efaardvark Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) Ok, I have no artistic talent of my own, but I know there's a few others here without such a handicap. Now is your time. What is an amabie, you ask? Well, wikipedia says, "... the amabiko is a multi-legged prophesizing creature which prescribes the display of its artistic likeness to defend against sickness or death." Yokai.com - obviously(?) the leading authority on yokai - has this somewhat more useful description, Quote APPEARANCE: Amabie is a mermaid-like yōkai with a mixture of human and fish features. It has long hair and a scaly body. It has a beak-like mouth, and three legs. It glows with a bright light that can be seen from the shore. If anyone has some drawing skills and would like to take a crack at illustrating the above description(s) - for fun and (possibly) the aid of humanity - then post your artwork below. I think a bunch of people might benefit from seeing it before this whole thing is over. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amabie http://yokai.com/amabie/ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/amabie Edited March 17, 2020 by efaardvark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyxnine Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I...want to do this 0_0 but I'm busy now XD Ohmygerd. I hope someone does. If I get a chance to doodle though I'll throw it up that's funny. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime loveer Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) I can do it when i'm free , it's kinda weird i think , it looks interesting . to me , it looks like a mermaid , fish , bird and human combined Edited March 17, 2020 by Anime loveer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyxnine Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Here you go haha quick sketch aka noodle hands Edited March 20, 2020 by Nyxnine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyxnine Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I saw this online and wanted to share. It's so pretty!! It was under a search for Amabie...although it is missing a lot of human parts, I felt like it was a nice concept to run off of. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efaardvark Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Just thought I'd bump the topic with this link to another blog with a bunch of pics for people's perusal and inspiration... https://blog.japanesecreations.com/amabie-an-ancient-healing-spirit-is-back-in-japan Stay safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyxnine Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 One day, in the far future, people will find articles of the amabie art challenge and wonder if it helped hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efaardvark Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 A friend sent me this amabie pic so I thought I'd use it to bump the topic. Now is not the time to be hoarding amabie pics to oneself after all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efaardvark Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) One more push... Edited May 7, 2022 by efaardvark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efaardvark Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 cool project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efaardvark Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 I was just reading up on the covid situation in China. So here's a Amabie/Yugioh crossover. (via https://www.zerochan.net/3244562 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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