Tentacle Monster

So this weeks visual design project was to come up with a tentacle monster. As normal we started out by making a moodboard for inspiration.

Then we created some sketches/roughs. My favourites were all the creatures on the left of the page. However, I could only choose one so I went with the top left creature.

So I started making the silhouette of the top left guy but when I had it finished it looked a bit unimpressive. So I added a large bulk to the top of it and 2 pairs of tentacles. I also added smaller tentacles to the monster's shoulders. Once I had completed the monster I thought it looked a bit bland. So I decided to experiment and, using a similar technique with layer styles as the lava monster, added electricity to the large tentacles. I was happy with the result so added a colour layer to show the light on the tentacles. I am very pleased with this monster.