#i imagine they're hiding a horrifying exposed jaw in place of a beak <3

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some alien fish concepts for my headworld. well. one of them. the dragon one! well. one of them-

tiny note that these are not to scale compared to each other <3

#im trying to balance the speculative evolution with THIS IS A MAGIC FANTASY WORLD WEEEEEEEE RANDOM BULLSHIT GO #i like cuttlefish faces but i like fish bodies & i like dunkleosteus fossils/tails #so like... fish with cuttlefish faces!!!! and dunkle-esque face plates! #its not toooo big of a stretch to imagine a world where fish evolved to have face arms #i imagine they're hiding a horrifying exposed jaw in place of a beak <3 #with all the animals ive been making for this world #its.. tough to find a balance between 'these are aliens' and 'i want them to be somewhat similar to earth animals' #recognizable but not carbon copies yk? #vera crafting #worldbuilding #drawing this made me hungry ngl... #its weird i dont like the flavor of most fish. and yet they look so delicious #maybe its my love of salmon... am i part bear... #anyway fish used as heavy inspiration were: arapaima / sunfish / sockeye salmon / trout #the last one (technically first) was just me fuckin around trying to get a feel for it <3 #i gotta draw fish more its so soothing #ohhhh i should add these guys to the size chart for funsies