#al an

[cynautica]

i like drawing him weird

in animal behavior we called this state of increased engagement with an environment "arousal" but I uhh. am not going to use that in this case.

Bonus: (Warning - suggestive)

im not subscribing completely to the spinal cord theory but i think that an area that is both symbolically and physically the joinery between mind and body, and only really touched in uhhh... certain activities.... might be a bit of a sensitive spot

[circusmantis]

Subnautica fanart in the year 2023… wow

[just-a-drawing-bean]

AL-AN <3

Finished my Below Zero playthrough yesterday and had to draw AL-AN or I was going to explode <3 he's so neat ough. I loved the ending of the game, very nice. I highly recommend playing Subnautica and Below Zero, the OST is really pretty.

[faery-the-diamond]

Suddenly remembered my favourite alien centaur scientist and decided to draw him.

✨In style✨

[civetfish]

Nerd-to-nerd communication

Something super pointless and self-indulgent I've had on the backburner for a while. I love trying to make the pieces they gave us fit together!

Al-AN and Robin would absolutely bond over learning about each other's biology. I could talk about this forever but I'll get into all of the headcanons I have for these two in another post eventually

Below the cut is another version with some extra bits and pieces and the transcription

Transcript :

Architect Anatomy A. Architect "Brain" - Doesn't "store" information so much as allow for easy communication with the network B. Brainstem - connects the information received to the central nervous/circulatory system C. "Heart" - Circulatory system pumps the bioluminescent fluid to other organ systems and surface veins. Each node connects to a vast vasculature network D. "Kidneys" - Organs that filter the bioluminescent "blood" and other bodily fluids, absorbing and distributing collected material E. Nerve Center - Receives raw sensory data and filters it. Filtering can be unconscious or intentional

F. "Respiratory" Tract - Intakes gases or liquids and filters out material for use. Disposes of waste on exhale. Provides cooling to internal systems

The respiratory tract functions less like a set of lungs and more akin to a computer's cooling system, with the ability to absorb material from the environment to use in other parts of the body. It also would likely help the architect's body analyze the environment it is currently exposed to on a molecular level. It is also truly unidirectional, with the intake vents near the "collarbone" and the exhaust vents on both sides of the abdomen

The architect organ cache in-game felt like it was definitely not a complete model of the internal organs, so I wanted to come up with something to fill some more space. I also just really liked the idea of Al-An being capable of something similar to breathing, without having a respiratory system in the traditional sense. Feel free to use any of this in your own headcanons if you would like :)

BONUS - a gif of all the layers!

[p---l---c]

the pariah

[cyliph]

was no one else going to do this? Okay fine

[omi-papus]

Ok so the bulk of the lineart is done. I only have his lines and those pillows left. Im scrambling for a backround and some kind interesting lighting but Im kind of stumped. If anyones got any ideas for that Ill consider cause this is too pretty to just slap some colors and done.

[crayolascribblz]

silly guy

[cynautica]

Can't sleep

Too Sweet // Devil Like Me // Almost

my corny ass could NOT decide on just one

[sinysterautica]

Giraffitect anyone? :3

cough @sinysteram is my main blog also i blame cynautica for this because they fucking enabled me

[sewerpalette]

Hi, I’m here from Instagram.

AL-AN and the Sea emperor as humans (from subnautica)

Might do some doodles / sketches later.

[emilynart]

Oh, to be stranded on a cryogenic planet with nothing but your wetsuit and also the entire consciousness of a polite, super-intelligent alien being.

Anyway I’d die for Al-An even if he does call my ball-and-socket joints primitive.

[skyrayroost]

Making this human Al-An design my first contribution to this sideblog.

I'm pretty happy with how the shape language turned out, I would like to draw him in more casual outfits.

[p---l---c]

officially finished below zero today. i don't know why but my subnautica fix came back in full swing and i want to write the most banger fic ever. but for now here's what the people really need: al-an loaf.

[cyliph]

"Do that one more time" @searsage

idk what happened to the resolution/style here but I was 80% done by the time i realized i had no idea what i was doing :>

if you go by his PDA scan its doubly funny cause it implies he can essentially walk on walls but can't walk on ice.