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Creature Forge 53 Finals - Vivamus Venenatis

Deadline March 17th 2012 11:59pm [PST]



Congratulations to this rounds winner! maxdav





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[maxdav]

Using it's 'feet' to detect the movement of prey, the Vivamus Venenatis strikes down in a heartbeat, impaling the victim on it's frontal spike. It then drains all fluids from the unfortunate creature, before letting the remaining husk slip off into the undergrowth.







P.S: The WIP thread requests two images, although only one is asked for here, so I'll just submit the two for now - the top one being the preferred final image.

[natzuurjk]

Vivamus Venenatis:
In stealth mode (fully hidden) It appears as a plant from afar, while in this mode it's lure (flower on top) releases a sweet smelling neurotoxin into the air which both attracts it's prey and confuses it by putting it in to a state of euphoria. Once the prey has been sufficiently intoxicated the creature goes into attack mode.
In attack mode the creature unhinges it's jaw, releases it's fang like thorns fully and feasts!

[Ogi-G]

Thanks for the great final images guys!

The poll is officially closed. I will set up the voting in a bit.

Great job once again!

[Ogi-G]

alrites, now that i have a proper moment to sit down and type...


i've included both of your entries in the voting thumbnail (that should pop up on the front page any day now)
i really like both designs so i feel they both deserve equal exposure


maxdav - great design, great final environment image. even tho there is no "face" on your creature, it still packs plenty of character with well thought out anatomy, having "legs" with little sensors, and a full stomach in the back!
the only tiny crit i have is that you shouldve shown off the feet in the environment, to have the story there that the little guy with accidentally touch one of them.
great stuff! keep designing!


natzuurjk - very different approach from maxdevs, but in its own right equally impressive! i like the very warms and friendly tone you went with in the scene of the forest, and it forces me to look around to find ur lil threat. in most cases this would be a bad thing, but in the case of the design we asked of u, it is perfect! first impression being euphoric and when u do spot the "VV" it intrigues the viewer in a sense that something is wrong, exactly how u have the little raptors positioned well played!
as for the design of the creature, the natural relaxed state fits in the vibe of the surroundings perfectly, being mellow... until it opens its mouth, also nicely thought out


overall, both of you did a great job! goes to show that when you flesh out the "story" of the creature, the end result is more than just a pretty picture

well done once again!