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Published: 2011-05-25 20:35:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 62333; Favourites: 4007; Downloads: 4
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Another picture where I tried to give more attention to the environment. I came up with the creature design first and then decided that it would be interesting and practical for a bright red creature to live on a planet where all the foliage is red. The creature in the image is an eyeless predator that hunts and communicates by body heat.
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Ooh this is so bossly amazing yo!! reminds me of that one nature/realistic game supposed to be coming out on steam i cant remember the name tho i wonder if it ever succeeded..
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I speechless and stunned by it's beauty almost made me cry, Almost. Hard thing for someone to invoke an emotional response from me with art. Be proud of your work and talent and thank you for sharing it with us.
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creature 1 cools to a comfortable warmth (hello stranger, I approach as a friend)
creature 2 heats up suddenly (go away!)
creature 1 goes cold (I am sorry I will leave)
ect
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the environment looks great, and nice clouds... I can never do clouds right.Β
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using this picture... could you come up with a design, for a creature that is mostly like those tiny lizard dinos on the one Jurassic park movie, only smaller, here's a link jurassicpark.wikia.com/wiki/Coβ¦
but also part critters & part vicious rats? Rats are usually cute, but this creature has more teeth and is more likely to have you for dinner.
Figured these would be reddish, but didn't go farther...
It would also be awesome to see one of these with a few young... just a thought. Mostly cause I can't see the face of this one...
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Small swarming predator with a rat-like appearance, lots of teeth, red skin and perhaps a bit of compsognathus features...
and you want it for an environment like this one? I think I could do that. I'd need more information about their role in the world though. Just so I know I'm imagining the same creature you are.
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Sorry not to get back sooner... have been dealing with both financial and health issues in the family.
The role is to eat, scavenge and breed. They are the clean up detail on the planet. They hunt in packs of 15-20 and most times only take down medium size prey, about the size of a pony, sheep or goat.
But to take down a group, something that's agile and smart... then they send out a call that brings others running. No need to fight over food if you work together to bring down something larger.
The idea was to find a visual for a problem that characters in my story are having to deal with... the large cat-like creatures are deadly to these in fair number. The felines are very watchful over their young though since these pack rats would try to attack a cub or two when Mother's off hunting.
Haven't been working on the story for a while, real life has a tenancy to interrupt the creative process. Once things settle down I may get a chance to get back to work on it.
Thanks for the reply to my post.
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this creature, did you give it a name? I'd love to use this scene in a fanfiction I'm collaborating with another - but if there is a name you'd want used for this, let me know. This image was very inspiring and a great fit to the story...
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I do alien names/ designs. I can do some for you as trade or commission if you'd like.
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Thanks I'll let you know when things calm down enough for me to get going on this.
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That is some crazy camouflage man! I'd love to see this archived in like some alien animal planet documentary.
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This is gorgeous.Β
I've always been a fan of both SCI FIΒ and nature. Yours combines both.
You've gotten me very curious about this planet and I want to see more of it!
Another thing I like is the textures; it feels very realistic.
GOD bless
John 3:16
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this painting is just awesome............
well i got this feeling to draw because of it....thnx for the inspiration
wish i could draw so good...
i ll try to catch i guess
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Great attention to detail in this piece The plant covering looks stunning, same with the character
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This looks like a creature that would be on the made up planet Gallifrey. Nice work.
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A nice landscape of a "what would be planet with another animal life"
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Very nice. It's quite awe inspiring. Deffinatly an alien world but it feels very..."earthy"... If that makes any sense
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Nice work!! 
P.S. This slightly reminds me of the opening chapters of A.E. Van Vogt's The Voyage of the Space Beagle, in which the cat-like intelligent Coeurl desperately searches for the trail of the "Id creatures" he had been hunting, just before the Space Beagle descends from the sky- bringing a whole crew of humans from him to stalk.
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Now imagine if THIS is what we all saw when Curiosity landed on Mars. xD
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Red is such an amazing colour~
I really like this, it brings back memories of being in a few of the open desert valleys back from my childhood, and also kind of invokes my geeky, sci-fi side.
I can almost smell the air ^^
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Gorgeous execution of an exceedingly gorgeous environment. Kudos!
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OH MY GOD. i love this!!!!! the sky too, wow. i dont even want to know how long you did this for. it's amazing! 
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Have a wonderful day!
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Verry interesting piece. This struck me first 'cause I just started developing a planet whose's main photosynthesis color is reddish because of the wavelengths (or whatever, blah blah blah) it's sun emits different then ours.
This helps me visualize Shan (the planet) a little more. Thank you! And do you mind if I use this as some semi-inspiration?
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As long as you aren't copying anything I don't min. Inspiration is fine; depending on how closely you intend to base your ideas on mine crediting my piece would be nice. Other than that I am always happy to have inspired others.
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No, yeah, absolutely no copying, just inspiration.
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Bodyheat? Then why is the creature buildt for speed? And wouldn't it be nocturnal becouse of the heat of the sun?
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beautiful work! Have featured you here on my journal [link]
Have a great one!
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Kinda reminds me of a coral reef. I'm loving the creature design, the colors are breathtaking, and the image itself is simply spectacular!
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Thank you very much!
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No problem. Always glad to give a kind word for great artwork.
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