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Title: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on August 12, 2006, 07:22:31 pm: Hello everyone :D

I just had the sudden urge to sketch something hehe I hope you like it :sweatdrop:
I haven’t sketched in quite a while so my proportions and such are a bit odd - I need to practise again! Any help and suggestions are welcome :P

A Timeo: These little creatures are very rarely seen as they are quite shy and extremely nervous, running at the first sight or smell of anything strange or new.

(http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/7230/copyoftimeo1ni8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Cherppow on August 12, 2006, 07:32:06 pm: Hey,

It's neat! The ears especially :D I likes. Hmm, if I have to give tips, the backmost rear leg somehow minimally pokes my eye, but that's not so important. I hope it gets coloured. :) Oh, and welcome to the forums.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on August 12, 2006, 08:29:43 pm: You're right, Cherppow. It somehow protrudes. Maybe make the leg more closely connected to the bum?
It's really good as a first start, really good, I promise you. Training anatomy of men and animals was something I didn't value when I started and I regret that. Study anatomy! ^_^

Ah, yes. Welcome to the forums :]
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Jekkar on August 12, 2006, 08:55:05 pm: Looks nice. Good first post :)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Dahoma on August 12, 2006, 09:30:50 pm: Very very nice.

It's really impressive. Damn I wish I could draw X-/. Oh well, if only my fingers were not so bony.

*Damn fingers and their damn...not very useful...-ness.

Yeah but try and color it and maybe add some more pictures of other crazy things too.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Farren Kutter on August 13, 2006, 01:03:26 am: *Farren thinks Timeos have good balance.*

Very nice! It is awesome, I will be watching your art. It would be nice to see some color. And perhaps with a little more realistic pose.... This is nice, except the two feet on same sode being off the ground xD Otherwise, really nice!
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Fayodin on August 13, 2006, 04:30:11 am: so errrr..... what the hell is it??? You gotta give the creature a name.... a Horsalope?
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: neko kyouran on August 13, 2006, 04:35:37 am: Quote from: Fayodin on August 13, 2006, 04:30:11 am
so errrr..... what the hell is it??? You gotta give the creature a name.... a Horsalope?

Quote from: Kiraki on August 12, 2006, 07:22:31 pm
A Timeo: These little creatures are very rarely seen as they are quite shy and extremely nervous, running at the first sight or smell of anything strange or new.

/me sighs
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Gentar on August 13, 2006, 07:50:10 pm: I can tell just by looking at your style, that you have alot of skill in sketching, more than I do. Please, do more!
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on August 13, 2006, 08:51:16 pm: Quote from: Gentar on August 13, 2006, 07:50:10 pm
I can tell just by looking at your style, that you have alot of skill in sketching, more than I do. Please, do more!

...and that's a giant compliment. Sketch on!
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: ThomPhoenix on August 14, 2006, 01:02:46 am: The third leg from the left should be brought to the back a little bit more (or a bit shorter), but for the rest: \\o//
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Gyerfry Stoemsaber on August 14, 2006, 04:31:47 pm: *sighs

this shows how i have no creative mind. x.x
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on August 14, 2006, 07:01:01 pm: Thanks for all the great feed back guys! :D
Its strange how others can usually pick up mistakes so much easier than i can myself - i didn’t even realize i was making the poor thing do a balancing act :P and yes, those back legs need a bit of work.
As for colouring: All my work is done by hand as much of it is either 3D or abstract (This was in fact the first sketch ive scanned and posted like this) so i don’t have any programs to colour it with. I prefer working in pen or pencil so even if i did have a program to work with i would more than likely end op not colouring it anyway.

Practice is always good and i have been trying to sketch more often but i find that i keep sketching at all the wrong times - this one came out amongst some of my geology notes… guess im not quite as attentive as i should be early Monday mornings. I thus thought it appropriate to name it Oplettend, meaning attentive, as it seems more so than i was (Excuse the little squiggles on the side – its called Boredom X-/). Once again the proportions are far from perfect but i rather enjoyed doodling it so i thought i'd put it up.

