How To Make Alien Ears with Don Lanning

Опубликовано: 02 Апрель 2026
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In this excerpt from our Character Design - Part Three: Space Creature Maquette Sculpture course, master creature designer Don Lanning (Star Trek, The Avengers, Hellboy) shares his approach to designing and #sculpting ears for an alien character, emphasizing the importance of organic, strange shapes and continuity. You’ll also learn useful techniques that can be applied to other character designs as well.

Don Lanning explains:
How to make extraterrestrial ears using just clay, water, a loop tool, and your fingertips
How to sculpt creepier, non-humanoid ears
How to create soft cartilage details

Learn more about Don Lanning: https://bit.ly/DLanningBioYT

Check out the #MiniLesson blog here: https://bit.ly/AlienEarsYT

Watch the complete Character Design Sculpting course series:

Character Design - Part One: Sea Monster Maquette Sculpture: http://bit.ly/MaqSculptPt1YT
Character Design - Part Two: Alien Maquette Sculpture: http://bit.ly/MaqSculptPt2YT
Character Design - Part Three: Space Creature Maquette Sculpture: http://bit.ly/MaqSculptPt3YT
Sculpture Techniques: Textures & Forms: https://bit.ly/SculptFormsYT

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