How to Create Strong Creature Designs

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Per request, I've made a more in-depth video explaining important points to keep in mind when designing creatures.
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@cenasparks3402 4 года назад

I love the crocodile mermaid cause she reminds me of the local crypid in Washington. Aka Jake the alligator man. They look similar with the human torso and the alligator/crocodile lower half.

@ConclusiveConfusion 4 года назад

was literally just thinking that while checking out the thumbnail.

@starch625 4 года назад

Yes!

@amanonyoutube9591 2 года назад

That's just Karen croc

@myth9013 4 года назад

with the crocodile mermaid and about the hair Some alligator embryo have been seen with dinosaur proto-feathers on them so you could use that for hair if you wanted

@odanemcdonald9874 4 года назад

But But But Alligators aren't directly related to dinosaurs... 😟

@myth9013 4 года назад

@@odanemcdonald9874 But it's true I don't what too say. I remember seeing the fact on one if TREYTheExplainer on one his videos about the t rex feather or scale argument

@Tensa6251 4 года назад

SharkPup1912 tyrannosaurus had scales, they found em. But TYRANNOSAURS had feathers, like the yutyrannus!

@Tensa6251 4 года назад

Also, Crocodilians, and Dinosaurs are in a group known as archosaurs.

@myth9013 4 года назад

@@Tensa6251 i knew all of this already, but thanks for the reminder! Hecc Id think spino may be feathers like a big pelican

@andrewmonske8356 4 года назад

“The texture of which gives off the impression of a freshly washed blanket” Or a toilet seat cover...

@otaku-chan4888 4 года назад

That's only in the US. In other places in the world our toilet seats are perfectly bare, thank you :)

@olianims 4 года назад

@@otaku-chan4888 oh god don't group me in with the toilet seat cover users Some nasty shit

@tobysinbad 4 года назад

what? why would you make anything in a bathroom absorbent, besides the toilet paper?

@wafflecon6029 3 года назад

@@tobysinbad in toy story 3 Bonnie has a toilet cover that looks like Sully.

@laurensahanna5826 3 года назад

I like how you used sully to show the friendlier, kinder end of the creature design spectrum, but truth be told, he'd be just as terrifying as the xenomorph if you translated his design to the real world

@HoliUliPooli 5 лет назад

When will be your next TED talk p l e a s e ? They are really interesting and entertaining !

@Subjectively 5 лет назад

I'm glad you like them!! I'll be sure to keep em coming!

@sprigon2936 4 года назад

agreed.

@dinoclaire1014 4 года назад

I think you're having a stroke, but I agree.

@wesleymcspadden5437 4 года назад

hmmm

@fennecfoxfanatic 5 лет назад

but why are we sexualy attracted to big scary monster designs?

@Swaggy.B 5 лет назад

Good question but I have an answer

@Swaggy.B 5 лет назад

Cuz y not

@Subjectively 5 лет назад

Fennecfoxfanatic honestly I could do a whole other video on that..... but I won’t

@fennecfoxfanatic 5 лет назад

Subjectively I'll come back to this comment in two years to see if it holds up :3c

@ksoundkaiju9256 4 года назад

Fennecfoxfanatic Hot Cloaca

@rightwinters7795 5 лет назад

ohhhhh monster hunter monster design analysis that would be beautiful

@sugar1905 5 лет назад

god yes please

@Subjectively 5 лет назад

I’d love to! Monster hunter has fantastic character design!

@afiri6946 3 года назад

YEEEEEEA

@vexx0397 4 года назад

9:01 hmmmmmmmmm... The scariest creature of all, defeated only with the mighty snowball!

@secretname2670 4 года назад

Spore

@matthueloose7172 5 лет назад

Alien X Monsters Inc. - The Greatest Crossover Of All Time? If you don't slow down I'll never be able to go to design school! (Though my wallet will be happy!)

@Subjectively 5 лет назад

My advice- go to a design school! Most of what I know I learned from fantastic teachers and students! It’s worth the loans!

@oznerolnavi3772 Год назад

@@Subjectively it’s really not

@Sqeek17 5 лет назад

Your videos are incredibly well made- I’m honestly shocked you’re not much more popular than you are

@Subjectively 5 лет назад

AReallyBoredArtist o3o thank you! I hope I can get bigger!

