#odyssea

The most beautiful man you've ever seen isn't a man. He's a silver fish, with carmine fins, and a body like a reflective ribbon stretching into the abyss. 

Digital illustration for our merfolk Pokémon AU. 

And we even came up with names for them! (Normally, when we "transport" characters into our AUs, we tend to change their names, since we already know the characters will change until they become completely unrecognizable OCs... so they're a bit like "Schrödinger characters," both fan-characters and canon until we "open the box," or in this case, until the book arrives). 

Merman!Lysandre will be Sangreal, while Professor Sycamore becomes Professor Seraphin Panorme, a marine biologist. You can think of it as two AUs: one where they are alternate versions of Lysandre and Professor Sycamore, and one where they are alternate versions of the alternate versions (and don't worry, we'll be working on both! Both Merman!Lysandre and Sangreal will just have more or less the same design, despite having separate identities. We guess? It's blurry, we'll see case to case). 

We should start writing their story soon (fingers crossed!), and we promise it will be... absolutely epic.

Today's incredible illustration was created for us by @ecto-stone! Mysterious, glowing in the darkness, as if just photographed by an ROV exploring the depths, today's subject is once again our big fish Sangreal!

Represented in all his sinuous length, his body stretching downward like a silver ribbon, filling the space... it's a stylized work of great visual impact, simultaneously encapsulating Sangreal's mystery and character in a way that fascinates, unsettles, and, upon closer inspection, moves. We absolutely love the way its eyes were drawn, so round and bright. Big blue eyes are truly one of Sangreal's most distinctive features. We couldn't help but notice that the background isn't completely black, but has small, lighter areas. This actually gives it greater depth, making the abyssal darkness seem more absolute, and Sangreal's glowing body even brighter, a rare, almost supernatural vision in the still darkness. The composition is incredible, the style is incredible, and the textures chosen are perfect for harmonizing the various parts. This is another one of those illustrations that needs to be printed and hang on our walls!

Discover this and much more in the hilarious new chapter of "Fish Don't Cry." Don't miss it!

More sketches from our sketchbooks! Sangreal may be a pistrix, but thanks to his friendship with a powerful Sea Warlock, the guy spends a lot of time in human form. So... some human form sketches for y'all!

(Despite being inspired by Lysandre, as much so that in the "fanfiction version of the story" they're kinda the same character, in human form Sangreal's hair is less cartoony and extreme... you get it? You get it? The mythical creature has less extreme hair than Lysandre, haha).

1. Just some sketches of him getting prepared in the morning. Sometimes he likes having the beard well combed in that sort of geometrical "greek" shape.

2. At first, we didn't want to include a Corbeau equivalent in the story; we thought... nah... we don't need to move the entire cast to sea! Let's pretend he's not there. Then, however, the idea arose that, a bit like the prince in The Little Mermaid, who was saved by the protagonist, there should also be this character, who as a child was saved from drowning by the hands of a mythical creature (Sangreal), an event that changed him forever... magic sparkles*... but Sangreal doesn't even remember it. Who knows, for him it was just another Friday.

3. An illustration for chapter 5 of Fish Don't Cry, where the Panorme/Platane family invites our fish friend to a party before setting off on their expedition aboard the Nihil.

Hey, do you want to read Sangreal's story? Do you like merfolk and sea animals and weird novels with marine biologists? You can read the story... in two versions (original and fanfiction, happening in our world or in Pokémon world!) and two languages (English or Italian!). Fanfiction Version (Pokémon) [ITALIAN][ENGLISH] OC Version (New Dark World) [ITALIAN][ENGLISH]

Once upon a future time, in a magical land (France) there will be a marine biologist and a fish person who feel very fondly for one another...

A collection of cuddly illustrations for the protagonists of Fish Don't Cry! We like them, and wow, they like each other too! Touch has an important meaning for both of them, for different reasons, and it was fun to explore. Cuddle scenes can be so relaxing to draw...