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Siswanto, who is originally from Indonesia, is currently working at Riot Games as a splash artist. This series, however, is from a bit earlier. "Baby Beastiary is a client project back from when I was working at Caravan Studio," Siswanto told Bored Panda. "It was for a crowdfunding project by Metal Weave Games. They came up with an idea for a baby creatures' RPG book and I helped them with the visuals."

Siswanto wasn't the only artist working on the project. "I contributed the most on volume 1 and volume 2, and I helped with art direction."

Hippogriff Foal

Final score:

191points

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Mainecoonsandhuskies 4 years ago

Aww

31points

The client came with a brief, so they were the ones who picked what particular mystical creatures to include in the series.

"Through this project, I've learned a lot about not only how to create baby versions of different creatures that are already well known, but I also learned how to really observe [various little animal details], like their gestures, how they move and the proportions [of their bodies]," Siswanto said, adding that it has really helped him to take his craft to another level and create more believable fantasy creatures in general.

Hydra Snakelet

Final score:

183points

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Jess-a-men 4 years ago

Eeep! Look at the noodles! I want one.

48points

Simurgh Pup

Final score:

174points

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Perfumista Perfumista 4 years ago

I am afraid to think what a flying puppy could do to the house, but I want one anyway.

86points

Nightmare

Final score:

171points

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glowworm2 4 years ago

Aw! the nice human just wants to help the little hell horse.

62points

Dragon Turtlette

Final score:

168points

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glowworm2 4 years ago

Kind of looks like Lapras!

27points

Medusa Daughter

Final score:

165points

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Steve Barnett 4 years ago

Sorry to quibble, but Medusa wasn't born with serpent-hair; Athena turned her hair into serpents after she was raped by Poseidon in her temple.

128points

Phoenix

Final score:

164points

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Virgil Blue 4 years ago

Please stop setting the nest on fire Gary...

81points

Baby Minotaur

Final score:

152points

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Malakai 4 years ago

Awww, it even has a binky!

72points

#10

Kraken Paralarvae

Final score:

151points

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Love My Dogs 4 years ago

Cute

23points

#11

Satyr Foal

Final score:

150points

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D. Pitbull 4 years ago

(would it be a 'kid'?)

102points

#12

Sea Lion Pup

Final score:

149points

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pei meow 4 years ago

This reminds me of theLion King

31points

#13

Unicorn Foal

Final score:

144points

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Maryanne Liu 4 years ago

aww

20points

#14

Elder Godspawn

Final score:

140points

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KombatBunni 4 years ago

ZOMG BABY CTHULHU! It's so CUTE!

53points

#15

Owlbear

Final score:

133points

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Clandestine 4 years ago

mama isn't messing around...

27points

#16

Centaur

Final score:

130points

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SirPatTheCat 4 years ago

Hahaha I saw this thing that said "since horses can walk as soon as they are born, and babies can't even hold their heads and bodies up, wouldn't it be a horse body running with the baby torso just flopping around crazily?" Its a good visual xDD

96points

#17

Myconid Sporeling

Final score:

126points

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SirPatTheCat 4 years ago

Oh my the baby mushroom is so adorable

36points

#18

Lizardfolk Whelp

Final score:

125points

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JuJu 4 years ago

Don't they live inside the hollow earth when they are not pretending to be the facebook guy :D

35points

#19

Tatzelwurm Kit

Final score:

121points

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glowworm2 4 years ago

Fox noodles!

53points

#20

Griffin Hatchlings

Final score:

117points

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Annabeth Chase 4 years ago

SO adorable!

7points

#21

Harpy Child

Final score:

117points

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Clelie A Germain 4 years ago

kinda creepy...

30points

#22

Beithir Hatchling

Final score:

116points

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Xavier Wescott 4 years ago

Those look like derpy faces to me :P

10points

#23

Cocktrice

Final score:

115points

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Jane Dorothy Warner 4 years ago

Cockatrice look like chocobos, almost...

17points

#24

Hound Archon Pup

Final score:

115points

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Malakai 4 years ago

The best doggos ❤

24points

#25

Peryton Hinulus

Final score:

114points

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Kailyn Lam 4 years ago

i love the art style in this one

14points

#26

Tarasque Hatchling

Final score:

108points

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Missy Barton 4 years ago

The scariest thing in D&D

10points

Gargoyle Mouldling

Final score:

107points

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Perfumista Perfumista 4 years ago

Like father lke son

13points

#28

Pegasus Foal

Final score:

102points

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Sue Prewitt 4 years ago

Pegasus had horns? I didn't know that.

19points

#29

Androsphynx & Gynosphynx

Final score:

102points

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Nini Meow 4 years ago

Precious ❤️

12points

#30

Djinayni

Final score:

92points

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Theodora Amarice 4 years ago

How do you diaper that?

