#Jetsam

[redkyrii]

Obsessed with drawing in this specific official art style, so you get all of the cheaters in it. Individuals under the cut.

Took me about a week to get through them all.

Also, this is your warning that I'm a bit insane about Cheat! and to expect me to post about it often.

[babith]

Here’s the next batch of 10 :3

My fave out of these ones is a tough choice but I got to go with that ixi. The elephante is a close second. The Gnorbu I’m still not happy with and I might redraw the face later.

First batch here

[wrenwhite]

these were ko-fi requests. i'm having a lot of fun doing these!

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

three hearts, big brain theory 🧠

This is NOT my own theory whatsoever, but I just found this so interesting that I wanted to share and spread it around!!

Here is the original tweet; in it, OP says that octopuses are known to have 3 hearts, but it only took 1 stab from a ship to kill Ursula. What happened to the other 2 hearts? Well, OP proposes that the other 2 “hearts” are Floyd (Flotsam) and Jade (Jetsam), who had been killed by a misfired trident shot in an earlier scene (so Ursula is already theoretically down “2 whole hearts”). This may explain why Jade and Floyd’s unique magic or signature spells both mention a “heart”/ハート (hāto), being Shock the Heart and Bind the Heart, respectively.

[hissi-oil]

a few of the jetsam adopts I've been making... little sharks

[ltwilliammowett]

Jettison

Jettison or jetsam is a term used to describe throwing something overboard from a ship to lighten the load and increase speed or stability. In a figurative sense, it can also mean to throw away or abandon something that is no longer useful or necessary.

Jettison is derived from the French word "jeter", which means "to throw". The term has been in use since at least the 15th century and is a common practice in shipping and today also in aviation to improve the safety and efficiency of the ship or aircraft. It is often used as a last resort in emergency situations where the weight of the cargo jeopardises the safety of the crew and passengers. However, the loss must be paid for if no reasonable explanation can be given for the loss.

[stargazerlillian]

All Disney Lorcana cards featuring characters from "The Little Mermaid" so far.

[ragtimelimes-art]

Some fun art that will never see site publish but I'm proud of! So dusting them off for here including the WIPs

[geekgirles]

Are they a reference to whom I think they are???

[tampire]

Flounder and Sebastian VS Flotsam and Jetsam

[adobe-outdesign]

YOU ENDED UP GETTING ME INTO NEOPETS NOW SO WHAT R UR THOUGHTS ON JETSAM(S)? IM A SUCKER FOR SHARKS LOL SO IM RLY HOPING TO GET ONE AT SOME POINT

Jetsams are sharks, and are meant to be kind of a counterpart/natural predator to the dolphin-like Flotsam; to the point where the two looked near-identical. Nowadays there are more differences, with the Jetsam sporting two fins, sharp teeth, slightly different markings, and an upright posture. Personally, I like to think of these two as a case of mimicry, with the Jetsam having evolved to trick Flotsam from a distance.

Visually, the Jetsam has a nice tough look to it that gives it a lot of personality, and the way it sits upright plus the two fins gives it a bit more uniqueness so it isn't just a normal shark. My only issue with it is that the gray underbelly is a bit too dark and low-contrast. Gray as the accent color is fine; it just needed to be a lighter tint.

The Jetsam benefited quite a bit from customization, as its old art was starting to get very dated and needed a redraw anyway. The new Jetsam looks a little less tough, but the smile is nice as it shows off their teeth, and it gives them a fun kind of mischievous look. The overall look didn't change much, but the head has been changed significantly to have a much better, less wonky shape to it, and the markings now stop above the mouth instead of near the eyebrow. The shape of the hind fins have also been improved, and they're one of the only pets who can make the customization fists look good.

Favorite Colours:

Maraquan: How do you make an underwater version of something that already lives in the water? Make it into a deep-sea fish, obviously! The overall design is easily recognizable as a Jetsam, but its been given a horizontal posture with bioluminescence and an angler fish light/teeth. The palette is great, using neutral browns and greys for the body and bright neon blues for the accent color. My only nitpick with it is that the teeth feel a bit busy and don't quite make sense if you look at them too long, but overall, this is a great design.

Pastel: The pastel Jetsam is just plain pretty, using a soft pink and turquoise palette. What really makes it work is that instead of using flat colors, it employs subtle gradients so the turquoise becomes blue in areas and the pink gets some subtle highlights. On top of that, it's also given a sunlight-under-water ripple texture, with a few small speckles on areas like the eyebrows and tail. A lot of effort went into this design compared to your standard pastel pet, and it really paid off.

Toy: Alright yeah, this one's just fun. The pool floatie idea is a great concept that works perfectly for the colour, and the execution is also really solid, including lots of raised plastic ridges, seams, and plenty of highlights to give it that plastic look.

My only issue with it is that weird handle on the side of the head. I guess some shark toys have these, but I've never seen one personally and it honestly just looks distracting and kind of out of place. Also, I do wish it was semi-transparent (think like the good Jelly-coloured pets), but that's not a big deal. Still a really good colour regardless.

BONUS: The robot Jetsam has a mostly red and white palette with a few black accents, and it works really well for this pet. I love the visor, and the patterning on the fins is really neat. Both versions are fine; the UC/styled version looks a bit more robotic, but the customized version reads a bit better overall.

[notablepets]

Mallym cherry_25

[wrenwhite]

i've become somewhat obsessed with the oldest versions of some neopets' designs. i really vastly prefer the old jetsam and flotsam, as well as the old design for lenny. the updated lenny stripped it of its jester-like design elements which, imo, muddled and confused the point of its design. i liked its old jester hat and slightly curly toes, as well as its large, floppy-looking, goofy face.

also, i thought the oldest version of kacheeks was really funny. the drawing was kind of meant to be a visual joke, like, an over-rendered and uncannily shiny, but super simplified character like in ancient 3D art. but i feel like it doesn't really come through. oh well lol.

to tell you the truth, i don't really like the official art of ogrins. but i do think their design has potential (despite being somewhat wasted, lol). after all, they are a very odd and unique take on chimeras, being a cross between a goat, a tiger, and with other elements that don't have anything to do with real animals (their ears and tail make me think of fraggles).

regardless, they're really fun to draw.

this was a test drawing i did with the purpose of using glitter nail polish to see how it would look applied to a piece of art. surprisingly, not bad in photos, but obviously much more appealing irl. this would make great decorations to put on stuff like con badges. if only i ever went to cons, lmao.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

on familiars

In this recent tweet, Yana Toboso shares that originally Kalim was planned to have a small monkey familiar (which would make him similar to Aladdin, who also had a monkey companion, Abu).

There are apparently other students with familiars as well (I assume she means mob students that we don’t get to see, maybe even scrapped familiars for members of the main cast??). Some examples Toboso-sensei lists of familiar animals are owls, penguins, and puppies. (I wonder if Crewel was going to have Dalmation familiars?)

This is interesting, since the only other major mentions of familiars is when Crowley mistakes Grim for Yuu’s, and the lore that Trein’s familiar is Lucius (both of whom are cat-like creatures). Besides that, we don’t really hear of animal helpers to mages (unless you count Iago/Flotsam/Jetsam/Diablo etc. as familiars to the Great Seven). Silver’s woodland creature companions and the flamingos and hedgehogs that Heartslabyul tend to don’t appear to count as familiars.

I hope we get to learn more about familiars and how that kind of a bond forms with a mage!! How are familiars differentiated from just regular animal friends some of the students already have?? Maybe we’ll witness the TWST boys picking up familiars later in the main story…? 🤔

[sugarysketches]

.:Originally made March 29th, 2023:.

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