More eye candy from the EOW artists: (WARNING: Big Download)

[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

http://forums.conceptart.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=1666378&stc=1&d=1356123696

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**More to come soon if desired.

[Cereal_Killa]

wow..

i know a few ppl who will be interested in joining this, or at the very least scoping it out..

thanx mate..

[~RustyGunZ~]

Aye vulg send me some dope large files, need a new phone background.

[Fig]

those first 5 were just.. man, beautiful

[Split]

what the fuck Vulgar

[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[Sharp]

god damn these are cool

[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[TYSON]

Them street fighter ones are cool.

[IamBenT]

Really fantastic stuff!!

[Orc]

amazing

[Mike Wrecka]

these artists are phenomenal. is it a situation where people vote on the best like a battle ?

Vulgar

[Vulgar]

^Exactly, there is only one winner each round.

Mike Wrecka

[PancakeBrah]

By far my favorite discussion post from you.

Some of these made me ache.

[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

Some older ones I probably posted on the former Netcees ...


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[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

http://williamwerk.com/art/womb2.jpg



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[PancakeBrah]

Source?

[Vulgar]

Conceptart.org --> Forums --> Community Activities --> Environment of the Week

edit: http://forums.conceptart.org/forumdisplay.php?f=82

[PancakeBrah]

thx

[bleak]

Vulgar are these made with photoshop?

[Vulgar]

cakecakecake

Do you draw?

bleak

Some are, some aren't. Usually they state what they used for their entry, just depends.

[bleak]

They're so ill, this link has been bookmarked

[Vulgar]

When I first discovered this site I had an artgasm like I had never experienced before. That was in 2005. The site is a little bit past its prime but they revamped the design and it looks to be going strong in the near future. I consider it Deviant Art on steroids. In a good way. When nobody wanted to volunteer to moderate this activity, I stepped up in 2010 while I was in Iraq and have been doing it ever since.

This week's topic is "The Arrival of an Alien Rockstar"

[PancakeBrah]

This is akin to quoting the first four lines of an open mic, but that first picture.

The access point hookup, his shelter, being on the cliff, the loneliness, the audacity. Fuck.

There's 'round about 6 pictures in here that made me reflect on life. The rest were very nice to look at.

Well done.

[PancakeBrah]

cakecakecake

Do you draw?

Scribbles in class. So no lol.

I appreciate people who can with a message, like this.

[Vulgar]

we're baaaaaaaaaack


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http://www.williamwerk.com/art/lovecraft4.jpg

[Swerve]

Very impressive stuff.

[Rawn M.D.]

some of these r real dope tbh

[Mael]

Dope.

[Vulgar]

"MAN vs. NATURE"

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[Witty]

Wow...this shit is awesome.

I admire people with a talent for drawing, it's something I've always wished I could do but I suck pretty bad lol

These are dope, post more plz.

[ALBUS DUMBLEDORE]

Witty, simply mix 2 cinnamon sticks with bat testicles, stir counterclockwise for 8 hours and you will have yourself an art potion.

[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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Built around a massive circular hole of unknown origin, the residents of this city are faced with hardships that make living difficult. The fierce windstorms that ravage the planet bring little, if any, rain, and have taken their toll on the great buildings that were carved out of naturally occurring rock formations centuries ago. At some point in the past, these buildings were coated with a resilient resin to prevent further erosion. though the storms have degraded these buildings over time, the interior of the hole is left virtually untouched by their wrath, and it is for this reason that the city was founded in this location. supplied with an annual regiment of fresh water from off world cargo ships, the hole acts as a reservoir for the city's populace; an easily accessible basin of blue in a world of red and yellow.
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[Vulgar]

"The storms are getting heavier this year. Plays hell with the flight times now that the platforms had to drift further apart, but FLIGHTCOM keeps reassuring us the city will stay put. Laila reminded me yesterday that with a little luck our eye will get bigger and we might even get down to the surface. Caitlyn has never been fishing before. ((note to COMP-ASSIST, 12 hour reminder for putting in request for shore-leave))"

///COMP-ASSIST rmnd/tag >> end personal log///
///Jack C Forrester///
///Dep. Minister Cultural Affairs - Platform 6///

http://www.williamwerk.com/art/hurricane3.jpg

[Spoken]

In all honesty this shit is dope as fuck damnit....

