My Original Species The Gobyote, Featuring My Self Insert Oc, Ugly. I Pretty Much Made This Species Just

hello tumblr ive realized i suddenly have multiple things to post. here are some of my recent highlights from my figure drawing class.

i will post the worldbuilding stuff i worked in today later.,., at some point.

More blinkies for my ocs on artfight!

Heheh little guys i made for my friends...

Kip and his poison bouquet

Nerium Oleander, Aconitum, Angel’s Trumpet, and a hint of Rafflesia to tie it all together.

character up top is named willow (hes a cowboy/pirate in another universe but a selkie in this one)

i have like no proper sketches of this bc it’s difficult to draw but ive been figuring out selkies in my fantasy world. So far ive decided that they turn their skin into a cocoon within which they transform between human/seal. And going with the classic wearing their skin as a coat or clothing item bc its fun and fresh.

Solitary species, women notably larger than men (based on leopard seals). Each individual has their own unique pattern (like a fingerprint) that stays on their fur when they change into a human form. Their size as a seal is also the exact same weight and whatnot as when in human form, so it transfers over evenly.

Also some cultural shit where selkies are considered good luck and fisherman/sailors avoid messing with selkies to avoid bad luck + getting killed, but others who aren’t familiar with them occasionally try and steal their furs (very strong and protective material that also happens to be pretty).

They mingle among humans in order to steal fish from fishermen usually. Fishermen let it slide bc selkies are useful and can find fish schools easily + avoid bad weather.

don't get stressed

heres my zine submission! I have got to draw more Thespius.

In the dark, the deer mistook my headlights for stars

workin on my nyx (stolen name of my god of night lmao) design and other related things. decided to use my character baetyl (who is a night angel) for my last illustration project of the semester so thats been my motivation.

^ this is the sketchh for it. i like how it looks so far <3

and here are the sketches from where i was working on revamping her design.

lore below vvv

some basic info is that she is the head of the main pantheon in the world. in terms of religion popularity the sun god is way bigger but hes dead so its kinda hard to be in charge. both the sun and night god are some form of gnc, ive decided theyre the primordial she/they and he/they-ers. uhhh shes got two daughters (the two moons), one bigger and one smaller which is reflected in a lot of the design. (she loves her weird freak neurodivergent daughters.)

uhhh the night angels (my oc baetyl being the only one designed lmao) are the main angels of the world. do all the enforcing she requires and such.,., theres also sun angels but theyre less of a.,., species? group? theyre more just a couple of freaks.

Nyxes pantheon is pretty much the main one, and she has the most power outside of a few notable gods who aren’t particularly interested in contesting her throne.

also a fun similarity between her and the sun god is the wings, shes got bat and hes got dragon wings (pretty much the same thing).

seems like ive never posted baetyl before so heres his design

hunted down a random older sun god drawing as well for reference. this is no longer accurate but its close enough :shrug:

Progress on my Padawan Clone OC! Haven't decided on a name for them yet, and I still want to do a full background piece, but I figured I would try out some colors and lighting!

If anyone has any name suggestions feel free!