#turtlebirds

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I’ve seen your hearts, don’t you forget

From where you walk to where you rest

All that’s past to what comes next Lovers, brothers, killers, friends

i had fun with my double mutation au :) i love my birds. and the sea. and kiltro.

▹ Mikey is a peacock. He is a pirate that sails the gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea with his mismatched crew. He was a slave in american colony before a cowboy helped him escape and get to the sea where he got his ultimate freedom.

▹ Leo is a magnificent frigatebird. No ties, no bounds, no limits, he is always on the move, soaring around the coasts of Mexico and across adjacent ocean. One day he makes a friend with a captain of the ship and crosses paths with him constantly during his wanders, chit-chatting and warning him about british ships in the area.

▹ Donnie is an aloof turkey vulture. During the storm he injuries his wing and gets stuck on the coast where a wandering fisherman finds him and helps him back on his feet.

more thoughts: after Donnie helps Mikey escape they take course towards the coast and Donnie shows Mikey his home - endless canyons and deserts under the cover of scorching sun and freezing nights :] Mikey cant fly, but he has his sea that will take him anywhere he wants and that's all that matters to him. his life goal is to help other unfortunate souls and fight against oppression and he follows his path diligently

seabirds have dense bones so they can dive. terrestrial birds float. Leo really wants Donnie to know that there is a whole world hidden underwater :D

in this story they dont stay together. they meet, have an adventure, and part ways. they all want different things from life, and yet they always find each other again and again. on land, on sea, in air. Mikey invites Leo and Donnie to spend time on the ship with him. Donnie shows them the inlands. Leo shows them the waters. your home is where your family is and it happened to be always moving

i made these guys as part of the magma activities with no strings attached but they grew on me and they have lore now 𓅐

kiltro!!!!! i love kiltro. this whole au is build on kiltro. mi capitán, curicó, if I lead, the drunk. kiltro.

and sketches/finals compilation as a treat

the canyon scene sketch was made by @theartsybat, thank you <3

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you both lived

and died

like a dog

i have a cowboy au now apparently. enjoy

wild west prompt did something to me, i dont know where all that vigor came from. locked in one (1) color combination and was just having a lot of fun with composition. it was never this good guys. im thrilled. also managed to weasel myself into two collabs and did a bit of terraforming in them

after all the horrors i decided that the blorbos deserved some peace once in a while. behold, the flower pit

oops almost forgot about The Bird. turkey vultures for the win. if you cant fight em join em

shout out to the new people who joined and decided to listen me ramble about color theory for the fourth time. this is an initiation ritual now

thank you for hosting the magma and I as always am grateful for opportunity to hang out. love you guys

@weeklymagmas

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Underwater Theme Post [more art under the cut]

Donnie with his spinosaurus, Pebble :) yoinked this composition straight from POT screenshot

Leo as magnificent frigatebird. their wing and tail shape is just immaculate. his pose is a little funky since I wrangled him into space between other peoples drawings

frigatebirds are one of the fastest birds in the world and their deeply forked tail grants them good air manoeuvrability

and what magma would it be without angst. get drowned under the ice idiot

if that wasnt enough the madman @theartsybat joined and added the view from another side

they are doing just fine. dont worry about it

I LIKE water, I wish I had more time with this theme. beach episode jam, Im looking forward to you

I can tell my general composition abilities have improved during magma sessions. drawing consistently and peer pressure are doing wonders to your skill

thank you, @weeklymagmas

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time to get drunk and chill out in this quiet lagoon

and to interact with the animal skulls of course

I originally wanted to finish my beach piece in csp and render everything but i got tired so! it is fine as it is. I got my water practice out of it and i am happy

peacock mikey for my bird collection :) i like the scratchy look of this

@dangerousgiantlime drew Raphael and i contributed a little snapper skull :3c

thank you, @weeklymagmas