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FossilFace
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3D Animator and Creature Designer. Working on a design project called Psychies: Bottled Emotions.

AMA: https://fossilface.straw.page

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FossilFace @fossilface.bsky.social · Oct 21
Hello Bluesky! I'm Fossil!

For the past couple of years, I've been designing creatures for a personal project of mine called Psychies: Bottled Emotions!

In this thread I will introduce the world of the Psychies and how they work!
Logo of for Psychies: Bottled Emotions, featuring a bottle spilling a rainbow of colours behind the title of the project.
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psephrain8.bsky.social
Posted the finished art page for these designs with yesterday's portfolio day post, but here's a closer look at Potted Golems!

Originally I'd drawn it with pen while out of the house, and later decided I wanted to try and take the concept further.
#art #creaturedesign #oc
Page of drawn designs for a creature type I call “Potted Golems”! Living creatures made of magical plants that have taken over their vessels. From left to right, top to bottom we have: Standard Teracotta Pot: A golem made from sprouting plants in a cracked terracotta plant pot. The cracks from the creature’s “mouth”, and allow for holes to form soil into hands and extend roots out into feet. “Recycled” Cup: A styrofoam cup with a dandelion planted in it (and a plastic straw), turned into one of these creatures. It can’t crack the cup enough to get more than a single spread of roots out for one foot to hop along on, but it continues on regardless. Flower Basket: A golem made up of a large number of flowers in a woven basket. Instead of soil and roots, its “hands” are stray leaves and petals that have fallen from the flowers it carries, and its “feet” are the bottom ends of the ribbon tied at the bade of its basket handle. Old Potion Bottle: A glass bottle not rinsed of life potion thoroughly enough before being used as a vase, resulting in a potted golem! It is cracked to form its mouth and limbs in a similar way to the Standard Terracotta Pot golem, but instead of soil, it’s filled with and using water, with a lovely flower standing tall over the edge of the bottle. Mini Succulent: A potted golem made of a small succulent plant in a miniature porcelain pot. Its exterior isn’t cracked, but instead its hands are made of floating soil and rocks from the top layer of the pot, and it has feet/eyebrows made of pebbles too. A sketchy notes page that goes into more detail on the anatomy and history of Potted Golems as a creature! At the very top is a little doodle of a witch watching her potion bottle spring to life as a Potted Golem, with text next to it that says "Potion Bottle breeds were the first ones! A witch in training didn't rinse a used bottle well enough before using it as a vase." Under that is a little drawn diagram of a vase, showing the ratios of Life Potion, Water (or soil), and Soul Host plant needed to assemble a golem. To the left of that is a sketch of the Potion Bottle golem, with arrows and captions pointing to places on its body, stating "If vessel is solid, it will usually crack to allow for limbs" and "Plant health measured by appearance OR eye brightness" Under the assembly diagram is 3 sketches of different plants, with the caption "Any plant works!" above it. The bottom left of the page has sketches of a terracotta pot golem in attack mode, one being watered, and 3 more shapes/plants for golems not featured in the initial artwork. The bottom right shows a terracotta pot golem being "dismantled", as the plant is removed from the old pot to be put into a new basket vessel, the old pot going lifeless and the dirt that was once limbs piling up on the ground. The written text above and below this drawing reads "Remember, the soul IS the PLANT! Golems can be dismantled by removal, OR replanted into new pots for a makeover!" My initial rough sketches for each of the potted golem varieties I included in my full art, sketches in blue pencil brush! Next to it on my canvas is a zoomed-in picture of the oiriginal pen-and-paper sketch, the very first design for the Potted Golem (a Terracotta pot one)
January 14, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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psephrain8.bsky.social
Hello and happy #portfolioday!
I’m Pseph (or Pastel), a freelance artist specializing in 2D art, illustration and character designs! I do originals, fan art, and also do a bit of animation :)

You can find my Ko-fi for comms, other socials and contact email at linktr.ee/psephrain8

