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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 5h

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 6: Coral Shark A hybrid animal based on Episodes 126 and 169 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which feature Carnation Corals and Tiger Sharks. #artober #animalartober #coral #shark @justthezooofus.bsky.social

Pencil drawing of a hybrid between a tiger shark and carnation corals. The creature is mainly a tiger shark with carnation corals growing in spots across its back, over its brow, and from the base of its fins.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is heavily inspired by the referenced animals with the body of the shark being gray and having a white belly. However, the edging of the tail and fins and the tiger stripe patterns are orange like the body of the corals growing from the shark. The corals are also spotted with bright pink, just like carnation corals.
The drawing is on top of a pale yellow halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 5: Giraphin A hybrid animal based on Episodes 124 and 155 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which feature the Northern Giraffe and the Dolphin. #artober #animalartober #dolphin #giraffe

Pencil drawing of a hybrid between a giraffe and a dolphin. The creature has the tail, body, and flippers of a dolphin, but the high dorsal ridge, long neck, and head of a giraffe.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is heavily inspired by the giraffe with a pale cream coat overlaid in an orangish-brown spotted pattern. However, the patterns desaturate into grays on the dolphin fins and body, save for the belly region.
The drawing is on top of a pale blue halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the torso and face of the hybrid giraffe-dolphin. The coloring slightly richer than in the full view image.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 4: Tarantula Bee A hybrid animal based on Episode 122 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which features the Tarantula Hawk and the Vulture Bee. #artober #animalartober #wasp #bee

Pencil drawing of a hybrid of a Tarantula Hawk and a Vulture Bee. The wings, abdomen, and antennea of the design is similar to the female Tarantula Hawk (specifically the curled antennae of the females). However the shape to the head, torso, and legs is more closer in design to the Vulture Bee.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by the bright coloration of the Tarantula Hawk, with orange wings and antennae as well as a deep, bright blue body and accent blues on the tips of the wings. The eyes are the one hint of coloration inspired by the Vulture Bee and have a reddish brown reflective color to them.
The drawing is on top of a pale red halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the body of the hybrid Tarantula Hawk and Vulture Bee. The coloring slightly richer than in the full view image.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 3: Acorn Lungfish A hybrid animal based on Episode 120 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which features the Acorn Woodpecker and the West African Lungfish. #artober #animalartober #woodpecker #lungfish

Pencil drawing of a hybrid Acorn Woodpecker and West African Lungfish. The creature has the body and the long pointed front fins of a lungfish with the head of a woodpecker. The creature is holding an acorn in its beak.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by a mix of the referenced animals with a grey, speckled body blending into the speckled chin and white face of the woodpecker. The face has the coloring of an acorn woodpecker with a red cap on its head and dark panda-like markings around the yellow color-popping eyes and dark front fins. The beak is also dark and holds the naturally brown colored acorn.
The drawing is on top of a pale green halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the torso and face of the hybrid woodpecker-lungfish. The coloring slightly richer than in the full view image.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 2: Armadillove A hybrid animal based on Episodes 119 and 121 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which feature Pigeons and the Nine-Banded Armadillo. #artober #animalartober #pigeon #armadillo @justthezooofus.bsky.social

Pencil drawing of an armadillo with spread pigeon wings and a feathers fanned-tail at the end of its armadillo tail.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by a mix of the referenced animals with gray being the dominate color, though the shades vary from dark gray to light gray and white is spread across the inside of the wings. The tip of the nose and inner ears are a pight pink. There are also hints of magenta and teal on the neck and shoulder areas, hinting at iridescent colors like on a rock dove.
The drawing is on top of a pale blue halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the torso and upper body of the hybrid armadillo-pigeon. The coloring slightly richer than in the full view image.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 1: Tanuki-Fish A hybrid animal based on Episode 118 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which features the Tanuki and the Ocean Sunfish. #artober #animalartober #tanuki #sunfish

Pencil drawing of a tanuki torso attached to a sunfish body and with a tanuki tail emerging above the tail fins of the sunfish body. The tanuki front legs are drawn close to the fishy body.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by a mix of the referenced animals with tanuki coloring of browns and brown grays on the tanuki body and hints of tan on the mostly gray sunfish portion of the body.
The drawing is on top of a pale purple halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the Tanuki torso and upper sunfish body. The coloring slightly richer than in the full view image.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

October is here, which means it's time to share the tenth of my Birthday Bird series! It features a swan, ivy, marigolds, and cosmos, which are popular birth month bird, tree (celtic tree tradition), and flowers for the month of September.

