gobbieink
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Heres all the blinkies I've done in the past two days! ♡ this type of comm sale is still open if you're interested! Message me here or on discord (sharkbaitbones) for a slot!
(They're $8)
Turnaround time of 24 hrs!! I love doing these ♡
hellooooooo tumblr. i wanted to draw something for mermay but ive been so dead and dying. But here it is!! this is a silly little guy. based on a clown knifefish bc they look cool. apparently they are also invasive ! fun fact. i really liked my sketch for it.
anyways i aint done traditional art that isnt sketches in sooooooo long. it was nice
ive been pretty awfully artblocked as of late, as well as being busy with internship stuff, but this guy is the product of very vague thoughts and pondering about a fantasy world with a large pterosaur fauna presence... and some sophonts from there... idk if ill actually make anything crazy with it. But ill have some place to put worldbuilding ideas i cant really use in pareidolia because, well. it takes place in sweden... lol
oc pink as a dictator. (inspired by an image from pinterest and also that one cat that was a dictator.) i think this drawing is incredibly funny and it has reignited my will to draw.
also he is finally living up to his originally intended purpose of being drawn in insane fucking outfits.
these two drawings are about the only ones i have of him with his updated design.
refs lol.
ignore that its a screenshot from google.
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.
Blinkies for artfight this year!
Heheh little guys i made for my friends...
A little comic i made for a duel with a friend!
Joan (bandana) belongs to @fishies-fishies
The vampire comic featuring Marty and Clarice that I made for my comics class this semester :DD enemies to lovers to ??????? but I promise eventually there's a happy ending
poor chicken is anti aliased as hell or whatever its called.,. (i aint exporting it bigger idc)
any ways another final piece, this ones for my animation course. these are just the main assets, we actually had to fill in a game template with em but i struggled and tbh don’t like how the game came out so.,., alas.
its truly unfortunate how painful anything related to making games is/seems bc im so full of ideas.
illustration for class turned oc art. i think it turned out alright considering i was rushing.
Star guy is named baetyl (pronounced beetle). other guy is named frey but hes not relevant here. anyways sometimes you stumble into a temple of night and theres a very fucked up angel inside.
prev post where i talked about nyx lore or something.,. + the sketch for this + some baetyl art, here
Oc belongs to my friend here's her caard
I love making my friend's ocs into cowboys
Oc belongs to my friend, here's her caard
BONES MERMAID COMMISSIONS!!!!!! look at first page he drew my oc teal so beautifully as a mermaid its incredible. and this could be you too. for the small price of a reasonable fee! ! ! !
Im opening mermaid design commissions for mermay!!
Pls message me here or on discord for a slot! (My discord is sharkbaitbones)
Sometimes a beautiful trans woman holds a sword to your throat
Old art of my boy Gallo! I love him...if you wanna read his lore, it'll be under here
Most of the children found his appearance and his family's to be strange, and they liked to pick on him when his older brothers weren't around. He was the youngest of his four siblings. All of his brothers had a difficult upbringing, having to deal with poverty and such. However, they were loved by their parents and received attention often.
TW: Mentions of neglect, character death, homophobia, familial issues and substance abuse
Guiomar or "Gallo" is a 25 year old gay man. He stands at 5'6. Ever since he was young, he knew that he was different from the other children and his other siblings. He found himself interested in holding hands with the boy across the street rather than the boy's older sister that his older brothers fawned over. He didn't voice these feelings, keeping them secret.
Once Gallo was born, their family had already been doing well- having started a successful business in leather work and craftsmanship. This caused them to be busy often, not having the time to really watch Gallo, leaving him to his older brothers' care. His brothers whose names were from oldest to youngest were Miguel, Lupe, Eusebio, and Hernan. Miguel and Lupe were always bickering, as they were the older of the five brothers- they were always in competition. Eusebio was always instigating the fights, finding it funny to watch his brothers fight. Hernan was always scolding his brothers and tried to keep everyone together, which would ultimately end in all four of them fighting.
Gallo would often try to join in or voice his opinion but because of the age gap between them, his brothers always talked over him or pushed him around. So Gallo started to misbehave around town, stealing small things and getting into trouble with the sheriff. His parents would always yell at him and began to suddenly want to monitor him constantly.Gallo would always get angry at his parents, feeling resentful of the fact that they did not seem to find time for him unless he was causing trouble. His brothers though- found his reactions to be funny, with the exception of Hernan who tried to protest against the other three would laugh at him and tease him.
They began to use him as a scapegoat, blaming him for their small mistakes and crimes, knowing that their parents wouldn't physically hit him like they had them. His brothers looked at him with envious eyes when their mother and father let him off with a simple scolding. When they had all had a more physically disciplinary household. They barely felt any guilt towards his brother, feeling like it was nothing compared to what they had to endure and pushed on.
As this happened, Gallo started getting into more fights, wanting nothing more than to wipe the smiles from his brothers' faces. They were all much taller and bigger than him, and he knew that if he tried to fight them, not only would he lose, but their parents would only blame him like they had been. Even when Gallo had evidence that he couldn't have done it, their parents held his brothers on a pedestal, seeing as they were the ones that took care of Gallo when he was a baby.
Gallo could feel the rage in him grow as the days went on, feeling like he would snap at any moment. He began to drink as a way to cope with the pent-up emotions he felt he could never show anyone else.
Then one day when he was twenty years old, after he had come home from drinking, his oldest brother who had blamed the broken clay by the door on Gallo, began to berate him and made comments about how easy he had it and how their parents would probably not even care. Gallo knew that it was more than just a pot, he recognized the shards that it had been the big pot that grandma Ygnacia had made for them with love.He saw red and lunged at his brother, fist connecting with his face. He was tired of being the scapegoat. He didn't care about what his parents would say anymore. His brother fell back, taken aback by the sudden rage in his youngest brother, who always cowered away and took whatever words he threw at him.
