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One of my all-time favorite drawings, period. A lot of my 2014 art is very fun and cartoony, and it's been a blast revisiting this old art so far.
Diving in search of food in the coastal waters yields a large crustacean.
The natives in these parts are adapted to the rocky, rugged terrain of the coastal regions. While not an aquatic species, their thick hair and hide keeps them warm enough when they do need to go swimming in search of food, and their tails actually make for powerful rudders. They are also surprisingly good at holding their breath. While the bag he carries would normally be filled with smaller fare such as mollusks, mussels and shrimp, this large lobster-like one is too good a find to pass up.
This particular race of Ridgeback is native to the rugged, rocky and mountainous coastal region of their home continent. Their thick hair and hides help to protect them from bumps and scrapes as well as keeping them warm and dry when strong storms, winds and cold fronts roll in off the ocean. Their stout, muscular body structure is good for climbing as well as digging and fighting, and they have surprisingly good balance considering their chunky build.
However, their larger and more rugged build means they require much more in the way of food than their smaller desert-dwelling cousins, meaning they must actively hunt for meat and fish to keep themselves well fed. They seem to have a bit of trouble digesting vegetable matter, although they do enjoy eating fruit and nuts, and the soil and climate of their homeland isn't ideal for farming anyways. Luckily, the coastal waters are rich with edible creatures.
Diving in search of food in the coastal waters yields a large crustacean.
The natives in these parts are adapted to the rocky, rugged terrain of the coastal regions. While not an aquatic species, their thick hair and hide keeps them warm enough when they do need to go swimming in search of food, and their tails actually make for powerful rudders. They are also surprisingly good at holding their breath. While the bag he carries would normally be filled with smaller fare such as mollusks, mussels and shrimp, this large lobster-like one is too good a find to pass up.
This particular race of Ridgeback is native to the rugged, rocky and mountainous coastal region of their home continent. Their thick hair and hides help to protect them from bumps and scrapes as well as keeping them warm and dry when strong storms, winds and cold fronts roll in off the ocean. Their stout, muscular body structure is good for climbing as well as digging and fighting, and they have surprisingly good balance considering their chunky build.
However, their larger and more rugged build means they require much more in the way of food than their smaller desert-dwelling cousins, meaning they must actively hunt for meat and fish to keep themselves well fed. They seem to have a bit of trouble digesting vegetable matter, although they do enjoy eating fruit and nuts, and the soil and climate of their homeland isn't ideal for farming anyways. Luckily, the coastal waters are rich with edible creatures.
Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
Species Mammal (Other)
Size 1100 x 1000px
File Size 1.04 MB
I always enjoy seeing pictures and reading descriptions / bios I love all of you different unique original hybrid / alien-like creatures.
One of the biggest advantages about characters that are anything but human is that even if the artist or author is limiting themselves to real world creatures they still have a near endless supply of combinations they have to work with to make interesting and unique combinations for characters or an entire race.
Humans are all human besides different eye and skin color and different hair types that's all we can really do to differentiate each other. ( voice too I'm talking about visual appearance )
And this is a very solid example of what I mean. Such interesting characters that I would love to know more about! I honestly don't think I'll ever get tired learning about your own creative species of characters.
One of the biggest advantages about characters that are anything but human is that even if the artist or author is limiting themselves to real world creatures they still have a near endless supply of combinations they have to work with to make interesting and unique combinations for characters or an entire race.
Humans are all human besides different eye and skin color and different hair types that's all we can really do to differentiate each other. ( voice too I'm talking about visual appearance )
And this is a very solid example of what I mean. Such interesting characters that I would love to know more about! I honestly don't think I'll ever get tired learning about your own creative species of characters.
Thank you very much! I know this is an old one, but it's been quite enjoyable to go back and look at some of this older art. I'm very glad you are enjoying learning about my characters, it really does mean a lot when people are interested in what I'm doing, whether it's the silly stuff, or the more dignified art like this.
I have a lot of worlds, a lot of species, and a lot of characters, and I need to get better at putting the lore out there, even if I do just tuck it away in random descriptions sometimes.
I have a lot of worlds, a lot of species, and a lot of characters, and I need to get better at putting the lore out there, even if I do just tuck it away in random descriptions sometimes.
