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What frustrates me with being an "out of sight, out of mind" person is that people tend to love suggesting notepads, diaries, apps, lists, anything that you can write reminders in. But my kind of "out of sight, out of mind" extends to that as well. Truly. If it is not in my sight, it is not in my mind. And you know what happens when you close a book or an app? It is not longer in sight.

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*firmly grabbing all beginner artists by the shoulders* you have to embrace inconsistency. inconsistency is good because it means you are learning. if you focus too hard on making all your art look the same you are really just holding yourself back and forcing yourself to make the same mistakes rather than develop and grow. style and consistency can come later on when your grasp on the fundamentals is stronger. now take this juice box and get out there and make some art.

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Exercises for all the homies who want to have a long career drawing.

The true problem with being an artist and drawing all day (as I wanted my whole life) is that human backs are not designed to hold that position, so it is very common for artists and designers to have really stiff shoulder blades, creating a chain of muscle strain towards the arm AND the back… and a lot of pain.

These are some physical exercises for artists and honestly anyone who works at a desk.

(all credit to my physiotherapist)

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I can’t get over this lmaooo

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Nobody throws shade like a biologist with burning hatred for invasive plants

#read pruning as picking and was very concerned for a second

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I find it interesting that right as it's revealed that Marmors eat other sentient life, we're presented with a disabled Marmor, thereby implying to the audience that they don't practice eugenics.

Then with Oscar, (as well as in a text posted by you mentioning that the blind Marmor has a service animal), it is revealed that the domestication and utilization of non-Marmor creatures isn’t too uncommon, as Ecliptica immediately accommodates Oscar (actings as her hunt dog) with another, larger animal. The practice of having pets is also implied as non unheard of through Ecliptica's passing mention that the large animal enjoys chin scritches.

Ultimately, it all doubles down on the idea presented by the blind alien that yes, humans (Americans?) and Marmors do have the same values, this is all the same sort of thing the humans would be doing if they found life they deemed of lower cognition, it's just that the tables have turned.

Tldr: We're watching from the perspective of sport hunters.

(Note: All of the small Marmors have alliterative “A” names, is it a generational thing?)

Yeah, exactly right, yeah!

Their values are literally the same as ours, it's just that now people can look at them from an "animal point of view" sort of way

No, they're not American. I don't think America or any other real world countries exist in this comic. While Oscar and Ward were on Earth, they lived in a fictionalized version of Equestria or the Fire Nation or whatever. East hemisphere union or something lol

Ah~ Alkes, Alnair, Alkor and Ain. The little young ones. Yep. It's kind of a generational thing.

Alkes and Alnair (the twins) actually not much older than Alkor. They grow pretty fast:D

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I was trying to explain Marble Sky to my sister the other day and I was telling her about Marmors hunting Teegardians and I'm not sure what she missed, but the conversation basically went:

Her: how is that different from humans hunting animals for food?

Me: Teegardians are sentient beings

Her: yeah so are animals

Me: no no no, they can talk.

Her: so can animals!!

Me: Noooo I mean, like, talk

Her: SO CAN ANIMALS

Me: NO!!!

But yeah eventually we cleared up that Teegardians are intelligent, sentient beings who can speak words like humans. I just thought I would share because it was funny

I don't know It looks like your sister understood it perfectly actually..?

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i always mean it when i say i love you btw

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i have neither a good imagination nor aphantasia, but a secret third thing

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Do you mind character redesigns? Not like... the weird ones, but just playing with the fun alien traits

I don't mind I LOVE CHARACTER REDESIGNS

Make them taller,shorter,scarier,prettier. Make them cartoonish, make them realistic, make them abstract. Go bonkers make them ponies,mermaids,dragons,insects,eldritch horrors. This is what doing fanart all about>:D

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#the audio sure is something

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how old is alcor ? How long will it take for him to grow up ?

I'm not sure I can translate his age into a human analog, because Marmors grow and develop a bit differently. But it won't take him long to grow up>:D

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Incoming Marble Sky theory about the Marmors' origin planet and more! Spoilers ahead!

I think if we ever get to see their original planet, it might be a dark place (literally and metaphorically), with hives or cities built within ant-like cave systems. Their society also seems to work like those of ants with a queen (Moon), workers and drones.

I think the fact that the Marmors use a form of ecolocation rather than our traditional eyesight might imply that on their original planet, sight as we know it is not a viable option. Their planet might either have little to no light, making eyes redundant, or too much, which would also cause the same problem. I think their fur coloring might also be proof of this, as they seem to display bright colors with no patterns. (Patterns usually help animals, especially predators, blend into their environment, because a blotch of a single color is usually easy to spot). However, there is also a possibility that their coloring might be a result of them becoming the dominant species: We see this with domesticated animals- think cows or cats, with white patches of fur, that make them easier to spot. When colors no longer affect their survival, new color variations tend to pop up.

I also think the fact that they are bipedal (with tails) also tells us that like humans, they might have started walking on all fours and then went up. This allows the brain to become larger, because the neck can hold up more weight, boosting their intelligence. Animals that walk on all fours are usually limited in this aspect because the neck muscles do all the work, so their heads can't get heavier.