@dzeez7394 4 года назад

I saw this comment thinking he might be 100k - 500k and deserve a million subs... 7k how are you not way bigger? You certainly deserve to be way bigger

@sewaside6663 Год назад

@@Subjectively Well you certainly did lol. And you deserve it, hope you get even more in the future! Cheers and thanks for the videos

@______5051 4 года назад

I'm a creature designer so I was interested when I saw this video, thanks for making a video based on this so I could expand my ideas.

@jwlapham8154 4 года назад

I've heard quite a few times already about having intent when making a character or just generally anything story related can really help the process. However, I've been working on my own story for a bit now, and I've had trouble coming up with interesting designs for things, thinking I had to come up with it just on pure imagination. I appreciate this video because it served as a reminder that story telling is a medium, and everything has a purpose.

@bloodcatstudios6426 4 года назад

jwlapham I can help :0 I love making designs and stuff and I make like a billion ideas per day of different creatures for no reason and they go to no use lol

@jwlapham8154 4 года назад

@@bloodcatstudios6426 Haha, thanks for the offer, but it's my own little project. I'd prefer just to work on it myself.

@bloodcatstudios6426 4 года назад

jwlapham k good luck :p

@nicreven 3 месяца назад

How's that going now?

@Dinomatrix21 4 года назад

My kindred brother, fish are to you what dinosaurs are to me. gawDAMN, this video speaks to me. It validates everything that I've been unsure about when making creatures. Added to favorites.

@holdonasec3266 5 лет назад

What a freaking great video. I'm definitely referencing this next time I go to design a dnd character.

@matthewbove5683 5 лет назад

This is just the video I was looking for! It's so interesting and well put together!

@GoldeStatue 5 лет назад

_all monsters from monster hunter_

@undeadwerewolves9463 5 лет назад

YES

@RasenCore 4 года назад

This was EXTREMELY helpful and well made. Thank you!

@nicolecreep5095 4 года назад

It would be interesting to see you analyze enemy/monster designs from the Mother/Earthbound series. Enemies honestly goes from a lamp or a stray dog to a Lion brutally smashed together with robotics that make it look like an octopus or a magical drag queen physically reconstructed to have tubas coming out of his face. Enemies and monsters are weird for the weird series and it would be fun to see an in-depth analysis of it all!

@littlemayo7136 4 года назад

I know this is random but Monsters Incorporated was the first movie to ever make me laugh

@KidKatastrophe2314 4 года назад

I randomly came across this video while trying to sleep...I draw every now and then, but the fact that you featured cursed images and (relatively new) Yu-Gi-Oh monsters in the video pretty much earns you an instant like & subscribe.

@ShadeMeadows 4 года назад

I just like to keep Fusin' until i hit a Design i like!~ Loved the Vid! Aspirin' Creature Concept Artist here~

@jinatjahan7937 4 года назад

Very Helpful!! Thank You!! I’m working on original characters and creatures for comics and video games

@astelledekitsune4064 4 года назад

just the mention of the blue eyes fed my soul

@ursafuriosaa 4 года назад

For me I just love to have realism in a character, it adds a whole other level.

@jukeincorporated 4 года назад

10:26 hey look it's hollow knight

@Damascene_ 3 года назад

YES HOLLOW KNIGHT

@egotisticalflame 4 года назад

how are you not more popular, this is put together so well and is entertaining to watch and listen to.

@croffeepot 4 года назад

gasp i see a janitor within the first 10 seconds of the video and you got my attention

@magnaknight9252 Год назад

I did have this idea of a monster who is like a mashed up of Hedorah, Orga, Destoroyah, Red from Creepypasta, and Dagahra from Rebirth of Mothra 2 as an indestructible bio-organic toxic monster. The problem is I don't know what to make for his appearance or giving it a name.

@Paulodemoc 4 года назад

I'm in love with this channel now

@eaglelord145 4 года назад

I've been trying to come up with a xenomorph/Ridley inspired monster for a while, but I kept missing things. This video's helped a lot, thanks!

