An Apple I Did In My Notes App. I Guess This Counts As My First Piece Of Digital Art.

Been having a bit of art block recently. Still keeping up with practice, but haven’t really finished anything I’ve been happy with. Decided to just sit down for a bit and see what came out and I got this thing. Idek what it actually is, to be honest, but I like it.

(Oops it has one two few petals. That was definitely an intentional decision and not bc I forgot what flowers look like)

One Mountain, Two Tigers: A New Species of Gloydius (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Upper Lancang Valley in Xizang, China, with Comments on the Diagnostic Characters and Evolution of the G. strauchi (Bedriaga, 1912) Species Complex

Jinlong REN, Junjie HUANG, Wei WU, Ke JIANG, Jiatang LI

Abstract

The Hengduan Mountains Region (HMR) in China, a globally significant biodiversity hotspot, has garnered attention for its potential to harbor cryptic species within the Asian pit viper genus Gloydius Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981. Based on comprehensive morphological comparisons and molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Gloydius strauchi complex, this study identified a previously unrecognized species of Asian pit viper. Discovered in the upper Lancang (Mekong) hot dry valley of Xizang, China, this species is geographically proximate to G. huangi but exhibits clear morphological distinctions from other members of the genus, representing the second Gloydius species identified along the upper Lancang River. We describe here this new species and highlight the significance of skull and hemipenis morphology, which were instrumental in its diagnosis and in resolving taxonomic boundaries and ambiguities within the G. strauchi complex. This study provides insights into the phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of this newly described species, enhancing our understanding of diversification patterns in this genus.

Read the paper here:

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A draft of a sketch I probably won’t finish. I had like 10 minutes of free time(idk if you can tell but it was mostly spent on the dragon head. I’ve never, to my memory, drawn a reptile) then had to get back to work. Please excuse the handwriting.

Captain Nemo

I drew this piece in 2019, and although I can see lots of mistakes and imperfections, it's still one of my favourite artworks

Still can’t do faces that well, unfortunately. anyways, here’s an attempt at the bug man. Literally did not even include his most iconic feature. I’m so busy rn, and there were definitely better ways I could have spent my time, but I can’t say I regret wasting it on this. As the saying goes, “it’s just so much fun, too much fun, oh come on”

I haven’t posted in a while, so here’s something I tried to draw while out on a hike. The perspective on the bench is definitely wonky, and on the whole, this doesn’t look nearly as good as I was hoping. Any advice on doing backgrounds?

I remember seeing her video on this and being absolutely amazed by it.

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Frieda Lepold

Mixing historical Elements with modern Fabrics - usually for custom orders, but on this Channel I'm going to show you an inside look into my

Here’s her YouTube channel btw if ppl want to see.

Favourite Designs: Frieda Lepold "A Knights Dress" Haute Couture Gown

Synthetic biology

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(Based on a picture on the Glacier National Park picture archives)

The previous drawing, but adjusted to be more accurate to reference.