Alien Art Contest 2018 — Stan Winston School of Character Arts Forums

--- Sad Alien ---

Lyle Moore — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:31:44 +0000

He has been locked up for way too long.

Created in Photoshop.

This is my original alien. His name is LYPT!!!

Motoki Hayase — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 01:24:53 +0000

https://youtu.be/76594zuvXsI
↑Please watch the movie first

His height is 2 m 80 cm

His age is 42.

Combat power is 80.

Habitat is unknown...

They were have built advanced civilizations with their own ecosystem but It was devastated by enemy attacks.
While imagining the story I made it.

I could made a cool poster by the iPhone :)

MAKING

This is my original alien design.

Drawn with a pencil.

The left eye was damaged :'(

Wed clay sculpture

There are many data on the wall.

End of sculpture
About 2weeks

Big mold.

This is Latex

Paint time!!!

Shooting scenery

I made a cool poster

I'm 18years old.

I'm from Japan.

This is my YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvqaBaRL1qm5FXbF3_EUn8w?view_as=subscriber

instagram

https://www.instagram.com/motoki12sculptart

Thank you for viewing!!

Alien Vampire

Paul Osborne — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 01:19:36 +0000

Alien

Proto-Xenomorph

Academy of Monsters — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 17:06:15 +0000

Hey everyone, saw a ton of amazing aliens posted here. Some great artists.

Trying again with this guy my Proto-Xenomorph, alternative creature creation, sometime after Prometheus, pre Covenant.

This piece was done in wax, using a 60/40 blend of Adam Beane's CX5/5s.

Based on the concept art of Carlo Arellano.

Here's some pics, from beginning to finish. Hope you like it!

We have some painted versions, we'll try to get to them and post some when we get a chance.

Let us know what you think!

--- The Invader ---

Lyle Moore — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:43:45 +0000

He actually just want to learn more.

Some new creature designs I'm working on!!!

This was done in Photoshop and is my original design.

"One eyed one horn flying purple people eater" Inspired Beholder Alien

Kirkor Kasparian — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 02:55:57 +0000

This Inter-dimensional, Beholder-like Alien is inspired by the very old song about a "one eyed one horn flying purple people eater." As it flies across space-time, dimensions, and dreams, it eats purple people, but deep down inside the "monster" just wants to be in a rock band.

This is my first sculpt in zbrush and also first time using substance painter. This was a fun opportunity to learn.

Reptilians

Alan Dukardt Manzone — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:53:34 +0000

Introduction:

“An ancient civilitation return to planet earth after thousend of years to claim and collect a precious mineral”

Characteristics and Aspects to consider from Reptilians:
- Humanoids, semi reptiles and semi Gods.
- Technologically advanced.
- Evil:Implacables, wicked and egocentrics.
- Militarised.
- They live in a nomadic way through the universe, although their origin is the Planet Keus.
- They collect precious mineral which allows them to remain immortal and create and invent artifacts of domination and destruction.

Artist comments:

This is a personal IP. As an illustrator I started the concepts with a few sketches then I moved back and forward throw Zbrush modeling and Photoshop. The Final rendering has been done with photoshop using some base materials and ligthing passes from Zbrush.

Thanks for your visit and good look to you all!

Best regards,

Alan (Dukardtart)

lovers

Anıl Yatar — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:02:35 +0000

hello. thanks for looking. for my other works https://www.instagram.com/anlkaan/

BOTCH the Steampunk Space Frog

James Burgess — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 23:21:24 +0000

Thanks for looking, I'm 21 and have been sculpting for about five years. This was a concept retro space invader I sculpted for a live event demo, because I needed to expand my repertoire with some original pieces.

I call him Botch, thanks to a few near disasters along the way... One of which was losing two fingertips on the table saw, OUCH! The costume was also made by me, using cheap curtains and plenty of bits 'n' bobs from the greeblies box.

I used lots of reference from the old Mercury space suits, plus some steampunk influences. The head is fibreglass, sculpted over a lifecast and finished off with one resin eye and one machined cyborg eye (SEE LAST PHOTO). Painted with acrylic and spray paints. If I were doing it again, I'd try it in silicone and see if the eyes could be linked up with some basic cables (I'm still new to servos, though I've bought your DVD in an effort to learn more!)

