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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 13h

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 17: Scaly-Bear Snail

A hybrid animal based on Episode 94 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which features the American Black Bear and the Scaly-Foot Snail.

#artober #animalartober #bear #snail #animalart

Pencil drawing of an American Black Bear and Scaly-Foot Snail hybrid. It is mainly inspired by the Scaly-Foot Snail with its shell and scale-encrusted body. However, the American Black Bear torso emerges from the body, with front paws and feet emerging from the scales. The black bear head has two tentacles rising from the top of its head.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is mainly inspired by the Scaly-Foot Snail, leaning to a darker purple-gray palette with hints of reddish-pinks. However there are some hints of more desaturated blacks and grays on the bear inspired feet and head. There is also a pop of pale pink because the bear is bleeping its tongue out.
The drawing is on top of a pale blue halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the head of the creature, the coloring slightly richer than in the full view image.

Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 1d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 16: Archerloon

A hybrid animal based on Episodes 92 & 111 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which feature Archerfish and the Common Loon.

#artober #animalartober #animalart #bird #fish

Pencil drawing of a loon and archerfish hybrid. It is a blend of the two animals, with the body of an archerfish, that has a slight twist of the tail, along with the outstretched wings and turned up head of a loon. A squirt of water spouts straight up from the creature's beak.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by the respective animals. It has the multicolored neck and gray-green head and white speckled dark wings of the loon, while also having the white and dark patched body and yellow-edged fins and yellowish fin of the archerfish.
The drawing is on top of a pale red-orange halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 2d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 15: Cicada O’ War

A hybrid animal based on Episode 91 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which features Periodical Cicadas and the Portuguese Man O’ War.

#artober #animalartober #animalart #ohno

Pencil drawing of a Periodic Cicada and Portuguese Man O' War hybrid. It is a blend of the two creatures, with the head, wings, and thorax of the cicada and its wings spread in flight. Rather than the usual abdomen, it has the jellyfish-like bell and swirling tentacles like the Man O’ War dangling below and behind it.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is mainly inspired by the Portuguese Man O’ War’s coloring of deep blues on the tentacles and cicada body. The jellyfish-like bell is a nearly translucent pale blue with some shades of lavender purple and pink edging on the top ridge. The cicada eyes are a magenta pink color and the wings are a similar translucent blue to the jellyfish bell, with more opaque purple lines of the wing structure.
The drawing is on top of a pale mint green halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 3d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 14: Pink Armored Stargazer

A hybrid animal based on Episode 88 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which features the Stargazer and the Pink Fairy Armadillo.

#artober #animalartober #animalart #fishart

Pencil drawing of a stargazer and pink fairy armadillo hybrid. It is mainly inspired by the stargazer, but has a flexible dorsal shell, like the armadillo, running along its back.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by the stargazer’s coloring of gray that is speckled with white, though the flexible dorsal shell is a pale pink like the pink fairy armadillo.
The drawing is on top of a pale blue halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 3d

Same. Charr are awesome!

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 4d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 13: Owl-possum

A hybrid animal based on Episode 85 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which features the Opossum and the Burrowing Owl.

#artober #animalartober #animalart

Pencil drawing of an opossum and burrowing owl hybrid. Its opossum body is winged and the patterning is that of a burrowing owl.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is mainly inspired by the burrowing owl, with the classic large yellow eyes and sandy coloring speckled with white. The creature does have the white face and the pink nose, toes, and tail of an opossum.
The drawing is on top of a pale yellow halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the torso of the creature, the coloring richer than in the full view image.

Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 5d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 12: Tarantulounder

A hybrid animal based on Episodes 83 & 117 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which feature Tarantulas and Flatfish.

#artober #animalartober #animalart

Pencil drawing of a tarantula and peacock flounder hybrid. The body is mainly a peacock flounder, with the abdomen, legs, pedipalps, and chelicerae of a tarantula.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by the coloring and patterning of the peacock flounder, mainly an olive tans with blue ring and spot patterns and eyes that have yellow irises.
The drawing is on top of a pale orange halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the head of the creature, the coloring darker than in the full view image.

Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 6d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 11: Olm-wolf

A hybrid animal based on Episode 82 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which features the Olm and the Maned Wolf.

#artober #animalartober #animalart

Pencil drawing of an olm and maned wolf hybrid. Blending the creatures together, it has much of the appearance of a maned wolf, but the body is elongated like an olm and the tail resembles an olm’s long, paddle-like tail with partially translucent sides. The face also has external gill-like frills.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is mainly inspired by the maned wolf, with the body mainly a russet color with dark gray stocking feet, nose, and mane on the back. The tail is tipped with white and is translucent on the sides. The frill-like gills on the sides of its head are a magenta pink.
The drawing is on top of a pale green halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the head and upper torso of the creature, the coloring slightly richer than in the full view image.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 7d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 10: Copecles

A hybrid animal based on Episodes 81 & 86 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which feature Barnacles and Copepods.

#artober #animalartober
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Pencil drawing of a barnacle and copepod hybrid. The drawing is duplicated and mirrored to have two small critters on the piece. The body is encased in a barnacle shell with antenna and cirri coming out of one side, a body ridge visible down the middle and a long tail-like limb sticking out from the back of the creature.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by the respective creatures, a pale white-gray barnacle carapace with the copepod inspired body alluding to a bluish iridescent (and partly transparent) creature.
The drawing is on top of a pale red-violet halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Closer view of the head of the creature; the coloring darker than in the full view image.

Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 8d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 9: Leaf-Cutter Crocoant

A hybrid animal based on Episodes 78 & 177 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which feature Ants and the American Crocodile.

#artober #animalartober
@justthezooofus.bsky.social

Pencil drawing of a leaf-cutter ant and American crocodile hybrid. While mainly resembling a six-legged crocodile, the face has antennae coming from the snout, and features a body shape silhouette similar to an ant. Additionally, there are two sets of thorn-like spikes protruding from the back of the creature. It holds a blossom in its mouth that wafts over the creature, alluding to its small size.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is mainly inspired by the leaf-cutter ant, giving the crocoant an orange coloring that is pale on the stomach and darker on its back and upper tail. The flower it holds in its mouth is a pale pink.
The drawing is on top of a pale gray-blue halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the head of the creature; the coloring richer than in the full view image.

Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 9d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 8: Sea Stiders

A hybrid animal based on Episodes 77 & 80 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which feature Spiders and Sea Stars.

Today features not one hybrid critter, but two!

#artober #animalartober
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Pencil drawing of spider and sea star hybrids. This drawing features two creatures! The creature in the left is a combo of an Orb Spider body with 12 Brisingid spiny legs and the creature on the left is a combo of a wolf spider face on a sunstar body, again with 12 legs.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by the respective hybrid critters. The Orb Weaver Brisingid has yellows, blacks, and whites on the body, with red orange spiny legs. The wolf spider sunstar is mainly inspired by common sunstar coloring of various bullet rings of hues of oranges, though there is some subtle patterning inspired by the wolf spider.
The drawing is on top of a pale blue-purple halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Closer view of the heads of the hybrid creatures; the coloring darker than in the full view image.

Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 10d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 7: Spider Sifaka

A hybrid animal based on Episodes 75 & 87 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which feature the Coquerel's Sifaka and Jumping Spider.

#artober #animalartober
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Pencil drawing of a coquerel’s sifaka and a jumping spider hybrid. The coquerel’s sifaka provides the main inspiration, though the creature has an extra set of limbs (for a total of eight limbs) and chelicerae-like mouthparts on its face. It is leaping in the air, with all four hands raise up, almost making an oval silhouette with all its limbs. It’s tail slightly curved to the side in its leap. It looks forward with four eyes.
Coloring has been digitally painted and corresponds to the body’s inspiration with the coloring of a coquerel’s sifaka.
The drawing is on top of a pale green halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the torso of the creature; the coloring darker than in the full view image.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 11d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 6: Secretary Hagbird

A hybrid animal based on Episode 73 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which features the Hagfish and Secretary Bird.
Couldn't decide on the final colors this time because I rather like both versions.

