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Planet explorer's log:
"The innermost planet was very much alive, despite bathing in the dim light from that small, red sun.
Among the strangest creatures prowling that harsh alien steppe were what we quickly came to call a "Steppe Runner". This predator lived off the giant hydrogen-breathing biopods that scattered the landscape - the planet's equivalence to trees.
So heavily armoured were the biopods that extreme measures were required to take them on. The Steppe Runner managed by having developed into the living equivalent of an armour-piercing bullet. Charging from a long distance, the Runner built up a tremendous speed before literally ramming headlong into its target with its long lance-like horn. Piercing the biopod's armour and diving inside, holes along the base of the Runner's lance then quickly sucked out the soft tissues of the defenseless biopod.
They were curious beasts, perfectly adapted to that harsh world."
An original creature design, originally inspired by a Deviant-Deadlines contest with the theme "Creature" [link] .
GIMP + MyPaint, a few hours.
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Comments: 16
VGiselleH [2014-03-03 22:58:13 +0000 UTC]
Very original design! It's eh, front bits make it look built (windows), yet at the same time perfectly acceptable as some kind of naturally occurring design. I actually consider it's color the weirdest part, ha.
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Griatch-art In reply to VGiselleH [2014-04-22 13:11:44 +0000 UTC]
I hadn't thought of the front looking like it had windows, but you are right - it does!
Half the fun of this was figuring out some sort of evolutionary reason for its existence (as outlined in the caption). The Deviant Deadlines challenges really helped spawn a lot of ideas.
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Griatch-art In reply to Ink20 [2011-02-07 04:40:54 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! And thanks for the fave!
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Griatch-art In reply to RAW6319 [2011-02-07 04:40:40 +0000 UTC]
Hehe, Steral eh? Some suggest calling it "Steve" too.
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Griatch-art In reply to Nixon7 [2011-02-07 04:41:28 +0000 UTC]
Ok, that's fair enough.
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jaystababe [2011-02-06 02:32:06 +0000 UTC]
WHOA what IS that.
I want one.
I will call it Steve.
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Griatch-art In reply to jaystababe [2011-02-07 04:38:43 +0000 UTC]
Steve, eh? Sounds strangely suitable. "Sit Steve! Fetch Steve - no, not that fast!" Thanks for the fave!
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Griatch-art In reply to Parady [2011-02-07 04:37:44 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! And thanks for the fave!
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