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"OH! My my..." The giraffe exclaimed. He certainly wasn't expecting to see... that again. Really he preferred to forget about that dreadful past of his, fated to be sold to some rambunctious child and tossed into a ceiling fan, popped from an ill-fated game of balloon volley ball, what have you- the thought makes him shiver. Really, where would he be without that generous donor of his~?
"Poor thing's popped." He stared at it in contemplation. He couldn't bear to leave it to the mercy of the elements, not his magnanimous benefactor! He could just take it home with him, perhaps store it in his closet, but that's so droll. 'Oh!' he'd come up with a delightful idea.
One trip to a hardware store later and the giraffe was now in possession of a tape gun. He wrapped a strip of adhesive around the shredded bits of rubber and in no time at all they began to adhere to each other. "It looks ready for round two," he chuckled. Only one thing left... He inhales, and..!
The goat awoke with a startle, a hissing sound ringing in his ears. 'WHA- What's happening?!' The last thing he remembered he was staring at the horizon starting to curve as the deep blue of the sky gave way to an inky black... but it seems he's back now? Is... is something covering his mouth? And what's that hissing noise? The last question, at least, was answered when he saw his own hands enter his field of vision as they turned him around to reveal... HIM?!
The giraffe let out a chuckle, admiring the look of utter panic and confusion plastered across the goat's decal of a face. The goat wriggled to free himself, but in response the giraffe's new claws dug into the sides of his vinyl, and he figured he should stop before they go any deeper.
"There we go, all topped up! Ready to go back up?"
The goat's mind went blank. 'Wait, up as in- nononono..! Please! Anything but that!' His eyes widened, and he could swear the giraffe's smirk grew wider to match. Paws plodded forward on the grass, step by step, each one straying further from the safety of the canopy they were nestled under and towards the gaping maw the balloon had learned to rightfully fear. He recalled looking at it upside-down through his legs as a child and his irrational dreams of "falling into the sky"- except it wasn't so irrational anymore.
The goat's eyes begged, pleaded to the giraffe for some kind of mercy, but all he got in return was that usual dopey grin. He felt a finger divot into his nose as he was pushed away, and it didn't take long before the bodysnatcher was nothing more than a grey and yellow speck, surrounded by a miniature landscape of trees and ponds.
It was only after the balloon was long gone that the giraffe thought, 'Supposing someone else found and helped him, that might turn into something bothersome. Perhaps next time I should simply keep him~'
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Well! I was originally just going to get a single sketch, but the artist went a little ham, and then I got a bit carried away "touching it up"... so enjoy, I guess! Heheh.
This piece was really fun to work on! I got to test a lot of features in my art program and the results speak for themselves, I think! Clip Studio Paint really is endlessly powerful for illustrations, I highly recommend it.
This picture started a discussion in stream on the rules for popping and reformation for pooltoys and balloonies- a power system someone posited that I found interesting was one where inflatables can reform on their own over a certain amount of time, but being patched up helps speed along the process, almost like an immune system being helped by bandages in humans. If it's in a non-fatal context I might be fine exploring popping further but we'll see!
Full resolution image HERE (Color + original sketch)
Art by
jacfox
Colors by me
"Poor thing's popped." He stared at it in contemplation. He couldn't bear to leave it to the mercy of the elements, not his magnanimous benefactor! He could just take it home with him, perhaps store it in his closet, but that's so droll. 'Oh!' he'd come up with a delightful idea.
One trip to a hardware store later and the giraffe was now in possession of a tape gun. He wrapped a strip of adhesive around the shredded bits of rubber and in no time at all they began to adhere to each other. "It looks ready for round two," he chuckled. Only one thing left... He inhales, and..!
The goat awoke with a startle, a hissing sound ringing in his ears. 'WHA- What's happening?!' The last thing he remembered he was staring at the horizon starting to curve as the deep blue of the sky gave way to an inky black... but it seems he's back now? Is... is something covering his mouth? And what's that hissing noise? The last question, at least, was answered when he saw his own hands enter his field of vision as they turned him around to reveal... HIM?!
The giraffe let out a chuckle, admiring the look of utter panic and confusion plastered across the goat's decal of a face. The goat wriggled to free himself, but in response the giraffe's new claws dug into the sides of his vinyl, and he figured he should stop before they go any deeper.
"There we go, all topped up! Ready to go back up?"
The goat's mind went blank. 'Wait, up as in- nononono..! Please! Anything but that!' His eyes widened, and he could swear the giraffe's smirk grew wider to match. Paws plodded forward on the grass, step by step, each one straying further from the safety of the canopy they were nestled under and towards the gaping maw the balloon had learned to rightfully fear. He recalled looking at it upside-down through his legs as a child and his irrational dreams of "falling into the sky"- except it wasn't so irrational anymore.
The goat's eyes begged, pleaded to the giraffe for some kind of mercy, but all he got in return was that usual dopey grin. He felt a finger divot into his nose as he was pushed away, and it didn't take long before the bodysnatcher was nothing more than a grey and yellow speck, surrounded by a miniature landscape of trees and ponds.
It was only after the balloon was long gone that the giraffe thought, 'Supposing someone else found and helped him, that might turn into something bothersome. Perhaps next time I should simply keep him~'
<<< PREV | FIRST | NEXT >>>
Well! I was originally just going to get a single sketch, but the artist went a little ham, and then I got a bit carried away "touching it up"... so enjoy, I guess! Heheh.
This piece was really fun to work on! I got to test a lot of features in my art program and the results speak for themselves, I think! Clip Studio Paint really is endlessly powerful for illustrations, I highly recommend it.
This picture started a discussion in stream on the rules for popping and reformation for pooltoys and balloonies- a power system someone posited that I found interesting was one where inflatables can reform on their own over a certain amount of time, but being patched up helps speed along the process, almost like an immune system being helped by bandages in humans. If it's in a non-fatal context I might be fine exploring popping further but we'll see!
Full resolution image HERE (Color + original sketch)
Art by
jacfoxColors by me
Category All / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1603 x 2299px
File Size 3.75 MB
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