[Undel]

I picked up the Malazan books on a recommendation from a friend, and at the current point in time, I'm about halfway through Deadhouse Gates. I have a love for drawing strange beasties, and after reading about Apt I wanted to draw her. Many teeth.

I looked online and I guess her stray is named Panek? Where I'm at he doesn't have a name. Ahhhhh.

This post has been edited by Undel: 23 January 2009 - 11:45 AM

[Onrack]

thats awesome it's the closest pic to what I imagine apt to look like that I've seen so far

[beru]

COOL

MoI puts inn a new crature that aslo got many teeths

Edit: and you got prasie from the master too... you HAVE to be epic

This post has been edited by beru: 23 January 2009 - 11:47 AM

[Urb]

Very nice. That is how I shall picture aptorian demons in my head from now on

This post has been edited by Urb: 23 January 2009 - 12:03 PM

[Puck]

Urb, on Jan 23 2009, 01:03 PM, said:

Very nice. That is how I shall picture aptorian demons in my head from now on

What Urb said, it's really cool!

[Undel]

Thanks!

I had fun trying to figure out tripod's wonky anatomy :-/ Chestleg is full of fail as its anatomically impossible. Then again, I really don't think demons are supposed to be grounded in realistic anatomy =X

[Hinter]

Very good stuff Undel. I'd love to see a close-up of Panek as I could never picture him properly in my mind.

[End of Disc One]

Awesome. Glad to have you on the board and I hope to see more from you in the future!

[Macros]

thats great, I always had trouble picturing apt, I now have a mental image, and panek is suitably creepy

[Hetan]

That is a great pic. Welcome to the Malazan Artist group

[Sparkimus]

Amazing.

Welcome.

[Sinisdar Toste]

amazing, hello and welcome. wont you stay for a while? as you can see we already love you.

[D'rek]

Wonderful! I really like the ridged shoulders bit, I remember always coming across that bit of description in the books and never being able to picture something Panek could actually ride upon. Hope to see more from you!

[Nandaki]

Wow. Simply brilliant. If they make a movie that's how Apt and Panek should look. Hope to see more from you.

[Ain't_It_Just_]

I'm scared!

[Chaos]

Sweeeeet! I have loved all the pics of this freaky bugger so far and this is no exception Great stuff!

[Aptorian]

I look nothing like that! Honestly! I also have more hair...

On a less serious note, I thought Apt was more "strider'ish" meaning built for long trecks, and with a huge mouth. For some reason I have her pictured in my mind like a three legged version of the warrior bugs from Starship troopers:



Thir speedy frantic attacks sort of fits in my minds eye with her picking apart the Kenrylalala on the boat in DG.

[Sparkimus]

How would something like that function on three legs with any sort of efficeincy?

[Undel]

Hinter, on Jan 23 2009, 02:30 PM, said:

Very good stuff Undel. I'd love to see a close-up of Panek as I could never picture him properly in my mind.

-We'll see. :-) The bone structure of a single eye on a human face could prove to be really messed up. (There's a ridge of the nose that would get in the way, but eyes are traditionally sunken down into sockets. It would have to also do strange things to the forehead and resulting (or not) eyebrow line =X)

Macros, on Jan 23 2009, 06:28 PM, said:

thats great, I always had trouble picturing apt, I now have a mental image, and panek is suitably creepy

-The beauty of reading is that everyone will have their own take on how they envision things. Its one of the reasons why I like to read books before I see movies, or I lose the chance to form my own image of the chacters.

Hetan, on Jan 23 2009, 07:51 PM, said:

That is a great pic. Welcome to the Malazan Artist group

-Thank you!

Sinisdar Toste, on Jan 24 2009, 01:09 AM, said:

amazing, hello and welcome. wont you stay for a while? as you can see we already love you.

-Thank you for the warm welcome!

D'rek, on Jan 24 2009, 03:07 AM, said:

Wonderful! I really like the ridged shoulders bit, I remember always coming across that bit of description in the books and never being able to picture something Panek could actually ride upon. Hope to see more from you!

