Animals/Creatures

Drawings of real OR fantasy animals and creatures (excluding creatures which look more human than animal).

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Oekaki Rules and Information
by Simon @ Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:13 am [Reply]

All rules regarding forum conduct, child-friendly content, and art use/creation also apply to the Oekaki, but there are also some specific rules that apply only to the Oekaki forums.

    Oekaki Rules
    • Keep comments polite, helpful, and relevant to the artwork. Do not start discussions or debates. Critique is allowed if requested by the artist but insults are not welcome.

    • Make an effort to post your drawing in the correct board. Continued intentional misuse of the forum categories may result in disciplinary action. You can view descriptions of what each board is for in the forum index.

    • Don't spam the Oekaki. Your drawing should show intention and a modest amount of effort. We do not allow random scribbles, simple shapes, or empty/solid color canvases, nor should you post advertisements for trades, streams, or other threads. Covered drawings must still follow the oekaki rules and have art visible, even if they are WIPs.

    • Don't create Oekaki topics just to share art you've created elsewhere. Art drawn in another program should be posted in the appropriate board (example: non-Oekaki adoptable characters go in User-made Adoptables).

    • Don't make Oekaki drawings with just words or puzzles written on them. The Oekaki is for sharing artwork, not for displaying a written message or playing a forum game.

    • If using an editable you must follow the artist's rules. This may include leaving a signature/watermark layer on the final image, or may prevent you from selling colored-in versions as adoptables.

    • Don't post blank canvases in the contests board. Contests may be posted there only if you provide a recognizable lineart or relevant background for contestants to use in their entries. If you don't need people to edit something in particular, go to the Regular Art Competitions Board to create your topic. You can still make a rule that your contestants make their entries in the Oekaki boards if you prefer it that way. For more specific rules about contests please view this thread.

    • Specific rules apply to the the Adoptable boards on the Oekaki:

      • The Oekaki is for making and sharing art in the Oekaki program. If you’d like to use another program to create your adoptables, please post them in user-made adopts or character design shops. “Cover adoptables” are not permitted, except for “milestone” adoptables in which case the cover must still follow Oekaki rules.

      • You may sell Oekaki art/adoptables for CS pets/items/C$, allowed offsite currency, and dA points/real currency. Keep in mind that CS staff are unable to assist with transactions gone wrong involving other site currency or real currency.
        • Any real currency discussion must occur offsite; please link to where you can be contacted. Do not discuss real currency transactions on CS.
      • Post your adoptables in the correct board. If you want to create just a few adopts, use the Adoptables 1: Independent/One-Off board. If you want to create a closed species, community, and intend to make many adoptables, use the Adoptables 2: Closed Species/Communities board.

      • Follow the rules outlined by the adopt creator(s). Many species owners have their own rules that you must follow in order to successfully participate in their species, so be sure to read their rules before posting. CS staff may enforce a thread owner’s rules if necessary. Note that species rules may not circumvent our official site rules.

      • All Adoptable Oekaki submissions must be judged no later than 1 month after their end date. Staff may intervene if the user fails to select a winner after 1 month. Failure to judge a contest after being reminded may result in a board warning.

      • Users are bound to the species rules published at the time that the user receives the adopt. If a species owner adds a new rule, they cannot punish players for breaking the rule before it was added. This includes revoking or rehoming adopts. Updated adoptable rules apply only to adopts made after the rule was published.

      • Paid-entry raffles are not permitted. You may not charge users for the chance to win something.

      • Competitions with entries requiring artistic/creative effort must end with a winner. The promised prize (in this case the character design) must be awarded at the end of the contest to an entrant, so be sure you want to give the character away. You may only change your mind if there are no forms that meet the competition requirement.

      • If you want to transfer your species to another player, then you will need to notify CS staff beforehand. More information on transferring thread ownership can be found here.



    Selecting a different version of ChickenPaint:
    We have 3 versions of the Oekaki program to choose from. The newest version (ChickenPaint v2.0) allows you to use extra features like layer clipping, layer groups, and layer masks.



    Help:
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    You need Java to view it, and once you create and send a picture it will feature at the top of your new topic.

  • Gallery display:

Bat Man
by Rocky Road Raccoon @ Mon May 20, 2024 11:18 pm [Reply]

Faux-Animated Style Nic
Antagonists always get the coolest designs!
Though he's not a major antagonist
Also no he usually doesn't have the fluffy mane of darker fur but I thought it'd look cool here

fuyunofabuki @ Mon May 20, 2024 11:22 pm

Ahhh this is so cute!

