free-wheeling and whimsical

~ bæn ~

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As you might be aware I have big feelings about all besnouted creatures, but recently something has been grating on me. Sometimes, when people draw a snout animal, they draw the snout as a nose with the mouth as a separate entity underneath. This is a stylistic choice I greatly dislike because a snout or trunk is, by definition

A COMBINATION OF THE NOSE AND UPPER-LIP.

You can see here that the snout is not a separate entity from the mouth in these mammals, but is a fleshy protuberance emanating from the upper jaw. 

You can see in this illustration how a more anatomically accurate snout position gives an anthropomorphic pig a degree of charm that an inaccurate snout position does not.

Snout positioning can make or break a character design for me.

[marcy-the-martian]

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

kinda adorable how it takes the moon almost exactly a month to blink

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

she has spent the last 4-and-a-half billion years winking flirtatiously at her Wife the Earth

[were--ralph]

I CCAN'T BREATHE

[xxxadgothur]

[ashblossomandjoyousspring]

We don't blame them

[dragongirltitties]

theyre just so smooth

[easel-eisel]

[objektum]

There's something quite charming about relatively small objects that are way heavier than they look. ooohh you're one dense little freak aren't you

[lolwtfmemes]

[cheruib]

i hope march lands softly like a bird on your shoulder and sings the sweetest song for you i hope its light drenches your soul i hope it leaves you stunned by its tenderness and more hopeful than ever

[micro-usb-deactivated20230625]

[tiktoks-for-dead-pope]

[the-scientific-siren]

as a potter i’ve never seen a post more relatable. the utter despair when one wrong move ruins that piece that was so promising. having this weird flavor of determination and hating yourself that pushes you to do it again and again and again.

[clotpolesonly]

[toastbutteregg]

[toastbutteregg]

[pkmndaisuki]

with everyone rightfully panning that new "adult" scooby-doo show, i thought about the gang actually being adults today. since the original show debuted in 1969, and with them being teens back then, in 2023 they'd be in their early 70s. so have some retiree scooby gang!

fred i just figured he'd be a kind unassuming older gentlemen who still has a penchant for tiny pranks. the kinda grandpa figure who always has a few pieces of candy in his pocket just in case it looks like someone needs one.

shaggy would absolutely be like willie nelson, full stop. chill old dude, knows the lyrics to everything 70s, and often volunteers at animal shelters mostly as a dog walker/socializer.

daphne i imagine would be a graceful ager but embraces her silvery hair like helen mirren or jamie lee curtis, and supports young up and coming fashion designers/models through a foundation she set up.

velma put out a few mystery novels in her 40s that took off and now, similar to daphne, mentors other authors through creative writing seminars. she has trifocals now.

the unfortunate reality is that dogs don't live near as long as people, even ones with a tenuous grasp of the human language. but, over the years, each of them has adopted different dogs and given them as much love as they did their beloved great dane detective.

[the-scientific-siren]

totally thought these were grace and frankie characters at first

[jaubaius]

Roadblock In Tanzania

Source

[fluffygif]

Thunder and Rain Storm•Heavy Thunder

[c-rowlesdraws]

Oh sick this photography book I ordered came with free snacks

[c-rowlesdraws]

I love you, catgirlwarrior