this week, I’ve been trying to accomplish some worldbuilding and flesh out the characters for my ongoing ETHERNAUTS project. here are some sketches! Most of them are of Synapse, my 3-eyed Lemurian protagonist, but also his hapless hostage Saurops, the Omega Draconian research assistant.
this was my first ever drawing of Synapse from around February 2020. There was no greater intent behind this drawing other than to draw a vaguely primate-like creature with a third eye and long pointy ears, but it all grew from here. I scanned, and printed out several inkjet prints so i could experiment with color. I also did a digital version of this which is up on my instagram the geometric designs behind his head are based on the platform and reflector suspended over Arecibo Telescope (RIP).Trying to develop Synapse’s backstory and a little bit about Lemurian biology in no order whatsoever. Synapse of course is an Ethernaut, which means he can travel across time and between dimensions. still experimenting with different looks for this character, and here I tried a rounder face and shorter muzzle. Thick fluffy hair seems to be a necessity, especially if they use static to move through the multiverse.Synapse is a mischeif maker, he can be crass at times, but ultimately he is empathetic and wants to help.experimenting with expressions and facial proportions more. trying to narrow down what lemur species i want to use as a main reference for Synapse. Genus Eulemur seems to have the look i’m going for.Lastly Saurops! the Draconian characters have a complex body plan that will inevitably prove challenging, but I’m determined to get them out of my head. The Draconians have 3 castes, Alpha, Beta and Omega. their society is somewhat like a eusocial insect hive, and each caste has a slightly different phenotype and preforms different jobs. The Omegas are nonbreeding and function as workers in Draconian society.
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