#talecember

[auroragrimoire]

TALECEMBER - Art challenge

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair to me"

Chapter 1 - The Princess in the Tower

"*REDACTED* was a regular girl whose talents were cultivated with fear and high expectations. To bear her pain, she hid her heart behind heavy walls at the end of the Tower of the West sky. 

When she made a wish, she dreamed of a thorn garden which would guard her most precious treasure so no one could ever find it."

[curlyradiant]

Started this project only to get immediately hammered with school and work. Anyway, here are Talecember days 2 and 3! Floral and Agriculture.

[auroragrimoire]

TALECEMBER - Art challenge

"Shake and quiver, little tree, throw gold and silver down to me."

Chapter 4: The future queen’s revenge.

“There was once a girl who lived in servitude. Humiliated and dishonored, she wished to be dressed in white as a dove’s feather. She escalated quickly in the social order and gained power to make her wish come true: to seek revenge against her so-called family."

[auroragrimoire]

TALECEMBER - Art challenge

"Nibble nibble little mouse, who is nibbling at my house?"

Chapter 3: The lost girl embraced by fire.

“When the lost siblings were deceived by the feast at the gingerbread house. The young brother fell asleep after eating all the sawdust and never woke up again. The older sister was kissed by the flames at the door of the oven. When she wished and wished, her brother woke up again and since then, the siblings will carry the burden of the flames until every witch is dead."

[auroragrimoire]

TALECEMBER - 2022 Fairy Tale Art challenge

@maeirys and I created an art challenge as an excuse to draw illustrations based on one of our favorite themes!

This years edition, we are going to draw Magical Girls inspired on some of the most well known fairy tales compiled by the Grimm Brothers!

We let fortune decide for us and i'll draw the "Hero's version of the story"

What fate awaits to these magical girls?

You are more than welcome to participate as well!

Just remember to use the hagstag #Talecember and #Talecember2022

Enjoy!

[auroragrimoire]

TALECEMBER - Art challenge

"Oh Grandmother, what horrible big mouth you have."

Chapter 2: The girl who runs through the woods.

“Collete was the youngest girl in a big family. Teased by her many older brothers, she quickly defined her personality with bravery, intelligence and joyful rivalry. But her bravado quickly proved dangerous when she accepted the wrong challenge entering the forbidden forest. When she made her wish, she learned all the secret paths hidden in the woods. Leaving behind a path painted in red."

[grimereactor]

Talecember 29th: Forest

Prompt 29: Forest

On the world of Tuule many analogues to life on Earth. The existence of photosynthetic plant life itself is a marvel of convergent evolution. The structure of forests, however, is quite different from that of Earth. Being tidally locked, Tuulian photosynthesizers do not have the luxury to grow in any direction they please. And while you may think the uninterrupted stream of sunlight is more beneficial, Tuule’s atmosphere is subject to regular storms usually lasting 4-5 days at a time, as well as outlier storms that can last for even longer. Naturally, the plants of Tuule have evolved to live with these environmental aspects.

Cliff-Forests are the most prevalent forested formation, defined by their gradual slope facing the north (sunny) side, and a sheer drop-off facing the south (cold) side. These form because of plants trying to out-compete each other for sunlight. Here’s how it works. A row of trees grow. A second row of trees grow, but they grow a bit higher, otherwise they would be blocked by the first plant’s shadow. Another row grows behind that, and another, and another, until the trees hit their limit for how high they can grow. As time goes on, the accumulation of plant matter forms into a natural sloped hill until the hill itself hits it’s height limit and stays a cliff, or collapses and forms a valley. Cliff forests are prevented from forming in front of themselves because of vast wall fungi that feed off of detritus and water that flows down the hill. They also keep from forming in front of each other because Tuule trees are usually one singular individual plant interconnected through root and scaffolding, and larger forests are ones that keep themselves alive. Nevertheless, forests from other plants can form in front of others, creating Sawtooth Hills. This kind of formation is distinguishable by the formation of multiple hills with gradual slopes leading to steep drop-offs. The hills in shadow no longer sustain forests, instead housing things like skyscraper plants, non-photosynthetic life, and waterways where the base of one hill meets the cliff of another. 

[grimereactor]

Talecember 26th: Symbiosis

Prompt 26: Symbiosis

Symbiotic life is quite prevalent on Tuule. Here are some curated examples for your reading pleasure.

Sockwhales are, unlike what their name implies, a complex invertebrate lifeform that has developed symbiotic relationships with a species of microorganisms. Their name comes from their bodies bearing a general resemblance to that of wind socks with wings attached, as well as their main habitat being that of Tuule’s upper atmosphere. Their lives consist mainly of inhaling clouds of aeroplankton. Their symbiotic relationship is prevalent when you take a look at their wings, which are actually microorganism colonies that grows out into large mats. These microorganisms benefit by having their home be up in the sky, far away from most predators, as well as greater access to sunlight. The Sockwhales benefit by having a much larger lifting surface to keep themselves in the air perpetually, spending little energy keeping aloft themselves. 

Some animals have taken symbiosis to the next level, becoming ‘Composite Lifeforms’. The largest group of these organisms is a family classified as the ‘Pseudovertebrates”. At first animals from this family puzzled xenobiologists, as it seemed that they had somehow evolved a bone composition and structure completely different from that of Tuule vertebrates, despite being closely related in several other ways. It was discovered that the bones of Pseudovertebrates were a completely different species of heavy metal accreting microorganism which had integrated itself within Pseudovertebrate bodies long ago. The resulting combination is a variety of forms that have evolved into a wide spread of niches. Pseudovertebrate life cycles differ from that of Tuule Vertebrates in that they are born with a frail bone structure and go into a cocoon stage in which their much stronger symbiote bones form. These bones are made from a variety of heavy-metal blended materials, and can vary in composition between species and geological regions. Mutations in the microorganism affect Pseudovertebrates differently, allowing for a wider variety of forms than would be with a conventional skeleton. The animals themselves benefit from this by having an incredibly strong bone structure, an efficient way to sequester heavy metals from their own bodies, and greater evolutionary flexibility. The microorganisms benefit by having a steady nutrient flow provided by the animal and a secure home. 

Quindecapedes are a prime example of Pseudovertebrate biology. Quindecapedes live primarily underground in the vast caverns of Tuule. What was a pair of front legs has since fused and become a large excavation apparatus in which they use to carve out tunnels. Their fourteen other legs help in further carving out and stamping down tunnel walls. They have a hard carapace that protects them from the incredibly strong jaws and teeth of other Pseudovertebrates. Their carapace also secretes special compounds that can break down Dyprine-bound soil, allowing them to tunnel into underground regions that other organisms cannot. A trait that is common amongst other Pseudovertebrates is a specialized bony protrusion at the base of their spines that can be used to sense vibrations within soil. This can be used to ‘hear out’ moving objects and hollow cavities like tunnels within the ground. This is another reason why Quindecapedes have fourteen legs, their unique gait can be heard and recognized by other Quindecapedes.