#bio inspired art

[msdanigart]

An Animal Cell- By Ms. Dani G Art- 2022

This was the first piece I worked on when I decided to pivot my art and business from fairy fantasy new-age art to pattern (and later on, abstract) art.

I was ill when I made this piece, so it took two months to complete. It was tedious, yet relaxing and being forced to slow down with it was a good thing for me.

This piece is glorious, as you can see! Still one of my absolute favourites!

And it happens to be up for purchase in my Art Catalogue!

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[cowgiess]

𝖧. 𝖭𝖠𝖬𝖤𝖲 ★ 𝖥𝖮𝖱 𝖱𝖯𝖦 .

𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗋𝗈 ★ 𝗏𝗈𝖼ê

𝖲𝖮𝖨𝖲 &’ 𝗣𝗢𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗔

나의, 𝖬𝖮𝖱𝖤𝖭𝖮 

𝖺𝗆𝗈𝗋 & 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝖺

𝖯 𝖮 𝖤 𝖲 𝖨 𝖠 

𝗅𝗎𝗇𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝖽𝗂 ★

𝟤𝟧, 𝖠𝖱𝖢𝖧𝖨𝖵𝖤𝖲 !¡

당신의 ★ 𝗈𝗅𝗁𝗈𝗌 

V͟𝖤𝖫𝖧𝖠 𖦹︎ 𝖨𝖭𝖥Ã𝖭𝖢𝖨𝖠 

𝖡𝖫𝖮𝖦’ & 🍻

달콤한 ★, 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗦

𝖱𝖮𝖬𝖠𝖭𝖢ᗴ 𝗱𝗶 𝚅𝙴𝚁𝙰𝙾

🪴 🍻 ☀️

𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗢 ★ 𝗠𝗘𝗨.

ᗩᖇ丅ᗴ & ᑭᗩ乙

𝖡 𝖱 𝖤 𝖩 𝖠 - 시 

𝗍𝖾𝗎 𖦹︎ 𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗈r

𝖺𝗆𝗈𝗋 𝗳𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝕔𝕠𝗆𝗂𝗀𝗈

연약한  : 𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙾𝚂𝚄𝚁𝙰

𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗈 ★ 𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗂𝖺

𝖼𝖺𝗌𝗈 𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗀𝗎𝗇𝗌 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝗁. 𝗇𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝖽ê 𝗈𝗌 𝖽𝖾𝗏𝗂𝖽𝗈𝗌 𝖼𝗋é𝖽𝗂𝗍𝗈𝗌 𝖺𝗈 @cowgies 𝗈𝗇 𝗂𝗀.

[styllwaters]

KNIGHT ETHNIC GROUPS, ORDERS AND CULTURES: A GUIDE

MAP OF ETTERA (Knight Homeplanet)

Standard map [continents shown]

Regional map [territories shown]

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I have here a weeks worth of writing and art because I for some reason enjoy torturing myself! I've been slaving away at this for so long but it's finally done and polished. So! As promised, I'm gonna talk a bit about the different Knight cultures/ethnicities, territories and general social structure.

Knights are one of my alien sophont civilisations from my Vivere 44 headworld. Here are more links from my previous posts:

Introductory post

Knight deities

Knight languages and names

With that being said, worldbuilding textwalls below the cut!

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First, an explanation of the maps.

CONTINENTS

There are three main continents on Ettera. The two polar landmasses are Thannoeh in the northern end and Nahrui in the southern end. Thannoeh is divided by east and west, and is home to the two major Polar Knight nations. Nahrui is not occupied by any, aside from explorers or scientists. For many Knights, it is a strange, enigmatic land and a topic of great curiosity. In the middle is Val-srat; the central continent inhabited by Mountain and Plains Knights. The landmass is named as such because it is often represented in folklore as a Knight, with Valazear (the ‘Host’) being the southern Plains territories and Srati (the ‘Helmet’) being the northern Mountain territories. The Ihmna Stretch is the section of land connecting the two countries - ‘Ihmna’ is the Ferhahti word for the Integrator organ which joins the host and helmet’s consciousness.

Plant life on Ettera takes on hues of red and orange.

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Before I get into the different ethnicities, I should elaborate more on how Knight Orders are structured and the different titles; some of the clothing articles are specific to status.

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

Most Knights live in groups called ‘Orders’, which I talked more about in this ask.