There's no need to thank me but you are very welcome nonetheless!
Your art is always a treat to check out, weather its silly cartoon comedy, or more plot driven pieces. Your made-up locations, creatures, species, planets, universe-based logic and cultural bits are all just unique and interesting in their own ways.
(I know I've said this before in the past but I can't help with repeating myself)
If you ever decided to write some sort of comic book series or something of that nature I would absolutely be on board with buying! Sometimes I imagine that with all of your different universes and cultures along with them you could create so many different spinoff / sub-stories within mini stories that could just keep on going so where every issue / volume could be something fresh and interesting.
From simplistic One-Shot stories, cartoony light-hearted happy tales, emotional serious stories, in-depth mysteries, 4th-wall breaking, paradox dramas, or even just Day-in-the-life adventures.
Soo much material, so many resources, potentially endless stories of all kinds. Kid-friendly, teen-edge and Adult theamed, you are a rarity in terms of theam. You don't always follow a particular format, and while I'm no expert I would guess it's because of that as to why you're able to so fluently transition between different types artwork and stories yet, having it come off as natural and fitting.
You were among one of the very first artists I ever encounter when I very first discovered deviantART well over a decade ago long before I even had an account. And to this day I'm just so happy and grateful that you continue to do what you love by creating artwork and showing your passion in many unique fashions. Thank-you sharing your content, now here over at FA as well.
Never stop being YOU! (\^w^/)
( I apologize if this just seems a bit emotional. I'll admit this entire Global pandemic situation along with all of the drama involving p protest / rebel outbursts destruction within Society has Really Got Me Down and very depressed lately. So I'm just very thankful for people such as yourself who continue to pursue and follow their passions yet also being kind enough to share it with all of us here online. Stuff like YouTube video games and artists such as yourself have really kept me going during these difficult times and have actually given me something to smile about. )
Your art is always a treat to check out, weather its silly cartoon comedy, or more plot driven pieces. Your made-up locations, creatures, species, planets, universe-based logic and cultural bits are all just unique and interesting in their own ways.
(I know I've said this before in the past but I can't help with repeating myself)
If you ever decided to write some sort of comic book series or something of that nature I would absolutely be on board with buying! Sometimes I imagine that with all of your different universes and cultures along with them you could create so many different spinoff / sub-stories within mini stories that could just keep on going so where every issue / volume could be something fresh and interesting.
From simplistic One-Shot stories, cartoony light-hearted happy tales, emotional serious stories, in-depth mysteries, 4th-wall breaking, paradox dramas, or even just Day-in-the-life adventures.
Soo much material, so many resources, potentially endless stories of all kinds. Kid-friendly, teen-edge and Adult theamed, you are a rarity in terms of theam. You don't always follow a particular format, and while I'm no expert I would guess it's because of that as to why you're able to so fluently transition between different types artwork and stories yet, having it come off as natural and fitting.
You were among one of the very first artists I ever encounter when I very first discovered deviantART well over a decade ago long before I even had an account. And to this day I'm just so happy and grateful that you continue to do what you love by creating artwork and showing your passion in many unique fashions. Thank-you sharing your content, now here over at FA as well.
Never stop being YOU! (\^w^/)
( I apologize if this just seems a bit emotional. I'll admit this entire Global pandemic situation along with all of the drama involving p protest / rebel outbursts destruction within Society has Really Got Me Down and very depressed lately. So I'm just very thankful for people such as yourself who continue to pursue and follow their passions yet also being kind enough to share it with all of us here online. Stuff like YouTube video games and artists such as yourself have really kept me going during these difficult times and have actually given me something to smile about. )
Wow... Not gonna lie, I'm a bit intimidated by the length of this post, but you definitely poured your heart out here so I definitely owe you a response!
Again, I really do appreciate your interest--admittedly, for a while when I first joined DA and started posting my art (I was originally encouraged to join by a couple people who liked my now-deleted MLP art, and me using DeviantArt was never really supposed to be a thing beyond posting some doodles of Silverlance and that wall-eyed grey pony everybody liked), I didn't bother to put much of the details and lore out there. Part of it was there just seeming to be no interest, but also, a lot of it was--and still is--very much a work in progress. But knowing that there are people out there who are interested has been very encouraging, and bouncing around ideas and reading suggestions has really helped me develop things further.
