Let's play: design a scenery item for an animal

[yoav_r]

How it works:

1. You say you want to participate, and choose a difficulty level (easy, medium, hard)
2. I give you an animal, which may or may not be in the game, and you design a concept for up to 3 items
3. If you can draw the concept in paint it would be great.

The potential items:
1. Generic item, an item which would fit any zoo (a sign...)
2. Themed item - item themed to a culture that compliments the animal
3. Centerpiece item - an item designed to put the animal front and center in the zoo's main gate

Spoiler: Example - african elephant

1. Generic - a plastic elephant head sign, flexicolour
2. Themed - an elephant statue made of woven acaia sticks, of a mother cuddling a cub with her trunk.
3. Centerpiece - an elephant fountain spewing water from its trunk, standing on its hindlegs.

I think this could be a fun artistic challenge and give Frontier ideas for scenery.

Try to base the scenery on real life animal looks, region and behaviors.

 

[KönigDerKaffeebohnen]

gimme the hardest thing youve got

 

[yoav_r]

gimme the hardest thing youve got

Okay, how about the Plummed Basilisk?

 

[KönigDerKaffeebohnen]

The head would be the motiv of our generic sign, looking just like this in the artstyle ofthe headsigns (giraffe, jaguar, rhino, dhole, etc)

A mezoamerican mural depicting it fitting into the southamerica theme in the game

And a stature of the animal in this pose

I hope this was how it was intended

 

[yoav_r]

The head would be the motiv of our generic sign, looking just like this in the artstyle ofthe headsigns (giraffe, jaguar, rhino, dhole, etc)
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A mezoamerican mural depicting it fitting into the southamerica theme in the game

And a stature of the animal in this pose
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I hope this was how it was intended

That's great! Exactly what I intended. I did think you'd incorporate their ability to run on water

 

[KönigDerKaffeebohnen]

That could have been a fun statue, but i think their faceshape is to iconic and just a sitting lizard statue is more universal then a running on the hindlegs

 

[Chuditch]

I’ll have a go!

 

[Lelka]

Okay, this is interesting.
May I have a medium difficulty one?

 

[Aidan635]

Eh, the hell with it, I’ll have a go! I’ll do an easy one please.

 

[DarthQuell]

I'd like something mysterious, strange. Gimme a good one

 

[yoav_r]

I’ll have a go!

Let's go with the Caracal

 

[yoav_r]

Okay, this is interesting.
May I have a medium difficulty one?

Can you do the Saltwater Crocodile?

 

[yoav_r]

Eh, the hell with it, I’ll have a go! I’ll do an easy one please.

Ring tailed lemur!

 

[yoav_r]

I'd like something mysterious, strange. Gimme a good one

Senegal Galago is very mysterious

 

[Chuditch]

Let's go with the Caracal

Let's see...

Generic item
While they're about as generic as generic items go, like with the basilisk I think a simple head sign would work best for the Caracal. After all, their head and ears are their most distinctive feature. I'd go with a hissing pose like in the stock image below.

Themed item
The Caracal has a very wide distribution across Africa and adjacent regions of Asia, and therefore there are a whole variety of culturally inspired themes it could be applicable to. However, given the lack of in-game animals the theme is otherwise applicable to, I'd choose for the Caracal to be integrated into the North African theme. In particular, a stone Caracal statue in a sphinx-like style similar to the one we got for the Fennec Fox.

Centrepiece item
Obviously, the only way to properly honour the Caracal would be with a huge Big Floppa billboard To represent one of the Caracal's most well known behaviours, a metal statue depicting a Caracal mid-leap propped up with thin bars.

 

[Lelka]

Can you do the Saltwater Crocodile?

A crocodile, huh.
Always thought they would suit to be a bench. Like this, it would fit into themed category.

As a centerpiece, I suggest saltie statue, with the pose of popping out of the water.

 

[yoav_r]

Let's see...

Generic item
While they're about as generic as generic items go, like with the basilisk I think a simple head sign would work best for the Caracal. After all, their head and ears are their most distinctive feature. I'd go with a hissing pose like in the stock image below.

Themed item
The Caracal has a very wide distribution across Africa and adjacent regions of Asia, and therefore there are a whole variety of culturally inspired themes it could be applicable to. However, given the lack of in-game animals the theme is otherwise applicable to, I'd choose for the Caracal to be integrated into the North African theme. In particular, a stone Caracal statue in a sphinx-like style similar to the one we got for the Fennec Fox.

Centrepiece item
Obviously, the only way to properly honour the Caracal would be with a huge Big Floppa billboard To represent one of the Caracal's most well known behaviours, a metal statue depicting a Caracal mid-leap propped up with thin bars.

I support the big floppa billboard. I love the use of their iconic jump.

A crocodile, huh.
Always thought they would suit to be a bench. Like this, it would fit into themed category.

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As a centerpiece, I suggest saltie statue, with the pose of popping out of the water.View attachment 253061

Great job! I wish they'd add the jumpibg out of water animations for them with a special enrichment.

I'm sure the Mosasaurus in JWE2 will have it, so why not the salties?

 

[yoav_r]

Btw the number of animals is infinite, if anyone wants another round @KönigDerKaffeebohnen @Chuditch @darthquell @Lelka @Aidan635

 

[KönigDerKaffeebohnen]

I dont mind another. Make me sweat

 

[yoav_r]

I dont mind another. Make me sweat

Sweat, huh? Pygmy hippos sweat pink sunscreen, or so I heard