Loomer is drawing. Again. God help us all.

loomer · Post by **loomer** » 2008-02-01 03:10am

Welp, critique would be appreciated. It's still a WIP, maybe 60% done, and is being done in Photoshop CS2 from a sketch, and my first real attempt at 'glow effects'.

Alan Bolte · Post by **Alan Bolte** » 2008-02-01 03:48am

Creepy. Nice texture on the legs.

Old Plympto · Post by **Old Plympto** » 2008-02-01 05:48am

Awesome design and colour scheme. To give it a more defined depth, you might want to put some shading / shadowing at certain parts of the body, like the underbelly and the top half of the far leg visible under the body.

Darth Tanner · Post by **Darth Tanner** » 2008-02-01 07:35am

I'm not quite sure about the colourful tail but good none the less.

What sort of size are you working this creature to be?

loomer · Post by **loomer** » 2008-02-01 07:45am

Around ten feet long. As for the tail- The creature hails from a very dark, foggy world. That glowing tail is there as a lure for prey, and to communicate with others of its kind.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2008-02-01 08:46am

I think it's pretty cool. If that was the monster in Cloverfield, it would've had much more cool-points. I leik it.

Sidewinder · Post by **Sidewinder** » 2008-02-01 12:34pm

It looks suitably creepy, if a bit Tyrannid-y

RIPP_n_WIPE · Post by **RIPP_n_WIPE** » 2008-02-01 05:36pm

loomer wrote:Around ten feet long. As for the tail- The creature hails from a very dark, foggy world. That glowing tail is there as a lure for prey, and to communicate with others of its kind.

*Cue nature narrator*

This particular extra-terrestrial is roughly ten meters long. Residing on a world with a high humidity, fog forces this arboreal xeno-form to use photoluminescence and pheromones to communicate with members of it's species. The photo-cells on its tail aren't just used for communication however. Much like the earth angler fish, this extra-terrestrial uses it's tail much like a lure. When prey are attracted, it strikes out with its powerful tail, using it's mouth tentacles to get a better grip on the prey and impaling it with it's razor sharp tounge.

[R_H] · Post by **[R_H]** » 2008-02-01 05:40pm

Sidewinder wrote:It looks suitably creepy, if a bit Tyrannid-y

Not enough claws for a 'nid though. Or talons, or large teeth. But still awesome.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-02-01 05:45pm

Other than the background color I dig it. Do you have a front shot of it going? I'd like to see how imposing it looks.

loomer · Post by **loomer** » 2008-02-01 08:26pm

Not yet, no. The background colour is more of a placeholder, too.

And also, RippnWipe? I think I love you (Though it doesn't actually possess a razor sharp tail, just venom ducts within the tentacles tips.)