Godzilla vs Kong: Rock Critter Concept Art

Hey folks. Here are a few ''Rock Critter'' designs I did for Godzilla vs Kong.

In 2018, Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis invited me to join the design team at StudioADI. My task was to design the Rock Critter and an unused swamp creature called Shimidah. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/J9dVyA

The Rock Critter was described as a camouflaged creature that blends in with the Hollow Earth rock. I immediately envisioned a crab-like creature and created a quick sketch that director Adam Wingard wanted to develop further.

In my more detailed sketches, I added multiple claws that could extend from the shell, and I experimented with different head and mouth options. One version the director liked had a beak-like mouth consisting of four parts. Later, artist Xander Smith joined the team and created some 3D concepts based on my initial designs while adding his own spin to it. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZGbaYN

Regarding the name: The creatures didn't have a name in the initial brief provided by the production, so we referred to them as Rock Critters during the design process. If they were named, it happened after the design phase.

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