Ocean Invasion #8: Tending the Squid Hive

Squid tend to their paper nest amidst the Spanish moss of a southern bayou.

This is the eighth in a series of pieces, “Ocean Invasion,” which finds ocean creatures living in absurd land habitats.

Ocean Invasion #7: The Great Migration

The Manta Rays take up their seasonal invasion.

This is the seventh in a series of pieces, “Ocean Invasion,” which finds ocean creatures living in absurd land habitats.

Making of “Ocean Invasion”

The following images are renders of my “Ocean Invasion” series, with only the geometry visible (no textures, fur, grass, lighting).

For those of you “in the know,” these were made using approximate Ambient Occlusion on objects with the default shader, and with all objects duplicated and each duplicate object shaded with a Z-offset wire material.

Original: “Ocean Invasion #1: Octopus arborealus”

Original: “Ocean Invasion #1: Octopus arborealus”

Original: “Ocean Invasion #3: First Breakfast”

Original: “Ocean Invasion #4: Crystal Cave of the Landhorse”

Original: “Ocean Invasion #5: Prawns of the Sonoran”

Original: “Ocean Invasion #6: Jellyfish Fields”

Ocean Invasion #6: Jellyfish Fields

The jellies come out beneath a full moon.

This is the sixth in a series of pieces, “Ocean Invasion,” which finds ocean creatures living in absurd land habitats.

“Ocean Invasion #5: Prawns of the Sonoran”

Shrimp make a living amongst saguaro cactus needles.

This is the fifth in a series of pieces, “Ocean Invasion,” which finds ocean creatures living in absurd land habitats.