Michael Settles - African Deity Project

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In my character and object design class I have students select a god or myth from a non-western culture and develop it into a hybrid creation with an existing person or animal. The result is a brand new character that looks both unique and enticing. This creature is based on a agricultural god from Africa.

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The process begins with study into the god/myth character, extensive sketching, turnarounds, final rendering, and clay modeling in Sculpey. Working with actual clay gives students a tactile, physical world platform before they model in 3D.