Ostrich - Tumblr Posts
Reposting for those insane tags that should NOT be ignored ⬇️
Cover Art for the MashUp Song I made of Hole-Dwelling by Kikuo and Faucet Failure by Ski Mask the Slump God that I call
The Ostrich Dance!
I hope y'all enjoy!!
[ART COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN!!!]
Ostrich animations!
this time with fancy new backgrounds!
I think he’s one of my favorite dolls
Happy Thanksgiving
Here’s a quick thing
Don’t know if Red knows or cares that’s not a turkey...
either way he’s in trouble Red’s got a fork
So, to be a bestiary artist, I must master the art of drawing one bird very well... 🤔
Nice variety of cool (and cute) critters this week. Plus, I managed to guess what it was (after I'd done the drawing, though) - surprisingly not a bad description of the creature, all told!
Bestiaryposting Results: Hraetnug
We've got a good variety of results here, so I'm just going to run through the usual stuff and get to them.
If anyone isn't sure what this "bestiaryposting" thing is about, you can find an explanation and previous entries at https://maniculum.tumblr.com/bestiaryposting.
All of the art below is based on this entry:
If you want to participate, next week's bestiaryposting will be based on this entry:
And the art is below the cut:
@silverhart-makes-art (link to post here) decided something with wings that doesn't fly might well be a flightless bird, and has drawn a very good penguin/auk/thing. I really like how it's posed against the starry sky; it's evocative. For additional details, check the linked post.
@ectocs (link to post here) thought of sea turtles instead -- which I can totally see. I've had the good fortune to witness a few sea turtle hatchings, and the description of the eggs in the sand absolutely tracks. However, there's the issue that the idea of wing-shaped fins is not compatible with "its feet are like those of a camel" -- hence the very cool shell design. I like it; it's quite clever. The linked post contains some additional discussion of the thoughts and inspirations behind this design, go look at it. (Also, thank you for providing alt text.)
@cheapsweets (link to post here) has taught me a new word with this post -- xerocolous. Also, we have a medieval-style dragon here, complete with that ubiquitous wavy-eared head -- it does fully fit the description, too. Always appreciate a little medieval styling; those damned ears made me smile. There's additional explanation in the linked post -- also, thank you for providing alt text.
@sweetlyfez (link to post here) has laid out a brief but excellent explanation of their design process. It seems to have gone like this:
"What animals do this with their eggs?" "Snakes do that." "But snakes don't have wings or camel-like feet." "This one does."
Brilliant. Love it. No notes. (Also thank you for providing alt text.)
@pomrania (link to post here) also went with "flightless bird" and admits the inadvertent resemblance of their design to Big Bird -- it does have a certain Muppet-like quality, I must say. For additional information, please see the linked post. I particularly like the note that giving it a "no thoughts head empty" facial expression was fully intentional.
@coolest-capybara (link to post here) also thought of sea turtles and then questioned how this could be compatible with the camel feet. Their solution, which I think came out extremely well here, was to simply draw a camel/turtle hybrid. I kind of love this design -- and, of course, the stylized art.
@strixcattus (link to post here) has drawn a very charming flightless bird. I really like the sort of shaggy design, which I assume is indicative of kiwi-style feathers. As is normally the case, Strixcattus has also included a modern naturalist-style interpretation of the animal, which I, as usual, recommend reading via the linked post.
To the Aberdeen Bestiary...
Once again, this is basically the same bird we see in a bunch of these, with the exception of its (surprisingly accurate) camel-like feet. However, this is in fact the ostrich. (I have no idea why one of them appears to be eating the eggs.)
I honestly don't have a lot to add here. Bit surprising to see a different set of myths about the ostrich rather than the "head in the sand" thing.
SakuraMiko is too cute.
I studied a lot about ostriches when I drew.
Some modern-day dinos!
Ostrich meme 2
Ostrich meme 4