I invented the Nightstepper for my self-branded course "Chimaera: A Creature Design Masterclass" (available on my website or Gumroad), but it wasn't until Sketchfab asked to team up for a Twitter Challenge that I first conceived of the Nightstepper Pendant.
I wanted to challenge my audience to build something very small - something that wouldn't take up too much of their valuable time and effort - while at the same time challenging them to provide powerful examples of Silhouette, Body Type, Personality, Coloring, and Iconic Elements (the Five Pillars that I teach in Chimaera). At the last minute, I decided to make my little Night-stepper into a pendant - something pleasing and cute that I could have cast into real metal and made into a necklace to sell at Cons. That process is going well - pictures pending!