FINAL FANTASY IV
CHOCOBO (BLACK) PROJECT #575 CREATED: 2017 The black Chocobo was an unusual variety of bird (though, truth be told, they looked more blue or purple than black). Where the normal run-of-the-mill Chocobo excelled at racing across the plains, the black Chocobo was actually capable of low-level aerial flight, unable to fly over mountains, but capable of crossing oceans to reach new continents. This proved useful to Cecil and his traveling companions when they needed to reach the Magnetic Cave to confront the Dark Elf, but were unable to land an airship anywhere near the forested area. Black Chocobos could even recall where they came from, and automatically flew back to their origin point during their return flight. I made some changes to the ostrich toy before painting it, using Sculpey to rebuild the beak into more of a hook shape and also creating new feathers for the back of the head and the tail. I thought about cutting off the mound that the ostrich was standing on, but I thought the feet would look weird so I just left it alone. I did paint it to match the grassy areas where the Chocobos tend to be found, so there's that. |
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