#whale shark wip

[tj-crochets]

Today’s enrichment for my enclosure was a new giant whale shark plushie pattern! I got all the machine sewing done, I just need to add the stuffing and close the opening for turning tomorrow

[lost-sunset-canine]

finally after some time i deided to try and draw Misaki once again, since he was around a lot more and none of the previous pictures really managed to capture his appearance to its most true extend. This time around i am not just happy with how the art looks in general, but also that i acctually managed to capture him in a way that feels like its actually him! Before, while the picutres werent wrong, they were just.. off ? but anyway! I managed to also practice and play around with colors and just anatomy and clothes in general since, sketching it out was a struggle and took almost hours in total y-y I was truly struggling a lot with the way things just work, but i managed to pull through it uwu!! Simple backrgound with sharks cuz he likes sharks :) -Dairiem

[novasolstarr]

Two in one post time :3

Here’s a Theory / Headcanon AND a funny little WIP + Sketch

Because of the shark and very likely whale in Sebsations genetic mixup, my partner and I were thinking he likely has very thick skin. While not bullet proof thick of course..it WOULD be thick enough to significantly lessen the effects of anesthesia, since the needle wouldn’t be able to get into the blood veins very easily if at all, and would likely only get dispersed skin level [unintentionally subcutaneously, which is the slowest way to distribute injected medicine]

Spoilers although I’m sure it’s known information

Allowing him that opportunity to fake the effects and kill the researchers to release the monsters!

Additionally: He’s not necessarily immune to the effects, it would just take far FAR longer for it to properly kick due to the anesthesia ending up either intermuscularly or subcutaneously. Even once it did kick in, he’d likely only be loopy and notice numbness around the injection site, but not be completely knocked on his ass unless dosed properly [By then he would be able to crawl to a safe room though]

ALSO

Surprise additional doodles :3

[the-golden-comet]

✨⛵️Story/WIP Tour Tag ⛵️✨

Oh, what a fun concept! Thank you for tagging me, @theink-stainedfolk !!

I’m not sure I can convince you about the lovely landmarks in Peter Hart , but— there’s a rope around me. Oh. We don’t have a choice in this adventure, do we?

Peter: Clever. You catch on quick~!

Ahoy, mates. Captain Hart at the helm now. I’ll be your tour guide for the voyage. Please keep your arms on the deck at all times. Do not lean on the railing; if you go overboard we’re not coming to fish you out….unless you’re Benjamin.

Benjamin: HEY!! 😡

Right, let’s get started:

✨🇬🇧Port Mayor🇬🇧✨

On your left, you will notice we are passing by Port Mayor, Great Britain. A lovely fishing port run by an absolute bastard of a person. Make sure on your stop you steal a hearty handful from the Royal’s pockets, and try their regional specialty: Port Plum Pudding. Great for the season.

🌋Isle of Talon Rock🌋

Oh, this one’s a lovely sightseeing adventure! Talon Rock is an inactive volcano in the center of thick jungle. Do watch your feet for snakes; they are quite venomous here. The igneous walls of the lava tubes are home to a variety of rich gems, but make sure you vacate before high tide if you don’t want to get your clothes wet.

✨🇬🇧Portsmouth🇬🇧✨

We arrive at another port. Excellent tailor at this location; this is where I picked out most of Benjamin’s fashion.

Benjamin: I didn’t ASK for—

—You’re welcome. If you get a chance, make sure to piss in the rose garden of the sovereign that governs this port.

✨🪨Echoing Cove🪨✨

This one looks deceptive at first glance, but a trove of valuables rests deep enough inside the many underwater cave systems. You’ll have to do a little spelunking, but if you reach deep enough the treasures are ripe for the taking~

Benjamin: Peter…why do I hear voices?

—AAAAAAAND we are getting the fuck out of here~🏴‍☠️✨

✨🇬🇧Port Florence🇬🇧✨

Aye, Florence. Another posh port with a castle loaded in riches. A very prosperous port town with a king that is all too eager to throw lavish parties and get drunk off of centuries aged wine.

Benjamin: You’re one to talk, captain…

They hold a Regal Ball every year, with a dance competition. The winners take home 50 grand. Ah, a great memory indeed~

Benji: (blushing furiously)

😏

☠️🩸Bloodwater Bay🩸☠️

….Oh shite. This place. Right, well…..some more dense jungle, a thin strip of beach, the waters are red, but don’t be too alarmed…Davey tells us that’s the iron deposits that give more of that rusty hue. There’s a tall waterfall in the center……

Benjamin: …..Peter? Peeeeeeeter?

O-Oh! Well, moving right along…don’t want to linger in this wretched bay….

