#wren ;

[painted-bees]

Some new splatoon fanart!

Very considerate of them to drop the Grand Festival song while I was working on this one. I listened to it as I worked <3

[elliebridie]

Made some art for the first time in aaaages!!

(Well, I made some other stuff recently, but it only just occurred to me to post it…)

[todaysbird]

the winter wren is a small wren found throughout the eastern united states, the southern portion of canada, and a small range in mexico. they primarily feed on insects and arachnids, but take seeds during harsh winter months. while typically they sleep alone, in small crevices or nests, in winter they may roost in pairs or in large groups. they are identifiable to those who love them by their notable pale ‘eyebrows’ and chipper song.

[may12324]

Some warm up sketches while I work on a bigger tfota piece, as well some art from last year. Honestly, if you compare these to the early 2023 pieces, you're in for a shock. Each time I draw them, Suren gets meaner and Oak gets more handsome XD

[nkp1981]

Splendid Fairywren

[makovietz]

Wren

[shandzii]

funky attacks for my girls 🤪🤪🤪

@oriiduckko @sleepyeule

[cedarcia]

[thomas--bombadil]

Little wren, I thank you for your mighty song.

All spring and summer, your serenade is my companion.

[shepscapades]

Souls in the Sand: Concept Art

As I’ve mentioned here and there, I’ve spent the last two years developing an original story inspired by a small Origins+Empires server a few friends and I started planning. The more I developed plans for my empire to be a sprawling overgrown cityscape of ruins and stone framework inspired by the nether, the more I built up this backstory for the character I wanted to play, a small deerfolk boy named Esra. From there, and over months of working and reworking the story and its characters, I’m proud to say I’m coming up on a 100 piece gallery for my Masters Exhibition to display this story in the form of a song-inspired comic, titled: Souls in the Sand.

Over the next month and beyond the date of my exhibition in April, I wanted to start sharing my work here! I thought it would be fitting to first share all of the concept work I did for the characters last semester as I took each character from their old lineup and reworked them from scratch to see if there were any designs I could make more unique or appropriate for the story. This process consisted of four stages: silhouettes, full-body mock-ups, face and head shapes/designs, and experimenting with the final characters’ designs with a set of unique expressions that best fit their personalities and narrative role.

Since each character was reworked separately, the “new” concept lineup is a little disjointed (and some of the characters’ faces actually ended up different from their full-body designs), but I thought it would be fun to line them up to compare the overall cast to their old designs. With each character(s) I post the concept process for, I may share little bits of the work I’m doing or talk a little about their narrative roles as I go, but for now, have Esra!

I know I don’t post original work here often, but I wanted to share parts of this journey with you guys because it’s been very meaningful to me! And I hope all of the work I’ve been doing may at the very least serve as a bit of inspiration or encouragement for us to keep making silly minecraft stories, to keep drawing the characters we love, and to keep being creative in whatever way is meaningful! <3

[praisethelorde]

Oak really is all grown up. I'm going to cry.

[highladyofterrasen7]

*in jail*

Cardan: so who should we call?

Oak: I dunno

Cardan: I’d call Jude but I feel safer in jail.

Oak: so you want me to call wren??

Cardan:

Oak:

Both: vivi it is.

[just-ornstein]

✨ Baby Sister 🐦

Sprite art was done by @huecycles !

[todaysbird]

the marsh wren is a small passerine bird found in wetlands throughout canada, the USA, and mexico. they prefer habitat with tall vegetation, such as cattails; these birds’ nests are oval structures constructed on the side of tall vegetation by the male. typically, the male fills a territory with multiple nests; it’s unclear why these ‘decoys’ are built, but some believe they are a part of courtship. they primarily feed on insects, along with arachnids and snails. these birds are often highly territorial, and will destroy nests and eggs (and kill offspring) of competitors, including other marsh wrens and occasionally their own young.

[cabysoft]