The Rekuta: Creature Design
A creature that dwells within the depths of a frigid planet.
The Rekuta
A creature made in my creature design class with Nick Pill.
Rough Description:
A bipedal semi-aquatic creature that is a cross from a crab, shark, and humanoid.
The first part of the process:
At first, I had a idea of doing just the bust, but failed to believe that it would convey my concept that effectively so I moved beyond the bust to the hips. Further more when helped me realise that I should settle and stop at the thighs before I hit the knees. So I was able to get in the four sets of arms, with no need for below the legs.
Crabs:
During the whole ideal, I worked from the head downwards, following a human anatomy like appearance, other then the face which sharply resembled that of a crab and a armoured fish. Other references did include that of other creatures of the crustacean family.
Texturing:
When I moved to texturing, I looked towards Godzilla for inspiration and draconics, scales mainly took my inspiration here. Since I didn't want the creature to just be ridged and brittle with keratin. But also flexible so that they were able to move their limbs in a versatile manner. Some of this inspiration mostly came from crocodiles and lobster undersides.
Colours:
Finally for the textures, I went with a simple blue, with dark rims around the edges of scales on his back with a lighter underside, that resembling the light underbelly of sharks. The eyes reflected that of a vibrant hue of a predator, shark or cat. Give or take.
Additional:
The additional engravings on the chest was a more modern take, someone driven by a warrior race, apex hunter race, trial almost, I wanted them to decorate themselves in honour. Like how Vikings had tattoos.
Creature description:
Rekuta
'Pistris Viruleimnus'
Pritis, meaning 'Sea Monster' Virule meaning 'Mortal'
Alien based creature that dwells in a frigid planet called Joturem. (Deprived from two words, Jutun "Giant" and Torem "Creator" from Latin.) Creatures that have grown into apex predators due to the given conditions of their planet, being so cold that has forced a natural occurrence of a large vessel. With the traits of a smarter, stronger and faster race. They didn't evolve with the use of tools, but the ability to communicate with a superior underwater dialect. Naturally their posture would be more hunched, and slimmer shoulders for a aerial-dynamic build.
They thrived within a bitter bone cold environment underwater, taking oxygen mainly through water. Their metabolism is slow, and they are carnivorous with a high-aggression demeanour in result of the tough food competition of their environment. Sometimes every so often, will lead to cannibalism. Their main weapons are their claws, the two stronger upper arms, over the smaller ones. They are more of ambush predators then they are active hunters.
However, with interaction of a alien species during a time of need when their planet was to meet their demise, they gifted them with the use of technology and tools to evolve past their potential. Their shoulders brought more proper square shape, and a upright spine for out of water bipedal support. Gradually to be used as grunt workers in the system of a space agency in turn for their saving. Additional to their system during the conversion was a new attachment of a cybernetic spine structure, genetic alteration to their traits for a superior neurotransmitters and a cerebral cortex to be compatible with a more advanced social structure.
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