Rocky Road Raccoon @ Mon May 20, 2024 11:24 pm

fuyunofabuki wrote:Ahhh this is so cute!

Thank u!

coffee.berry @ Mon May 20, 2024 11:33 pm

    I THOUGHT THE "FAUX" WAS HIS NAME FOR A SECOND AND I WENT
    "WAIT.. IT'S NOT NIC?"
    nic omg my precious. he's my favourite vagabond ever and the
    bestest antagonist even if he's not a major one :3

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i love quiet weekend nights
by ♥ mizu @ Mon May 20, 2024 6:14 pm [Reply]

tomorrow is off for me, so i get to relax. i really just love these quiet, peaceful nights where there's nothing going on. i experimented with this paint-y style and tried to replicate my room a bit. i like the sketchiness of it, it's just relaxed haha. i got a lot of inspo from this picture :]

i'm going to go to sleep now, i think. goodnight everyone. :)

apricott @ Mon May 20, 2024 11:15 pm

this looks so incredibly chill.. plus the pink room is such a vibe ngl

and peaceful nights like that really are the best, especially when it's like an extended weekend deal

COOLDOGOOO @ Tue May 21, 2024 1:04 am

aaa bliss this made me sleepy now ;w;
but i seriously love the painted feel so much, it really looks awesome <3

and 110% agree with apricott, every single word lol <33

♥ mizu @ Tue May 21, 2024 4:29 am

apricott wrote:this looks so incredibly chill.. plus the pink room is such a vibe ngl

and peaceful nights like that really are the best, especially when it's like an extended weekend deal

omg ok 1. i'm a HUGE fan of your work??? so thank you so much this means a lot?!?!
2. it is SUCH a vibe. it's so so nice. especially with chill music and perfectly warm tea. it's really great!

COOLDOGOOO wrote:aaa bliss this made me sleepy now ;w;
but i seriously love the painted feel so much, it really looks awesome <3

and 110% agree with apricott, every single word lol <33

hahah that was my intention x) thank youuuu!! i didn't use any smoothing for it haha, i think that really helped!

onwards
by apricott @ Mon May 20, 2024 8:59 pm [Reply]

celebratory art piece bc i got an extra day off and i'm going to be home again soon!!!!
that and i think i finally figured out my oc's colour scheme + design so that's very exciting too

Stormbird @ Mon May 20, 2024 9:28 pm

Ohhh, this is gorgeous! Love the colours too <33

apricott @ Mon May 20, 2024 9:58 pm

Stormbird wrote:Ohhh, this is gorgeous! Love the colours too <33

thank you!!! i'm really happy that the colours work well now :>

COOLDOGOOO @ Tue May 21, 2024 1:06 am

wooah apricott, this is stunning! the colours work so well together and i really love the pose <33 gorgeous work <33

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gotta lock in
by ♥ mizu @ Mon May 20, 2024 1:09 pm [Reply]

guys im going to go make some tea and lock in bc i have FOURTEEN ocs i need to make bios for and it's really bothering me ok. if u dont hear from me for a while it's bc i've drowned in toyhouse's coding system

arcadia. @ Mon May 20, 2024 1:09 pm

    omg what type of tea 👀

    I can also help if you need!

♥ mizu @ Mon May 20, 2024 4:09 pm

arcadia. wrote:
    omg what type of tea 👀

    I can also help if you need!

orange pekoe :P i was practically raised on it lol, i have it alll the time!! so good and so underrated

i think i'm ok for now BUT if you have any hcs or backstory ideas i would LOVE to hear them. hcs actually help so much for bios lol. i'm doing these guys!

crowfood @ Mon May 20, 2024 11:30 pm

i love seeing ppl like "i have so many ocs" and seeing if they have less than me
at a glance of my toyhouse stats, i have 163 characters oops

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she munch
by Jun. @ Tue May 21, 2024 4:09 am [Reply]

my cat loves ponies, her rainbowdash plushie is her favorite /

hungering leviathan
by Fredlord999 @ Mon May 20, 2024 2:19 pm [Reply]

terrible things linger deep with in dreams.

