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This is a tribute to Peter Benchley, not the movie Jaws (1975)

The author of 'Jaws' dedicated the rest of his life to reversing the unexpected negative impact his book had on the image of sharks.

Not only were sharks supposedly killed to create props for the movie, but 'Jaws' ended up awakening a bloody sea of ignorance in people at the time, who, haunted by an irrational fear and lack of understanding about marine predators, felt motivated to take to their boats and kill thousands of great white sharks in the most feared ways.

Such as the promotion of great white shark hunting championships that targeted the biggest ones, which were mostly pregnant females who, after being displayed as a trophy, had their jaws ripped off and their bodies discarded in the garbage.

Fear spread widely to all shark species, creating a lack of sensitivity that made it convenient to exterminate entire shark populations around the world that for a long time remained invisible to people's perception.

And this has continued to resonate for a long time with the entertainment media perpetuating the portrayal of sharks as monsters, newspapers favoring sensationalism about shark incidents, governments promoting shark culls, the advance of the unregulated predatory fishing industry, scientists not being supported in their studies of marine predators, the destruction of their natural habitats and the pollution of the oceans.

For thousands of years, sharks have taken care of the health of our oceans, older than the dinosaurs or the first trees, they have gone through great mass extinctions, they have been worshipped and respected as gods and guardians by oceanic peoples and now we demonize them in our media and exterminate them by the millions every year, who is the real monster?

We are shark-eaters.

I hope you can also hear what Peter Benchley himself had to say about all this:

Edit for the 50th anniversary of Jaws:

🩸 I've added two external links to some quotes from the text above to complement some things if you're interested!

🩸 A while ago I made a list to score, in 13 points, shark stereotypes that a work may contain. At the request of some, I decided to organize it and publish it here, naming it "The Jaws Effect" if you want to see it!

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I finally finished this artwork! Hope you like it. At some point I will adapt it for my little Redbubble store.🛍️

I reduced the quality to try to prevent them from stealing. I hope it's enough! 🙁

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I posted it in my little RedBubble store for anyone who wants it! There are clothes, prints and other curious things.🛍️

⭐️Link: redbubble.com/people/Requinoesis/

I also published it on INPRINT if you want a print with quality paper, I hope you like it! 🖼️

⭐️Link: inprnt.com/gallery/requinoesis/

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💖commissions open!!!💖

hey yall! im opening FIVE-- thats right FIVE-- slots to help pay for my upcoming cross-country move, and more importantly for my cat mariahs upcoming cross country move, because she has to fly on a plane for the first time in her life and its gonna be a couple hundo to cover her necessary vet appointments/paperwork/spot reservation on the plane, not to mention pet rent once we get to our new place. cat tax will be paid at the end of this post, dw, but first, some prices and examples of what im offering!

✨sketch✨

bust: $45 | hips/thighs up: $90 | full body: $135

✨basic color✨

bust: $75 | hips/thighs up: $150 | full body: $225

✨full color✨

bust: $90 | hips/thighs up: $180 | full body: $270

prices are per character and may increase for very complex designs. things like props, backgrounds, fully rendered hair, adult content, etc are all available as add-ons with an additional charge. if you have any questions, please check the /commissioninfo page on my blog or feel free to DM me!

you made it all the way to the end, so as promised, cat tax under the cut! heres ms mariah:

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Here's a piece I worked on recently of my character, Shuyok. This was originally intended to be a spotlight piece on his ref, but I decided to separate it (I'm changing my approach to refs). I have been enjoying showing love to byondi and characters from Y'ren, and I knew I wanted to go all out on a background for this one too.

My approach for this one was a bit different as I'm trying to find a balance between the level of detail in my works and the amount of time they take. Here, I kept the amount of detail I wanted but reduced the actual fidelity of the detail a bit. It definitely WAS faster, but there are some things lacking about the final result that are a little bit disappointing for me. I have some ideas on what to try next in this balance experiment, but I can enjoy the outcome of this piece regardless! Here it is.

