beastxyz on BudgetPixel
@beastxyz · 5/25/2026
(No Caption) When I saw the challenge, I knew I was up against very tough competition with many creators who are capable of showcasing very believable and visually awesome demonic creatures. To avoid competing in that space, I started thinking of how to present the "awakening" with just showing part of the demonic creature. The initial concept was for a hand to rise above an cracking egg, but thought that it looked more like infernal "birth" than "awakening", so under AI's suggestion it was changed to look more like a "containment unit" abd the demonic creature just broke free. I was unsure if not showing the entire demonic creature would work to win votes for me, so predicted I would likely ranked somewhere in the middle of the pool. So I was very much surprised that it managed to won 9 out of the competitive 70 entries. This was very encouraging for me and thanks to all who voted for it. As with the other top 10 that I won, comment below if you have voted for this and I will share some of my earned credits with you.

Tags: fantasy, dark fantasy, lava monster, demon, apocalypse, sci-fi fantasy, epic art, concept art, digital painting, ruined arena, molten environment, machinery, volcanic, epic battle, fantasy illustration
Comments
CaylaCatz
Very cool! Brilliant idea to use the claw to infer the rest of the demon as it starts to emerge into our world
EternaSky
Elden Ring~ Miquella's Cocoon
jmn
Seriously thought this was going to win, Beast.