(http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2622/oplettenddn8.jpg)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on August 14, 2006, 07:16:27 pm: Dude, that's a big creature. Beautiful too. Your style awakens so many feelings :S

/me raaghs
/me runs away
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Farren Kutter on August 14, 2006, 09:09:48 pm: By the gods! It is a Yliakum beaver!!! Dang good looking one too! And it is on all for legs :) Very nice, better than the last.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on August 19, 2006, 12:39:44 am: I started this sketch thinking i should focus a bit more on proportions and it turned out looking rather diffrent than i planned... Perhaps somewhere in the back of my mind i was thinking about dog anatomy? ::|

Either way it doesnt matter what you think it might look like because i can tell you now it definately aint that! :D

Its a Modder; a scruffy unkept beast that has a great fear of water.

(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/4435/modder1fq3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on August 19, 2006, 12:59:48 am: Afraid of water? Rabid canine with unmade fur.

It looks kinda like a dog but somehow the face seperates it and puts it into a more rodent-like animal. 2 protruding front teeth and that'd be the cream ;]

It looks alot like an irish wolfhound
(http://www.nerf-herders-anonymous.net/images/Animals_ChewbaccaIrishWolfhound.jpg)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: dying_inside on August 19, 2006, 09:27:08 am: Hmm, your drawings are actually really cool. Nice stories and idea's to go with them too. \\o//
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Akaye on August 21, 2006, 08:17:36 pm: All three of your sketches are very cool. I could definitely see these creatures in Yliakum, that is for sure. Anyway your art has inspired me and makes me want to pick up a pencil and sketch. Thanks! If you draw more please post it, I would love to see what your imagination comes up with next.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Gentar on August 22, 2006, 01:20:05 am: Kiraki, your sketches are all very nice but I would like to see you do a "drawing" more than a sketch. Id like to see you go into a bit more detail, adding shading and contour. You could try it with one of your previous drawings, for instance, the beaver looking creature. That one seems particularly creative and original.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on August 22, 2006, 09:25:04 pm: It's been a crazy few days and haven't had much time to sit down and sketch but with a pen and permanent marker one can practise just about anywhere (School bags, labcoats, other people... :devil:)

I did manage to do one on paper at least. :D It's a Twako, a rather lazy creature that likes nothing better than to eat all day, but can run at a surprising speed if in danger - although it will only so as a last resort. It is best not to desturb them while eating as they have a very nasty temperament.

(http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/4725/twakohp3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

@Gentar: Drawings take a little more time than sketches and unfortunately i dont have too much time at the moment. Most of my sketches i do during breaks (And a few during lectures :oops:). They are usually animals or plants but sometimes something new pops out and those are the ones i post here.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Cherppow on August 25, 2006, 08:40:13 pm: Hi,

Nice work. All the little beasties have unique look on them, but they also have similarities with real animals, preventing them from looking too alien. I'd ask permission to try colour one, if I wasn't so busy and lazy right now. Maybe later. Keep it up Kiraki.

PS. Did I mention that I like your ears... I believe I did. :)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Nilrem on September 01, 2006, 11:09:40 pm: Wow Kiraki! So you draw? ^^ Nice to see you here, and posting your art :)

Well, what can I say... not too much criticism for now, just, keep drawing. Warm your wrist till you feel it is as good as before, and keep posting here the evolution. I'm sure that, once you're comfortable enough with your drawings, and with yourself and your abilities, you'll be able to create really nice drawings (you're just showing great potential now, and seems you aren't completely comfortable with yourself)

I was wondering where you posted, and today after posting a reply in another thread of this "Fan art" section, I scrolled down and saw your name... so here's where you're posting... Keep doing it. :flowers:

I'll just share with you a link that I like very much, may it serve you for inspiration (not that you've to copy the drawing style) for how to present the creatures. I liked the touch you added to them, not only drawings, but living entities, with habits. Try to describe those living beings with a bit more depth, and try to make your posts where you put the creatures more like a "postal", using the forum abilities to bold or similar. Try with "picture", "description", "habits" used with paragraphs, as if it was a folio a zoologist might have in a book, while he/she travels around Yliakum.

I leave you the link here: http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=8005.0 Check it out, you can only love it.

And may you keep enjoying drawing.