As you can see, it's a bit looser than Monty was. Here's the lineart.

Of course there are still plenty of detail shots worth sharing. Hope you enjoyed this one!

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Opening up a few commissions!! I have a lot of fun with these stylized portraits and wanna do some more!

More info + request form: bethughes.com/commissions

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💖commissions open!!!💖

hey yall! im opening FIVE-- thats right FIVE-- slots to help pay for my upcoming cross-country move, and more importantly for my cat mariahs upcoming cross country move, because she has to fly on a plane for the first time in her life and its gonna be a couple hundo to cover her necessary vet appointments/paperwork/spot reservation on the plane, not to mention pet rent once we get to our new place. cat tax will be paid at the end of this post, dw, but first, some prices and examples of what im offering!

✨sketch✨

bust: $45 | hips/thighs up: $90 | full body: $135

✨basic color✨

bust: $75 | hips/thighs up: $150 | full body: $225

✨full color✨

bust: $90 | hips/thighs up: $180 | full body: $270

prices are per character and may increase for very complex designs. things like props, backgrounds, fully rendered hair, adult content, etc are all available as add-ons with an additional charge. if you have any questions, please check the /commissioninfo page on my blog or feel free to DM me!

you made it all the way to the end, so as promised, cat tax under the cut! heres ms mariah:

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Yep another Mika ref. Also known as "thousand eyes", a dragon beast of extreme power trying to live a mundane, normal life.

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Contrary to popular belief the biggest beginner's roadblock to art isn't even technical skill it's frustration tolerance, especially in the age of social media. It hurts and the frustration is endless but you must build the frustration tolerance equivalent to a roach's capacity to survive a nuclear explosion. That's how you build on the technical skill. Throw that "won't even start because I'm afraid it won't be perfect" shit out the window. Just do it. Just start. Good luck.

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Added a new creature to my roster for Art Fight this year. ⚔️

(ﾉ•̀ ω •́ )ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ Boss Crab! ✧ 🌿🦀🌿

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Needle felted bust commission for Onlyhalfpigeon of their OC James!

Commission info

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HORA D SACAR BILLETEEEE

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Small fantasy worldbuilding elements you might want to think about:

A currency that isn’t gold-standard/having gold be as valuable as tin

A currency that runs entirely on a perishable resource, like cocoa beans

A clock that isn’t 24-hours

More or less than four seasons/seasons other than the ones we know

Fantastical weather patterns like irregular cloud formations, iridescent rain

Multiple moons/no moon

Planetary rings

A northern lights effect, but near the equator

Roads that aren’t brown or grey/black, like San Juan’s blue bricks

Jewelry beyond precious gems and metals

Marriage signifiers other than wedding bands

The husband taking the wife's name / newlyweds inventing a new surname upon marriage

No concept of virginity or bastardry

More than 2 genders/no concept of gender

Monotheism, but not creationism

Gods that don’t look like people

Domesticated pets that aren’t re-skinned dogs and cats

Some normalized supernatural element that has nothing to do with the plot

Magical communication that isn’t Fantasy Zoom

“Books” that aren’t bound or scrolls

A nonverbal means of communicating, like sign language

A race of people who are obligate carnivores/ vegetarians/ vegans/ pescatarians (not religious, biological imperative)

I’ve done about half of these myself in one WIP or another and a little detail here or there goes a long way in reminding the audience that this isn’t Kansas anymore.

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This Europejara is in poor shape. An overgrown lower beak prevents him from being able to forage normally, leaving him malnourished and weak. A burgeoning tick infestation may be the final blow for this unlucky fellow.

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A winter spirit who brings song to the winter wind. Their chimes announce their presence wherever they go. 🎐

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New reference sheet for my sillay stingray guy who is also me. Oooh you wanna make marine anthros so bad 🌀

Blue version for kicks

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✦ Convalescence ✦