shell beasties
A selection of shell inhabitants.
2021-05-25 16:40:10 +0000 UTC
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worm wuv
Thinking about lizards and worms and how they might interact.
2021-05-25 16:39:21 +0000 UTC
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payments paused for June
Hi folks! My schoolyear is almost over, but I'm still not quite on top of patreon obligations, I'm going to be putting it on hold for the next month as well. Thank you for your continued support!
2021-05-22 19:02:15 +0000 UTC View PostComing of age in Duhr: baby’s first debt-obligation
Being formally indebted is an important responsibility
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Babby lizzer is excited because it’s their first step towards adulthood
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Duhra use fake banknotes and logbooks from a young age, tabulating obligations and debts as they play childhood games
Children who forget are chided about it— l...
2021-04-20 17:25:23 +0000 UTC
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2021-03-29 Duhr border
Duhr's truly nasty set of border defenses make them a tough nut to crack.
2021-04-19 13:38:03 +0000 UTC
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2021-03-20 doodles
shell doodles, not a ton of context to add
2021-04-13 15:11:57 +0000 UTC
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Duhr Design Language
A set of sketches exploring the design language of Duhr-- specifically their airships!
2021-04-11 18:27:23 +0000 UTC
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2021-04-05 baby daggerfly
A lizard meets a baby daggerfly.
Daggerflies are ambush predators with radial wings and a pointed body. They hover at high altitude, using specialized eyes to scan the ground underneath them. When something is detected, daggerflies drop onto, and impale their prey. Whatever they pin down is digested in place, using a stomach that they evert like a starfish.
Daggerflies are ambush predators with radial wings and a pointed body. They hover at high altitude, using specialized eyes to scan the ground underneath them. When something is detected, daggerflies drop onto, and impale their prey. Whatever they pin down is digested in place, using a stomach that they evert like a starfish.
Naturally, daggerflies are terrifying to lizards.
The babies, however, are harmles...
2021-04-10 15:16:42 +0000 UTC
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recent inactivity
Dear Patrons,
I have been very sporadic about keeping this Patreon updated, and I am behind on offering backer rewards. As a result, I will be pausing Patreon for at least a month while I build up a buffer of things to post, and fulfill overdue backer rewards.
I will still be posting art, but billing is suspended for the time being.
Thank you for supporting me, and thanks for your understanding!
Best,
caba111
lizard meets a fragment of a management engine in the ruins
A pale, glowing worm beckons. It's leading the artificer to something, a complicated chunk of ceramic in the middle of a cavernous, open space.
Has a living management engine dispatched part of itself to guide the artificer, to show it something of interest?
Or is this the neural fragments of a dead Management Engine, floundering in the dark in an attempt to restore functionality to its systems.
2021-02-28 06:46:14 +0000 UTC
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Has a living management engine dispatched part of itself to guide the artificer, to show it something of interest?
Or is this the neural fragments of a dead Management Engine, floundering in the dark in an attempt to restore functionality to its systems.
2021-02-10 depths of Duhr
While the walls of Duhr are stone and ceramic, the buildings aren't. It's an ancient, layered wooden city. The upper stories have a new, freshly-milled look and feel. The lower stories are deep, dark, and mossy. Rather than being cramped, Duhr actually opens up in its lower areas. Shaded waterways and moss-covered courtyards, sometimes lit by a passing beam of sunlight. Visitors remark that it feels more like a deep forest than a city.
2021-02-12 16:02:18 +0000 UTC
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a small party on the roof
While Family culture has its fair share of concerts and festivals, music sometimes plays a more personal role. In a highly social, public culture, choosing to share a song in private is especially meaningful.
2021-02-12 15:55:56 +0000 UTC
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atlantic knight
Rides a fishdragon and protects the Atlantic coast
2021-02-11 19:23:43 +0000 UTC
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repairs in the depths of a family compound
Most Family compounds are ancient, and extend deep underground. It takes a lot to keep a Family running, and the innumerable cellars, tunnels, crawlspaces, and shafts are filled with generations of mechanical detritus.
Family service areas aren't an eldritch mess like the ruins, but a more "conventional" mess. Old cranky machines up next to newer ones, pipes that go nowhere, diagrams that are missing, incomplete, or completely wrong, equipment that was ostensibly disconnected b... 2021-02-02 04:45:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Family service areas aren't an eldritch mess like the ruins, but a more "conventional" mess. Old cranky machines up next to newer ones, pipes that go nowhere, diagrams that are missing, incomplete, or completely wrong, equipment that was ostensibly disconnected b... 2021-02-02 04:45:03 +0000 UTC View Post
not dead; thesis
I am in the midst of part two of my thesis, but I'm alive and doing well. More art (finished commissions as well as Shell stuff) coming then.
2021-02-02 02:55:53 +0000 UTC View Postvulture family WIP
A pirate ship being salvaged by a family who... specializes in salvage. The own 2 double-hulled floating "drydocks,"
They practically live in their salvage ships, which are huge and always plodding around the peninsula. People call them vultures.
it's not uncommon for them to try to scoop up pieces of a ship that's still... inhabited. Tear into a bulkhead and find a bunch of shaken-up pirates, still on board and looking for a ride home.
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Temple states ship
tenative design for temple states airships
2021-01-06 19:27:34 +0000 UTC
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uniforms
thinking about military uniforms. can you guess who is who?
2021-01-02 04:54:14 +0000 UTC
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2020-12–7 visiting the grave
lizzer visting a close one's grave
2020-12-20 17:21:21 +0000 UTC
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2020-12-09 playing game
a doodle that I may or may not finish.
When you play an old master at their own game, you best not get distracted.
2020-12-20 03:41:30 +0000 UTC
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When you play an old master at their own game, you best not get distracted.
Federal artificing lab
A laboratory where the Federal Family studies artifacts. While artifacts can be categorized, no two are exactly alike. Each artifact needs its properties mapped and explored. While common artifacts are usually harmless, this task isn't without risk. Sometimes a benign looking artifact will do something dangerous, or suck enough energy to give you heatstroke or make your channeling organs burn.
The Federal Family not own owns vast labs, but also huge collections of artifacts. They... 2020-12-19 02:30:42 +0000 UTC View Post
The Federal Family not own owns vast labs, but also huge collections of artifacts. They... 2020-12-19 02:30:42 +0000 UTC View Post
back in business
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your patience while I've been inactive the last weeks. My semester is, as of yesterday, 100% over, and I hope to be back to my baseline amount of lizard art shortly. Wishing everyone who's celebrating happy holidays (happy Hanukah for me) and the winter possible.
2020-12-04 light show
wip painting of a channeling light show and its audience. not done yet.
2020-12-11 20:51:09 +0000 UTC
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Federal fixed wing aircraft.
Unpredictable weather, altitude limitations, and the fact that airships have been around for hundreds of years make fixed-wing aircraft rarely-seen, specialized tools in The Shell.
One faction that uses them is the Federal government, which prioritizes stability and reliability. This Federal packet runner is designed for one job-- delivering news and Federal commands faster than an airship can. It's robust, paired wings, and push-pull engines give it a surprising amount of maneuverai... 2020-12-11 20:50:40 +0000 UTC View Post
One faction that uses them is the Federal government, which prioritizes stability and reliability. This Federal packet runner is designed for one job-- delivering news and Federal commands faster than an airship can. It's robust, paired wings, and push-pull engines give it a surprising amount of maneuverai... 2020-12-11 20:50:40 +0000 UTC View Post