The standard roles for an Order are as follows:

Commander - Makes decisions, protects and supports the group. Commanders lead the Order across difficult terrain, plan out hunts, and take care of their members. A Commander might be chosen based on generational succession, experience, or strength. Depending on the rules of the Order, a Commander might be challenged by a Knight who desires their position, although only an elite or lieutenant would be permitted to do this. In more traditional and conservative orders Commanders are always Pike-forts.

Lieutenant - Second in command. The Lieutenant is the Commander’s primary advisor and runs the Order when they are unable to. A Commander may train their lieutenant to one day take their place as leader, or a lieutenant might serve multiple generations of Commanders without ever challenging them.

Elites - A selection of Knight soldiers who are exceptionally experienced, strong and fast. Highly respected by the rest of the Order and carry out important duties such as organisation. They have the highest chance of being the next lieutenant or Commander. 

Soldiers - The main body of the Order, fully grown Knights who are proficient in all the skills necessary for survival. Soldiers are tasked with a variety of jobs to keep the Order healthy and running: they are also farmers, medics, entertainers, strategists, builders, etc. 

Scouts - Scouts are Knights who make reconnaissance trips for the Order. Their job is to gather information about a potential area to settle or travel through. Scouts also have a range of other responsibilities, such as acting as lookouts, messengers, and taking care of Pages.

There are two types of Scouts - temporary and permanent. Temporary scouts are Squires (16-17 years) who have completed their training and are performing Expeditions, which they are required to do before becoming a full soldier. On Expeditions two or three Scouts will travel a certain distance away from the Order, sometimes miles away, to deliver goods to other Orders or to simply evaluate an area/route. Permanent scouts are lower-ranked Knights who are unable to become Soldiers, prefer a caretaker role, or have been relegated to the position.

Squires - Knights in training. Squires learn from a Soldier assigned to teach them. They may be tutored one-on-one, or taught in a group. They learn the ways of the Order and the world around them. Squires will often be assigned small hunting trips with their tutor, or cleaning jobs. Typically aged 7-15 years.

Pages - The youth of the Order, Knights aged 0-6 years. The pages are fiercely protected by every member of the Order. A newborn Helmet or Host will stay with their birth parent/s until they have assimilated, in which care duty is passed on to a permanent Scout. The Scout raises the Pages alongside several others until they are ready to become Squires.

This structure originated from Mountain Orders and spread to Plains and Polar regions a long time ago. Of course, not every Order follows this plan exactly, and there are countless variations. Some Knights don't live in Orders at all, and may live in pairs (which is common for travelling merchants and explorers) or small groups. Very rarely, a Knight may travel alone. This is the case for exiles.

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You may already be familiar with the Mountain, Plains and Polar Knight regional varieties, but within these subspecies are various ethnic groups.

THE ETHNICITIES

✦ MOUNTAIN ✦

✦ Ferhahti [Ferhaht]

The Ferhahti Knights are an ethnic group located in the Ferhaht territory of Srati. Their thick fur is of various shades of grey and grey-blue. Their clothing styles are typically beige and tan, often complete with rectangular tassels and red accents. The Ferhahti have a ‘New Years’ festival called Khulaam in which they call upon Etteran spirits to bless them with good harvests, hunting and rain. During these festivals there is music, food, dancing and socialising with others. Allied Orders, usually 2-5, will come together to celebrate. Celebrations last five days. Alliances may be temporary or long-lasting, but the Orders will go on a hunt on the final day to bring down a large quarry. Oftentimes there will be a ‘Herald’ dancer who bears a flag on their horn, depicting glyphs of good fortune. 

Since the Ferhahti and Kaata territories are neighbouring, and have no physical borders, Orders from both lands will often meet to trade goods and information. Many Plains-Mountain hybrids are of Ferhahti and Kaata descent due to the close proximity of the nations. 

NOTE: Plains and Mountain Knights are capable of producing hybrid offspring, although they will be infertile. Neither Plains nor Mountain Knights can produce viable hybrids with Polar Knights.

✦ Fejga [Fejg]

Fejga Knights (pronounced Fej-ya) make their home in the Fejg archipelago. They are generally of a bulkier physique than other Mountain Knights, have a coat of thick fur and are well adjusted to chillier climates. They also sport a ‘saddle’ marking on their backs and are likely to have mottled/freckled patterns and blue eyes. Their Orders are partially seafaring, with many sailing from island to island in magnificent ships. Fishing is a large part of their lifestyles as the sea provides a stable source of food. 