45points

Riaan Koekemoer 4 years ago

It's a sh*t storm

18points

King Stewart 3 months ago

give me that now

0points

Loretta Siddy O'Sullivan 1 year ago

You can. That one is angry, and when they're angry, they turn into wind.

0points

Sam Cheung 3 years ago

A baby with bad wind

0points

Caitlin Boeing 4 years ago

Those are from these books and are for games like Pathfinder and D&D. These two books are used for making a character that can care for monstrous creatures PSX_202008...d76c93.jpg

0points

Heather Hayllar 4 years ago

Cool no nappy!

0points

Susie Swearingen-Kamachi 4 years ago

What a great collection, I really wouldn’t Be able to pick just one!

0points

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#31

Displacer Beast

Final score:

44points

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Virgil Blue 4 years ago

Awww, displacer kittens are so cute, but difficult to pet. And mind the tentacles!

13points

#32

Wolpertinger Kit

Final score:

43points

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glowworm2 4 years ago

A majestic flying bunny!

7points

#33

Pseudodragon Wyrmling

Final score:

42points

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Isle_of_stressed_pilots 4 years ago

The wyrmling looks so cute omg

5points

#34

Lightning Lizardlings

Final score:

40points

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debrina blackmoon 4 years ago (edited)

these remind me of velociraptors with way less feathers

10points

Hippocamp & Merfolk

Final score:

39points

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Astrid Nineor 4 years ago

Pst, google sea dragon, that thing to the left is real

5points

#36

Balrog Emberling

Final score:

38points

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Jurassic luke 4 years ago

YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!

8points

#37

Shambling Tuffet

Final score:

37points

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Savannah 4 years ago

What am I looking at?

7points

#38

Beholder

Final score:

35points

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Mike Crow 4 years ago

The adults fight and the children play. We can learn from our kids.

11points

#39

Naga Hatchling

Final score:

35points

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Blue of the yams (They/He) 4 years ago

Why does the lizard have boobs?

10points

#40

Manticore

Final score:

30points

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tuzdayschild 4 years ago

terrifying baby

10points

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Zoe's Mom 4 years ago

I like how the artist included the adults in many of the drawings. I love this style and genre of art. So well done. Favorite: Baby Medusa!

27points

KombatBunni 4 years ago

I never thought that some monsters could be so darn cute! I'd love to have at least one of each! Absolutely fantastic art

12points

Malakai 4 years ago

Stunning! The attention to detail, the colors, the lighting, the textures--all of these are just teeming with fantastical magic and whimsy! I wish I could take a few of these baby beasties home

11points

Baron Simone Von Bianco 4 years ago

The artist (Rudy Siswanto) apparently works already for ages for Hasbro, illustrating nonetheless than Magic: The Gathering's cards. More than possible that works also on Dungeons & Dragons. Surely he's no newbie and these pictures show well his experienced talent.

1point

Jerry Mathers 4 years ago

Great work. The posing really brings out the fact that these are children. Top rate job here

4points

Gipsy Kings fan 4 years ago

Adorable, unique, and beautifully painted!

3points

Roy Goldstein 4 years ago

As a D&D player, it was fun to see what my favorite monsters would look like as a baby ;)!

2points

kleehyuga 4 years ago

Roy Goldstein love

0points

MantisKeeper 4 years ago

I love how half of these are from D&D!

2points

Slinkman 4 years ago

Makes me think of Heroes of Might and Magic 3... what a game that is! The atmosphere, the graphic.. unmatched

2points

Maria Irlacher 4 years ago

i want them all

2points

qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm 4 years ago

So talented

2points

lonewolf16051985 4 years ago

qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm no

-2points

Eva the Ravenclaw Bookworm📚💖 4 years ago

BABY BUCKBEAK!!!

1point

Liz Sahlin Johansson 4 years ago (edited)

Loved it! Sorry you took away 10 pics. I haven’t heard of even half of them and I got very interested of finding out more.

1point

Lark Marie Fall 4 years ago

I love the sphinxes. So cute, but the cutest is the baby Medusa and Gorgoyle!

1point

xpunkcatx 4 years ago

Lark Marie Fall like

0points

Jerry Mathers 4 years ago

Loved that game. The makers have released an iPhone version call Era of Chaos. I haven't played it yet, I hear it's good (although pretty different from the HMM series

1point

Flower Boy 4 years ago

uwu

1point

glowworm2 4 years ago

These were seriously lovely!

1point

Mainecoonsandhuskies 4 years ago

I wish Cerberus was there

1point

Ace Cole 4 years ago

These are amazing.

0points

Samir Sultan 4 years ago

awesome pictures!

0points

Bettina Jansen 4 years ago

That's adorable ! Hope they'll make more of it.

