I feel like this is what the designer of the Millipede arcade game must have seen.

I had found this earlier in the summer but thought it was some kind of egg cluster. It was on the underside of a log. Maybe it is also a slime mold?

Pretty amazing overall. The hand on the staff seems like it is not connected to his arm. You could try making some feet poking out but maybe just implying folds in the skirt would be enough.

My daughter also thought of ice cream. Here are a few more specimens.

Looks like great progress. I would suggest making sure each of your tones represents a more distinct value. Assuming you want a low color count overall. There are a couple grays that could be shifted a bit lighter/darker. And then you will have more options for AA going forward.

Turned out the purple thing was a half buried scarf. :(

Macro shot

I thought the purple one was just some trash in the leaf clutter at first. But after prodding it a bit it turned out to be a fungi.

I only recently started rolling small logs and branches over. That is how I found this one. 😉

A couple other views. They are similar to orange cups but are green/jade in color. I had never seen them before today either.

Dan should be Japanese.

Why o why is there inertia on the ship?

A neighboring cluster and a macro view.

Volcanorb, Smoldering Eye, Molten Gazer

Thanks! I am aiming for a bit of a hybrid between Galaga and Cabal.

Black Magic M-66. Decent old Shirow manga.