Edit to add: The more detailed description about their habits its not something I say just to say. I for instance, plan to add to my vision of the world some creatures that are in that thread I linked you, and it's easier if they've a "personality" if you manage to develop a bit more the "living" side of your creations, it would be easier for anyone that wishes to do the same as me. :)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on September 05, 2006, 08:40:30 pm: I have been trying out some different styles of sketching mostly drawing random things, none of which I have actually got round to finishing yet :oops:. However I did draw a few odd doodles that came out rather cartoon like and I thought them rather cute so I decided to post it :P.

(http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/9819/mengelmoesbl1.jpg)

@Nilrem: Thanks! I will try and be more descriptive in future. :D
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on September 05, 2006, 09:33:22 pm: Yay, the funny page! I have one of those too :]
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Hather on September 05, 2006, 09:55:46 pm: Hallo my liefie kan ek die een heel bo in die middel kry met die snaakse kop en die woeste stert dankie !! :thumbup: :devil:
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on September 05, 2006, 09:59:59 pm: Bhuuka: A rather sturdy creature - at shoulder length about the same height as a dwarf. They are scavengers but will hunt smaller creatures if an opportunity presents itself. Being extremely lazy they love to bask in the sun and prefer open plains (Also being too bulky too move comfortably in forests or areas of thicker vegetation).
They are extremely arrogant creatures although not very intelligent. Mostly solitary in nature they will come together to form small packs during mating seasons but disperse again shortly after. Although solitary they are not shy by any means. Being rather curios they will often approach travelers to sniff at them and sometimes even follow them for a short distance.

(http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/9541/bhuukarm6.jpg)

@ Hather: Hehe natuurlik! ;)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on September 07, 2006, 08:12:27 pm: Dilkrit: They are aquatic creatures ranging in length from about 1m to 1.5m. Their main diet consists of fish which they hunt through smell and the detecting of vibrations. They have very poor eye sight and can easily mistake a hand or foot dangling in the water for a tasty meal. Being very shy creatures they prefer to hunt at night and are rarely seen. However they are extremely territorial and will defend themselves with surprising force.

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/3681/dilkrit1mg5.jpg
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on September 07, 2006, 09:00:49 pm: Dilkrit: WOW!!!
I love your art :D It really caught my eye.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Farren Kutter on September 07, 2006, 09:29:43 pm: I love these latest two, especially that Bhuuka :D
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: dying_inside on September 08, 2006, 10:15:32 am: The Dilkrit reminds me of Godzilla.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on September 08, 2006, 10:34:17 am: What do you use to fill in? Pen?
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on September 08, 2006, 10:59:02 am: Yes, although the scans do not show it very clearly, all the sketches are done in pen.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on September 08, 2006, 11:21:51 am: I'll have to start using pen then :]
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on September 08, 2006, 07:51:12 pm: You don’t need to switch to pen just for shading. :P
The following is one of my pencil sketches which I think has rather decent shading:

(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2081/scorpion1wj2.jpg)

You should work in which ever medium you feel comfortable with. The reason I started sketching in pen is because pencil drawings took me forever to finish simply because I kept erasing and redoing specific areas over and over. Since it wasn't possible to erase pen it forced me to focus on each line individually and I found that this helped to improve my drawings.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on September 08, 2006, 08:06:10 pm: Scorpion! You're amazing, mate :]
Yeah, and pen doesn't erase over time. I'm rather used to pencil. We'll see how I feel next time I submit a pen-job :]
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: dying_inside on September 09, 2006, 08:46:53 pm: Wwwwhhhhoooaaaaaaaaaa!
Thats sick.
:woot: :thumbup:
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Akaye on September 10, 2006, 03:28:35 am: Wow, that last drawing is interesting and pretty sweet. Nice work Kiraki. :thumbup: I also like the Bhuuka. The effort you put into discribing the creatures you create is outstanding in my opinion. Hope to see some more. =D
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Peacer on September 11, 2006, 10:39:44 am: WOW kiraki... didn't know you had thoose skills girl :D... the creatures are amazing, some cuter and beastier than others :)... I can't wait for more work from you...

/me pounces on kiraki
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on September 15, 2006, 08:36:13 pm: Just another quick sketch. :P

A Plakupel: A small lizard like creature found in swamps and small ponds. Its body is protected by hard armor plates. These are usually covered in algae helping it to blend in better with its surroundings. Despite its rather bulky armor it can swim very swiftly feeding off small insects and fish.

