My WIP(s)

[Leon]

I think I'll call it an Amorphous Blob.

My thoughts are that these creatures have no fixed form. While they can appear to have eyes and drooling mouths, they can neither see or use their mouth to eat. They simply adopt this sickening form to strike fear or madness into their victims.

They spend their time on the ceiling of confined spaces, such as corridors, sensing the movement of creatures below.

If an individual person passes below them their prefered method of attack is  to drop on them, knocking them to the ground and suffocating them before absorbing them into their bodies and disolving them.
If there is more than one creature, they will often drop in front of them blocking the corridor. When the "dungeoneers" turn to retrace their steps they will find another blob behind them blocking their escape. The blobs will then gradually move towards each other and seeking to engulf their victims. [It is not actually certain whether this is carried out by two blobs or whether these creatures are able to divide into two and then reform again]

[Techno]

Excellently thought out !

Cheers - Phil

[capthugeca]

Thanks Leon & Phil.

As I can't draw, I'm using that idea to guide the sculpting.

[capthugeca]

More tentacles now though still more to come and I've added a third 'eye' as well.



I've given it a good "blitz" with a colour shapper to make it smoother though still some way to go.
I have to say, I can not believe what an improvement one of these tools makes to my sculpting, so thanks, Clibanarium et al, for recommended them. That alone has made taking part in this competition worthwhile.

The struggle I am having at the moment is how to make its 'mouth' (to the left of its lowest 'eye') more believable. I want it to look more formless and dribbly but at the moment it looks too 'normal'). All suggestions very welcome! 

[sixsideddice]

I want one of those in my games 

[Techno]

The struggle I am having at the moment is how to make its 'mouth' (to the left of its lowest 'eye') more believable. I want it to look more formless and dribbly but at the moment it looks too 'normal'). All suggestions very welcome! 

Hmmmm....Formless and dribbly.... That's a difficult one !....And I don't want to send you down the wrong route, especially as it's going so well.
Perhaps....make the 'mouth' slightly larger....but more irregular in shape ? (almost more of a 'random hole'.).... Maybe
have the hole surrounded by three or so pseudopods ? (is that what they're called ?....It's a long,long time since I did zoology.)

Don't muck it up on my account though Capthugeca !

Cheers - Phil.

[nikharwood]

Excellent progress - nicely done 

[capthugeca]

During a week of R&R, I managed to get going on my second figure. This is as far as I have got so far.



I'm not sure how it's going to end up yet othere than the fact that it is only going to have one eye.

[Sandinista]

looking at last figure listening to Hawkwind's "Ghost Dance" it just seems right 

[capthugeca]

I never was into Hawkwind in my youth. More a Genesis, Yes,ELP and Moody Blues man, myself.

I'll have a listen to the track and see it gives me any inspiration about the figure's form. 

[capthugeca]

Nope, no inspiration there.

Just a reminder of why I never got  into Hawkwind in my youth. 

[Sandinista]

Just a reminder of why I never got  into Hawkwind in my youth. 

My wife shares your opinion of Hawkwind

[Hertsblue]

My wife shares your opinion of Hawkwind

A mate of mine - being severely intoxicated at the time - fell asleep in front of one of their speaker stacks at a concert in the seventies . Not sure his hearing ever really recovered. 

[Techno]

New figure looks very promising !

Couldn't say I was particularly keen on Hawkwind either....Did like "Doremifasso" (?), and a few other tracks though...Same as you Capthugeca...Give me Yes, Genesis, ELP et al any day of the week.

Cheers - Phil

[capthugeca]

Meanwhile, after a quick bit of "Supper's Ready" therapy, I've got so far on my cyclops:-





Now the question is how do I arm him. I don't want him just to have bear hands/fists so I am wondering about him using a broken stalactite as a club or perhaps holding rocks in both hands. I don't fancy giving him anything more civilsed than that.

[Techno]

"Walking across the sitting room...I saw a little cyclops striding..
Looking behind you... I saw him with a club...."

Keep it simple C.... It's working really well...

Cheers - Phil

[nikharwood]

Coming along very nicely