Meeting The Gods

character up top is named willow (hes a cowboy/pirate in another universe but a selkie in this one)

i have like no proper sketches of this bc it’s difficult to draw but ive been figuring out selkies in my fantasy world. So far ive decided that they turn their skin into a cocoon within which they transform between human/seal. And going with the classic wearing their skin as a coat or clothing item bc its fun and fresh.

Solitary species, women notably larger than men (based on leopard seals). Each individual has their own unique pattern (like a fingerprint) that stays on their fur when they change into a human form. Their size as a seal is also the exact same weight and whatnot as when in human form, so it transfers over evenly.

Also some cultural shit where selkies are considered good luck and fisherman/sailors avoid messing with selkies to avoid bad luck + getting killed, but others who aren’t familiar with them occasionally try and steal their furs (very strong and protective material that also happens to be pretty).

They mingle among humans in order to steal fish from fishermen usually. Fishermen let it slide bc selkies are useful and can find fish schools easily + avoid bad weather.

In The Hills

A sketch I finally colored! This one is also Cartoon Saloon inspired, but by WolfWalkers this time! God bless Overlay

He who sits the Boss Throne, the Capone, Don Bleeding Library. Hoard of the Craft Hancock.

workin on my nyx (stolen name of my god of night lmao) design and other related things. decided to use my character baetyl (who is a night angel) for my last illustration project of the semester so thats been my motivation.

^ this is the sketchh for it. i like how it looks so far <3

and here are the sketches from where i was working on revamping her design.

lore below vvv

some basic info is that she is the head of the main pantheon in the world. in terms of religion popularity the sun god is way bigger but hes dead so its kinda hard to be in charge. both the sun and night god are some form of gnc, ive decided theyre the primordial she/they and he/they-ers. uhhh shes got two daughters (the two moons), one bigger and one smaller which is reflected in a lot of the design. (she loves her weird freak neurodivergent daughters.)

uhhh the night angels (my oc baetyl being the only one designed lmao) are the main angels of the world. do all the enforcing she requires and such.,., theres also sun angels but theyre less of a.,., species? group? theyre more just a couple of freaks.

Nyxes pantheon is pretty much the main one, and she has the most power outside of a few notable gods who aren’t particularly interested in contesting her throne.

also a fun similarity between her and the sun god is the wings, shes got bat and hes got dragon wings (pretty much the same thing).

seems like ive never posted baetyl before so heres his design

hunted down a random older sun god drawing as well for reference. this is no longer accurate but its close enough :shrug:

Hairstyle challenge with my OC Jesse...he's a freak.

Rage

Older than history itself

What if the oldest vampire was a Neanderthal girl 🤔

my little sketchbook from 2021

A reference for my God Au Charlie...he's been on my mind so much.

If you wanna read the lore there's more under here ♡ and if you have any questions feel free to submit an ask!

TW: suicide and mentions of abuse.

Charlie was a normal human who suffered a lot of injustice in his life. Despite it all he remained kind and forgiving. He was a doctor who didn't always charge money for his services. One day after his boyfriend had beaten him, he ran to his close friend Sterling. Whom upon hearing, decided that he would take matters into his own hands. As Sterling left Charlie in a vulnerable state, he made his way to the river. A place he often sought comfort in. He decided that he had had enough. He felt completely unloved. He died in the river, found later by his friend Sterling. He needed to be held one last time. After this, he ascended to Godhood and disappeared in Sterling's hands. When he did, he watched over Sterling, yearning and hoping they would meet again.

realizing i should prolly post more sketches n shit on tumblr.,. i reckon ill make a tag for it.

this is my current wip for my fairy caste size chart/reference (this is castes like eusocial insects not like people). I think ill ramble more about what ive been cookin up so far when i post the finished one., but essentially i realized i cant give my character azalea an updated design until i have at least a decent ref of the different fairy castes and decide what type he is.

scroll down for complicated bug people lore ⬇️

Important note that the only parts actually finalized here are the sizes and the two completed wing shape/patterns. everything else is just a base for what i will draw over it later. the red notes refer to the type of butterfly wing i am basing their wing types off of. Oh and also the size chart is a six foot scale. for convenience.

LORE: (just a tidbit)

Ive been basing my castes off of ants bc they have super complicated and interesting societies. These fairies are divided up into (in order) Queens, Majors, Drones, Mediae, Minors, and Minims. all names stolen from bugs ofc. You may note the drones are the only ones biologically male but an important aspect of the fairies is that they do not have a concept of gender especially not as it pertains to sex. Their closest approximation to gender are the castes.

the queens are by far the largest and most important part of the fairy society, they are not however, queens, ironically enough. there are multiple queens to each colony, and they will parent pretty much all of the fairies in the colony. They don’t do much work, and the smallest of the fairies (the minims) care for their every need. They very rarely take flight with their wings, and are often lifted by other fairies instead, but when they do the amount of force necessary to lift their body creates a very strong blast of air. any minims around are sure to be scattered. Majors wings are relatively larger and more designed for prolonged flight in comparison, despite their similar shapes (queens wings being more ornamental).

queens also have way bigger and more.,., im not sure how this word is used but lamellate? antennae. aka more feathery like moths. bc they are capable of reading the pheromones of essentially the whole colony to get a good read of it. their antennae are especially sensitive to them. this is likely a remaining trait from a time they had to work harder, as these days, the fairies governing body does the majority of the analysis of the colony to make any important decisions. including the queens own jobs. the government consists of minim royalty as well as big shots from just about every caste. queens typically do little work and are informed of their duties to do by the gov.

this is all im offering for now i actually have unbelievable amounts of information ive been crafting up about fairies recently.