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Updated: Colin Shulver Shares Neomorph & Xenomorph Concept Art from Alien: Covenant

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The flood of Alien: Covenant concept art continues. Alien: Covenant concept artist Colin Shulver has just shared some his conceptual pieces to his ArtStation account.

The renderings show the encapsulated embryos of a facehugger, infant xenomorph (do we still call it a chestburster?), and human. It was previously reported that a test screening of Alien: Covenant featured the chestburser during the scene, rather than the facehugger that was ultimately used.

The artwork includes the final designs for the Xenomorph and Neomorph creatues, but also gives us a look at an earlier Neomorph design, something that seems to be a more natural transition from the Deacon to the Alien. One of the pieces appears to be inspired by the “Sil” character from the film Species.

Finally, there are renderings of android internal structure as seen in the “Meet Walter” viral short.

Colin Shulver Shares Neomorph & Xenomorph Concept Art from Alien: Covenant

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Make sure you head on over to his account for more! Don’t forget to visit our Alien: Covenant gallery for even more behind-the-scenes imagery from the film!

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Update #1 – Colin has uploaded a new gallery with concepts of dead Engineers and what appears to be a female Engineer! Head on over to ArtStation and check them out!

Colin Shulver Shares Neomorph & Xenomorph Concept Art from Alien: Covenant

Female Engineer

 


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  6. Corporal Hicks
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    https://www.instagram.com/p/BYJrovLl5VJ/?taken-by=drewbyfilm
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  14. Corporal Hicks
    Posted
    Some more of David's lab from that YouTube thing -

    https://scontent-lht6-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/20759604_140778179848889_2993237346524069888_n.jpg

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BXyLEqgFa7b/?tagged=aliencovenant

    https://scontent-lht6-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/20902505_1712904199018424_1844346806163472384_n.jpg

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BXy66sZldv0/?tagged=aliencovenant

    https://scontent-lht6-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/20766643_255059211672536_8810666009452085248_n.jpg

    Crudup's stunt double - https://www.instagram.com/p/BXzOECyh_51/?tagged=aliencovenant
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  17. Hide
    Posted
    Of course not, but this esthetic doesn't really works. It is a nice idea but classical art evokes other feelings than mystery, horror and uneasiness. There is also no relationship  between the 1979 darelict and this hole Greek-Roman thing.

    The movie is a mess not only script wise but also visually.

    At least in Alien 3, and Alien 4 there was a visual cohesiveness.
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  19. Hide
    Posted
    David's lab alongside with his way of writing is having a Renaissance vibe that is in tune with the David statue of the opening scene and the hole Greek-Roman esthetic of the town and the physique of the engineers.

    Interesting ideas for a space opera but it doesn't really work for an Alien movie.

    It doesn't convey any menacing emotional response and has nothing to do with Giger's designs.

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  21. Corporal Hicks
    Posted
    Lol. It's the nose.  :laugh: It must be one of the smaller dead creatures on display.

    https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/20688776_215079325689271_3715228671900909568_n.jpg

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BXopfVmF6Da/?tagged=aliencovenant

    Spoiler
    https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/006/926/707/large/colin-shulver-parasite1.jpg?1502306096
    https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/006/926/710/large/colin-shulver-parasite2.jpg?1502305792
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    [close]

    https://www.artstation.com/artwork/wbk6Y

    I think Colin mentioned this in my recent interview with him.
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  23. Corporal Hicks
    Posted
    https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/20635141_1901750923376101_5631822286886535168_n.jpg

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BXmtjh1hmTr/?tagged=aliencovenant

    https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/20634909_1984640255153392_866475880640151552_n.jpg

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BXmIj-3ARs9/?tagged=aliencovenant

    Couple more from the YouTube thing.

    And it looks like 3AM, the company that did the virals for Covenant, has one of the spacesuits.

    https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/20590146_824144617746120_5374935439599730688_n.jpg

    https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/20635148_140289893234918_6662910408417869824_n.jpg

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BXlPN7rD5WL/?tagged=aliencovenant
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BXlOq4GAqrN/?tagged=aliencovenant
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  25. Corporal Hicks
    Posted
    Sorry, I didn't manage to catch them all.  :'(

    https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/20688284_1609029642454925_5809597790791139328_n.jpg

    QuoteI'm shooting a video on the set of Alien: Covenant with @YouTube & @20thcenturyfox tomorrow! 👹👽 #aliencovenant

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BXk7CmoFKs9/?tagged=aliencovenant

    Looks like it's something to do with YouTube and the Blu-ray release.

    https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com/t50.2886-16/20730295_1909318339329937_9057909727446433792_n.mp4

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BXjx4e7A3h3/?tagged=aliencovenant

    https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/20688108_109281496424086_2008775905354186752_n.jpg

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BXi_Am2Aqhx/?tagged=aliencovenant

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    https://www.instagram.com/p/BXgHXylhU0D/?tagged=aliencovenant
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  26. Baron Von Marlon
    Posted
    Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 26, 2017, 09:13:58 AM
    Thanks, Rabbit! Holy shit! There's just an absolute shit-tonne of stuff in there! I had assumed a lot of it was hold-over from when it wasn't an Alien film but there's still loads tagged Paradise with Alien in there!