Artwork is mainly completed in colored pencils.
For the month of October, I am featuring a swan (a traditional birth month bird for the month) who is holding an orange marigold flower in its beak (one of the birth month flowers).

The swan rises in the upper middle of the frame to the left, with its wings spread wide to make a silhouette in a shallow S-like curve. There is an orange marigold in the beak of the swan.
The background consists of an evening sky in an ombre of blue, purple, to red-orange that is behind the slated branches of deep green ivy (the traditional birth month tree).
The rectangular drawing is framed with a border of gold leaf, with some decorative vine-like detailing around each corner. The corners feature the selected birth month flowers of the month. Each top corner featuring a mirrored trio of cosmos (in orange, yellow-orange, and yellow) that are also incorporated into the gold border framing around the flowers and curving into the borders. Each bottom corner features a trio of marigolds (in varieties of yellow, yellow-orange, and a red orange with yellow edges petals)
Behind the whole artwork, the background color is a yellow-orange.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

September is here, which means it's time to share the ninth of my Birthday Bird series (I know, belated by a day again.)! It features a hawk, grape vines, morning glories, and asters, which are popular birth month bird, tree (celtic tree tradition), and flowers for the month of September.

Artwork is mainly completed in colored pencils.
For the month of September, I am featuring a hawk (a traditional birth month bird for the month) who is holding an aster flower in its beak (one of the birth month flowers).
The hawk (a red-tailed hawk) rises in the upper middle of the frame at an angle slanted opposite of the one made with grape vines (birth month tree) in the background. There is a purple aster in the beak of the kingfisher, along with a trio of asters in each top corner of the artwork border. The trio of asters are shades of pink and purple.
Another common birth month flower for September is the morning glory, which are growing up on the lower sides of the trellis-like design of the artwork border, along with a single bloom centered at the top. The morning glories on the bottom right are blue, while the ones on the bottom left are purple.
The background consists of an evening sky in an ombre of blue, purple, to red-orange that is behind the tree-like grape vines.
The rectangular drawing is framed with a gold border of gold leaf, with some decorative lattice detailing, particularly across the top and the bottom sides. Each top corner featuring a mirrored trio of asters that is also incorporated into the gold border framing around the flowers and curving into the borders.
Behind the whole artwork, the background color is a red-violet.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I can't believe August is already here, which means it's time to share the eighth of my Birthday Bird series (I know, belated by a day.)! It features a kingfisher, hazel tree, gladiolus, and poppies, which are popular birth month bird, tree, and flowers for the month of August.

Artwork is mainly completed in colored pencils.
For the month of August, the art also features a kingfisher (a traditional birth month bird for the month) who is holding a poppy in its beak (one of the birth month flowers).
The kingfisher flies across the upper middle of the image with the birthday tree, hazel, peeking from the top of the background. Blooming from the bottom left and right of the image are another birthday month flower: the gladiolus. A stalk of magenta with pale yellow centered gladiolus rises on the left and two different colored stalks rise on the right: one an orange-red and the other pink.
The background consists of a clear blue sky.
The rectangular drawing is framed with a gold border of gold leaf, with some decorative corner detailing, particularly the top corners, which each top corner featuring a mirrored trio of poppies in red, peach, and pink colors, with the gold border framing around the flowers and curving into the borders.
Behind the whole artwork, the background color is a pale yellow green.

This is the eighth piece in my Birth Month Bird series; this one is for the month of August.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

July is here, which means it's time to share the seventh of my Birthday Bird series! It features an eagle, holly tree, larkspur flowers, and water lilies, which are popular birth month bird, tree, and flowers for the month of July.

