#xirsian

[leviathan-sushi]

been fiddling with the designs of our sci-fi setting on and off for a bit, and i think we finally got something, at least for the xirsians-

We're trying to tackle nailing down our alien designs one piece at a time instead of trying to overhaul the whole design in one go so we're less likely to fiddle with specific details forever and ever...

design process[??? probably not the term I'm looking for] under the cut

i think the biggest step in the right direction with these guys was making their eyes look less traditionally "friendly" since one of the xirsians' main things was always that their faces looked "expressionless and staring" to the other sophonts and they way we drew their features [especially their eyes] did NOT reflect that for the longest time-

[leviathan-sushi]

Yet again updating these stupid birds, like the ratite look more than the raptor

also deciding they lick their eyes like a gecko because yes

[leviathan-sushi]

Assorted aliens to practice making their expressions more toony/loose!!

[leviathan-sushi]

some doodles ironing out design elements for the xirsians! we've been trying to actually think about the environments our aliens live in and how they've evolved to thrive

[leviathan-sushi]

Holy wow alien content!! We've been working on updating our alien critters' designs and lore, it's slow going since we can never agree on designs but we're getting there!

In the meantime have a vendri and a xirsian, and thanks for being patient with us c:>

[leviathan-sushi]

A bunch of alien doodles from the past while! Hard to remember exactly who drew what- -Addispam

[leviathan-sushi]

@chickenpeep77 I've been meaning to delve into this!

Xirsians' upper jaw moves instead of the lower one! Their skull structure's sort of "upside-down."

This is a very very rough doodle, not the best at bones, but i feel it gets the basic idea across! Their mouth kinda moves like a Muppet for lack of a better comparison.

As for the brain, it's in their chest! The head does have a sensory organ extension of it in there though.

Sorry if any of this made zero sense, I'm awful at putting my thoughts into words. But, thank you for the questions, it really does help develop these guys! -Austin

[leviathan-sushi]

some study doodles of xirsian peets! their feet are weird