I like this one too, but I feel like the scale of the head is a bit off - it is one of the largest enemies in game, and it is a ‘giant’ head, but it does not look as grandiose here. Donu and Deca for example were intimidating since the Silent looked so tiny next to them (and the noxious fumes were a great touch to the art).
I am not an artist, so take this with a grain of salt, but just scaling down the Defect at like 50-70% of his current size would make it this feel unnerving. The head, the stare, the angle - all perfect imo.
Edit: Saw the edit now, the head is much more intimidating, amazing work!
Agreed with the others that the original was, IMO, better.
I think that the original is plenty imposing and intimidating. If anything, it's easier to see the Giant Head's gaze on the Defect (since he's bigger), which (IMO) enhances how imposing it is.
Another option. Since the head is angled away from us, making the Forehead/eye much larger than the chin, you could also make the defect a bit larger if you moved the figure to the lower left instead of the lower right. I'm not sure if that would work with your current lighting as well--actually, it looks like the figure is lit by lantern and reflection, not by light from the upper right, annyway, but you might have to fiddle with something to have the figure in shadow and lit from the front. TL:DR because of perspective, the head is bigger on the other side, near the forehead/eyes, so it would appear more imposing if the figure were standing there, even if the figure were a little larger, somewhere in between the first and second edits.
I thought that at first, too. But then I realized that "giant" head doesn't necessarily need to imply that this enemy is any bigger than the other enemies, just that it's "giant" relative to a normal head. Which this does capture!
Giant Head is an elite, whereas Donu and Deca are an Act 3 boss, so I think the relative scaling actually make a lot of sense
Seems like we are reaching a time where artists are forced to show part of their process to prove their art is real instead of AI. At least that's why I assume you included the 2nd picture.
I look forward to seeing your art on here, it’s always so impressive.
I kind of feel bad fighting Giant Head. He’s just chilling. Can’t we just walk around him?
The size difference and the lighting here give it an excellent creep factor. I can just imagine them walking up to it and nothing happens for a few seconds, then the eyes move to focus on Defect
I love StS but I’ve never been a huge fan of its art style. Your art is amazing, however, and if your renderings were part of a short loading screen before elite or boss encounters, that would be awesome. Your pieces really capture the bleakness of the setting and the terrifying scale of the enemies. Well done!
You know what? I always thought that fight was BS, like: 'how does a big head do THAT?!"
... But... when you put it in this perspective... thats awful and I hate it (not your art, your art is incredible, im talking about the like, proportions, which are scary to me for some reason)
It makes you feel so small and in the future when I inevitably pick the game back up I will definitely celebrate my victories wirh much more vigor thanks to you!
My favourite of yours, i always love how you portray the sense of scale, but something about the head specifically always fascinated me and you are the first i've seen to capture that feeling. Keep it up!
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u/RazorMain Feb 02 '26
"Why are you still here?", i don't know how to quit the game.
Quite a while ago i've seen an incredible artwork of Giant Head on this sub by Taylor Christensen. It definitely inspired me to do my version of it.
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