Salticere Creature Sculpt - Experiment 18 OC

Franeres

Salticere are an extremely intelligent & curious species they are very technically minded and are able to manipulate mechanical devices to a degree higher than most other species.

Having evolved on a planet with extremely dense vegitation this species developed several jointed appendages to both maneuver & hunt in the lush forest of their world. Each of these appendages has sensory organs and a rudimentary brain, allowing the salticere to focus on multiple tasks at once. The limbs ‘sprout’ from the shell, similar to snail eyestalks. once deployed they can form into a variety of different shapes.  By changing the shapes of their limbs they can also mimic other species.

This is supposed to be a friendly and curious species, so I wanted a mix of creepy and cute.  I used jumping spiders as my initial inspiration. Sculpted  and painted in Zbrush and rendered in keyshot!

Oliver B.

Adorable and disturbing at the same time. I like all your creature designs. Very original. You always thought of a reason why the body is designed like that. Great! 

Shannon Hensley

The glow in the dark parts are so incredible. They show so much more depth than you would assume possible