#art #fanart
An illustration by me in two halves, that can be turned right side up or upside down. The “top” is a white, flower-covered cat on a mossy rock in the middle of a pond, surrounded by a misty forest full of fairies, flowers and wildlife. The “bottom” is a black, crystal-covered cat on a mossy rock in the middle of a pond, surrounded by cyan mushrooms with bioluminescent swirling patterns on their caps, and crystal growths glowing in pink, purple and orange colors inside of a cave. Page of drawn designs for a creature type I call “Potted Golems”! Living creatures made of magical plants that have taken over their vessels. From left to right, top to bottom we have: Standard Teracotta Pot: A golem made from sprouting plants in a cracked terracotta plant pot. The cracks from the creature’s “mouth”, and allow for holes to form soil into hands and extend roots out into feet. “Recycled” Cup: A styrofoam cup with a dandelion planted in it (and a plastic straw), turned into one of these creatures. It can’t crack the cup enough to get more than a single spread of roots out for one foot to hop along on, but it continues on regardless. Flower Basket: A golem made up of a large number of flowers in a woven basket. Instead of soil and roots, its “hands” are stray leaves and petals that have fallen from the flowers it carries, and its “feet” are the bottom ends of the ribbon tied at the bade of its basket handle. Old Potion Bottle: A glass bottle not rinsed of life potion thoroughly enough before being used as a vase, resulting in a potted golem! It is cracked to form its mouth and limbs in a similar way to the Standard Terracotta Pot golem, but instead of soil, it’s filled with and using water, with a lovely flower standing tall over the edge of the bottle. Mini Succulent: A potted golem made of a small succulent plant in a miniature porcelain pot. Its exterior isn’t cracked, but instead its hands are made of floating soil and rocks from the top layer of the pot, and it has feet/eyebrows made of pebbles too. My illustrated character design, dubbed “The Dancing Dark”. A humanoid being with a “face” and “hair” made of shadows leaking out from their big hat and parts of their snazzy suit. Instead of a tailcoat they have 4 floating panels attached to their waist that resemble butterfly wings. Besides the wide brim hat and suit top, they also have on vertically striped pants, pointy dress shoes, and white gloves (that also show they may have claws as well). Their tie and earrings are designed to look like the chrysalis of a butterfly. They are surrounded by butterfly-like entities that use their wings and antennae to emote like sets of eyes (should I call them Butterfl-eyes?) My drawing of a shiny Hydrapple (Pokemon), decorated like a giant supreme candied apple! Hydrapple itself is a light green 5-headed serpent with two tails, coming out of a candied apple base that’s usually red, or caramel in the case of the shiny. The main of these heads sits in the middle, with horns and a green apple skewered on one! For my candied Hydrapple, I used the shiny for the caramel base, but gave it different layers of cool coatings/toppings! The top layer is covered in dripping caramel, a white chocolate swirl, and dollops of whipped cream. The second layer is darker caramel with peanut pieces. The third layer is white chocolate with rainbow sprinkles. The fourth layer is smooth milk chocolate. And at the bottom, the caramel returns with apple slices decorating the bottom around the base of the apple!
January 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM
fossilface.bsky.social
A dubious little creature has arrived in the mail! @chewchewer.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM
fossilface.bsky.social
Part 4 for this question!

Sulleech and Disgust match each other but probably don't like each other very much. Both of them are mutually disgusted by one another.

#PsychiesArt #InsideOut
"What would be the perfect Psychies to represent the main cast of Inside Out?" Illustration depicts Sulleech (Psychie) and Disgust (Inside Out) making repulsed faces at each other.
January 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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moigam.bsky.social
personas throughout my lifetime but I turned them into RPG type enemies

Fickles
Bonemeal
Nox
Visper
Crosshare
Acorn
Prismint
Roboton
Lunar Snow Puppet
Gemip
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
fossilface.bsky.social
Part 3 for this question!

Cruciboil and Anger both seem to let rage build up inside of them until it bubbles over and erupts like a volcano, so they seem like a perfect fit!

#PsychiesArt #InsideOut
"What would be the perfect Psychies to represent the main cast of Inside Out?" Illustration shows Cruciboil (Psychie) and Anger (Inside Out) shouting at each other with fire erupting from the tops of their heads.
January 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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monstersovka.bsky.social
✶ ✷ ✶
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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retroplasmm.bsky.social
Some Pokemon for a future region project

[ #art #illustration #pokemon #fakemon ]
Chimpletin -> Handrill [Steel] Skateshorde [Psychic/Ground] Rolled Tatsugiri [Dragon/Water]
January 7, 2026 at 11:05 PM
fossilface.bsky.social
Part 2 for this question!

Sadness and Droopery. Sometimes the strongest of us are those who look like they are barely keeping it together, and that is true of both of them.

#PsychiesArt #InsideOut
"What would be the perfect Psychies to represent the main cast of inside out?" Illustration depicts Droopery (Psychie) and Sadness (Inside Out) huddled up around a sad memory orb together.
January 7, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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moigam.bsky.social
Last redesign to these little guys
January 6, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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moigam.bsky.social
Bonemeal, Nox, and Acorn
January 7, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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retroplasmmtwo.bsky.social
[ #buniposting #ocsky #oc #art #artshare #doodle ]
A redraw of that one Jeremy frame from Phineas and Ferb but with Buni
January 6, 2026 at 11:50 PM
fossilface.bsky.social
Thank you to whoever sent this question, it's a really fun idea!

This answer will be a multi-parter so this is part 1!

First of all, Derbling and Joy! Both energetic, peppy and playful, while also having a bit of unexpected blue in their designs!

