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D I G I T A L C H A R A C T E R
C O N T E N T S
S c u l p t i n g t h e b a c k
P a i n t i n g t h e b a c k
h e a d d e s i g n
f e e t
L e g s
C l a w s
D e s i g n i n g t h e f r o n t
F a c e
P H Y S I C A L P R O P
d e s i g n
C l a y S c u l p t i n g
C a s t i n g
S i l i c o n c o l o u r i n g a n d p a i n t i n g t e s t s
F i n a l S i l i c o n e M o u l d
S i l i c o n e p a i n t i n g
M o v i n g m e c h a n i s m
B r e a t h i n g m e c h a n i s m
G l o w i n t h e D a r k
E m b r o y n i c S a c k
F i n a l p r o d u c t
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I painted the back of Insecticon to
look like decaying leaves, as I thought
that decaying leaves give the most
intresting patters and colours.
This meant that if the creature was
under threat it could hide and
camouflage into the forest as no
predator would be interested in dying
leaves
I made the spine darker and added
shades of brown green and yellow. I
copied the various patterns and
textures of decying leaves to give a
more realistic effect.
Painting process of the back
The back is one of the
main features on the
charater and was the
most time consuming.
I used Mudbox to paint
this rather than
Substance painter
because I couldn't
acess the college
computers and also my
home computer could
not handle Substance
Painter
I used several different
stamps, stencils and
airbrushed colours to
blend the whole back
togethrer
I wanted to use
the bulges in the
head to mimic the
natural way
decaying leaves
buckle
Green base
lighten main areas
add colour,
shading
and some
texture
and finally I added
the thorns to the
front and back
Then add the finer
details like mud
When I designed the legs I wanted them to be another method of
defence. I also wanted to keep with the plant theme, so I looked at how
plants defend themselves and tried sculpting various thorns onto the
legs. In the end I decided rose thorns looked the best.
Next I added muscles to the legs. I looked at the muscles on body
builders. I thought the way their legs looked during competitions
was almost extraterrestrial.
This gave the model more definition and a stronger look.
I then removed blemishes and
blended the hand onto the arm. I
also had to bring down the polycount
because it was too high.
The design was based on pink
lilies and orchids.
These are really beautiful and
flamboyant flowers that catch the
eye. I loved its soft pinks with hits
of yellows and darker speckles
which I have incoprated into the
design.
I also took inspiration from the
Orchrid Praying Mantis that also
mimics orchids as a form of
camouflage
I mainly contoured
along the sculpted
features that were
already there and
tried to include as
much flower elements
as possible.
This is how the character looks while
attracting prey,
As you can see this position mimics a lilies
I wanted the face to have a
more insect alien look. I
think adding the padipal
and fangs helped with this.
I took inspiration from
several animals,example
large eyes on deers, the
fangs and pedipal on
spiders and I painted it to
mimic orchid flowers
I based my design on
the "face feelers or
pinchers" from the
pedipalp on spiders
(these are the front
two legs used to feel
and hold food)
I painted these pink
but in the same style
as tarantula legs
I sculpted these in Zbrush doing a general rough shape.
I then started using orbs to get a more exact shape.
After this I defined the shape and lowered the poly count.
I then painted them with a hair texture. But i didnt think it
fit with the aesthic so
I then changed the colours to a lighter pink to fit better
with the pallet
O R I G I N A L L Y M Y D E S I G N W A S
H E A V I L Y I N F L U E N C E D B Y
T H E P U S S - M O T H
C A T E R P I L L A R A N D H O W
T H A T E V O L V E S . H O W E V E R I
D I D N ' T T H I N K T H I S D E S I G N
L I N K E D C L O S E L Y E N O U G H
A T F I R S T .
I L O O K E D A T T H E B O D Y O F
T H E D I G I T A L C H A R A C T E R
I N S E C T I C O N T H A T I H A D
M A D E A N D I D E C I D E D T O
D E S I G N I T I N A F E T A L
P O S I T I O N
I T H E N T O O K A W A Y M O R E
D E F I N I N G F E A T U R E S T O
M A K E T H E M L O O K L E S S
D E V E L O P E D B U T S T I L L
R E S E M B L E T H E O R I G I N A L
C H A R A C T E R
I T H E N M I X E D T H I S W I T H A
C A T E R P I L L A R C O C O O N , T H I S
I S H O W I C A M E T M Y D E S I G N
B R A N C H
C O C O O N
I S C U L P T E D T H E C O C O O N
O U T O F M O N S T E R C L A Y
H E R E I P A I N T E D A F I R S T L A Y E R O F
D A R K G R E E N
I D I D S O B Y M I X I N G G E L 1 0 W I T H
W H I T E S P I R I T S
B E C A U S E I H A D P R E V I O U S L Y P A I N T E D
F O U R O T H E R C O C O O N S I W A S
C O M F O R T A B L E D O I N G S I L I C O N E
P A I N T I N G . I K N E W H O W M U C H
P I G M E N T , T H I N N E R A N D G E L 1 0 I
N E E D E D
I T H E N R E P E A T E D T H I S P R O C E S S
A D D I N G D A R K E R G R E E N S A N D
R E D S T O G I V E A S E N S E O F D E P T H
A N D C O N T R A S T . I A D D E D L I G H T E R
C O L O U R S F O R H I G H L I G H T S
S I L I C O N E P A I N T I N G
I P A I N T E D T H E C O C O O N T O G I V E I T A N O V E R D R A M A T I C E F F E C T
T H I S O V E R D R A M A T I C E F F E C T W A S E S S E N T I A L T O E N S U R E T H E F E A T U R E S W E R E
C L E A R L Y V I S A B L E W H E N T H E E M B R Y O N I C S A C K W A S P L A C E D O V E R I T .
