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Click for Big Version Today was one of those days where nothing I needed to do was working out right, so instead I followed an urge down a rathole and worked out the innards of an octopus mermaid (I no longer call them cecaelia because Sfé gave a good argument about how that is a bogus name and I agree). I wanted to work in both siphons and beaks, since I don’t see those features on octopus monsters very often for some reason. It’s probably totally bogus but WHATEVER I filled my Google search bar up with all sorts of interesting search phrases that I’m sure whoever looks through them will wonder “why did Kory need to know how an octopus poops?” There’s very little outward difference between the males and females of this species, with most of the differences being in internal anatomy. I didn’t draw any of the reproductive organs on here, but the males would have a hectocotylus (look at me I know the fancy word for “wang tentacle”) while the females have an area in their mantle where eggs are stored. Completely unnecessary but sometimes when you you have an art block you just gotta sit down and think about crap that doesn’t matter!

Click for Big Version

Today was one of those days where nothing I needed to do was working out right, so instead I followed an urge down a rathole and worked out the innards of an octopus mermaid (I no longer call them cecaelia because Sfé gave a good argument about how that is a bogus name and I agree).

I wanted to work in both siphons and beaks, since I don’t see those features on octopus monsters very often for some reason. It’s probably totally bogus but WHATEVER I filled my Google search bar up with all sorts of interesting search phrases that I’m sure whoever looks through them will wonder “why did Kory need to know how an octopus poops?”

There’s very little outward difference between the males and females of this species, with most of the differences being in internal anatomy. I didn’t draw any of the reproductive organs on here, but the males would have a hectocotylus (look at me I know the fancy word for “wang tentacle”) while the females have an area in their mantle where eggs are stored.

Completely unnecessary but sometimes when you you have an art block you just gotta sit down and think about crap that doesn’t matter!

7 months ago

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    never gets mentioned...my novels. Don’t worry, bro....all...
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    LOOK AT ALL THIS ANATOMY I’m...put a ridiculous amount...my...
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    This…is…so…AWESOME
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  8. spinachwrap said: Nice! I’ve never seen octopus innards, but have dissected some squid for a class I used to TA. This guy’s an interesting combination :)
  9. thesem reblogged this from korybing and added:
    super-cool! I’ll have
  10. iwillnothangmyselftoday said: This is fantastic! I love that you put such care into your monster designs, not just “yeahhh, fish-bum, wotevah”. Plus I just learned a whole lot about octopi.
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