Stories in the Shadows (Melon Ballers and Crystal Ballers Cabins)
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Zerous
beep boop
Zerous's Creature:
Diving deeper into the oceans surrounding this new island, you wonder what else could be down here. Already were the sightings of pearls, glowing jellyfish, and even oarfish! Hearing a muffled movement behind you, you turn in the water to see... a (weirdly-elongated) frillish???
Hahah it's a little lanky, but I was happy with how he turned out mostly. (hoping Pokémon counted as fictional animals btw) I made it with a balloon, a fancy candle, some silver wrapping paper, tape, and brown paper sitting on top of a cardboard tube.
Mick's Creature:
Hi! I appreciate that you checked first but this would also not be allowed: the intention behind this rule was to prevent simple and complete control over the shape of the shadow. Changing which material is being cut doesn't really change the outcome (aside from the effort spent gathering it, I suppose).
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Salmon Run Survivalist
This appears to be a new creepy crawly that I don’t think anyone has seen before. It has wings just below it’s head. What an odd place. I’m not totally sure how it uses them to fly but it must somehow. I think it’s some kind of beetle?
your local goomy
goom?
your local goomy's Creature:
Wow! Is this....the angora fuzzbutt? Related loosely to angora rabbits, the angora fuzzbutt has fur similar to that of cotton candy. Now, you may be asking, what is that rather large mass to the left? Well, unfortunately, the angora fuzzbutt hasn't been domesticated due to its major downfall...the size of its droppings.
So sorry the picture isn't great and the setup is partially visible, I'm not experienced with this type of photography but this was my only real chance to get this in.
For the angora fuzzbutt itself, I used a loofah for the body, a faux fur keychain for the tail, a can opener resting on a brass figurine stand for the ears, and for the droppings, I used refills for my mom's wax burner. For a light source, I pointed a flashlight at it. You can see the setup I was going for, but because of my shaky hands and unfit setup, it didn't turn out that way
Roxxy
Forever in my heart 🙏🫶❤️
Roxxy's Creature:
Little bunny out at night 
Aniko
Senior Member
That strange and elusive bird! You can only see it in the mountains at 3 am.
Made of a banana hook, cupcakes stand, outdoor decorative lamp, broken hanger, pencils, cat toys, scotch tape roll,
mini clothespins and a broken piece of something.
Made of a banana hook, cupcakes stand, outdoor decorative lamp, broken hanger, pencils, cat toys, scotch tape roll,
mini clothespins and a broken piece of something.
AgentBlade
Proud member of the Crystal Ballers
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Stories in the Shadows (Melon Ballers and Crystal Ballers Cabins)
Hello @Mick since paper cutouts are not allowed, I was wondering if it's okay that I do cutouts of leaves instead? I thought I would stack a few leaves together and glue them to branches (which will be the skeleton) and use scissors on the leaves to define the shape.
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michealsmells
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michealsmells's Creature:
Are we allowed to use things like plushies for aspects of our creature's form? I know you're not supposed to use things that already resemble/are creatures, but I was wondering if you could use them in non-conventional ways to be parts of the shadow creature.
AgentBlade
Proud member of the Crystal Ballers
AgentBlade's Creature:
I wonder if the staff haven’t seen it yet or if it doesn’t count cause I used the star fox thing?
Mick's Creature:
As long as you're using them creatively, that would be allowed! See this entry for an example. The plushies used do not even remotely resemble the final shadow in any way, so that is fine. On the other hand, if someone were to use a teddy bear to make a bear-like outline, it would not be accepted.
I hadn't seen it yet, but this is correct! I've sent you a pm.
AgentBlade
Proud member of the Crystal Ballers
AgentBlade's Creature:
Took me a while but here it is: “So you said you heard a buzzing?”, “Yeah but it was really loud”. That what people say about this creature but despite big eyes it has bad eyesight, and can only see a little bit away of where his eyes light up but because of this, it has very good hearing if you step on a twig near it… good luck.
the design took a while to think of but I finally got it
the design took a while to think of but I finally got it
michealsmells
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michealsmells's Creature:
The elusive Jackalope! This looks like a young one, its horns are still growing in! It took the combined efforts of FOUR people to capture just an image of its shadow. Seems we caught it at a relatively calm moment, but it's ears are up and alert. We almost scared it off.
We used an oat milk bottle for the body, a heart-pumpkin Peep plushie for the tail, an empty spray-on deodorant can for the leg, a turtle for the head, a balloon and a paintbrush for the ear, a spider hairclip for the whiskers, and some fingers for the horns. It was really, really complex but really enjoyable to make and was a nice family project ngl. We didn't wanna mess up the bottle (its still got milk in it) so we had to hold the thing together. Shout out to my sibling, sister-in-law, and mom for helping me with yet another silly Bell Tree project. Sorry for the separate namecard image. We already threw away the deodorant when I remembered to take it so pls let this count.
oceanchild8
aka karnitas
My dog Jimmy passed away recently and I wanted to make a shadow that represents him. Here’s a shadow of a Pomeranian dog made with: a planter, aluminum foil, and bag clips.
I decided to make a swan, as I think they're beautiful creatures. I also happened to be watching Billy Madison recently while working on clues... which may have had something to do with it..
A miniature commemorative baseball is used as the body base, while aluminum foil was used to get the rest of the swan shape.
A miniature commemorative baseball is used as the body base, while aluminum foil was used to get the rest of the swan shape.
Flyffel
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I didn't expect to encounter a Snake-headed Porcupine-Peacock in the mountains.
Usually, these bizarre yet beautiful creatures are kept at castle gardens as decorative wild pets. Since they get fed by the staff they usually stay at the castle sites...
If you aren't careful and approach it too fast, this slightly dangerous species might get aggressive and bite or sting you. Don't worry, the poison in its teeth and spikes isn't deadly, but getting attacked by a Snake-headed Porcupine-Peacock is definitely not a fun activity to engage in during a camping trip...
Getting to spot one in the wild though was a highlight of the trip!!!
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