Lacquered wooden sculptures of fantastic hybrid beasts adorned with real deer antlers are among the most extraordinary examples sculpture found in Chu tombs dated from sixth through third centuries BCE. Conventionally known as zhenmushou 镇墓兽 or “protecting tomb beasts”, antlered have grotesque features, including bulging eyes, fangs, and protruding tongues. In fourth century BCE, production use...

Seahorses have long been part of the pantheon of imagination-inspiring creatures. The external appearance of this strange fish probably accounts for the widespread appeal of the seahorse. Reproduction in seahorses is even more unusual, as the male rather than the female, becomes pregnant. Recent research on seahorse mating behaviour reveals that male pregnancy in seahorses and their relatives h...

Human beings are strange animals. Although evolutionary theory has brilliantly accounted for the features we share with other creatures—from the genetic code that directs the construction of our bodies to the details of how our muscles and neurons work—we still stand out in countless ways. Our brains are exceptionally large, we alone have truly grammatical language, and we alone compose symphon...

Monsters and strange creatures are frequently demanded in 3D games and movies. Modeling such kind of objects calls for creativity and imagination. Especially in a scenario where a large number of monsters with various shapes and styles are required, the designing and modeling process becomes even more challenging. We present a system to assist artists in the creative design of a large collectio...

illustrated shahnama of shah tahmasp, manuscript of1538ad and one ofsafvidperiodemasterpiece in persian painting,composed of 258 paintings. illustrators for stories painting, sometimes have chosen several time and place of a story to illustrate and have created a namber of works. fereydoun, zahak, siavash, zal, anoushiravan and kaykhosro stories are like this. some of these paintings have image...

In this work, an interaction model between artificial life agents (creatures) is proposed, which allows studying emergent social behavior of agents. This model describes the environment of artificial life and autonomous creatures in terms of goal-states, rules of behavior based on agents’ goals and actions, initial knowledge and the use of communication instructions. For the case of study, the ...