Monhun has been nothing but a positive influence for my own works over the years. There's not a single illustration, design or piece of worldbuilding I have done, that hasn't been at least slightly graced by a bit of Monhun influence.
happy 20th birthday to monster hunter! // i'm only a recent fan to the franchise but i've fallen head-over-heels for it. decided to draw the top 3 from the favorite monster poll winners!
Startlingly wine-red blood thickly drips down the kingslayer's sullied breast, as he languidly rises his arrowed head. Several bands of gilded light dancing over his arcing horns betray a heraldic beauty, amongst such visual, visceral carnage.
The aftermath of an indifferent, impartial massacre.
↠ A faster sketch of Malzeno between Re4 Remake pieces, since I've been wanting to try and tackle the design for some time. I'm pretty unconfident in the background, since they're my biggest weakness, but hopefully it looks alright.
I really admire the intricacy of Malzeno's design, but absolutely despise fighting them, as a Dual Blades user. The combat is unbelievably clunky and frustrating- I still haven't beaten the Primordial form.
That being said, on my first try- after three carts- I did get its mantle as a consolation prize. Which still feels like an insult, somehow.
An incredibly rare sight within the frost, Goss Harag infants are seldom seen, being fiercely guarded by their parents. Their maturation is slow, taking at least a year until offspring split off on their own. When young, these Fanged Beasts are incredibly curious, clumsily tumbling through snowdrifts and intensely observing anything that catches their eye.
They don't begin developing their recognizable arm-scales and pronounced forehead crest until around six months of age, the same time where they begin to channel and master their intensely powerful attacks.
↠ This concept has been floating around in my head for a hot minute, so over the course of two days I finally sat down and sketched it out. I love the idea of taking some of MonHun's more intimidating designs and theorizing what their young would look like- solely for the cute factor, of course!
As far as technical work goes, I referenced polar bear cubs to get an idea of both the ecology blurb, and the overall pose.