Prometheus : Creating The Look Of The Engineer By Connor Sullivan

The Space Jockey unmasked. (Via)

A sculptor by the name of Conor O' Sullivan recently uploaded a ton of fascinating behind the scenes images of some of the work that he and a team of other people contributed to visualizing the true form of the Space Jockeys, also known as 'Engineers' in the film. These enigmatic and massive humanoid creatures are a central plot point in the movie, and the key link to the first Alien movie.

I'll give it to whoever designed these guys though, as they definitely were visually striking and incredibly foreboding. The makeup work was so well done that I couldn't figure out if they were rendered in CG or comprised of practical effect work. If you've already seen the movie, venture forth into an awesome look at the development of the Engineer.