eelu @ Mon May 20, 2024 3:21 pm

This is sooooo coooool I’m always impressed with your detail and colourssss aaa

Dragoneko @ Mon May 20, 2024 3:32 pm

so cool and intense! :O

Fredlord999 @ Mon May 20, 2024 3:45 pm

eelu wrote:This is sooooo coooool I’m always impressed with your detail and colourssss aaa

thanks

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4/8
by algaernon @ Wed May 15, 2024 11:35 am [Reply]

lionblaze, jayfeather, alderheart, and sparkpelt sometime during avos .. not that they were ever close like this in canon, but i love drawing the squirrel/leaf/bramble/crow lineage and wanted to draw a cuddle puddle of kitties.
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Swishy & Broken @ Wed May 15, 2024 1:02 pm

I love this piece, it is so so cute TwT !

Asternaut @ Wed May 15, 2024 1:03 pm

this is so cuteeeeeee

LittleMaple @ Wed May 15, 2024 1:04 pm

STOP THIS IS SO CUTE... I would pay you if I could to add one with Hollyleaf as a starclan cat watching them. RAGGH the babies

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SO SORRY
by Rocky Road Raccoon @ Sun May 19, 2024 10:15 am [Reply]

FOR OEKAKI SPAM
Like genuinely
THE LAST guy for Thousandsounds and ummmm pretty ugly
Lightning is removable

ThousandSounds @ Sun May 19, 2024 10:16 am

ZAP ZAP

Rocky Road Raccoon @ Sun May 19, 2024 10:17 am

ThousandSounds wrote:ZAP ZAP

I hate this one ALMOST on the tier of the other one I'm ngl LOL

ThousandSounds @ Sun May 19, 2024 10:18 am

OH no do we have another redesign on our hands lmao

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hello chicken smoothie. Today is a drawing i made. today is a drawing of the smooth i got from the pound. His name is stephano I think that is spanish name. hola chicken smoothie! (that is spanish for hello) they are from 2013 and they are a very uncommon. when i adopted it i thought it was already adopted because i got the message saying it was, and when i went back it said i already adopted one so my ears folded down. however, when i checked my invantory it say i got it! yippie! i know the body doesn't look the greatest, but that is because when i left the tab for a little bit the color whell wasn't working so i used the smudge tool to spread the green i already put down. I'm happy with the smooth i got, but id like to know what smooth YOU got from the pound! please do not say that this is bad and ai generated. If you tell me that my art is bad and ai generated i will tell my tomboy best friend berketex and she will never ever EVER trade with you again. but mostly because if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all! also, i'm commisioning anywhere between 3-58 chicken smoothie dollars for art because my mom spends her money on cigarettes instead of me so i need to do commisions to get chicken dollars and my revenue is drying up. and remember, the more chicken dolalrs, the more good the art! (the attached image is stephano)

KrillTakoyaki @ Mon May 20, 2024 2:52 pm

Amazing work as always! He has a very friendly smile, and the streak of green really makes the design pop! I missed the same pound you got best boy Stephano from, but here's a recent grab I got :)

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berketexspet @ Mon May 20, 2024 3:06 pm

KrillTakoyaki wrote:Amazing work as always! He has a very friendly smile, and the streak of green really makes the design pop! I missed the same pound you got best boy Stephano from, but here's a recent grab I got :)

Image


woah, thats so cool! I'M waiting to get either sunback, sorbet dog, or pastel dog from the pound or omg so rare butterfly wolf

joe cool @ Mon May 20, 2024 3:24 pm

Wow I love this art so much can I please commission you? I would be so happy if I can thank yoyu

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absentminded descent
by ♥ mizu @ Mon May 20, 2024 3:55 pm [Reply]

ok this isn't vent art i just got this pose in my head and was like. i HAVE TO DRAW THIS?? anyway this is eva and she's falling, though i realise it looks like she's bucking haha. the front legs were really hard to get right but i think this turned out great?!?! i LOVE the pose and i just think it's so cool. i think my actual art (not sketches) have gotten so much better and i'm confident enough to say that :D

i'm gonna turn this into an editable too :)

and, side note. tomorrow is in about 8 minutes as i'm writing this. it'll be may 20, 2024, which, to us westerners, doesn't sound like anything important. but my chinese friend is so excited. she's been waiting for it for sooo long! apparently, in chinese, "may 4, 2024" sounds a lot like "i love you forever/for a lifetime" so it's going to be a day when a lot of people are sending love notes to their friends and lovers. it's gonna be really special. so i wrote a little note for her because i want her to know how much her friendship means to me. i just think that's really sweet and i wish we had more days to honour platonic love instead of valentine's day. i love these silly little celebrations :)
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COOLDOGOOO @ Tue May 21, 2024 12:37 am

omg BLISS?!?!! this is so insanely cool <33 the dynamic pose , and you totally aced the front legs! all of it, really <33 the mane and tail being lifted in this way is really awesome, too!! <3