✨🇮🇪Gregory’s Point🇮🇪✨

Another lovely island between the mainland and Ireland. This is a developed hotspot, turned into a small port town where all are welcome. Pirates, naval officers, merchants, the like. Between the two main countries, this place has its own governance. So, you better have a good reputation if you don’t want to be murdered in your sleep ✨

Benjamin: you say that so nonchalantly, Captain

Mmmmhm. Also home to one of the best doctors this side of the equator. So, if you get wounded, make sure it happens close to Gregory’s Point.

✨🐋Giverny Gulch🐋✨

Another island made of basalt, home to a naval shipwreck. Do watch your step for broken glass, sharp rocks, reanimated corpses—

Benjamin: —I beg your pardon?

—fish and shark carcasses….oh right. Lots of sharks. Be careful of those.

Benjamin: ….Do I hear a whale?

✨🇫🇷Lorraine🇫🇷✨

We’re arriving near France! Jacques: lead us in the singing of the French National Anthem

Jacques: Oui, oui, Capitaine~! ✨

✨🎵 Allons enfant de la patrie,

Le jour de gloire est arrivé! 🎵✨

Benjamin: 😑

✨🎵….Contre nous de la tyrannie,

L'étendard sanglant est levé

L'étendard sanglant est levé

Entendez-vous dans les campagnes

Mugir ces féroces soldats?

Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras

Égorger vos fils et vos compagnes!

Aux armes, citoyens! (Formez)

Vos bataillons!

Marchons! Oui, marchons!

Qu'un sang impur

Abreuve nos sillons! 🎵✨

🏔️Arctic Archipelago🏔️

……

Benjamin: …..Peter?

…..Let’s be off…..I wish not to be here too long.

✨🏝️The Caribbean🏝️✨

Ah, much better~! A nice, warm climate. Benji, love, remind me to acquire a bottle of Ron de Barbados 🇧🇧✨

Benjamin: Trust me, Captain; you won’t forget.

We’ve reached our final stop, but we have a whole tied-up tour group of witnesses. Mmmm…Right, I got it! Men, start hauling them over the rail—

Benjamin: —PETER!!

I’m joooooking~. Start untying them and drop ‘em off at the next port. Thank you for….“choosing”….The Golden Phoenix as your cruise. I’ve been your captain, and have a magnificent stay in Barbados. Jones knows I will~

Benjamin: P-PETER!! 😣

Leaving this open because man I had a lot of fun here ✨

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[torra-and-the-toons]

thanks to the people who interacted with my og mermed post who reminded me I've meant to post this wip of the rest of them but kept forgetting, since it might never get finished.

Well, minus the Kankers and Bro, who all also had merfolk designs but I never got to them.

All 3 Kankers were going to be different kinds of sharks: Lee a Great White, Marie either a tiger or Mako, and May a Nurse Shark... and ofc Bro was going to be a whale though I was struggling between the sperm whale like his trailer or a humpback for better design.

[greypetrel]

WIP Wednesday

Tagged by @daggerbean thank you so much! :D

I flatted it, almost! Yeah I do love all this orange.

Costumes for Whale AU baby! The undergarment wasn't really necessary but I wanted to draw it nonetheless uwu

How Whale AU Aisling gained the shark tooth on her necklace. the shark is named Biscottino ("Little cookie") and he's a very very good boy, he came to say hello!

Tagging: @salsedinepicta @ndostairlyrium @dreadfutures @shivunin @pinayelf @theluckywizard @whimsyswastry @melisusthewee @hollytree33 and YOU!

[sea-dwelling-wizard]

Welcome!

you can call me wizard! (she/her!)

minor

fish enthusiast and ocean lover!

(trying to be) a writer and an artist

IST timezone; be patient, please!

art sideblog: @sea-dwelling-artist

my youtube!!! feeshy_animates

passions ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ writing・ swimming ・reading ・animating ・sketching ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

music ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ pinocchio-p ・giga-p ・azari ・ REOL ・ utsu-p ・hachi ・ sheeno mirin ・ DECO*27 ・ kikuo ・ KIRA ・ado ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

my favorite marine life ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ siphonophores ・ phantom jellyfish ・moon jellyfish ・nurse sharks ・blacktip reef sharks ・all sharks! ・angelfish ・butterflyfish・moray eel ・gulper eel ・clownfish・betta fish ・all whales!・all dolphins! ・turtles・ anglerfish・ frogfish ・nudibranches ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

beneath the waves, within this soul - my beloved wip

shitty wip intro

a story about how Atticus, a sea-dweller venturing into the deepest parts of the sea, struggles with both self-worth and the looming fate of being the key to unraveling an ancient, arbitrary mistake.

how Ourra, a misguided trench-dweller with plans of chaos, struggles to accept reality and instead pulls everything down with him... unless.

how two mysterious survivors, Gloria and Fomalhaut, try to redeem themselves through truth rather than bathing in lies.

hole-dwelling by kikuo inspired a large part of how the abyss and its residents work!! i love you kikuo and hatsune miku

designated tag: #beneath the waves within this soul

graphics by @ animatedglittergraphics-n-more!!

oc playlists

stalagmite, the mechanical nurse-shark

[crittirclothing]

Whale shark wip (trade nfs)

[robertazombie]

WIP: Diver Lola and a merman Jonathan!

