/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

So I'm back at it again trying to design a planet with aliens with... I suppose novelty for novelty's sake with set limitations for the planet/biomes they live in. Anthow, I always struggle with intelligent life, because what I'm realizing is that it seems like intelligent life inevitably ends up converging on a sort of generic look. Like humans look pretty plain compared to other animals, but are great for customizing, but the other option would be to create a race that has an interesting design, but not so great to customize. I'm not really sure which direction to go in, since this attempt at incorporating an echolocation melon made it look generic