[FCG] Quagmire, exteriors, atmosphere, and the like

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:40 pm

its a dream world, gravity can be ignored

Eldarion · Post by **Eldarion** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:27 pm

Dammit- my internet keeps messing up so this is the third time I have typed this (each new time my language becomes less elegant as I get more frustrated).

The Previous post has been updated with a new Rock Formation.

Concerning the earlier concept I have seen such gravity resistant lava Rocks in Hawaii- Minus the Blue Coloration. I could provide an explanation but as I already typed it twice I don't feel like it.

For Pics of Blue Lavarock Google Craters of the moon national Monument. Like this:

http://www.livingwilderness.com/crossref/craters-moon-idaho.html

Image is definitely copyrighted but I am just illustrating what Blue Lavarock actually looks like. Scroll down the page to see what I am talking about.

Sorry Thrignar- I was already frustrated at typing this three times- I didn't feel like fixing the link, then I wasn't on yesterday otherwise I would have gladly done it.

Lighter Than Some · Post by **Lighter Than Some** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:05 am

Couldn't think of a name for this guy. They look cute but you wouldn't want to run into one. Hehe.
[url]http://img175.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quagmiredogbearcopyrf2.png[/url]

I'll post a colored version of this one later as its taking me a while.
[url]http://img182.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quagmireforestni1.png[/url]
The trees were originally going to be upside down but
that looked pretty goofy so now they are hour glass
inspired. The foliage in the trees both top and bottom
are a mix of blue's purple's and raspberry colors.
The mosses on the rocks are either blue green or dark
raspberry.. or both. lol. Trunks are a dark umber shade.
The water is water with a slight oily sheen to it.
Grass/weeds are dead looking and either dark or light
brownish purple.

Elfane · Post by **Elfane** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:37 am

Love it Lighter! I want one of those cute creatures as a pet, or as a stuffed toy ( that I say is for my daughter but secretly think is mine )

Morden · Post by **Morden** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:57 am

Eldarion, could you please edit the link you posted, it's messing up the page format.

@lighter: The drawings look great. Just keep in mind that Quagmire is a nightmarish realm. If i could describe the feel we're going for it would be tension, unease, and helplessness. You're depiction looks quite pleasant by comparison. The hourglass shape is excellent for the trees, though they could be made 'darker' with less foliage. A nightmare realm is probably best served by a muted palette, but I'm eager to see how you work with the blue's, purples, reds, and greens. colors.

Lighter Than Some · Post by **Lighter Than Some** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:06 am

Oh don't worry I know lol

The colored version will make all the difference.

Tyrion · Post by **Tyrion** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:30 am

The mouth on the dog thing is freaky enough.

Gez · Post by **Gez** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:38 am

Something I'd like to see is a concept for a Quagmirish sigil stone. Dagon's balls are just big round things. Simple and straightforward. For Vaernima's orbs, I'd like to see something that'd take the vertical eye motif used on pieces such as these:
[url=http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/3176/vaernimadremora1gw7.jpg][img]http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/3176/vaernimadremora1gw7.th.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6080/quagmire19mw.jpg][img]http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6080/quagmire19mw.th.jpg[/img][/url]

Also, feel free to design the associated furniture needed to make Vaernima's own version of the Sigillum Sanguis.

Sload wrote:you see a cauldron with flames and the sigil stone floating over it, and, omg, nothing here but a swamp. Nice and witchy

So, a cauldron and maybe other things that would look nice and witchy. Crooked wooden sticks holding candles and skulls or other weird stuff (remember the [url=http://www.needlenose.com/i/swopa/BlairWitchProject.jpg]Blair Witch Project[/url] or those [url=http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7582/housedagothcj2.png]House Dagoth things[/url] from Morrowind?). Spooky little statuettes. Maybe even bowls and ladles to go along with the cauldron. Stuff that gives its character to the place, stuff that screams "something wicked this was comes!"

And a first Quagmire Qlutter submission from Lighter:
[url=http://img263.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quagmireclutter1fz2.png][img]http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3328/quagmireclutter1fz2.th.png[/img][/url]

Obagovo · Post by **Obagovo** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:56 pm

Here's an idea I had while in class. I shall expand on it an upload a complete creature.

