Early concept art of the Kothoga by Mark ‘Crash’ McCreery.
Kothoga head concept by Mark ‘Crash’ McCreery.
Final sideview concept by Mark ‘Crash’ McCreery.
Sculpting the beast.
Stan Winston oversees the sculpture.
The Kothoga’s tail being sculpted.
The Kothoga sculpture.
The Kothoga’s mandible teeth.
Creature parts in the process of painting.
The Kothoga’s head, before the mandible teeth and the mane were attached.
Painting the Kothoga’s teeth.
Front view of the Kothoga’s head, before the mane was attached.
The Kothoga being assembled.
One of the completed suits.
One of the hero Kothogas on set.
The Kothoga’s powerful tail in action.
The Kothoga in a scene of the film.
The sculpture for the Kothoga’s remains after its death.
Winston Studio’s Kothoga display piece, based on original moulds.
Special Thanks to Paul Taglianetti for providing invaluable pictures for this gallery!
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[…] Paul said: “what you’re looking at with these photos are sculpts provided to VIFX (video Image) of parts of the Kothoga from Winston Studio. I believe this is the claw from the front leg. You’ll notice the string we used to “grid” the shape so it could be digitized. We used this technique to make sure the CGI model matched the full scale puppet built by Winston.” He also gave me these wondrous pictures of the completed Kothoga suit during production: Special Thanks to Paul Taglianetti for providing this invaluable material! Be sure to check out his Facebook page where he posts about the filmmaking craft and his past career. Also check out my original article about the Kothoga and Monster Gallery. […]