Avian - Tumblr Posts
Was missing pasithea powder and had a whole sketch book to finish, so I present thee
Birb Sophie Green
And
Witchy Jane Gonzalez!
I just fricking love the the detail on her wings
Impressed myself fr frđź’Żđź’Ż
I'm really really excited about how this one turned out!
Day 13, prompt wings
Drew an oc for this one, she honestly looks different every time I draw her lol
Recent ref I made on my plague doctor penguin-corvid oc Dr. M Pingu.
Full name: Mozart Pingu.
Age: Unknown.
Species: Penguin-corvid hybrid.
Height: 7 ft 6.
Weight: Redacted.
Description: A mysterious andromorphic being in plague doctor clothing and mask. He feeds in unconventional means, feeding off of laughter. His preferred subjects to feed off of is lonely hospitalized children. Despite his intimidating demeanor, Dr. Pingu performs many comedy and clownish acts with props he stores inside his sash. Even his large mallet is made out of latex and cause no harm to anyone or damage any sort of property. Once he feels the hospitalized children have filled him with enough laughter to satisfy his hunger, Dr. Pingu will phase through walls the same way he comes in to visit children. One certain occasions, Dr. Pingu comes across homeless individuals and gives them company, either through sense of being needed or to ease the pain of their suffering. He remains with them overnight at the most, but if the homeless individual passes away during his stay then the good doctor will give them the humblest funerals with whatever lies around. Most people don't see or sense the doctor, which is alright for him since he likes to make a low profile during his travels.
Some characters from a story I’d like to work on :)
Little sillies’ first time flying
Two old friends catching up after a long time spent apart :)
This is from an original story of mine I’ve been working on
Some foreshortening practice
I have more reasons but I don’t have the energy to write them right now.
But yeah, I’ve been thinking about what I’d be if I were in Faas and Enya’s universe and I thought I’d be a changeling as well for a while for many reasons, but upon further consideration I think I was wrong. So here’s the first concept art for a my avian persona.
As for the songs (which was one of the main influences on why I started thinking about avians because I realized that over the last six months the majority of songs I’ve been obsessed with have bird centric undertones at the very least) you can find them here
If you click the names of the birds below, you will find photos of the actual birds I’m referring to; mostly provided because the second two are morphs
EDIT: So honestly. Contrary to final poll results and my initial lean toward the grosbeak, I think I might just go with the crow. The design’s grown on me and in the last week I’ve collected many bones and observed many local crows and found myself just quietly very drawn to them. Nothing’s set in stone, but. . . It feels more right than the grosbeak- there are still things that draw me to the latter, and I still really love them and might switch in the future, right now I relate more to crows I think.
Rose Breasted/Cutthroat Grosbeak (female)
Similarities (between myself and the bird) - small and chunky - eats mainly seeds, fruits, and nuts - elusive and relatively solitary aside from nesting season - very intricate, unique nest type - monogamous - take care of young for a month after fledging (which is longer than quite a few birds) - dwells mainly in deciduous forests - I honestly think I do look a bit like a grosbeak overall - there is limited information on them (which is obnoxious, but kinda goes with my aesthetic honestly)
Things I Like About Them - very pretty markings, especially on face which makes for fun character design - they were my favorite bird as a child and I would get so excited during the brief period that they would be at our feeder
Differences - females don’t sing as much as males - I am very much a mimic- I echo other people’s words as well as animal noises a lot, mostly without thinking, and grosbeaks do not mimic. The males learn songs from their fathers, but that’s different, and I’m not male anyway.
Black Billed Magpie (cinnamon)
Similarities - eat a lot of fruit and grain - they are skilled mimics - mate for life something I aspire to achieve one day - have only been seen in Michigan ten times in the last hundred years, so it fits the “elusive bird who’s sightings should be documented” narrative - parents allow their young to stay with them as long as needed, sometimes even years - males and females are both very vocal and sing, talk, and chatter quite often - wary of new things and will shy away from bright colors and flashing lights (yes, that includes shiny things) - many widely believed myths spread about them (such as tendencies to thievery, attraction to shiny objects, and hoarding things tho I am guilty of that last one)
Things I Like About Them - Gorgeous wings and tail (though rather plain facial markings which is sad) - they’re just nice, funky little guys and they were one of my favorites when I was younger as well
Differences - not a bird I’d really call chunky lol - they eat meat (mostly bugs) and meat is not my favorite honestly - while some do only stay in groups of two, many others have tribe of up to twelve
Common Crow (cinnamon)
Similarities - will bring people they like random bits of things such leaves, rocks, lost keys, and bones, as gifts - stops for roadkill (though I don’t eat it, I’m just there to steal feathers or check opossum pouches for potential surviving babies) - bones is good, we like bones - also talented at imitating human speech, other animals, and just random noises they find intriguing - mate for life - very family oriented and good at taking care of each other. They’ve even been known to adopt unrelated fledglings - stay in the nest up to forty days after hatching and often remain with a family group for two years, helping their parents look after younger siblings - males and females are very vocal - wants to eat rocks - scavengers - likes fruits, nuts, and seeds - seen as weird or gross by the majority - slow to trust humans, but is very loyal once they do - could be considered chunky - cinnamons tend to have blue or silver eyes
Things I Like About Them - they are just. very good. - wing markings of cinnamons are very interesting, and while I’d like more intricacies to work with for facial markings, they’re still good and simple
Differences - they are very social birds (but most of that social time is spent with their family, which is where most of mine is spent as well, so I’m not sure this is a true difference) - consumes a lot of meat (which, as stated, is not my favorite) - they are very common in Michigan and easy to spot almost anywhere
So I was playing on my survival world and found this cave (pictured below cut) and my brain went MMMMMM ART. Except I don’t do landscapes. Or backgrounds. Therefore. Um. This is the third time I’ve drawn this scene from scratch and the only one I actually like. However, I do actually really like it, so there’s that. I was trying to do lineless in the previous two and it did not work, so I ran in the absolute opposite direction. And the fact that the art even exists is a miracle because I was very close to just throwing my hands in the air. But. I’m happy I did not. Cuz I did a background and it doesn’t look bad actually.
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Idk if it’s the same across platforms, but the entrance to this cave is through a small waterfall at 45, 110, 195 (those numbers make me so happy-) in the Lush Caves seed
My first Art Fight attack this year, for ~loftwyng ! This one was a bit on the experimental side, and I'm happy with how the texture and color came out.
You can find me on AF at ~Percivalias (same username as Tumblr)!
Ok! So I did Widows ref, now for the parents :)
Storm eagle it´s a very underated character so I gave him some love (and a ton of food)
What if avians where occasionally more bird then human?
Stargazing birdÂ
Squawkabilly
Birds in the air. works too when flipped upside down.
Squawkabilly and Chatot
A bird suddenly winked at ya…what do you do?
Staravia