#deep sea friends

[lockandkeyhyena]

more anthro(ish) ocean buddies! sea angel version

[wiwaxia-official]

@alexanderpearce wanted to turn me into garum :(

[manga-ranga]

Another long post on painting process, also siphonophore appreciation

Sketch and background

2. A lot of gesso/primer and yes, you can totally use it like a paint. The thing is that you can shape it to make interesting textures in your pic. But you need to be willing to put a lot on.

3. Body details! Line details! The next level of colour and details for your thing-a-ma-jig. If you want to keep the colours separate, make sure you wait for it to dry in between applications.

4. Glitter (coz I like glitter) and wash (acrylic + water)

5. Final details

6. done

I know the photos don't show it, but this painting has a lot of texture (bumpy bits) that catch the light in different ways when it is hung up.

As for the subject... something between a pipefish and a siphonophore.

From what I understand, and science side of tumblr feel free to correct me but siphonophores are colonial organisms. They are made up heaps of tiny little creatures to create one giant creature. So I wanted to capture all that life moving about this creature.

Painting is available on my redbubble store

[montereybayaquarium]

🚨Our spidey senses say these aren’t spiders! 🚨

[crystallizsch]

okay hi so listen hear me out

sea snake is a bit too obvious (and too boring)

so i made him based on some kind of lionfish??? (bc something something venomous marine animal) also with a LOT of creative liberties i made with how the fish looks like

let’s also give his fins some rips and tears here and there bc what are the implications of that??? that’s for you 🫵 to decide

anyways chat i lowkey dont know what i was doing

i had no other thoughts but haha funny snake man i turn into fish

[joicecubes]

i love the idea of ford and stan healing when they’re on the sea together. i need it. SO BAD. i keep thinking about how one of the last entries ford wrote in his journal was talking about how he wants to repair their relationship and finally make it up to him. if stan gives him a chance.

and stan… oh my god he’s desperate for that!! are you kidding me!! i know to ford it must feel like stan has always held a grudge against him since he came back, and because he feels so unworthy now that he’s come to terms with how he failed the people he loves, it skews his perception of what stan really wants. what he doesn’t realize in doubting whether or not stan also wants to repair their relationship is that stan has yearned for this for his ENTIRE. LIFE. he’s wanted to go back to being what they were to each other as kids from the moment he was kicked out to the moment he remembered who ford was after weirdmageddon. of COURSE he says yes to sailing the world with him. of COURSE he’ll wait as long as it takes to have his brother back, he worked thirty years for this!!

and now it’s just a matter of being there for each other. because neither of them were able to be there in each other’s worst moments. as stan regains memories ford can’t help him reach, he starts realizing just how damaged he became in the time he was homeless. and i’m sure ford’s trauma from bill shows up in ways neither of them expect either! and it must be so healing for them to be each other’s support in the aftermath of their suffering. it must feel like regaining a limb, to have your twin brother back, your best friend. ugh it just kills me.

by the way if ya’ll are looking for fics with this premise of the two of them healing… i highly recommend any gravity falls fics by ao3 user parsnipit. perfect ratio of hurt to comfort. and they’re all about stan and ford. i think about these fics every day no joke someone save me

[dvcky-duck]

meow

just deepsea Pim being a silly lil guy nothing more <3

[ryuusea]

gakutsumu mer au doodles

gaku is a deep sea mer who meets tsumugi✨

[dailycephalopods]

hello! december 7th is my 21st birthday! may i request a vampire “squid” for that day? they’re my favorite animal! thank you!! :))

Daily Cephalopod #169

[kerocola]

[respect-the-locals]

🦈Daily Shark Fact🦈:

The Frilled Shark's common name comes from its gills: Unlike all other sharks, which have separate gills, a frilled shark's first pair of gills go all the way across its throat; each pair is lined at the edges with red “fringe.” accompanying its 'fringe' this species has a mouth that is lined with 25 rows of backward-facing, trident-shaped teeth—300 in all. This is the shark that is believed to be the origin behind stories of sea monsters.

[lockandkeyhyena]

like,,, consider

hmmm i should make a story about anthropomorphic deep sea creatures that would be fun i think

[front-facing-pokemon]

[manga-ranga]

I forgot the name, but I drew this from a picture of a sea star or a brittle sea star (if anyone knows please correct me)

It looks kinda cool so yeah

[botanyshitposts]

currently thinking about the universal adaptation of the little orb or pouch you put helpful bacteria in. animals, plants, lichens, bioluminescent deep sea fish…. who hasn’t discovered there are little guys everywhere willing to trade a good or service for protection and nutrients in a specialty grown body part???

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Daily fish fact #433

Snailfish!

This fish family has incredible diversity in the depths that its species can live in, from intertidal zone shallows to over eight kilometers deep (like our snailfish friend who was caught on camera a few days ago). They always prefer cold water though, and some even have antifreeze proteins in their blood!