Deep Creatures!

Rock Angler
Conceptart.org Creature of the Week
("Deep" Week 1)
Time : 2.5 hours

(So it took a bit longer than I expected but that was for the repaint.)


Creature Profile:
When born, it's skin is rich in calcium to promote fast-growing coral to cover the entire length of the Angler's body. With this natural protection it crawls unseen amongst coral reefs (which I imagine are premier property for our water-dwellers due to its beauty and colourful inhabitants).

Originally eating fish carcasses and acting as a cleaner species for the reef environment, the Rock Angler now chooses to eat the wastes discarded from the biodomes, especially protein rich vegetable matter and leftover fish parts. Frequently seen as a useful species they are allowed to climb on walls and go unharmed near the submerged habitations.



I'm very excited that conceptart.org is running a huge competition for 6 weeks called "Deep"!!!! Lots of prizes, lots of things to work out. For the competition we're pitted against each other to come up with the coolest ideas for an undersea human society-- the creatures and people we interact with in a submerged environment. Very exciting. Week 1 creature could be anything and we're allowed more than one entry... so here's my first sketch on Day 1 of Deep.

Look forward to seeing what all the forum badasses will do for this. My painting definitely isn't there yet, but I'm feeling more confident. (I guess this would be painting no. 8 or 9? But the sluagh one set me back... that one doesn't count, don't look at it!) .

More to come.