahahahahaha...... ;)

[Flycatcher]

I like the first guy - really wild. I thought banshees were supposed to howl though, not chuckle. :tu: :D :tu:

[Slosh]

I'll be the first to admit my limitations, especially in this genre. What would mean the most to me is to know what I can do to produce a more scary monster. Not just this monster, but in general. Even the dragon I posted a couple weeks ago looked like a childrens' toy. Can't do scary. Don't know why not.

[deks]

Great picture slosh! Well if you wanna make him or any other monster scarier it would be better if he didn't smile.. in mather of fact he should have an i'm-going-to-kill-you expression in hes face. And the eys should be red or something. And you know the upper lip thing he have..Cats have those. And they aren't so scary. That's just an opinion tough.

[drjjwow]

looks awesome slosh.. and very cool hair doooooo....

[wenna]

Both are really good but I must agree.. in the second, the guy is too smiley. However, in the first one, I got a creapy feeling over that ones smile.. she has that crazed look. Also, I really like the hair in the first one.. isn't banshee suppose to be like mental cases? Like they sucker people in and then pounce on them! Evil, pure evil I tell you!! Nice work!

[Northstarr]

Jeesh! When you break loose you do it in a big way eh?

Brilliant work!

:D

[Flycatcher]

I agree Slosh - not scary - but that is not to take anything away from the impact of a skilfully created image.

If I'm to be perfectly honest, I have seen extremely few images on the Forum that I consider to be scary or chilling. Comments about them being "scary", certainly from me and I suspect most commentators, are meant in the same tongue-in-cheek spirit in which they appear to have been produced. Mostly they have this element of caricature and/or over-the-top halloween-mask style modelling that puts them into the same "comic horror" mould. The difference in feel between a movie like "Scream" and the impact of "The Exorcist" when it was first released and had not become dated by innumerable inferior films of a similar nature.

It doesn't make them bad, any more than the black humour makes "Scream" a bad film. Just not plain, flat-out scary.

The only exception to this trend on the Forum that comes to my mind is some of Ken Brilliant's posts. Virtually all of them are masterfully done. They are full of often black humour that is reflected in the accompanying text. Just a small handful seem to have shifted over into the genuinely creepy and chilling zone.

At the end of the day, I think it's largely a case of media over-exposure. There are so many horror films and TV movies of widely differing quality that we have become conditioned to them to the extent that it is very difficult to portray something, especially a "monster", that people will generally think scary. When was the last time you saw a movie that you thought was genuinely horrific? There are a few out there, but they are very few and far between.

[Gerlon]

I agree with flycatcher, I don't think i have ever actually been scared by an image. Eve4n in movies if you think about it all the fear revolves around suspense, once you can see the monster it's rarely scary anymore.

[havran]

Both worth a second look Slosh -- as others have said, it's not so much the looks that evoke horror but what people do or what might happen or has happened -- or even what has not happened and never will

So you and this thread have raised a good question -- how to evoke horror with an illustration? Some of the comic book painters can at least evoke creepiness

Between the two of them, if I met brother on a dark street, it would be more obvious that I had already had my last supper -- the fixed intensity of the upper eyes, the drunken hunger of the lower eyes

And that background ...

[Slosh]

Very well made points, Flycatcher. I suppose, however, that what I meant by "scary" is that, instead of making people think, "Ew, that is creepy", or "I wouldn't want to run into that thing in a dark alley", my horror images make people think, "How cute, in a creepy sort of way." Like bulldogs. They are not fierce looking, in fact somewhat ugly, but you can't help find them adorable, despite the fangs and drooling, droopy features. All told, I'm not extremely disappointed that these images are not altogether successful. They are not bad, they just don't evoke the response they are intended to. BUT...practice helps. Expect to see more of this from me, hopefully better with each passing attempt.

[Grub]

Great stuff Slosh. If anyone wants a real fright check out this old thread...
gosh! (http://www.pixolator.com/zbc-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=5&t=000429)

...like others I almost filled my pants :D

[Slosh]

Good one, Grub! I have actually seen that one before. Ironically, you posted that thread on my birthday. Talk about a surprise!

PS: For those who commented on the she-demon and her brother's smiles, I embarassingly admit they were supposed to be snarling. LOL! Oh well. I'm gonna post a pic of their momma. She should be more of the gruesome kind (thanks to Ron Harris for the tips)

[Gerlon]

I dont know if it just me but that link seems to be broken...

[Slosh]

OK. I think I finally got it...This is not the Banshee Kids' Mom, but maybe their other brother Daryl.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1033254186xli.jpg

[milk]

I have to say...that's some skillful ZBrushing.... :D

[Ron Harris]

just walked in the door from a training exercise and low and behold..nice update Brian..Love the additions...must hear more about the saliva/venom thing going on.... :cool:

[ztevie-rae]

Wickkkkkkkkkkeeeed Dude !!!
This is the best image ,I've seen 4 a while
Brian .It simply moves me Bro !
:cool: :eek: :tu: ;) :tu: ;)

Stevie_rae.

[Flycatcher]

Glad you kept trying, Slosh, and now that I properly understand the effect you were aiming for, I'd say you've come pretty damn' close with this excellent update. :tu: :D :tu:

[Q-qeo]

Great Great picture slosh!
I love the lightning/texture and the
hair, and the teeth.
I love it all....................... :eek: :tu:

[deks]

that's much better! Now, you should use a very dark backround and make some dark shadows for the head. And use the blurrbrush outside the eyes. It brings a good glow effect. just some tip! Really good update!! :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: