The bats of Pokémon through the eyes of a bat nerd (who also used no references so they're a tiny bit iffy)
Forgot to bring my tablet so I'm playing with dad's rainbow markers and pens. I kinda dig it actually but my phone cannot take proper photos of them lol
Nerdy stuff about design choices and lots of bat facts under the cut if you're interested in that!
Zubat is mainly modelled after Vespertillionidae and Natalidae species, inheriting both families' pointy faces and dense fur that often covers their eyes, making them appear blind (except zubat actually is blind). Their wings are broad, more akin to a Megadermatidae species, which was just a choice based off of the original design. Broader wings allow for increased manoeuvrability at the cost of speed in real species. Their legs are long and spindly, another trait borrowed from Natalidae.
Golbat still has zubat's woolly fur to keep its rounded appearance but has narrower wings as well as stumpy ears and a large mouth, all traits gleaned from free-tailed bats, the latter a trait specifically of the genus Otomops. They really do look like that sometimes yes. Its large feet are borrowed from the fish-eating myotis (Myotis vivesi) who frankly has even bigger feet than this guy. Bats are wacky lol
Crobat has a mostly furred face similar to Pteropid, Rhinolophid or Phyllostomid bats. Its ears are more fantasy and not modelled after any existing species. I had hairy-tailed bats of the genus Lasiurus on the mind while interpreting the little tufts on its bum, here they're meant to be fluff hanging off the uropatagium. It has very narrow wings similar to Molossid bats, and it fits for such a speedy Pkmn! (Fun fact: a Molossid bat was the fastest recorded vertical flight of any animal)
Woobat is inspired by Desmodus species, more commonly known as vampire bats. While their cousins the Honduran white bat (Ectophylla albus) is more commonly the interpretation, I chose Desmodus instead for its flat, heart-shaped noses and similar dental structure. The excess in fur is more attributed to the same families as in zubat, but with some more Lasiurine influence.
Swoobat's choice in inspiration was pretty obvious to me at first: the heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor)! The furred face and ears joined at the base is indeed inspired by Megadermatid bats but otherwise it has probably the most mixed influences of all these designs. I once again took the flat, heart-shaped nose from Desmodus species like I did with its pre-evo, and then its tail was adapted from Rhinopoma species (fittingly known as mouse-tailed bats!) as well as Molossid (free-tailed) bats. From an entirely nerdy perspective swoobat is easily my favorite, it really highlights a lot of chiropteran diversity whether intentional or not.
Noibat has joined ears like swoobat, inherited from Megadermatid bats (and sometimes Molossids) and is the first to have an actual nose-leaf, partially influenced by trident bats of the genus Asellia. I was kind of imagining that the bare patch between the tufts of black fur were present because they housed scent glands like in Emballonurid (sac-winged) bats who have similar bald patches. (I don't know a ton about Emballonurid bats unfortunately, so I'm not sure whether this is a family-wide occurrence or attributed to certain genii, lol. If anybody knows feel free to tell! I think some Molossids have scent glands too so heck throw them in as well)
Noivern is easily the most fantastical of the bunch, more dragon than bat, but it wouldn't feel right not to include him. He's got the same design choices on the face that its pre-evolution has (joined ears and nose-leaf) but otherwise doesn't have any more specific influences in batty terms. However, I turned the tragus into that little protrusion under the ear of the original design which I thought was kind of clever ;)
Content warning for blood and religious imagery!
Happy Halloween!! This piece was a Halloween "Secret Santa" for Eden featuring his brown long-eared bat / golden-crowned flying fox hybrid!! Had so much fun with this character; bat gang rise up (and then down, and then back up). I was getting a bit too close to the deadline near the end and so had to swallow my pride and face the fact that the wooden frame was just not gonna happen, lol. It's a royalty-free image from Pexels, one of my favorite sites ever tbh : D The meaning behind this piece is up for interpretation. I'm a big fan of taxidermy, I was inspired by my own framed bats to spin a respectful (and in my opinion beautiful) art-form into something macabre. The pose of Jesus on the cross was something implemented partially for the irony of it as this character lives and works in Hell. Perhaps one could take this piece as punishing the damned in a horrific way that's still deemed moral and wholesome, or maybe it could be commentary on how torture and violence is so readily displayed through religious imagery. Would love to hear what you think!
Man this file is just named “aeaeaeaeaeaeaeae” I’ve truly given up in the names department
Not much to say about this piece, just something experimental with my character Zelda. She was a birthday present from a dear friend of mine and I wanted to draw her! I’ve got mixed feelings about this piece but hopefully it’s at least interesting to look at!
Star shepherd ✨🌟
Overdue owed art for @arleyandtheinkboyz of their character Nyx !! This piece intimidated me for a bit I must admit but I really like how it turned out and it feels great being back in the swing of things. Thanks so much for your kindness and patience!
EDIT: Just realized I had subconsciously entirely stolen @blackholebunni ‘s thing with the shoe buttons! Credit for that goes to them, I really dig it.
I deeply apologize for my autism I just finally found a style for these dudes I really liked and wanted to take it for a proper test run. I really like it. :D
Got another Grinning Pals meme coming right up, don’t you worry your silly little heads
YIIK reference goes out to all my Meme Team homies, one love ✌️
Happy New Year, everybody!!
Just posting this cause I've finally committed on a new username. CanisChiroptera was nice but the word "Canis" has no real relevance to me and I want it to be 100%, y'know? This one combines Chiroptera (the order of bats) with ancient saying of my fellow Canadians, "eh". Oh, and the double i's are mostly just to look cool but it's also a subtle nod to the late great Avicii.
Thank you for the warm welcome, Tumblr! So far I’m enjoying my time here a lot and I hope we can have an awesome 2022 together.
Oh, and one last thing: I’m crossposting everything on Buzzly! It’s a startup art site that’s kind of a mix between Tumblr and classic DeviantArt. Highly recommend! Come visit me, yeah? https://buzzly.art/~Chiiroptereh
So I have just discovered the absolutely incredible digital library of skull scans. These scans include not only images of bones (mainly skulls) but 3D MODELS THAT YOU CAN VIEW IN-BROWSER!
For example, come rotate my cranium here!
Keep in mind that you need to have the scientific name of the species you’re looking for in order to search for it, but that information’s only a Wikipedia page away.
Definitely gonna be doing some studies with this baby!
Zösky thinks he’s hot shit but he’s really only the latter. Meanwhile, Kaput mange du pain. And only du pain. There is nothing in that sandwich
A very quick and very messy experiment with a neat line art trick my swag as freak pegasister @ieatchromebooks started experimenting with. You will go follow her...NOW! Her stuff looks way better than this does that’s for sure
I promise I’ll post about something that more than like four people care about in due time, been in a killer art block lately and these two are fun to draw ❤️💛 (Also I am once again indecisive about how to draw their outfits so that’s another excuse of mine. Here I gave them one-piece bodysuits more similar to how @eievuiisms draws ‘em, which makes more sense frankly but until I saw them pull it off so well I wasn’t sure it’d work so I never tried (hello btw hope you’re doing well!!). I find it super interesting how being in such a small fandom has made me intentionally or not take little things from everybody else’s art styles bahaha I kinda love it!)
Could you show more yungbill stuff please? I just like how it's look in your style
Thanks, anon! My iTunes shuffled to this song while I was biking and I thought it was perfect for them lol. Hope you like!
Changed a few lyrics of course. I WISH the song actually said the singer's partner makes them watch awful LiveLeak footage, now that would be a character worth singing about
Confession: I love cuddles. I love them a lot. Can never have enough. Heck, I love them so much that it’s hard to post them sometimes! I’m just kind of sappy I suppose ;v; Rambling under the cut
Please don’t tag as ships, my Pines cuddles are purely platonic! <3
I liked this sketch a lot so I gussied it up a bit! Still a bit rough but that’s okay, just wanted to work on something heartwarming and cozy. :D Felt it was still a bit lacking though so now it’s “animated”. Just a two-frame implication of breathing is all. :p I think it’s a good lil addition though!
After a whole year’s worth of awful depression I think that I’m finally starting to feel like my old self again after seeing a psychiatrist. Things are really looking up for me and I hope some of that happiness shines through here. <3 Have a lovely evening, everybody!
In the backseat of a taxi, When you told me we were only Two punch-drunk souls all tangled in the wind. And in the backseat when you asked me, "Is the sadness everlasting?" I pulled you close and looked and you and said, "Love, I think it is."
~ "Taxi" by The Maine
Hello everyone, apologies for the radio silence. In a very tough spot again. Nonetheless, managed to get something done on a whim and wanted to share it :] Hope you're well
For my own safety I can't disclose too much here, but I'm essentially uprooting my entire life again. It's really scary and overwhelming, but things can't continue as they have been. I'm focusing all my energy on ensuring that my sister and I are secure as soon as possible, so expect the inactivity to continue over the next few months.
I'm so grateful to my friends and family for their help. It feels like I've been carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders every day for the past two years. It's exhausting being so scared all the time. I hope we're able to find stability soon.
Lots of love, hope you like this piece ^^ It turned out...absolutely nothing like it did in my head, but I still rather like it. Big thanks to music for getting me off my ass bwahaha this felt nice to do
[kai•rop•ter•ay] Heya! I'm Emily, an artist, novice chiropterologist (bat scientist!), Gravity Falls fanatic, polite Canadian and snake mom. Check my pinned post to read more about me and this blog! Have an awesome day. :D
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