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RogerNobs
03-07-2009, 04:33 PM
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Title: Ancient Sluggy
Name: Roger Nobs
Country: Switzerland
Software: Photoshop

This is a concept I made as part of the CAVS course run by Iain Mccaig at the Pixel Corps. The brief was to make a viable creature by putting together a slug, elephant, ostrich and human: the ostrich didn't make it!
The story developed that this race of ancient and wise creatures have to make a treacherous journey every 100 moons across the dead lands to mate ceremonially with the single 'bull' sluggy. They return to their homes to give birth. A male child is born once every generation and is nurtured to become the new bull.

100% Photoshop.
nwiz25
03-08-2009, 10:17 PM
i really like this a lot! there's personality and detail all wrapped in one! more so .. in chaos! very cool indeed! good work roger! :thumbsup:
RogerNobs
03-08-2009, 10:51 PM
Thank you for looking at this so well, Neville. I was very clear about the character when I painted her. I hoped to capture the age and wisdom, but with a twinkle in the eye.
duskyhouse
03-09-2009, 02:51 AM
there is a kind of interesting face. and with details.
by the way, I have a question.Roger. this creature is she or he.??
phoenix
03-09-2009, 12:25 PM
looking great.


regards
hasanaliakhtar
03-09-2009, 05:45 PM
Very unique work..Great characterization too, very different approach in it..Loved fresh ideas..All the very best!
chokata
03-09-2009, 06:23 PM
Interesting creature :p
RogerNobs
03-09-2009, 06:47 PM
Thank you guys.

It was a challenge to give her a structure, but still make her slug-like. If this was an animated creature, I would see the surface of her skin constantly expanding and contracting as slugs do, while retaining her basic human form.

I thought she was quite obviously female. I wanted her to have a sexuality, even though she is old and slimy.
RogerNobs
03-09-2009, 06:58 PM
Here's a detail @ 100%.
I've had to squash it a lot.
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