Artwork is mainly completed in colored pencils.
The picture has an eagle (bald eagle) soaring toward the left, its wings curved in a semicircle silhouette. The eagle bears a sprig of purple larkspur in its beak.
Branches of a holly tree hang in the upper foreground of the artwork, with red berries interspersed between the branches of green holly leaves.
There are water lily flowers blooming up from the bottom corners, a large magenta pink water lily is on the bottom right and on the right is a pale pink water lily and water lily bud with pink petals just beginning to peek out to bloom.
The background consists of a clear blue sky.
The rectangular drawing is framed with a gold border of gold leaf, with some decorative corner detailing, particularly the top corners, which each top corner featuring a mirrored trio of larkspur in pale pink, yellow, and purple, with the gold border framing around the flowers and curving into the borders.
Behind the whole artwork, the background color is a pale blue.
This is the seventh piece in my Birth Month Bird series; this one is for the month of July.
I know, I am releasing these four months in advance!

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

June is here, which means it's time to share the sixth of my Birthday Bird series! It features a dove, oak tree, honeysuckle flowers, and roses, which are popular birth month bird, tree, and flowers for the month of May.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I am a little belated posting. May the fourth be with you! Being May, tis time to share the fifth of my Birthday Bird series and it features a nightingale, hawthorn tree, hawthorn flowers, and lily of the valley, which are popular birth month bird, tree, and flowers for the month of May.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Miscria, Dragon of Mischief. An absolutely fantastic commission I finished in January. Miscria's a punk rock princess and extreme chaotic good. I read some of the creator’s short stories about Miscria, which inspired a lot of the elements of her background to fit with the lore of the character.

The figure in the center of the art is a female character leaping in the air. Her long legs are hooved and she has a tail curled close near her angled right leg. Her tail goes from a rat-like pale lavender pink near her body to white frond-like shapes of hair at the end. The hair on her head is also a silvery white with curling strands that frame her face while a long braid swings out to the side and is decorated with red stones between the braiding. She also has two curling, ram-like horns on the top of her head that curve backward on her head. Her skin is a pale lavender color, with shades of pink in her more translucent, large, bat-like wings that are spread and flared out from her body. Her eyes are a glowing red and she looks to the viewer’s right as she speaks/sings into a microphone held loosely in her left hand.

Her body is bent so she has a lot of angles in her pose, her left leg raised and bent, while the right is straight, but angled under her. Her right arm and hand are raised and bent as she gestures with her speech. The microphone she holds has a long cord that snakes in long curves behind her silhouette.

The outfit she wears includes a black leather battle vest with straps over her upper arm and a ruffled inner edging. The vest is worn over a cut Misfits band t-shirt and plaid patched, worn and frayed, blue jean shorts. She has layered, holed, fish net arm arm and leg sleeves that finish the major elements of her look.
She also wears a lot of accessories.

More descriptions of the full piece are available on my Patreon version.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I have a $3 downloadable set of stationary for the April Birthday Month Bird/Flower/Tree on my Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/april-...

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

April is here. That means, time to share the fourth of my Birthday Bird series and it features a canary, willow tree, daisies, and tulips, which are popular birth month bird, tree, and flowers for the month of April.

Artwork is mainly completed in colored pencils. The picture has a flying canary, flying with a near top body view and wings spread almost in an S shape over and below its head. It is holding a daisy blossom in its beak. It is flying in front of a curtain of willow branches. The rectangular drawing is framed with a gold painted border with some decorative corner detailing, particularly the top corners, which each feature a trio of small daisies with the gold border lines twining around the flowers and looping to the borders. The lower sides of the image are also framed with blooming tulips in a few pink varieties. The leftside having a tulip that is a darker pink with touches of orange between the pink and white edges. The left has pale pink tulips.
The background sky is an ombre of pink to purple to blue for a dawn sky and the gold paint of the border has been digitally enhanced for some gold highlight coloration for the picture.
This is the fourth piece in my Birth Month Bird series; this one is for the month of April.
I know, I am releasing these four months in advance!

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Digital prints of my Striving For Our Best Selves artwork is available on my Patreon store as a digital download for $3: www.patreon.com/posts/strivi...