Their clothes are frequently made from leather and wool from domesticated animals. It is deceptively thin, as their pelts already provide natural insulation from the cold. Fejga Commanders wear three silver piercings on their Helmets.

✦ Svunacht [Svun]

Svunacht Knights live within the mountain-bordered territory of Svun and the island of Naahek. Orders have a special ceremony for choosing their Commander. The next in line, usually a chosen Host and Helmet born of the previous Commander and their partner, must journey across the Asall mountain range which borders Svun. It is a treacherous, long passage, and requires the Knight to wear a mask to block out the searing winds. They must also wear a spiked collar as a traditional accessory and safety measure to deter larger predators which roam the mountains. They are forbidden from carrying firearms, only armed with a knife, their wits, and natural defences. Ceremonial garments are required, passed down through generations, and three slips of fabric are worn on their horn for good luck: representing strength, wisdom and tenacity. The journey, called the Meha, is the final step in a long series of rigorous training for future successors. 

The painting of Helmets is also a large part of Svunacht culture. It is typically only reserved for Commanders, Lieutenants or Elites. 

★ PLAINS ★

★ Kaata [Kaat]

Kaata Knight Orders inhabit the deserts of Kaat. They are perfectly suited to desert life, their tan coats reducing heat absorbed from the sun. Kaata Knights make their clothing from woven fibres of plants that are garnished with gold pigments derived from a natural mineral found in the sands. They are especially known for their proficiency in fine crafts, and often trade jewellery to Ferhahti Orders across the Ihmna Stretch connecting Kaat and Ferhaht. Kaata clothing tends to be highly detailed and ornamental, with shiny beads adorning arm cuffs, necklaces, mandible rings and horn sleeves. The many gemstone and fossil deposits in Kaat are also incorporated into their styles. Like the Svunacht Knights, Kaata also paint their Helmets, although the practice is not restricted to any particular titles.

★ Saisala [Saisal]

Saisala Knights live in and around the deltas and rivers of Saisal, the southernmost territory of Val-srat. The area is filled with marshlands and everglades, and the weather is more wet and humid than the dry plains of Kaat. Saisala forts sport a dark reddish mane that grows right down their backs and bears some resemblance to maned wolves. Their pikes have hooked horns and sloping spines, as well as more ‘splotchy’ red stripes. Their Helmet eyes also have a pale ring around their pupils.

Saisala clothing styles are characterised by draping, ovular shapes and translucent sections of fabric. The green and gold drapes in the drawing are traditional wedding garments, complete with rounded tassels and a horn extension for pikes. The hanging ‘coins’ have engravings which tell a short but sweet poem.

★ Yaemioui [Yaemiou]

Yaemioui Orders live in a similar environment to Saisala Knights, in the wetland territories of Yaemiou. Their coats are pale like Kaata, but come in a greater combination of hues such as orange, grey and vermilion. Fun fact: all Plains Host pups are born with faint spots to help them camouflage, like lion cubs. Most lose these markings as they grow older, but Yaemioui hosts retain them even in adulthood. Their patterns are similar to painted dogs. The Yaemioui have a rich storytelling culture and have records dating back thousands of years.

Their clothing styles utilise dusky, non-bright colours that are usually two-piece. The outfit in the picture is worn by an elder Pike-fort who has carried and sired many offspring. The spine extensions are an indicator of age and experience, and a mark of high respect. The scarf around their neck depicts circles symbolising their Helmet children, and the circles on the larger cloth represent their Host progeny. 

★ Balkzaiinu [Balkzaii]

On the island of Balkzaii reside the Balkzaiinu Knights, who have dark stripes on both their Hosts and Helmets and short curly fur. Unlike other Orders, Balkzaiinu communities rarely ever hunt - they were one of the first countries to develop farming and agriculture, and import a lot of domesticated animals to Saisal and Yaemiou. They are also the only country that has no Commanders in their Orders, and decisions are made by a council of higher-ups. They live in a tropical climate which receives lots of rainfall and cyclones. They are also masters in boat making and sailing, and contacted the mainland several centuries ago. Balkzaiinu have different decency standards than other Plains Knights, and in their culture it is considered proper to cover the neck area. Their clothing is generally layered and contains colourful, square designs.

