Dont worry about it...
Just a regular lifeguard shark on a lifeguard chair...
What? Pool noodles? Where?
Nah...He's always been that big...
#Prismaticvortex #Doodle #Sketch
WIP of a painting of a yellow/gold dragon furry. He is staring at a glowing portal, concentrating on something within it, holding a game controller in his hands. A small UFO floats next to him, balancing a soda on its roof.
Okay Bluesky I'll try posting with my phone. Can I post a WIP pretty please? ;n;
Gods I wish that were me.
A colored sketch of a golden/yellow dragon floating in a plain background. He is leaning back while hovering in the air, the shaft of a halberd wrapped around his back to support his lean, with the massive blade sticking out to the side. His grasp is casual, but looks ready to brawl if need be.
A color sketch for @korv.bsky.social ! Dragons are already a force to be reckoned with, and this one's trained with weaponry? Maybe don't pick a fight...
A character painting of a large alligator anthro laying on a chaise lounge, the legs of which have given out from the immense weight of the fat gator upon it. With one arm raised, he feasts on a barely contained burger, as other foods float towards him in a purple magical mist. His fancy three-piece suiet is straining to hold itself together from his gluttony.
A character painting for @barentoko.bsky.social . Well, if the food is just going to manifest and float on over, who could say no...? I don't blame Toko for indulging. Rather, I'm jealous.
*Rubs Belly*
"Sana Sana Colita de Rana"
*Gives belly Some Kisses*
WIP early image of a character painting. A large rat towers over the treeline, standing in a clearing, viewed from above, snarling and looking like he is consumed with rage.
New painting WIP. 👀
Velma holding a stylus pen, crawling on the ground looking for something and saying "My video essays! I can't draw without my video essays!". On the ground are two youtube thumbnails of video essays "Line goes up -the problem with NFTs" by Dan Olson and "ROBLOX_OOF.MP3" by hbomberguy
They're a requirement
Senryo being a massive cocky giant flexing his powerful muscles in shorts.
Artwork by @deriaz.bsky.social ❤️
It’s a full moon! Time for a nice little stroll through the city. Flexing and showing off my huge biceps and muscular body. Careful down below!
Love how this came out! It’s so amazing ❤️
A character painting of a gray and black anthropomorphic dragon in the shower. He is facing away from the viewer, back to us, as he stretches his back. His hands are behind his head as he leans contently into the flow of water from the shower head above him, as his tail curls around at his feet.
A character painting for @aerwhisp.bsky.social ! Nothing better for getting rid of stress than a nice, relaxing shower, as Kazaaak demonstrates!
A grayscale sketch of a raging dragonborn Druid Barbarian. Their musculature has hulked out to a ludicrous degree, as they roar at some unseen figure to the left.
A grayscale sketch for @violetneon56.bsky.social . Nyithtod unleashing just a liiiittle bit of rage. Beware the natural fury of a Druid Barbarian~
A selfie sketch commission featuring two buff ladies! On the left, Skaði, a mutagenic kaiju beast, almost dragon-like in appearance with glowing blue tentacle-like hair. She is wearing a green top, flexing one bicep down low, as the other hand is raised and wrapped around the other character's raised bicep. Ziva, a hellhound-like hyena, smiles and flexes for the camera she is holding with her other hand off-screen, wearing a black top herself.
A sketch commission for @zivamonstr.bsky.social, featuring @wulfesheafod.bsky.social too. These two wonderful ladies, Ziva and Skaði, have some gains to show off... Only problem is the frame can only hold so much prime beef!
A blue and red dragon, Goolashe, roars and flexes a double bicep pose. Remnants and shreds of his dark shirt fly away from him as his enormous muscles flex.
Happy buffday to @goolashe.bsky.social ! I think every happy birthday wish adds a few (hundred) more pounds. 👀 We may need to do more tests... for science of course.
🎨 - @grandtaurus.bsky.social . Go give him love and a follow too, if you haven't already! Excellent artist, great gallery~
Playing as buff men in video games.
Capcom 🤝 Me
Jokes aside, Its one of the reasons I dont like tiktok because they set the price that damn low and it becomes so popular...people become used to it so much so that it becomes the norm. So when they actually see real world prices for pieces they get surprised.
Yeah you should just post your full price list. But at the same time im sure you will get comments of being like, "Damn that's expensive!"
(But you could always joke about having payment plans available for a $2.5k commission on there. would be funny to see if people get the joke.)
Unfinished painting of a copper dragon looking back over his shoulder at the sunrise. His front claws nervously clutch themselves as he sadly smiles at the sunlight, ignoring the blood on his claws. One wing is outstretched to bask a bit, but it is torn, frayed, and flapping in the wind.
