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Comet Rider

What this is about:

Created for a Gnomon forums monthly challenge.

Why I did what I did:

The challenge was to design something that lived on a comet. I imagined these beasts as something that might float around like plankton in the galaxy, and open like a spore when caught in the gassy trail of a comet. It would then swim upstream and fasten onto the mass of rock and ice, and bore into it, feeding on the frozen ammonia and building its crystalline carapace. Waste is emitted as a column of reddish light, streaking the tail of the comet.

How I did it:

Digital Painting