Let’s get weird
Hello! Welcome to MonsterBrainSoup. I’m Lukas, and this is my corner of the internet to talk about things that matter to me and share my art and creations.… (Keep reading)
“Dragons” Portfolio Gallery Updated
Some new pieces of dragon art were added to the Portfolio > Dragons gallery! You can see two variations of a single base image that I am hoping to make into a sort of “dress-up game” allowing visitors to design, recolor, and save their own dragon design off this single base image.… (Keep reading)
Favorite “Flight Rising” Familiars
I’ve already reviewed the dragon species of the Flight Rising world, so let’s take a look at the familiars, the non-dragon companion critters (okay, let’s be real, they’re petpets).… (Keep reading)
What Makes a Monster Scary
Big teeth, big claws, and big glowing eyes should work, right?
Meh.
Simply mashing together hyper-predatory traits isn’t scary.… (Keep reading)
Free Online Planet Building Tools
While I’ve been working on Aerill, my own fantasy extraterrestrial planet, I’ve come across a number of awesome, free, web-based tools to help realistically generate or view your planet’s surface.… (Keep reading)
Flight Rising Dragon Species Review UPDATED
Flight Rising is a browser-based game in which you raise, breed, and battle dragons. There are currently 14 15 species of dragons, with different art for the baby, male, and female versions.… (Keep reading)
Cringe Culture
We are social animals. We rely on norms set by others to know how to behave.Shame actually serves a vital role in keeping us within the boundaries of acceptable so that we are not made outcasts.… (Keep reading)
“Monster” as an Identity
Just as gender, cultural identity, and sexuality are critical aspects of a person’s identity, so can what I call monstrousness.… (Keep reading)
Favorite Gen 3 Pokemon
Continuing from my post on Favorite Gen 1 and Favorite Gen 2 Pokémon, let’s look at my favorite creature designs from Generation 3 and explain a little bit about why I like them.… (Keep reading)
Designing a Monstersona
Wanna make a monster persona? Let’s do it! Monstersonas are awesome because there are no rules or restrictions – it can be almost entirely human-looking but with bizarre behaviors, or completely bestial, or abstract and surreal.… (Keep reading)
Favorite Gen 2 Pokémon
Continuing from my post on Favorite Generation 1 Pokémon, here are my favorite creatures from Generation 2 and my review on their design elements.… (Keep reading)