Tidenoodle

Me @ the Beastclan lore update

I started offering the larger size butterflies alongside the normal size in cases like these, where there is an accent with a lot of little details that could be lost in the smaller size.  This is the “true” size of the adopts, the size I work in.  If you ever ordered an adopt from me and want the embiggened version, I have kept every butterfly I’ve ever done in the master psd file and will happily export one for you free of charge.  Just let me know! (As a forewarning, not every butterfly will look better embiggened. Some of them there was a “ugh it doesn’t matter, it’ll be small” factor. Just bein’ honest with that.  It also looks better on the newer templates, 8-12, because they’re already bigger by nature and by the time I made those, I had learned more of what worked well on the adopts and what didn’t.  Some day I may retire some of the older templates when the gulf between my old stuff and new stuff makes there be a significant quality difference based on which template is picked.  But when that day comes, I’ll try to redo them so there’s nothing really “lost” if you were a fan of the oldies.)

(For ease of reference, their names are Fausta, Toffee, Alcea, Yonquil, Aluyama, Zip, Silke, Rain, April and Elegy (the latest, which you’ve not done yet).)

https://tidenoodle.tumblr.com/post/674971605063073792/idlewildly-here-are-all-10-of-your-current

All of my Spirals Have Napping Buddies except Aether and Aura, who rarely leave their humble shrine now-a-days and so usually hover around the stones and bamboo structures that decorate the shrine. I guess it could be considered their Napping Buddy but Spirals don’t really give that title to inanimate objects or places, only to living, moving beings. If they were to ever travel again they would probably pick one from the clan to serve as their protector.

pretty epic ngl

so radical dude 😳

Woah. [/neo]

a fun dragon done for some familiars, dragon belongs to @tidenoodle :)

Their general posture is a mix of bear/ ankylosaur/ armadillo, with robust forelimbs + flat claws for digging. They have toughened hide plates running along their backs, with osteoderms lining their flanks. Their heads are flatter and wedge-shaped (though I’ve kept the under-bite, cute lil’ ears, and a bristly mane). Their tails are flattened into a spade- useful for defense, shoveling earth, or slamming into the ground to communicate. Lastly, their wings- they have 2 strong digits for tunneling, and the leathery membranes have been reinforced with fibers and scutes (this makes them pretty useless for flight, but perfect for defending smaller dragons). Since they’re a newborn species with no known culture/ behavior of their own yet, they’re kinda… a blank slate rn (hopefully that lore article comes out soon). I see Obelisks as statuesque behemoths, watching over their tiny Snapper cousins as their clans travel across the steppes. Perhaps they use the pounding of their great weight to speak across vast distances, to warn other dragons whenever danger is near? Well, even though I don’t dislike the Obelisks’ current design, I can only hope the next breed has a more… distinct elemental concept. (If I have to wait 10 years for water to get ’tundra but with a tail fin’……. sigh.)

Your work has got me thinking- I didn't realize how unusual it was to have fluff underground until I couldn't think of an example of it in Earth subterranean animals.  There's a lot of scales and skin and fine hair, things that would help move through the soil.  So, would "mud mane" be a problem that Obelisks would encounter?  Their thick fur traps so much dirt and debris that it becomes heavy and stiff and has to be shorn off or meticulously groomed, else they can’t move their heads?  And that fur on the paws, would that get worn away as they dug?  It’s hard to have hair in a place that’s constantly experiencing friction.  Perhaps having dug so much that your fur is gone would be a mark of pride in some capacity, like how blue collar workers compare callouses.  Idk, just some thoughts.