Can I use some pieces for some writtens???

[Vulgar]

Yes.

[Spoken]

Thanks vulg these art works are fucking beautiful man

[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

Great stuff lately. Activity has shot up.

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[Fig]

Damn Vulgar, these are pretty

Do you think my abstract stick figuring would garner any appreciation on your sight?

[Witty]

This is my favourite thread ever.

[Objective]

This is my favourite thread ever.

This! Dunno how I've managed to miss this thread. Keep up the great work Vulgar!

[Vulgar]

It appears that my services are still desired. I return at the request of these noble NCGentlemen for another feature presentation:


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"The city thrived and grew. Each generation built up on the previous until the new city was standing on the remains of the old city.
Once proud guardians of a great theatre those two gorgons now only serve as building material in the sewers - forgotten witnesses of a past long gone"
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[Vulgar]

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TOPIC: Graveyard for Villains



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In the land of Benetzaron, villains and evildoers are sent to perish and hang forever in the woods of demise. Local belief is that by covering the host tree with nails, said tree will die and carry with it any near loose essences, thus preventing the condemned from ever returning.
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[Vulgar]

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TOPIC: THE TOMB OF HORRORS

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<<Yahoo! Uncle John said he will bring me to his home in Rome for this Halloween! Whoa! I can't belive it! That place is so cool! Full of old stuff and ancient statues and pictures, the same my father used to paints... I can smell the spaghetti sauce already! Oh, I'm shaking for emotion! ... Uncle John just told me I must not go down the stone stairs. That's not a children place, he said. There is the family tomb, and we have not to disturb deads rest. He made me promise, and I did, but... I had crossed fingers!>>

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[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

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[El Muffin]

actually. pretty cool

[Vulgar]

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[Split]

i cant download these fast enough


FB covers 4 days

[El Muffin]

yea these are ridiculous ..i specifically like the one with the pipes from the last batch n i can't even tell you why. some subtle mindfuckery going on in hete

[Vulgar]

A bunch of new ones coming up!


EOW Round #222: Atomic Bomb Test Town





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[Vulgar]

EOW Round #223: The Pastures of Valhalla
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php/274214-EOW-Round-223-The-Pastures-of-Valhalla-(Winner-jodali)



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[Vulgar]

yup

[PancakeBrah]

top 5 topic dead or alive

[Vulgar]

Who wants more?

[Vulgar]

TOPIC: Ground Zero
suggested by Hideyoshi

This is an open-ended topic. This environment is the site of something major or catastrophic or powerfully historical. A starting/launching point or base for some activity.

Read more: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php/276183-EOW-Round-226-Ground-Zero-(Winner-0111011001111000)#ixzz3CGmSaH00

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[Vulgar]

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[Split]

just wow @ that factory. unreal

[Vulgar]

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[Vulgar]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2041470&stc=1&d=1412024722



http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2041968&d=1412106808



http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2042604&d=1412215160



http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2042430&d=1412198262

[NYCSPITZ]

can these be used as aowl topics?

[Ghost1]

Nice

[Objective]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2041470&stc=1&d=1412024722

I want this one as a blacklight poster.

[Vulgar]

I want this one as a blacklight poster.

Here is his blog:
http://almudenaredondo.blogspot.com/

[Mercules]

damn these are amazeballs.

Vulgar, What programs are used? If you dont mind listing the most commonly used programs to create this kind of stuff I may d/l a cracked version of one and start playing around

[Vulgar]

damn these are amazeballs.

Vulgar, What programs are used? If you dont mind listing the most commonly used programs to create this kind of stuff I may d/l a cracked version of one and start playing around

Many different ones, check out Conceptart.org and you'll find your answers. There is a forum that's broken up into specific sections, and there's also tutorials and art discussions.