I've always liked practical effects, so I'm a huge fan of the show Face Off. The process in prosthetics and makeup is so fun to watch. Sometimes when I'm stuck for ideas I'll take a faceoff prompt and do my own take on it. These are from Season 2, Episode 5. The contestants chose an animal and a plant and created a make-up/costume out of it, something meant to be both dangerous and beautiful. I took the three of the contestant's  hybrid concepts and tried my hand at them.

Another Faceoff inspired concept from season 5, episode 12. The prompt was to make a hybrid between a bird and a human. Here's mine, based on the Silvery Cheeked Hornbill sculpt Miranda Jory created