(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/3273/flopadipel2fj5.jpg)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on September 15, 2006, 08:50:52 pm: Cute :D
Constructive criticisism: Make bolder lines to distinguish where the boneplates are and should end. Right now it looks roughly like armadillo scales :]

You've done it again, I love your work :D
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Peacer on September 15, 2006, 10:02:34 pm: quick sketch?... you're indubatably great at this :)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: LARAGORN on September 16, 2006, 05:02:57 am: I love your Plakupel :)
it is a very original critter, and i have to agree with Peacer here.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on September 27, 2006, 02:21:22 am: Found this sketch I did a while back and had forgotten about. Not quite sure what this creature is but it seems someone was able to tame it.

(http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/825/poopzm3.jpg)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Farren Kutter on September 27, 2006, 02:37:27 am: Nice :D
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: zorbels on September 28, 2006, 07:16:17 pm: Quote from: Farren Kutter
Nice :D

Indeed, but something tells me this creature better stay away from water.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on September 28, 2006, 09:05:16 pm: Or Does stay away from water.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on October 04, 2006, 01:32:28 am: http://img417.imageshack.us/img417/310/boom2ph3.jpg

Just an odd sketch of a tree. Needed to practice my pencil work a bit I have become too use to working in pen!

(http://img423.imageshack.us/img423/8199/vetgogayt2.jpg)

This critter is an Egra; a small little creature found in marshy areas. Their legs cannot support their weight for long so they spend most of their time half submerged in mud. Unable to run from predators they will sink down into the mud to hide and can stay submerged for hours. They feed off insects and small animals that get trapped in the swamp. Due to their lazy nature they move very little and subsequently need very little food, feeding only once or twice every few weeks.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on October 04, 2006, 09:49:31 am: Very original, and don't think about that tree, I still like it :D
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Peacer on October 05, 2006, 11:56:17 pm: very nice kiraki :D *hugs* i keep liking this, keep up the good work
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Socius Rockus on October 06, 2006, 04:42:33 pm: ::| Woooow... Dude.. ehmm I mean Dudin :woot:
/me is speechless :-X :thumbup:
I.... wooooow .... Well it's.... awesome, groovy, pretty (Or is beautifull the word you have to use to describe pictures?) and pretty r'n'r...
:-[ Oké I admit! I'm jealous :sweatdrop: I also wanna make groovy animals, that not only look pretty in mind but also on paper!
;) At least you're are granted this awesome power ^^
Péace out! (and draw on :P )
^^
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: LARAGORN on October 07, 2006, 01:32:13 pm: When I was a young worthog.....lol was the first thing that came to mind.
It looks awsome, I would love to see it colored. Keep up the great work :thumbup:
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Croconil on October 07, 2006, 03:24:42 pm: Wow. These pics are amazing. Keep up the good work. :thumbup:
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on October 07, 2006, 09:42:33 pm: Thanks for all the great feedback guys! :love:

This morning I decided I need a character description for Kiraki but I wasn’t really sure how to go about it. I have been practicing a lot of human anatomy lately so I thought I might as well draw something to see if the practice was paying off in any way. I decided the best would be to sketch a few drawings and work from there. After playing around with some ideas I finally decided on this one:

(http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/3792/catwearcolor2xr2.jpg)

This is a very rough drawing (More concept art than anything else) and doesn’t have much in the form of dept or shading and also needs to be cleaned up and redrawn neatly – preferably on white paper next time- but one gets the general idea I believe. :P
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on October 07, 2006, 09:46:22 pm: Hey, it's better then mine. That's a good drawing *sigh* :]
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Peacer on October 08, 2006, 02:08:56 am: iI love that picture :D that's who i've been playing around with ^^
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Cherppow on October 15, 2006, 12:06:13 am: Hello,

very nice :) can't give any more tips, you do fine by yourself, so I'll just say this is very enjoyable art. I especially like your imagination and how you write a small explanation of each little beastie. Surely a thread I'll follow with interest.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Gharan on October 15, 2006, 12:08:13 am: Nice drawing :thumbup: Wish i could draw :(
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Socius Rockus on October 17, 2006, 06:36:59 pm: Quote from: Gharan on October 15, 2006, 12:08:13 am
Nice drawing :thumbup: Wish i could draw :(

