#wof Hivewing

[incorporeal-entity]

Behold and sandwing

Mostly yellow hivewing with a tail stinger in the scorpion den wearing a big cloak and pretending they are a sandwing. End of post

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[glassshine]

[the-ancient-dragons]

HiveWing study!

Featuring the mysterious Tiphiid/Bee.

Details, explanation, and more art below. Otherwise, next week are the LeafWings. See you then!!

More Tribe Studies

I had a lot of fun with the action pose. I wanted to really exaggerate the wrist stinger and I think I got it good. Both tail stingers were fun, too, but I think the dragonet pose is my favourite. It's just a little baby...

[snallyghaster]

hivewing design, now with approximately 400% more bug

[shan1aaa]

OLD OLD OLD bumblebee animation from may 2024!!! hope u like it chat

[sidyashchiy-na-plakhe]

👑⚔️But she didn't give up ⚔️👑

My card from the Tarot event in VK. This is the "Ace of Swords" with Freedom.

This card is a symbol of triumph and victory, but also reminds us that the path to success may be challenging.

[otiksimr]

Round two of funky dragons! (1) This time featuring a whole lot more bugs.

[devilfromtheriverstyx]

Hive

[everestblue]

Lady Bloodworm

[scarlet-fennec]

Haven’t posted here in a hot minute again, here’s my half of an art trade with @doktoptaxa!

[mistynwindy]

Lady Jewel and Scarab (repost)

[lunardarlingg]

Hivesand. This is a character I designed for my partner

[the-ancient-dragons]

HiveWing. Overcomplicated. But also not?

Joy and Tui, y'all cooked, I just put my own spin on it.

Details and explanation below.

Otherwise, next week are LeafWings! See you then!

More overcomplicated dragons.

I thought I had fun with the RainWing.

I was wrong. This was FUN.

Of all the ones I've done this design is nearly identical to the original. I'm not saying that to toot my own horn, it just somehow came out like that because I found the perfect references (and avoided altering the skull too much lol). Let's talk about them!

First, an unlikely one: iguanas. I originally picked them for their spines, but when I saw their eyes and large jaw scale (or whatever it is) I knew I'd found the new reptile base for the HiveWings. I also included the little snout and under-the-chin spikes they have; it just fits perfectly for a beetle-and wasp inspired dragon.

Speaking of beetles and wasps: I took heavy inspiration for the HiveWing's 'beak' from wasp mandibles. I love the way the mouth looks originally and wanted to preserve and exaggerate it. So, when creating the beak, I combined the jagged jaws of wasps with the curved beak of an African fish eagle. To top it off I referenced the rhinoceros beetle (obviously) for the horn on the nasion.

(The nasion is a point where your nose meets your forehead between your eyes). The HiveWing's horn isn't directly on it but I couldn't think of another word.

I actually wanted the entire head to have an insect-like feel, that's why the snout and forehead are built from large plates (once again referenced from rhino beetles).

Lastly, besides the lion-inspired teeth, an incredible animal called the nyala was responsible for the back horns. Whoever photographed that bull in that exact angle: thank you.

Let's see how badly I mess up the LeafWings next week. If you've read this far, perhaps let me know if you would like to see all of my personal headcanons for the LeafWings? For Alate Atta's Ascension I use a design where they have four wings and extra frills to look like leaves. I can do one closer to canon where they're more like a Pyrrhian tribe and another where they visually fit in with the other Pantalan tribes. Let me know!

[chocochocowell]

"Angry"

[endxin]

Probably, my favorite WoF couple: Harvester the HiveWing and Aconite the LeafWing.

[i-eat-candles]

A very buggy HiveWing