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Art request
Looking for an artist to draw my oc.
The species is pastinachus sephen, the common cowtail stingray, not to be confused with the other pastinachus cowtail stingrays, those being ater, gracilicaudus, solocirostris and stellurostris, the "broad", "narrow", "roughnose" and "starrynose" respectively.
I want it to be cartoony, cute and anthropomorphic, and by anthropomorphic I mean the true definition of the word, not a humanoid figure with stingray traits, essentially just the animal itself but with a sort of human expression.
Cowtails have a few details that are key to remember, if you want to draw them so they don't look like any stingray, which is exactly what I want.
Most obvious is the shape of their tail. It's fairly unique so study it well. Be sure to see where the stinger is. It's about where the feathered part starts, not at the end.
Unlike a lot of rays they have a fairly short face, though it's not without its iconic little nub at the end.
Their main body is somewhat circular but tapers mildly to the sides. People say it's reminiscent of a certain aircraft's wings, though I forget which.
Where their main flaps approach the tail, there are two little flippers which are short and broad.
They are somewhat orange in color, though often seen carrying sand on their backs, which can give the illusion of appearing white or gray.
Their mouth forms a little "3" shape, which I think is pretty cute, though inside the mouth is a bit complicated, so probably best that they're drawn with the mouth closed.
Those holes above the mouth are nostrils by the way.
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