#vreaz

[styllwaters]

Fuckign FRIES your WET BEAST

This keeps happening

#ask #vreaz #vivere 44 #sea crawler #hi trick. im assuming its you who sent me this #my art #shitpost #spec bio #speculative biology #alien #original character

[spritebloom]

My part of the art trade with @styllwaters of their oc Vreaz! Love this boy /p. Also I probably messed up the markings

(Vreaz, sea crawlers and Vivire 44 belongs to @styllwaters)

#OCTAfan says stuff #OCTAfan's art #cool sophonts #Sea crawlers #Others' ocs: Vreaz #speculative biology #speculative evolution #Ask to tag #art trade

[cadere-art]

My half of an art trade with @styllwaters, of their character Vreaz the sea crawler!

#trades #art of other people's stuff #sea crawler #styllwaters #tritone

[mimicmew]

Artfight attacks! Gonna post a few of them in bunches, here's the spec bio guys!

Bloom/Directors belong to @corvidist June/Harvesters belong to @feralunar Vreaz/Sea Crawlers belong to @styllwaters

#spec bio #aliens #artfight #mew drew #team werewolves #others ocs

[basiliskfree]

My half of an art trade with @styllwaters of there Alien Character Vreaz, it was fun doing more detailed colour fills with my water markers 

#others Aliens #@styllwaters #Sea Crawler #art trade #traditonal art

[maggie4thewin]

to everyone, including the Broodals: which one of you can breathe fire?

Harriette: "Vunnies can't vreaze fire...... Spewart can get fretty close, zough......"

Spewart: *Puking*

Larry: *Blowing noises*

Ludwig: "What are you doing?"

Larry: "Trying to breathe fire!"

Ludwig: *Sigh* "The ability to breathe fire is usually gotten during puberty, or close. Some people don't get it until their twenties. I personally cannot breathe fire, and I'd rather not get burning smoke up my sinuses, but I'll probably be able to do it in a few years."

Larry: *Continues blowing*

Ludwig: "Some people sneeze fire, though...... I don't, which is probably good, considering I'm allergic to everything......"

Lemmy: "I sneeze fire! It's usually just a tiny flame, though......"

[styllwaters]

It's been a hot minute since I drew Vreaz. Whipped up some outfit refs for Artfight!

Vivere 44 is going through major story revisions, and this includes aging up some of the cast. Vreaz is now 30! He works in foreign affairs, as a WGC ambassador for Izvoi - one of the Ocean-Dwelling nations on the Sea Crawler homeplanet Qhuava. More detail, characters and changes to come!

In the meantime I figure I might as well talk about his clothes. More info under the cut.

I mentioned before that Sea Crawlers don't really wear that much drapery (especially Ocean Dwellers) and are more likely to stick to accessories. By Crawler standards Vreaz is quite overdressed.

Since the vascular system installed in his ESSE uniform was very complex and difficult to replicate, he has resorted to simple dampening collars to make sure his gills don't dry out. It's not the most comfortable solution, but he's used to it and likes to match them with his outfits.

Vreaz's outfits are very contemporary. Traditional Ocean-Dweller clothing is very bright and colourful with busy designs; by contrast, Vreaz prefers more minimalistic styles. His casual outfit is also inspired by Shore-Dweller fashion with lots of warm, earthy tones.

The clip-on tail accessories are a popular new trend. Vreaz likes to keep up with them, even if he works off-planet.

#long time no shrimp #vivere 44 #speculative biology #speculative evolution #aliens #worldbuilding #xenofiction #vreaz #sea crawlers #art #my art #illustration #headworld #artists on tumblr

[styllwaters]

シュリンプ ?

We're having an emoji drawing event in my spec bio discord server so... here's a perfectly normal shrimp 🍤

The reference image:

#put vreaz in your soup #my art #vivere 44 #spec bio #spec evo #sea crawlers #vreaz #this is all i have to offer #art #artists on tumblr

[styllwaters]

Decided to torture myself this week and redesign Vreaz's family! Made quite a few changes. Simplified Vreaz's piebald markings, Heilzor and Khozai's colours make more sense now, aaand introduced some new faces! Que-wek and Kik'ettk are Vreaz's siblings, sister and brother respectively.

Below that, obligatory baby picture :]

(Further notes under the cut!)

Sea Crawlers usually have clutches of 3-6 eggs.

Crawlers aged 0-5 are considered hatchlings!

They're much more mobile and active than adults, due to their compact size. Great for escaping predators, bad for exhausted parents.