T H I S A L L O W E D A L L T H E F E A T U R E S T O B E C L E A R L Y O U T L I N E D A N D V I S I B L E
T H R O U G H T H E S A C K
T O G E T T H I S P I E C E T O M O V E I
N E E D E D T O B U I L D A T E N T A C L E
M E C H A N I S M . T H I S W A S B U I L T F R O M
F L E X I B L E T U B I N G
M O V E M E N T
I T H E N C A S T S E V E R A L I N D I V I D U A L
R E S I N D I S K S T O F I T O N T O T H E T U B E
I D R I L L E D O N E L A R G E H O L E T O F I T
T H E C E N T E R P I P E . T H E N T H R E E
S M A L L E V E N L Y S P A C E S H O L E S
W H E R E I C O U L D F E E D T H E C A B L E S
T H R O U G H
E A C H W I R E I S C O N N E C T E D
T O O N E H A N D E L , A , B A N D C
W H E N A H A N D E L I S P U L L E D
T H I S C A U S E S T H E P I P E T O
B E N D I N A S P E C I F I C
D I R E C T I O N
T H E S E H A N D L E S C A N B E
P U L L E D S E P A R A T E L Y O R I N
C O N J U G A T I O N W I T H E A C H
O T H E R T O G I V E A R A N G E O F
M O T I O N
B R E A T H I N G
I K E P T A T I G H T S E A L A R O U N D T H E B A S E O F T H E C O C O O N S O A I R O N L Y
C O U L D E S C A P E T H R O U G H T H E P I P E
T H I S M E A N T T H A T I C O U L D B L O W O R S U C K A I R S T R A I G H T I N T O T H E
P I P E . T H I S C A U S E S T H E C O C O O N T O E X P A N D A N D
C O N T R A C T G I V I N G T H E I L L U S I O N T H E C O C O O N I S B R E A T H I N G .
E A C H C A B L E I S C O R D O N E D O F F I N A I N N E R T U B E T O P R E V E N T
T A N G L I N G , T H I S I S T H E N C U T D O W N S O I T C A N B E U S E D A S A M O U T H
P I E C E
G L O W I N T H E D A R K
I M A D E T H E S E C O C O O N S F R O M
A L I G H T F L E X I B L E S I L I C O N E
W H I C H A L L O W S T H E C O C O O N S
T O M O V E W I T H O U T L O S I N G
S H A P E O R T E A R I N G
I D I D T H I N N E R L A Y E R S W I T H
L I G H T P I G M E N T S T O A L L O W
L I G H T T O P A S S T H R O U G H T H E
C O C O O N
I A D D E D D A R K E R P I G M E N T S F O R
V E I N S A N D C A P I L L A R I E S . T H I S
M E A N T T H A T T H E L I G H T
C O U L D N ' T P A S S T H R O U G H T H I S
D E T A I L W H I C H G I V E S A M O R E
R E A L I S T I C Y E T D R A M A T I C
E F F E C T
T H E E M B R O T I C S A C K
I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE CREATURE WAS IN AN
EMBRYONIC STATE SO I ADDED AN ADDITIONAL SACK OVER
TO MIMIMIC AN EMBRYO SACK
THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MADE FROM GEL 10 BUT THIS
SILICONE DRIES CLOUDY. I FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO GET A
THIN ENOUGH LAYER FOR IT TO DRY CLEAR BUT A THICK
ENOUGH LAYER TO BE DURABLE ENOUGH TO STRETCH
OVER THE ENTIRE SCULPT.
INSTEAD I USED CONDOMS. THEY WORKED PERFECTLY
WELL.
ADDING VEINS WAS TRICKY AS I LEARNED GEL 10 WILL NOT
CURE ON CONDOMS BECAUSE OF ITS MATERIAL MAKE UP.
GLUES CAN PEEL AND FLAKE SO TO ADD VEINS I HAD TO
SOAK THREAD IN WATER DILUTED PVA GLUE AND GENTLY
APPLY IT WITH A TWEEZERS AND METAL RODS.
THE CONDOM ALSO GOES CLOUDY OVER TIME BUT ADDING
A LAYER OF DISH SOAP REMOVES THE WHITE LOOK.
NORMAL
BLOWN UP
DRIED OUT
FILLED WITH WATER
STRETCHED
THIS IS FOUR DIFFRENT COCOOOS DISPLAYED DIFFRENTLY BUT ALL USING A CONDOMN AS
THE EMBROYTIC SACK
THIS IS THE FINAL PRODUCT OF THE MAIN COCOON