School Work: The ChickenCroc

Final render of my project for art class.

"The ChickenCroc, as its name suggests, is a hybrid of a chicken and a crocodile, inspired by palaeontologist Jack Horner's proposal to genetically 'reverse engineer' a chicken to resemble a dinosaur, as well as the Crocoduck of creationist theory. The hybrid pictured here can be interpreted in multiple ways: Is it a genetic chimera or a hoax? A museum display or an actual animal? The meanings of this creation vary in many ways, but the general idea is simple enough to comprehend. It has the body of a chicken, but the head and tail of a crocodile, making it resemble the dinosaurs of ancient times that birds descended from. But there is more to this unique hybrid than just a simple description - some may see it as a metaphor for transition, others may view it as the consequences of science overstepping its boundaries. In any case, the ChickenCroc is an enigma, a mystery, a symbol of puzzles throughout biology, evolution, and beliefs that remain to be solved."

Notice that I also included some Velociraptor for extra kicks. I figured that since my project represented a bridge between birds and reptiles, well...

Made with Cinema4D.
Feather tutorial used: [link]