#TUSKS

[rose-of-strangers]

Next dragon

They hate venom and poison and try to eradicate

[paexie]

Character and commission belongs to MrGremble!

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Gray ~

[aistobascistod]

Mammoth : Mammal with tusks :: Goth : Gal with tusks

[gentlenmensarts]

[tokumon]

ancient kaiju Leodo from Ultraman Arc ep. 2

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

Reflections by Spirithills Via Flickr: One-tusk bull elephant

[cryptidbait]

Kombatember Day 18: Netherrealm’s Influence

[erika-xero]

Half-Orc female doodle

testing out some brushes

[fantasy-anatomy-analyst]

quick orc tusk update

(image description: a digital portrait of a very old orcish man, in a side profile bust. His white-gray hair is braided, and he has multiple piercings on his face. His tusks are large and curled into circular shapes, creating a full loop with the tips moving up above his pig-like snout. The tusks have simple metal cuffs around them, connected with short tight chains. end description.)

having done more research, I decided I was being far too tame with my orc tusks. Here's a photo of a real boar tusk with the root intact:

(image description: a photo of a boar tusk that almost forms a full circle. The root is about half the circle, covered in dark lines and much thicker than the tip of the tusk. there is a clear line where the tusk emerged from the gums. end description.)

boars, as in male pigs or hogs, have tusks that grow until they die. and sometimes the tusks are the cause of death, because they will curve back and stab the boar right in the face and keep growing. sows, as in the female pigs/hogs, will have tusks that stop growing in adulthood. frequent fights can break the tusks, and the upper jaw tusks that stay shorter actually keep the lower jaw tusks sharpened. which is cool.

this is why domesticated pigs usually have their tusks removed while they're young. the size of that root would make removal extremely difficult later. if you think a wisdom tooth removal is bad, try having that thing taken out of your jaw. ouch.

I have been drawing my orcs with smaller tusks, tastefully small. just big enough to stand out. But I think from here on out I'm going to draw them much bigger and start adding more interesting dental jewelry to show how they got the tusks to grow in specific directions, like how this old orc's tusks have been manipulated into spirals far enough away from his face to keep them from stabbing him.

Of course, there could also be interesting differences between orc cultures. Those that place more value in people who use their tusks, allowing them to break and grow in more natural ways through fights that are considered honorable, social bonding time, even a form of diplomacy through combat. maybe a great warrior would prove their prowess by keeping their many broken tusk tips as a necklace.

and in other orc cultures, perhaps they place more importance in keeping their tusks long and carefully shaped, considering the long tusks to be a sign of wisdom, of someone who thinks more before acting, rather than recklessly solving their problems by force, or they could be a sign of spiritual power.

Neither option is more correct than the other, it just shows the different ways orcs might build their cultures and make their tusks part of their traditions.

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[thetinyscald-blog]

Commission - Kosha

A portrait this time

[spookymyloveisinfinite]

I have a headcanon that mudwings scales are so tough and fire resistant because they need to eat ALOT of food with a ton of protein and fat. And thats why they are mostly carnivores. It's also why they're so obsessed with food and it's also why food is such a big part of they're culture! It's also because they have to wear down they're tusks because they grow continuously throughout life and if they don't they can get in the way if eating and doing basic tasks like talking and itching, and it can hurt them eventually.

Yes I do headcanon them with tusks and no one can stop me.

[gurlu]

Useful tusks

[gentlenmensarts]

Elephants

[tokumon]

Mammoth Mutant

from Kamen Rider Black ep. 14: “The Day the Tuna Disappeared"