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Just a quick question about the Dek plushies… 🫪

…Do they ship in other countries like the Philippines? 💀

Hello,

They should be able to ship there as well ^^

You can find shipping info here along with costs and excluded areas if it can help.

DEK -Predator Badlands- Plushie (20cm)

Ever wanted a hunting buddy?

Now you can bring none other than Dek of the Yautja on your travels!

Or perhaps just treat him better than his dad did-

You will be able to preorder on mycraftzone

INFOS 🪧

• Pre-orders will end on the 22nd of July.

• A minimum of 50 pre-orders is required for production, otherwise a refund will be issued for every purchase.

• There is no guarantee on a second run, so don't miss out on this!

• Shipping will begin after pre-orders.

GIVEAWAY🎁

At the end of pre-orders one plushie will be gifted to someone who:

Follows @4lienartz and @mycraftzone and comments on this post.

If you happen to win and you have already pre-ordered one, you will be gifted an extra plushie!

Good hunt!🐺

Thank you so much!!

Hearing this makes me really happy because I swear, I've been drawing these fuckers since I was basically in elementary school and watched the first AvP movie.

I still think I have much to learn (the crest area still kicks my ass and the head proportions are a hit or miss) so I do still like to find more and more artists to look at ^^

There was an artist on ig I used to study religiously and inspired me when I was 14 I think, but I have lost their page (they had a main yautja oc named Lion if I remember correctly). They did most of the heavy lifting when it came to motivating me to keep up with the fandom, and I had the name 4lien since then exactly because I was still deep in my predator phase when I created my ig account account hah.

Then I absolutley fell in love with @/isei-bleeds 's style and characterization of yautjas and how much thought could go into developing a character of the species.

@/crispy-ghee also, of course has amaaazing style and storytelling as well and since now I have finally played Mass Effect, I am enjoying their AU all over again.

They all helped me notice how to stylize a yautja's face especially, because they are so hyperdetailed that it can get overwhelming when one has never drawn them.

Hell yeah then.

Oh mmh, it usually depends on how rought the skin is.

With it's smoother scales, like for the arboreal yautjas, I use rought brushes for the patterns maybe but the shading is typically, well, smooth.

I only highlight scales were the light hits more, I don't paint all of them individually, you can just give the illusion with shadows and lights ^^

For more scaly and crocodilian skins I'd say, look at references and once you have chosen a direction for the light source, see which parts create shadows and lights. No need to draw the whole scale everytime ^^

Rimlights and highlights are your best friends to show texture on skin haha

Oh and also, looking at yautjas themselves of course, is great. In the older movies they were often wet and glossy so every highlight was accentuated. Even figures can be handy to see how the skin looks with different lighting.

Thank you!

It's true that we still don't really have one universal canon to work with so everyone can take liberties, but I just heavly prefer the idea that they are indeed the dominant sex in the species.

Sure, you don't need to be physically bigger to be dominant, but isn't it fun? Especially considering I don't know many media where the females are bigger in sci-fi and fantasy, unless they are non sentient or animal like.

Their biology is a whole other mess to tackle, but again, basing assumptions on what we know, these guys are mostly made of muscle mass, and have evolved for millenia to do one specific thing: to hunt.

I think it's appropriate that they would have a body equipped for heavy physical activity and that their standards of attractivness would be based on that.

Plus we've seen how Dek was treated purely because he was short.

If yautja females lacked the beef of the males, I think they wouldn't be as respected, again judging by their very practical standards.

And tbh I've seen plenty of the "males are stronger but the females are smarter" yes, alright, but what if they were also buff as hell uh?

- @friendly-alien-fucker

Thank you so much ;v;

I always feel a bit repetitive on some of the things I include in my art, so I try to challenge myself as much as I can with angles and colors.

Just know that most of my drawings are fueled by pure and utter craving because I physically cannot go for more than a wek without doing something.

So I'm very happy you like it ^^

Pls K'athea shut up, she's trying to rizz you up.

Ash would probably never wear something like this, but for the sake of comedy, I am ignoring character continuity.

Also, I am very much enjoying the visual of K'athea having to sqeeze her legs tight together because otherwise, Ash wouldn't be able to sit on her thighs without having to do a split.

Alright *cracks knuckles*

Time to lock the fuck in.

I am not against getting more suggestions 👀

(Pls tumblr, there's nothing to see here)

Old meme but still fun 💫

Don't mind me indulging, but when I heard that line from Garrus and saw my Shepard looking at him with those bright gray eyes of hers, I couldn't help but catch the metaphor.

He sure will learn to like that color, uh?

Once K'athea snaps your tusk off, you know you're done.

How do you draw the. From the front… I’m tryna finally do a front face angle for my oc as I might end up turning her into a png to stream on TikTok while I draw or play a game and I love your art to pieces

(If you do art trades I’d love to do one with you oml)

So sorry for answering this late!

In my opinion, since yautjas are a particularly tricky species to draw right, expecially on your first tries (gods know I still struggle), using references is you best ally.

There are countless of busts and head sculptures (3d models as well) that can be a great base to observe the general facial structures and the later play with them to make an original character.

I usually always start by the head shape, the mandibles are the last thing I place.

In a frontal view, the mandibles may cover more or less of the mouth, depending on the angle at which they bend (that can be more vertical or more like an x shape).

And it's good practice to keep the skeletal structure in mind.

They face area is generally similar to a human head (oval/square), the crest adds volume to the head and then the mouth area gets quite busy. If you ignore the outer tusks, their inner jaws are quite small.

The eyes are usually smaller and sunken deep in the ocular cavities.

Plus I tend to draw the mouth where usually a human nose would end.

Proportions may also vary depending on the subspecies and character characterization of course.

They do look quite silly without mandibles but just trust the process ^^

And I do like to do trades with friends or mutual but I'm afraid I'll be very busy with projects for the next couple of months.