sketchdump time again

I've been trying to make a new persona for two day and I think I'm going to go crazy

Pink is a must btw

“The candy squad”

Muffin, Jelly, Sugar and Honey

So, I’ve noticed that when we design an alien species that’s supposed to be sapient we tend to make them look like us, and I don’t mean in the typical “why in the world does this people on an entirely different planet of a completely different species with its own unique evolutionary history have a very primate/human-like body plan???” Kind of way. I’ve noticed that even when we make sapient species that look nothing like us and have a completely different body plan, we still give them the same or similar facial expressions and body language to ourselves. I find this really interesting because facial expressions are not across the board for all species (or all humans for that matter). Take, for example, the smile, a common friendly greeting among humans that communicates happiness, contentment, humor, and a lack of hostility, etc. However, for most animals, bearing teeth is a sign of unease or even open hostility. Its a threat that, “I have teeth and I’m willing to use them to protect myself!” Or take cats who, to the human eye, look relatively apathetic or sometimes even slightly annoyed when they are actually completely content. As I mentioned before, even human expression is more complicated than a set of particular facial expressions that only communicate one type of emotion.

Take a good look at this picture. What Emotion is this woman feeling?

Did you say pain? Loss? Anger?

If you did you’d be incorrect.

This is a picture of Sofia Kenin after winning a point in the first round of a Women’s singles match.

With the full context, it’s clear that she’s feeling elation, or excitement.

This is in no way meant to criticize artists for making their characters with distinctly human expressions. I understand that, especially in visual media, these sorts of expressions are really important to communicating the character’s inner world with the audience. I just find it super fascinating, and I think that it says something about us as a species that we look for and insert bits of ourselves in everything around us. So, yeah. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

A beastie?!

STAR ARCHIVES 1:

The vurborans are a species native to the planet valdrun, a dry arid savanah world. It has only two major bodies of water, however geological tests indicate that at one point the planet had a much bigger ocean that dried up millions of years ago.

Vurboran ancestors, and most live on valdrun, adabted to this. The blue feelers of the vurborans have two main purposes, help them navigate the underground cave systems where the majority of fresh water can be found, and passivly absorb moisture from the air around them. Water to the vurborans is something special and almost sacred, as the little insight into their civilization we have showed them having several deitys surrounding water, the three "oceans" of their world and the concept of dehydration.

They usually walk on all 6 limbs, however can move with just 4 so their hands are free. The big hoove like claws evolved to help dig up the roots and small insect like critters the vurborans like to eat.

(They are technically herbivores, however due to how harsh of a planet Valdrun is are classifications of herbivore, omnivore and carnivore don´t apply to the planets lifeforms.)

Yreu's coworker and best friend :>

Also I changed Tovoxrans' limb and horn design a bit, now the scales are even thicker and cover whole hands, feet and horns. They now have foot claws too

Commission for @outernorth of Rex and their OC Wren. This was such a challenge, but I enjoyed working on all their little details! Plus Rex with all that hair? Just amazing :3

Space girl 💫

Bday gift for irl friend

Why would I use the solar eclipse as a way to promote my sci fi webcomic? That’ll be stupid and annoying

Anyway read my webcomic saving the dead it’s about an alien who befriends human ghosts after earth was destroyed you can read it here on tumblr, Instagram and webtoon

When I have a spare moment I'll color the dynamic duo and their Cinnabon bounty.

You can touch only when Muffin wants you to touch

Endgame Lae'zel

ALIEN SLIME NECROMANCER Sketch+Cintiq+Photoshop. Blog: http://oliviersilven.blogspot.com/2023/10/alien-slime-necromancer.html TUMBLR: http://oliviersilven.tumblr.com/ All Artwork Copyright Olivier SILVEN.