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Here's the instagram post!www.instagram.com/p/B_8qY5CJvh…
So I have had this lame idea for a couple of years now but never really got into making it a thing. So since it's #mermay , I got reminded of this concept. So I decided to make it an open species ♡ (which means anyone can make a design, I'd just a little credit for the original concept, thanks~)
Use #AirmaidOC if you make your own design, I would love to see your versions!
Honestly I'd want to see much more creative designs than my rushed examples haha
Rules:
❗please don't base the airmaids colors on the birds, just base their wings on the bird's wings and feathers
❗please don't make the furries, they're human-looking only
Airmaid fun facts:
- They can't touch the ground or they lose their ability to fly
- If they want to fly again, they need to free-fall to catch wind under their wings again
- They usually fall off cliffs or buildings to be able to fly again
- If the fall is not long enough, they'll injure themselves or fall to their death
- When airmaids die, they turn into clouds
- Airmaids are able to produce a light cotton material that looks and floats like clouds, they lay their eggs in these nests
- Airmaids eat any living creatures they can catch in the sky
- There's folklore's of airships catching glimpses of airmaids where they follow them in the middle of the storm to safety
- Airmaids are female only
- Airmaids are distant to humans, they are seen just as folklore to them, something only a few believe in
- Airmaids sometimes visit earth out of curiosity and sometimes steal items and clothing for fun
- It's almost surely a death sentence to visit the ground, so it's illegal in their culture
- However, some rebels visit hot springs in the mountains to relax. This is dangerous as well, because they need to be 100% dry to be able to fly again. They need to be sure they can fall from a high place to fly again
- they don't grow legs when they can't fly. They crawl on the ground and have a snake-like movement to them. They're not graceful this way though
- Airmaids are not civilized creatures like humans. They're more like wild birds, they're good with mimicking humans if they ever come across one.
- Airmaids can have powers, but the powers should be somehow related to the environment. Be sky/weather/air related.
- When airmaids are born, their color will be based on the weather/sky color the sky had as they hatched. Their skin absorbs the light and it sticks to them permanently.
(Information may be updated later if needed)
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jessica1124 [2024-01-20 05:00:52 +0000 UTC]
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XxXKenjiXxX [2023-05-04 01:37:37 +0000 UTC]
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UnknownSpy In reply to XxXKenjiXxX [2023-05-08 14:19:42 +0000 UTC]
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Sarahstocklove [2022-10-29 04:44:26 +0000 UTC]
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UnknownSpy In reply to Sarahstocklove [2022-10-30 20:27:02 +0000 UTC]
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Skudde-OCs [2020-10-25 18:59:41 +0000 UTC]
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mvdkips [2020-08-13 00:37:49 +0000 UTC]
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UnknownSpy In reply to mvdkips [2020-08-14 15:04:31 +0000 UTC]
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MMSO-2014 [2020-06-07 18:51:55 +0000 UTC]
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UnknownSpy In reply to NarcoraViolet [2020-06-09 12:22:23 +0000 UTC]
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UnknownSpy In reply to RadioactivePotato123 [2020-05-27 21:51:00 +0000 UTC]
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RadioactivePotato123 In reply to UnknownSpy [2020-05-28 02:57:56 +0000 UTC]
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TehRealCoralSnek [2020-05-16 08:02:08 +0000 UTC]
I saw this and thought "ooh cool I might make one" and then I made three.
And am thinking up more.
Oh god.
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WolfMona134 [2020-05-11 19:04:53 +0000 UTC]
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Dreamer-Of-Ravens [2020-05-10 17:05:29 +0000 UTC]
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Mellea-Jo [2020-05-10 14:42:13 +0000 UTC]
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CamoTheRogue [2020-05-10 12:46:58 +0000 UTC]
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Culthro [2020-05-10 12:44:10 +0000 UTC]
omg I actually love that concept so much - too bad I only have male chars, I really would have loved to have a merboi char qwq
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Chaostales [2020-05-10 12:42:50 +0000 UTC]
I wish I could draw so much right now… I can think of a couple designs already...
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DrawingInterest [2020-05-10 11:41:21 +0000 UTC]
I'm curious, if they take the color of the sky/weather color at the time they were hatched how do they avoid being seen at other times of the day/night? Since I assume they take up the color as like a camouflage , it would be hard to disguise themselves during other times.
Really love the concept btw! I'd be super invested in reading up more facts you have on them or like folklore you make up about them if you do dive deeper into this ^ ^
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UnknownSpy In reply to DrawingInterest [2020-05-10 12:48:56 +0000 UTC]
They can't disguise themselves or change color. They just hide in the clouds if needed. Otherwise they're so high up the naked eye can't see them.
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RandomDonutEater [2020-05-10 10:36:34 +0000 UTC]
That's beautiful owo
I really want to make one
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Gurdim [2020-05-10 10:18:33 +0000 UTC]
that's a very cool and interesting concept, and the ladies down in the lower part of the pic look really neat
(I like especially the blonde lady with the big wing hair )
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BeanyBoi173 [2020-05-10 08:19:04 +0000 UTC]
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TheDevilsTrick [2020-05-10 07:27:22 +0000 UTC]
Wouldn't the correct term be 'Aeomaids' or 'Pilomaids', I mean no offense call them whatever you want, but, 'Airmaids' kind of hits the ear wrong.
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UnknownSpy In reply to TheDevilsTrick [2020-05-10 12:51:03 +0000 UTC]
Oh, and I think aeomaids just sounds weird. Pilomaids sounds like a pilot.
The reason they're called airmaids is because it's basically wordplay on mermaids. If I changed the name, the whole reason they exist is ruined.
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TheDevilsTrick In reply to UnknownSpy [2020-05-10 13:25:05 +0000 UTC]
Okay, it was just a thought.
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DarugoDream [2020-05-10 05:46:04 +0000 UTC]
Oh damn! I might come up with a design, this is very neat~
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Vixeria [2020-05-10 05:37:28 +0000 UTC]
I am so taken with these SkyMaiden ideas I keep seeing pop up in my feeds! This one has to be my favorite and I couldn’t wait to get started on my own!
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HosnaQueen [2020-05-10 04:32:35 +0000 UTC]
I love this idea. I'll totally make an oc of this. But, I have a question, is it possible for an airmaid to turn slightly into a cloud? You said they turn into clouds when they die so when they lose an arm, does that are turn into a cloud but the rest is still fine? If that is how it works then I have an interesting idea for an airmaid design already thanks in advance and love you and your art
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charmy126 [2020-05-10 03:07:21 +0000 UTC]
do you think you can make a airmaid base for drawing?
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