#i'm an octopus

[chaotext]

LORD DARKNESS

I'M AN OCTOPUS

HORRORCORE

[illiana-mystery]

Bad boys, Bad boys!

[eloisyw8]

Happy 20th Anniversary Spider-Man 2!! 🤍✨️

[drawing-kitty-ckristal]

Oh god ever since i read nyoomerr's ficlet about OctoBinghe it's been stuck in my mind and i just had to draw it!

Nyoomerr's post

[0ann3]

So I have to draw something from my surroundings as an activity, and the reversible octopus plush was next to me-

[snock-ock]

YOU GUYS??????

I..........idk what to say tbh.....what are they cooking????

[twisting-in-wonderland]

let! him! have! his! octopus! plush! >:[

(messy extra stuff----)

meanwhile,back at NRC:

(+ here’s a WIP >:] )

[questionartbox]

What is YOUR favourite food? 🦈🐙🐬✨ art tumblr | art twt | everything-twt

[aeriona]

How Inkfish Change their Ink Colour

Here's an extremely long, (poorly) illustrated speculatory post about how ink and inksports could THEORETICALLY work in Splatoon! yippee!

Ink is a mucous that Inklings, Octolings and Cuttlings produce with their ink sac, where it can be expelled through the mouth and siphon (and through the skin via the ink vessels, but don't worry about that just yet). You can take a look at my diagram of the ink vessels here.

Spitting up or sweating ink is a common stress response in ink-bearing cephalopods, it also serves as an extremely rude gesture if you happen to aim it at someone else's face.

Inkfish actually can't change ink colour on their own, so instead they have to rely on artificial means to brighten and saturate the colour into something more easily recognisable.

The history behind inksports is extensive. In ancient times, inkfish would use naturally occurring dyes (such as clay, plants etc.) to change their ink colour, often to denote a particular social group. In modern times, colours are artificially synthesised and treated to have a minimal impact on the inkfish's body as possible, as believe it or not constantly eating red clay wasn't exactly good for you.

The colour of an Inkling or Octoling's skin is determined by chromatophores, which can be basically any colour or shade they choose. The chromatophores function completely independently from the ink sac, so it's possible to have differing skin and ink colours (although you'd probably confuse your teammates a fair bit).

This is fine and cool and all, but how do inkfish prevent different team colours from just blending all together in a match? WELL! While turfing capsules also change ink colour, they can also alter the chemical qualities of the ink itself by introducing something called polarity!

There are two kinds of turfing ink- polar and nonpolar. In easy terms (I am not a chemist), it's what allows two different colours of ink to sit on top of each other in separate layers instead of diluting together like paint. Before a match starts, each turfing team is given dye capsules in their respective team colour, with each team having opposing polarities to prevent inks from mixing together during the game.

Before technology got involved, people would simply use oil and water to prevent one ink colour from mixing with another's. Nowadays, oil and fat derivatives are commonplace as it's less likely to cause health problems as the body slowly processes it out.

Splatting works when enemy ink reacts with the outermost ink vessels in an opposing team member's skin, forcing the victim to contract their ink sac and spit up all their ink (usually in the form of a super-jump back to spawn, though in the moment it's not uncommon to overshoot it). It's also possible to splat someone with blunt force trauma, but we tend to call that assault. Splatting is usually not dangerous, but it's still not a terribly pleasant experience and is somewhat painful, akin to a nasty static shock.

This splatting reaction is also why water is used in turf stages as a restrictive barrier, as water causes the same splatting reaction in the body as enemy ink does (at least until the dye wears off).

Okay that's all I got, I'm not gonna go into ink weapon mechanics because I'm tired... perhaps another day haha. Hopefully that all made sense and I apologise deeply if it didn't. Feel free to shoot me an ask if something needs to be cleared up or explained in further detail haha

[starf4wn]

I don't know how tf will Jay end up in the wolf army thing but hey that's hella cool because he is finally getting that villain arc, guess I'll celebrate doing art

[hollowsart]

Become clown 2!!!! 🎉💖✨️🥳🎊

the boios :>

[pharawee]

"Are you sure that you want me to let you go?"

PIT BABE · Episode 2

[badger-with-a-boa]

This is still a reminder that without this nerdy & sadistic lesbian, there would be no Spider-Verse

[ohpsshaw]

My secret Santa exchange gift for @skelizardarts!!! Sydney & Darwin have such insane designs (he's her hat) and I figured they'd be perfect to play with some neglected art supplies on. Plus Syd's stripes go super well with gel pen! SO FUN. I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE THE WHOLE TIME

[sonbat]

Burger day gone wrong

I know it looks bad enough... Don't ask me why I decided to do this I was bored.

[artastic-friend]

Errrrrmmmmmmm guys, what the scallop!?!!?!?🤯🤯🤯

Happy Mermay!!! 😁😁

Featuring @wakebymoonsleepbysun 's Mer-Music design!!

Heem heem I lobe himb 🥺