Staff Litter Discussion Thread

[GreatWhiteDragon_1]

The concept sketch of the 2nd stage of the Baku pup is so adorable!!! You should have done it, Lilian. ^^

[tanniskah]

I wasn't happy with the concept sketch I had for it and usually the fun of a pup stage comes from watching the users trying to guess its artist, which isn't a possibility with my obvious style. With this, I didn't really care that much about not having a middle stage this year.

I would kill for a PPS of that concept pup! It's so cute! <3

['Possum]

Oh my...
Well that was unexpected xD I really like it though!

I'll have to hand it to you Lillian Nightshade*, you did a really nice job!

*This is Lillian's right? ;v;

I don't think so, elephants aren't common in japanese folklore

"An early 17th-century Japanese manuscript, the Sankai Ibutsu (山海異物), describes the baku as a shy, Chinese mythical chimera with an elephant’s trunk, rhinoceros eyes, an ox tail, and tiger paws, which protected against pestilence and evil, although eating nightmares was not included among its abilities.[1] However, in a 1791 Japanese wood-block illustration, a specifically dream-destroying baku is depicted with an elephant’s head, tusks, and trunk, with horns and tiger’s claws.[4] The elephant’s head, trunk, and tusks are characteristic of baku portrayed in classical era (pre-Meiji) Japanese wood-block prints (see illustration) and in shrine, temple, and netsuke carvings.[5][6][7][8] Writing in the Meiji era, Lafcadio Hearn (1902) described a baku with very similar attributes that was also able to devour nightmares"

It doesn't match the description perfectly, but it's quite close
and the art style definitely rings of Lilian

Yes, he is a Baku... or my own creative take on it XD. Although I've always liked Yokais and their stories, I've never been a fan of the way they were shown in illustrations(both ancient and modern) because they looked a bit bland to me, too much like generic demons for my taste, if you know what I mean. So I decided to pick a yokai I liked and experiment a bit. He doesn't have a name, though. I did nickname him Fluffy Strawberry, but I feel like he should have a decent japanese name, and since I've never been a fan of japanese names I can't really come up with a good one. You're free to make suggestions if you'd like.

I found it hilarious that so many people thought the fox/maned wolf was mine, because to me the style looked completely different. Regardless I simply rolled with it for the sake of amusement XD. He did skip the pup stage, though, because unfortunately my computer crashed a while ago(I'm using my old computer right now) and I couldn't work on it... but honestly, I was already uneasy about making one in the first place. I wasn't happy with the concept sketch I had for it and usually the fun of a pup stage comes from watching the users trying to guess its artist, which isn't a possibility with my obvious style. With this, I didn't really care that much about not having a middle stage this year.

He is absolutely precious. And I shall name mine Lychee. (Japanese strawberry type thingies)

Thank you so much for this gorgeous nightmare devouring little guy. ^_^

[Mooshidog]

I wasn't happy with the concept sketch I had for it and usually the fun of a pup stage comes from watching the users trying to guess its artist, which isn't a possibility with my obvious style. With this, I didn't really care that much about not having a middle stage this year.

I would kill for a PPS of that concept pup! It's so cute! <3

Agreed c: !

[TrulyBrilliant]

Ohhh, he would have made such a darling second stage! It's a shame your computer crashed. But still, he's absolutely amazing as he is Lillian, I LOVE him!!!! Maybe it's a little early to say but, I think as of right now, he's my absolute favorite staff pet to date!

[Jadeghost]

Now that Lilian's finally confirmed, shall we take a look at other artists?

Okay, so I'm just gonna sit down and try to work on an artist people haven't made many guesses on yet. Any progress is good, and at this point I feel like mods are mostly done giving hints, since the pups are going to start growing up soon! So, I've got two pups that I think might be Jadeghost's!

-snip-
Another thing is the line "keep on climbing though the ground might shake" that was found in Jade's signature in transparent text. A sort of "you can do anything, tackle the forces that go against you" sort of line.
-snip-

That's all I got for now! But I hope this helps, or maybe gets some other ideas flowing! c: Just my ideas, haha~

When I read this one line, I thought it sounded like it was from a song. Now, I've never heard this particular one, but I'm sure I've heard similar inspiring lines. So... either Jade's quote could be a regular quote...
...
or... these lyrics.
Fly - Maddie & Tae


So keep on climbing, though the ground might shake
Just keep on reaching though the limb might break
We've come this far, don't you be scared now
'Cause you can learn to fly on the way down



No one searched up Jadeghost's quote as lyrics, did they?

I have no idea what the song's referring to, but hey, maybe there's something in it.

This is indeed the right idea for this hint-it's referring to the song! One of my favorites.

There's still another clue you all haven't looked into yet-and yes, it's listed in the hints chart.

[Silver Tiger~]

I wasn't happy with the concept sketch I had for it and usually the fun of a pup stage comes from watching the users trying to guess its artist, which isn't a possibility with my obvious style. With this, I didn't really care that much about not having a middle stage this year.

I would kill for a PPS of that concept pup! It's so cute! <3

Agreed c: !

Ahaha, I can understand why you didn't want to do it because it is quite distinctive to your style, but can we have it for Christmas as a PPS? Pretty please with a mistletoe on top?

[Mooshidog]

Ohhh, he would have made such a darling second stage! It's a shame your computer crashed. But still, he's absolutely amazing as he is Lillian, I LOVE him!!!! Maybe it's a little early to say but, I think as of right now, he's my absolute favorite staff pet to date!

same c:
my old favorite animals used to be an elephant, it brings me back to when i was 3 c:
I love this pet Lillian <33

[Lilian Nightshade]

He is absolutely precious. And I shall name mine Lychee. (Japanese strawberry type thingies)

Thank you so much for this gorgeous nightmare devouring little guy. ^_^

Oh my god you're right! I absolutely LOVE lychees, they are one of my ultimate favorite fruits. I simply never realized they were an asian fruit.

Alright it's official now, his name is Lychee. XD

[sun struck]

I wasn't happy with the concept sketch I had for it and usually the fun of a pup stage comes from watching the users trying to guess its artist, which isn't a possibility with my obvious style. With this, I didn't really care that much about not having a middle stage this year.

I would kill for a PPS of that concept pup! It's so cute! <3

Agreed c: !

The sketch is breathtakingly adorable!!! Too bad your computer broke...
Btw, @ Lilian-how much time did it take to create this amazing....creature..?