#xeno octoling

[sanitizarium]

collection of sleepy little guys......

#splatoon #splatoon 3 #splat3 #agent 96 #<- they arent doing anything fruity here but like. do not separate #agent 3 #captain 3 #agent 4 #agent 8 #inkling #octoling #xeno inkling #xeno octoling #xeno inkfish #jay #four #amber #oc #my oc #art #art.png #OKAYY. enough tags now #i had talking tags here b4 but then i had to get rid of them to put in the xeno tags bc i forgot.. #ANYWAYS. only one ill write again is shoutout to ambers clothes :) i made her a custom hero gear set!! #i wanted her to have Normal NSS Clothes for once...

[squid-seraph]

Last post today i swear!!! im serious!! i think

#xeno octoling #xeno inkling #im really starting to like this style #also i love these funky cephalesbians #pearl splatoon #marina splatoon #splatoon #pearlina #octopuses are really good at hiding and are also very playful and thats where my idea came from

[aeriona]

Group photo with the Agents! (+ Little Buddy, It was Four’s idea).

(Total drawing time: 13 hours, 32 minutes. Dear God, please reblog.)

#AUUGHH ITS FINALLY DONE #THIS TOOK ALL WEEK #Not fully happy with the lighting on 8’s head but idc i’m tired #My art #Splatoon #Splatoon 3 #agent 3 #agent 4 #agent 8 #new agent 3 #captain 3 #little buddy #xeno inkling #xeno octoling #xeno tag #Inkling #octoling #squid #octopus #salmonid #splatoon hero mode #return of the mammalians #splatoon art #splatoon fanart #Alterna #splatoon story mode #splatoon 2

[antzinha]

Celebratory Side Order release art that I'm a little late to posting oopss.. you can probably see in some areas I was going to to shading but I liked it as is with flat colors so huzzah!!

#splatoon #splatoon fanart #antzinha art #agent 8 #xeno octoling #xeno tag #side order #splatoon 3

[ryebreadedd]

drawin xeno cephs again for funsies

#my art #splatoon #xeno inklings #xeno cephalopods #xeno octoling #shiver splatoon #frye splatoon #callie splatoon #trypo tw

[nirogryphon]

so all species of octopus are venomous. and a non-text version too

#nyan does the arts #splatoon #splatoon 3 #xeno octoling #shiver #i like them a lot

[tapidrinks]

#splatoon #splatoon art #xeno octoling #octoling #my art #idk it helped to just draw whatever

[ghosthoodie]

ummm hii :3 doodle dump send post

#the first one is an attempt at building my portfolio because dear god too many splatoons i have to be semi original #the rest are well. i think you can understand :3 #oh btw ryley is forgiven in that comic !! there is a reason why but i gota draw it or something #my art #agent 24 #sicily(3) #kait(8) #agent 3 #captain 3 #agent 8 #splatoon #splatoon 3 #new agent 3 #trikaya(3) #mitsuo(3) #xeno inkling #xeno octoling #doodle #splatoon oc #digital art #artists on tumblr #sketch

[nartblartmallcop]

They're not homophobic, just confused as to where this came from

#Splatoon #Splatoon 3 #splatoon side order #side order spoilers #(sort of. I'll just tag everything for that first week post release) #splat3 marina #splat3 pearl #splat3 acht #dedf1sh #ahato #Tossing all names for them in there #pearlina #xeno octoling #doodles

[drinks-ink]

Eyes on the prize or you might miss it!

( Reblogs/Likes much appreciated )

#mal arts #song: wire- worthikids #splatoon #splatoon 3 #xeno tag #xeno inkling #xeno octoling #salmonoid #agent 3.2 #neo agent 3 #franz #abbey #deep sea metro #deep cut #off the hook #squid sisters #back again with another background <33

[thebigred]

Meet Ren! She's a bubbly self-styled 'Soft Goth' of an Octoling out in Splatsville. She grew up in the domes and was one of many who found their way to the surface over the last decade, where she became enamored by the vibrancy of the Splatlands' art scene, and while her own career as a creative hasn't taken off, she's been more than happy to share her love of the craft with visitors of the Museo d'Alfonsio, though she's also been known to be spotted in their turf war arena with her trusty brella in her off hours, mostly to make sure nobody causes too much damage to any of the artifacts on display there.

