FINAL FANTASY IV
RED EYE PROJECT #603.1 CREATED: MAY 2018 REVISED: MARCH 2020 Taking the Red Eye is a one-way ticket to disaster. These flying creatures, related to the FloatEye, were found living within the Land of Monsters, a realm not normally accessible to humans. They repelled visitors who came too close, using their inborn Gaze ability to invoke a Paralyze effect that could immobilize their targets. They were just one of many creatures encountered by Cecil and his traveling companions during the course of their journey to the Underground domain and its many secrets. (The name of the Red Eye may have been censored by Nintendo of America for the domestic release of Final Fantasy IV. They are referred to as Bloody Eye in the Game Boy Advance remake of the game, which is closer to the spirit of the original Japanese name for these creatures.) I had a lot of difficulty deciding just how to attach the wings to these guys. I knew which parts I wanted to use (Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Inc. as the body; the wings from the "flying creature" from Kong: Skull Island) but the wings weren't furled so it didn't really closely match the game sprite. Some time later, I ended up tearing the projects apart, adding the wings from a How to Train Your Dragon toy instead. The new wings were articulated on a hinge, which allowed for better posing options on my display shelf. The second time around, I went with a much more elaborate paint job with lots of different color gradients to try to create the appearance of mottled skin on the body and wings. |
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