Mothman

You Startled a Mothman! (Left for Dead, Witch Referance )

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Total Time Spent: 3 - 4hrs


“Paint Mothman, but make him as unthreatening as possible.” that was the brief I set myself. Not paticulary the easiest thing to do with a big black creature with red eyes.

I have always envisioned Mothman to be a giant black owl (with no visible beak) rather than a humanoid. It also fits with the depictions of Mothman without a neck, as owls puff themselves up when they feel threatened, giving the appearance of no neck. This portrait does show his neck, as if he was just startled (by some snotty wood walker with a yapping dog) and is thinking “The fuck is that?! I was snoozing!”

Mainly done in ArtRage, but switched into Photoshop for the detailed parts and colour alterations.
----------------- Special Thanks (AGAIN) to:
:icondavespit: For his excellent Raven Photograph that really helped on the feather textures.
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Software Used: ArtRage 2.5 , Photoshop CS3