This fine inkfish was of course inspired by the designs of other xeno tag creators, especially @dogtoling and @aeriona. After so long of a drought in my own creative work, I am beyond overjoyed in the fact I've been able to make something I'm genuinely proud of.

I hope you enjoy this piece!

#anthro #anthro art #specbio #splatoon oc #splatoon 3 #splatoon art #splatoon fanart #splatoon #sploon #scifi #species #furry #xeno octoling #xeno tag #art #digital art #my art #original art

[cephiwyrm]

pov they caught u snooping

#wanted to draw my fellas....... #cephis art #oc; rowan #splatoon #splatoon 3 #octoling #octoling splatoon #xeno octoling #xeno inkfish

[squid-seraph]

shiver warmup from yesterday figured id share it here too

#shiver #xeno octoling #theyve got the my main goal is to blow up and act like I dont know nobody teeth #also still an octoling #not a shark/sharkling #shiver splatoon #seraphim doodles

[aeriona]

HI HELLO! Welcome to my completely unnecessarily detailed analysis on how I think Inkfish languages could work! + with art! yay! This is all pretty rough and not fully fleshed out (I don't have the time or patience for that lmao). THIS IS A LONG POST.

Okay, so there's dozens of languages spoken by cephalopods in the Mollusc Era but the main two I'll talk about are Inkling (or Inklish) and Octarian, spoken mostly by Inklings and Octolings respectively. 

In cephalopods, speech is formed using the syrinx and larynx, two fancy vocal organs that most other species don't have together. The larynx makes sounds using the radula (tongue) and vocal folds in the throat, it's clear and pretty easy to understand as the sound itself resembles human speech, albeit warbled. The syrinx makes noise by vibrating air at the base of the trachea, it's often trickier to follow as it can sound more like droning background noise than words sometimes.

An inkfish can use both of them at once, resulting in an EXTREMELY complicated language system where words can be made up of multiple layered syllables, and several words and sentences can even be said at the same time.

As you can probably imagine, all of this is LITERAL HELL to learn for species who don’t have both a syrinx and a larynx (so basically anyone who isn't a cephalopod). But fear not! There are many simple and more inclusive alternatives, dialects and other cool stuff like sign language and instant TTS technology for people who physically can't pronounce Inkling/Octarian or even vocalise at all (eg. jellyfish).

Both main Inkfish languages can be broken down into laryngeal words (made with the larynx), syringeal/drone words (made with the syrinx) or a combination of both, called dual-toned/layered words.

Keep in mind that both word-types can be spoken at the same time. Layering can be used to add additional connotations to a word, or to even make a new one entirely. For example, the laryngeal noun ‘bird’ combined with the syringeal noun ‘metal’ spoken together will create the layered Inkling word ‘aeroplane’, like a compound word in English.

Dual-toned stuff is more common in Inkling than in Octarian, as the language is older and has more loanwords. Inklish's dependence on the larynx gives it a higher-pitched, clearer sound whereas  Octarian's more monotone syrinx-based structure results in a deep, almost guttural sound.

Both cephalopod languages are heavy on tone and pronunciation, resulting in a plenty of accent indicators in written scripts. I used the in-game fonts for the art but if I were to rework it, each letter would probably be more complicated than traditional Mandarin on steroids. So hell on earth, basically.

On a side note, all of these language features open possibilities for some very cool poetry and literature. An inkfish author could write a poem with two lines of thought occurring at once, or a book with vivid emotional undertones written inside the prose. Pretty cool.

OKAY that's all I have to say thank you for reading! Hopefully this makes sense, feel free to send asks or whatever if it's confusing and I'll do my best to explain it better!

#I should go outside instead of analysing the silly squid game #I tried my best with my scientific and (limited) linguistic knowledge don't yell at me if I get something wrong lmao #my art #splatoon #xeno tag #xeno inkling #xeno octoling #splatoon 3 #splatoon art #speculative biology #speculative zoology #conlang #splatoon headcanon #inkling #octoling #splatoon theory

[sanitizarium]

biannual new icon :]

#splatoon #splatoon 2 #splatoon 3 #octoling #xeno octoling #splatsona #octosona #inksona #ray #oc #my oc #art #art.png #I MISSED HIM

[ryebreadedd]

Drew some more last night ft. My two neo 3s (they exist separately to eachother)

#my art #splatoon #marie splatoon #xeno inkling #xeno octoling #neo agent 3