#firefly squid!moon

[baconlysart]

It’s still

✨MerMay✨🐠

And I’ve been meaning to post these two lil’ cuties for weeks now. I did both the original design and my own tweaking of it.

The originals belong to @mocha-illustrates

[mocha-illustrates]

nO, nOOOoo wHY WOULD YOU DO THAT??!!

closeup + their original colors bc i think they look so pretty together :3

[hahskeleton]

This is @mocha-illustrates’s Firefly Squid!Moon!! I was going to draw Sunny too, but I didn’t get around to it. I probably still will draw him in the future, though!

I really like Moon’s design in this AU!! He’s glowing and also dark at the same time, it’s cool! I did want to draw a full-body shot of him but I didn’t have the time to. His tentacles are super cool as well!

[mocha-illustrates]

[ID: The first image is a digital sketch of Y/N holding Sea Butterfly!Sun in a large fishing net. Y/N stands to the right of Sun wearing a wetsuit. They are facing slightly right, with their right hand on their hip and the other hand supporting the handle of the net that rests over their shoulder. They are looking back at Sun with an amused smirk. To the left of them, Sun is slightly larger than human-sized. His whole body is inside the net besides his arms and head which are leaning onto the handle of the net. The net bends with his weight, and his crossed arms cradle his head as he looks at Y/N with an amused smile. The lineart is orange and the background is white. The artist’s signature in the bottom left follows the curve of the net and reads, “MOCHA ILLUSTRATES”.  The second image is a digital sketch of Y/N holding Firefly Squid!Moon in a large fishing net. Y/N stands to the left of Moon wearing a wetsuit. They are facing slightly left and are looking down curiously at Moon in the net. They have their hands up as they hoist the handle of the net above their head to hold Moon up. To their right, Moon is slightly larger than human-sized. He is upside and his tentacles are spilling out over the rim of the net. His arms are cradling his head as he looks up at Y/N with an annoyed expression. The lineart is blue and the background is white. The artist's signature in the bottom right follows the curve of the net and reads, “MOCHA ILLUSTRATES”. END ID.]

taking a break from drawing fish to draw more fish

anyway here are some quick sketches of my mer boys at their original sizes (?) I may ink and render these later but no promises <3

[mocha-illustrates]

[ID: A digital reference sheet of a firefly squid-themed mer design for Moon, containing various poses. On the right is a full-body drawing of Firefly Squid!Moon. His body and his head are a medium blue, and he has a scowl on his face, light blue cheeks and red eyes. His head is elongated, resembling the trunk of a squid and his fins are a dark blue. His arms, head and tentacles have a turquoise gradient on them and he has dark blue gills on his ribs. The inside of his tentacles are dark blue with light blue suckers, and the outside of his tentacles have light blue speckles. In the top left corner is a small reference photo of a firefly squid against a black background. To its right is another full-body drawing of Moon, this time from a side view. He is swimming up and to the right and his left arm reaches forward. Underneath is another full-body drawing of Moon biting a gray hand. He is leaning down, gripping the thumb with both hands and biting it angrily. Just above Moon is dark blue text that reads, “GGRHGRAGHRR”. Underneath him is a speech bubble pointing at the hand that reads, “Bro, ow.” The background is a light gray. END ID.]

firefly squid moon!!! he’s biting you affectionately (maybe).

bonus anglerfish moon sketches

[mocha-illustrates]

that's a whole lot of calamari

close-ups under the cut, as per usual

[mocha-illustrates]

[ID: Various digital sketches of Firefly Squid!Moon stretching and napping. In the top left is a sketch of Moon kneeling and leaning forward in a deep stretch resembling a cat’s. He is turned slightly left and his arms are pushed all the way forward. His eyes are closed and brows are furrowed in concentration, and there is dark blue text curving around Moon’s head that reads, “ssttreeetchh…” To his right is a smaller sketch of Moon napping. He is turned slightly right and his body is curled in on itself and his arms are crossed over his knees. His eyes are closed peacefully and his head is cradled by his arms. Just above him is vertical blue text that reads “zzz”. In the bottom left is a small sketch of Moon napping. He is turned slightly right and is laying on his side. His knees are tucked up and he’s got one arm up to cradle his head as he sleeps. Just above him is vertical blue text that reads “zzz”. To his right is another larger sketch of Moon stretching. His body is facing slightly right and he is kneeling on top of his tentacles. His back is arched as he stretches his left arm straight in the air and his right arm is behind his head. He’s got closed eyes, furrowed brows and his mouth is open wide in a yawn. To the left of his head is blue text that reads, “YAAAAWNN”. The lineart for all sketches are dark blue and Moon’s silhouettes are filled with light blue. The background is a desaturated, medium blue. END ID.]

eepy squid doodles

closeups under cut

[mocha-illustrates]

Hello I just wanted to say I LOVE Sea Butterfly Sun and Firefly Squid Moon and I have this overwhelming urge to gently kiss each of them on their adorable noggins-

Also all of your art is amazing

Have a great day!

AAAA thank you, you're so sweet! They love you too!!!