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

This common symbol of peace felt especially meaningful paired with the month's flower of honeysuckle. Honeysuckle has several meanings, including hope, togetherness, and resilience against negativity. Things that really match with the moment for myself, family, friends, and people I care about.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Striving For Our Best Selves Sometimes unlikely art projects have a way to meet the moment. Last month, I worked on a piece for my Birthday Bird series for my Patreon that featured the birthday bird of June: the dove.

An upright dove with wings curved up, feathers curling in on the tips to make a semicircle in silhouette. The dove carries a sprig of pale yellow honeysuckle in its beak.
The art and dove are drawn with colored pencils and placed digitally over a blue circle on a pale yellow background.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I have a $3 downloadable set of stationary for the March Birthday Month Bird/Flower/Tree on my Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/142447...

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

March is here. That means, time to share the third of my Birthday Bird series and it features a (European) robin, alder tree, sakura blossoms, and daffodils, which are popular birth month bird, tree, and flowers for the month of March.

Artwork is mainly completed in colored pencils. The picture has a flying European robin, body upright and wings spread almost in a U over its head. It is holding a sakura blossom in its beak. It is flying in front of a branch of a blooming fragrant ash tree (the flowers of the tree are painted white springs on the drawing). The rectangular drawing is framed with a gold painted border with some decorative corner detailing, particularly the top corners, which each feature an sprig of sakura blossoms with the gold border lines twining around the sprig. The lower sides of the image are also framed with blooming daffodils in a few varieties. The left side having a daffodil that is yellow with and orange petaled center. The left has both a classic, all yellow, daffodil and a daffodil that is white with yellow-orange center petals.
The background sky is an ombre of pink to purple to blue for a dawn sky and the gold paint of the border has been digitally enhanced for some gold highlight coloration for the picture.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Thank you! ❤️ I imagine using traditional media colored pencils helps with the texture and old school aesthetic, but there is a good dose of my style being very inspired by classic works as well.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I have a $3 downloadable set of stationary for the January Birthday Month Bird/Flower/Tree on my Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/februa...

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

February is here. That means, time to share the second of my Birthday Bird series and it features an chickadee, ash tree, irises, and a violet, which are popular birth month bird, tree, and flowers for the month of February.

Artwork is mainly completed in colored pencils. Features a flying chickadee over an ash tree with irises and violet flowers for February.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

A belated (but still in the right month) mention that I have a $3 downloadable set of stationary for the January Birthday Month Bird/Flower/Tree on my Patreon. This was the first one I made for my Birthday Bird series and it features an owl, rowan tree, snowdrops, and a carnation.

A horned owl sits on a rowan tree branch that has bunches of red berries and green leaves dusted with snow. The owl holds a pair of snowdrop blooms in its beak. The bottom left corner has a carnation flower.
The background is a dusky blue sky with snow falling.
The drawing is framed with a simple golden boarder with scroll work details in the top corners.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

💛 Artists! Quote your yellow art! 💛 Throwback with these two to a very long Mermaid Court banner illustration that is on the back burner but not forgotten!

A pufferfish mermaid with strawberry blond hair in wavy curls, with her tail pulled high and out of frame, looks over her shoulder with a concerned expression. She wears a lace trimmed, white bonnet on her head. Her skin has freckles on her face and larger brown spots on her pale skinned arms and back that transition into the patterns on her yellow pufferfish tail.

Her right hand is raised from the silver tray she holds in her left hand. From the tray are falling treats that are similar to slices of mini swiss rolls with a red jam filling.

A gauzy magenta scarf is drifting above her in the water, snagged onto one of her pufferfish spines.

