#species design

[molabuddy]

baby star adopted by a family of fluffy clouds ....

#original characters #creature design #species design #original species

[cathchicken]

Updated 2-3 design and also more crescent art

I am planning on revamping Crescents colors a bit, basically adding counter shading and meaning to the color.

Crescents sort of breathe through their skin a bit, in order to absorb ions from the atmosphere. Their skin color then reflects that ion intake and also their general race (which is usually dependent on their biome, like purple for forests). But 2-3 is weird, he grew up in a space station and was exposed to lots of radiation. So he is a weird green color. He also glows in the dark a little bit… hehe. It doesn’t hurt him at all ofc. Just like dying your hair. If 2-3 went to live on his moon for a few years, his skin would become slightly more muted.

The “average crescent” palette is what I just call “skin colored”. Crescents have blue blood, so any blue on the crescent is just parts of their blood spotting through. So it’s akin to normal humans being more reddish. The pink is a highly pigmented area, as most feelers and holes are. Some crescents holes become dull with age, so many like to use makeup to recolor it. Sometimes even crazy patterns!

#crescents #alien species #alien oc #species design #intelligent species #sophont #speculative biology #speculative evolution #xenobiology #alien #art #my art #character design #cathchicken

[rustic-space-fiddle]

Conceptual art of a Mountain Grazer || The Mountain Grazers raise cattle (see cow sketches below the cut), herding them from grassy mountainside to grassy mountainside by season. Sometimes they have to climb to get vantage points, clear pathways (the cows are not as graceful), and rescue calves that have been separated. They’re so strong that most of them can pull off feats like the one shown here: scaling an over-sheer cliff side with a calf dangling from one foot. Incredibly hearty and athletic, these fellas are the most no-nonsense of the Grazer species.

#original story #species design #original art #character design #procreate art #art #digital art #artists of tumblr #rustic space doodles #shepherd #fantasy art #fantasy story #character dev #story development #worldbuilding

[ikayblythe]

Finally getting around to redoing the nioqim references, starting with the Draquens. Theyre kinda racist, kinda sexist, pretend theyre atheist but act more bigoted than hyper-religious folk, and also, theyre practically everywhere. If you have land, a draquen queendom is looking at it too. Of course, these sentiments only belong to the western population. The eastern population, which has extensively mixed heritage, are just about as foreign to the Tirigaʒari as a Fisher would be.

#digital art #artwork #art #artists on tumblr #digital illustration #original art #nioqimo #nioqim #nioqim draquens #specbio #spec evo #species design #aliens #xenobiology #worldbuilding #creature design #speculative biology

[laconicaddict]

@mossworm's fella.

#creature design #species design #mossworm #dragon #blender3d #3d

[pinkbat5]

search & rescue visitant that grabs you and has you sit in them like a chair + whimsical visitant that twirls & dances about

intensely glowing body parts usually mean that the visitant has a first responder, caretaker or leadership role

#visitant #artists on tumblr #alien design #species design

[who-canceled-roger-rabbit]

People have talked about inverting the "monstrous males, hot females" trope by making the species's males "pretty" in a lithe, boyish way and making the females into hulking beasts.

But if you absolutely must make the males bigger, in that case I'm partial to making them burly chads while the females are little feral gremlins.

#worldbuilding #gender #gender roles #species design #alien design #monster design

[aphidoideart]

#070: Thistleleon

After 10 thousand years of living as all kinds of different creatures, a Fluffree will grow into their final form: Thistleleon, a massive dragon full of wisdom from hundreds of lifetimes, they will travel to the highest peaks of the planet where other Thistleleon settle, sharing their life experiences with others to learn even more about life. They hoard stories, as well as the DNA of all the creatures they turned into, which they can place in the next generation of Fluffrees if need be; this and the fact they are immortal, makes them perfect safekeepers of biodiversity, if a catastrophe occurs & many species go extinct, they can bring them back by releasing Fluffrees into the wind!

Inspired by Thistle & Dragons!

#dragon #thistle #dragons #fakemon #fakedex #species design #creature design #monster design #nimalings #thistleleon #Thistles are a v meaningful plant to me I love them so much they are so awsome ==:) #so they're a legendary hell yes

[jirachibaby]

Natural and Falsetto Dichords are an original open species, free to create! They're silly little guys. I hope you love them as much as I do.

There's even a handy website with all the info you'd need to make your own! With lore and anatomy and other writings. It's an ever evolving project.

Ask questions, I love talking about them.

#dichords #dichord #original species #original open species #open species #digital art #character design #species design

[creatureschaos]

The Common Folk

A small diagram of two of my original cat species for my mlp cats au. Made it before I designed the third. 

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#my art #artists on tumblr #artwork #drawing #art tag #cbarts #digital art #art #furry artist #anthro artist #mlp #mlpart #pony #ponies #furry #mlp au #original species #cat original species #furryart #cat ocs #character design #species design

[raven-blood-13]

inks+ flat colors design com for @WLRepository

had a lot of fun inking this

#art #commission #character design #species design #inks #fungus #body horror #insectoid #monster

[molabuddy]

when i was younger i liked to imagine there were weird little dino-esque creatures that lived in junkyards and ate trash.. so i tried to design them today :]

#my ocs #original character #character design #creature design #species design

[cathchicken]

Spec work from today, mostly striders and their cousins

Really trying to get back into the project, I want to do some test renders at some point…

#speculative biology #speculative evolution #xenobiology #spec evo #spec bio #species design #sophont #intelligent species #alien species #alien #art #sketch #my art #CathChicken

[rustic-space-fiddle]

Some sketches of mountain Grazers, which I have dubbed “Āpeks”, and the cattle they guard. 🏔️✨

#original art #original species #fantasy art #fantasy species #cows #art #digital art #character design #species design #sketch #procreate art #artists of tumblr #rustic space doodles #LBWD

[ikayblythe]

Nioqimo Fauna: Tamandua

Tamandua are small insectivores, descended from the same general clade as drakes. Their forelimbs are reduced to a single large claw on each arm, which the young use to grip onto the parent's back. Adults use them to dig into the nests of insects and other small animals, along with their mandibles. Tamandua have their mandibles covered in a buccal mass, and these "lips" allow them to create a suction to siphon out prey.

Adults have bristling tails of iridescent patterns for attracting mates and stunning predators. When threatened they will rear up and raise their tails and shake them. With the motion, the patterns of the tail help to confuse predators.

#artwork #art #digital art #artists on tumblr #digital illustration #nioqimo #spec evo #species design #speculative biology #original art #my art #xenobiology #nioqim #worldbuilding #speculative evolution #alienart #creature design #nioqimo lifeforms

[voidilite-singulartis]

A species of frog that disguises itself as a flowerbud, to fool both predators and prey.

#original art #species design #frog #frogs #worldbuilding #It's just a little guy