Oh No Marketable Vagabonds
by Rocky Road Raccoon @ Sun May 19, 2024 4:16 am [Reply]

NOT an artstyle change, I just wanted to draw them like how cats are drawn in animated movies??? But I might've failed because I used literally no references and went by energy.
U can kinda see the body type differences better in this style. Trent's a little chunky from age and Bear is a little scrawny from age lol. But both are strong and solid. And Trent's just a big fluffy grandpa lol I kinda love how much he looks like one here.
LAST DRAWING FOR TODAY SORRY EVERYONE

ItsAsher0 @ Sun May 19, 2024 4:29 am

This is absolutely gorgeous, for a second I didn't know it was you but your art is always stunning, this is a pleasure to witness :,0 your art is awesome!!

Rocky Road Raccoon @ Sun May 19, 2024 4:30 am

ItsAsher0 wrote:This is absolutely gorgeous, for a second I didn't know it was you but your art is always stunning, this is a pleasure to witness :,0 your art is awesome!!

Thanks so much! I like to try different things sometimes and I mostly was inspired bc animated dogs, funnily enough, I wanted to make Bear's ears reminiscent of one lol

Meow-Cat @ Sun May 19, 2024 4:52 am

Wow! It's cool to see artists draw their characters in different styles! ^^

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SHARKS WITH LEGS!!
by SHIFTING TENDONS @ Mon May 20, 2024 5:40 pm [Reply]

    Thresher was supposed to be here too but I couldn't get him to look right,,

Unilluminate @ Mon May 20, 2024 5:44 pm

THIS LOOKS SO COOL

SHIFTING TENDONS @ Mon May 20, 2024 5:44 pm

Unilluminate wrote:THIS LOOKS SO COOL

    Thank you so much!!

Aldersnap @ Mon May 20, 2024 9:06 pm

I love sharks :> nice silly friend

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arcadia. @ Sun May 19, 2024 2:35 pm

    omg where’d u get those photos of me bliss??

♥ mizu @ Mon May 20, 2024 3:08 am

arcadia. wrote:
    omg where’d u get those photos of me bliss??

i am EVERYWHERE e. i am omnipotent

Infohazard @ Mon May 20, 2024 10:49 pm

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
They look exactly like our kittens, so cute!

I never knew that I needed a fat sleeping horses plushie-

the eeper
by bug @ Mon May 13, 2024 10:44 am [Reply]

me after posting this . to be honest

♥ mizu @ Mon May 13, 2024 10:50 am

oh my god so me i just woke up from a nap

Wyvern Queen Kym @ Mon May 13, 2024 11:49 am

Just like me fr fr... (I love this hi bug)

bug @ Mon May 13, 2024 7:33 pm

Wyvern Queen Kym wrote:Just like me fr fr... (I love this hi bug)


haaaii kym

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Spikey Cheese Puff
by liquordogg @ Thu May 16, 2024 3:36 pm [Reply]

hhmmmmmm spicy thunder dog

edit;; AHHH MY FIRST FEATURE 💕💕 thank y'all so much ;v;

♥ mizu @ Sat May 18, 2024 3:02 pm

i've been coming back for the past 2 days just to look at this. it's SO cool, i love how spiky they look!!

liquordogg @ Sun May 19, 2024 2:13 pm

♥ mizu wrote:i've been coming back for the past 2 days just to look at this. it's SO cool, i love how spiky they look!!

ahh thank you !! ;v;

♥ mizu @ Mon May 20, 2024 3:30 am

I KNEW THIS WOULD GET A FEATURE!!! CONGRATULATIONS OMG

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Aglagorn
by startail;; @ Mon May 20, 2024 8:41 am [Reply]

deadpool dog

Griddle @ Mon May 20, 2024 11:31 am

...is that Jed. 👀✨

startail;; @ Mon May 20, 2024 7:10 pm

Griddle wrote:...is that Jed. 👀✨

YO, though! FR!

sadly, it isn't Jed, but my ref was a wolf-dog. So they look very similar. Not sure where the image originated from. I used if for my character Agla for an RP i was in, but i didn't post the source back then D':

here is the picture:
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i mean look at this dog. I didn't do him justice. someday

Quick Beetle Sketch!
by eerily.ethereal @ Mon May 20, 2024 6:09 pm [Reply]

Just a quick sketch :)

YOU CAN PM ME TO TRADE PETS FOR ART!

