Dimensional Wanderings

A dimensional traveler unable to settle in any one realm. || Please keep all asks clean.

[pokemon-ash-aus]

TERMINATED ACCOUNT @phlurrii

Hey guys, wanted to give peeps the headsup that Phlurrii's account was outright terminated randomly today.

Please be aware that she did NOT delete her account or block anyone.

“Hi guys, I’m not really sure how to even type this out, but tumblr just terminated my entire account, side blogs and all. I’m not sure what happened beyond that long time follower messaged me and I went to reply; then boom. Deleted off the face of the planet. Losing everything I worked on for 4 years, all the art, asks, theories, comics, and community is kinda insane? I’ve reached out to tumblr, but there no guarantee. So um… I don’t know, honestly I don’t know.” - Phlurri

She has already gone to Tumblr Support and we are hoping she gets her account back.

@staff While she has already submitted a support ticket, please reinstate her blog, She has not done anything to violate ToS rules.

[mewtwoandme]

@staff

[boss-of-armadildos]

You have to tag @support, not staff... the Staff account doesn't pay attention. Support (rumoredly) does.

[pokemon-ash-aus]

You heard them chat

@support

[pokemon-ash-aus]

Gonna reblog this so more peeps are aware.

[pokemon-ash-aus]

Phlurri still has heard no response just yet, but I'm hoping it's just because it's the weekend as someone else has pointed out in a reblog!

[pokemon-ash-aus]

@support my friend deserves a response!!!

[mewtwoandme]

@support

[loupy-mongoose]

@support

[phantomkinoc13]

Some Anti-AI banners i made, anyone is free to use them, no credit necessary. Light mode and Dark mode versions.

Art and writing and people’s rights need to be protected, and AI has been used already to steal, plagiarize, and be used to threaten people using deepfakes.

As an artist and a writer, it’s an insult to my craft to see AI “works” along side mine.

Like i said, anyone is welcome to save/put these banners on their blog, or on posts, please just reblog this if you do.

[factual-fantasy]

I'm a little late to post this, but here are all the art fight attacks/revenges I did this year!

This was my first ever year participating and it was a lot more fun than I thought it would be! None of the stuff people warned me of happened so that's good too XDD I cant wait to do it again next year! :DD

(None of these attack characters belong to me, their creators are listed/linked in order below the cut🫶)

Mago Dewin (Maggie) - @elegysonnet

Meringue - @bbbubbleboyzzz

Captain Andrea - @persoindlaeg

Sunspeaker - @shockwave-the-dog

Stryker - @60wattlightbulb

ALTM!Mewtwo - @lu-the-artist

Cleo @al-weri

Pearl - @psychic-nature

Sarah and Eevee - @francine-draws

[psychic-nature]

I’m still gushing at how pretty Pearl looks in your style!!

Thank you so much for attacking her!! And I’m so glad you had fun with Artfight!

[vanilla-waffles]

5 Years 110 Days! My art fight attack from yesterday!

[Artfight] @psychic-nature

[psychic-nature]

VERBENA MY CUTIE

[vmcross-art]

Attacks #77-95 (excluding some interaction ones)

That's a big batch not gonna lie bc I always forgetting to upload them on Tumblr XD

[ @crewel-intentions; @slobberfox; @malachimoet; ZetaXO; Zack_Spades; Ango; WolfofWinter; @foofyarts; @ask-ssec; rockii; @novatheartist16; @eeveonaartz; @psychic-nature; @the-sleepysiren; @fenrisfawkes ]

[psychic-nature]

These look really good! Thank you for drawing Psy!!

[psychic-nature]

Hi! I’m doing Artfight again this year!

[sentient-mawce]

RAT MUG!!!!

[psychic-nature]

@owlisaurus

[galaxylover06]

Sonic Christmas Carol AU but actually it's not because it's based off the MLP episode I was obsessed with as a child

[psychic-nature]

I love this so much! The designs are amazing!

I think Silver is my favorite here though, the half obscured face is brilliant!

