Blender Creature Artist Needed – Original Stylized Rock Guardian (Concept Model)

Original Blender Hero Creature – Stylized Rock Guardian (Concept Model) Budget: $250 Fixed Overview I'm looking for an experienced Blender creature artist to create this model entirely in Blender. The final deliverable must include the native .blend source file so we can continue development in Blender. Native Blender (.blend) source file (required). This is not a game-ready asset. It is a high-quality concept model intended primarily for presentation renders. If the collaboration goes well, there may be additional paid work creating more creatures for this project. The Design Create an original creature by combining the overall feel and proportions of the attached references. Style Semi-realistic Cinematic Stylized (not cartoon) Massive sense of scale Strong, memorable silhouette Appearance Dark volcanic stone body Jagged rock formations across the shoulders, back, and forearms Glowing lava/plasma energy flowing through cracks like veins One glowing energy core or eye Massive forearms Smaller but powerful legs Slightly hunched, gorilla-inspired posture Ancient alien/biomechanical influence integrated subtly into the body Important: The creature should walk on its knuckles like a gorilla, not on its fingertips. The front limbs should be proportioned for true knuckle-walking, with long fingers folded underneath so the weight rests on the finger knuckles. The design must be 100% original, inspired by the references but not copied from any copyrighted artwork, game, or existing character. Character Direction This creature is an ancient guardian, not a monster. It should communicate: Wisdom Intelligence Discipline Calm confidence Immense strength Protection It should not appear: Evil Zombie-like Demonic Mindless Excessively aggressive I welcome your artistic interpretation if it strengthens the overall design while remaining true to this direction. Deliverables Original Blender (.blend) source file Basic materials with emissive lava/plasma glow suitable for presentation renders Three rendered hero images: Front 3/4 Side Dramatic hero shot Rights Upon final payment, I require an exclusive, perpetual commercial license to use the work in games, trailers, marketing, and related media. The work must be original and free of third-party intellectual property infringement. Not Required No rigging No animation No game optimization No LODs No retopology (unless already part of your normal workflow) Milestones $50 Grey blockout / silhouette approval $200 Final concept model Basic materials Three renders Includes up to 2 rounds of revisions. To Apply Please include: Portfolio featuring creatures, monsters, mechs, or hard-surface characters One or two examples most relevant to this project A brief description of how you would approach this design Bonus: If we're a good fit, I have several additional creature and mech concepts planned for future projects. (just a note, the hands need to be more rock like and the character has to walk on his front knuckles, gorilla like.)