#Nantegah

Close up of a purple alien creature with long legs and a head framed with four broad appendages, akin to cat-ears.

A humanoid alien with four arms and four broad appendages framing the head, located at the angle points of the jaw and the sides of the head. They have two more smaller appendages located to the left and right of the chin.

About the "sapient alien species" that lives on the same planet as the creature I posted earlier today.. it's the Nan-Te'gah. The most prominent feature they have in common are the head appendages.

Left: the creature
Right: the Nan-Te'gah, aka the sapient alien species

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Rough digital sketch of an alien with four arms. Only the head and one wing arm are cleaner, the rest of the body is just loose lines and shapes.

Same art as before, but with the lines being somewhat clean. The aliens four arms are clearly visible now. Next to the alien is a first draft of a textual description.

The same alien with clean lines and base colors. The background has a reddish tint which I desaturated later on. There are other sketches and textual descriptions around the alien too.

Wanna see some #WIP shots of my latest work?

I removed the "ear" jewellery as I figured it wouldn't make much sense. These appendages are sensory organs and are sensitive to pressure changes and movement. Jewellery would cause sensory overload :')

Finished art below.

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Digital sketches of an alien (species: Nan-Te'gah) showing a full body pose an a close-up of a leg. The alien has four arms with one pair being wings. The wings are folded up and bend backwards. The feet have thin, long claws and a long spine pair sitting at the heel that can spread to create a small kite. Art by Kathaja Krim.

Since my art on wing anatomy didn't include the feet, here's a sketch of them! I imagine another set of spines at the back of the heel. When extended, it creates a kite that helps the legs stay up during flight and not drop down.

Gotta be comfortable when flying, right :>

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Range of motion of wing joints and tendons of the #Nantegah species.

How do the Nan-Te'gah swim?

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Digital art which explains the wing anatomy of an alien species called Nan-Te'gah. The left illustration shows the alien in full size. Their wings are single butterfly-like elements that are situated along their arms. When the wings are folded, they look like spines pointing backwards. The illustrations on the right depict the extended wing elements. They fold forward while creating a wing-like shape. The alien's base color is beige with orange accents along the wing arms and secondary arms. The wings, when open, have additional colors, looking like the color accents smear into the wing membrane, creating a slick, oil-like appearance. Text on page: When the wings are folded, they are positioned along the arms and point backwards. Finger spines tend to spread more widely depending on the position of the fingers, while arm spines are held closer together. Fingers point slightly outwards to make room for the spines. Each wing element consists of an upper and a lower spine. The lower spine is shorter and thinner. Wing hands have 7 digits. 1 thumb, 3 upper fingers and 3 thinner lower fingers. Finger spines have 3 joints, while arm spines only have 2. Art by Kathaja Krim.

Wing anatomy!
The Nan-Te'gah are an alien species that can fly for short distances, depending on their fitness and experience. Most of them are great swimmers too. Athletic individuals can even switch between swimming and flying quite easily.

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WIP: Digital line art of an alien character (species: Nan-Te'gah). The alien has 2 sets of arms, a larger upper set and a lower smaller set. The upper arms have long spines that point backwards. To the right is a sketch of the arm in close-up, but it's cut off. Art by Kathaja Krim.

I felt the need to explore (and explain) my Nan-Te'gah's wing anatomy, so I started something new.

This is a cropped screenshot of a larger page. :>

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Lore about the Nan-Te'gah.

What's their dying planet like?
Why is it dying?
And what have the Zhor Khat to do with it?

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Digital art of a monstrous but humanoid alien (species: Nan-Te'gah). The alien has their head tilted down and glances up menacingly. They have a crude bone-like structure on their face, with strangely aesthetic swirls and tips. They have ears too, which are more like thick appendages attached to the head. Their skin color is a light low saturated green with red scattered stripes. The eye is cerulean blue. Art by Kathaja Krim.

I can't believe I made this. It's the most color-ish colored thing I ever did. I'm partially convinced that someone else made it and I stole it 💀

It's my alien species, the Nan-Te'gah, showing an option for their colors and skin patterns.

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Screenshot of a monstrous but humanoid alien in Procreate. The alien has their head tilted down and glances up menacingly. They have a crude bone-like structure on their face, with strangely aesthetic swirls and tips.They have huge ears too, which are more like thick horns. Art by Kathaja Krim.

Ugly 🤍
My species, the Nan-Te'gah. I want to show their actual colors, but not sure how to make it happen yet. Anyway, have this crude sketch in the meantime.

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Digital sketches of a flying creature, called Maardru, with its rider, a Nan-Te'gah. The Maardru is purple with a blueish belly and wings. The first sketch shows both the creature and its rider while flying. The second sketch shows a close-up of the rider in front view while they spread their own wings and lift off the creature's back. The third sketch shows the creature's head and the rider next to it, touching its snout affectionately.

Sometimes I get asked about colors, so... I made a quick colored version of the Maardru. They come in many colors, but their belly and wings are always a shade of blue.

The home world of the Nan-Te'gah is (or actually was) one of the most colorful in my universe.

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Digital sketches of a flying creature, called Maardru, with its rider, a Nan-Te'gah. The first sketch shows both the creature and its rider while flying. The second sketch shows a close-up of the rider in front view while they spread their own wings and lift off the creature's back. The third sketch shows the creature's head and the rider next to it, touching its snout affectionately.

I decided to call them Maardru.
They were quite common on Qu'tar, while the planet was still striving. Their diet consists of plants that grow in shallow waters and small sea life. (cont.)

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Illustration of a Nan-Te'gah, an alien species, that shows the head in side view. The alien has four larger and two smaller appendages on their head, three on each side. Text on page: Head appendages are made of cartilage and muscle. Elongated tympanic membranes run along each of the four larger appendages and serve as sensory organs. Upper appendages: Specialized for detecting airborne vibrations and pressure changes. Lower appendages: Specialized for detecting underwater vibrations and movements. The appendages are also used to convey emotions by moving them into different positions. Active movement affects the membranes. While most self-generated disturbances can be ignored, the sensitivity of the membranes is dampened by active movement. Thus, increased focus or fear makes them eerily still. Nictitating membrane (third eyelid) can be drawn across the eye for protection, particularly when underwater. Outer teeth are part of the exoskeleton that covers the face. Lips close behind the outer teeth. The actual teeth are located inside the mouth, with pointed incisors and flatter molars. Canines are not prominent and look like incisors.

Head details of my Nan-Te'gah species.
Their planet consists of large oceans and countless islands. Therefore, they are well adapted to life in air and water. Their ancestors were predators who lurked or flew over the water and dove for their prey.

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Digital sketch of an alien character (species: Nan-Te'gah). Their face is covered with white skull-shaped platting, which has sharp edges mixed with playful swirls and a long rhombus shape on the forehead. The skull comes with four teeth. The character also has several thick horizontal appendages on their head, like strange ears.

So, I thought about adding more teeth to the design of the Nan-Te'gah species.

More teeth are always good, right..?

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Pencil sketch of an alien character (species: Nan-Te'gah) with four big ears and face plates that resemble a skull.

It's been a while! I spend most of my free time writing these days, so there's not much new art from me.

There are also a ton of WIPs I should finish... .__.

Alien species: Nan-Te'gah

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What the #NanTegah sound like ~

Digital sketch of an alien character (species: Nan-Te'gah). Their face is covered with white skull-shaped platting, which has sharp edges mixed with playful swirls and a long rhombus shape on the forehead. The skull comes with four teeth. The character also has several thick horizontal appendages on their head, like strange ears.

So, I thought about adding more teeth to the design of the Nan-Te'gah species.

More teeth are always good, right..?

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Digital drawing of an alien creature, showing the eyes. Each eye has a small black pupil, enveloped by a saturated yellow ring (the inner iris) and a second green less saturated ring (the outer iris). The rest of the eye is a soft green.

Traditional drawing of an alien creature, a Nan-Te'gah, showing the eyes. Each eye has a black pupil, enveloped by a light ring (the inner iris) and a second darker ring (the outer iris). The rest of the eye is white.

The creature from yesterday and the Nan-Te'gah are from the same planet, called Qu'tar. You can see it in their eyes. They have double irises, usually a more prominent inner iris and a less prominent outer iris. It's a typical trademark of Qu'tar's inhabitants.

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A fineliner sketch with quick digital shading showing an alien (species Nan-Te'gah) wearing a helmet with several thick tubes.

This sketch was one of my first posts here, over a year ago. I still love it :}

It's a Nan-Te'gah in some sort of pressure suit. Their planet's environment has become hostile, which made them leave the ground and live in cities of the sky instead.

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A sketch of an alien person, of the species Nan-Te'gah. Their face is partially covered with a bone-like structure, which reminds vaguely of a skull. Noteworthy is that at their forehead the bone-like structure forms a rhombus, the only straight lines in the alien's face. They also have six ear-like appendages on their head, three on each side.

That's the "finished" art of the process video I posted earlier. I left it sketchy and worked in some digital highlights.

The species is one of my own, called Nan-Te'gah.

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Oh, videos are a thing now?
Let me show you something..

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I found #WIP pics of the "wings" c:

It's good old pencil work. The colors of the finished art are a digital addition.

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This needs an extra invitation to go to the #NanTegah feed, bec apparently I can't spell the name of my own species D:

A digital drawing of an alien creature in front of a light source. The alien's face and body is shrouded in darkness, only the head, "ears" and shoulders show a rim-light. Noteworthy are the eyes which glow in the shadows of the face.

I tried a digital drawing of a Nan-Te'gah and it even has a "background" 🙃
I'm trying hard to learn new techniques and every piece teaches me so much!

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A pencil drawing of an alien person's head. They have 4 long and 2 short appanages on their head, three on each side. Their face is covered with bone-like plating. They wear a rather calm, slightly contemplating expression.

Pencil sketch of my [Nan-Te'gah] 🤍

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An almost-full-body pencil drawing of an alien being. They have two sets of arms, one bigger pair and one smaller pair. The bigger pair is wing-like, with nine "firefly wings" growing along the lower arm and hand. The creature has all kinds of pointy ends, on their back and on their face. The whole drawing has a purple tint, just the eyes are blue.

A close-up of the wing while being WIP. Some parts are shaded, others aren't.

[Nan-Te'gah] and their strange "wings".

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