The fish/baboon mugs with the flowing whiskers are definitely an interesting idea, but I'm glad the final result opted to be more expressive. They're characters first and foremost.







I'm also not sure I would really describe this design as being any more "alien". The anatomy is still pretty close to earthly animals, just mixed up a little more differently from what we're used to. This could very easily be descended from pterosaurs, or even primitive birds without too much of a stretch. Ironically enough, I think the final design ended up looking more alien, just by virtue of not being easily compared to anything in existence.