Faraday
Noodling about in Rebelle 8. Started feeling guilty I spent my afternoon on vent art, though, instead of the queue so I'll pause it here. Maybe I'll come back and pick at it. Version 8 seems much smoother, was fun to play around in for something personal.
God I wish that were me.
A picture of a man clasping his hands making an offer to you. On the left it states: I receive help in getting better at art past my current skill cap. and on the right it states: You receive free sketches and/or heavily discounted art for life if I improve enough to be able to take commissions.
I feel this is a fair deal no?
Noodl Soup issue number 50 by Chowfur. Panel 1: Text reads: I don't think i will ever fit in. Young Fisher sits on the grass looking at pokemon cards while surrounded by their DS, a book, and drawing stuff. Three children play together in the background. Panel 2: Text reads: I don't think i will ever fit in. Fisher looks worried while holding a paper with a C-. Two figures are happily talking behind Fisher. Panel 3: Text reads: I don't think i will ever fit in. Fisher working fast food, looking bored. Behind them their coworkers happily converse. Panel 4: Text reads: I don't think i will ever fit in. Fisher sits alone at a cafe, they are drawing, their DS, drawing stuff, and ipod beside their coffee on the table. Two figures smile over a cup of coffee behind Fisher.
i don't think i'll ever fit in.
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🍜 #NoodlSoup
🌻 #furryart #webcomic #comic
A large orange and black fox demon leaps through the air at the viewer. His face is an exposed skull, glaring at the person he is attacking, as his arms are twisted back around him, wielding a massive, orange-glowing scythe that spews ash and flame from the other end. With one knee raised, and the other leg pushed back, he leaps through the air despite his hundreds of extra pounds carried on his gut.
A character painting for @denya.bsky.social ! Alister may -look- heavy, but the man swings a scythe with the best of them.
I was unsure about publishing this list as it is just personal observations from someone who loves sharks. A few people asked me for this list and said it would be worth posting, don't take it too seriously. These stereotypes are not necessarily bad or invalid, after all, we are talking about works of fantasy and fiction. However, they could be resignified through new creative ideas that arouse feelings other than fear and terror. Although many people's passion for sharks arose precisely from movies like Jaws and the stereotypes it popularized, it's important to remember that these same elements have been repeated almost unchanged for decades. This exhaustive repetition was largely because it was profitable, turning sharks into yet another victim of entertainment capitalism. Over time, this type of representation ended up distancing ordinary people from the reality of these animals, reinforcing fear rather than curiosity. Nowadays things are a little better, but not better enough.
The reality of sharks goes far beyond that. They are mysterious and fascinating animals, older than the first trees or dinosaurs. They have survived five mass extinctions, incredibly adapted from the abyssal depths to mangroves and freshwater rivers. They have unique senses and behaviors that are still shrouded in mystery, as well as a biology so singular that it inspires advances in science and technology. For many ancient cultures, sharks are revered as true gods of ocean balance. I dare say that by looking after the health of the seas for millions of years, sharks made it possible for our own species to emerge from the depths of the primordial ocean. They are, in a way, guardians of our cradle of origin. And so we owe them a great deal of respect and preserve them at all costs. To date, no creative work has managed to surpass “Jaws”. Who will be creative enough to create a new work and transform the collective imaginary of sharks from fear to fascination?
Thanks a lot if you read this far!
I hope this list can bring new creative insights into the representation of sharks in the media, for those who want to try something different from the old stereotype! 🦈✨
13 - Death As if it weren't enough to have become a symbol of death incarnate, even in animations aimed at children, sharks almost always have the same fate: death. What's worse, their death is usually celebrated as a relief or a victory. Impaled, butchered, set on fire, crushed, blown up, fished out or killed by another "heroic" creature, tossed about by hurricanes… In many cases, these scenes are treated with humor or graphic exaggeration, turning the destruction of the shark into a spectacle.
🩸13 - Death
11 - Villainization Sharks are often portrayed as villains by default, carrying negative and caricatured stereotypes, for example: - Gangster or mobster - Aggressor or school bully - Criminal or loan shark - Brutish idiot or dumb henchman - Corrupt politician or authoritarian fascist figure - Indomitable monster or irrational beast - Recurring enemy, obstacle or final boss in video games
12 - Objectification Sharks are often treated as mere resources or utilitarian objects in fiction. They are represented as trophies, rewards, collectibles or consumables, as if they existed only to be hunted, exhibited or eaten. This objectification also appears in the constant presence of jaws decorating environments, teeth used as accessories, fins amputated as an ingredient, and in the display of the animal's body in a morbid way: corpses exposed, dead body hung and displayed as a trophy in harbor, parts dissected or being devoured by other creatures.
