PILLA: The Bestiary | Creature Design Thumbnails & Exploration
Some of the initial sketches for multiple creatures for the book.

Some of the initial sketches for multiple creatures for the book.

The "Carrion Equine" that didn't make the final cut.

The "Carrion Equine" that didn't make the final cut.

Exploration of the "Rhinophant", including how it might be used as a mount/beast of burden.

Exploration of the "Rhinophant", including how it might be used as a mount/beast of burden.

Final design pass for the Boulder Beast.

Final design pass for the Boulder Beast.

Final Boulder Beast illustration and Bestiary page.

Final Boulder Beast illustration and Bestiary page.

Fish thumbnails. We were aiming for something familiar with a little oddness mixed in.

Fish thumbnails. We were aiming for something familiar with a little oddness mixed in.

Finial page spread of the fish Pilla discovers.

Finial page spread of the fish Pilla discovers.

A collection of some of the thumbnails and explorations I did while collaborating with PILLA's creator, (Rafael Maldonado Bad-hand) for the Bestiary. We had a lot of fun and strange ideas all with the intent to capture the theme "everything is not what is seems".