Hey everyone! I've been looking into these contests for a while and figured I'd give one a shot! My plan is to sculpt a creature of my own design out of WED clay that will eventually be turned into a wearable latex mask. As the rules state however I will only be submitting the raw sculpt for the contest. I've been diligently sculpting for almost the past 2 years but always dabbled with it in various forms of it. Below you can see the earliest stages of this guy with the start date to comply with the rules of the contest as well as some of the inspiration/reference I'm using. I will also be adding photos with the contest thread behind it just to be safe haha. He was looking a little too Admiral Ackbar-esque for my taste in the first stage so I decided to try something new and go asymmetrical with his forms. There's still a long way to go but in the end I'm looking to make him just a gross but fun character. Comments and critiques are always welcome and I would like to wish everyone luck in the contest, I'm excited to see everyone's finished pieces!