"Zichadon" Creature Concept

A concept practice from university. Our professor gave us some names, we had to decide on one and try to design a creature based on our interpretation of the name. I decided for the name "Zichadon" and imagined it to be a type of dinosaur-like creature that usually is found in desert areas.

The first step was to try out some general shapes.

After me and my teampartner decided on a body shape + details, I sketched down more details and poses.

Next I worked out one of the pose sketches and tried to portray the type of skin the creature should have.

I tried to imagine what type of enviroment this creature would live in and picked the color accordingly.