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I've been working hard on creating a cool intro sequence for my YouTube channel. Around 25 hours of work for a 17-second clip! I've never done animation before so I hope you will like it 😁 I'll show you 9 images from the clip. 3 today, 3 tomorrow and 3 on Saturday. Let's start!
So my cephalopod themed #inktober2019 is over🦑🎨
I haven't been drawing as much as I was hoping for, but I still really enjoyed the experience. I am thinking about selling some prints, mugs or t-shirts, would you guys be interested? 🖼️👕☕
Can't wait for next year #inktober! :)
#inktober2019 day 28: Ride
Cephalopods are very voracious creatures. They are not afraid of attacking preys twice or three times their size! This drawing is inspired by a video of a baby Bobtail Squid bravely riding a grass shrimp, originally posted by Kristene Bonilla-Taylor.
#inktober2019 day 15: Legend 🐙⛵
Looking at old drawings of kraken, like the one by Pierre Dénys de Montfort, 1801, I noticed the weird-looking eyes of the creature, which reminded me of the fake eyes (or ocelli) of the two-spot octopus 👀
Dream big, buddy!
#inktober2019 day 11: Snow
Did you guys know about the flying squids? These cephalopods can "fly" by using jet propulsion to rocket out of the sea and glide on the air. Probably the only non-human animals to use jet propulsion to move in the air 🦑🚀
#inktober2019 day 3: Bait
In the South of Italy, you call an octopus "puppu" 🇮🇹 Cephalopods are very present in traditional Sicilian dishes, from octopus salad to pasta with cuttlefish ink 🥗🍝 But since I started working with cephalopods, I decided not to eat them anymore 🐙
I decided to follow the official prompt list of #inktober2019 and to adapt it with cephalopods!
The blue-ringed octopus is a deadly jewel. So, careful, do not try to touch it. Its venom contains the neurotoxin TTX, and one bite is enough to kill a human within minutes!
We received some Euprymna berryi. They are close relative of Euprymna scolopes, but they seem to be more robust in culture. It's a nocturnal species, they like to spend time buried in sand during the day. Soon, some observations at night to catch any interesting behaviors!
Euprymna scolopes egg are surrounded by a jelly capsule, which is thought to have a role against fouling and pathogens. On top of that, grains of sand are glued to the egg mass, providing camouflage.
Sometimes the capsule is there, but no egg inside. Like an empty wrapped gift 🎁
Embryo of Sepioloidea lineolata, a.k.a the Striped Pyjama Squid, might become one of the next cephalopod model species in the near future. I had to peel many many protective layers around the embryo before seeing it, just like an onion!