As well, the seaweed garland behind her also seems like it might have snagged onto her.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 31: Dracula Batrot A hybrid animal based on Episode 116 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which features the Painted Bat and the Dracula Parrot. #artober #animalartober #bat #parrot

Pencil drawing of a Painted Bat and Dracula Parrot hybrid. It is mainly inspired by the painted bat, with bat wings rising above in a three quarter turned silhouette. The head and torso are of a bat, but have a blending of fur to feathers going into the lower body of the parrot.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by a mix of the inspired animals with the painted bat’s orange face and orange stripes along its black wings blending into the red patch on the lower body of the parrot.
The drawing is on top of a pale purple halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the torso of the creature, the coloring slightly richer than in the full view image.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 30: Aardvolly A hybrid animal based on Episode 114 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which features the Amazon Molly and the Aardvark. A nosy mermaid? #artober #animalartober #aardvark #amazonmolly #fish

Pencil drawing of an Amazon Molly and an Aardvark hybrid. It is a blend of the two animals, with the head and forelegs of the Aardvark blended into the fish body and tail of the Amazon Molly.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by a mix of the inspired animals with the brown and dusky pink palette of the Aardvark blending into the silvery color of the Amazon Molly.
The drawing is on top of a pale blue halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 29: Echizard A hybrid animal based on Episode 112 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which features the Mexican Mole Lizard and the Echidna. Forbidden pretzel? #artober #animalartober #echidna #molelizard

Pencil drawing of a Mexican Mole Lizard and Echidna hybrid. It is a mix of the two animals, with the face, front legs, and spines of the Echidna combined with the long worm-like body of the Mexican Mole Lizard. The long body, with a worm body nearly covered in spines, is twisted in almost an infinity knot for this drawing, with the short torso and head floating up above the twists of the body.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by a mix of the inspired animals with the pink underbelly of a Mexican Mole Lizard combined with the Echidna’s dark brown and lighter flecked spine coloration for their spines and fur.
The drawing is on top of a pale green halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 28: Humpback Whagle A hybrid animal based on Episode 109 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which features the Philippine Eagle and the Humpback Whale. #artober #animalartober #whale #eagle

Pencil drawing of a Humpback Whale and Philippine Eagle hybrid. It is mainly inspired by the humpback whale, but sports a crown of feathered plumes on the top of its head and a large pair of wings. There is a trio of music notes above the mouth of the whale. An eighth, quarter, and eighth note.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by a mix of the inspired animals, though the deep gray blue palette of the humpback whale is the primary color. The plume feathers reflect the tans and white coloration of the Philippine Eagle and the wings blend the coloring of both creatures, with deep blue being the main color of the primary feathers and the browns, tans, and white colors being showcased in the covert feathers.
The drawing is on top of a pale blue halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the head of the creature, the coloring slightly richer than in the full view image.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 27: Back-Shark A hybrid animal based on Episodes 107 & 110 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which feature the Thresher Shark and the Backswimmer. #artober #animalartober #bug #shark

Pencil drawing of a thresher shark and backswimmer hybrid. It is a blend of the creatures, with the body and tail of a Thresher shark, but the head and pair of oar-like long legs of the backswimmer.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by a mix of the inspired animals with the common backswimmer red eyes and dark back patch blending with the grays, blues, and purples of the thresher sharks’ iridescent look in sunlight.
The drawing is on top of a pale yellow-green halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the torso and body of the creature, the coloring slightly richer than in the full view image.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 26: Hoatzin Skipper A hybrid animal based on Episode 106 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which features the Mudskipper and the Hoatzin. So... the smell of a hoatzin + fish smell? Oh no... #artober #animalartober #hoatzin #mudskipper #bird #fish

Pencil drawing of a mudskipper and hoatzin hybrid. It is a blend of the body of the mudskipper with the wings and head of a hoatzin. The wings are spread above the creature and its mudskipper body if curved under, with the addition of tail feathers fanning behind the tail fin of the creature.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by a mix of the two animals with the spotted, grayish coloring of the mudskipper body blending into the colors of the hoatzin. The tail feathers are a deep blue with cream edges, while the head and wings blend a palette of orange and brown, with lines of cream and some pops of dark blue on the wings. The head has a red eye, surrounded by a ring of blue skin. The head had plumes of thin orange-brown feathers crowning the top of the head.
The drawing is on top of a pale green halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 25: Great Horned Fowl A hybrid animal based on Episodes 105 & 108 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which feature the Fossa and the Great Horned Owl. Just a mighty lil' hunter. #artober #animalartober #fossa #owl

