A little Mimicry

So I’ve been pencilling out the new treasure chest idea.  I wanted to do a Mimic.

So i figured, if a Mimic really existed, it would have to hide the fact that it was fake.  Most illustrators make their eyes like slits that stay open until the last second before it eats you.  I thought, similar to some insects and some birds, maybe it would have multiple fake eyes, so you couldn’t tell which ones were real, and which were just painted or jewelled on.  So that’s the approach i tried.  Eyes all over.

Mimic chest view 1
Mimic chest view 1

 

Top of mimic chest
Top of mimic chest

 

 

Side of mimic chest
Side of mimic chest

 

 

And when you open it up, the gullet.  Thats the tongue overlapping the teeth at the bottom.
And when you open it up, the gullet. Thats the tongue overlapping the teeth at the bottom.

 

 

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