Greater Maned Clam By whalewithlegs Watch

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I often feel at odds with my perception of mainstream creature design. Understanding anatomy and form is fundamental to creature design, of course, but I do feel like the potential of creating creatures that are truly alien can be lost because of our unwillingness to go beyond our modern understanding of the natural world. This creature was designed with no thought as to its behavior, internal anatomy, habitat, nor niche. I would hope it addresses these ideas through its design, not as a product of them. Nature is something that will smack you in the face with wonder every time you look, and the things one finds in the natural world are more alien than we can possibly appreciate through a constructivist approach to creature design.



This creature was designed through a process of procedural metamorphosis. I spent a lot of time thinking about the overall gesture.

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Published : May 18, 2012