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The Worm

Alternate Title: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
This is an illustration I made of a pivotal moment in an imaginary game called Super What Was That? You can learn more about that game over at http://superwhatwasthat.tumblr.com

I made this back in September of 2016, so if the sky reminds you of Stranger Things Season 2 which came out in 2017, that's on you.

This is kind of the inciting incident of the game's story. After Mel throws her gummy worm dessert at a not-so-two-headed bear, Hen comes to find her and the two of them witness this beautiful world-changing calamity.

This is kind of the inciting incident of the game's story. After Mel throws her gummy worm dessert at a not-so-two-headed bear, Hen comes to find her and the two of them witness this beautiful world-changing calamity.

Here's how the scene plays out in the game, or would if the game were real.

Here's how the scene plays out in the game, or would if the game were real.

I tried lighting the scene a few different ways, and then used a bit of everything in the final version.

I tried lighting the scene a few different ways, and then used a bit of everything in the final version.

Rough Sketch

Rough Sketch

I'm not always confident posing figures, so I often employ the help of a great little program called DesignDoll which lets me design and pose 3D models and then adjust the camera.

I'm not always confident posing figures, so I often employ the help of a great little program called DesignDoll which lets me design and pose 3D models and then adjust the camera.

Since this is the big header image on my Artstation page I decided to go all George Lucas and change some things I didn't like two years after the fact. Here's a comparison to see the changes I made.

Since this is the big header image on my Artstation page I decided to go all George Lucas and change some things I didn't like two years after the fact. Here's a comparison to see the changes I made.