0points

Bacony 4 years ago

This is amazing art.

0points

Astrid Van Dam 4 years ago

I LOVE THE DRAGON THEY ARE SOO CUTE your drawings are so retaliating I had to search some up and they looked like pretty accurate representations Well done!!!

0points

timjeffsart 4 years ago

Astrid Van Dam follower

0points

Kikka io 4 years ago

this artist has a truly magnificent hand. his designs are really beautiful, the clean line, the colors so vibrant. truly a wonderful job.

0points

somnomania 4 years ago

there are some obscure creatures in this lineup, i'm really impressed! if there was a leucrocuta/crocotta in here i'd be all set.

0points

Clément Duvivier 4 years ago

Pretty cool to take out illustrations from a book without source that book : https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Bestiary-Handbook-Vol-1/dp/B017WQG1KW

0points

sam71 4 years ago

Clément Duvivier yes

0points

mph seti 4 years ago

These are really fun illustrations! Great work!

0points

XianJaguar 4 years ago

Already had bought both Baby Beastiary books months ago. Saw this article, and knew exactly where it came from! The books have so much good art....definitely fun to have in the house.

0points

Katerina Huskova 4 years ago

I find the most cute the babies of my favorite creatures 👍🖤

0points

Shelp 4 years ago

Absolutely stunning! I do particularly like the attention given to the correct name of each baby.

-1point

denisse_knty_936 4 years ago

Shelp haha

0points

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Zoe's Mom 4 years ago

I like how the artist included the adults in many of the drawings. I love this style and genre of art. So well done. Favorite: Baby Medusa!

27points

KombatBunni 4 years ago

I never thought that some monsters could be so darn cute! I'd love to have at least one of each! Absolutely fantastic art

12points

Malakai 4 years ago

Stunning! The attention to detail, the colors, the lighting, the textures--all of these are just teeming with fantastical magic and whimsy! I wish I could take a few of these baby beasties home

11points

Baron Simone Von Bianco 4 years ago

1point

Jerry Mathers 4 years ago

Great work. The posing really brings out the fact that these are children. Top rate job here

4points

Gipsy Kings fan 4 years ago

Adorable, unique, and beautifully painted!

3points

Roy Goldstein 4 years ago

As a D&D player, it was fun to see what my favorite monsters would look like as a baby ;)!

2points

kleehyuga 4 years ago

Roy Goldstein love

0points

MantisKeeper 4 years ago

I love how half of these are from D&D!

2points

Slinkman 4 years ago

Makes me think of Heroes of Might and Magic 3... what a game that is! The atmosphere, the graphic.. unmatched

2points

Maria Irlacher 4 years ago

i want them all

2points

qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm 4 years ago

So talented

2points

lonewolf16051985 4 years ago

qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm no

-2points

Eva the Ravenclaw Bookworm📚💖 4 years ago

BABY BUCKBEAK!!!

1point

Liz Sahlin Johansson 4 years ago (edited)

Loved it! Sorry you took away 10 pics. I haven’t heard of even half of them and I got very interested of finding out more.

1point

Lark Marie Fall 4 years ago

I love the sphinxes. So cute, but the cutest is the baby Medusa and Gorgoyle!

1point

xpunkcatx 4 years ago

Lark Marie Fall like

0points

Jerry Mathers 4 years ago

Loved that game. The makers have released an iPhone version call Era of Chaos. I haven't played it yet, I hear it's good (although pretty different from the HMM series

1point

Flower Boy 4 years ago

uwu

1point

glowworm2 4 years ago

These were seriously lovely!

1point

Mainecoonsandhuskies 4 years ago

I wish Cerberus was there

1point

Ace Cole 4 years ago

These are amazing.

0points

Samir Sultan 4 years ago

awesome pictures!

0points

Bettina Jansen 4 years ago

That's adorable ! Hope they'll make more of it.

0points

Bacony 4 years ago

This is amazing art.

0points

Astrid Van Dam 4 years ago

I LOVE THE DRAGON THEY ARE SOO CUTE your drawings are so retaliating I had to search some up and they looked like pretty accurate representations Well done!!!

0points

timjeffsart 4 years ago

Astrid Van Dam follower

0points

Kikka io 4 years ago

this artist has a truly magnificent hand. his designs are really beautiful, the clean line, the colors so vibrant. truly a wonderful job.

0points

somnomania 4 years ago

there are some obscure creatures in this lineup, i'm really impressed! if there was a leucrocuta/crocotta in here i'd be all set.

0points

Clément Duvivier 4 years ago

Pretty cool to take out illustrations from a book without source that book : https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Bestiary-Handbook-Vol-1/dp/B017WQG1KW

0points

sam71 4 years ago

Clément Duvivier yes

0points