[the-ancient-dragons]

SeaWing Study!

Featuring Porpoise, a character for a future project!

Details, explanation, and more art below. Otherwise, next week are the NightWings. See you then!!

For SeaWings I really like winding poses to show their tails off. I wanted it to go from multiple angles and orientations. I also made them longer, but I think it works. It only makes them more eel-like and would support their cruising swimming style (and my headcanon skimming swimming style, which I hope to draw one day!).

[the-ancient-dragons]

Starting Pantala off strong with the SilkWings!

You know how it it. Joy and Tui yes, me no. Just adding my flair.

Details and explanation below.

Otherwise, next week are HiveWings! See you then!

More overcomplicated dragons.

Ramble time.

Given how Tui based the Pantalan tribes off insects (and I have a few words on that later-) I wanted a similar design feature to unite and separate the Pantalan tribes from the Pyrrhian. Where the Pyrrhian tribes are all reptilian based, the Pantalan tribes have a bit of bird thrown in there. They're all going to have a beak-like structure to their snout which is supposed to be a mix of beak and bug mandibles.

To start, for the SilkWing beak, I heavily referenced bees. The shape of their beak emulates that of a honeybee from the side. Even their tongue is based on a honeybee's, as I thought they naturally fit into a nectivorous lifestyle. This comes more from the butterfly side of Tui's design influences, as well as the popular honeydrop treats they like. (I just checked the wiki to verify that they're vegetarian; lo and behold, it says they eat nectar. You need the proper tongue for that!)

That being said, if Pantala has giant carnivorous plants... can't it have giant flowers too?

But in canon SilkWings don't just eat nectar. They eat fruits and some vegetables. Those require proper teeth to chew them so I based them off of fruit bat teeth.

Oh, and, I'm sure you've noticed the scales by now. I always loved the way Blue and Luna's covers looked, specifically Luna's and the way her scales are really shiny like beetle elytras. I did my best to emulate the way light bounces and reflects, even down to the little bumps and ridges. This dragon isn't as dark as it looks, is what I'm trying to say, it's just a result of the way its scales reflect light.

And, speaking of the scales, I referenced pangolins! Among being a perfect reference they are also the most highly trafficked animal in the world, which sort of fits for SilkWings............ I didn't write Pantala's lore. :|

That's all! See you next week for the HiveWings!

[the-ancient-dragons]

HiveWing. Overcomplicated. But also not?

Joy and Tui, y'all cooked, I just put my own spin on it.

Details and explanation below.

Otherwise, next week are LeafWings! See you then!

More overcomplicated dragons.

I thought I had fun with the RainWing.

I was wrong. This was FUN.

Of all the ones I've done this design is nearly identical to the original. I'm not saying that to toot my own horn, it just somehow came out like that because I found the perfect references (and avoided altering the skull too much lol). Let's talk about them!

First, an unlikely one: iguanas. I originally picked them for their spines, but when I saw their eyes and large jaw scale (or whatever it is) I knew I'd found the new reptile base for the HiveWings. I also included the little snout and under-the-chin spikes they have; it just fits perfectly for a beetle-and wasp inspired dragon.

Speaking of beetles and wasps: I took heavy inspiration for the HiveWing's 'beak' from wasp mandibles. I love the way the mouth looks originally and wanted to preserve and exaggerate it. So, when creating the beak, I combined the jagged jaws of wasps with the curved beak of an African fish eagle. To top it off I referenced the rhinoceros beetle (obviously) for the horn on the nasion.

(The nasion is a point where your nose meets your forehead between your eyes). The HiveWing's horn isn't directly on it but I couldn't think of another word.

I actually wanted the entire head to have an insect-like feel, that's why the snout and forehead are built from large plates (once again referenced from rhino beetles).

Lastly, besides the lion-inspired teeth, an incredible animal called the nyala was responsible for the back horns. Whoever photographed that bull in that exact angle: thank you.