It's all actually one universe, actually! I decided on that a while back, I should just put everything in one universe, with each world having its own stories and characters, but with the potential for cross-over being there. One of my favorite movie franchises/fictional universes was Star Wars, and that influenced me quite a bit in that regard. All these characters can be going about their lives on their worlds, but at some point, they might find themselves part of a galaxy-spanning adventure!
I guess I'm a bit chaotic in what I post, but I feel like restricting yourself to one theme is boring, and very limiting. I have my ideas, my interests, my aesthetic tastes, everything that makes my work *my work*, but I just let that run wild! Sometimes that means saber-fanged wolves going on adventures in a moonlit forest, sometimes it means a distant world where little creatures that look like the love-child of a hyena and an alligator fight for survival, sometimes it's creepy stage animatronics based on opossums, or alien jerboas, or just Skunk Boy running around in a diaper because I'm weird.
Anyways, I'm glad you've been around for so long, even if much of that time was just lurking. Not many people take the time to say this, but as a watcher you're just as valid as an artist on an art site, and downright essential since what good is an art site if there's nobody around to view the art and be supportive?
(This is honestly what's keeping Weasyl from achieving greatness, it's made with artists in mind, but doesn't seem to offer a lot for non-artists to do to feel like a valued part of the ecosystem--and artists are often too busy either making art, managing galleries, or being moody to really make good watchers themselves.)
Ah yes, current events... the less said about that, the better. I think my role in all of this is to simply keep doing what I'm doing, doodling my little cartoons, giving people some little bit of entertainment and a little break from the chaos outside, and doing what I can to be supportive of friends in need. If you ever want or need to chat, I'm just a note away.
Again, I really do appreciate your interest--admittedly, for a while when I first joined DA and started posting my art (I was originally encouraged to join by a couple people who liked my now-deleted MLP art, and me using DeviantArt was never really supposed to be a thing beyond posting some doodles of Silverlance and that wall-eyed grey pony everybody liked), I didn't bother to put much of the details and lore out there. Part of it was there just seeming to be no interest, but also, a lot of it was--and still is--very much a work in progress. But knowing that there are people out there who are interested has been very encouraging, and bouncing around ideas and reading suggestions has really helped me develop things further.
It's all actually one universe, actually! I decided on that a while back, I should just put everything in one universe, with each world having its own stories and characters, but with the potential for cross-over being there. One of my favorite movie franchises/fictional universes was Star Wars, and that influenced me quite a bit in that regard. All these characters can be going about their lives on their worlds, but at some point, they might find themselves part of a galaxy-spanning adventure!
I guess I'm a bit chaotic in what I post, but I feel like restricting yourself to one theme is boring, and very limiting. I have my ideas, my interests, my aesthetic tastes, everything that makes my work *my work*, but I just let that run wild! Sometimes that means saber-fanged wolves going on adventures in a moonlit forest, sometimes it means a distant world where little creatures that look like the love-child of a hyena and an alligator fight for survival, sometimes it's creepy stage animatronics based on opossums, or alien jerboas, or just Skunk Boy running around in a diaper because I'm weird.
Anyways, I'm glad you've been around for so long, even if much of that time was just lurking. Not many people take the time to say this, but as a watcher you're just as valid as an artist on an art site, and downright essential since what good is an art site if there's nobody around to view the art and be supportive?
(This is honestly what's keeping Weasyl from achieving greatness, it's made with artists in mind, but doesn't seem to offer a lot for non-artists to do to feel like a valued part of the ecosystem--and artists are often too busy either making art, managing galleries, or being moody to really make good watchers themselves.)
Ah yes, current events... the less said about that, the better. I think my role in all of this is to simply keep doing what I'm doing, doodling my little cartoons, giving people some little bit of entertainment and a little break from the chaos outside, and doing what I can to be supportive of friends in need. If you ever want or need to chat, I'm just a note away.
Heheh, sowwy. ^///^
Yeah I guess it was pretty l lengthy in terms of a comment. I've had a pretty rough couple of days so seeing content from an artist I really enjoy really made my night and I guess I opened up a little too much with that comment and let loose with words...a lot of words hahah.
