Here there be monsters...
Hello, all. It's time to break my blog virginity and actually write something. Scary, right? To kick all of this off with, I'm going to talk about creature design as it's surely something you've noticed about my book(s) if you've even glanced the cover of Crystalline Chaos. One big monster holding a crystal orb, certainly not the standard fantasy beast. In fact, its strange features may stick out: stiff, useless wings and crystals protruding from its face. How does one create the base work for weird things like that? Well, the answer to that one is Sausages . Yep, that's right. Sausages. Or ovals, if you prefer. It's a simple technique that doesn't require any pedigree of art, just a piece of paper, a pen/pencil and a reference. In this case, references can be as simple as google images of animals. To start off with, look at your chosen reference animal/image. Note the position of the head, front and back legs, and where the tail starts. Dr