Gallo got in a couple of satisfying punches, hard enough that he broke his brother's nose and split his lip. As he was mid punch though, his other brothers rushed in, pulling him off of Miguel, who was still processing what had just happened. Once he did though, he didn't hesitate, shoving his other brothers out of the way before grabbing Gallo by the throat, shoving him into the ground and yelling at him for being the freak of the family, calling him a burden and such.
Hernan grabbed Miguel and held his brother back as best he could, trying to calm them both down when Miguel began to yell slurs at Gallo and started calling him out, how he knew about the way he looked at other men and how he even caught Gallo flirting with the baker's son. His brothers were stunned, all holding a face of confusion, which Gallo perceived as disgust.
He left without saying anything or taking anything. Gallo took one of their horses and rode to the nearest town, where he got directions to Redbrook where he knew his grandma was staying. He wasn't sure what compelled him to go to her, but he could remember how she held him lovingly and listened to him ramble when he was a child. As he made his way to redbrook, he asked around for his grandma and once he found the house he wasn't sure if he should actually knock.
Once he finally did, he was surprised to see an unfamiliar serious looking man answer the door. He asked about Ygnacia and introduced himself. The taller man simply nodding and quietly saying "I'm Bo. She's in the kitchen." before making room for Gallo to come in.Ygnacia greeted her grandson warmly, though she was worried about his wellbeing. Once they had caught up, she sent a letter to his parents explaining that he would be living there from now on. His parents didn't mind, especially not after they found Miguel and the broken pot. His parents didn't hold any room for doubt, still believing their older children.
Gallo didn't care- he was out of that town and as the days went by, he grew closer to Bo and his grandma. He practiced his shooting, finding that he preferred dual wielding. Bo found it impressive that he was ambidextrous, to which Gallo found amusing. He was happy, finding Bo to be like the older brother he always wanted. Though he didn't admit this out loud- still finding issue with talking about his emotions and his feelings with others. He met Jade and though she was a bit annoyed with him at times, they had fun together- he admired how strong and put together she seemed.
Ygnacia's death hit him deeply, filling him with feelings he didn't know what to do with. He felt alone, especially with the way that Bo pulled away so much more. He felt angry at the world for taking away the person who meant so much to him and to Bo. He pushed these feelings down though and did his best to take care of his newfound brother, making sure he ate and drank alongside with Jade.
He hadn't realized how much grief he had been pushing down until one day, Bo came home from practicing hunting and found Gallo drinking alone. Gallo tried to hide the bottle- knowing how Bo felt about drinking, but Bo pushed forward and wordlessly wrapped his arms around him. Gallo felt a surge of sadness and rage, but he let himself feel it just that once, crying into his brother's shoulder until he couldn't anymore. Bo helped him get into bed, and they never spoke of it again.Unlike Bo, Gallo doesn't hesitate to kill animals or bugs that come their way, but he has a small fear of heights and deer Gallo doesn't really mention or talk about his family or his actual name, going by Gallo ever since Bo said the word in reference to how he likes to add red dye from flowers and fruit to his hair like a rooster. He can be loud and nosy, asking invasive questions at times in an attempt to make connections with people. He still drinks, reserving heavy drinking for the nights that he can't deal with his own feelings. He prefers to not smoke, disliking the feeling at the back of his throat.When he meets Mack, he ends up really finding him attractive, they almost sleep together but instead Mack somehow gets offered to join the gang. He does and lets Gallo know that he doesn't date fellow gang members. Gallo accepts this, and they become the best of friends. Unfortunately for both of them, Mack had just come out of a huge betrayal. His boyfriend of a long time when pointed a gun at, had decided to stay in the homophobic gang they were in, letting Mack leave without even trying to leave with him out of fear. Mack never really got over it. He continued to cry to Gallo about it for the next 2 years. Gallo had slowly found himself to have feelings for Mack, but he couldn't do that to him. So he stayed silent. Yearning quietly for those 2 years. Then, one day, Heath comes along (Mack's ex), and he gets immediately tossed into prison by the gang, much to Mack's despair. They let Mack visit, and after some hesitation, let him free. He and Mack catch up, and Mack can't be happier. Gallo couldn't be angrier. The next night, Gallo gets so drunk that he can't walk on his own. Heath, being a decent person, walks Gallo to his home. As they walk together, Gallo lashes out at him verbally, all of his repressed feelings coming to the light. He tells Heath how much he hurt Mack and how better off Mack was now with him and with the gang. He told Heath that if he was Mack's boyfriend, he would never leave him behind like he so cowardly did. Heath is struck by these words, and once he drops Gallo off, he leaves to go see Mack. After some thinking, he draws Mack a picture to remember him by, but feeling unwanted and like a burden, he decides to leave while Mack is sleeping. Joan, the night guard, catches him, but she lets him go, thinking that Mack would be better off without him. She warns that if he ever comes back that she will make sure he has a bullet between his eyes. Mack woke up the next morning, and he was gone. Gallo woke up hungover, not remembering the things he said or how he got home. Mack was devastated and continued to cry about Heath for about another year. Gallo yearns the whole time. A year and a half later, something in Gallo finally snaps, and he confesses. Mack confesses back, having secretly gained feelings over the past 6 months. They both end up together and become inseparable.
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:
a bg study i did bc i was reminded that i need painting/background/nature/landscape practice. all of them.,.,.. badly. i was struggling for most of it but i like how it turned out so
og pic for ref (found on pinterest, i didnt find a clear original credit for the image… alas.)
Bob ross studies...30 minutes each
Making a new friend in the silences.
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I love designing mermaid designs. This OC belongs to my friend on an art server. I wonder if I should open these as commissions...