Monster Design - Blog Posts
My concept for one of the five creator dragons in World: “One dragon fell into a deep slumber and became the forests”
Crudalis Chakor, the Forest Phoenix
A gentle giant of the woods, Crudalis Chakor is regularly slow, serene, and peaceful. They posses the ability to accelerate plant growth around them, causing a young seed to sprout in mere seconds. This ability can also be used offensively though, as they will defend them selves with large tangles of bramble to ensnare would-be attackers. There is another side to this drake however, you see Crudalis Chakor is omnivorous. In spring and summer, they will graze and eat fruit from the tree tops, but when fall and winter come in their natural phytokinesis seems to dampen. To make up for this, for the season they go on the attack. Like a biological switch, the Crudalis Chakor will now regularly ignite its body to engulf the surrounding forest in fire. They will then pick off the fleeing wildlife easily. While this may seem overly destructive, Crudalis Chakor is actually an integral part of the forest’s ecosystem as the burnt forest leaves room for new life
I personally REALLY want more insectoid/bug monsters and non-traditionally draconic elder dragons in Monster Hunter World, so I took it into my own hands
Timorapendra, the Mountain Slayer
The Timorapendra is a strange monster, even for an elder dragon. They will meticulously choose to settle in habitats with a high population of other elder dragons. They will then purposefully fight for control of the area, consuming most main prey of the closest elder dragon in the area. After slightly starving an elder dragon, the Timorapendra will pounce, feasting on the weakened beast. They have an impressive arsenal of natural weapons, from a corrosive venom spray to mandibles that ignite the spray, on top of their impressive natural speed and maneuverability, any elder dragon forced to face a Timorapendra head on better be ready for an all out brawl
Infernal Rajang
A re-imagining of Frontier’s Voljang, this variant is a Rajang that’s diet consists of Teostra instead of Kirin. This change of diet from a young age, causes Infernal Rajang to grow red fur, scales, and more upward turned horns. On top of the physical changes, Infernal Rajang is coated in explosive powder, expanding their combat abilities vastly. This means their punches, charges, and slams can explode when enraged. Infernal Rajang’s breath attack is now high pressured fire and gains an explosion attack reminiscent of Teostra’s.
My concept for an aquatic inspired brute wyvern for Monster Hunter. I plan to draw weapons and armor for them later
Kuchez Bala, the Bullet Wyvern
Kuchez Bala is a highly territorial brute wyvern that calls the Coral Highlands their home. With their unique hammer-like appendages, a Kuchez Bala will surprise prey with powerful strikes at bullet-like speeds. This is not their only trick though, as a Kuchez Bala can further their punching ability by rubbing their arms on their furry belly, coating them in a nitroglycerin-like secretion. This coating allows them to fire explosive bubbles when punching or swiping at high speeds. In the rare situation where a Kuchez Bala is feeling threatened, they will attempt a quick escape by sliding across the ground on their belly. This not only allows them to move quickly, but will also coat the ground in their explosive secretion in which they will then trigger a reaction by striking the ground behind them violently with their heavy tail.
Some character sketches/WIPs
Hm I wonder what BMP is posting today... Oh, it's more Lilith <3
Stolas (left) and Aamon (right). OCs from my series idea called "My Baby's From Hell!" The two demons raise a human child together. In hell. Shenangeins ensue
Lilith variations <3
Shaymin but anthromorphed
Scratch, Lilith, my beloved. I love them so much. Shapeshifter?? Oh to be a violet shape-shifting owl creature..... My favorite insignificant
The King in Yellow trapped in a deck of cards
The King in Yellow trapped in a deck of cards
Portrait of the King in Yellow, without the mask
Worked up a bunch of designs for the Karan. Karan are the Creats that Xyran belongs to, and Thorrah is the main leader and creator of the Karan. Currently I have it so that the Karan are not known by most Creats, or maybe I'll just have a portion of them not known-- I'm still working out a lot of the story details.
There's both old and new designs for Thorrah depicted here, as well as a couple sketches of Xyran and the old Julynn design. Thorrah is depicted sewing up a body, which is generally what he spends his time doing as he is the main re-animator for Early World.
Tried working out the re-design for my character Thorrah. Still largely unsure on the design but I have a general idea now at least.
Vi didn't like what they saw in the mirror.
A chibi of my critter that I made
Re-design of an oc I got from Asciidot on TH
The Brothers More character art of Creats who are from the story I refer to as "Early World"
Re-design for my lovely edgy af oc Xyran. They now get lanky arms, with shorter legs, and overall are more shape-y. Proportions are meant to be reminiscent of chimp anatomy, and I also took a bit of inspiration from pangolins. Special close-up below
Now just a ton more re-designs to go yay!!!! /sarcasm I haven't updated oc designs for all of the Creats I made in... many years. I realized I just kind of made them all skinny and it's too repetitive to keep it that way. Gonna try to make designs more interesting and engaging, using inspiration from animals more often for a variety of different shapes. I also love my OCs, they deserve the world. Hopefully I can work on building out my writing and story skills. Would be nice to have a couple of short comics, or maybe I'll just make a series of illustrations to go along with the character's stories. That might be more manageable as a comic.
IT'S FINISHED. After 3 months of this thing sitting around this animation is finally ready
This piece is dedicated to The First. Poem & explanation written below.
We were the first
We were stars Meant for suns Body-less, yet whole Empty creatures with souls We were voices With no mouths We would sing With no limbs We held Hands We were the blood Filling veins For the Universe Planting Seeds Aiding new life We were the first
I made this piece when thinking of building up more lore for the Unnaturals, who were the first alternate beings to make contact with Earth001. The Unnaturals do not have corporeal forms, and their names were given to them by humans. There's a lot more I could say, particularly about how a majority of the Unnaturals faded out after fusing with humans. The Unnaturals overall have a very peaceful way of going about life, and are furiously curious. After fusing with humans, each generation that passed evolved rapidly. I'll try to go more in-depth on each passing generation until it leads up to the other connecting story I have involving Creats. Creats are the last known generation from the fused humans x Unnaturals.
Vi info dumps to ZARA about their writing ideas.
Some various sketches of ZARA and the different forms they can take.