Today i have completed my Literature and Contextual Reviews for this first semester. The aim of my reviews was to discover how to make you, my audience believe my creatures could actually exist by creating verisimilitude (the appearance of truth).
I discovered the importance of anatomy and musculature in my designs and without a strong structural base its audience will start to doubt its existence. I also learnt to consider every little detail in a creatures design...
What is its Purpose?
How has its Evolved to Survive?
How does it Hunt and Eat?
What are the differences between the Males and Females?
All of the above are just a selection of factors to consider in the creature design process.
On top of all that, considering a players first reactions to a design...
Can the player approach and interact with the creature?
Should the player prepare for an attack?
So the Psychology must also be taken into account.
The process of researching, reading, visiting places and writing these reviews have truly enhanced my knowledge and understanding of creature design, and bare all in mind when designing.
I have also added a new page to my Blog, Creature Sketches as i have previously said i have been working mainly in my sketch book recently and i have selected a few to share with you...
Take a look and enjoy!
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