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Nicksketch — Swoop Head Concept Sketch
Published: 2011-01-03 13:15:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 4789; Favourites: 123; Downloads: 59
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Another older Sketch, this one for an Alien Pterosaur like beast that sweeps across bodies of water snapping up the local analogue of fish.this one is earmarked I think for development as a 3D sculpt later this year.
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That is so cool. Reminds me of a Spinosaurus, Pterosaur, and and alien. Which two of those you already said it is.
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I never thought of the Spinosaurus look, but you are right, there is a resemblance 
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You're welcome! Have you drawn the rest of the animal? Is it a "bird of prey" kind of alien?
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hmmm, I recall doing some doodles of it a long time ago, but no I don't really have a body for it. If I remember correctly it was sort of 'Pterosaurish'
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Makes sense! it looks like "pteranodon meets ornithocheirus" a bit
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absolutely, so something along those lines
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cool!
I have uploaded the few tidbits I have made so far. You can have a look If you want.
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I had a look at your gallery earlier, you have some interesting ideas in there, best of luck with the project
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I love it, but I have one question. What's the creature's main way of perception? Is it able to see like we do (Colors), or is it able to see infrared-ultraviolet spectrums? Are those bubble things at it's sides like compound eyes? Sorry for all those questions, but I find the concept intriguing.
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well, I imagined them to be a form of renewable compound type of eye, each small bubble resolves a quite low grade image but many overlapping views improve the detail etc. colour spectrum I have no idea, I think movement is more important for these guys, and the ability to define edges of objects. the eyes grow from specialised skin cells, and are eventually shed, to be replaced by the next set.
Like a sharks teeth
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Or like a reptile's skin. Really like the idea. So I figure they see in grey tones? Or just black and white? Or maybe they see like a mix of an insect and chordate eye?
Dosen't matter. It's quite a nice conept. I would like to see more about it's homeworld or something.
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yes, I figure these individual eyes are a bit like pigment cup ocelli of spiders. but moult, all said and done they look cool
the home-world stuff is a long way off, perhaps I@ll have time for it when I retire
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I'm liking the multitude of pimply eyes, for some reason.
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heh, yeah I used to do those alot, still turn up on occasion
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all those dimples on the bulges either side of the head are a kind of compound eye. I love this idea, it's kind of a recurring theme with my creatures
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I thought so.. 
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I'm sure you can do it, you just need to play around a bit
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Maybe you're right, I actually didn't try... xD I'm always stuct at portraits, that's so frustraiting sometimes
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