Long Creature Personal Project WORK IN PROGRESS
Long creature: A personal creature art project to build on my modelling, rigging and animation skills.
I really wanted to build on my creature design skills for this project, inspired by animals such as the jaguarundi, oriental shorthair cat, red fox and jackal, as well as mythical creatures such as Anubis and the Japanese Kitsune. My creature is a trickster spirit, leading people of the path with the sound of its laughter and its two long tails. While it is unfinished, I plan to full texture it in a stylised aesthetic, then rig and and pose it. As a stretch goal, I want to make it a small environment and get it in engine for some pretty renders.
Adding the top layer of fur, I was inspired by more stylised fur modelling styles over realistic
Beginning of adding fur, this will help break up the smooth shape of the creature and add interest to it's design
Finished with the mouth. Despite the difficulties, am I satisfied with this outcome.
Started with the new mouth, I wanted the teeth set into the face as it looks more realistic than having them protrude out.
First attempt at the mouth, I like how the largest teeth look but the others don't look right.
Got the full body and eyes now, the symmetry tool was a great help in making this process efficient.
Beginning of the model, I started with the largest shapes and worked my way down.
Second run of colour schemes, want to make more cohesive and unified colour schemes
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First run of colour schemes, using gradient maps to quickly iterate
Orthographic view of final design, ready for modelling
Final concept sketches with pattern ideas, want to explore shape language with the designs
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First run of concept sketches, based off my favourite silhouettes, starting to consider fur patterns as well
Adding detail to my silhouettes, wanted to bring more character and personality to the designs
Building on my concepts, getting more detailed shapes and cohesive designs
Initial concept run, going for identifiable shapes and strong silhouettes
Photo references taken from Manchester Museum