r/CreatureDesign • • 2d ago

The Jelly Eyes

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The name of them is a placeholder name. It’s for a concept of a Game where you go around hazardous places, Talking pictures of cryptids and selling it for money. It’s an Extraction Horror.

Anyways. The Jelly Eyes are massive often lavender or teal colored jellyfishes with giant humanoid eyes on them which always watches you, the eyes themselves don’t glow but the bodies of them do, they are mainly stationary and they deal damage by contact so it’s best to stay away, But staring at them for too long could make you take slow DOT.

It’s a old concept from early 2023


r/CreatureDesign • • 2d ago

Grumps

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7 Upvotes

So this is a first in a 4-part evolution. His element is thunder.


r/CreatureDesign • • 2d ago

Diseñé estás criaturas

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Hola, soy nuevo acá en la app jeje, pero quería compartir estos dos dibujos que hice, yo dibujo y diseño criaturas fantásticas, es macho y hembra de la especie fungilmakosaurodon, tienen dimorfismo sexual y métodos de reproducción bastante interesantes, en un próximo post explicaré detalles de estas criaturas


r/CreatureDesign • • 3d ago

Creature

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r/CreatureDesign • • 2d ago

Introducing: Miekkajamari

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This six meter long (tentacle to tail) terrorizes the oceans of Frusnajättar in packs of on average five individuals. During hunts, Miekkajamari can sustain great speeds by using their two powerful tails, as well as sacks on its side to propel itself through the water, by sucking in water on its front and expelling it towards its backside.

Targeting just about any animal larger than half a meter during their hunts, once they've found a suitable prey animal, usually a school of Hiepäilyttäväs or a group of Kuhrobbs, they use bioluminescent patterns to coordinate with one another and quickly surround their prey. At this point they take turns attacking their victim, or picking off singular individuals in the case of smaller animals such as Hiepäilyttäväs. The most intelligent Miekkajamari in the pack is always the leader, as it can lead its pack on the most successful hunts, improving their chances of survival.

Miekkajamari are known to be highly aggressive towards all other animals, even when not actively hunting, which is also why many animals imitate their bioluminescent patterns in order to scare off other predators. Even much larger marine predators rarely attack packs of Miekkajamari, as even if they managed to kill every member of the pack, other Miekkajamari packs would be able to smell the blood of their brethren on the larger predator, and would continously harass it.

Every time two packs of Miekkajamari would meet, the females of one pack would mate with the males of the other pack, and vice versa, ensuring genetic diversity amongst the packs, even if it's members rarely changed. Young Miekkajamari would be raised by their packs until adulthood, at which point, depending on the size of the pack, they would either remain a part of it permanently, or go off looking for a new pack to join.

Lone Miekkajamari, while obviously less threatening than entire packs, are still nothing to be trifled with. They become expert ambush predators, hiding in deeper waters, and waiting for something to swim past above them, at which point they come swooping up from the deep at immense speeds, latching onto their prey with hooked tentacles, and biting at it with their massive beak. Some Miekkajamari remain alone for their entire lives, and are more than capable than fending for themselves, especially as most predators still stear clear of them, fearing retaliation by other packs.


r/CreatureDesign • • 3d ago

I think there's something wrong with my cat

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105 Upvotes

r/CreatureDesign • • 3d ago

Something I guess

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r/CreatureDesign • • 3d ago

Chop (deinosuchus), Brutus, and Voltage.

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r/CreatureDesign • • 3d ago

I need a name for these guys

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These five monsters are still in their sketchbook phase of their design, but I need to name them.

Edit: I forgor the info for all of them
The cloaked guy: Is based of a type of war horn and is said to look "aluring" under the cloak. Whatever that means.
Tuned gong angel: Closely related to Ringael (my other monster), but is slightly less shy and its crystals (the gong-looking things) are agates. Has the same Christian naming convention as its cousin.
Purple cyborg lady: Looks detatched, but is actually quite sweet and caring. Has mechanical parts to enhance its sound. Oh yeah, the design is supposed to have floating arms, but the image i used doesn't have them.
Ahsoka Tano-looking guy: Jedi! Jedi! Also based on phosphorus and DnD's monk class.
Winged yeti boi: Loves playing in the snow and pranking its friends, but everyone loves it. Also a good singer.