Pencil drawing of a fossa and great horned owl hybrid. It is mainly inspired by the Fossa, but has the ear tufts of the Great Horned Owl and has a pair of wings slightly raised on its haunches in a threatening display. It stalks towards the viewer.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by a mix of the two animals with the brown palette of the Fossa blending into the wing patterns and orange-brown color pops of the Great Horned Owl.
The drawing is on top of a pale purple halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 24: Tap-Tick A hybrid animal based on Episode 103 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which features the Malayan Tapir and the Lone Star Tick. #artober #animalartober #tapir #tick

Pencil drawing of a tapir and lone star tick hybrid. It is a blend of both creatures, with the upper silhouette of a tapir, inducing the head with its iconic proboscis nose, blending into the dorsal shell and lower body and legs of the tick.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by a mix of the two animals with the red-orange browns of the lone star tick blending into the darker grays of the tapir. The light and whiter patches of both inspiration animals are also reflected in the patterns on the creature as well, making the back of the dorsal shell a pale area like the tapir and having a white spot on the upper section like what can be found on the lone star tick (if placed a bit higher on this animal than found on the dorsal shell of female lone star ticks.
The drawing is on top of a pale blue-green halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 23: Pangoimp A hybrid animal based on Episodes 101 & 140 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which feature the Mantis Shrimp (Hemisquilla ensigera californiensis) and the Pangolin. #artober #animalartober #pangolin #mantisshrimp This one might be a muppet?

Pencil drawing of a pangolin and mantis shrimp hybrid. It is mainly inspired by the pangolin, but has the addition of club-like appendages of the mantis shrimp. Also like the mantis shrimp, it has compound stalks, antenna, and antanea scale. It faces the right with its scaled tail curled into a near crescent shaped silhouette.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired mainly by photographs of a Hemisquilla ensigera californiensis mantis shrimp. The palette is mainly a warm purple with the scales edged in light blue. The club appendage and antennae also pop with pale blue.
The drawing is on top of a pale orange halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

Close up of the torso of the creature, the coloring slightly richer than in the full view image. The curl of the tail is also visible below the creature.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 22: Lemur Eagle A hybrid animal based on Episodes 99 & 104 of the Just the Zoo of Us Podcast, which feature the Bald Eagle and the Blue-Eyed Lemur. #artober #animalartober #lemur #baldeagle #flyinglemur

Pencil drawing of a blue-eyed lemur and bald eagle hybrid. It is mainly inspired by the lemur, but with spread wings of an eagle rising from its back. Its tail curls in a wave below its body.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is mainly inspired by the bald eagle, with a white head and tail tip while the rest of the body has a brown palette. The nose and eyes reflect the dark gray nose and pale blue eyes of the lemur.
The drawing is on top of a pale pink halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 21: Hyena Roach A hybrid animal based on Episodes 98 & 134 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which feature the Cockroach and the Hyena. Definitely man's new best friend. Right? #artober #animalartober #hyena #cockroach

Pencil drawing of a hyena and cockroach hybrid. It is mainly inspired by the hyena, but is running on six legs rather than two. Its short bushy tail is in the air. It has a long pair of antennae on its head and some plated segments on its neck and upper back with closed cockroach-like wings over its back.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by a mix of the inspired animals with the spotted hyena pattern blending into the cockroach coloring on the wings.
The drawing is on top of a pale purple halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 20: Blue-Ringed Octo-ottor A hybrid animal based on Episode 97 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which features the Sea Otter and the Blue-Ringed Octopus. #artober #animalartober #octopus #otter #cuteness

Pencil drawing of a sea otter and blue-ringed octopus hybrid. It is a mix of the two creatures, with the torso and head of the sea otter and the tentacles of the octopus. This drawing has two octo-otters that are holding hands and also have some of their tentacles entwined together.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by the respective critters,with browns on the upper half and yellow tentacles with brown spots ringed in bright blue. The blue rings of the octopus go up on the torso and arms of the otter portion of the creature.
The drawing is on top of a pale teal halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 19: Spiny Leafutan A hybrid animal based on Episodes 96 & 138 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which feature the Orangutan and Phasmids (specifically the Spiny Leaf Stick Insect). #artober #animalartober #orangutan #stickinsect

