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The mascot deserves some sketches too now and then. They kinda like a ink monster.

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Ruins in the thicket

In awe, drawn further in.

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Creeping, growing thicket devouring ruins.

The roses grow slowly, but surely and steadily.

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Started with one ladybug now we here. Markers & gel pens.

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This was mostly just a doodle sesh with highlighters and some gel pens. Very bright colours for sure.

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Marlow, clearly a monarch butterfly. And Fredryn, a wasp of sorts.

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A mossy new flutter lad :) and the moth they're based on! (Small Parasa)

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A little painted sketch of some roses in preparation for my project, The Rose Forest. I like how this one came out.

Concept Paintings for what kind of palette I'll be going for.

This one is a little more faded/pastelly.

Walking amongst such magnificent beauty, it can be easy to forget that giant roses come with giant thorns.

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The Dabbit...part duck, part bunny.

Based on that classic illusion that some folks see bun and some see duck and made that concept into a creature.

In terms of hunting season, these guys really got the short end of the stick. Two favourite targets. On the bright side, they got mad hops for days and, given that they are based off an optical illusion, I thought it'd be funky to give them the ability to make their pursuers hallucinate.

On the downside, some folks like this aspect and desire them even more so...

Their eggs absolutely make you trip balls.

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Dream Stalker Mites, another of my critters. They are still mostly just a concept, haven't used them in a story yet, but I thought they were an interesting idea. A spider or tic crossed with a dreamcatcher.

They have a sleep inducing bite and their venom can trigger intense dreams, most often nightmares. I'm sure some of them are farmed or looked upon with good will and their silk used to make dreamcatchers. Victims of these critters may wake up to their hair webbed up.

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A couple of other Floral Ent variants that I had on the brain. I don't have much info on them as of now other than the flowers I based them off.

Daisy Ents - I imagine these to be a more common variant that pops up in meadows or even in unlucky sucker's garden. They probably target smaller beings like rodents and small birds.

Daffodil Ents - These ones are more closely related to the Fungal subspecies than the Floral set, they also have an added level of danger as they carry poisonous chemicals. (Apparently, daffodils and buttercups are lethally poisonous irl, the more you know! )

It's not loads, but some college work needed to be done and managed to squeeze these out as well as make some big progress on the major part of the project.

I have come down with some nasty cold or flu thing and my energy is a bit sapped but progress is progress. (Also I find it ironic the theme of these critters as I'm currently ill... art does reflect the artist, as they say).

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Fungal Ents, a species of creatures unique to the world of Erona. (Inky Cap variant)

These creepy beastlies are a sort of scavenger-parasite that preys upon weak or dying individuals. They produce spores that they spew out at a target, aiming for inside the body, most often through an existing, uncovered wound, but some can thrive just fine through other openings.

If an ent takes over a host whilst it's still alive, it will take advantage of whatever ability the host's body may have and drives them towards suitable targets or areas for rooting and sporing - often this can be another being. In some cases, they can take over already deceased corpses and if they grow strong enough, will pilot whatever is left of it. They can grow to compensate missing parts if they would otherwise be beneficial.

Some Fungal ents overgrow the host so much that they will only vaguely resemble what once was their frame.

These are Floral Ent variants; they are native to Floral Forests and attempt to blend in with whatever flowers are in the forest.

These guys are mimicking roses.

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Lazing in her room, but must practice magic, Ashley plays with smaller beams.

Quite proud of this one. Its not got the neatest of linework, but that's fine.

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Ashley stretching or preparing to pounce, maybe both.

Another doodle that I feel is worth posting. This time, its painted and doesn't look too oof.

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Deviantart seems to be burning down yet again, so it really is time to just let the ship sink and move on. I even deleted my old account, though my current one still stands so I can still check in from time to time.

Anyway, here is a bunch of sketches done with some cheap af markers, highligters and every other pen that was sitting beside me.

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Evrus, aka, Swamp Monster Grandma. This gal has been in my head a long time and now has a face finally.