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Okay but it’s kind of funny how out of all the Ancients, from day one Dark Cacao was just designed to be Dark Choco’s dad
Like his original beta designs have the Oreo pads, but with a different design, he has the same star shape, they have the same eye colors, and like the Wiki says, I wouldn’t be surprised if the reason his design changed is because he looked too similar to Dark Choco, which would cause potential confusion
Like even with Hollyberry, who is the other Ancient to have had a pre-existing character be related to them, she doesn’t look identical to Princess and it’s not immediately obvious they’re related. Heck if anything, her beta design looks even less like they’re related, at least a little and at least to me
So like, why was this specifically a thing with Dark Cacao? Did one of the designers just really like Dark Choco or something? What’s going on?
#I mean this both in a lighthearted and serious way#like it’s funny#but also why was this a thing with specifically him?#I legit want to know#I find myself intrigued by whatever concepts I see of the original Dark Cacao Kingdom#which seems more like it legit fell#or at least that’s what I assume based on that one that looked Dark Enchantress-y#now I’m wondering if the fallen kingdoms were originally switched between PV and DC#because personally concepts lead me to think that the Vanilla Kingdom was originally still going to be around#but that’s speculation#I’ll stop now#cookie run#cookie run kingdom#concept art#beta designs#dark cacao cookie#random stuff#questions
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here's something stupid: the catcatfish
some quick facts:
they're nocturnal and tend to roam around while awake.
they have keen senses of smell and hearing, but terrible eyesight. despite this, they also have a tapetum lucidum, making their pupils "glow" in the dark.
their fur is short, dense, and oily to waterproof them.
they prefer a diet of mostly meat and are attracted to strong-smelling food like fish, cheese, and anything fermented.
the elongated dewclaw on each front paw is sharp, flexible, and nonretractable. it injects a venom that causes respiratory failure and cardiac arrest in prey and, in extreme doses, humans. veterenarians typically remove the dewclaw venom glands during the neuter/spay procedure.
they grow to an average of 1m and 23kg (3ft and 50lb) but can reach up to double that length and triple the weight!
#drew these bad boys in ichthyology lecture 🐟#art#sketch#orig#meme redraw#cat#fish#catfish#blue catfish#fantasy species#original species#hybrid#animal hybrid#speculative biology#catcatfish
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Y’all want Taylor Swift to be gay so bad but you won’t even write femslash about her
#I was curious so I looked it up 1038 fics on ao3 tagged Taylor Swift and f/f#like I’m not necessarily encouraging people to go out and write rpf#but it’s wild that arguably the biggest musical artist right now who has a huge community speculating about her sexuality has so little fic#like this isn’t a good or bad thing I just think it’s interesting#idk I’m not actually a swiftie like that#like I listen to her music and keep up generally with what she’s doing but I’m not really in the fandom#so there might be something I’m missing
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My take on unicorns! I'd really love to make a mythical creature field guide someday, since the Spiderwick Field Guide is what inspired me to start drawing in the first place 🥰
#also I actually drew this in like. March lmao#I just kept telling myself I was gonna do a full painting of them in their natural environment and then I kept putting it off#until I realized I didn't actually wanna do that 😂 maybe someday if I get a chance to make that book then I'll do it#my art#unicorn#junicorn#speculative biology#unicorn art
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biology of a stapler
#speculative biology#stapler#mine#my art#spent the whole day stapling objects and it gave me ideas#anatomy
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The Lancetfish is a species that looks like it comes straight out of a realistic fantasy world building project.
#speculative biology#speculative ecology#speculative evolution#speculative zoology#traditional art#traditional sketch#spectember#specposium#paleontology#fanart#paleo meme#paleo art#paleontologist#paleostream#paleobird#paleomedia#paleoblr#paleoillustration#paleoart#worldbuilding#world#fishing#world building#fantasy#realistic fantasy#fish#lancet fish#lancetfish
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PRINTS AVAILABLE
if you’ve been following me long enough you know I love a mimic. From my false faced mermaids that I’ve been painting for years to butterfly dragons, I’m a big fan of illusion in the bestiary world.
I bring you the Ginkgo Draco, another member of the Botanical Drakes.