Hope you like, this was just a bit of fun and I hope others can enjoy it as well...

* Alien Art Contest Winner Announcement *

Chris Ellerby — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 23:12:40 +0000

As extraterrestrial invasions go, our Alien Art Contest was one for the intergalactic record books. With nearly 300 wildly different otherworldy beings beaming into our Forums from all corners of the globe, in every medium imaginable, selecting a single "Supreme Leader" was nearly as impossible as the Millennium Falcon making the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs.

And yet we are pleased to announce a winner! Our selection impressed us on many levels, from the originality of the design and the diversity of methods used, to the "wow-factor" of the final creation. So without further ado, ladies & gentlemen, space beings & cosmic creatures, please put your hands (or tendrils) together for this year's Grand Prize recipient, Arend Smith, for his multi-legged, many-eyed "Spider Alien Creature Suit!"

Arend explains that he "used lessons from this wonderful site to do every step. The creature is almost entirely slip cast latex with a foam understructure. The six legs link are all linked to the suit performer's legs so they move with the suit really well. The creature will be featured in the film "Violent Starr" which should be out next year. This was the first mask and suit that I had ever done and I was happy with how it turned out and the director's reaction to it was wonderful."

Arend, all of us at Stan Winston School are looking forward to seeing more of your Spider Alien in action on-screen, and hopefully this will only be the first of many alien, creature, and monster suits that you create.

Congratulations on winning the Grand Prize!

1 Year UNLIMITED Subscription to SWSCA
Artist Spotlight on the SWSCA Blog
"Alien Collection" MelPAX Makeup Kit & Alien CC Cup Holder - Sponsored by MEL Products*

Thanks again to everyone who shared Alien art!

- Team Stan Winston School

Honorable Mentions:

Animatronic Alien by Devin Seman

https://forums.stanwinstonschool.com/discussion/4993/devin-semans-animatronic-alien

Lifesize Alien Bust by Jorin Engel

https://forums.stanwinstonschool.com/discussion/5126/lifesize-alien-bust

Lypt by Motoki Hayase

https://forums.stanwinstonschool.com/discussion/5008/this-is-my-original-alien-his-name-is-lypt

General Snootax by Todd Davis

https://forums.stanwinstonschool.com/discussion/4961/general-snootax-50-s-style-alien-bust-in-latex

Leisurely Jautja

Craig Alexander Gilchrist — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 21:37:48 +0000

Hi folks! My name is Craig, I’m from north London and I’m a self taught ameatur sculptor. My 3 alien designs are my leisurely yautja ‘predator,’ his hunting dog and the poor creature being eaten! I like to make stories for the characters I create and with this one in particular I looked at the old school colonial hunters of the 1850’s and how they would hunt. This predator is therefore armed with a ridiculously oversized rifle for taking down the biggest, baddest prey in the galaxy and his tracking dog for back up and the hunt. He is a long distance hunter, stalking from afar and taking his time achieving that perfect shot. He also likes the occasional snack.... I know it’s incomplete but hoping that can be overlooked as I only had today and a couple of hours yesterday to do it. All sculpts are made with a steel wire frame and tin foil to bulk out. Super sculpey firm, original and milliput are the main materials I sculpt with.

Skull Alien

Nikita Lebedev — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 03:25:13 +0000

Hey guys, here's one of my entries, Skull Alien. The first two are renders done with Arnold (sculpted in Zbrush) and the rest are resin copies.
Good luck everybody!

QUEEN ALIEN - Ellen Pimm

Ellen Pimm Hendriksen — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 00:05:56 +0000

Here is my beautiful wise Queen Alien!
sculpted, moulded, and all hand painted by me.
20'' tall done in silicone with a flex foam core.
Loved doing all the detail on her.

Alien Art Contest-Long Legs

Shawn Knapp — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:18:28 +0000

FX_Canvas/ Alien from my Bachelor's Diploma work

Manuel Guldimann — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 10:58:46 +0000

Hi everyone!

The following work was a part of my Bachelor Graduation in Fine Arts last year.
It's really nice to share this with you here, I hope you can enjoy it!

