How to Create Strong Creature Designs

[@cenasparks3402]

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]

was literally just thinking that while checking out the thumbnail.

[@starch625]

Yes!

[@amanonyoutube9591]

That's just Karen croc

[@myth9013]

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]

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

[@myth9013]

@@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

[@aspasval]

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

[@aspasval]

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

[@myth9013]

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

[@andrewmonske8356]

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

[@otaku-chan4888]

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

[@olianims]

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

[@tobysinbad]

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

[@wafflecon6029]

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

[@laurensahanna5826]

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]

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

[@Subjectively]

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

[@sprigon2936]

agreed.

[@dinoc101]

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

[@wesleymcspadden5437]

hmmm

[@Sqeek17]

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

[@Subjectively]

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

[@dzeez7394]

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]

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

[@jwlapham8154]

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]

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]

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

[@bloodcatstudios6426]

jwlapham k good luck :p

[@nicreven]

How's that going now?

[@rightwinters7795]

ohhhhh monster hunter monster design analysis that would be beautiful

[@sugar1905]

god yes please

[@Subjectively]

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

[@afiri6946]

YEEEEEEA

[@DrunkenIdaho]

Yeahh

[@______5051]

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.

[@vexx0397]

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

[@secretname2670]

Spore

[@MatthueLoose]

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]

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]

@@Subjectively it’s really not

[@holdonasec3266]

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

[@Dinomatrix21]

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.

[@fennecfoxfanatic]

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

[@Swaggy.B]

Good question but I have an answer

[@Swaggy.B]

Cuz y not

[@Subjectively]

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

[@fennecfoxfanatic]

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

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

Fennecfoxfanatic Hot Cloaca

[@matthewbove5683]

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

[@KidKatastrophe2314]

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]

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

[@Heavenknowsimballinnow]

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!!

[@croffeepot]

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

[@egotisticalflame]

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

[@nicolecreep5095]

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!

[@ursafuriosaa]

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

[@littlemayo7136]

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

[@emmarina3525]

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

[@Paulodemoc]

I'm in love with this channel now

[@astelledekitsune4064]

just the mention of the blue eyes fed my soul

[@9ightdreamer]

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

[@lem5689]

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

[@peopleperson3599]

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

[@impa2787]

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

[@jinatjahan7937]

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

[@WolfGr33d]

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.

[@GoldeStatue]

_all monsters from monster hunter_

[@undeadwerewolves9463]

YES

[@eaglelord145]

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!

[@Joe-v5o]

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

[@Subjectively]

Freako both very creepy!

[@minnowthewarlock5988]

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

[@RasenCore]

This was EXTREMELY helpful and well made. Thank you!

[@wonder6835]

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]

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]

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

[@spiritvdc5109]

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.

[@horrorguro9562]

you need more subs bro your videos are great tbh

[@glegoliusg1306]

I like spider monsters. Watched this video so I could draw a lil‘ pet brain spider with superpowers and human-like intelligence

[@delmarshepherd2807]

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

[@Bunny_BoxEXE]

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!

[@lucalycan]

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]

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!

[@awesomearchon9933]

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

[@PatriciaLouiseAPobre]

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!

[@Kyamusuku]

Alien is the only thing that makes me freak out internally

[@Patchy_AK]

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

[@retrocrow2887]

Nice vid i love designing monsters too!

[@theplusultrafangirl531]

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

[@RRDino]

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

[@wolfbushcraft3369]

the hair could be like feather structure or fine feathers

[@ErebusTheDragonn]

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

[@fredsmith6973]

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

[@undeadwerewolves9463]

This video is Fantastic thank you! I subbed :)

[@The_PokeSaurus]

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

[@lylacor8401]

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?

[@KingJangOng]

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.

[@DracoTheBlack]

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

[@dogleven3745]

This is the first video I watched of you

[@georgiabennett8533]

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

[@magnaknight9252]

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.

[@jukeincorporated]

10:26 hey look it's hollow knight

[@Damascene_]

YES HOLLOW KNIGHT

[@vidjuegos11]

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

[@aCavemanNamedJaR]

They have eyebrows too! Lol

[@thesleepydot]

“This show is all about opinions so please be sure to leave your thoughts on the video down below in the comments section and start conversations” hm... I have to admit, that’s a creative way of putting it, and it also ties in well with your name and everything. Good job.

[@perry-1572]

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!

[@dylstarling8649]

An interesting factor I found when it comes to how realistic a creature looks is how much you personally know about biology. It almost works like a horseshoe graph, with intent on realism, inexperienced people accept or make some outlandish stuff, then the more experienced will have a very rigid idea of what can work but then when you've delved into the more niche or otherworldly stuff that acceptance of the outlandish comes back but no with an understanding of why it can work. Things like mold slimes, syphonophores and just fungi in general just don't behave like typical lifeforms(on the surface). Still can't get over how some of those large seaweeds are single cells.

[@meat2023]

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]

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

[@LORDSofCHAOS333]

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

[@dzeez7394]

Ink

[@HAPPY-wd2xl]

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

[@nataliecrayon6720]

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

[@JOHNMARTIN-zm6zz]

9:00 That big eyed bugger gave me flashbacks.

[@stine4132]

This man pulling out cryptids while im watching at 3 am, yeah man I get it. Humanoid shit is SCARY

[@Gamalielslay]

God, I love aliens. Especially alien designs; there's just so much to experiment there.

[@gabrxael]

Designing room for a skeleton and muscle structure: n o Alive because magic: y e s

[@sharkpunk977]

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

[@belacile]

Your videos are awesome! Keep it up!

[@ravenpotter3]

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

[@coffeecartoons5345]

I make my creatures too invoke my fear of impossibility like have a creature that not only shouldn’t exist but also couldn’t exist

[@ИгровойКаналФредди-й6е]

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

[@TheShadow-hw7su]

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

[@somerandomguy2400]

I really like your art style.

[@NYGJMAP]

6:09 is basically a jump scare, thanks

[@nobodyimportant4778]

But WHY is it so unsettling to watch subnautica creatures move? It's like the bigger they are, the more inherently frightening they made it look

[@sethsturwold5551]

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

[@graciliraptor3990]

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

[@theredblob4324]

Graciliraptor same lol

[@glowstickqueen7139]

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

[@Adkinsy85]

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

[@chaosfuel3027]

New sub, gotta say the video was inspiring

[@Nova-jw6ju]

i want to watch all of these movies at once

[@Sleepy_Cabbage]

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]

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

[@ryanfink4206]

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

[@goodladd2067]

Take a look at the dnd monsters.

[@tjreed7797]

Now I want to get more into creature designs and probably watch alien

[@skywolfusa8292]

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

[@jasonregan365]

if you have not seen monsters inc you had a terrible childhood

[@WillieWillious]

question: what about a creature that is meant to signify “something scary, but it’s still nature, and it’s a living being”?

[@dwg3477]

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

[@Razor_zilla5688]

I have a giant shark man as my OC and he has hair because well why not only that I also think it looks a lot more flashy with some hair

[@oliibomb]

This is great

[@Z5Z5Z5]

I wanna do horror creature design. So this video is perfect

[@masterzoroark6664]

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