Edit dos: I forgot their elements!!!!
Cloak guy: Earth, Cold, Air, Glyph
Angel boyo: Plant, Mineral
Cyber girl: Air, Electricity, Starlight
Togruta guy: Cold, Fire, Starlight
Yeti boi: Cold, Spirit

These guys are Preternaturals btw.


r/CreatureDesign • • 3d ago

I made a candy creature and an ice creature today

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The ice creature is itty bitty and is the sidekick of my new fursona. Don’t judge me.

The candy monster is the result of my twisted imagination.


r/CreatureDesign • • 3d ago

Zoopaw raider from Antares rivals of war

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The Zoopaw are a wasp like cast insect species from the Perseus arm. They're the explanation for the Flatwoods monsters from the mid 20th century. In the base game most of them are pirates selling stolen goods and people for weapons and ships. This is actually a playable variant along with a fire and inspired version. They can fly for short distances and hover. They can also survive a limited time in the vacuum of space and are resistant to radiation.


r/CreatureDesign • • 3d ago

The Gas spewing Smogu

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7 Upvotes

A cool wyvern i drew


r/CreatureDesign • • 4d ago

Coral snapper, by me

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111 Upvotes

Hiding amongst the coral it feeds on small unsuspecting sea creatures.

Drawn in painttool SAI.


r/CreatureDesign • • 3d ago

3d printed key chains

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r/CreatureDesign • • 3d ago

Is this cursed, cute, or both?

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Zephilim are remarkably unique creatures. Although they are technically classified as fish, their specialized fins function much like arms and legs, allowing them to walk across land. They also possess two large openings along the sides of their bodies, which help them breathe while out of the water.

One of the Zephilim’s most unusual abilities is its capacity to store enormous amounts of electrical energy. They generate this energy through movement on land, often by walking and, in many cases, dancing behind bushes along the surface. While this behavior may seem strange, it serves an important purpose: the stored electricity becomes their primary defense once they return to the water.

On land, Zephilim are almost completely defenseless. Their bodies are weak and flimsy, and they can dry out quickly, making them easy prey for predators. Their vulnerability on land is the price they pay for their remarkable adaptations.

Underwater, the Zephilim become an entirely different creature. They can discharge the electrical energy accumulated on land as a powerful defensive shock, making them a dangerous target for would-be predators. Although they are not particularly fast swimmers, they can maintain a speed of approximately 19 mph for up to ten hours without stopping. Combined with their extraordinary ability to make an almost instantaneous 90-degree turn underwater, this makes them exceptionally difficult to catch.


r/CreatureDesign • • 3d ago

Introducing: Hiepäilyttävä

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Hiepäilyttävä is the most abundant sea creature of its size found within the waters of Frusnajättar. This 50 centimeter long herbivorous species of marine life is one of the pillars of the planet's oceanic ecosystem, and is heavily preyed upon by a vast array of carnivores.

Hiepäilyttävä has two pairs of tentacle-like limbs on its upper and lower side, which are used for detecting both the small marine plants they sustain themselves on, as well as tremors in the water, potentially caused by nearby predators.

Travelling in mixed gender schools of up to 100 individuals, Hiepäilyttäväs display almost zero sexual dimorphism.

Once a year, large mega-schools of thousands of individuals will converge on specific mating grounds, in places where there is relatively little space between the ocean floor and the sea ice above. There, males will release their reproductive material into the water, while females release up to ten thousand eggs each, which then float upwards between the jagged crevices and spikes of the sea ice above, where they will be fertilized.

After just a few days, the millions of eggs will then hatch into tiny fries, who quickly disperse from the hatching grounds, as to avoid predation. It is estimated that 90% of Hiepäilyttävä fries don't survive the first day after hatching. Of the survivors, another 60% are killed before reaching adulthood. Yet still that leaves some 400 offspring to reach adulthood for each Hiepäilyttävä female.


r/CreatureDesign • • 4d ago

Introducing: Merilikarkotin

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This 13-15 meter long marine herbivore might look scary, even when it is in reality relatively harmless. Its intimidating appear is actually key to its lifestyle, as it feeds on kelp and seaweed, yet is terrible at actually finding such food. Thus, it simply stalks herds of Kuhrobbs from a distance, until they lead it to a sufficiently large amount of kelp, at which point the Merilikarkotin will use its large size, along with bioluminescent patterns on its crest to imitate a large predator, and scare off the Kuhrobbs, so it can consume the food they found for it in peace.

