These sure look very alien, and non human like ! There is a ton of nice details here. Though I feel they are a tad too frightening, considerint their theme in this game ^^

Amazing.

Are these front or side views of the ship?

I love your vision! And it's much closer to paradigms from Phase 1 text description than others

Really love how alien these guys look! Fantastic work! 

Hi guys! Many thanks for the kind words!

@hylus They’re actually all from different angles! Sorry for the confusion! The small ship is seen from the side, the medium one is seen from the top and the large one is seen from the front, however it is supposed to be very similar on the rear and sides, too.

@devildogFF Thanks! It’s great hearing it from the creator of the Unfallen! The intention was to give them an alien and “wild” look.

Let us know if you have any other question!

So gritty. I love it

I love the idea that the ships carry some rocks between their roots. And their global feeling is elegant and freaking. You won my points.

Now these are really gnarled and twisting looking, these designs remind me a lot of creeper vines, pitcher plants and tree roots.

This work is well presented and you have an understanding of colour, which really brings out your designs. I'm not comfortable with using colour right now since I don't feel I have enough experience in shading to make something look as good as my sketching and produce it relatively within decent time - since I am in full time education right now and it might be more important.

Very good, very good indeed.

Civilian: The worker Unfallen can grow varied appendages for different tasks, has specialized sensory leaves, while mineral cores house the higher mental faculties.

Military: With age, growth moves to the back appendage of the worker until the warrior form has fully formed, while the worker appendage wastes. Hard bark and wooden spikes grow to help with defense, rather than offense.

Ships: The smallest ship is formed by a single elder Unfallen, while larger ships are made by more and more individuals. The technological parts meld with the mineral cores of the Unfallen to create and operate the systems of the ships, like thrusters, weaponry, etc.

The author may add other images to their thread or add descriptions if they so wish. Feel free to ask questions!

@digitalhawk96 

Many thanks! I feel more at ease with linework only, as well! In this case, however, I decided that adding colours would let me highlight aspects of the characters and ships that I wouldn’t have been able to convey otherwise. For example, I feel like the different textures (wood, petals, moss, stone, metal) are clearer this way, so much so that I decided to leave accessories out of the way and focus more on the “natural” parts.

@sovereign and uriak 

Thanks, I’ve really tried to make them feel alien, and I tried to think what would be the natural needs of such creatures, hence the fusion between rock, plant and technology in the ships. Regarding their scariness, I tried to make them more “imposing” than outright frightening, considering that they’re massive creatures that can be extremely old and proud. I also think that, by transmitting a sense of strength and danger, they could avoid direct conflict.

Great stuff. I especially like your ship designs, the others seem to mostly be the same thing, but slightly bigger. This has a great design, and good variety. I also agree that the color works very well here, and I especially love the mossy appearance of the warrior. 

@Silver2238

Many thanks for the kind words! I'm really glad you like the variery in the ships and the colors!

@sportsmaster

And many thanks to you as well for the appreciation! I really do agree with your comment, those were definitely some of the things I had in mind when designing them. Biollante wasn't a direct inspiration (not a conscious one, at least!), but the affinity is absolutely there!

I also decided to add a few more sketches for my design. 

The flower "head" of the civilian:

The one of the warrior:

And a side view of the warrior. Looking at this after sportsmaster's comment definitely gives me a kaiju vibe:

Hope you like these, as well. Let me know if you have any further question!

Koradji wrote:

@Silver2238

Many thanks for the kind words! I'm really glad you like the variery in the ships and the colors!

 

@sportsmaster

And many thanks to you as well for the appreciation! I really do agree with your comment, those were definitely some of the things I had in mind when designing them. Biollante wasn't a direct inspiration (not a conscious one, at least!), but the affinity is absolutely there!

 

I also decided to add a few more sketches for my design. 

 

The flower "head" of the civilian:

The one of the warrior:

And a side view of the warrior. Looking at this after sportsmaster's comment definitely gives me a kaiju vibe:

Hope you like these, as well. Let me know if you have any further question!

I can't express how much I love your designs, and hope very much that you are the winner. Have you had thoughts on designs for heroes?

Hey those faces and new creature are really nice and detailled. Honestly they would really fit a plant faction, maybe more than trees, but they have a real otherworldy wibe and I just can imagine them in a tabletop bestiary.

Thanks, Hanreld! In fact, I couldn't resist making up a couple of heroes in my mind. I will upload a couple of sketches as soon as I can.

@Digitalhawk96 That's the point  Make the annoying aliens think they're going to become fertilizer so they can keep calmly tending to the forests.