#worm vampire

[flatw00ds]

I was commissioned to draw my own dang critters by the lovely @sneakteeth from Patreon, and BOY was it fun to revisit them. I must draw...more wormpires...how I have missed you, my dear sweet vvorms 

[flatw00ds]

VVORM QUESTIONS! deep wormy secrets revealed

[flatw00ds]

I was just kind of tooling around with my wormhead vampire concepts and it turned into a lamprey sorta thing! Not going to keep this head/body ratio (too similar to my other wormy vamps), but I like the eyes and mouth on this guy so maybe this speculative poke will be reincarnated into a better design later.

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[flatw00ds]

An alt take on the worm vampires, I think! Toying with the idea that the species has a lot of small variations, and the wormy vamps I’ve been drawing up to now are just one of the more common subtypes. Or maybe it’s just a close cousin species?

These guys are much bigger and chunkier than normal worm vamps and can’t fit into human disguises easily. Or at all, in some cases. On the flip side, they’re much more physically strong and have a LOT of protective padding around their slim internal vital structures. As they have difficulty posing as humans for anything but brief periods, their lairs are usually near large population centers, such as in abandoned office buildings.

I tried that greyscale + multiply layer method of painting and like the uncolored version a lot, so here’s that too:

[superspy6]

Wanted to do somthing special for New Year, so my resolution was to get back into art and what better way than to show my appreciation for a bunch of artists that inspired me over the years! Here’s somthing for you @flatw00ds @stardrunkart @jaymamon and @mintymaguire  Stravinski, Tony, Zayne and Carlos and all there amateurish quality xD

[flatw00ds]

How many legs do the worm-pores have? (I'm sorry, I just thought I'd ask, even though it's a stupid question)

I’ve thought about this a bit since the last time it was asked. Decided to roll a bit more with the grub/larvae aspect of em.

Their 3 primary leg pairs are clawed and have lil vestigial fingers/toes on em left over from being human. They don’t have an exoskeleton on their primary legs like most caterpillars or grubs,but they DO have a strong internal structure (save for the skull, worm vamps don’t really have a lotta bone in them, much like actual wormies). 

The average vampire will have 3-5 pairs of prolegs, for a total of 6-8 pairs of (and 12-16 individual) legs total. Their prolegs are not clawed, and though they look similar to the primary legs on the outside, have a doughier internal structure. They’re VERY strong at grabbing/squeezing stuff but not great at loadbearing. The squishy lil pads are quite grippy and malleable, and while they might not move the vamp along very fast (worm vamps will slither or hop if they need to scoot along real quick), they do allow them to cling upside down and scale most surfaces pretty easily–if somewhat sedately in pace.

[flatw00ds]

Got QUITE a few questions about this.

ESSENTIALLY: All worm vampires carry the disease/virus/whathaveyou that turned them initially, and can pass it on freely. The human immune system is, however, quite capable of repelling it under most circumstances. And saliva is not an ideal vector. Turning usually only happens in deliberate, pre-selected cases, or as a very rare accident.

I hope this answers yall thoroughly! Feel free to inquire further if you want more details.

EDIT: wow now i see all these spelling errors, thanks late-night brain i love it

[flatw00ds]

Will you ever draw a female counterpart to the wormie vampire I'm kinda curious of your take on it?

vampire worms are still vampires, so they’re definitely undead and definitely do not need to distinguish between genders for any practical purpose. It’s entirely possible that you actually CAN’T, because most non-essential organs/physical characteristics are trashed when ya go from human to worm monster (why waste valuable energy altering a useless body part to fit your new form, especially when that energy is at a premium?). It just doesn’t make sense on an evolutionary level when your species reproduces via infection.

Their human shapes probably could give you an indicator or two to go by, but they’re essentially shapeshifters so ???? good luck