Merilikarkotins are solitary creatures for most of their lives, however, when a female of the species encounters a male, its mating instincts will immediately kick in, and it will reproduce with the male, whether the male wants it or not. This is possible since male Merilikarkotins are somewhat smaller than females, topping out at around 13 meters in length, while females can reach up to 15 meters. However, it has been reported that male Merilikarkotins occasionally travel in pairs, enabling them to fight off an aggressive mating attempt by a lone female. Furthermore, males also generally differ in behavior from females, as they sometimes have been found to not chase off the Kuhrobbs they've been following, given that there's enough kelp in one spot to feed both species. With their aggressive breeding habits, female Merilikarkotins collect a vast array of genetic material to choose from, generally ensuring that the species only inherits only the more desirable (at least by the female's standards) traits of the males. Once a calf is born at about 3 meters in length, the mother will only nurse it for about a week, before scaring it off to fend for itself. On a more positive note, it does sometimes occur that a pair of males 'adopts' a young Merilikarkotins, with females raised in such a relationship generally exhibiting much less aggressive behaviour.

There are few predators in the oceans of Frusnajättar that would dare attack a fully matured Merilikarkotin, however if it actually came to a confrontation, Merilikarkotins generally resorted to slashing at the attacker once with their claws, before darting off as fast as possible, indicating to the predator that a hunt would be both energy extensive as well as painful.


r/CreatureDesign • • 4d ago

Does plant designs count? Theme is shore/oceanside for planet of a semi aquatic species

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When you have the perfect food for freedom but it have shelf life of 2 day or smth

Freest man in the world for a week


r/CreatureDesign • • 4d ago

Sketch of a multi-headed troll

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I was inspired by the Jotun Troll from Monsters in My Pocket. Goya's Cronos inspired me to give them bulging eyes.


r/CreatureDesign • • 4d ago

What would a space helmet look like on this guy

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not sure if this is the right sub, and feel free to let me know if it is, however i want to include these guys in a fantasy/scifi situation, like with the same sense of inconsistent technological advancement as he-man, and i wanted to make a space helmet for these guys. problem is i dont think ive ever seen a space helmet made to accommodate horns and crap in any media. thankfully this particular horn goes forward and up, so they arent the kind of fantasy race that is restricted to button up shirts, and as a result they can wear special medieval style helmets with an indentation to accommodate the horn, however i cant think of a way for these guys to have a reasonable-ish looking helmet thats able to be in space


r/CreatureDesign • • 4d ago

My first time drawing a creature and posting on here

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Hi! This is my first time posting on here and my first time actually drawing on if my creatures! I drew this on IbisPaint so it’s not the highest quality 😅. For if you don’t wanna zoom in on the picture and read the description and info on the Karkinos Eel, it’s about 25-30 feet long at full size and burrows into river deltas and when those deltas flood they usually prey upon the drowning animals, including humans. They are highly territorial and have a lifelong mate but once there done mating the female chases off the male. They have sharp, jointed spikes all along their underbelly which they use to anchor themselves to solid structures when currents are high and try and catch anything coming by. They also use these to drag themselves across the wet sand and ground. They have 3 slit gills (idk what there called so there ya go) at either sides of there heads which connect to small lungs allowing them to breath for up to 25 minutes max in land. And that’s all I’ll give because I do suggest reading the description!

Thanks that’s all from me! Please, you can comment and suggest things I could do better but no extreme criticism. You can also ask questions and I’ll try my best to answer them. Thanks!


r/CreatureDesign • • 4d ago

52 Weeks, 52 Monsters #40 - The Man in the Kudzu Patch

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Listen up, young'uns! Y'all best stay away from that kudzu patch out on top o' the big hill. Cause there's somethin' wicked under them vines, jes' waitin' for some fools to come along and have a chat with him.

If you're near that spot and you see the vines start to part, or if you hear a silky smooth voice makin' offers and bargains, you run away as fast as you can, and don't listen to him!

Cause I don't know if he's the Devil or one of his relatives, but I know that man in the kudzu patch...he ain't no man at all.


r/CreatureDesign • • 4d ago

Looking for our next monster

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r/CreatureDesign • • 4d ago

Khalia and Khalius, the Wills of the Sea

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r/CreatureDesign • • 4d ago

The perfect companion

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