Hey! that's my line! :lol:
Péace out!
^^
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Croconil on October 17, 2006, 10:34:52 pm: Quote from: Socius Rockus on October 17, 2006, 06:36:59 pm
Quote from: Gharan on October 15, 2006, 12:08:13 am
Nice drawing :thumbup: Wish i could draw :(

Hey! that's my line! :lol:
Péace out!
^^

Heh, and mine. I can only copy...so not very talented. Otherwise its just like, a stickman or something :/
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Parallo on October 17, 2006, 11:07:19 pm: Quote from: Croconil on October 17, 2006, 10:34:52 pm

Heh, and mine. I can only copy

You also copyed their line :P

More importantly, nice work.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Socius Rockus on October 18, 2006, 05:19:01 pm: @Parallo: The line was about that it's nice :P

@ Croconil: Stickmen are my speciality when I'm bored in class :whistling: I can make a stickman play guitar \\o//

And to Kiraki I'll say it be myself now :P Nice drawing ;)
Péace out!
^^
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on October 18, 2006, 07:25:24 pm: This one turned out a little strange but I like it so here it is:

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7439/treepli3.jpg

Treep: Mmh not much to say about these creatures… they travel in flocks, they are grazers, they are friendly, they are fuzzy and they are intellectually challenged. Not the most interesting of beasts but easily domesticated and popular for their wooly fleece.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Nurahk on October 18, 2006, 07:29:44 pm: Looks like Xordan :P

Comedy aside

Wow, you're amazing.

Not only the art, but the creativity.

I wish I could draw :P
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Socius Rockus on October 18, 2006, 08:01:56 pm: Quote from: Nurahk on October 18, 2006, 07:29:44 pm
I wish I could draw :P

Hey again my line :P
::| Woow a crosshybrid between a goat, struisvogel (you know those birds who live I believe in Australië, they can run but they can't fly) and the head looks like a shell... Dudette How, I mean really.. HOW do you come up with these things (a side from drawing them so good)? I mean I like to draw, but it doesn't look like anything... And I don't do it that often because all I can think of to draw are stupid faces or stickman. I really like to your inspiration source :detective: or is that to private? ;)
Rock and draw on! I would say :D (and don't forget to have fun either :P )
Péace out!
^^
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Nilrem on October 19, 2006, 11:05:34 am: Hello Kiraki.

As I mentioned to you, it's hard to give you hints. In the first place, because I'm really noone as to point you what is wrong, and what should be improved/changed in your drawings. Secondly, because they're all of them labeled as sketches, so probably what one spots is nothing more than what the hurry caused, when drawing the sketch.

On average, you confirm the initial thoughts I had. More than creating monsters, you attempt to create fauna. That's worth a praise indeed. Normally, when you (you is not you, but a general you) go to draw something, there's the tendancy to add sharp and claws everywhere, as to make monsters, and not animals for the landscape. Besides, that excessive addition of sharp elements, tends to make creatures not believable.
Someone has already commented that you seem to like to mix known species to make new ones, sort of Dr. Moreau you are ^^
If we observe the nature we known, we will find an amazingly wide range of variety in animals. It's just impressive the different forms they have, so, normally, trying to come up with a monster that has nothing to do with those animals that already exist, might give the impression of unrealistic. Similar to that saying of "everything's already invented", one might think that, given the amazing variety of animals that already exist, no other combination can exist, or it would be already there.

:-X I'm already too long on the message and still have not commented any of your creations :S

I'll say something about the Treep. The last one you posted, so it comes handy.

What I thought when seeing it was, hey, three legs. There's something nice in three legs, they're always on a plane, no matter how long each of them is. That then is interesting for a chair, so it would not balance at all, if it had three legs. But they tend to have four, and we all blame them when they balance, and try to fix that with normally not very elegant countermeasures.
I'm deviating again.
Well, what I thought was... nice, that creature can stand still in a very stable way but...
what about when it walks?
I don't know if you thought about it, but, having made the creature three legged, you could have added to the description how it moves around.
To my eyes, this creature cannot use the normal walking way, because if that was the case, when it raised the frontal leg, immediately after, the front part of the body would tend to fall to the ground.
You could make it walk on the two rear legs, and then when stops, go into the three leg mode, it would certainly be a weird way of walking around.
But what I imagined is more simple. Little jumps. It's kind of funny to imagine that sort of lamb jumping in order to advance. There would be tiny jumps.
That way, in Yliakum people would not count lambs jumping a fence in order to get sleep, but they'd count treeps jumping a fence.

