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Part of a continuing series on creature creation! 🔥TIPS & TRICKS🔥 for aspiring artists and designers!
This week I'm doing something a little different by using only two creatures 🐺🐠instead of the typical three (I typically recommend three MINIMUM). These two particular organisms are also particularly challenging because they don't share a lot of complimentary features. It's difficult to combine extremely distinct animals smoothly without creating a chimera (basically just mixed but identifiable features of multiple creatures mashed together). A wolf body with just a fish head (or vice versa) is basically the worst case scenario, but it's also a difficult problem to avoid when you're only drawing from two animal references.
To compensate for this I integrated the angler fish's luminous head lure into the wolf's tail. This helps the design remain balanced. If all your features from one animal are concentrated in a single spot (like the face), it can weaken your work. I kept the basic body plan of the wolf (quadrupedal predator) and added the slimy, scale-less skin of the angler over the scaffold of a large mammal.
You don't need to combine your creatures exactly 50% across every feature (coloration, body type, size, etc.) you can choose your favorite aspects of a creature and combine them disproportionately to generate a unique personal vision!
That's all I've got for now! Leave a couple (2-4) animals in the comments that you think would make a good combo! If I like the suggestion I'll make a creature outta them!

Description
Part of a continuing series on creature creation! 🔥TIPS & TRICKS🔥 for aspiring artists and designers!
This week I'm doing something a little different by using only two creatures 🐺🐠instead of the typical three (I typically recommend three MINIMUM). These two particular organisms are also particularly challenging because they don't share a lot of complimentary features. It's difficult to combine extremely distinct animals smoothly without creating a chimera (basically just mixed but identifiable features of multiple creatures mashed together). A wolf body with just a fish head (or vice versa) is basically the worst case scenario, but it's also a difficult problem to avoid when you're only drawing from two animal references.
To compensate for this I integrated the angler fish's luminous head lure into the wolf's tail. This helps the design remain balanced. If all your features from one animal are concentrated in a single spot (like the face), it can weaken your work. I kept the basic body plan of the wolf (quadrupedal predator) and added the slimy, scale-less skin of the angler over the scaffold of a large mammal.
You don't need to combine your creatures exactly 50% across every feature (coloration, body type, size, etc.) you can choose your favorite aspects of a creature and combine them disproportionately to generate a unique personal vision!
That's all I've got for now! Leave a couple (2-4) animals in the comments that you think would make a good combo! If I like the suggestion I'll make a creature outta them!