Forgot to post this earlier in the week. For Drawtober's Overgrown Cemetery prompt.

Platinum explores an overgrown derelict skyscraper in the middle of a verdant forest, discovering a small glowing gem that changes and mutates the dragon into a much smaller and more athletic form, seems kinda familiar

#inktober day 20: #Uncharted. Some #overgrown #ruins found while #exploring on a #bicycle.

Who knows what one may find in such ruins overgrown

late! but, these four again!


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all four cowfolk were rescued from different (other than the storm/rain siblings) abusive farms/facilities, and brought to a safe and open and free sanctuary.

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when kuiper was brought over from a bull fighting ring, it wasn't long before they took charge and became the "alpha" bull, so to say. they are mean-looking, but is honestly a big sweetheart and just wants what's best for their growing and healing herd. kuiper eventually meets crescent, a cow with a son - astro. they eventually have twins; nova and nebula.

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rain and storm, cow and bull, siblings, were brought to the sanctuary together. this was when kuiper had courted a mate and their mate's son was brought over from a dairy cow farm, as well. so, kuiper and crescent's (kuip's mate) child, astro (cres' child w/ another bull) actually helped rain come out of their shell, a little - as they're a former dairy cow, and the amount of calves they had birthed and lost/left were un-countable. seeing a calf was healing for them, and as rain eases into the idea of being free, so does storm - the protective younger brother of rain.
- rain grows close to a bull named star, and despite the nervousness and unsurity of the future, they eventually have a calf, named ace.
- storm meets and falls for a cow named comet. they adopt a calf, cosmo, who had been brought to the sanctuary without her parents.

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neut is an.. oddball. in any au. third pair of arms torn away for inconvience, this bull ran away from a backyard-breeder type farm, and somehow found his way to the sanctuary, where he meets penumbra, a cow who invites him in and after a brief meeting with the herd's bull, is accepted in. the neglect neut faced was obvious in the way it's hair/tail were overgrown and it's hooves were unchecked and overgrown. neut and penumbra eventually become mates and have their daughter, tadpole.

Among a forest of books,

I wander other worlds,

As I dream of things, both real and imaginary,

Within this overgrown, ruined place,

Beneath the eternal sky.

I am here, a broken heart,

A broken star of glass.

Silently weaving, quietly existing,

Till my words touch the pages,

And colors spill out from my stained fingers.

Forget-me-nots sprout from the cracks,

And bloom beneath a twilight sky,

A reminder of bittersweet thoughts,

Of fragile memories I hold within glass stars.

To forget the pain, the sorrow that lingers on,

I let myself become entangled by threads,

The waking dreams I create,

By the worlds I let myself fall into.

A flame flickers beneath my tear-stained face,

A small quiet voice quivers and struggles to speak.

Is that voice the past or present me?

Among a forest of books,

I wander other worlds,

As I dream of things, both real and imaginary,

Within this overgrown, ruined place,

Beneath an eternal twilight sky.

I remain alone,

Longing for a warmth I may never have,

A fragile wish.

I close my tired eyes,

I cut off from reality,

When tears threaten to drown the light,

When it all becomes too much to bear,

Because I am delicate patched glass.

Can you hear the words,

My rusted voice can’t speak aloud.

Among a forest of books,

I wander other worlds,

As I dream of things, both real and imaginary,

Within this overgrown, scarred, ruined place,

Beneath the eternal twilight sky.

I am here, a broken heart,

A broken star of glass.

Forever silently weaving, quietly existing,

Till my whispered words touch the charred pages,

And colors spill out from my stained fingers.

Forget-me-nots sprout from my cracked heart,

And bloom beneath a lonely sky,

A reminder of bittersweet thoughts,

Of fragile memories I hold within glass stars.

A flame flickers beneath my tear-stained face,

A small quiet voice quivers and struggles to sing.

Is that voice the past or present me?

Only ashes remain of the things that burned in the flames,

That brought this place to ruin twice more.

To forget the pain, the sorrow that lingers on,

I let myself become entangled by the thin red threads,

That hold and hang the glass stars above,

By my endless dreams.

I remain alone in this scarred place,

Longing for a fragile warmth I may never have.

Can you hear the words,

My rusted voice can’t speak aloud.

Among a forest of books,

I forever wander other worlds,

As I dream of things, both real and imaginary,

Within this overgrown, ruined place,

Beneath an eternal twilight sky.

Forget-me-nots bloom from my heart,

My rusted quiet voice hums a bittersweet melody,

The words are mere whispers,

Till they touch the charred pages,

And colors spill out from my stained fingers.

I am here, a broken heart,

A broken star of glass.

Silently weaving, quietly existing,

Till I return to stardust;

Mermaid + Overgrown

**This piece was originally completed and published to DeviantArt on Jan 20, 2021.**

Here is a piece that I wanted to create but was frightened of doing so. My fear and worries revolved primarily on how others would react to it. As a friend advised me:

_**"Will that picture make YOU happy? If the answer is yes then that's all the reason you need. It doesn't matter what other people say, and even less what they think."**_

These were words that I needed to hear, and I began my journey of creating what you see.

