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[WIP] Ghost bat
🕑 Added 2024-10-29 14:30:44 +0000 UTC[wallpaper] Ghost bat <- I forgot to attach the desktop wallpaper and it has now been updated π
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I had the idea for a ghost bat for a long time.... I ended up drawing it this time. It's a doodle I did before.
This ghostbat is the Northern ghost bat (Diclidurus albus).
This is probably a sketch from over 2 years ago.... missed the timing because I was drawing another picture and "Hm... let's draw it next year".
I have a lot of idea sketches like this π But I can draw them next year, and there are also winter sketches that I couldn't draw because it was spring π
They are base on real bats (Macroderma gigas), called 'ghost bats' in Australia
If you search for actual pictures, you will see that they are really cute with their big eyes and big ears. What I felt was different from other bat species I had drawn before was the shape of their ears and their tails. The tails seemed almost nonexistent, and the middle of their big ears were attached.
I decided on the colors and started drawing, but I thought about it for a while because I wanted to paint it differently.
The top left has more red.
The right has more blue.
The bottom is red and green.
I don't really use this bright red/green color combination unless it's spooky season.... So I was personally quite drawn to it, but I thought the colors would look too scary this way. Of course, my style is simple and cute, so it won't be that scary... But I wanted to give it a dreamy atmosphere, so I decided to mix the two colors on the top. (Yes, the compromise between red and blue is purple.)
Ghostly Aura. The left one can feel a bit scary, so I changing it to the more mysterious right one.
Come to think of it, I drew a pterosaur not too long ago. They are similar shape but their wing structures are quite different in terms of anatomy. bat's wing is extended with all fingers , pterosaurs used only one finger - very very long ring finger.
If I had designed the character more realistically, it would have felt like this. I omitted a lot. If I were to draw a human character, it would be like drawing only two fingers. Like a pair of mittens!
I made their arms look like hands, but there is no finger line there. if you look closely, you'll see that there are tiny toe line drawn on the feet... This is something most people don't notice, but I like to add details like this, and at least you guys will be aware of it through this post π
Have a happy Halloween!
![[WIP] Ghost bat](https://img10.leaqio.com/storage/12/rb/gt/9e04c0-019e8c3a-6cfc-77b1-8e5c-5b7a87ded6fa.gif)
Comments
pikaole
Thank you, happy spooky month!
Finch G'afurbekov
i am so in love with these
pikaole
Thanks for reading Mices ππ Happy halloween!
Mices
The doodle is so cute. I love the details of the toes on the bats.
pikaole
Thank you! Looking at those colors, I think it's easier to imagine what it would have been like if it had been finished differently π
ZΓΆΓ©
I'm absolutely in love with the little color blocked versions of the bats and ghosts seen throughout portions of the WIP⨠They're just as adorable as the finished piece :D
pikaole
Haha, thank you for saying that. But actually, I'm not that good at anatomy, so please just look at it as fun! I wrote the post focusing on what kind of thoughts went into applying it artistically π
Kurokoshika
Iβve decided a little animal anatomy book for children (and adults! and me!) done in your style would be so cute after seeing your ghost batβs wing structure image. π
