THE ANTHRAVID
THE ANTHRAVID
Creature designed for Bobby Rebholz’s CGMA class “Creature Design for Film and Games.”
The brief asked for a creature that was strong, agile, alien-looking, could attack and defend if necessary, and was not much larger than a human. I designed a parasitic predator that would be a serious problem for a space expedition.
Height: 3ft tall (at the shoulder)
Weight: 250 lbs
Diet: Carnivore
Top Speed: 20 mph
Anthravids scurry through brush and up trees using their powerful limbs with astounding agility. They hunt from forest canopies, dangling from branches before dropping onto their prey. Its venomous stinger can penetrate the skin of the largest creatures, delivering a chemical agent that numbs and breaks-down tissue. The victim stays oblivious to the anthravid eating away at them until it’s too late...
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Design Iterations
Design Iterations
I considered various extremities and functions that the creature could have. As my idea of the creature’s purpose became clear, I consolidated functional elements into what became the final design.
Creature Thumbnails
Creature Thumbnails
Across two rounds of thumbnail explorations, I explored a wide range of directions influenced by ungulates, reptiles, arachnids, and even fungi. My family, serving as the clients, narrowed down the designs to develop further. Creature 22 of the second thumbnail round became the basis for the anthravid.