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Dendrogaster (a crustacean that parasitizes starfish)

It’s like a lion fish

A Winged Hussar’s Zischägge, Poland, ca. 18th century, housed at the Wawel Royal Castle State Art Collection.

Hot take but there is no depiction of Dracula/Nosferatu that I think is scary or even interesting besides Eggers Count Orlok. Like, he looks like a sweaty lightbulb in every other movie but in Nosferatu 2024 he looks so perfect in every way. Historical and otherworldly, towing the line between corpse and nobleman.

Unique vintage male names, companion to this post:

There are less of them because people seemed to be less creative with naming their sons. Not sure why.

Ornate wheel-lock hand mortar/grenade launcher, Europe, 17th century

from Rock Island Auctions

hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

We’re getting so close to a weed helmet!!!

2001- A Kermit Odyssey

the dubious philosophy of salmon