Goblin Week 2023

Goblin week 2023!

I decided to use Goblin Week to develop the goblin race in the World of Adaptation. Karen and I have been sculpting them to be a whole different thing, wanting to divert from the Tolkien roots and the stereotypes that have long followed the goblins.

So we developed the Wee! Here’s the 7 image series.

Concepts of a variety of the Wee.

We knew we wanted them to be based on dogs, and I wanted them to be traditionally small and crafty creatures. The dog bit made them especially cute. I also figured out the general fashion I wanted for them— they’re all wearing rompers, usually,

Wee love mosses
A Wee trying very hard to run a con.
The Goblin Market… or really a Wee Bazaar stall, where they are not quite so terrible to people.
Corgi Wee dads with their Great Wee Dane son.
A Wee date. Delicious!
A Wee playing knucklebones with the next species to be overhauled… an orc