@emmarina3525 4 года назад

3:18 after this explosion here I subscribed on the spot and turned on all notifications

@undeadwerewolves9463 5 лет назад

This video is Fantastic thank you! I subbed :)

@retrocrow2887 5 лет назад

Nice vid i love designing monsters too!

@fredsmith6973 4 года назад

I subbed and liked because your video is so informative and interesting keep up the good work

@impa2787 3 года назад

I believe this is the first video I watched from your channel. Damn, time flies by fast

@lem5689 4 года назад

When it comes to creating creatures..monster hunter i simply LOVED! Like they feel like they belong in the area they live in..each has its own niche..thier own way they attack and use thier abilities to fight.. for imaginary beast the monsters in monsterhunter feels natural

@Heavenknowsimballinnow 2 года назад

I know this vid is kinda old but dude...you're a total lifesaver. For an art final I was trying to design this menacing dragon god. I came here to look for inspiration of what animals to base it off of when I totally realized- this character has no depth or meaning whatsoever. It made me realize I couldn't design a menacing character if I didn't have any world building yet. Thanks so much man for real, I'll definitely be taking this advice!!

@freako9805 5 лет назад

Two of my personal favourites are the demigorgon from Stranger Things and the silence from Dr Who

@Subjectively 5 лет назад

Freako both very creepy!

@minnowthewarlock5988 4 года назад

all the creature designs in Stranger Things are really cool, they do an amazing job tbh

@horrorguro9562 5 лет назад

you need more subs bro your videos are great tbh

@peopleperson3599 4 года назад

If nicotine and cigarette smoke was an emotion, I think HR Giger captured it perfectly

@belacile 4 года назад

Your videos are awesome! Keep it up!

@The_PokeSaurus 4 года назад

I really liked this video. It really made me think about the creatures I have designed. I would love to have you judge them.

@lucalycan 5 лет назад

Any good books on character design you can recommend? I'm going to be writing a dissertation focused on character design so any good sources would be cool. Great channel btw.

@Subjectively 5 лет назад

Amphibeyan - I’d say just any concept art book from a game or movie you enjoy. It’s where I get a lot of my information and inspiration!

@RRDino 4 года назад

Really inspirational, started crying at the end, gonna go make a cash register monster now.

@WolfGr33d 4 года назад

You make a good case for intent. One thing that comes to my mind as well is choosing the level of how obvious or obscure you want your intent to be. Sometimes the intent can be so obvious or obscure in the design that it winds up having the opposite effect of what was intended. Take for example Batman's voice in 'The Dark Knight'. The movie's overall intent was to present a darker grittier Batman to theaters. While it largely succeeded in this intent in numerous areas, Batman's voice is so obviously trying to sound gritty and serious that it unintentionally ends up coming off as somewhat comical.

@Patchy_AK 4 года назад

I found this video at the perfect time for my book. Thank you!

@9ightdreamer Год назад

I didn't expect to see Roger The Janitor from Little Nightmares! Little Nightmares is my special interest!!!

@PatriciaLouiseAPobre 4 года назад

Can you make a video about the characters of Treasure Planet? It's such an underrated Disney movie and I feel like you can shed some light on the concept and individual designs!

@lylacor8401 4 года назад

when you talked about sully I got reminded of a dragon quest enemy teeny sanguini: looks adorable and it's fluffy but it's face can turn from big friendly eyes (big for it's size atleast) with a small smilling mouth to a face with red glowing eyes with it's mouth stretching out almost covering it's intire body with big teeth (like the size of a knive or a dagger). it's a minimal change in my opinion but it works, not to mention the fact that atleast in DQ9 teen sanguini turn in manguini wich are more human like but also a lot more monstrous. I like it and I think it's also a great example. Can you make a video about such "trap" monsters and how to design them?