#concept art#creature design#fantasy art#creature concept#concept design#monster#fantasy#dragons#speculative biology#smaugust#smaugust2024#ginkgo#dragon#fantasyart#creaturedesign#conceptart#worldbuilding#plantdragon#digitalart#illustration#bestiary#creatureconcept#mimic#gingkotree#gingkoleaf
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The Ghost Buckeye (Junonia prosopon), descended from a species driven to extinction by urbanization and habitat loss, has evolved specifically to ward off humans. When intimidated, they display the uncanny face-like patterns on their wings. The image it creates has inspired many legends about unearthly distorted creatures, and has consecrated entire areas of forest as haunted.
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Behold, an angel
some anatomy musings on winged ppl and also clothing furgonomics
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no fucking way
#sketches#comics#the far side#crocodiles#my art#i don’t know how to tag this.#also i should probably say. i tried to look into it further and i haven't seen hard hard evidence that they do this on purpose#personifying animals is tempting but ultimately i think it's just hot speculation atm. crocodilians are famously tough to research too#like the advantages may be a coincidence or just pure curiosity/play. which is also really cute...love those guys#sorry for the misinformation! light theory only afaik#comic
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#seems fitting#911 fox#buddie#911#911 tv show#evan buckley#evan buck buckley#911 abc#eddie diaz#buck x eddie#buck and eddie#911 spoilers#911 on abc#911 show#911 season 7#911 s7#911 speculation#911 season seven#maddie buckley#chimney han
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Furby field notes
#furby#furbies#peepy#peepy cameo ya'll#idk#speculative biology#speculative evolution#art#birds#sorta
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All the dragons from the HTTYD stream. Detailed images below.
The designs from the original movie are basically perfect, which is why I didn't really dare to touch them... until a certain trailer dropped recently.
I'm a spiteful creature.
Anyway. Some ground rules. I tried to make these creatures overall a little bit more realistic and grounded without robbing them of the inherent whimsy that the originals had. All of them are tetrapods, so only 4 limbs max.
Nightfury
These guys have no more functional limbs to move on the ground. They are living stealth bombers. Silent fast fliers.
On the ground they flop around similar to seals, forming small colonies on top of tall cliffs.
Red Death
At a certain size it becomes unfeasible to fly for even a dragon. The Red Death stays on the ground using it's heavy armor and enormous size when raiding other dragon nesting colonies. it'as wings are more like spurs, to injure rivals in combat.
Gronkle
The original had a hummingbird style in flying , something that doesn't work for an animal of this size. My compromise is to make the wings rather stout and being able to be folded a lot.
Nadder
Easiest design, take a unfeathered theropod and combine it with a bearded dragon.
Shellfire
This was the last one I made on stream, it is one of the (in my eyes) worst designs from the shows, so a nice challenge to make it work a little better.
This guy is now a filter feeder, using its large horns to funnel water into its mouth.
Zippleback
Multi-headed dragons are really tricky. In my design I made one of the heads a parasitic male, similar to angler fish, that hitches a ride on the back of the larger female.
Monstrous Nightmare
One of the most classic dragons from the original movie. Lots of crocodilian influence here. The osteoderms on its back have pores from which it produces flammable secretions.
Razorwhip
A fast an agile dragon, but the original doesn't really show that in the head shape and all these spines don't help. I put some tapejarid influence into it.
Rumblehorn
The massive neck of this dragon doesn't work well in terms of aerodynamics, unless it's an inflatable display structure ;)
Whispering Death
The giant maw of this dragon is an even greater challenge, but when you give it the gular pouch of a pelican eel and turn these eyes into eye-spots, it works quite well.
And of course the Terrible Terror!
As you can see it's in my case a close relative of the nadder.
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My take on the Shulker
#mineblr#minecraft#gaming#indie games#minecraft art#minecraft oc#character design#speculative biology#speculative evolution#minecraft mobs#minecraft aesthetic#speculative zoology#artists on tumblr#small artist#digital artist#my art
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Nether life forms
(Constructs and undead not included)
#minecraft#mineblr#minecraft art#my art#minecraft fanart#minecraft nether#minecraft piglin#minecraft ghast#minecraft hoglin#minecraft magma cube#minecraft strider#worldbuilding#fantasy#speculative biology#my minecraft lore
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