Out of Darkness Creature Designs

In 2017 I was hired to do creature designs for a new British horror movie. I worked closely with director Andrew Cumming on the designs of creature for the film, at the time called the Origin. It took until 2022 until the film was finally released, then under the title Out of Darkness. The creatures role was lessened in the final version of the movie and it ends up only visible for a few shots.

Final design of the creature

Final design of the creature

Early exploration with heavy Xenomorph vibes

Early exploration with heavy Xenomorph vibes

Early exploration with clearer bear influences.

Early exploration with clearer bear influences.

Movement explorations

Movement explorations

Movement explorations, exploring more bear like options

Movement explorations, exploring more bear like options

Face study, blending the bear look with what would later be the final look of the creature

Face study, blending the bear look with what would later be the final look of the creature