@LORDSofCHAOS333 4 года назад

Monsters ink vs alien. A Pixar sci-fi horror 🔪 comedy 🔪 fan fiction 🔪 Valentine spoov

@dzeez7394 4 года назад

Ink

@adkinsy85 4 года назад

This channel is gold ✨✨👌 always gives me new ideas I love you ❤️ bro

@delmarshepherd2807 4 года назад

Never thought I'd watch the gruesome bug scene in King Kong with the lighthearted music of the Yoshi's Island theme song playing in the background

@wonder6835 5 лет назад

I love creatures in media. Its the reason why the "mon" genre of games is my favorite. From Shin Megami Tensei to Pokemon, I play them all. Also, did you just call James Cameron's avatar iconic? Do you even know if the names of the characters and any of the creatures in that movie without looking them up? The only thing that movie is known for nowadays is still somehow being the highest grossing movie. Great video though!

@Subjectively 5 лет назад

Wonder I actually had a concept art book for the movie avatar growing up, I spent a lot of time reading about the creatures in it. A lot of my early inspiration for character design came from that movie!

@wonder6835 5 лет назад

@@Subjectively the creature design is actually pretty cool. Its just the movie itself is eh.

@user-ik6ok4hg1b 4 года назад

Thanks a lot 😃

@martakyam 4 года назад

Alien is the only thing that makes me freak out internally

@somerandomguy2400 4 года назад

I really like your art style.

@chaosfuel3027 4 года назад

New sub, gotta say the video was inspiring

@dogleven3745 3 года назад

This is the first video I watched of you

@spiritvdc5109 2 года назад

Another point about what makes Alien so terrifying for me specifically is its acid blood. Imo a creature that's meant to evoke fear visually but isn't actually that dangerous just comes off as silly; you have to know that this thing can kill you even if you're brave enough to fight back, and the acid blood feature seals that horror for me in that, thematically, "making it bleed" is usually a good thing, it typically symbolizes weakness and that a creature can be injured and beaten, but in Alien, making them bleed . It's the same level of horror as werewolves in settings where the slightest nick of their fangs will turn you into one. They're terrifying not because of how they look, but for the simple fact that you can't even fight back without being slain in the process - they are simply death incarnate.

@user-eq9vy2hp1r 4 года назад

Really cool videos,and as for starter artist(who i am)it help alot :D.Also what programe are you using for drawing ?:0

@OliveTheGardenSnail 2 года назад

One of my favorite things to do with character design is create a creature with complete rule of cool, then correct it with color, textures, patterns, shape language and silhouette. After that for the lore I look at it and completely make it work. I can bend the laws of the world or how that creature would be able to live in order to suit the feasibility. And once I've done that as best as I can it's usually a pretty well rounded and good design. It's fun to do with toys or media that have cannons. Like Furbies!

@KingJangOng 4 года назад

Haha i was the same way, except i memorzed a book about fish and could tell you about an page and recite the exact descriptions.

@erebusthedragon8017 4 года назад

Have been drawing Dragons on paper since I was like. 8. I’ve gotten pretty good

@ravenpotter3 4 года назад

I’ve been wanting to make a Pokémon inspired game idea and I can’t find much advice for designing creatures like Pokémon (but not Pokémon since it’s different and not Pokémon but I want it to be in a similar style). Thanks for the advice

@JOHNMARTIN-zm6zz 4 года назад

9:00 That big eyed bugger gave me flashbacks.

@graciliraptor3990 4 года назад

3:28 thought he was gon talk bout the cat :x

@theredblob4324 4 года назад

Graciliraptor same lol

@theplusultrafangirl531 3 года назад

Nice to know that I'm not the only one who is inspired to the Xenomorph design in my art

@awesomearchon9933 4 года назад

Fun fact! The cat is Alien is responsible for 3 deaths.

@georgiabennett8533 4 года назад

I love how there was the Yoshi’s Island theme at one point in the background lol

@masterzoroark6664 4 года назад

5:02 Your toes, hand'em over!!

@cozy.underscore.cringe 4 года назад

this video really helped i already have a creature i designed and i may fix it up a bit but i have question, how do you name made up creatures i can't seem to come up with anything and it's been two years since i created it

@oliibomb Год назад

This is great

@meat2023 5 лет назад

If you ever check back here I'm honestly curious if you have ever checked out the monster designs of Toriko, gourmet hunter. They're pretty solid in my book

@Subjectively 5 лет назад

just looked this up- very interesting! I'll have to look further into this...