See_Air_Ruhh_ @ Mon May 20, 2024 6:12 pm

This is super cool!

eerily.ethereal @ Mon May 20, 2024 7:09 pm

See_Air_Ruhh_ wrote:This is super cool!

thank you!! :mrgreen:

this way
by Dragoneko @ Mon May 20, 2024 5:37 pm [Reply]

that friend you're still on perfectly good terms with but just keep forgetting to talk to? do me a favor and say hi to them when you next have the chance

Buddy the Dawg? based on this drawing by Polluux.
by rainbowpanda101 @ Mon May 20, 2024 5:01 pm [Reply]

Say hello to Buddy! I'm thinking he might be some kinda alien, dog, hybrid thing?
I did my best to replicate the colors/patterns. It was sort of difficult since the original is small.
Gosh, we're halfway through May & this was my first piece of art this month. T_T ugh
This was drawn on an iPad with an Apple Pencil.

original lineart by kageyenova, design by Polluux., additional art by rainbowpanda101

Fly away sillies based on this drawing by Guest
by Stormbird @ Thu May 16, 2024 3:49 pm [Reply]

Just some random sketch ^^

COOLDOGOOO @ Thu May 16, 2024 11:47 pm

this looks super neat, i really love the pose! <3

Stormbird @ Mon May 20, 2024 3:52 pm

COOLDOGOOO wrote:this looks super neat, i really love the pose! <3

Thank you ^^

Pharo ~♡
by Stormbird @ Sun May 19, 2024 9:40 pm [Reply]

Some messy sketches of my boy <33

Haven't been feeling well all day so I'll just colour later.

Rocky Road Raccoon @ Mon May 20, 2024 1:33 am

He is SO CUTE!! I hope you feel better soon!!

Stormbird @ Mon May 20, 2024 3:40 pm

Rocky Road Raccoon wrote:He is SO CUTE!! I hope you feel better soon!!

He is, isn't he? I love him to bits ><

Also, thank you <3
I do feel a little better today, but still have a headache xd

mlp base update pt 2 based on this drawing by ♥ mizu
by ♥ mizu @ Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:35 am [Reply]

just gonna add everyone who requested to be added ^^ still need 2 other people, read the parent post for more info! just a heads up that not everything is labelled so it may be confusing. also i'm not done colouring a few layers so if you wanna try to you can!

COOLDOGOOO @ Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:36 pm

mark! will try in a while <33

Hawk WillowWatcher @ Wed May 15, 2024 7:31 am

First time I saw a base made by you :D I love it! Could I be added? Thank you!

Hawk WillowWatcher @ Fri May 17, 2024 12:19 pm

.

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mlp base update! based on this drawing by ♥ mizu
by ♥ mizu @ Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:39 pm [Reply]

so i'm currently working on tails. i have a lot done and i'm just. SO excited to share this!!! i might make a p2u version with accessories but the basic one will be f2u. this one has so many eyes, manes, horns, and wings and i am just so stoked to share it. i'm really praying it won't get copyright locked but i did take a lot of liberties with the style (note the legs and shading) and i've seen bases that are nearly identical to the show's style so... let's hope it's ok.

i would really love to add some people to test this out so comment if you'd like to be added ^^ i'm only going to be adding 5 people atm since i just need a small sample size. i would really prefer it if you're an artist who is quite comfortable with the oekaki program and can make line edits since this editable has a lot of layers that might clip through each other. nothing too hard just like erasing intersecting lines haha. i'd love some feedback from the people who i do add.

The Cure @ Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:47 pm

this is SO cuteeeee!! id love to test it for you :)

huskyhiccups @ Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:02 pm

    I'd love to test it for you! :3

COOLDOGOOO @ Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:11 pm

this looks awesome, bliss! id love to test it out for you <33

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eaaa
by ♥ mizu @ Mon May 20, 2024 2:04 pm [Reply]

for a range trotter entry :P

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