The "alien" was kind of the highlight of an installation that I made, called "FX_Canvas". For this graduation work I wanted to build a specific piece which reflected my interests during the last years. I decided to come up with a life-size diorama in which I built some stage elements and reduced the floor and background elements through a green screen fabric. This would allow the viewer to create/ complete his "own" environment within the installation. Also I wanted to leave it open to the viewer, wether the scene was set on an extraterrestrial planet or somewhere near an ocean. But all in all, the creature remains alien.

I am gonna show you some parts of the making and the finished work.

Full view of the installation.

All in all I spent about a month to build everything, luckily I also had some help and advise from friends and teachers.
It was a crazy, fun, wild, messy process that I will never forget. Sometimes I worked till 4am and was all alone at school,
and even the night guards came to visit me and talk about the project. I'm glad it all worked out in the end and say thanks again for all the support. If you have any questions you can find me on instagram.

Cheers,
Manuel Guldimann from Basel, Switzerland

"Strings Attached" - Key frame for my personal comic book project in the making.

Kovács Gergő — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:41:07 +0000

This is a scene where our "hero" founds himself in a hive-like environment.

Insect Xenomoth

Reza Syaputra — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 01:55:01 +0000

Hi, My name is Reza syaputra from Jakarta, Indonesia.

Inspired by several insect body parts. I think xenomorph is very suitable when combined with several insect body parts.
it's very fun working on this

done with Adobe Phosothop CC

Full body version

Dog Alien Paint

Chase Smith — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 23:52:36 +0000

Paint and finish on this Dog Alien piece.

Aliens Contest Entry: Xenomorph Pool Noodle

Casey Sanders — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 05:37:01 +0000

I've been a fan of the Alien franchise for years. It's been a dream to one day cosplay the Xenomorph Queen from the Aliens movie. So I did it.... just a little differently.

I wanted to build something powerful, scary, and challenged the idea of 'monster' or 'alien'. So I essentially built an armored swimsuit!

I asked Jakescribbles for help figuring out a gijinka based design that would represent the Xenomorph Queen without it explicitly being the alien itself.

The cosplay took me about 2 months to build. I worked on it non-stop!

I made EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH (yes I sewn the swimsuit too!)
Probably inhaled a lot of foam dust... *opps... ALWAYS WEAR A MASK WHEN DREMELING FOAM*

One of the pieces I am most proud of is the tail.
It's essentially a pool noodle with over 150 individually dremeled foam spinal spikes!
The tail was the most tedious test of endurance ever.

Fun fact.... the tail floats!
LINK TO VIDEO:
https://www.facebook.com/LMcosplays/videos/1768953203191301/

The headpiece was also extremely interesting to build considering its size. By the way its a lot lighter than you expect because its 90% FOAM!
I used EVA foam as a base then stacked up layers to help form the basic shapes. Then I went back with foam clay to blend any hard edges.

The claws with the strange strappy gloves were also an interesting build.
*I did totally sew a bunch of elastic straps to a zipper and called that a glove base before building armor pieces out of thermoplastics to put on top of it*
Claws themselves are layered worbla heated together.
*Also if you look super closely you can see the very small details on the arm pieces (see the piping which is actually cable organizers) (also see the 3 bone looking pieces on my hand to represent organic material as opposed to the mechanical piping... a concept that HR Giger had in a lot of his work).

I am a sucker for small details - so of course the silver fangs had to be part of my original Xenomorph Queen look. Additionally I had to design a makeup style that would be fitting for a Xeno Queen so I choose to stick with a dark smokey look with sharp wings.

Looking back on the build process of this cosplay - I would say that this costume was just as challenging as a fully covered costume such as my Skyrim Nightingale (which shows no skin). Despite this being a swimsuit - the cosplay had its own unique challenges and learning experiences. The tail was an endurance run in how long it took to create. The headpiece was a balancing act of weight distribution as during the entire build I had to make sure it stayed as light as possible despite its large figure. I had to figure out the best way to make the costume safe to wear in a pool.
Wearing the costume itself took a lot of energy and confidence in my own body.
Although in the end this has been my dream cosplay...
Putting on this cosplay gives me a sense of power and accomplishment. I really do feel like the Xenomorph Queen when I have it on.

