Traditional character redesign (personal project)
director, art designer, 3D modeler
The character reproduction and creation of the classic Chinese book "Shan Hai Jing"
夫诸 FU ZHU 
“Shan Hai Jing· Xi Ci San Jing” records:
 Fu Zhu is a deer with four horns. It is gentle and clean. Entertaining everywhere is its favorite thing. As soon as it appears, its place must be a flood period
狍鸮 TAO TIE
 According to the "Shan Hai Jing· Bei Shan Jing":
 "There is a beast in Gou Wu Mountain with a sheep-like human face, eyes under the armpits, and human paws with tiger teeth. Its sound is like a baby. Besides, it can eat people.
獓狠 AO YIN 
" Shan Hai Jing· Xi Ci San Jing” records: 
“It is a strange monster of ancient times. It was born in the netherworld and lived by eating living creatures. He likes to eat people the most, and is one of the ten vicious monsters of ancient times
帝江 DI JIANG 
The "Western Mountain Classics · The Three Western Classics" records: 
" On the west side of Tianshan Mountains, there is a divine bird shaped like a yellow cloth pocket, red as a red fire, with six feet and four wings. It doesn’t have ears, eyes, or nose. But it knows how to sing and dance. Its name is Di Jiang ".
何罗鱼 HE LUO FISH 
“Shan Hai Jing· Bei Shan Jing” records: "
 Qiao Ming stream originated from this mountain and flows westward into the Yellow River. There are a lot of fish growing in the water. They have one head but ten bodies. They make a barking sound like a dog. People can cure carbuncle disease by eating them.
玄龟 XUAN GUI 
According to the "Shan Hai Jing": 
"The strange water originated from the mountain, and then flows eastward into Xian Yi stream. There are many dark red tortoises in the water, which are shaped like ordinary turtles but have bird-like heads and snake-like tails. The name is XUAN GUI, and the sound is like splitting wood. Wearing it can prevent people's ears from being deaf and can also heal calluses on the soles of the feet.
蛊雕 GU Eagle 
" Shan Hai Jing· Nan Shan Jing" records:
 "Five hundred miles further east is Lu Wu Mountain. There are no flowers or trees on the mountain, but it is rich in metal minerals and jade. Ze Gen stream originated from this mountain, and then flows southward into Pang stream. There is a kind of beast in the water. Its name is Gu eagle. It looks like an ordinary eagle but has a horn on its head. Its voice sounds like baby crying and it can eat people.
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