The story behind this, Pete and Phe rarely get time together. If and when they do, the most is made out of it. Here we see them sharing a bit of an emotionally intimate moment. Phe sleeps soundly cuddled to Pete while he watches over her. It is also obvious that Jiggles is also now part of the "family." :)

I experimented with various tools with this one, which naturally made the creation process longer. The only way one can learn properly is by trial and error.

One of the tools experimented with, cloth simulation which was used on the blankets. I legit can sit there for countless hours solely playing with cloth sim, like an overgrown kid in a toy store. :D

I noticed on the most recent Blender pieces by Vartoz, how "fluffy" their Vulpera and Worgen look. (If you have not taken a look at their work, please go do so.) They were kind enough to message me and politely told me their technique. After the conversation, I swiftly got to work with the smudge tool in GIMP. A tool I've merely utilized in the past on minor corrections. Now not only Phe, but the fur skin blanket have a fur-like texture. Over here is the original before such texture work for a comparison: Where Love Lies - Original

Phe's lingerie was created by: Puresim

I also want to give a special shout out to TheRealShanBear if not for her, this piece wouldn't have come to be!

I compiled these drawings considering their composition. But they are meant to represent a month in a year :)

The design concepts are as follows:
Jan - Pixie Forest (Day)
Feb - Rosy Mountains
March - Fire Tree creek
April - Bone Volcano
May - Cherry Blossom Field
June - Overgrown Ancient Partheon
July - Underwater Dome
August - Tangerine Desert
September - Pixie Forest (Night)
October - Autumn Farm Fields
November - Neon Jungle (Avatar Fan Art)
December - Icy Cave

Hope to improve more in Pixel Art in the future, but I will start focusing on 3D now. Happy Holidays!

Image Description:
A reference sheet of a hyena-faced monster with horns, a cloudy left eye, and shapeshifting features.
Left side shows it wearing a bomber-style jacket with patches and a fur hood, goggles, and a spiked collar with bell.
There is a front, back, and face view to show markings.
There is also an alt version on the right side with overgrown horns, insectoid palps for teeth, and large, gill-like slits in their rib cage.

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Finally put my new fursona ref sheet in a good enough state to upload!

This redesign took me ages, but I think it's more personal and self-indulgent than the previous version.

For this month, I wanted to try the Drawtober art challenge. The first prompt was Overgrown Cemetery, so this was the result. I sketched it out first with a col-erase pencil, then went over it with a few different ink pens.
After the ink from the lines dried, I went in with watercolor paints slowly, working on one part of it at a time. I started with the trees, then added color to everything else gradually. I wanted to try painting more of a scene again this time, so I added the little cat character.

Grumbacher Watercolor Paper approx. 4.5x6
Daniel Smith / Mijello Mission Gold Watercolors
Sakura Pigma Micron, Shinhan Touch and Prismacolor Ink pens

updated Void for the year. **NSFW** version over on my Twitter

**new:** Updated seals. Void's red charm are now thicker seals. They are stronger now to fight the growing corruption.
**new** : Void's mask now has 5 eyes. (they were able to hide them before but now settles for the extra )

**new:** Eyes. There are now seeds of anxiety that form on his sides. These eyes are dormant. meaning he cannot actively control or see through them. Active eyes will always have a red pupil. When all eyes are in use they will all sport red pupils. otherwise they will appear slightly faded or flushed against the fur almost like a tattoo.

**new:** Overgrown fur. Over the years Void has chosen to not cut their mane, resulting in his fur getting longer with each passing moment. His squishy underbelly can no longer be seen as the fur around it as grown in (someone gib this potato a shave) He stopped paying attention to his fur when the anxiety attacks his host suffers from increased drastically.
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A being created from an intense anxiety attack. Always lurking. Always sneaking. Always watching. Whispering and contributing to his hosts degradation of mental health.
They don't understand the power they hold over the host, or that if the host chooses to give up, Void will cease to exist. They are able to shift forms presenting themselves to their hosts as a soft approachable being. It's true form hidden away behind a mask and protected charms. There will be times when their host succumbs to 'Depression' and their anxiety becomes too much for even Void to handle. In those times their mask cracks under the pressure and their form starts to crumble.

Depression seems to seep into his form like a plague. Turning his fur a ruddy gray. It always seems to start from his tail. Creeping where its easy to be missed. When it spreads to far, They have no choice but to cut it away. Tie the ends off with a charm and bare the temporary pain. Void doesn't like when it comes to this. Void hates 'Depression' but it is a being that they have to share the space with deep within their host. Void refers to Depression as 'IT'.

Because of the close connection Void shares with their host. Void is also able to experience the emotion that their host projects. From tired, to exhausted. These emotions have a direct effect on them. Even spending most of their time in a Neutral state as mirrored by their host.