Art & Creativity : The weird science of creature design
Molly Heady-Carroll (Ireland/Netherlands)
Irish-born Molly Heady-Carroll is a 2D artist and animator based in the Netherlands who specializes in all things creatures. Always obsessed with studying animals (especially reptiles), she now makes up her own as a Creature Consultant in the games and animation industry.
In 2013, Molly co-founded Arcane Circus, the game studio behind « Crap! I’m Broke » and the Kaiju-based pan media IP « Zenibeasts« , whose recently released animated short “Kaiju Cutie” just blew up on YouTube. Molly freelances for clients such as Netflix, Universal Pictures, Night School Studios, BBC, Impact Gameworks, Crackshell Games and Anikey Studios. She also gives lectures about creature design at conferences and schools all over the world.
Creature design is a weird science and YOU are the mad professor! Designing unholy abominations may be fun, but it is also hard work. There is a method to the madness. Creature designers combine knowledge of real world animals and fantastic ideas with clear and communicative sketching.
In this lecture, Molly Heady-Carroll will take you through the entire gruesome process of designing creatures. Her methods may be unconventional, but her creations might just be crazy enough to work.
It’s alive… IT’S ALIVE!