In terms of content creators and the audience...just...wow. you really opened up my eyes to my own ignorance. I never once stopped to consider just how the artists might feel towards Their audience and just how much they mean to them. Because I honestly felt we as the audience didn't really play a big role I mean sure we might have the ability to boost confidence or something of the sort but I never stopped to actually consider it from the artist point of view.
I mean, it always irritated me. When people are just like:
"lol" "cool" "nice" "hot" or some random emoji.
I know if I was the one who finished working on a project that took days weeks or possibly even months to complete and once I finally made the finishing touches and finalized the picture and or comic and its entirety I would feel super proud and see how great that I accomplished picture! But...only to receive nothing worthy of note. That wouldn't feel good at all. So going back to what I said earlier about my opinion about the audience from my point of view; while I myself feel that the Watchers aren't as important, I can definitely understand where you are coming from and why you would feel that way despite my difference in opinion. And I guess I can say this -
" If wouldn't to return the favor in any fashion. The very least I could do is tell the content creator how much I enjoy their work in detail and depth."
I don't really know what else to say other than "Thank-You" that really made me feel all warm and fluffy inside knowing that the average Joe who are the vast majority such as myself, actually mean a lot to an artist.
The way I see it it sort of feels like a participation trophy. Despite how the super competitive series people may see it in a negative light and scoff at it - "Psh ooohhh look a pointless trophy for the loosing teams. Whatever who cares, WE WON WHOOO!"
But sometimes the super serious competitive people don't ever stop to understand what a participation trophy or just a small ribbon or something might mean to the little guys.
It's a way of lifting spirts and showing that the organization that put together the entire season really do care about everyone that participated.
"Thank-you for being here every day you could and taking part in the event. You and your team all helped make this possible. You didn't win BUT, you showed up and did your best. You participated, thanks for that and no Matter what, you're still a winner to us." 🥳💗
Sometimes people don't realize how the smallest signs of affection and acknowledgement
can really help someone mentally emotionally / psychologically.
Yeah I guess it was pretty l lengthy in terms of a comment. I've had a pretty rough couple of days so seeing content from an artist I really enjoy really made my night and I guess I opened up a little too much with that comment and let loose with words...a lot of words hahah.
In terms of content creators and the audience...just...wow. you really opened up my eyes to my own ignorance. I never once stopped to consider just how the artists might feel towards Their audience and just how much they mean to them. Because I honestly felt we as the audience didn't really play a big role I mean sure we might have the ability to boost confidence or something of the sort but I never stopped to actually consider it from the artist point of view.
I mean, it always irritated me. When people are just like:
"lol" "cool" "nice" "hot" or some random emoji.
I know if I was the one who finished working on a project that took days weeks or possibly even months to complete and once I finally made the finishing touches and finalized the picture and or comic and its entirety I would feel super proud and see how great that I accomplished picture! But...only to receive nothing worthy of note. That wouldn't feel good at all. So going back to what I said earlier about my opinion about the audience from my point of view; while I myself feel that the Watchers aren't as important, I can definitely understand where you are coming from and why you would feel that way despite my difference in opinion. And I guess I can say this -
" If wouldn't to return the favor in any fashion. The very least I could do is tell the content creator how much I enjoy their work in detail and depth."
I don't really know what else to say other than "Thank-You" that really made me feel all warm and fluffy inside knowing that the average Joe who are the vast majority such as myself, actually mean a lot to an artist.
The way I see it it sort of feels like a participation trophy. Despite how the super competitive series people may see it in a negative light and scoff at it - "Psh ooohhh look a pointless trophy for the loosing teams. Whatever who cares, WE WON WHOOO!"
But sometimes the super serious competitive people don't ever stop to understand what a participation trophy or just a small ribbon or something might mean to the little guys.
It's a way of lifting spirts and showing that the organization that put together the entire season really do care about everyone that participated.
"Thank-you for being here every day you could and taking part in the event. You and your team all helped make this possible. You didn't win BUT, you showed up and did your best. You participated, thanks for that and no Matter what, you're still a winner to us." 🥳💗
Sometimes people don't realize how the smallest signs of affection and acknowledgement
can really help someone mentally emotionally / psychologically.
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