[url=http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anglergifterdc9.jpg][img]http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/1781/anglergifterdc9.th.jpg[/img][/url]

Since Quagmire's atmosphere would be a swampy/marsh area, I thought it would be appropriate to have a Gifter that used a angler style of catching prey.

osiris · Post by **osiris** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:23 pm

Reminds me of Alien actually; strange, what comes out from its mouth seems a sort of gun. It could be cool if implemented, changed in some aspects and detailed.

Obagovo · Post by **Obagovo** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:53 pm

It's nothing like a gun. Sorry if you misinterpreted it. As I said, this Gifter uses an angler style of catching prey. What this means is that it lures its prey (daedra or dumbass) using the light emitting from its tongue. It slowly retracts its tongue, bringing its prey closer. When it's close enough...you get the idea.

Gez · Post by **Gez** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:58 pm

Gifter is a specific kind of daedra, like Dremora or Ogrim. That would be another kind of daedra.

Obagovo · Post by **Obagovo** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:59 pm

Whoops, sorry then. I'll just call it an Angler until I think of something better.

napoleoman · Post by **napoleoman** » Thu May 01, 2008 1:53 am

Obagovo's image gave me the idea for this. Its like a mudfish from hell!

[img]http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5262/marshfish01ve1.jpg[/img]

PieXags · Post by **PieXags** » Thu May 01, 2008 5:56 am

...actually, I really dig that mudfish.

It'd be neat to have a room with nothing but a lake or something of the sort, and a GIGANTIC fish just like that. I'm talking, player being roughly the size of one of its teeth gigantic.

...actually, if to actually get eaten by something --- and have to find your way to the next area of the realm in its stomach...THAT could be pretty damn nightmarish as well. Scary noises, a dank, dark - moving atmoshphere. You guys know those evil as hell Ichthyosaurs in Half-Life? If anyone knows how scary it was for those things coming after you, I think it could be really cool.

Obagovo · Post by **Obagovo** » Thu May 01, 2008 9:50 pm

Finished up my Angler (Couldn't think of anything else for a name).

[url=http://img170.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anglerprofilesm7.jpg][img]http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1664/anglerprofilesm7.th.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://img175.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anglerfrontlm7.jpg][img]http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3313/anglerfrontlm7.th.jpg[/img][/url]

Lighter Than Some · Post by **Lighter Than Some** » Sat May 03, 2008 6:35 am

[url=http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quagspritepccopyku5.png][img]http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5697/quagspritepccopyku5.th.png[/img][/url]

revision of quagmire sprite. I like this one better lol.

Very much like the marsh fish. That would easily fit in.

Gez · Post by **Gez** » Sat May 03, 2008 12:16 pm

Thank you all.

I'm unstickying this because it's quite complete already and knida low priority right now. If you have more things to contribute you can do so; but right now I'd prefer to get instead more concept for the Hammerfell city & road clutter.

El Scumbago · Post by **El Scumbago** » Sun May 04, 2008 8:41 pm

The CA forum's on fire again. Great work guys, really love the art.

aro101 · Post by **aro101** » Thu May 08, 2008 11:32 pm

Thank you dear Concept Artists! You are great. We are done with precising the vision of Quagmire for now. Please focus your creative minds on other threads. Thanks!

Gez · Post by **Gez** » Fri May 09, 2008 4:06 am

This was drawn before aro's lock but scanned just a bit too late to get in the thread, so I'll put it myself: more Lighter art!

Misc Quagmire:
[url=http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quagmirecluttercontainebz3.png][img]http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2392/quagmirecluttercontainebz3.th.png[/img][/url]

Quagmire Bone armor sketches:
[url=http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quagmireunderarmorun2.png][img]http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/192/quagmireunderarmorun2.th.png[/img][/url][url=http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quagmirebonearmorss4.png][img]http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/1599/quagmirebonearmorss4.th.png[/img][/url]

And yes, thank you everyone! Really cool stuff you did.

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:02 pm

Art from this FCG is now up on the blog

i'll continue posting these to the blog from now on, i like how it turned out. great work everyone!

maybe yall can try to attach the website code when uploading pictures? its right there below the forum code in image shack, and it would save me some time