Do you have tips for drawing/designing Xeno styled inkfish? They’re so shaped
of course!
Generally when I draw xenos, I try to emphasise non-human traits as much as possible by incorporating in real-life cephalopod biology. Basically I try to make it extremely obvious that what you're looking at isn't human, but actually something else entirely.
A good start is to do away with joints/bones entirely, and to add spots/patterns to the skin to make it appear less mammalian. Suckers on the fingers and faintly-pigmented skin also help as well.
The eyes are also another important thing! Most pelagic squids have round pupils in real life, but I tend to draw inklings with horizontal pupils anyway as it helps achieve that creaturely effect I'm going for.
Of course everyone has their own unique approach to xeno inkfish, these are merely suggestions and not a ruleset or anything haha. It’s taken me a while to find a style I’ve found most comfortable, and even then I regularly change stuff as I learn more about cephalopods. The beauty of xeno designs is that it's entirely up to you where you decide to go with it. You don’t even have to be realistic, literally the only baseline is creature!
I hope this was helpful to you!
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I think Sega should let Marine loose on a racetrack, she'd love it.
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when you spray your stupid sibling with cunjevoi VS when the same stupid sibling drops in on you and everyone laughs
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a little art trade piece for an instagram mutual, featuring famous cartoon penguins with an art style swap:
mumble in surf's up style, cody maverick in tpom style and skipper, kowalski, rico and private in happy feet style
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If you and your nemesis don't ride the same wave, then I don't know why you should live 😏💕
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Rascal the Dingo (reference sheet!)
I will be reposting older art after I took a break from posting my art on social media, hopefully I will manage to re-upload my favorite artworks online again! Sorry for the inconvinience, still learning how to deal with my mental health as an adult…
I will start with my current fursona's reference sheet, Rascal the Dingo!
(Also, if anyone wants to draw him, feel free to do so, but ONLY in SFW situations, please!!)
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