Stalk Progression

The top of the stalk (left) came up really well but as soon as it's put onto something other than a flat plane, it starts to look different.

These shots show how awesome the texture looks on the top of the stalk, but the problem is how to translate it to the part of the stalk that will be visible.

 

 Here I am trialling the width and shape of the stalk.

Varying degrees of UV manipulations, trying to eliminate the seams and shy away from looking rock-like.

Mushroom Development

After deciding that it would be difficult to get the middle transition to flow correctly, I decided that the organic mess could become a mushroom. This would be a bit more interesting and would help the motion of the organism as it continues to the right.

These images display development of my mushroom texture and touch on the stalk development aswell.

Storyline Development

I have been trying to decide on a way to get between the materials of rock and snake. I intended to use an organic gloop to transition but I have decided to go with a mushroom stage to help make the animating easier.

Concept Developments

Although I liked my original development more, I have decided to limit my clip and simplify my ending. So the snake stops and blends into the ground rather than spikes protruding from it's head and it lunging at the camera.

Material Transition Trial

This video is just trialling the blending between materials; making sure it works without issue. Along with making sure I know how to export videos from my rendered images etc.

Messing around with Materials

A couple developments of texture made from playing with colour, bump, specular, displacement and reflectivity of the original photos.

  

I quite liked the jaggedness of the above image.

Concept 3

Precedent: Salvador Dali

Concept 2

Precedent: Hannah Hoch

Concept 1

Precedent: Damien Hirst

Initial Concept Sketches

These are some sketches I drew from ideas; based on my research images.

 

Textures

These are some photos I took of various textures:

 Some mink material

Leather and bubblewrap

 

A guitar's finish and a plush chair

The textured coating of my guitar case

Thin paper with sunlight

This is a cool shot of cracked and peeling paint

The old path

 Mossy cracked concrete wall

The exterior of the house

More peeling paint

A mossy close-up

 Cracked earth

A knot from the deck

Other wood textures

The brick fireplace

Various carpets

Fire grill and amp cover

Alternative brick fireplace

Some rust puddles

A couple glass shots

And a couple skin textures