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CREATURE CONCEPT

BY MATHIEU AERNI

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3D CONCEPT

The idea for this creature started when I was looking for a way to use horns in an unusual way on a goatish-like creature. I came up with the idea of using four backwards-pointing slim horns. It was very clear in my mind that 1 didn’t want a brute type creature with a bodybuilder’s physique; instead I wanted him to be lean and light. Despite its unfriendly looks, I wanted my creature to come across as wise and old. I started to work with those ideas in my mind, and through the entire concept phase ...

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