-Haha, yeah. Apt is a very strange critter, which is one of the main reasons why I drew her. I couldn't picture her either :-/

Aptorian, on Jan 25 2009, 06:16 PM, said:

I look nothing like that! Honestly! I also have more hair...

On a less serious note, I thought Apt was more "strider'ish" meaning built for long trecks, and with a huge mouth. For some reason I have her pictured in my mind like a three legged version of the warrior bugs from Starship troopers:



Thir speedy frantic attacks sort of fits in my minds eye with her picking apart the Kenrylalala on the boat in DG.

Sparkimus, on Jan 25 2009, 07:45 PM, said:

How would something like that function on three legs with any sort of efficeincy?

(apologies in advance for text-crit. I went back and reread three passages about Apt to see how off I was, and my reply got lengthy because of that, haha.)

-something like that honestly couldn't not function with any sort of efficiency, which is why-

Chestleg is full of fail. (but is unfortunately real. :-/)

Chapter 6: "Apt followed, head sunk low, its single forelimb kicking up puffs of dust that glowed pink in the sun's fading light."
Chapter 5: "The beast was a nightmare, close to nine feet tall, crouching on two thin hind limbs. A lone foreleg, long and multi-jointed, jutted down from its strangely bifurcated chest."

It mentions the forelimb kicking up puffs as a separate entity from the legs. The leg pops out of the chest and bifurcates it, thus splitting it into two. The fact that it mentions the "two thin hind limbs" separately leads me to believe that the forelimb and back limb are seperate units... unless of course ALL its limbs pop out of its chest, in which case this line-

Chapter 6: "Dark blood streamed from its flanks and dripped from flanks and dripped from its needle fangs, making the grin of its jawline all the more ghastly. It swung its enlongated head and regarded Kalam with its black, knowing eye."

-mentions flanks. Flanks are the portion of meat between last rib and hips. If all limbs pop out of the chest, then there would be no flank. The only way to have a flank is to have hips. Later, when she's getting the children healed, "The demon squated down on her haunches and waited" pops up, defining separate hips.

Chapter 5: "From a hunched, angular shoulder blade, the demon's sinuous neck rose to a flat, elongated head."

-SHOULDER blade is mentioned, which reconfirms it as being a separate thing. This line is why I drew a long neck and flat head. I did take some liberties with how much muscle the neck had, but sinuous leads me to believe it could have had less then what I drew. I'm going to be honest. A tripod creature that has all its limbs clustered around a center point would make a lot more sense as something that could move swiftly and be lethal in my minds eye. All descriptions seem to contradict the tripod concept though, which is a shame.

"Black, three-limbd, a jutting shoulder blade like a cowl behind a long-necked head, a grinning jaw, crowded with fangs, and a single, flat black eye that glistened wetly."

-Why the shoulder blade juts up so far. I still think it looks pretty silly, along with being anatomically impossible. (then again, I don't know why I bother complaining about anatomy with a creature that has A CHESTLEG. Cowlblade... ugh...)

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OOOOPS...

Chapter 5: "Needle fangs ridged its jawline, which was sept back and naturally grinning like a dolphin's. Head, neck and limbs were black, while its torso was a dun gray. A single, flat black eye regarded Kalam with appalling awareness."

- Boo-boo place. I did make the neck and limbs slightly darker than the body, but really there should be even more contrast, with the limbs being even darker and the body being even lighter. Oops >.<

"Apt strode into the lade, her daggerlike fangs gleaming their natural grin. Sweat glistened on her black hide, the thick spiny bristled of her hair wet with dew."

-Gah. You're right. She should have some sort of hair. There's a single line mentioning it and I overlooked it until I read back to justify my chest-leg, hahaha >.< I shall have to do a new Apt image, with a coat of fur, correct coloring, and thinning out of her neck and back leg.

I started a picture of Tattersail and the Hounds but seeing some of the inconsistencies that cropped up with Apt I think I need to do some rereading to make sure I'm not messing it up. Haha >.<

This post has been edited by Undel: 26 January 2009 - 12:28 AM

[Grimjust Bearegular]

Jesus Effin’ Christ that is awesome. Excellent work on her anatomy, I am truly impressed!