@DracoTheBlack 4 года назад

I never knew I wanted an Rated-R Monsters Inc. but boy, do I

@nataliecrayon6720 4 года назад

11:54 “I was the ball...” 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@thedigitalnoodle4021 4 года назад

Wow, great content Sir!. +1 subscriber

@NYGJMAP 4 года назад

6:09 is basically a jump scare, thanks

@hobabo9703 4 года назад

7:25 Ok now you have my attention

@goodladd2067 5 лет назад

Take a look at the dnd monsters.

@wolfbushcraft3369 10 месяцев назад

the hair could be like feather structure or fine feathers

@glowstickqueen7139 4 года назад

2:52 I do this to ALL of my characters, pretty interesting and fun

@dwg3477 3 года назад

If you don't mind me asking, do you have a source on that red crocodile knight in the beginning of the video?

@ammyfatxolotl9822 4 года назад

OMG THE JANITOR YES MY BOY

@sharkpunk977 3 года назад

could you do a video about robot/animatronic character design?

@TheShadow-hw7su 4 года назад

I made a creature that I’m still fleshing out, but it’s hard for an eyeless monster to look like a friendly thing, I think I’ve made a good example though

@kolmarah 2 года назад

Hey man, nice vid, love ur croco-merman btw. Quick question, I’m trying to design a creature, a wyvern like cobra monster who is a ‘good guy’ in my film. My reference are snakes, bats, pangolins, thorny lizards and the bazleguese from monster hunters. Suppose how am I suppose to create something like that to be different and unique rather than a generic boring dragon. Kinda stuck on this particular design. Reply back to answer my problemplez (luv ur channel also)

@drakearketernalknight7024 2 года назад

I had a similar thing when I made my dragon but when I did that I have never been able to redraw it cuz I went to crazy on its design I don’t know how to replicate it

@arocomisgamusclademork1603 4 года назад

How about Fusion monster like Quadrepudal add Bipedal into half four legged monster with add spikes?

@Youshallbeeatenbyme 4 года назад

First off, sir! I'm a student of Salvador Dali's imagery, and H.P. Lovecraft's ideas. I shall invert your opinions, and scream as my creations haunt my dreams. Thank you kindly.

@HAPPY-wd2xl 4 года назад

i love drawing monsters and such so im trying to learn more and you sir , your YT channel has captured my atention , you made me HAPPY edit : nothing about last part of this comment but 4:52 SIREN HEAD

@Taradoxxi 5 лет назад

4:50 ayyy Trevor Henderson spotted :D

@coolcool6219 4 года назад

Taradoxxi thank you for commenting this I couldn't think of his name it was on the tip of my tongue!!

@skywolfusa8292 5 месяцев назад

2:13 does it... do the thing though

@vidjuegos11 4 года назад

"A Goomba, nothing more than a mushroom with eyes a mouth and some feet" just realized that :O

@aCavemanNamedJaR 4 года назад

They have eyebrows too! Lol

@sethsturwold5551 4 года назад

i like the use of trevor hendersons art as reference for ambiguity

@Sleepy_Cabbage 4 года назад

I've got a question that bothered me for quite a while. How do i make a creature that doesn't resemble eny creature from earth in some way without it looking similar

@MrUmakemelaff 4 года назад

Any creature, even Cthulu has elements that ground it with familiar anatomy. Neither artist or viewer can comprehend the incomprehensible.

@ryanfink4206 4 года назад

Eh you can't really. Alien creatures are an amazing creature because they have complete liberty for art, But Nature itself only has so many freedoms. A creature needs a way to interact with its environment (hands, wings, claws, tentacles) a way to sense it's environment (eyes, ears, nose) and a way to consume energy (normally a mouth). With that In mind, it's near impossible to make a creature that doesn't ay least somewhat resemble a real animal

@taeusz1474 4 года назад

Why you didnt mention Tau Volantis Native from dead space 3 :(

@perry-1572 4 года назад

im personally offended that you showed a pic of the knight without going into detail about its design.... but at the same time I'm happy you've played Hollow Knight and I really hope you make a video about the game at some point!