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Sharing some progress on my next spread for my picture book, these are some concepts for silicon based life. Two of them, the lily-like organism on the bottom left and the chain organism on the middle right, were from my original concept for this spread (pre laptop crash). The rest are totally new. I tried to move away from the stereotype of silicon baed life looking live living crystals as it makes as much sense as carbon based life looking like living lumps of coal.

The world I imagine for these organisms is much like Saturn’s moon Titan but scaled to the size of a planet. To briefly describe what I have, the two plant-like organisms on the left are actually more akin to fungi. They feed on liquid nitrogen and organic compounds and release large numbers of spores into the air. The top right organism is a slow moving animal with a spiderweb-like apparatus for catching spores in the air. This web also has darkened areas that are sensitive to light thus acting as a makeshift eye. The middle right organism is actually a chain of four individuals that link together to avoid predation and to exchange genetic material. They shuffle across the muddy terrain filtering out spores that land on the ground. Finally, the bottom right organism is a predator that has characteristics of octopi, starfish, and slime molds.

These are all still conceptual and may be subject to change. I won’t show the final spread but I'll show the finalized organisms whenever I finish them.

As always comments and critiques are welcome.

Description
Sharing some progress on my next spread for my picture book, these are some concepts for silicon based life. Two of them, the lily-like organism on the bottom left and the chain organism on the middle right, were from my original concept for this spread (pre laptop crash). The rest are totally new. I tried to move away from the stereotype of silicon baed life looking live living crystals as it makes as much sense as carbon based life looking like living lumps of coal.

The world I imagine for these organisms is much like Saturn’s moon Titan but scaled to the size of a planet. To briefly describe what I have, the two plant-like organisms on the left are actually more akin to fungi. They feed on liquid nitrogen and organic compounds and release large numbers of spores into the air. The top right organism is a slow moving animal with a spiderweb-like apparatus for catching spores in the air. This web also has darkened areas that are sensitive to light thus acting as a makeshift eye. The middle right organism is actually a chain of four individuals that link together to avoid predation and to exchange genetic material. They shuffle across the muddy terrain filtering out spores that land on the ground. Finally, the bottom right organism is a predator that has characteristics of octopi, starfish, and slime molds.

These are all still conceptual and may be subject to change. I won’t show the final spread but I'll show the finalized organisms whenever I finish them.

As always comments and critiques are welcome.