#artober #animalartober
@justthezooofus.bsky.social

Pencil drawing of a hagfish and secretary bird hybrid. The upper body is that of a secretary bird with the lower body that of the eel-like hagfish. The wings of the creature are spread in flight, head tilted down as though looking below, with the eel-like body twisted into a loose knot.
Coloring has been digitally painted and corresponds to the body’s inspiration, though there are two versions of the hagfish portion’s coloring: this one is one white like the secretary bird.
The drawing is on top of a pale teal halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the secretary bird-like head of the creature; the coloring darker than in the full view image.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 12d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 5: Coyokox

A hybrid animal based on Episodes 72 and 143 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which feature the Coyote and Muskox.

#artober #animalartober
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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 13d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 4: Anole Wasp

A hybrid animal based on Episodes 71 and 136 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which feature the Dominican Anole and Cuckoo Wasp.

#artober #animalartobet
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Pencil drawing of a dominican anole and cuckoo wasp hybrid. The anole provides the main inspiration for the body, though it has the wings and compound eyes of the cuckoo wasp, as well as some larger scale segments protecting its body. The wings of the creature are straight behind it and it’s body is limp in flight, tail curled almost into a hoop under it.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is mainly inspired by the cuckoo wasp, with blues and greens that allude to the metallic coloring of the wasp. Some gray and darker patterning on the body reflect the Dominican Anole coloring, along with the yellow dewlap under its neck.
The drawing is on top of a pale purple halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 14d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 3: Giraffe-Necked Weeson

A hybrid animal based on Episode 70 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which features the American Bison and Giraffe-Necked Weevil.

#animalartober #artober
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Pencil drawing of a bison and giraffe-necked weevil hybrid. The body is mainly inspired by the bison, but with six legs and a weevil’s shell wing covers encasing the back.. The bison head is raised on a weevil-like neck with a shaggy beard extending onto the upper neck section.
Coloring has been digitally painted and corresponds to the body’s inspiration, mainly browns like the bison, with the red elytron shells encasing the back.
The drawing is on top of a pale green halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the bison-like head of the creature raised over the body on its stalk-like weevil neck; the coloring darker than in the full view image.

Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 15d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 2: Tortopede

A hybrid animal based on Episodes 69 & 115 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which feature the Gopher Tortoise and Myriapods.

#animalartober #artober
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Pencil drawing of a gopher tortoise and millipede hybrid. It is a millipede with a tortoise shell encasing the middle of the body.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is mainly inspired by the Kentucky flat millipede with black being a main color and segments of the milipede body and tortoise shell outlined in yellow and edged with an orange-red. The under shell and legs are yellow.
The drawing is on top of a pale yellow halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the millipede head of the creature.

Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 16d

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 1: Sea Pigeon

A hybrid animal based on Episode 68 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which features the Pigeon and Banded Sea Krait.

#animalartober #artober @justthezooofus.bsky.social

Pencil drawing of a pigeon and banded sea krait hybrid. The upper body is that of a pigeon with the lower body that of the snake-like sea krait. Coloring has been digitally painted and corresponds to the body’s inspiration, though there is blending of the banded sea kraits’ stripes into the patterning and coloring of the pigeon upper body. The wings of the creature are spread in flight, head tilted up toward the sky, with the snake-like body swimming the air behind the creature.
The drawing is on top of a pale gray-blue halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the pigeon-like head of the creature, the coloring darker than in the full view image.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 17d

Animal Artober starts tomorrow!