✧ POLAR ✧

✧ Aikka [Ehtte Thannoeh]

Aikka Knights have domain over the Eastern section of Thannoeh. The polar word for East is Ehtte, and West Uesse. Since the country is so close to the Fegj archipelago, the two have been in contact for a long time.

Aikka have pristine white fur and a slightly bluish tinge to their Helmets. As with all Polar Knights, they are much smaller than their Plains or Mountain relatives, but are incredibly tough and hardy as a result of surviving in one of the harshest biomes. Ehtte Thannoeh is associated with scientific prowess, discovery and knowledge, and many famous Knight explorers are from Thannoeh. There are several research stations on Nahrui that are run and managed by Aikka; they have no difficulty working in the icy environment. Aikka Knights are also experts in carving, sculpting figurines and charms from the ivory tusks of marine animals. The outfit depicted in the drawing shows an Aikka Scout wearing a pendant with a carved basilosaurus-like animal for spiritual protection. These pendants are often given by parents to children. Their coat has six pockets for navigational instruments, goggles, knives, a spyglass, medical equipment and more. 

✧ Myet [Uesse Thannoeh]

Myet Orders have less contact with other regions than Aikka. Residing in Uesse Thannoeh, Many of them live further inland. Myet Hosts have a more yellowish tinge to their fur and their Pike Helmets have a tan stripe. The Helmets also have a more rounded 'snout'. They have managed to domesticate a large predator which defends their camps and is used as a mount/companion. Like the Balkzaiinu, Myet Orders have a different structure than most, having two Commanders, usually a mated pair, and no lieutenants or elites.

Myet clothing is more minimal than Aikka styles. They usually cover the back with a ‘saddle’ and manipulators with gloves. The outfit drawn is of a Commander, distinguished by the ring of fabric around their horn and eye makeup. In their backpack they carry hunting weapons, and wear a knife sheathed at their side.

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And that's a wrap! Thank you for reading, this project is truly a delight to work on. I leave you with some messy concept art I did a while ago for Mountain Knight clothing styles.

[vonecent]

Manticore

Manticores hunt similarly to Komodo Dragons; they sneak up to prey and stick their venomous quills into it. They then follow their prey until it succumbs to the venom's effects, and finishes it off by crushing the windpipe with their jaws, dragging it up a tree to eat in safety.

A little larger than a house cat, they have quills on their tail and base of the neck, and the oil follicles excrete venom that runs through small grooves on the quill. The venom is a depressant, and causes paralysis and hallucinations. It takes around an hour to take full effect. If you manage to get to safety or the manticore can't find you the venom will wear off in about a day. They are immune to their own venom, but distant subspecies of manticore may or may not be immune to each other's venom.

Manticores eat medium to small animals from deer and insects to foxes and skunks. They rarely attack animals that are likely to attack them or be defended by pack mates, as manticores aren't strong enough to defend themselves or fast enough to run away (their top speed is around 15mph, and they can't maintain that speed for long.) One of their favorite prey items is livestock because they are stuck in a small area, so they don't need to be tracked far. They are easily dissuaded by guard llamas.

Manticores are reverse countershaded and utilize dazzle camouflage to confuse and startle would-be attackers. (their "face" serves a similar function) Their threat display consists of standing sideways to the threat with their back arched up and head directly facing the threat. They sway slowly side to side and curl and lash their tail. They tilt their head side to side so the perspective illusion of their face is slightly noticeable. Their quills stand up and their mane poofs out and they make a sound that's a mix between dry heaving and rasping. They have a slight stink to them like the musk of a fox that intensifies when stressed.

[greenglass16]

My attempt at @kyri45 's 💞lovely💞 mk x redson drawing from their lmk au (theirs is the digital one)

[lainalit]

God how I wish the Bat boys weren't brothers/ friends it would be so much more interesting to read the series.

Imagine Cassian being the General of Illyria, who doesn't like Rhysand since he doesn't do anything for his people, even though Rhys is half Illyrian himself, and when he and Nesta are mates so we get even more conflict between Nesta and rhys/ feyre  'cause all of a sudden Nesta has back up in the form of Illyria and nessian would be out here making rebel plans against feysand.

And it would be so much more interesting if Azriel's father was from the CoN and Azriel was also out here starting a revolution with other CoN citizens.

Instead of pro IC/ anti IC we could have had three parties with three different political viewpoints and everybody in the fandom could be a different team. At least that would be more fun than the black and white view SJM currently has of her characters.