I've seen a lot of fanart that portrays Jonathan as a whale shark merman, so I wanted to jump on the bandwagon. I've been scuba diving before, and I'm glad that it's not in one of those huge clunky suits anymore. They're terrifying!

I'll finish this one sometime soon

[tj-crochets]

Cow sewing time!

Pink with polka dots was not the most commonly picked option but my grandma really liked the idea of a pink polka dotted cow so that’s what I’m going with lol

[lost-sunset-canine]

day 4 of mermay 2023 - star wars

not really focusing much on the wars part, and more on the stars qwq  a whale shark curling around some kind of star, catching some comets on their way and admiring their shine.  I rly rly love this one, cuz first of it just looks fucking amazing and second its not in actual water haha qwp i tricked you all qwp  a merman in space qwp ahaha qwp  its almsot 1am you can tell i’m already going nuts cuz art wont let me rest /hj /pos qwp !! also wanted to show off my different steps in making the environment uwu -diairiem

[fortheloveofexy]

💌 for the asks!

💌share something with us about an up-and-coming work (WIP) that has you excited!

HEHEHE thank you for giving me a chance to talk about merdrew because I am SO EXCITED for this fic!!

Not only did I interview an aquarist from Georgia Aquarium while researching for this fic, but the actual setting itself is based on the whale shark tanks at the Georgia Aquarium! I may even be taking a trip down to Atlanta sometime in the upcoming months to see the exhibit in person (which will be really helpful for writing the renison spin-off I already have planned).

Anyway!! What I'm most excited for in this fic is the elements of magical realism that are baked into the plot. It's a merfolk fic, so there are of course some fantastical elements, but I've taken a lot of care to ground it firmly in reality (hence all the research).

I really think this fic is something special, and I can't wait to share it with you all :) here's a little sneak peek for you, as a treat!

[squarebracket-trickster]

Characters Out of Context Tag

Another tag game I've been sitting on since August??? Thank you @serenanymph and SORRY!!!

Rules: Include one character quote of your choosing ⁠from each chapter of your WIP (or as many chapters as you'd like). Give absolutely no context, save for what's between two parts of an interrupted sentence, should that occur. You may mention who said it.

No pressure tagging as many people as I have chapters: @sunset-a-story, @touloserlautrec, @mjparkerwriting, @captain-kraken, @authoraemoseley, @star-studded-whales, @ryns-ramblings, @athenswrites, @moonandris, @breath-of-eternity, @tabswrites, @dontjudgemeimawriter, @talesofsorrowandofruin, @kjscottwrites, @words-after-midnight, @sarandipitywrites

Quotes below cut. I am only doing them for draft 3, and the chapter of draft 2 I am currently editing into draft 3. Because I am not skimming 77 000 words for this.

Chapter 1 (draft III) - Isolde

"I wonder how long a person could live without skin? I heard that the eyes of severed heads sometimes follow the executioner as he walks off the gallows. Do you think that means they are still alive? Do severed heads feel their body still attached like a phantom limb? Perhaps someone should invent a language entirely in blinks. Then, when you are all beheaded you can tell me."

Chapter 2 (draft III) - there is no dialogue in this chapter and the internal monologue was very straightforward.

Chapter 3 (draft III) - Isolde

He might as well have called me Aldus of Pussy.

Chapter 4 (draft III) - Henry

"Assuming she did not drown or get swallowed whole by a shark..."

Chapter 5 (draft III) - Alan

"Welp, there goes peace in the region…”

Chapter 6 (draft III) - Isolde

This will only stop when Henry has me pinned - oh no. I can’t keep the grin from my face...

Chapter 6... this was a long chapter so it gets two (draft III) - Uthman

“It’s amazing, truly, how agreeable a person becomes when faced with a knife to the throat.”

Chapter 7 (draft III) - Alan

“Good fellow, find a pond and look at yourself. If you wished to bed a princess all you’d have to do is ask.”

Chapter 7... another long chapter, gets two (draft III) - Isolde

“There go your glorious plans to duel every man in the camp.”