So, how you imagined that creature? Did you think about any way they would move around? Share it \\o// :flowers:
End :-X
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Farren Kutter on October 19, 2006, 12:59:49 pm: the head reminds me of those things from starwars.... forget what they are called....
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on October 22, 2006, 03:49:03 pm: http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/146/female2wt8.jpg

Another little beastie: Grunda: These little creatures (About the size of sheep) are quite a pest to gardens. They love eating flowers and anything sweet often wandering into towns and settlements to find it. If nothing sweet can be found they will consume any other form of vegetation they can see. They have no fear of creatures bigger than themselves and the males will deftly defend their small herds by ramming their heads into anything that gets in their way. The females, being slower and less agile than the males, are usually a lot more placid. They males have a very distinctive call that can be heard over great distances and is used to ward of invaders from their territory. Both male and female have band of distinctive pigment across their muzzles which can flash many different colours. No use for this has yet been discovered but studies indicate that this is more than likely used as a form of communication. This also indicates that that Grunda are a lot more intelligent than expected. Further studies are still being conducted.

Quote from: Nilrem on October 19, 2006, 11:05:34 am
Someone has already commented that you seem to like to mix known species to make new ones, sort of Dr. Moreau you are ^^
If we observe the nature we known, we will find an amazingly wide range of variety in animals. It's just impressive the different forms they have, so, normally, trying to come up with a monster that has nothing to do with those animals that already exist, might give the impression of unrealistic. Similar to that saying of "everything's already invented", one might think that, given the amazing variety of animals that already exist, no other combination can exist, or it would be already there.

I do not attempt to mix species into new ones but I guess since people are able to identify certain features makes it seem that way. I simply sketch whatever comes to mind and very often the anatomy resembles something that already exists simply because it makes logical sense for it to be shaped that way.

About how the Treep walk: It can balance very well on its hind legs so it walks be shifting its weight to the back and then moving its front leg forward and landing on it. This is followed by more of a jump than a step which gives it a very bouncy gait when walking. Running however is not a problem as its momentum carries it forward and it can run just as well with three legs as if it had four.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Peacer on October 23, 2006, 12:20:33 pm: Kiraki... I just love the way you draw... no wonder that beastie has that kind of throat when it eats like that...

Quote from: Farren Kutter on October 19, 2006, 12:59:49 pm
the head reminds me of those things from starwars.... forget what they are called....

those two legged hairy walking things? The name starts with W... Wildows or woldies or something wubbles... maybe can't remember :p
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Croconil on October 25, 2006, 12:59:46 am: 2 Legged hairy walker things in star wars?

8/

Do you mean the little care bears <3?
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: sylmael on October 27, 2006, 03:53:40 pm: Quote from: Kiraki on October 18, 2006, 07:25:24 pm
This one turned out a little strange but I like it so here it is:

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7439/treepli3.jpg

Treep: Mmh not much to say about these creatures… they travel in flocks, they are grazers, they are friendly, they are fuzzy and they are intellectually challenged. Not the most interesting of beasts but easily domesticated and popular for their wooly fleece.

Not bad, but a three legged creature of that kind looks unrealistic to me, I hardly see how this creature can walk efficiently. Nature only keeps the most adapted creature alive, the weak or inadapted beings are always going to disappear (remember Darwin's theory). I think it would be better with 2 or 4 legs, coz' I think this one would be quite easily exterminated by its predators...
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Socius Rockus on October 27, 2006, 04:47:41 pm: @symmael What about the 3-wheeled babycarry cars? they are overtaking the market from the 4-wheeld onces!
3 = less the four so it also requir food, and the preganecy spamm would be smaller so they can reproduce quicker, and think of what ofroad action this treep can do? again look at the 3-wheeled baby carrier ;)
Péace out!
^^
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on October 27, 2006, 04:54:03 pm: I think the success of 3 wheeled cars is because they're On wheels. Carriers and cars are also built in a completely different way then the complex body of a Treep, for example. A step of a bipedal actually takes a huge amount of balance, that we can see on robots, the robot-engineers still have alot to learn from the us.;)
A triped would have to use it's two back legs to propel the creature while the front leg would have to serve as something to jump with, also better balance on fourlegged creatures.