[garblegarden]

Design notes for human guy! Yay! More under the cut

Before he came to Confibula, Human Guy was stationed on a moon in the same star system. It's an icy, slimy world that human settlers called Adam. Most of it looks about the same as an average earthly arctic region but with way more watermelon snow. I might redesign this suit later. Probably will.

After crashing sideways into a mountain range during a system outage he suffered injuries which got infected by the red slime that grows everywhere. This cost him his legs, an eye and most of his stomach.

When he crashlanded on Confibula his suit was mostly destroyed but he came upon an experimental, highly invasive exploration suit from back in the day when humans occupied the planet. It's filled him up with wires that act as his new digestive system among other things keeping his organs from failing.

He probably can't take the suit off without killing him. Not that he would need to take it off considering confibula is an alien world with plenty of most-likely-scary-and-inedible-unless-modified molecules, but if he ever hopes to get rescued this might prove problematic.

My main rule for Human Guy is that he can't take off the suit unless he also takes off whatever he considers his body too. His eye doesn't count, neither does his blood, but his integumentary and musculoskeletal systems do. Instead, I depict him as a sort of human-shaped spectre holding whatever parts of him he doesn't wish to ignore together, like his legs and wires that have replaced many of his organs and most importantly the stains left behind from his infection which he believes will eventually come back to finish the job.

[fishareglorious]

modern au toof is just someone who brings random kids home during christmas. being her partner for years z is completely used to this its even tradition at that point. brings an entire horde of spdm kids home? maybe she'll only pinch the bridge of her nose and remember she has to go to the supermarket.

horropedia has been a common fixture of christmas dinners and bingewatching the newest christmas horror has been their thing. sonetto shakes like a hypothermic chihuahua even though she can just leave the room (vertin is watching along and she wants to share the sofa).

the first christmas after hofmann dies toof gets marcus in their household and z teaches her her family's tangyuan recipe. toof fights willow in a costco self checkout for the rights to bring flutterpage to christmas dinner.

christmas is pretty self-contained at the zhang-campbell household but new years is chaos with how vertin is a guy that knows a guy who knows a guy and somehow everyone that knows her goes there for new years

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[luvdelirios]

𝙲𝙸𝙲𝙻𝙾𝙽𝙴𝚂 𝖽𝖾 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘀 ׂ 🎐⠀.

❰❰ 𝗋𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗈 𝗇𝖺 ℂ𝔸𝕄. 𝟘𝟠 📸' - ㅤรัก

𝗈𝗅𝗁𝗈𝗌 𝗉𝗎𝗑𝖺𝖽𝗈𝗌 𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙭𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙨 . 🖐🏻

Caso for utilizar, dê os devidos créditos para deliriostar on ig. 🧸ྀི

[obsession-of-aesthetic]

"The Two Crowns" by Francis Dicksee (1900)

[cowgiess]

Oi, Amorequinhos, como você estão? Espero que todos estejam muito bem! Hoje eu trouxe alguns nomes para destaque, na estética natural. Caso usem dê ib para @cowgies beijoquinhas. 💗

𝗷𝘂 𝗷𝘂 𝗯𝗮

ô , 𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗌

🌾 🧺

나의, moreno

𝖺𝗆𝗈𝗋 & 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝖺

𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗎.

𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗋𝖺-𝘁𝗼

doce de torαnjα

( 𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗀𝗈 )

🦁 ╲ 𝗆𝗂𝗈

💿.        🌱        🗒️

𝗍𝖮𝖼- 𝗍𝖮𝖼 ?

𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗈𝗌 .

𝑖𝑛 , 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 #

𝘁𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗲 — 𝗉ê𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗀𝗈

[wnacn]

FUUUTUUUREE-

[gentlelass]

UUUUGHHH hey there good people FINALLY I was able to finish this thing that I have been wanting to make for SO LONG, my man Malcom finally has a space all for himself to tell people to stop snooping about him and go mind their own fucking business!! 👹

Sincerely hope you like it! The protagonist certainly doesn’t ^^

Just the artwork:

[friebbles]

profile / bio layout

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ﾟ ˖ ᡣ𐭩 name ⠀໒꒰ྀིっ˕ -｡꒱ྀི১⠀

｡𖦹°‧. age : info 𝜗𝜚

︶⊹︶︶⠀୨୧⠀︶︶⊹︶

[buggbuzz]

sorry pookies i forgot i had these xoxo