#PsychiesArt #InsideOut
"What would be the perfect Psychies to represent the main cast of inside out?" Illustration depicts Derbling (Psychie) and Joy (Inside Out) bowing to each other politely with big smiles on their faces.
January 6, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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retroplasmmtwo.bsky.social
Buni Comic

[ #buniposting #ocsky #oc #art #artshare #doodle ]
First Panel: Haire walks by Buni who is loafing on the coach they share, stating that she is back from work. Buni responds bluntly by asking if Haire would be mad if she made a poor financial decision Second Panel: Haire's face is in shock from what Buni has done Third Panel: Haire stats "Are we deadass?" with an even more shocked expression Fourth Panel: Buni says "yeah" with a defeated tone, Haire having a look of disappointment on her face
January 3, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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retroplasmm.bsky.social
My submission for Mega Man Dual Overdrive's Robot Master Contest. I went for a maid design with a spooky twist, and called her Fade Woman. She is pretty much a vengeful spirit that hates how she was replaced by newer and efficient models
January 3, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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retroplasmmtwo.bsky.social
I lowkey Tony Tony Choppered Buni as of recently.

Idk how to explain it but its like the difference between Pre-Time Skip and Post-Time Skip Chopper
January 3, 2026 at 12:55 PM
fossilface.bsky.social
Wanting to get back to my Strawpage to answer some questions about Psychies!

Florgetta are probably the most common Psychies. Although not emotions themselves, they play an important role in cleaning the mindscape and discarding old memories.
"Out of all the Psychies you've made, which one would you say is the most common/prevalent in the world? (Optional bonus question: Which of each type is the most common?)" Illustration depicts two Florgetta brushing away dusty old memories with a broom and feather duster.
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
fossilface.bsky.social
Gnomentum - Psychie of Patience

#PsychiesArt #creaturedesign
Gnomentum, Psychie of Patience. Gnomentum is a small gnome with an oversized hat which has a fishing line hanging from the end. At the end of the line is a small orange fish, trapped in a bucket shaped block of ice. Gnomentum has its beard wrapped around it like a plaited scarf. This Psychie waits so long to catch its target that even the water in which it fishes freezes over. It knows that a big catch will come along eventually, no matter how long it takes.
January 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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psephrain8.bsky.social
Reposting this now that the collab is out! Here's my Sylveon ginergbread cookie I made for this.
This has gotta be up there in my personal favorite collabs, it was so fun seeing people's cute cookie entries!
Support the artists, everyone did awesome!

Happy holiday season to all! :)
#pokemon #fanart
My drawing of a Sylveon (pokemon) themed gingerbread cookie! A gingerbread cookie baked into the head shape of a Sylveon, including the bow on the ear and two ribbon feelers! The markings and shapes are all drawn in decorative icing that matches the colors of the real Sylveon, in swirly lines and spots. The eyes are two sky blue candies!
December 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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retroplasmmtwo.bsky.social
When the Vanity is of the Butcher's Variety

[ #buniposting #ocsky #oc #art #artshare #doodle ]
My OC, Buni, recreating a still from Butcher's Vanity The same image but this time its in her "signature colors"
December 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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yokaiju.bsky.social
This is a Christmas post, right?

Mega Walrein!
Ice/Water

Mega Walrein is coated in dense fur and blubber, forming rock-solid insulation. It uses its massive tusks to rip the earth asunder, creating crashing waves even on dry land.

#fakemon #pokemon #oc #ocsky #megaevolution #pokemonlegendsZA
My Mega Walrein design. It's much bulkier than the base form with a darker, duller blue for the main body, its tusks are ginormous and have two grooves at the bottom of each and its ring-like indents on its skin have extended to make its neck and chest resemble igloo bricks. Its beard is much wilder, curving up like waves in classical japanese paintings, and it has red patterns around its eyes and cheeks. Blue droplet shapes form on its beard and the mane behind its head. It also has two small tusks on the bottom jaw.
December 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
fossilface.bsky.social
Wanting to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy New Year by reworking a very old Psychie design from when I first started this project years back!

Meet Fluddle, Psychie of Kindness!

#PsychiesArt
Fluddle, Psychie of Kindness. Fluddle is a penguine-like creature wearing a pink and yellow sweater. It holds two knitting needles from which strings from its belly knot together to create a sweater.
December 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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retroplasmm.bsky.social
Warlocatrice [Dragon-type]

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[ #art #illustration #pokemon #fakemon ]
Warlocatrice [The Mystic PKMN] -Dragon-type -85/50/95/100/110/55 [495 BST] -Levitate [Magic Bounce] -3'07''/78.9 lbs. Doesn't Evolve "Despite living for thousands of years, Walocatrice only lay a single crystal egg in their entire lifetime, causing them to constantly look after it until it hatches. While they may look old and demure, if their egg is threatened they will unleash their full power, rending foes apart with eldritch incantations perfected for centuries."
December 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
fossilface.bsky.social
Miravice - Psychie of Jealousy

#PsychiesArt #creaturedesign
Miravice, Psychie of Jealousy. Miravice is a brass coloured mirror with 6 segmented legs and 4 gemstone-like eyes. In its jaws, it holds the glass mirror reflecting a wistful expression. This Psychie relentlessly follows those that have what it wants so that it can capture their reflection. When it is able to perfectly reflect the desired traits of its target, its focus shifts to a new subject to start the cycle anew.
December 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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crantime.bsky.social
Mega Excadrill
#PokemonLegendsZA
✏🦎
December 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM