Hello. Yes. I like to draw designs for villagers from time to time.
I'm not that skilled with Digital Art, so don't expect any artpieces in here.
Still, I thought it could be fun to share some of my ideas with the AC-community here on Bell Tree's.
While I do draw quite a lot in my spare time, it's usually not Animal Crossing-related, so my activity in this thread won't be frequent.
My tools: Wacom Intuos Pro S with Photoshop Elements 15 ( no stabilizers, so squiggly lines ahoy)
For the unlikely event that you actually like my mediocre stuff: I dont sell/trade my work. Too much of a hassle. I just wanna share.
✉ I want to remain free with what I draw and how I use my time, so I don't take requests.
However, feel free to make suggestions or share your ideas. Of course you'll be credited if I do decide to draw it.
Critique is encouraged. Trust me, I can take it. Just be constructive and polite with your criticism and I'll gladly hear you out.
I'm not that skilled with Digital Art, so don't expect any artpieces in here.
Still, I thought it could be fun to share some of my ideas with the AC-community here on Bell Tree's.
While I do draw quite a lot in my spare time, it's usually not Animal Crossing-related, so my activity in this thread won't be frequent.
My tools: Wacom Intuos Pro S with Photoshop Elements 15 ( no stabilizers, so squiggly lines ahoy)
For the unlikely event that you actually like my mediocre stuff: I dont sell/trade my work. Too much of a hassle. I just wanna share.✉ I want to remain free with what I draw and how I use my time, so I don't take requests.
However, feel free to make suggestions or share your ideas. Of course you'll be credited if I do decide to draw it. Critique is encouraged. Trust me, I can take it. Just be constructive and polite with your criticism and I'll gladly hear you out.
Bats have been a highly-requested species for villagers. Many artist have already tried their hands at it, so here's my rendition.
I designed a bat villager for each personality-type. Most of them are not based off of anything in particular. However, Natalie is based on a noctule bat and Petra on Honduran white bat.
Name origins
Nos: from Nosferatu
Petra: from Chiroptera the Latin name of the order bats belong to
Nilsson from Eptesicus nilssonii, Northern bat
Elisabeth: from Elizabeth Bathory
Natalie: Natalidae (funnel-eared bats) is a type of bats
Vlad: from Vlad II Dracul, the man that served as an inspiration for the original "dracula".
Carmilla: named after Carmilla, a female vampire
Desmond: derived from the Latin name of the common vampire bat.
To differentiate the villagers from the special characters, I decided to go with a different base model, similar to how Harriet and Isabelle are different to the regular dog-villagers. This model is shorter and a bit more round than that of Blathers/Celeste, roughly the size of penguins. The "ears" are also a lot less pronounced.
I am always very cautious when designing an entirely new species, so the designs are rather subdued. They're mostly based of different owls. Here's some info about the various designs:
Talon, jock: Talon is the first owl I designed. The concept is loosey based on the Madagascan Red Owl, but takes a lot of liberties.
Minnie, peppy: Named after Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, whose symbol is the owl. She's based off of the Little Owl.
Hugo, lazy: Name was chosen due to the phonetic resemblance to "hoot". He was designed to look sleepy. Not much else.
Noelle, snooty: Noelle is based on the Snowy Owl.
Palla, sweet ("normal"): Palla is based on a Barn Owl. Her name comes from "Pallas", a byname of the Greek goddess Athene, who is associated with owls and wisdom.
Ludwig, smug: Name was chosen randomly. His appearance is based on the Tawny fish owl.
Trix, sisterly: Her name comes from strix, a genus of owls.
Hubert, cranky: He is based on the great grey owl.
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You're welcome though! And who knows they might add new animal types in the AC game.
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