Let's see how badly I mess up the LeafWings next week. If you've read this far, perhaps let me know if you would like to see all of my personal headcanons for the LeafWings? For Alate Atta's Ascension I use a design where they have four wings and extra frills to look like leaves. I can do one closer to canon where they're more like a Pyrrhian tribe and another where they visually fit in with the other Pantalan tribes. Let me know!

[loupy-mongoose]

I have an important message!!! Make sure to turn off third-party sharing on all your blogs, apparently Tumblr made a deal with Midjourney and OpenAI to scrape photos on Tumblr

Yes, thank you! I've been trying to remember to turn those off as I make new blogs, but it's good to spread awareness on!

Folks, go into your settings, scroll all the way down until you find this, and make sure it is ON.

It's a bit confusing terminology, but it's a double negative thing. Turning it ON prevents the use of your art in AI. So make sure the toggle is BLUE!

The fact that it's OFF by default and has double negative wording is INFINITELY infuriating. >:( Why can't people get it through their thick numb skulls that ARTISTS DON'T WANT THEIR ART USED IN AI.

Please pardon my emotion, I'm just sick and tired of people thinking we want that.

If there's a different AI toggle I should know about please let me know. As far as I'm aware this is the only one.

[loupy-mongoose]

Reblogging with an addition for the mobile users.

[psychic-nature]

Noooo Tumblr why must you do this

[comicaurora]

this chapter has hit a new record for Cool Ideas I Wanted To Use But Couldn't and it's killing me a little

[psychic-nature]

This is such a mood when writing anything!

But at least you can hoard what ideas you didn’t use like a secret candy stash for later!

[the-ancient-dragons]

How to Spot a Dragon Before it Spots You!

(Written by a human for humans in the Wings of fire universe).

Transcriptions of my chicken scratch and closeups of each tribe will come soon!

Otherwise, next week I begin Overcomplicating the Pantala tribes. See you then!

I was inspired by a bird of prey identification poster at my sister's school. It had a very similar layout. I really loved the coloured poses and the multiple silhouettes and thought it would work so well for the Wings of Fire dragons. I'd seen another artist experiment with their wings shapes and wanted to give it a try myself. This is the result! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

All the designs you see here are not final - I drew these without properly planning their full bodies, but the final versions I will try to keep as similar as possible. The only change I might make is the position of their wings. I also won't go back and change this because it doesn't need it. They look good enough like this and, who knows, the changes I make might not be enough that the final designs would be any different. I will be doing a lot of muscle and skeletal anatomy, possibly written in the perspective of a NightWing since they seem like the type to explore the insides of a dragon for science.

This, however, is written in the perspective of a very lucky human who saw these dragons and lived to tell the tale. Or maybe it was a collaborative effort between multiple people adding their own wisdoms, like the Dragon Manual in HTTYD 1. I haven't read Dragonslayer but I think they refer to the dragons as '[element] dragon' (not [Element]Wing at least). I also think that they're not sure RainWings exist (at least according to the 'Here Be Dragons?' over the rainforest, but I didn't want to exclude them from this piece).

The main purpose this guide would serve in-universe would be to help humans identify dragons, preferably before ever being seen. That's why I used a lot of auditory and movement descriptions unique to each tribe, ways that a person could identify a dragon without needing to be close.

I'll be splitting the closeups into 3 and 4 tribes each following this post so you're not scrolling for 10 years (you still will be but I'll try to keep it brief. Will I succeed? No!

Stay tuned next week for the beginning of Overcomplicating the Pantalan Tribes: SilkWings!!!

[psychic-nature]

This is so cool!!!!

[linkeduniverse]

Entrance pt.2

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[psychic-nature]

I did it!

I got cover all! (Minus Traitor but I have NEVER traitored in five years of Artfight. We don’t talk about Traitor in my Artfight corner.)

[vanilla-waffles]

4 Years 106 Days! My art fight attacks from yesterday!

First: [Art fight] Second and fifth: [Art fight] @a-shy-mimiktwo Third: [Art fight] @psychic-nature Fourth and sixth: [Art fight] @lieutenant-fred

[psychic-nature]

Thank you for drawing Vaga!