Parallels between Aloy/Lizbet and Kiri/Grace compelled me to doodle this and then i started thinking about Na'vi clans vs the Tribes in Horizon + more biodiversity and developing cultures and the like.
Also just like,,, love Kotallo
Not sure i'll go further with it but I thought it was neat
Continuation from this post where i was musing about Na'vi biodiversity as a species and how environment might affect them, I thought I would draw them out while i took some notes on what I thought might change/be different among Na'vi.
Again these are all just headcanons and excuses for me to draw more ocs lol, but i would love to hear what people think!
Just incase people dont want to attempt to read my handwriting (or if tumblr eat the quality of the pic too much) Im gonna type up my notes below. (Also elaborating on some of the notes some more)
Forest Na'vi*
Default for sake of comparisons*
- Yellow eyes most common
- 'Tiger' stripes
- Brighter blue skin tones
- Average height around 9-10ft
- Thin tail with tuft of 'fluff' at the very end
- Longer pointed ears
- Generally thin toned build for climbing trees
Reef Na'vi
- Blue and green eyes most common
- Wave-like stripes
- Softer teal skin tones
- Average height slightly taller, around 9-10.5ft
- Smaller/shorter ears
- Nictitating membranes (3rd eyelid for better sight while swimming)
- Fins on arms and Legs for swimming
- Broader 'swimmers' shoulders
- Paddle tail
Cliff Na'vi
- Yellow eyes most common
- Slightly wavier stripes
- Teal/Aqua blue skin tones
- Average height around 9-10ft
- Smaller fins and Paddle tail (Similar to Reef Na'vi)
- Happy medium between Forest and Reef for both ease of swimming and climbing cliffs
Plains Na'vi
- Yellow eyes most common
- Spotted 'cheetah' pattern rather than stripes
- Darker blue skin tones
- Average slightly shorter height, around 7.5-9.5ft
- 'Tear marks' allow for protection from the sun
- Longer tails with more gradual fluff at the end
Mountain Na'vi
- Blue eyes most common
- Spotted 'snow leopard' pattern rather than stripes
- Blue-Grey skin tones
- Much taller than average, around 10-14ft
- Small rounded ears, better in the cold
- Generally larger builds, able to put on more fat in order to keep warm in cold climates
-Clawed hands and feet for better grip while climbing
- Larger fluffy tail
River Na'vi
- Blue and green eyes most common
- 'Rippled' stripes
- Deep Teal skin tones
- Average height around 9-12ft
- Broader shoulders from swimming, similar to Reef
- Fins on arms and Legs for swimming
- Thicker Crocodilian tail
- Hard 'plates' on tail and fins
- Nictitating membranes (3rd eyelid for better sight while swimming)
- Webbing between fingers and toes?
ArtFight Attack on @knarme-art of their OC Kxasi and his Ikran!
Kxasi's design is so cool and detailed he was such a fun character to work on and his Ikran's design is so beautiful! I'm still trying to actually figure out how to draw Ikran and their markings, so im still not the most confident in it but i feel like im getting somewhere at least!
OOp have some unfinished WIPs that will probably never get around to finishing :P
I started doodling Anthe again and shifting their story in a less "canon adjacent" direction and more just lots of OCs and things. I might come back to it again later if I have any good ideas.
Anyways, here's Teyo. A friend or more ? for Anthe's anxious ass