#WoF Fathom

[ch3micallyinsane]

Could you draw Cricket?? Or Fathom, if you've already done Cricket :)

Thank you!!!!

One of those stolen moments when Indigo and Fathom accidentally swam past each other, a split second of eye contact and memories before not seeing each other again for a month.

And this rly bad Cricket doodle. Def gonna have 2 retry Cricket in some shape or form.

[chocochocowell]

The whole world is his playground

[glassshine]

Indigo and Fathom

[bluebrrytea]

I AM REREADING WINGS OF FIRE DARKSTALKER AHHHHHHHH

I remember why I loved this book so much

[noctuscreatures]

Fathom and Darkstalker

[dragnoodles-noodles]

Legacy

[flawseer]

3000 AS character drawings

(Fathom, Indigo, Pearl, Albatross)

I appear to have developed an addiction to drawing dragons. There is no known treatment, so I have been advised to just ride it out and see where it goes. Here are some ancient Seawings:

Prince Fathom

Fathom is said to look remarkably similar to his descendant Turtle, or at least Darkstalker seems to think so. He could be an unreliable narrator who assumes all green Seawing lads look the same though, who knows.

When I picture Fathom, I imagine him as looking visibly marred by what he experienced. He is careworn and looks tired most of the time because, at night, spiraling thoughts and stress dreams are interfering with his sleep. His general physique is a bit oddly proportioned, with some areas of his body (face and extremities) looking more gaunt than others, indicating that he has rapidly lost weight.

Hoping he was able to return to some form of normalcy and make a recovery after the conclusion of the Darkstalker book.

Indigo

Fathom's childhood friend, bodyguard, and numerous other things. I have no idea what the plans of the graphic novel adaptations are with regards to the Darkstalker book, so I don't know if she will get an actual depiction any time soon.

I gave her a forward-swept, somewhat wild-looking head fin because I thought that was fitting for her character. It contrasts with the more put-together, rounder, or rigid appearances of the royals she is surrounded by.

Princess Pearl

Fathom's uptight sister and future Queen of the Seawings. As far as I know, the books never go into detail with regards to her color scheme. I imagine that, in terms of looks, she takes a lot after her grandfather, resulting in a light blue coloration. Some of these traits would then later be passed down the royal Seawing line until they resurface in her descendant Anemone.

I do sometimes think about what happened after the Darkstalker book. Does she believe her brother is dead? Or is it assumed he evacuated with the rest of the Nightwings? Did Fathom ever try to reconnect with her in later years?

Prince Albatross

Fathom and Pearl's grandfather and person of historical infamy. The graphic novels draw him very blue, but he is described in text as unnaturally pale, almost white. Really minor detail in his luminous patches: I drew them that way to suggest he passed his spherical markings on to Pearl (which she then got her name from) and the crescent markings were inherited by Fathom.

Also, his ear is frayed and worn. I imagine he developed a nervous tick where he squeezes and yanks his ear whenever he is upset due to his sister's constant abuse.

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Errata:

I initially wrote that Anemone is Pearl's ancestor. This was a nonsensical lapse of thought, as, barring questionable time travel plots, she is obviously her descendant. Corrected.

[rai-salamander]

Trauma

Травма

[marinusart]

Whiteout was strong as hell. She deserves so much more

Closeups

What can be worse than making a photo of a traditional painting? The same thing but there are metallic details

[demoniika]

the part i hate most about being an artist is choosing between stylisation or realism... good thing i don't have to choose! it may be worse for business, but i can switch between styles if i want. oh hey look, animation works better with more stylised art and i'm getting into animation??? i can just animate stylised characters if i want

[soulacanth]

couple of wof things I drew throughout the year.

Princess Manta ( Fathom's mom) concepts. I wanted to give her a spikey fin/sail because I wanted to reference Albatross's Icewing ancestry. Which I soon learned was debunked.

Fathom and one Indigo [mid bottom left]. I really like his design here but then I realized he's supposed to look similar to Turtle, and I didn't want to change Turtle's face so I went for a shorter one for Fathom. Still figuring it out.

Expressions and face shapes.

Detective Deerstalker :D. Originally just a joke but I might actually make a ref for her.

[toadslug]

Still getting the feel for digital art again! I practiced on Albatross. I spent FOREVER trying to get his face right, and while I'm still not totally satisfied with it, I'm posting it anyways.

I tried to balance his sad old man energy with a sense of elegance, and I gave him the same string of pearls I gave Manta <3 I think the two cared for each other a lot, but Lagoon tried to keep them apart whenever she could. He also has some hints of red for... foreshadowing.

[chocochocowell]

Yeah, memes

[smolandweirdwriter]

anyway i actually love animus magic as an allegory. i love that power doesn't make someone automatically a bad person or give them less of a 'soul' for using it but it does inhibit a sense that you can do whatever you want without consequences and without regulating it you'll invariably end up uncontrollably hurting yourself and others. I love that being the message of a kid's story. I love it so much

[hallow-graves]

royal seawing family tree that i spent way too long on,, might do other wof family trees too so lmk if there's any specific ones you'd like to see 👀

[resident-wof-expert]

Fathom and Indigo.