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This is the end result for my creature assignment in my ZBrush For Production course. I was given the task of creating a creature based on three dice rolls - one indicated type of animal (bird, mammal, etc.), another indicated environment, and the third indicated time period. I was designated to design a 'Reptile living in a sky environment in the 1600s'. Needless to say, that is a direction that I was more than ready to go down.

The visual result of this idea doesn't really scream 'sky environment' too much, which I am disappointed with, but also accepting of, as I procrastinated far too long on this project. I also have plans to create a base to 'mount' this creature on, as if it is a taxidermied specimen in a gentleman's cabinet of curiosities (which would bring the time period into light more than it is now). So, this design has failed in many aspects, but was a good exercise nonetheless.

I am very pleased with how the scales turned out, and I do not feel that hand-painting in each scale was a waste of time for me, though I know that alphas could have done the job. I wanted to have more control over their appearance than an alpha would provide, though I do understand that I am not very experienced with alphas; I am sure that someone else who is far more experienced could achieve the same results using them.

All in all, I am happy with how this guy ended up, and I hope to offer him as a printable model once I make that base. I'll also have to hollow him out if he's going to be on a standing mount, rather than a wall mount. Any ideas are certainly appreciated! : D Thank you for taking a look at this beastie. : )

Media: ZBrush 4r6
Time: ~10 hours
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