Sketch-Tastic Triptych

With these I was mostly just playing in the shadows. This is a character that's been kicking around my head for a number of years. What's his story? That will have to wait.

Eloise and the Nebo Ljudi Sketchbook

1. Eloise front and side view before being abducted.

2. Post abduction Eloise, the costume evolved quite a bit from this point. In the final design I definitely took some cues from Prometheus, but I've always like the work of H.R. Giger.

3. First sketches of the Nebo Ljudi. I was going for a sort-of insect look. I also wanted to have the spine attached at the front of the head. The final design also featured a clear dome at the top of the head, with some sort of pheromone producing organ below,

4. This view really helps to show the fluid nature of the limbs, the idea is that they are boneless muscular tentacle type limbs. Although the spine is all wrong, it looks too much like a trunk.

Questions and comments are always welcome. And I'm always looking for next thing to draw so any suggestions are also encouraged!

The Emissary

"The history of advanced races meeting more primitive people on this planet is not very happy, and they were the same species. I think we should keep our heads low" ~Stephen Hawking

Eloise Sharpe stared blankly at a fly slowly circling the dull green fluorescent bulbs of the convenience store she was lucky enough to be night shift manager of. The hum of the lights was deafening. Her co-worker, Paresh was dividing his time between mopping up fountain drink syrup and staring at Eloise's cleavage. The Friday night bar rush had passed and the slow crawl from three AM to seven had begun.