More of my work can be found here
https://www.facebook.com/LMcosplays

Noxigua the consumer Alien

Bengi Oztorun — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 05:03:44 +0000

It's a parasite Alien on developement.These are the wip shots I took today from zbrush will update how it spreads tomorrow probably! Good Luck everyone!

Centipede Alien

Briana My Linh O’Quinn — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 07:41:16 +0000

Meet the Centipede Alien! It is named after its ten gangly limbs, and its insect-like appearance. This alien creature lives on a dark, humid planet. It uses its hooked claws to burrow beneath the surface and devour subterranean animals and natives.
This species is a great menace. In the place it dwells, the ground is torn and cracked, causing cave ins and destruction to foliage.

The Centipede Alien wears a tough exoskeleton, with the exception of its soft underbelly. The alien hunches over and defends its vulnerable underside with its numerous limbs.
The centipede alien does not have any eyes, but it has a great sense of touch, smell, taste, and hearing. It has four orifices on its bulbous head, one being the mouth, the central orifice being a highly sensitive nose, and on the sides of the head are its ears.
The planet it dwells on is very dark, and therefore, it does not need a sense of sight.
It has four hooks on its tongue that help it to sense and capture prey.
After breeding, a female Centipede must hunt even more voraciously to grow her eggs. A female centipede can produce up to twenty eggs, but the hatchlings aggressively compete for territories to their deaths, and are inevitably eaten by the most vicious spawn.
The Centipede Alien is a dangerous, territorial predator. It is strong, and extremely quick. Its body length can reach up to ten feet, and it will eat anything that moves. The Centipede Alien is not a creature that should be trifled with, and should be avoided at all costs.

Subjekt 691/ A009

Oliver Schümann — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:04:08 +0000

- Log Dr. Wilson / Date 06.10.2236
Landed as planned in equatorial belt of the moon Z0G/3569 .

The air is breathable, reminds to a volcanic island on the earth.
The gravitation is lower than expected. We will adapt our suits. Started build up the camp.

- Log Dr. Wilson / Date 12.10.2236
Today we saw the first complex life forms. A sort of jellyfish combined with a crab, floating like a mosquito!?
I wanted to get a closer look, but Corporal Ried stopped me. Nevertheless I was able shot a nice picture for you,
Nobel Price here I come!.

Based on our scans here is a full turnaround of that creature:

- Log Dr. Wilson / Date 18.10.2236

An accident happend!

Dr. Drake went away from the group and got lost in an area of these flying jellyfishes.
Attracted by his body heat, they rushed at him and sucked him dry.
Apparently they reproduce themselves from eggs located in their heads.
It was disgusting and horrific!

Corporal Ried doubled the guards.

- Log Dr. Wilson / Date 30.10.2236
"Warning, data corruption"

Hel" me!

E[eryo+e is de#d! T]ere "as a massive att$ck. The Jell#fish creatures where e(verywhere. I'm so scared. I'm "iding myself in!ide a small cave.

Oh my god, please help me!!!!

- Log Dr. Wilson / Date 31.10.2236

--- Signal lost ---

The Stalker – Fully Painted 7″ Resin Sculpture

Jacob Mansfield — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 01:37:33 +0000

Name: The Stalker
Origin: Unknown
Age: Unknown

Bio: The origins of the Stalker are unknown. Its name stems from the method of hunting it uses to “Stalk” its prey. The exoskeleton is made up of a hard bone-like tissue that is stronger then any know material on earth. The first stalker was found washed up, lifeless, on shore only a few months after the Creature from the Deep appeared in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan. The creature from the Deep had already created quite a stir in the fishing community that found him. Now the Stalker just confirmed to many in the area that aliens were among us. The only question remaining was how many more of these dead creatures would show up and what would happen if they were alive? Just like the Creature form the Deep, the very first Stalker was taken away by men in black suits again representing United States authorities. People who talked too “loud” about this discover were starting to disappear themselves.

I spent roughly 6 weeks digitally sculpting in ZBrush, 3D Printing the model, sanding and painting, and finishing this sculpture to enter it into the contest.

See video: https://jacobmansfield.com/the-stalker-promo/

New Cleaning Crew!

Cece Renee — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 13:42:43 +0000

Aik and Alien 1

Pablo Cordova — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 01:28:22 +0000

i made "Aik" a long time ago, it was made of epoxie and the size was 13 cm.

