Created in Zbrush, textured in Zbrush / Substance Painter. Inspired from the Facehugger of Alien. This is a gross horrific creature that spreads plagues and impurity with impunity. It is somewhat like a spider or a hand, or a hand-shaped spider. It is shaped like a hand, and has giant sacks on it’s back for producing or processing things such as eggs, larvae, disease, hive slimes, and things like this. ...
Here are some texture improvements on the Slug Monster. Before, his textures were generated almost entirely in zBrush. Sadly, zbrush is limited on pixel-detail as well as other types of mappings (such as Subsurface scattering, Metallic / Roughness, etc). So, Substance Painter to the rescue. This slug monster (Sluggor) is now much creepier and ghastly now that his textures have been remastered. See the previews below. Sluggor, Slug Monster - 3d Renders ...
Using Adobe’s Substance Painter, I’ve been able to add a level of realism to my recent character projects. The latest is the Camel Spider Monster. There are no major changes in the character except more detail and definition. Have a look at the sun spider previews below. &t=73s ...
Having gotten Adobe Substance Painter, I was able to improve the textures on my recent models. The latest improvement is Arachnirock, the rock throwing spider. He was meant to be acquatic in nature, basking in the sun on rocks and sand at the beach, launching rocks out of his snout toward every human and elven passerby. Lately, I’ve been porting them into the Unity 3d High Definition Render Pipeline to see the model in the most realistic, real-time way. Here is an example from the Unity HDRP. ...
I’ve updated the textures and quality of the Oculon centipede monster model… /product/centipede-monster-with-giant-eyeball-3d-model-rigged-and-animated/ Having invested in a few month’s subscription in Substance Painter, I was able to bring more detail and realism to the textures, whereas before I was using ZBrush only, which has limited capabilities in final texturing. As mentioned in previous posts, this model is mostly inspired on the creature found in the Legend of Zelda, Lanmola. Here in Hawaii, we have lots of centipedes. They are of the larger sort, with very painful stings. Being an insect lover, I was quite happy to have brought this 3d model this far. ...
You can find this 3d model / game asset on Unity 3d https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/characters/creatures/stabber-eyeball-slug-simple-game-enemy-monster-188000 See the demo videos below. Stabber Slug, Eyeball Monster 3d Game Asset / 3d Model This strange monster is the combination of a slug, an eyeball, and a sharp object, all three of which should be repulsive to each-other. Yet I find they go nicely together. It can be tempting to spin off from other monsters in sci-fi, but as often as I can do that (and do at times) its always worth producing something completely original. To the best of my knowledge this sort of monster has not been designed yet. ...
Something like a leech, something like a walrus, something like a pig. Definitely like a tardigrade, maybe a bit like a game enemy. This is a variant of my tardigrade / waterbear monster: /2021/02/04/waterbear-tardigrade-moss-piglet-3d-model-game-asset/. When I design monsters, I enjoy incorporating the circular tooth arrangement similar to leeches. This guy can easily be pictured rising to the surface of the water like a hippo, making a sound that a giant leech would make, if he were, perhaps, half walrus. ...
View Sluggor on TurboSquid → Sluggor – The Fan-Favorite Slug Monster Sluggor is one of the most recognizable creatures in Leo Blanchette’s collection — a rigged, animated slug monster that somehow manages to be both revolting and endearing. With its translucent skin, tooth-lined mouth, and subtle bioluminescent horns, it’s become a best-seller among 3D artists, indie game developers, and creature designers alike. Sluggor was crafted to embody the perfect balance between simplicity and personality. Its geometry is deliberately efficient — only 1,688 polygons — making it ideal for real-time rendering while retaining enough detail to look convincing under cinematic lighting. ...
View on TurboSquid → Oculon – Eyeball Centipede Monster The Oculon is a game-ready fantasy monster, part insect and part nightmare. Its sleek, chitinous body slithers across the ground while a single unblinking eye at the head surveys its surroundings — eerie, intelligent, and alien. Created and rigged for Blender 2.90, it’s designed for games, cinematic use, and high-resolution concept renders. Technical Overview Formats: Blender 2.90 (.blend), FBX, OBJ Polygons: 5,446 Vertices: 5,450 Fully rigged and animated UV unwrapped with non-overlapping topology 4096×4096 texture and normal maps Low-poly optimized for real-time rendering Includes Cycles showcase scene with lighting and backdrop Concept and Design The creature’s design draws inspiration from classic horror games and surreal biology — a reimagined centipede whose anatomy is dominated by its ocular core. The eyeball serves as both its mind and its weapon, giving it an uncanny human element beneath its alien shell. ...
View on TurboSquid → Sunspider – Solifugae Camel Spider Monster The Sunspider is a rigged and animated fantasy arachnid hybrid, inspired by the camel spider (Solifugae) yet twisted into something monstrous and surreal. Its poison-tipped limbs and armored exoskeleton make it a perfect enemy unit or cinematic creature for modern 3D environments. This model is game-ready, designed for Blender 2.90, and optimized for both high-detail rendering and real-time animation. Technical Overview Formats: Blender 2.90 (.blend), FBX, OBJ Polygons: 4,794 Vertices: 4,399 Rigged and animated Non-overlapping UVs 4096×4096 texture and normal maps Low-poly optimized Cycles-rendered showcase scene included Concept and Design This creature is not meant to be biologically accurate — it’s a mythological reinterpretation of a desert predator. The frontal limbs end in poisoned barbs, and the exoskeleton glows faintly beneath sand-hardened armor plates. The design balances realism with stylized fantasy — sharp, flexible, and expressive in motion. ...