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Monday 26 June 2023
Kaiju Scale Study
About This Sketch
This ‘Kaiju Scale Study’ is one of Scott’s earlier attempts to apply his research of the Kaiju design principles to an animalistic figure. Scott wanted to have a better sense of the scale of a Kaiju creature in the context of a human like character of his own design. The resulting sketch is an interesting reminder that Kaiju are not inherently dangerous, in fact this particular creature though strange, is quite friendly looking. This sketch uses drawing pencils on cartridge paper.
What is ‘Kaiju’?
‘Kaiju‘ literally means ‘strange creature’, but often in English the word that is most often used to translate the term Kaiju is ‘Monster’. This can be attributed to the fact that traditional Kaiju would often be represented as inherently destructive beings.
Kaiju films usually showcase monsters of any form attacking a major Japanese city or engaging another (or multiple) monsters in battle.
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Scott’s creatures though strange and in some ways monstrous are not intended to be seen as destructive in the same way that their inspirations are.
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