Cetacean Piece I Did A Bit Ago Aahhh Haven’t Posted On Here In Ages

Intro post :3 🐋

You can call me Cosmo, I use any pronouns.

my ask box is open and anyone is welcome to use it, i would love getting to know some other alter-/nonhumans!

(This is a sideblog, so I‘ll like and follow from a different one) 🪶

I am currently still a minor, so just. please don’t be weird. Absolutely nothing nsfw please, i don’t like it.

I’m a bird (multiple, not sure) and orca therian, also avian (“fictional” species) alterhuman, as well as cat hearted. 🐈

tags I’ll use: #cosmo chirps - avian/bird stuff #cosmo purrs - cat stuff #cosmo clicks - orca stuff

(I’ll edit this post when necessary)

doodle of avian me:

Hi! Do you have any tips for drawing people with wings? The main character of my comic has wings, but i… can’t draw them. This is becoming an itty bitty (read: massive) problem. Any help helps at this point honestly haha

I'll share some pictures I find useful.

Here's a bad picture of using the basic shapes for the wings

And then you can see how I used that as the base to tell me where to put feathers

The trick with wings is not to get TOO detailed (IMO). You don't want to make the picture so busy you can't take it in but, mainly, you may be miserable drawing allll the feathers. That's how I approach it. Some people do all the feathers and add more details and it looks great!

For putting them on people, you can see from the back that it's sort of like putting a pair of arms on the shoulder blades. Yes, technically that wouldn't work sooper well, but none of this works when you think about it lol.

You can also check my wings tag, which has a lot of references.

Hope that helps and let me know if you have any more questions!

Off topic, but have some fishes for now

Bro switched to eco mode

Salish Sea - British Columbia - Canada - Wakeuptoadventure

Btw if you are a winged being and you REALLY want to fly, you should look into paramotoring!

Paramotoring is one of the cheapest, easiest, and most accessible forms of aviation!

It is where you take a paraglider, and attach it to a propeller you wear on your back. This allows you to take off right from the ground!

There are two ways to do it:

By foot, where you wear the motor like a backpack and run, then slide into your seat (which is attached to the motor) once you're up in the air!

And by a Trike, a 3 wheeled frame that attaches to your motor/paraglider, allowing you to sit as you take off!

This is one of the most accessible sports, as you don't need all too much strength or mobility to do it! It is pretty expensive to get into, but once you have your whole set together, and some training, its pretty easy to maintain!

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I get a lot of behavioral shifts/urges, and very strong wing shifts as a Trico, and it makes me feel really dysphoric knowing I can't fly. I'm really hoping one day I'll be able to afford a trike set, and training. I cannot wait to be in the sky one day!

I can't wait to feel the wind on my feathers, being face to face with the sun as it sets. I can't wait to feel weightless for a while, like I have no troubles. I can't wait to feel free!

relieving wing related dysphoria

something that I see many winged folks experience, including myself, is wing related dysphoria. more specifically, dysphoria relating to not being able to fly or not having wings physically. all my life this is a struggle I've dealt with, and I understand how painful it is. there are ways to relieve it though! here's some things that I've come up with and suggest to those who are struggling:

create mood boards, wallpapers, stim boards, and pinterest boards relating to the sky, your wings, theriotype, shifted form, etc

dive into media that has winged people/creatures (maximum ride, the maleficent movies, the croaking, just to name a few)

play games that let you fly, either with or without wings. bonus points if you're able to do it in VR (roblox, minecraft, feralheart, aer memories of old, superflight, fugl, etc)

practice lucid dreaming or astral projection

blankets!! especially weighted blankets, this can mimic the feeling of having wings

create or buy cosplay wings that look like your own (either typical cosplay wings worn with a harness/straps, or a backpack with wings, or a shawl in the shape of wings)

wear the colors of your wings, theriotype or shifted form

surround yourself with wing related themes or themes related to your theriotype or shifted form (buttons, pins, stickers, doodles, plushies, etc)

wear wing related accessories (rings, necklaces, hair pins, wings you can put on the laces of your shoes, etc)

if you're able to, get wings tattooed on your back or get a tattoo related to your theriotype or shifted form

if you're able to, participate in sky/air related sports or activities (skydiving, wingsuit flying, paragliding, hang gliding, etc)

draw/doodle your wings, theriotype or shifted form!!

meditate and visualize your wings. feel their weight, see their colors and textures, etc.

connect and talk to others who have wings if you need support and are looking for folks who have had similar experiences

carry around a backpack and make sure to give it some weight! having a backpack of a similar weight to my phantom wings tends to make my phantom wings go away, if you're looking to stop your phantom wings from existing for a bit for any reason

collect feathers that look like yours if you have feathered wings

connect with nature! this helps ground me and feel more connected to my natural self. I suggest going outside on a windy day or climbing trees.

stick your head/arms out of the car when you're going somewhere! this is one of my favorite things to do and it mimics what I imagine flying to feel like (pro tip, don't do this if you're driving)

make your room feel like the environment you belong in (using nature or wind ambient sounds, fans to get air flowing, that sort of thing)

watch flying POV videos

I'm sure there are more things that I could add, but I think that this is all my brain can think of at the moment. feel free to add onto the list if there's anything else that any of you want to add if I missed anything!

An orca (Orcinus orca) breaches off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, USA

by Guy Schmickle

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