Acanthothorax Longicornis Perhaps!

Long-armed scarab, Cheirotonus gestroi, Scarabaeidae

Found in Southeast Asia, this species is considered endangered

Photo 1 by malacoderm, 2-3 by maxnuraliev, 4-5 by tang-xiaopang, and 6 (female on top and male below) by fernwild

Psammodesmus Bryophorus. A millipede native to Colombia, it has epizoic mosses growing on its back. Epizoic plants, related to epiphytic plants, grow on the backs of animals rather than trees or other plants! Everyone deserves to know about the mossy millipede.

@elodieunderglass is this a #horrible_things_with_legs ?

tag masterlist

i like eccentric tags but i have the memory of a goldfish so this is the digital equivalent of a sticky note on my fridge telling me what im supposed to buy at the grocery store

🪲 all as-queue (general reblog)

🪲 research purposes (art study/inspo)

🪲 god told me to reblog this (worldbuilding/character design inspo)

🪲 things i keep in my pocket (animal photos/cataloguing)

🪲 my good luck charms (lovely posts, happy posts)

🪲 jar of good food (lovely art)

other tags not for reblogs

trout yarning

trout art

trout oc

caillegreich (dnd world)

snail mail (asks)

hi i doodled myself to feel a bit more comfortable abt getting a cane ! i also dont draw myself often lol not in the real sense

i personally have a major investment in another avenue of crypto myself! Cryptolaemus montrouzieri definitely deserves some eyes.

Yeah I’m into crypto… Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, that is.

guys you don't understand i love big buff horses so much

draft horses you are gods most perfectest creations

30 Days of Art Improvement Challenge

Are you tired of feeling like your art just isn’t improving? Do you want to do a 30-day challenge that’s actually useful? Welcome to 30 Days of Improvement Hell. >:D

I made this because I’ve been feeling super ‘blah’ about my art these days, and I needed something to kick-start myself. Who wants to do this with me!? Start now or whenever you can (now you procrastinators!). Challenge yourself and have fun at the same time!

Tag your posts with #Improvement Hell so everyone can follow along and see each other’s awesome artwork. I may even create a blog and reblog them! :D

What are you waiting for? START!

Self-Portrait - Introduce yourself

Draw a figure using a reference - link to reference

Draw a figure that’s in action, using a reference - link to reference

Draw a part of the human anatomy you have trouble with. x20, with atleast 5 being skeletal/musculature studies.

Draw more figures. Quick gestures and silhouettes. x20, with atleast 10 different body shapes

Let’s have some fun. Design a character from either This or This character generator! Be creative and bring something to life!

Pick the weirdest object in your house/room. Draw it. Shadows and Highlights.

Find 2-3 objects, make a scene with them. Draw it. Bonus points for creativity. Double points for dramatic lighting.

Draw a landscape of a place you’ve never been or drawn.

Draw a BG with 1pt Perspective. Negative points if it’s a railroad or an empty street.

Draw a BG with 2pt Perspective.

Look out a window. Draw what you see. Bonus points for adding something interesting.

Draw an interior setting with the character you designed on Day #6 in it.

BG with either bird’s eye or worm’s eye view.

Halfway there! Draw three 'action’ scenes with different compositions in each. Quick sketches are fine, just make them interesting and understandable! Bonus points if it’s the same scene, but different composition.

Draw a single page comic with 5-7 panels (the story begins and ends on one page). 

Draw an animal you’ve never drawn before. x10  Link references.

Draw a car. Negative points for whining. Hint: Use a perspective grid.

Think of the thing you hate drawing the most. Guess what? Draw it! Negative points for lying to yourself.

Pick an object in your house/room. Now design a character from it, using the shapes, forms, textures, purpose and colors as inspiration. Also link/post the object you used. Negative points for using a humanoid action figure.

Draw a character/object/scene, and shade them using ONLY solid blacks and whites. Bonus points for good use of lights/shadows

Draw a different object/scene/character. Shade using hatching, crosshatcing, and/or pointillism. Bonus points for lights/shadows and textures.

Colors! Pick a color palette, and paint a scene/character/object using only those colors (some blending allowed). Bonus points for good use of lights/shadows.

Draw and color a scene/object/character - no lines allowed! (aka - lineless art). Don’t forget light and shadows!

Draw a scene/character in a style you’ve never drawn before. If emulating an artist, credit+link. Bonus for color style.

Draw a character. Draw 10 emotions/expressions. Bonus points for 'uncommon’ emotions. (i.e. anxiety, guilt, despair, loneliness etc.)

Draw three random shapes using your opposite hand (or your foot). Now design characters from those shapes.

Turn on the tv (or load your illegally downloaded movies). Pick an actor and draw them.

Almost done! Let’s have some fun. Draw some fanart. Bonus points if it’s super obscure and unknown. Make people guess what it’s from.

Last day! Find a drawing you did within the last year. Now draw it again using what you’ve learned! Link it for comparison!

 Look at all that amazing improvement! Congrats!

[Update] There is now a sequel challenge, Draw All The Things!

@dullard

absolute must watch video

@kabutone >:-)c