Thursday, September 28, 2006
Rough Sketch: Mountain GuardianThe origin of these giant rock creatures is unknown; are they are a natural occurence or a creation of some ancient society? Only one thing is certain; they do not like when travelers tresspass into their mountains. If the mountain guardian is encountered, it is best to turn around and walk (do not run) in the opposite direction.
Rough Sketch: Jackal Men
These hounds have learned to walk on their hinds legs and hunt like men. They have been known to kill other predators that get in their way, with the exception of lions and jaguars.
Rough Sketch: Grub Fly
The female grub fly leads a horrible life after it has given birth. Its own children invade its thorax, feeding off of their mother's organs until she is dead. During this stage, the grub fly aimlessly flies around in a near comatose state. Any creature posing danger to her is immediately confronted-and often devoured-by her children.
Male grub flies are a rarer sight, as they spend most of their lives burrowed underground. They only come up to mate, and most are eaten by the females when they are finished mating.
Rough Sketch: Branch Eater
The branch eater lives up to its name and spends most of its life eating bark and insects off of branches. It will only come down from trees to drink or perform their bizarre mating rituals. Many see the presence of branch eaters as an indication that the land is healthy and fertile.
Rough Sketch: Rock Heads
Life is not limited to that which has legs and can move; even the most inanimate of objects, like rocks and mountains, have souls.
These creatures usually grow on the same stone or cliff face throughout their entire lives. Occasionally, tectonic shifting causes part of the body to break off, forming a new rock that will settle somewhere in the soft dirt and spring life of its own.
Rough Sketch: Hyena
Hyena's are mischievous canines that run through the grasslands, harassing as many animals as they can. They are quite vicious when it comes to eating. Their mouths are full of crooked teeth, capable of easily biting one's limb off.
Rough Sketch: The Piper
The Piper is a small, whimsical, and deadly creature. However, it does not kill its prey by itself. Instead, it hynotizes its victim with a tune from its pipe. It then lures the victim into the open where it can be attacked by larger, more capable predators. Afterwards, if the piper is impatient, it will hynotize the predator into leaving the carcass, allowing the piper to feed in piece.
First things first...
Project Shujaa is an attempt to create artwork for a theoretical RPG based on African culture and lore.
My reasons for picking an African setting is because it is not really explored as much in the RPG genre (or, at least, I've not seen any indication of it). Therefore, I thought it would be quite interesting to tackle such a fete.
Over the course of the next few weeks, I will be uploading concept art and 3D renders of creatures, people, and places I have conceived for this project. posted at 9:47 PM | 0 comments
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Welcome to Project Shujaa, a blog for showing progress on producing art for a role playing game based on African lore and culture. The word "Shujaa" comes from the Swahili word for "Brave" or "Courageous" as defined by Yale's Kamusi Project
Reference Material:
Creatures
Schedule:
Research and rough sketches
Refine artwork, select and color best pieces
Create a minimum of two 3D models based on concept art
Refine models based on critique, spend time organizing and refining all artwork for presentation.
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