Exploring the Art of Monster Design: Learning from Rodrigo Sousa's Playground

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  • Опубліковано 8 лют 2025

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  • @stagdream
    @stagdream 11 місяців тому +85

    IM SO HAPPY THAT ANIMATION IS GETTING SPOTLIGHT LIKE THUS THIS IS SO AWESOME IT DESERVES SO MUCH ATTENTION

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  11 місяців тому +9

      Haha we’ll I’m glad stick around more animation projects in the works!

  • @rodrigosousa8853
    @rodrigosousa8853 Рік тому +83

    Amazing video! I'm unable to answer all my emails but happy the making of helped you! I think using your real life fears and experiences are good ways to add originality to your designs, and mixing characteristics from different creatures/ things into an uncanny mix. Cool designs and have fun designing!!

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  Рік тому +17

      I’m glad you enjoyed it that means a lot! And I completely understand no shade with the email at all.

  • @Soph-bg1vo
    @Soph-bg1vo Рік тому +44

    I love all these designs! The human face bat is probably my favorite. Very unsettling :)

  • @oceanheartsart8998
    @oceanheartsart8998 Рік тому +35

    I really enjoyed this! The cricket spider is my favorite. Imagine that thing scuttling at you 😭

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  Рік тому +5

      I'm glad and yes they're terrifying! Once I pulled out a lint trap in the dryer and it was in the lint trap, ALIVE, I freaked out!

    • @Oak_Eggar
      @Oak_Eggar 10 місяців тому +3

      I’d start crying😭 mostly out of confusion,admiration and fear all mixed together to the point that my brain can’t process, or maybe I’d laugh because that’s what happened last time my brain stopped processing

  • @aBaguette-dDuck
    @aBaguette-dDuck 29 днів тому

    GRILLLLLLLLLLL
    U Did
    AWESOME
    Every monster design is SO Unique and they are all matching a certain vibe. THEY'RE ALL AWESOMEEE

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  28 днів тому +1

      Thanks so much! Stick around for more monster designs!

  • @Scrofar
    @Scrofar 6 місяців тому +1

    The lineart is so clean and the colors are so striking that I can fully see these creatures moving in an animated show. It's so awesome and unsettling. Thank you for sharing your work!

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  6 місяців тому

      Excited to share it! Maybe during spooky season?

  • @BananaJuice-ue6pi
    @BananaJuice-ue6pi Рік тому +16

    Hmm. The designs are neat and could definitely be scary. However, I think (this is a preference but, an overall desaturation of the monster would make them feel scarier.

    • @SamSandwichs
      @SamSandwichs Рік тому +8

      Yes, or having the saturation be on certain areas. Like maybe on the human face of a monster. it could glow like in the dark. But only used to lure people in, in the hope of someone being there to help them. And the rest of the body is dark, but designed to grab and eat.

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  Рік тому +9

      That's a really cool idea, makes me think of a angler fish.

    • @SamSandwichs
      @SamSandwichs Рік тому +1

      Yeah, angler fish are interesting. Oftentimes if I wanna make something horryfing, I look at weird creatures like insects or fish creatures. Those ones make me afraid of swimming or going outside in the summer lol@@_ghostchip

    • @BananaJuice-ue6pi
      @BananaJuice-ue6pi Рік тому +3

      @@_ghostchip Ohh I like that. Maybe an angler fish with human head proportions?

  • @Soup_of_goop
    @Soup_of_goop 7 місяців тому +5

    I really like the Spider Cricket design, but i think Something that could increase the horror of it would be to make the human element a bit more human. Like making the hands skin colored, Imagine a hand popping around a corner waving at you. Then the rest of this horrific thing lumbers out, each arm being a different skin tone. It also feels like it could use maybe one other creepy human element.

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  7 місяців тому +3

      That’s a really cool idea!

  • @plushwishes
    @plushwishes 8 місяців тому +2

    Omg wow I really loved this video! And I cant wait to see your comic!

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  8 місяців тому +1

      Thanks so much I’m actually planning on making it into an animation

  • @Random_Stupidity
    @Random_Stupidity 11 місяців тому +3

    I'm glad more people are starting to find playground, also very good video!

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  11 місяців тому +1

      Yeah I really love the animation!

  • @Abel-Little
    @Abel-Little Рік тому +4

    Really cool design, gotta say the pumpkin hippo mix was my favourite :D

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  Рік тому

      Thanks I’m glad you like it!

  • @SpaceChannelDelta
    @SpaceChannelDelta 10 місяців тому +1

    This was so cool! I’m also super intrigued by playground and can’t wait to see what comes out of it

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  10 місяців тому +1

      I'm glad you enjoyed it!

  • @michaelfern5647
    @michaelfern5647 11 місяців тому +2

    I definitely feel like your sketches do the shapes and monsters more justice, otherwise these are some really great ideas and I like your execution of them!

  • @LmaoWatchMeStruggle
    @LmaoWatchMeStruggle 10 місяців тому +2

    When you filled your whole monster in black and set it aside, I remembered that silhouettes are ALSO important in creating (well... AnYtHiNg). But especially when creating new shapes and designs out of thin air, silhouettes can be a great starting point :)

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  10 місяців тому +2

      Yeah I've seen other artists use silhouettes to create creature designs, and I'm trying to pay more attention to silhouettes going forward.