"Alien" is a bust i made in plasticine but i started making the concept in ZBRUSH first, the size is 14 cm.

* The Alien Art Contest Has Ended *

Chris Ellerby — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 07:02:48 +0000

The Alien Art Contest is now closed for entries.

The winning entry will be announced on Friday, September 28th, 2018, so stay tuned!

Thank you all for sharing your creations with our community here at the Stan Winston School of Character Arts Forums.

Please click the "Like" button on your favorite contest entries. We take the community's reaction into consideration during the judging process. Let your voices be heard!

/Chris

Flycatcher - Gurgen Torosyan

Gurgen Torosyan — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 06:58:29 +0000

Hey everyone,

here is my entry for the Alien Art Contest 2018.

The Flycatcher is a species from the planet K'arin.

Since there are quite a few flying creatures living on the planet and most of them are of smaller sizes, the Flycatcher species seems to have adapted to catching those.

As an extremely specialized hunter of the very fast and agile prey, they rely on different kinds of techniques. Long extremities (arms, "fingers", mouthparts) give large catching surfaces when spread. Almost like baseball mitts. Helping with prey not flying through all the gaps, sticky silk can be produces at several spots of the body. Right under the mouth, for example, is one such "dispenser", which sprays the silk in a specific zig-zag pattern, so that the extremities in use (mouthparts or arms) are fully covered with a net-like structure.
At different parts of the abdomen (tucked in right between the legs and the hips) and the chest, other kinds of silk can be produced. When arms or fingers are pushed against these specialized glands, a new string of silk is produced and glued on the surface of the touching extremity. This way, the whole body - combined with specific movements of the extremities - can produce complex patterns of nets meeting the requirements of the hunter.

Larger prey is often pursued by multiple Flycatcher. Already caught smaller prey is mostly "stored" right at the larger parts of the own body (mostly upper legs, back and chest). The used silk for catching the prey is perfect for gluing it to every surface. This is important since one "fly" is often too small for a satisfying meal. An experienced hunter can catch and store up to 15 flies during one hunt.

After specializing in jumping, spreading limbs, spitting sticky silk and catching all kind of flying animals, the culture of this species has adapted to these tasks. Aside from the "flycatching" itself being the most important activity for all the hunters, other ways of using the specialized skills seem to have emerged. For example different team and 1 vs. 1 sporting events (spherical objects are tossed and caught), martial arts and more dance-like activities. These seem to be a very fertile way of training unexperienced, younger hunters in the arts of Flycatching.

Cheers and of course: good luck to everyone!
Gurgen

Predator Huntress

Martin Barrera — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 06:39:05 +0000

Sqeezing her in at the last minute.

Alien ai

Tom B — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 05:13:58 +0000

Alien programming alien ai.

Alien Art Contest Entry: Nocturnal Customs Limited W.I.P.

Samuel Wheeler — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 04:53:43 +0000

Running out of time for this competition so I thought I better post my incomplete entries to start with. I started this first entry a couple of days ago but then lost a day yesterday relapsing from chronic pain.

ENTRY ONE: AKSION NATIVE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPpRXUNfvWQ
DESCRIPTION: AKSION NATIVE; This Alien looks ferocious but with those chompers it is likely that it is vegetarian. Those are grinding and chewing teeth, not biting or tearing ones! Mostly blind this creature uses its nostrils to "see" by smell.

ENTRY TWO: ENOCHIAN CYBERDRONE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8nBcyAQouE&t=25s
DESCRIPTION: ENOCHIAN CYBERDRONE; This mouthless creature was genetically created by the reptillian shapeshifters as worker drones and soldiers. The Enochian Cyberdrones are biosynthetic life forms.

ENTRY THREE: HERMPHRODITOS

DESCRIPTION: HERMPHRODITOS; A Draconian Reptillian genetic engineer from Niribu, Hermaphroditos is one of the ancient aliens that bioengineered the human race to harvest gold to run their gravity machines. Compared to the human lifespan the Draconians are immortal in comparison. Living beyond memory and then growing new bodies to download their essence into when they need to extend their already vast life spans. Hermaphroditos has been revered as a God throughout human history, but it's true identity and agenda is far more nefarious.