From simple shapes to extraordinary creatures.
In this live workshop, you’ll learn my step-by-step method for designing original creatures—that are convincing enough to feel real.
Monsters, beasties and fantasy creatures might look complicated, but underneath it all, they’re built from simple shapes and real-world anatomy.
I’ll teach you how to stretch the bounds of your imagination while keeping your designs rooted in the real world. Drawing on my background as a medical illustrator, I’ll walk you through the anatomy, biology and real-world logic that give invented monsters authority, so they’re convincing enough to win viewers over.
No more derpy or uncanny creatures, I have a formula for this that really works.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
This 5 hour workshop is part lesson, part demo.
Using a complete pro workflow, we’ll go from blank canvas to fully fleshed out concepts and poses. We'll work across multiple characters, types, and genres: research, reference, shape design, poses, anatomy, faces and visual storytelling.
- Learn how every great creature starts as simple shapes and how to build silhouettes that read instantly and feel dynamic, across multiple creature types.
- Understand how to ground invented creatures in real anatomy and biology, covering structure, musculature, weight and function, so they’re convincing and never uncanny.
Who this is for
Artists whose creatures keep coming out stiff, generic or derpy, and anyone who wants a reliable, repeatable way to design monsters that hold up.
Let’s create those portfolio stand-outs that stop the scroll and get eyes on your work.
You can apply 100% of your workshop fee towards the full Concept Art Academy Program.