Chapter 8 (draft III) - Isolde

“So that’s why you can’t breathe without flirting.”

Chapter 9 (draft III) - Wulfrith

“Find yourself a rich man then, best if he’s old or sickly. Have his son, do away with him while the boy’s still young and needs his mother to manage his inheritance, and… don’t get caught.”

Chapter 10 (draft III) - Isolde

Stop thinking about food, Isolde. You don’t want to know what was in that soup.

Chapter 9 (draft II) ... will be chapter 11 in draft III - Henry (Sorin)

"Up to you what sex you want to be here. But either way, you have to wash your face.”

There were too many good ones in this chapter. Here's a few more. - Isolde (Isadred, in disguise as Adris)

“No, actually, I’m not Adris... you’ve been captured by witches and I’m here to steal your voice and sew your mouth shut.”

- Isolde (Isadred)

“Sewing by the fireplace is a slippery slope. Next thing we know we’ll be dozing off together in these chairs!”

- Henry (Sorin)

"Option two: kill us. Pros: we’re dead. Cons?”

- Also Henry (Sorin)

“You mean, let’s assume they know that we know that they know why we are here.”

[dragonsdenstudiosofficial]

The Pizza Knight Saves The Princess is a fantasy-comedy choose-your-own-adventure-style visual novel being developed by Dragon's Den Studios. Set on the planet Comestibla, where everything & everyone is made of food, we play as the Pizza Knight as he tries to save his beloved Water Ice Princess from the castle of the evil Chocolate Count. You can download the demo for free HERE: https://dragons-den-studios.itch.io/the-pizza-knight-saves-the-princess

Over the course of this month I'll be posting some of the game's art to this blog! This image is a sneak peak of content only available in the full release!

This image depicts the other princess you can meet: the Lettuce Mermaid, a minor princess of the Mermaid Kingdom and a close personal friend of both the Pizza Knight and the Water Ice Princess. Kidnapped by the Chocolate Count for witnessing the WIP's abduction, the Lettuce Mermaid has recently freed herself from the tank she was imprisoned inside and is currently struggling to escape the kitchen. Mermaids in this world have the upper halves of a human, the vestigial feet of a seal, the tails of a baleen whale, the teeth of a mackerel shark, and the pectoral fins of a tuna.

[vancrochets]

some of my favorite crochet creations from 2023!!! (top 10, but not in any specific order...) I didn't realize how many things I've made until I went through my pictures and realized I don't even have images of everything...I also have a lot of wips I still need to finish (I still need to finish the snoopy tapestry bag also)

for 2024 I want to finish more of my wips and also make more clothing/bags! 2024 will be the year I finally make a cardigan or vest I swear 🫡💗

✨ projects from left to right, top to bottom:

1. whale shark; 2. baby otter; 3. duck in chicken costume

4. three dinosaurs (purple stegosaurus, orange brachiosaurus, and small blue T-Rex; 5. micro whale; 6. squidward-inspired blobfish

7. pumpkin witch; 8. two gingham bags (one black and white the other pink and white)

9. sleeping baby snoopy tapestry; 10. woodstock and snoopy with scarves

[alwaysurvalentine]

WIP Word Game Rules

You will be given a word. Share one sentence/excerpt from your WIP(s) that start with each letter of that word.

I was tagged by @adverbally and got the word FIRE.

I only have a couple WIPs right now (lots of ideas but little traction - oops!) so there may be repeated themes or vibes 👀

These are excerpts from an Eddie character study I'm going, a Steve Harrington character study, and the aquarium fic I'm editing!! 💛

F

Fatherhood seems to have cleaned his little brother up and he couldn’t be more grateful – seeing Al get to have a loving family of his own is refreshing to see. Wayne knows how much work it took to find that with the examples they call parents.

I

Inside, there’s the shadow of a whale shark swimming towards them, gliding smoothly through the water. Eddie doesn’t pull his eyes away even as Steve gently tugs his hand to get them closer to the glass. 

R

Right before Mama leaves his room she always starts the vinyl with the pretty lady on it. She told him that there’s all kinds of different music, but this is her favorite – blues. Eddie knows all about colors and he’s sure they can’t be music, but Mama’s usually right about stuff so he hasn’t corrected her.

E

Eddie’s been busy doing his best impression of a mummy, white gauze wrapped around almost every inch of skin. Luckily, it doesn’t seemed to have affected him much since he joked about Hopper hauling him off even without his shoes on. Wayne chuckled a bit at that and Hopper felt some of the tension leave his shoulders.

Thanks for the tag! This was super fun! (and reminded me of all the fics I have planned 😅)

I don't know who else really to tag, but if you see this and wanna play along, your word is LUCKY.