Also, the success of the triped-cars could be because of it's apparent coolness-status ;)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on October 28, 2006, 06:44:13 pm: Quote from: sylmael on October 27, 2006, 03:53:40 pm
Not bad, but a three legged creature of that kind looks unrealistic to me, I hardly see how this creature can walk efficiently. Nature only keeps the most adapted creature alive, the weak or inadapted beings are always going to disappear (remember Darwin's theory). I think it would be better with 2 or 4 legs, coz' I think this one would be quite easily exterminated by its predators...

True, this creature might not be the fastest in the world, but it will still be able to function well enough none the less. (I actually got the idea from seeing a three legged sheep on this one farm and it seemed happy enough to me). Also when I drew this I was thinking more in the lines of domesticated animals then wild ones.
Darwin’s theory of evolution does refer to natural selection but this is only one of many factors to consider. Even so if these creatures where found in the wild there are other means to fend of predators than speed.

If we are work with natural selection however there are many factors to consider. The only defense I have mentioned is that they live in flocks, but other protective methods such as having an extremely bad taste or scent might also deter predators.
I said very little about these creatures and did not even mention which kinds of predators are found in their specific habitat or if there may possibly be some form of co-evolution. I think this will largely influence success.
To explain what I mean I could mention the very sad example of the panda. A predator that evolved into a herbivore to eat, out of all things, bamboo, which not only has almost no nutritional value but required them to evolve special adaptations to their stomachs from keeping the splinters from killing them. A panda has very little energy to waste; it eats bamboo all day just so that it has enough energy to eat more bamboo the next day. They only come into heat a few days each year because they do not have enough energy to waste on reproduction more often. If they have twins, they reject them both because they do not have enough reserves to produce milk for more than one. There are no predators around and their only threat is in fact human settlements destroying their habitat. IMHO these creatures are clearly an evolutionary disaster, yet they are still around today, simply because there are no predators around to hunt them.

Also please keep in mind that Darwin’s theory is not completely accepted as it does not take genetic inheritance into account. Remember that natural selection refers mostly to wild animals. Domestic breeding and other interferences by people is trait selective not naturally selective. Think of just about any domesticated animal, they will not survive long in the wild. I did mention that these animals where popular for their fur so they would more than likely be protected in some way or another.

::| Was a waffling on about something again? I think I have said a lot more than I needed to by now. :whistling:

Well on a lighter note here are some furry critters. My pen was drying up and going all blotchy so I just felt like making good use of it before it died hehe. :P

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5012/battle66nl1.jpg
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Peacer on October 30, 2006, 12:24:08 pm: Kiraki... I just love that creature it's so cute... please let me keep it pleeeeease xD thanks for sharing hun ;)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kemelud on November 02, 2006, 04:19:37 am: I also liked that last creature alot. It was great. Keep up the good work. :flowers:
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Kiraki on November 20, 2006, 02:32:52 am: I came back from a walk on the beach today with an urge to draw and this was the result. The scanner took away a lot of the details though.

(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3617/seashellmonstergrey2es8.jpg)
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Peacer on December 01, 2006, 12:33:22 pm: It looks really cool :) it's a fruit, a flower or a heart... I'm tired and the scanner took away details xD
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: oobilytoob on December 02, 2006, 05:37:03 am: Urhm.. Peacer, i would say Sea Slug... because you know.. beach and all..
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Baldur on December 02, 2006, 10:05:25 am: I don't think it looks anything like a sea slug. Just a random drawing posed by a imaginative mind.
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Gentar on December 02, 2006, 05:26:15 pm: I believe baldur called it. Nice work Kiraki!. You can edit contrast with photoshop and some other photo editors which might bring your detail back. Pushing your value a bit more in the actual drawing wouldnt hurt either. Otherwise, that is a great drawing!
Title: Re: Little Beastie
Post by: Socius Rockus on December 08, 2006, 05:53:17 pm: :thumbup: Great drawing, But I'm not sure what it is.. because since when does slugs have claws? :-X anyways it looks awesome.. again \\o//
Péace out! ^^