External Self Vs. Internal Self

External Self vs. Internal Self

Here’s an alternate version since I drew a different pose and liked it as much.

Made a new reference because I kind of didn’t like how messy the other one was. He’s got a new form now! Shade (aka Slim Shady) is basically the opposite of his Ghost form: very happy and hyperactive. Maybe a little too happy. He barfs rainbows more than he normally would.

Kinda burned out as far as drawing goes so not much new, but in the meantime here’s one of my other fursonas/my dinosona Equinox. I’ve had him since middle school. He is not meant to be 100% scientifically accurate so if that bothers you sorry but I was a huge Jurassic Park fan as a kid so that was one of my main inspirations. I will say that the most recent drawing (the topmost one) I tried to make him look a little more so, mostly referencing Achillobator in size and some other details than the usual Velociraptor. But let’s just keep it simple and say he’s a raptor of some sort.

Here’s the only picture I have left of his horrible original colors ewwwww stinky

I found some drawings in a sketchpad that made me flip my lid because I completely forgot that I’d drawn a slight redesign for him and actually given him a name so I had to do this. His neck is long extra floofy, he can swivel it around like an owl and fold it downwards to give the appearance of a shorter, rounder stature. If he moves with his neck out it’s kind of a goofy raptor-bob motion. Colors are mostly the same, though I also reduced his body colors down to two slightly darker greys instead of three to keep it simple and more cohesive. I adjusted his proportions a bit since they looked weird on the old ref, and his posture is more hunched.  The other details are pretty much the same, though.

Just had a thought for what I guess could be called a Warrior Cats equivalent to internships.

As part of each apprentice’s Warrior training, they’re required to visit the other clans for, say, half a moon each (or maybe they just pick one instead)? This way, they could learn about the cultures within each clan to build better understandings between them and pick up new skills.

This could also serve as a source of conflict, since there are going to be cats who would see this as nothing more than glorified spying, maybe refusing to let their apprentice take part and impeding their progress. And of course there’s always that Forbidden Romance Drama™.

Imagine:

After Firestar becomes leader, Longtail requests that Swiftpaw gets a proper Warrior name. But not just any, he has one in mind. 

Firestar is surprised when he hears what it is, but he accepts. In a way, it’s Longtail’s apology for the way he treated him when he first joined the clan.

To honor his drive to prove himself and a reminder that the flames of desire can burn, sometimes burning out too fast, Swiftpaw is given the name Swiftfire.