Godzilla prompt: Lets Share Our WIPs and Inspiration!

[jenn]

@makekong I didn't know that about Godzilla. I learned something new today!

[willicreate]

There have been several reboots in Japan, plus 2 American produced universes. Each has different canon lore, so info gets complicated. Since we're here for children's books here are some friendly facts:

• Best friend is Anguirus the spikey turtle, frenemies with Rodan the flying dinosaur and Mothra the big moth.
• Has had a (adopted?) son in several canons.
• In one movie, Godzilla and Rodan fought each other for over a monster egg. Rodan having recently hatched next to the egg thinks it contains its sibling. The egg later hatches a Baby Godzilla. Nevertheless, Rodan protected the baby from all warring parties.
• Mothra, the only good monster in the lore, can be summoned into being by twin tiny-sized fairy women. Their singing awakens the mothra larva from its egg.
• Archenemies are King Ghidorah/Mecha-Ghidorah (the three headed dragon), Gigan (some off-world bird-beak cyborg monster with armed with meathooks and chainsaws) and robot doppleganger Mechagodzilla.
• Like Goku from Dragon Ball, can turn into super forms.
• Often fights monsters controlled by aliens (there are many) with the aim to conquer planet earth. (I'm waiting for Hollywood to get to this part of the story).
• Many of the monsters live on Monster Island. Godzilla is a hobo that sleeps wherever under the ocean.

[makekong]

@willicreate you got me singing
(Spongebob tune)

“Who lives like a hobo, sleeps under the sea?”
Its God Zi lla
His best friend anguirus has spikes just like his!
Its God Zi lla!

[makekong]

@makekong this is it, Im making this my godzilla childrens book lol

Sing along

[makekong]

@makekong

[willicreate]

@makekong Don't forget to add the dancing in the book.

[willicreate]

@makekong said in Godzilla prompt: Lets Share Our WIPs and Inspiration!:

@willicreate you got me singing
(Spongebob tune)

“Who lives like a hobo, sleeps under the sea?”
Its God Zi lla
His best friend anguirus has spikes just like his!
Its God Zi lla!

Don't forget to add the fairies. Just DON'T.

[Fey Realme]

Hey everyone! Thank you to everyone who has shared their Godzilla wisdom! It has been enlightening and inspiring! Im excited to see what sort of amazingness yall cook up in the coming month!

I really liked how the guys took a minute to introduce the upcoming prompt at the end of the last livesteam. To recap to those who missed it, they said this is the time to let your creativity run wild. Come up with a story and make your own version of godzilla that is appropriate for the story and the audience (it helpful to know more or less what happens in the story so you can make an engaging and compelling cover—ie story advertisement). Include the title and by-line (the typography should also support your story. An out-of the-box type may detract from the feeling and punch, but you can trace over a font and get nice results if typography is intimidating to you).

Jake said “there are about 15 of you imagining what youre going to do right now—its a worms eye veiw, three point perspective, there are all these skyscrapers going up, and a giant godzilla foot in foreshortening coming down towards you—DONT, i repeat, DO NOT DO THIS Remember what we learned today, simplify simplify simplify. If you can draw the cutest coolest looking godzilla design, start there and build an illustration around that you will be much better off. AND PLEASE START NOW BY MAKING YOUR OWN MOODBOARD! Get all your reference and let it melt together into the image youre going to make.”

I made a lis of familiar childrens book themes/plots to get my brain working, i highly recommend you make your own crazy list or feel free to steal one straight from here

Godzilla….

• And the birthday party
• And potty training
• Goes to sleep
• I love you so much
• ‘S first day of school
• tells a lie
• cleans his room
• Eats his veggies
• Makes a new friend
• Loses his favorite toy
• Is scared of the dark
• Searches for treasure with a group of pirates
• Goes to (or snacks on) the moon
• Gets lost at the store
• Moves to a new place
• Gets angry
• Wins the spelling bee
• and the parody of a beloved well-know story

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Here are the pins i found most compelling from a little dig. I just love the Miyazaki looking anime stuff….. unfortunately iv got a lot of work to do before i can figure that out… im excited to post my moodboard and sketch later and to see wha you make!

Its interesting that all of these images are without exception from a side view…. Hmm maybe the guys are right, simple is better…

I hope these posts are as helpful and fun for you as they are for me!
See yall around!

[B-rex]

The only thing this prompt makes me think of is REPTAAAR!!!

[StudioLooong]

Here's the thread from the last time there was a SVS Godzilla prompt (different but still fun to look back on!): https://forum.svslearn.com/topic/7622/june-contest-godzilla-s-next-challenger/98

[Fey Realme]

@StudioLooong wow thanks for sharing that link—its really interesting!

[Oana]

HI! I'm still working "underwater", but already on the lookout for godzilla inspiration, and one old Porchi drawing of mine, from 2019, popped up:

Also this book came into my hands, quite by coincidence: (When pigs fly)

All this is a sign I will have to do the Godzila prompt!

[scotthigginsart]

Just started drawing this up, not sure if this is what I'll go with since I'm just getting started and we have so much time. Or who know, maybe I'll do a couple since its so much fun!

[Joshua Chennault]

Just playing around. Working on character stuff.

Not sure what kind of story I want to do, but I just imagined something like 'My Son, Godzilla' with these characters. I'll keep messing about but thought it was kinda cute.

[scotthigginsart]

having fun with these so far!

There are going to be some really awesome images to come out of this prompt for sure

[Yiming Wu]

@makekong This is pretty cute!

[Joshua Chennault]

I like the tiny terror Godzilla running amok on a farm with his mother hen trying to stop his shenanigans, so I think I will stick with it. Just getting a feel for the characters and story before I get into cover sketches.

[ArtistErin]

Hey guys I needed a break from client work and thought I'd join in this round of How to Fix Your Art. Let me know if this image reads clear, and what your thoughts are... thanks!!!

[Oana]

@ArtistErin Hi! This looks well drawn and made me curious about the story but it took me a bit to understand, looks like a casting office for a Godzilla movie, and something went wrong with nr. 215? Is nr. 216 startled by the noise? The others look happy? At first, as I was expecting a more "children's book" idea, I thught they were kids at a drawing class then looked more carefully at the details.

[Oana]

For now, the idea that stuck in my mind was that of Godzilla and King Kong fighting over toys ( building blocks forming cities, of course), and tried to sketch the two charachters…. Hope something starts to take shape

Adding a bit of progress on the sketcking and thumbnailing front:

Looks like Godzy it’s a girl. And little Kong looks a lot like Mrs Oyster from my previous submission