Pencil drawing of an Orangutan and Spiny Leaf Insect hybrid. It is a mix of the two creatures with the torso of the orangutan and the back legs and curling abdomen of the spiny leaf stick insect.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is mainly inspired by the orangutan, though is influenced by some of the more orange-toned spiny leaf insects and gives the creature a palette that is mainly a rich orange.
The drawing is on top of a pale green halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 18: Cape Gecko A hybrid animal based on Episodes 95 & 125 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which feature the Cape Stumpnose and the Crested Gecko. #artober #animalartober #fish #gecko #lilguy

Pencil drawing of a Cape Stumpnose and Crested Gecko hybrid. It has the body, tail, and dorsal/pelvic fins of the Cape Stumpnose, curving toward the viewer with the torso, head, and dangling front legs of the Crested Gecko. The gecko face is looking at the viewer while licking its eyeball.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by some of the iridescent, bluer silver photos of the cape stumpnose. However, the pale yellow eyes and pink tongue are certainly inspired by the crested gecko.
The drawing is on top of a pale warm gray halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 17: Scaly-Bear Snail A hybrid animal based on Episode 94 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which features the American Black Bear and the Scaly-Foot Snail. #artober #animalartober #bear #snail #animalart

Pencil drawing of an American Black Bear and Scaly-Foot Snail hybrid. It is mainly inspired by the Scaly-Foot Snail with its shell and scale-encrusted body. However, the American Black Bear torso emerges from the body, with front paws and feet emerging from the scales. The black bear head has two tentacles rising from the top of its head.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is mainly inspired by the Scaly-Foot Snail, leaning to a darker purple-gray palette with hints of reddish-pinks. However there are some hints of more desaturated blacks and grays on the bear inspired feet and head. There is also a pop of pale pink because the bear is bleeping its tongue out.
The drawing is on top of a pale blue halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 16: Archerloon A hybrid animal based on Episodes 92 & 111 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which feature Archerfish and the Common Loon. #artober #animalartober #animalart #bird #fish

Pencil drawing of a loon and archerfish hybrid. It is a blend of the two animals, with the body of an archerfish, that has a slight twist of the tail, along with the outstretched wings and turned up head of a loon. A squirt of water spouts straight up from the creature's beak.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by the respective animals. It has the multicolored neck and gray-green head and white speckled dark wings of the loon, while also having the white and dark patched body and yellow-edged fins and yellowish fin of the archerfish.
The drawing is on top of a pale red-orange halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 15: Cicada O’ War A hybrid animal based on Episode 91 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which features Periodical Cicadas and the Portuguese Man O’ War. #artober #animalartober #animalart #ohno

Pencil drawing of a Periodic Cicada and Portuguese Man O' War hybrid. It is a blend of the two creatures, with the head, wings, and thorax of the cicada and its wings spread in flight. Rather than the usual abdomen, it has the jellyfish-like bell and swirling tentacles like the Man O’ War dangling below and behind it.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is mainly inspired by the Portuguese Man O’ War’s coloring of deep blues on the tentacles and cicada body. The jellyfish-like bell is a nearly translucent pale blue with some shades of lavender purple and pink edging on the top ridge. The cicada eyes are a magenta pink color and the wings are a similar translucent blue to the jellyfish bell, with more opaque purple lines of the wing structure.
The drawing is on top of a pale mint green halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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Elaine Eigel @eigelstudio.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Hybrid Animal Artober Day 14: Pink Armored Stargazer A hybrid animal based on Episode 88 of Just the Zoo of Us Podcast which features the Stargazer and the Pink Fairy Armadillo. #artober #animalartober #animalart #fishart

Pencil drawing of a stargazer and pink fairy armadillo hybrid. It is mainly inspired by the stargazer, but has a flexible dorsal shell, like the armadillo, running along its back.
Coloring has been digitally painted and is inspired by the stargazer’s coloring of gray that is speckled with white, though the flexible dorsal shell is a pale pink like the pink fairy armadillo.
The drawing is on top of a pale blue halftone patterned circle that was digitally added to the drawing.

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