🩸11 - Villainization
🩸12 - Objectification
9 - Threatening setting Scenarios with sharks are almost always represented in a gloomy, dark, desaturated way, empty of marine life. The environment is treated as a dangerous place by nature, shipwrecks, dark caves, areas full of garbage, explosive mines or the inhospitable depths of the sea
10 - Masculinization The theme involving sharks has always been very masculine. Shark characters are rarely female, while the human characters who interact with these animals, scientists, hunters, divers or specialists, are almost always white men. Women and minorities almost never occupy central or specialized roles in these narratives.
🩸9 - Threatening setting
🩸10 - Masculinization
7 - Red Presence Striking presence of red, either with the presence of blood or the color present in the design. This emphasis on red reinforces the shark's direct association with violence, danger and death, contributing to the construction of the “bloodthirsty monster” stereotype.
8 - Dark Music It is common for sharks to be associated with tense, dark and threatening soundtracks whenever they appear on the scene. More often than not, I notice that when sharks are mentioned in song lyrics, it is to express some sort of comparison to some negative stereotype.
🩸7 - Red Presence
🩸8 - Dark Music
5 - Shark de-characterization Especially in children's works, in order to be accepted by the public or the other characters in the plot, the shark is often forced to change its identity. It is transformed into a “domesticated” version, such as: - Becoming a vegetarian or a toothless shark, losing its ecological role as a predator. - Taking on exaggeratedly “funny” behavior, becoming a caricature. - Having its behavior and appearance altered to look more like a dolphin or other friendly shape, excluding striking features such as prominent fins, visible gills or a fusiform snout. - Choose to portray a specific species of shark because it seems more “friendly” to the public, such as the whale shark.
6 - Limited Nature The representation of sharks in fiction is usually limited to sensationalist aspects, such as the power of their bite, the old phrase that they "smell a drop of blood in 2 million liters of water", or things like "killers from the womb". However, sharks have some very interesting characteristics that are little explored creatively: - Acute hearing, capable of picking up sounds more than a kilometer away in the ocean. - Their electroreception, which allows them to perceive tiny electrical impulses emitted by living prey and even sense the electromagnetic field around them. - Possible link between their migrations and the lunar phases. - Incredible healing capacity and immune resistance. - Skin made up of denticles made of the same material as our teeth. - They constantly change their teeth. - Longevity and they never stop growing. - Many fish such as rémoras and pilot fish depend on and live alongside sharks. - Sensitive to pressure changes and can even predict hurricanes and tropical storms.
🩸5 - Shark de-characterization
🩸6 - Limited Nature
3 - Forced Behavior It's common to see sharks portrayed with distorted or exaggerated behaviors that don't match their nature just to cause tension, such as: - Hunting small fish, ignoring the fact that sharks avoid expending energy on low-energy prey. - Abandoning easy prey just to arbitrarily chase the protagonist. - Going crazy at the smell of blood. - Showing a wild and constant hunger. - Obsessively pursuing a single prey. - Making aggressive shark species known for being peaceful or timid. - Attacking and destroying objects, structures or vessels with disproportionate fury just to reach someone.
4 - Monstrous appearance It's common to see sharks' appearance exaggerated to intensify visual fear, making them look like monsters rather than real animals: - A gaping mouth, with huge, crooked teeth that are constantly stained with blood. - Menacing, demonic red, black empty and soulless eyes. - Body covered in grotesque scars, exposed wounds and even weapons embedded in the skin. - A disproportionate figure, with pointed shapes, a swollen or deformed body. - Bizarre mutations that completely alter their anatomy. - Technological modifications to make them more weapon-like, emphasizing the idea of the "Killing Machine".
🩸3 - Forced Behavior
🩸4 - Monstrous appearance
1 - Great White Shark Popularized by the Jaws movie, the Great white shark has become the dominant archetype in the representation of sharks in fiction. Often, works choose to use this shark or a generic gray version of imprecise anatomy, with no defined species. However, there are over 400 species of shark, and very few are explored creatively.
2 - Man-eater The persistent idea that sharks have humans as a natural part of their diet is one of the most widespread stereotypes. Although there are reports of incidents, most attacks are isolated and often by mistake. Any animal, including humans, could turn to unexpected sources of food in a situation of desperation or starvation.
🩸1 - Great White Shark
🩸2 - Man-eater