More on hatchlings here. (The design for that ask is still relevant, except for the stinger tail)

Que-wek and Vreaz inherited their piebald markings from their mother, Khozai. Both parents are from Izvoi, hence the stripes, but Heilzor has some Xeld blood. More on markings here.

Vreaz is often mistaken for being malnourished, but the truth is he's just small.

While his parents were neglectful and distant, his siblings were kind and supportive (when they weren't playfully teasing him). Que-wek often translated for Vreaz. They made sure to take care of each other when their parents weren't around, leading to three very independent kids.

Vreaz returns to Qhuava every holiday to visit them. They help their parents run their jewellery store when they're not in school.

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Pronunciations (and name meanings for funsies)

Heilzor = heel-zor (meaning: moonlight shimmering on waves)

Khozai = ko-zai (meaning: hidden pearl)

Vreaz = vr-eez (meaning: persistent)

Que-wek = kweh-wek (meaning: morning clouds)

Kik'ettk = kick-et-i-kuh [meant to be a series of clicks] (meaning: herald of the storm)

#speculative biology #speculative evolution #aliens #sea crawlers #art #my art #vivere 44 #xenofiction #spec bio #spec evo #original character #vreaz #heilzor #khozai #que-wek #kik'ettk #this killed me btw. never drawing that many crawlers again

[styllwaters]

does that thang fry somr rice ❓

He's getting sick of the stereotype.

#ask #vreaz #vivere 44 #sillies #speculative biology #sea crawler #spec bio #my art #just felt like doodling something dumb #also taking the opportunity to say that vreaz is an expert in the culinary arts

[styllwaters]

Individual closeup shots of Vreaz and his family. For now I'm using these as stand-in reference sheets.

I feel bad for posting basically the same art so here's some short notes on crawler culture ;)

Most ocean-dweller beauty standards centre around vibrant, flashy colours. There's a lot of societal pressure to make yourself as vivid as possible, either through fashion choices or full-body makeup.

This is especially prevalent in Izvoian culture. Both Heilzor and Khozai wear excessive amounts of jewellery and garments to conceal their dull/diluted colours.

Que-wek's bright purple stripes meant that she was particularly favoured by her parents, at least in comparison to her brothers. However, she was encouraged to paint over her pale patches as they were 'blemishes' according to Khozai.

Que-wek's generation is more progressive than that of her parents, and she refuses to conform to standards she deems stupid and unnecessary.

Vreaz refuses to wear paint simply on the basis that he dislikes the feeling of it.

#more proper art coming soon #speculative biology #my art #art #vivere 44 #vreaz #spec bio #sea crawlers #worldbuilding

[styllwaters]

tbh

(sequel to this post)

#my magnum opus #vreaz #speculative biology #shitpost #tbh creature #autism creature #yippee #my art #vivere 44

[styllwaters]

Comic featuring the main cast of Vivere 44. Vreaz is the only one who values his education.

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⚠️ Old designs and lore // Do not reblog ⚠️

#speculative biology #science fiction #sea crawler #sci fi #spec bio #speculative evolution #xenobiology #aliens #speculative zoology #space fantasy #comic #sophonts #vreaz #periwinkle #esznat #ozeic #max #my art #old vivere 44

[styllwaters]

Selma's first meeting with Vreaz

#vivere 44 #shitpost #selma #vreaz #speculative biology #spec bio #aliens #xenofiction #sea crawlers #original characters #my art #art

[styllwaters]

i have to know: are there any biological quirks or dimorphism in sea crawlers?

There is little difference between males and females, except for females being slightly larger. However, there are some other quirks!

Like some earth animals, variations in melanin production exist in Sea Crawlers. This can occur in both Ocean and Shore-dwellers, but I'll use Oceans as an example above.

Melanism, albinism and piebaldism are all quite rare occurrences, but they do exist. Also not shown here are chimerism (in which there is an even split between pigments) and leucism. The albino individuals often have visual impairments.

Vreaz is a good example of more complex piebald patterning.

#catching up on asks this weekend :^ #vivere 44 #speculative biology #spec bio #speculative evolution #spec evo #aliens #sea crawlers #worldbuilding #xenobiology #ask #vreaz #v44 #my art

[styllwaters]

⚠️ Old design // Do not reblog ⚠️

Little lineless test with Vreaz :] I'm very fond of this style!

#my art #art #sea crawlers #v44 #vreaz #speculative evolution #spec evo #speculative biology #spec bio #alien species #artists on tumblr #old vivere 44