The existence of tails might imply that those are still required for balancing purposes. Humans used to have tails but we kinda didn't need them and they went away, but the tail bone still exists. The fact that Marmors still needed them might imply that they still had to climb a lot in their original planet - maybe they live on trees (there's some ants that build their hives hanging from them! Super cool tbh) or they build their homes on cliffs/mountains.

I personally think them living in mountains or cave systems is the more likely option. In the comic we have already gotten the comparison with ants, who tend to build their little hives with tunnel systems going in all directions. This would make their tails useful for climbing, as well as their special eyesight and connections useful for navigating the hive. I mean, a connection like the one we have seen in the latest update is not only useful for hunting but also for their hives, as they can quickly figure out where more "manpower" is needed vs where there's already enough of them in one place.

Also, they have both sharp claws and teeth. Obviously those teeth are stylized in the comic, but they seem very very sharp. Definitely made for ripping and shredding. So it's very likely that the Marmors are obligate carnivores, meaning that, unlike dogs or bears, they can ONLY eat meat. I mention this because those claws would also be useful for hunting and disabling prey BUT connecting this to the cave system theory: Those claws are big and sharp, whoch might also be useful for digging. The giant anteater, for example, has some seriously sharp claws. This thing does NOT hunt other animals, besides ants and termines lmao, but uses those sharp claws to dig into the really hard ground. And those claws are SHARP, boy. They use them regularly to wars off and ERASE jaguargs. Yes, jaguars. So maybe these sharp claws might be tools AND weapons for the Marmors, useful for deleting your prey and digging into the ground!

Going back to the ant comparison: ants society usually has a queen, her simps, and the worker ants. The queen lays the eggs. If those are fertilised by the male drones, they become female workers but if not, they become male drones (the simps lmao). Ecliptica mentions that she is tall because she is a female AND the center of their network. Obviously these are aliens, but I think we can draw parallels: she might be their queen, the only one that reproduces -which would also explain their "children belong to everyone and noone" attitude"- while the rest might simply be the workers. I say workers, even if they are male, because I think the drones might actually be something else. We have seen smaller Marmors like Shepherd's assistants. Now, they might just be small or younger, BUT they could also be the lower ranking drones.

So, to sum up: I think Marmors come from a planet with little light, where they build their hives/societies in ant-like cave systems, digging into the ground. They might also have an ant-like society, that revolves around their queen, the workers and the lower ranking drones, where everyone but the queen is a male.

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Uhm, possible spoilers i think for Marble Sky [made by @somerandomdudelmao in which you should go and check out if you haven’t read rn cause they be very cool very cool and very cool]

but—OMG I LOVE THIS BIRB AUUUHGHGHHGUGHUHURHUEHGI—

IN WHICH THEY ARE PERFECTLY FINE AND WE SEE SO SO MUCH OF THEM NYYYGUUH—

Guys guys guys — please trust meee she is A-OK and she is gonna be a teacher to Oscar as they make a pacifist alien befriending club

I am not in denial i have no clue what you’re talking about—

I ain’t got a clue what these so called ‘jars’ even look like yet but i sketched a thing out immediately and then at that point my intrigueness started to fade, and then the ref came out and for some reason that boosted my interest even further. But i know what a bird’s brain looks like now so thats something.

I just think she seems very cool

I may have also did some other doodles a week or 2 ago that i didn’t post cause the social of anxiety was kickin in high those days but I’ll put them under the cut if thou wishes to see

That is all ok buh byyeeee go see marble skiessssss

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giant woman (by @/somerandomdudelmao)

#OH MY GODDDDDDD #YES GIRL GET MORE CREATURE LIKE!!!!!

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What about the watcher moon? Where does he fit into all this as he has a moon title?

And are Moons/Royalty important because they are the anchor the others tie to in order to connect?

Does this mean the Queen ties them all together?

Oh, you've given me a reason to rant about Shepherd's name and position. Heh heh.

Okay, first of all. His name

Technically, he's kind of named after a moon, yes. Usually, Marmor Moons have a chosen one, sort of a general and soulmate at the same time. A Marmor who is close enough to them that they can trust him to be in charge of the network. This Marmor usually ends up being their husband as well. So they're both kind of moons.

But instead of looking for a mate, Ecliptica got herself a robot👍 I wonder why

Yes, the Moons serve as the center and anchor for the network. It's similar to a server and the players on it. Or a social network. The Marmors are the users, and the Moon is the network itself.

Moons can't connect other Moons to their networks though. I'll reveal more a bit later in the comic.

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Why do I have a feeling you had the biggest hyperfixation on how echo location works cause holy suit that's super detailed <- knows nothing about echo location

This is a funny story.....but it's actually based on my experience playing Minecraft. About two years ago I was playing on a server and my old, dying and barely conscious laptop went crazy at some point and stopped showing block textures. They disappeared, but the hitboxes remained. So in a way I was playing being blind, but still seeing all the players and animals. Sometimes through walls. It was very annoying but very interesting. Especially when the other players recognized that I couldn't see anything and started building extra accessibility things. Like railings, steps, and special paths that I could use to reach their houses by orienting myself to the sound of footsteps on the material of the path.

...yeah I also know almost nothing about echolocation ._.

#holy shit thats super interesting??? #impressively creative to get the marmor senses from THAT of all random situations