  • @samfish2550
    @samfish2550 Рік тому +2

    I've only seen a cricket spider once, it was a decent size but I actually find it as a positive memory. It was so different from other bugs up here in the north east, like something you'd expect to find in a equatorial jungle right in the back yard.

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  Рік тому

      Haha! We'll I'm glad you enjoy them I'm not a big bug person, but they do have an interesting design so I can understand if you like bugs being interested by them.

  • @BeckyNosferatu
    @BeckyNosferatu 8 місяців тому +4

    The designs are really neat, but your colors are what kills the creep factor. One reason the other monsters work is their muted colors; everything is grays and whites. When the creatures are fleshy, it's gory, mixed with blood and puss. The most colorful out of the mix of the Playground is the octopus, but again, the colors are subtle; light pink and fleshy colored. Just my two cents from one artist to another!

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  8 місяців тому +2

      Thanks for advice I’m excited to do more monster designs so maybe I’ll try that out! 👻

  • @irelandyoung57
    @irelandyoung57 10 місяців тому +1

    Love your creative process! 🤩

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  10 місяців тому

      Thanks so much! 😊

  • @DissonantSynth
    @DissonantSynth 10 місяців тому +1

    Great video!

  • @beavillains
    @beavillains Рік тому +2

    I love videos Like this! It's so cool to see your process!!!!!

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  Рік тому +1

      Thanks I'm glad you like it! I have and plan to make more process videos with almost each of my projects!

  • @randomchallenger1726
    @randomchallenger1726 6 місяців тому

    sick asf that playground inspired you to make something of your own

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  6 місяців тому

      Thanks I’m excited to finally release the animation!

  • @forcetz
    @forcetz 2 місяці тому

    Cool inspiration for your designs, I’ve never been into art but recently I have, and I see a lot of art just comes from inspiration and references, and I’m no where near being good at art, but I’ll never know if I don’t try

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  2 місяці тому

      Awesome, it’s never too late to start!

  • @Mortal_Tezer
    @Mortal_Tezer 11 місяців тому +1

    Hey! Lovely video it was interesting to watch :D
    I have some feedback for you regarding the monsters, please do ignore the comment if you're not open to criticism.
    Depends on what you're going for, but imo your monsters are too "stuck" in the original object/animal you went with. In playground, i think the creatures are much more mixed and transformed, making you confused as to what you're looking at. For example, I think your first monster kept too much bug attributes, if you take off the human hands it could be a regular bug. Maybe adding humanoid eyes (on face or not) and gut in its abdomen wouldve helped with the horror, i think its too buggy because it lacks a .. "fleshy feeling". XD
    For the bat and the hipumpkin, both keep their original inspirations too much, as in the bat keeps its bat ears and wings, when they couldve been displaced, transformed and deformed as well. Maybe the hipumkin wouldve been more disgusting (as in horrifying) if its melt was more shiny, to make it glue-y and sticky, maybe even adding gut in it to make it more like a living being/creature (?) would horrify me dfjjfksjkd
    And instead of keeping the wood on top of its head it would be displaced, add more of it even, maybe it could do like a net, or even legs, or moving roots moving like venom XD some of it could come out of the mouth as well to trap and bring catches to itself.
    The comment i mean to make overall is that I think you will improve if you go crazy!! References are amazing and needed to create monsters, but i think you would benefit a lot from straying apart from them. (while still retaining things so people do understand the (aah yes thats kinda like this animal))
    Hope this was helpful and good luck have fun with your art!!

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  11 місяців тому

      Interesting I like some of your points, maybe the future will hold a part two? 🤷🏾‍♀️

  • @CatsDreamOfFish
    @CatsDreamOfFish Рік тому +2

    I think, with making monsters it works best if you use something you're afraid of or a common fear that people have. The human aspect of a lot of monsters in media might come from the Uncany Vally. If anyone wants to I'd suggest watching BoroCG's video on what makes a good monster design. Also I really like your designs! :D

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  Рік тому +1

      Yeah his channel is really cool I don’t think I’ve seen that video yet so maybe I’ll check it out. And thanks.

    • @CatsDreamOfFish
      @CatsDreamOfFish Рік тому

      @@_ghostchip You're welcome! :D

  • @SilkNotOk
    @SilkNotOk 6 місяців тому

    Yall been waiting for episode 1 but it's not coming out it's been 1 year bro😢

  • @aleco444
    @aleco444 9 місяців тому

    Subbed love this ❤ gonna check out your stuff more😊

  • @adejumokemakanju3439
    @adejumokemakanju3439 Рік тому +2

    Interesting

  • @kathrynfrei1276
    @kathrynfrei1276 8 місяців тому

    I thought the same thing. I like Playground and Rain World because of the creature designs lol

  • @aso576
    @aso576 3 місяці тому

    If you guys liked the video youd love the book 😊

  • @user-the-Nobody
    @user-the-Nobody Рік тому

    Interesting designs

  • @Local_Isopod
    @Local_Isopod Рік тому +4

    48 subscribers is a crime

    • @_ghostchip
      @_ghostchip  Рік тому

      Haha! We'll hopefully that'll change soon! :)

  • @Herrenvolk
    @Herrenvolk Рік тому

    Ruodrigo sussas

  • @mr_nothing.the_one_that_no9134

    You just gotta be really creative, and also need a loooot of drugs.

  • @maxdon2001
    @maxdon2001 8 місяців тому

    Great video!