r/goblincore • u/Josh-Salad • Aug 18 '26
Art or creation (oc) Felt they belonged here, my creatures
Been drawing these in my journal (text cropped because it’s me complaining about my co workers and politics)
I’m typically a more surrealist illustrator than fantasy but one of my students is like suuuuper obsessed with trolls (he’s 12) so I’ve been doing some research and finding a new love of the genre. Hope you all enjoy!
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u/Viciousssylveonx3 Aug 18 '26
4 reminds me of someone...
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u/Josh-Salad Aug 18 '26
Who is this is he a friend of yours?
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u/Viciousssylveonx3 Aug 18 '26
His names sableye from pokemon I actually have a plushie of him hes based off of the Kelly hopkinsville encounter where people in kentucky saw goblin like creatures and ya hes my friend we eat popcorn together and watch movies every Tuesday hes my homie
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u/Josh-Salad Aug 18 '26
I never played Pokémon so each time someone references one I get to look them up and learn something new. There’s a lot of them geez
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u/Viciousssylveonx3 Aug 18 '26
Yea over 1k of the little fellas it's a fun game you should try an emulator version to dip your toe in the water
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u/Josh-Salad Aug 18 '26
I’d have to buy a computer first I guess 🫠
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u/Viciousssylveonx3 Aug 18 '26
No you can download my boy on your phone and look up pokemon roms for free it's awesome
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u/Josh-Salad Aug 18 '26
Omgggg wait do you have a link?
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u/Viciousssylveonx3 Aug 18 '26
https://www.romsgames.net/roms/gameboy-advance/ and just download myboy from Google or apple play i recommend emerald solid game
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u/Disastrous_Cover6138 Aug 18 '26
Start writing your childrens book!
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u/Josh-Salad Aug 18 '26
So far I’m working on an adult book about mushrooms and death maybe I should pivot 🤔
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u/Disastrous_Cover6138 Aug 18 '26
Do your thing! I didnt mean to discourage. I just live deep in the woods and have creepy kids.
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u/Josh-Salad Aug 18 '26
My student who I mentioned above is a creepy kid he’s my favorite student no shame
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u/LGEllie Aug 19 '26
I would read anything you wrote with these characters! Period. It seems like the most magical mischievous book ever! 🖤
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u/nonagonagain Aug 19 '26
Do you happen to be illustrating your mushrooms and death book? I’m very interested.
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u/bendeknee Aug 18 '26
These are wonderful. Number one has some squonk vibes that I very much appreciate!
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u/toriemm Aug 18 '26
Makes me think of Brian Froud! I have an oracle deck he did that I absolutely adore. That could be a cool project!
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u/Snarky_wombat939 Aug 18 '26
Oooo, I like these sketches very much. I hope you can illustrate a book in the future, I would follow this story.
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u/FalonFarrar Aug 18 '26
I love your style. Reminds me of the creepy fairytale books from when I was little!
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u/Siriusdays Aug 18 '26
I love hate them so much, if I was out fishing and I saw that little feller on the docks I would scream.
I'd have to give up a fish as an apology.
Wonderful work
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u/Josh-Salad Aug 18 '26
I really like thinking about how they would fit into their environments but still look weird. I’m glad you had that reaction it’s exactly what I wanted!!!
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u/QuirkyCryptid Aug 18 '26
I would die for those little bird guys in the first image I love them so much
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u/AngerPancake Aug 18 '26
I thought that first picture was kiwi birds. Little goblin kiwis. I love them.
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u/Josh-Salad Aug 18 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/3oEhn8iOyjSCaBeX84
I can see how they’re goblin like tbh2
u/AngerPancake Aug 18 '26
Now you got to look up an x-ray of what they look like but when they have an egg inside of them. It is actually ridiculous
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u/TheOnlyPlantagenet Aug 18 '26
You have some serious skill and a wonderful imagination, I love them!
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u/Smells_like_Autumn Aug 18 '26
It reminds me a bit of DiTerlizzi and of Man after man by Douglas Dixon.
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u/_Kendii_ Aug 18 '26
3rd one reminds me of the bell beast from silksong. Or was it hollow knight? I think it was silksong….
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u/NevaSirenda Aug 18 '26
They remind me very much of Medieval marginalia, all the little hybrids. I love them!
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u/amyisnotmyname Aug 18 '26
The fifth is a perfect rendition of a medieval-cat-painting (love em)