[collab] Phyaqcris 💎🌀 Summer-time Creature Suggestion

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dragrawr • 2 October 2025 at 7:27 PM

Hey, hello, hi everyone! 💙

Today @gngdia and I would like to present to you all the Phyaqcris!

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They came to me with a lovely concept- an aquamarine crystal forming into a tangible creature! With the ideas they had, I grabbed a beautiful sea creature to model it by, the leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques)! gngdia also had gold in the palette, and I couldn't stop thinking about the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with gold (powdered gold/urushi lacquer) called Kintsugi!

With these concepts in mind, I got to work as they developed the description. Hopefully, you enjoy this creature. We had a lot of fun working on it! 💙💎🌀

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Beautiful description written by @gngdia !!

💎About Phyaqcris eggs:

Phyaqcris eggs are shimmering orbs made of aquamarine crystals, capable of reassembling themselves to protect the eggs whenever there is danger lurking. Their surfaces, accented with golden streaks, glow faintly in the dappled light of the sea.

💎About the creature:

The Phyaqcris is a mesmerizing sea dragon, its body forged from glistening aquamarine crystals that mimic the ocean’s depths and the sway of underwater foliage, interwoven with vibrant golden hues that shimmer like sunlight on water.

Once confined in the Science and Research Center, this elusive creature broke free during an experiment to unravel the mystery of its crystalline form. Fleeing to the ocean, it sought its lost siblings, and after a long journey, they were finally reunited, now swimming together in harmony. Their sharp, radiant shards wash ashore, where curious Arkians once mistake them for valuable gems, only to be met with a stinging jolt from the jagged edges, prompting a swift retreat as the Phyaqcris shards return to the waves.

With their family whole, the dragons gather their scattered crystals, but when Arkians claim these fragments, their fury is unleashed, creating towering tidal waves upon the shore. Over time, the people of the Ark learned to respect these dazzling guardians, tossing the stolen crystals back into the sea. In gratitude for finally leaving their crystals alone, the Phyaqcris dragons now grace the Arkians with spectacular displays, their iridescent forms dancing atop the waves in unison, a breathtaking show of nature’s beauty and unity.

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It was pretty hard for me to figure out the best method of rendering/shading on the creature, so hopefully it turned out okay! I've never drawn a fully crystalline *anything*

Seahorses are hard to fit in a box (especially leafies with all their points and offshoots), so the poses can totally be modified to better fit if the ratio is rough

But overall, @gngdia and I are really excited to present this lovely creature to you all, thank you!! 💙💙💙

#creaturesuggestion

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@heatherm19
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oceanwhispers • 2 October 2025 at 7:41 PM

Oh my GOSH!! I am OBSESSED!! The art is STUNNING, and the description is so vivid and fun!! I'm a SUCKER for marine creatures, I am very delighted by the leafy seadragon inspiration!! I'd kill to have these on site!!

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gngdia • 2 October 2025 at 7:44 PM

Thank you @dragrawr for making this happen ❤️
Hope you guys will like this one 💎

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sartre • 2 October 2025 at 7:49 PM

It’s beautiful, the creature, the description, I just love all of it, and I would love to see more crystal creatures on egg cave. I hope it gets picked.❤️🤞

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twinkle • 2 October 2025 at 7:51 PM

@dragrawr it’s so shiny and and I love the colors!! Very cool concept 💎🐉

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opalquinze • 2 October 2025 at 11:42 PM

oh, this one’s so neat! i think you did the crystalline rendering just right! i would definitely like to see this become real!

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ida92 • 3 October 2025 at 3:16 AM

@dragrawr This is really lovely! I think seahorses are one my favourite marine creatures. ^^

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heatherm19 • 3 October 2025 at 4:12 AM

Oh my. The crystalline form looks amazing!! I especially love the adult and how there are so many different-shaped pieces making up the creature. Absolutely beautiful!

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taytree • 3 October 2025 at 10:47 AM

This creature looks amazing! I love the contrast between the jagged angular crystal structure and the swirl pattern

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queueyou • 12 October 2025 at 8:10 PM

the colors are soo pleasing to see 🥰

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dragrawr • 13 October 2025 at 5:14 AM

@oceanwhispers 💙💎 thank you so much !!! I knew the ocean lover would like the seadragon : D !! Thank you so much for your support

@gngdia it was absolutely my pleasure 💙

@sartre thank you so much!! I hadn't really rendered crystal before this so it was definitely new ! 💙💎 and yes gngdia did AMAZING on the description !

@twinkle aaa thank you so much twinkle ;w;💙💎 gngdia having me do teal really worked out, I'm glad!!!

@opalquinze thank you OQ!! 💙💎 we appreciate it a lot ! The crystals were so new for me, took me a few tries to actually get something that looked alright !!! 💎

@ida92 They are very unique animals, so I was really excited to execute gngdia's concept !! I'm so grateful for your support on this seadragon ! 💙💎

@heatherm19 Thank you as usual heather you're so sweet ;w;; 💙💎gngdia's fragmented crystal concept forming into something tangible was amazing, it was so fun to play around with shapes on them, with the sharp crystal edges to spiral soft patterns !

@taytree not me literally saying your exact comment above, lol!! Thank you SO much for noticing and appreciating that, I was hoping it wasn't too conflicting but with gngdia's beautiful description it fit. Glad you like it and thank you ! 💙💎

@queueyou 💙💎 yay i'm glad you like the colors! gngdia has a great eye for color and steered me in a more teal direction, I think it's a color not often seen especially mixed with gold. Thank you so much for your support ^^

thank you all, all your messages are so sweet and I appreciate them so so much ;; (thanks @gngdia for this opportunity to help me grow my art 💙💎

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gngdia • 5 April 2026 at 1:20 PM

bumping this up because summer is slowly coming 😊

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foxbit • 5 April 2026 at 2:22 PM

ohhh I love this... I'd love to own one!

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gngdia • 5 April 2026 at 3:54 PM

thanks @foxbit, dragrawr is really talented and I'm glad she accepted to make my concept come to life 😃

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lacewingswift • 24 April 2026 at 3:00 PM

Love love LOVE this creature concept! Totally lovely art and wonderfully in depth lore. Hope to snag one of these at the cave someday. 😃

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gngdia • 24 April 2026 at 4:59 PM

@lacewingswift I am glad you like it ❤️ fingers crossed that day comes soon 😃

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stormwarden • 27 April 2026 at 11:50 PM

oh this is gorgeous!! the colors are absolutely stunning and i love that the subtle swirl pattern on the egg is carried over to the chest/belly of the evolved forms 😃 ❤️

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gngdia • 28 April 2026 at 6:19 AM

happy you like it @stormwarden! I really insisted the creature to have those colors, aquamarine is one of my favorite shades 😃. Also I am very glad that dragrawr incorporated the swirl, I had gold in the example I gave her but the swirl was her idea ❤️

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lumies • 6 days ago

bumping this again cause it's summer.

[collab] Phyaqcris 💎🌀 Summer-time Creature Suggestion

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