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Shrimply amazing

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looking at the dev tracker and aequorin is about to start killing people I think

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retracting my statement about the skinny legs i understand them now

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Redesigning Everlux since FR wouldn't

Okay, so I wanted to do this yesterday, have slept on it, and well... I haven't change my mind. I really don't like the Everlux design, and it's not because they're fat, or they "don't fit Light" or whatever. First off, kudos to FR for trying something truly “ancient” and breaking the mold. It’s creative, and I hope this trend continues! But I find the Everlux poorly designed, both anatomically and compositionally. P.S. Legs got changed because I liked @hypersaw's take that they should be buggy. Old more mammalian legs here. ------- Above is my proposed redesign of the F Pose Everlux, which I think is more functional and aligns with the Everlux’s description in the encyclopedia. Below is my design TLDR:

The legs are too spindly. If they landed, they’d barely touch the ground or be able to move easily. I think fatter, sturdier feet would solve most of the anatomical i

Some argue Everlux are meant to look weird and unsettling, but that’s not true — the encyclopedia describes them as elegant, beauty- and knowledge-oriented, and able to flutter with ease. However, they look like they can barely walk, and the wing-to-body ratio feels inadequate. The "arms" of the wings also don't seem strong enough to support the animal.

A second pair of wings would convey elegance and graceful flight while keeping the breed’s unique, chubby look.

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Secondly, the Everlux design suffers from severe tangent issues, a recurring problem in FR’s art direction, but particularly egregious here. Tangents, where lines touch or overlap awkwardly, make the silhouette look like an unreadable spindly ball.

I appreciate FR’s creative direction and efforts to combat fatphobia — many people unfairly dislike the Everluxes simply for being chubby, and therefore "undeserving" of being a Light ancient or whatever. I think it's a really pervasive and disturbing mindset, since I am 100% of the opinion that they could have been fat while still presenting as an elegant breed. I just wish FR would be more mindful of tangents and composition in their breed artwork.

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Wow should have been a fat gecko or dragonslug. Sad.

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Artistic interpretation of the new light thang

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Maybe like a gecko x dragonslug. Please just don't be another wyrm pls.

Betting my money that the new Light ancient is inspired by one of these things.

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Betting my money that the new Light ancient is inspired by one of these things.

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tried to explain what Flight Rising was to my boyfriend 😭

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a custom commission for @cre0sote! i had a lot of fun making this one, and i'll definitely experiment with different kinds of art dolls in the future. also i swear she has a right side, i was just in a bit of a hurry with the photos so she ended up only facing left.

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long time no smoke

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doing nothing but burning through stained scrolls lately

worth it

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My custom progen, Beholder (aka ‘the raven’)

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now we're composting, lads

I love mulch a lot, shaggy old man, he's not even done but I love him

Quick lore notes... he's the eldest of four. Four siblings? Four friends? Just four. He's not older than the others by much, but he'll never tell you how much it actually is. Days? Hours? Weeks? Seasons? Years?

He's secretive and always somehow happens to be in the right place at the right time. He tends to chatter to himself in the late hours while 'double-checking' everything in the lair.

Outside of that? He's just mulch.

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Art Update!

Hello, PawBorough nation. Introducing the Western Romonovtsa! "Recolors" of Fauna items are all exclusively locational variants with tweaked design aspects. In this case, the Western Romonovtsa is a beetroot variant!

Art by @hydde. Have a good weekend, everyone!

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Caper and Cornichon cooking kippers!