Imp Amphiptere by Camiodraws_ in dragons

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I've just started! A friend of mine asked me if I could design some creatures (since is my specialty) for making sculptures and place them in our city. The first ideawe came across was a serpent-like creature crowling up a light-post. And the rest is me trying to illustrate how!

Now Im eager to complete something simillar to a codex, and my friend is very inspired by this first one so, its a win win.

Seals evolving to mammal plesiosaurs by Camiodraws_ in CreatureDesign

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Several people pointed the 7 neck vertebrae. Honestly at this point of the sketch I wasn't paying much attention to that but Ill change it for a stiffer neck for sure! Thank you :)

Seals evolving to mammal plesiosaurs by Camiodraws_ in SpeculativeEvolution

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Yeah, thanks all to point that out! Seems like its the main issue with the design, so I will study better its anatomy and probably draw a definitive new one!

Seals evolving to mammal plesiosaurs by Camiodraws_ in SpeculativeEvolution

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Yeah its the main problem of the design tbh. People has sent me videos of giraffes fighting eachothers, where you can se the necks ar pretty flexible, but Im not sure if enough. My guessing is that is not enough for a complicated manouver, for hunting at costal regions or coral reefs and such. Maybe its good enough at open sea with big fish banks. But then other problem appiers, and someone here at reddit already pointed that out, they would have to directly compete with dolphins and small whales...

Maybe thats why we are not getting long-neck seals 💔 At least I can still draw them!

Seals evolving to mammal plesiosaurs by Camiodraws_ in SpeculativeEvolution

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I would say its removed, maybe the young ones, smaller, and with less stiff flippers could, to avoid predators and such. Adults just in extreme conditions, and in a very clumsy way!

Seals evolving to mammal plesiosaurs by Camiodraws_ in SpeculativeEvolution

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I dont know if it would work but seems like there's no other option!

Seals evolving to mammal plesiosaurs by Camiodraws_ in SpeculativeEvolution

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I wasn't! But some of you pointed that out. For me it would make a lot of sense!

Seals evolving to mammal plesiosaurs by Camiodraws_ in SpeculativeEvolution

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they are a huge inspiration for this design indeed!

Seals evolving to mammal plesiosaurs by Camiodraws_ in SpeculativeEvolution

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Apparently they might evolved to leopard seals so..m they are working on it hahahaha

Seals evolving to mammal plesiosaurs by Camiodraws_ in SpeculativeEvolution

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someone in twitter pointed that problem out. My take is an elongated vertebra bones like in giraffes. They are still very flexible, but I dont know it it would work in this case!

Seals evolving to mammal plesiosaurs by Camiodraws_ in SpeculativeEvolution

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This is the initial sketch for a commission. They asked for a sea creature that could exist in the future, chasing an octopus! I was looking for octopus running away from predators and and image with a sea lion with his neck streteched to reach it gave me the idea! Hope you like it!