I can see you have a bit of it going on already, but you can exaggerate them more. Here's the crystal lizard from DS3. red = large crystalsblue = small crystals surrounding large crystalsgreen = not all crystals grow in the same direction, some are stray crystals growing at odd angles.
always manual retopo, unless you're working in film and don't care at all about optimization. 90,000 tris is insane for this creature. 10-15k is more like what you'd expect, including hair cards. Study more creature anatomy. Crystals are too dense and very same-y.
Hey there! I am Melina, and I am currently studying at SAE Institute Germany. At the moment, I am working on my bachelor project in the field of creature art. My creature contains elements such as being a survivor of a long term snow and ice storm. More information will follow in the bullet point list. For the…