Nov 3, 2024
Today is the 70th Anniversary of my favorite character of all time (tied with Snoopy), Godzilla! This was a super-quick sketch that I did (on tablet in FireAlpaca) while watching Godzilla Fest.
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Today is the 70th Anniversary of my favorite character of all time (tied with Snoopy), Godzilla! This was a super-quick sketch that I did (on tablet in FireAlpaca) while watching Godzilla Fest.
Finally, I finished the model on Blender for Electric Eel Monster Cheligon (Denki-Unagi Kaijuu Kerigon), the first adversary for the titular kaiju of my original project, Rekira the Super-Monster! I'm very satisfied with how it turned out.
For good measure, I included the original version, created on 3DSMax for my Rekira short in 2008...
Originally called "Chelios" (based on "chéli" = Greek for "eel"), this monster was actually created from just copying the 2008 Rekira's model and modifying it, only it was rushed. It still did the job quite well!
The new version is like night and day!
Modeled on Blender (with the texture made on FireAlpaca), with this promotional image assembled on FireAlpaca, I crossed an electric eel with a salamander, basically. The new name, Cheligon, is a combination of "chéli"/"eel" + "dragon." The result is much more satisfying, with a sleek, slimy-looking texture, and a color pattern that is reminiscent of 1960s/1970s kaiju of the same type. This is very true to the design I've been working with for the last decade! Wait'll you see it in action with different gimmicks...
So as of today, this movie is now exactly as old as Godzilla was when he starred in it! 😉
TOKUTEMBER SUPPLEMENT: The movie that brought Godzilla into Japan's then-new Heisei dynasty (1989-2019), here's the innovative Godzilla Vs. Biollante (Toho; 1989)!
Here's my final art of 2024, with my original kaiju, Rekira, waving goodbye to his inspiration/hero, Godzilla, after the King of the Monsters' 70th Anniversary turned out very well. Despite its problems, 2024 was still a very good year!
Done on tablet in FireAlpaca.
Tokutember 2024 Day 18: Movie monsters of 1967! (Outside of Toho.) Namely, there's Shochiku's GUILALA/THE X FROM OUTER SPACE, Nikkatsu's GAPPA, and the South Korean co-production, Keukdong's YONGARY!
Tokutember 2024 Day 11: The most successful imitation of Godzilla (despite his dubious reputation even in Japan), the flying, fire-breathing giant turtle, Gamera! Friend to all children, and the Guardian of the Universe.
Tokutember 2024: Day 23: One of my personal favorite moments in tokusatsu, the handshake between the two heroes, the giant hero/Mazinger-inspired robot Jet Jaguar and the King of the Monsters Godzilla, of GODZILLA VS. MEGALON (Toho; 1973)!
Tokutember 2024 Day 12: The living, raging stone statue, Daimajin! From a trilogy of films by Daiei (all 1966).