Here is a throwback to last year's collection, that included this hybrid of a giraffe and a python! This was the only animal I got around to coloring last year, using colored pencils.

#hybridanimal #giraffe #snake #animalartober

Colored pencil drawing of a giraffe and python hybrid. Coloring is much like a Ugandan giraffe, with scale textures. The body is mainly that of a python coiled on a large branch, but the head is more like a giraffe, including the iconic horn-like ossicones on the top of its head.
The drawing is on top of a pale blue halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the colored pencil drawing of a giraffe and python hybrid. Coloring is much like a Ugandan giraffe, with scale textures. The body is mainly that of a python coiled on a large branch, but the head is more like a giraffe, including the iconic horn-like ossicones on the top of its head.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 18d

And the fonts you added to your system files!

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 18d

With Animal Artober approaching in a few days, here is a throw back to 2022, when I first joined Animal Artober with a series of hybrid animals. Two favorites from the set!

Manatee + Alligator
Red Lionfish + Florida Panther

#hybridanimal #animaldrawing #coloredpencilart #traditionalart

A colored pencil drawing of a hybrid creature that is a mix of manatee body, fins, nose, and tail w/ alligator eyes, jawline, and ridges. The body is mostly gray like a manatee, with greens of moss on the body and some darker gray scales patterning upper areas of the body and front fins.

Hybrid of Red Lionfish and Florida Panther. Colored pencil drawing features a mother and two cubs. The cubs have bodies and markings of young mountain lion cubs, but with coloring more like a red lionfish and spiny fins on the back of their legs and running down their back. They also have fins on the sides of their faces. The fins are more developed on the mother, who has flowing fins on the legs, sides of the face, and tail. The long spiny fins of a lionfish rise from her back and her color and striped patterning on her body is like a red lionfish.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 20d

Some more colored pencil work from earlier this year.

This is Randall, an Android bard, who brings some Firefly-inspired flare to his DnD game. The player had some specific props in mind for his character, which is always a lot of fun to incorporate!

#TTRPG #android #bard #DnDart #traditionalart

A colored pencil drawing of a western-themed automaton.
He has glowing yellow eyes and some areas are covered in casing that are a rusted metal, with some blue paint on the portions of his body above the knees. His neck and lower torso are more exposed with greyer metals compared to the more bronze and golden metals of his casing sections.
He wears a floppy hat, a thin leather shoulder cape, and is playing a banjo. A rifle is slung over his back and an oil can hangs on his right side.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you very much. <3

Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 22d

My first post was of an older piece, but here is a more recent work I finished. It is a colored pencil illustration of my current main character in Guild Wars 2 (I do RP/game on occasion!), a charr named Phaedra Growlchirp, who can speak with animals.

#GW2 #charr #traditionalart

A colored pencil illustration of my current main character, a charr named Phaedra Growlchirp who is walking toward the viewer. She is wearing deep green leather armor that has tan leathering sections and lavendar leaf and animal track embroidery details. Her feet, lower legs, and knees are protected with plate armor. She has markings similar to a pale golden tiger and her four ears are tufted like a caracal. Her top horns are long and twisted like a kudu antelope. Her mane is muted lavendar and styled in braids hanging over her right shoulder. A red reef drake walks besides her. He flanks her right, and he is large enough to reach her lower chest. A black long tailed widowbird flies over her right shoulder and a rose tarantula is on her upheld left forearm. Phaedra's face is turned to the tarantula with a friendly, listening expression.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 23d

Since this will be my first year on BlueSky, I should explain that I enjoy making hybrid animals inspired by episodes from the podcast Just the Zoo of Us.
In two previous Octobers, I shared ones I have been working on in daily posts for the month, coinciding with Artober (a daily art challenge).

A mostly black image with caption that reads "Hybrid Animal Artober is coming!" A small portion of the black is erased to reveal a peek at a hybrid creature. Something with four hands, fur in browns, blacks, and browns, and four yellow eyes peeking out of a furry head with small black ears.

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