    https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53ac4343e4b01cbc3293166c/5924bd2c4402435aea7f24f7/5924c0dea5790aed2c96cf58/1495580899307/NEOMORPH_LL02.1001.jpg
    https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53ac4343e4b01cbc3293166c/5924bd2c4402435aea7f24f7/5924c0e8a5790aed2c96cfdf/1495580911736/PAR_Neomorph_LL03.1001.jpg
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    https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53ac4343e4b01cbc3293166c/5924bd2c4402435aea7f24f7/5924c100a5790aed2c96d151/1495580945902/PAR_Neomorph_SL01.1009.jpg
    https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53ac4343e4b01cbc3293166c/5924bd2c4402435aea7f24f7/5924c11c9f7456571b033609/1495580960504/PAR_Neomorph_Variations_NM01.1001.jpg
    https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53ac4343e4b01cbc3293166c/5924bd2c4402435aea7f24f7/5924c11e9f7456571b033646/1495580964100/PAR_NeomorphBurst_NM02.1001.jpg
    https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53ac4343e4b01cbc3293166c/5924bd2c4402435aea7f24f7/5924c1219f7456571b03369c/1495580962830/PAR_XEN_SketchConcept_NM01.1001.jpg
    https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53ac4343e4b01cbc3293166c/5924bd2c4402435aea7f24f7/5924c12a9f7456571b03371a/1495580981880/PAR_XEN_SL01.1003.jpg%22%20alt=%22PAR_XEN_SL01.1003.jpg
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    Quote from: Rabbit2100 on Jun 26, 2017, 07:05:02 AM
    Including previz for a cocoon sequence?

    Do you mean these?

    https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53ac4343e4b01cbc3293166c/5924bd2c4402435aea7f24f7/5924c12fa5790aed2c96d3bb/1495580981546/PAR_XENcocoonAppendage_LL01.1001.jp
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    The idea of the Alien jizzing the cocoon stuff on people is a bit much, I reckon xD

    And wtf was this?!

    https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53ac4343e4b01cbc3293166c/5924bd2c4402435aea7f24f7/5924c143a5790aed2c96d518/1495581001044/PARADISE_MedbayMoreBlood_01.1002.jpg

    We need those pre-Covenant scripts!

    Links are dead. Any chance you could repost those images?
    Always the egg morphing idea.
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  31. Jenga
    Posted
    There is some interesting, some good, some disappointing and some intriguing work here. My question is: Why isn't Ridley commissioning any practical (read: in clay) design work? The realism is never as strong in real-world pieces because it's not usually painted or lit etc, but more often than not, the design work is stronger. These recent movies have been suffering somewhat in terms of strong design when compared to the original.
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  32. Corporal Hicks
    Posted
    Couple of bts stills from Instagram -

    https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/19429114_1788337364811213_8495763800492867584_n.jpg

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BV5jMVKAUot/

    https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/19425559_1606924176045334_2019083826864586752_n.jpg

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BV25ir3AXEE/

    https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/19533729_228035201038597_2434616677187452928_n.jpg

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BV6lfhUhPIA/

    I've also been keeping the concept art gallery up to date so keep checking that out! http://www.avpgalaxy.net/gallery/index.php?cat=47
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  33. AlienFanIL17
    Posted
    The facehugger and alien embryos are awesome looking!!!  If those were made into paperweights or something along those lines, I would buy those in a second.
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  35. bobby brown
    Posted
    These are great. Especially the Neomorph. LOVE those human looking jaws.I Like them a lot better than the ones on the final design. Speaking about, I wish we would be show some of the actual final designs...
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  37. skhellter
    Posted
    Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 28, 2017, 09:08:35 PM
    I dunno, acrediblesource. I think the sight of Alien's jizzing cocoon material all over everyone might be a bit too comical.

    I was leaning towards the "it would've been unintentionally funny" angle...
    and then i remembered that there's a moment in
    It Follows where the lead character glimpses the "creature" forcing itself upon the corpse of a friend.
    And it's horrifying and uncomfortable...

    There's also a similarly uncomfortable scene in Possession (starring Sam Neill).


    Bottom line - The effectiveness of the "cocoon" idea depends on the writing, filmmaking, etc...
    But i actually think it could be used "well"... there IS precedent.


    I wouldnt trust Ridley with it, though.
    Maybe David Robert Mitchell.
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  39. Corporal Hicks
    Posted
    I dunno, acrediblesource. I think the sight of Alien's jizzing cocoon material all over everyone might be a bit too comical.

    Quote from: Whos_Nick on Jun 28, 2017, 04:28:08 PM
    When I participated in the December test screening, when David smuggles the embryos on the Covenant, they originally looked like this rather than mini facehuggers.

    https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FydIy7ij.jpg&hash=1c6fd22028189d19ce94c89169db937627f79e82

    Thanks for sharing, Nick!
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  40. acrediblesource
    Posted
    Whoever decided the cocoon material idea should be cut was a complete idiot. I think fans are waiting for things like that only not to get it every time there is a new movie.  Something visually disturbing that doesn't have to be gore.
    man....the day we get a great alien movie is the day they a new franchise of something else.
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