Another Day, Another Autistic Icon! Happy Autism Acceptance Month With SpongeBob SquarePants! Did You

Another day, another autistic icon! Happy autism acceptance month with SpongeBob SquarePants! Did you know that sponges are animals? They belong to their own animal phylum called Porifera. They have no tissues or organs, only cells, and they have no digestive system either— their bodies are naturally shaped to funnel in microorganisms to eat. Real life sponges are sessile, which means that they don’t move around, so SpongeBob is definitely unique in that regard. But I guess he’s unique in many other regards too, he is definitely a one-of-a-kind sponge : )

I thought it was fitting for Rocky to serenade a beautiful lady O'Malley style hehe @lackadaisycats

This looks phenomenal! I really like it! The only suggestion I have is that you texture the smooth tail a little more, I like what you did with his ears and cheeks, and the little puff of fur on his collar, so I think a few well-placed ruffles on his tail would be a good touch. Another thing you could think about is to darkening the shading a bit more. It looks very gentle, but increasing the contrast might play up the drama of the new art style!

Been messing around with a style that I like, used Roark as a little guinea pig to test it out

Any feedback or criticism would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

Here are some more autistic pals! This is Pinkie and Maud Pie, two sisters from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! As you can see, they are as different as night and day, but they love each other dearly and they are each other’s biggest cheerleaders. Autism is a genetic condition, so it runs in families. Lots of autistic people also have a sibling with autism! But that doesn’t mean that their traits and symptoms will be the same— two autistic siblings may be on totally different areas of the autism spectrum, and like any other siblings, may have completely different personalities too!

Happy autism acceptance month! One of my favorite autistic characters is Neddy Bubblegum from Adventure Time! He is Princess Bubblegum’s twin brother. He is a really good goopy guy and I wish we could have seen more of him in the series!

Rocky peeking out from things 😶