Hi! First of all, your octopus is really cool! The only thing that might look weird is the tentacles behind its head. They seem to be stuck to its skull because you widened their bases. If you keep the tentacles the same width, it should look more believable. For the bottle, you’re off to a good start. The tentacles on top and underneath the bottle really give the impression that they’re supporting it. To me, it’s the other two tentacles that don’t seem to be holding the bottle very well. That’s why I suggest wrapping them around the bottle to keep it in place and emphasizing the suction cups as well. 😉 What do you think? I hope this helps!

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@schizofox · 2026-10-29T19:43:46.131Z

I am sure octopus is busted, but does it look like its holding the bottle?

@wawavor 4 Tagen

Hi! First of all, your octopus is really cool! The only thing that might look weird is the tentacles behind its head. They seem to be stuck to its skull because you widened their bases. If you keep the tentacles the same width, it should look more believable. For the bottle, you’re off to a good start. The tentacles on top and underneath the bottle really give the impression that they’re supporting it. To me, it’s the other two tentacles that don’t seem to be holding the bottle very well. That’s why I suggest wrapping them around the bottle to keep it in place and emphasizing the suction cups as well. 😉 What do you think? I hope this helps!

@schizofoxvor 4 Tagen

I didn't plan my octopus well. At some point i even thought 'how many tentacles do these guys even have?' That is a definite recipe for oddities such as those you have pointed out. Great feedback that makes complete sense.

@wawavor 4 Tagen

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Your question was mainly about the bottle, but I saw that with a few simple steps you could make your octopus look more realistic, so I wanted to share that with you. My comments were in no way meant to annoy you, quite the opposite, actually. There’s nothing wrong with drawing without planning ahead, and after all, why not draw an octopus with 20 tentacles? ^^

@schizofoxvor 4 Tagen

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Sorry if my comment came out in any way as 'annoyed'. Was just pointing out what happened :) I appreciate the feedback, namely making tentacles thinner, because, of course they would be. And then the suction cups. I did hint at those for the tentacle at the bottom of the bottle which definitely improved things, but i forgot to add it to the one wrapping around the bottle. That one i didnt even consider despite recognizing that the effect of adding them is great on the other tentacle. It helps to point these things out as i feel like i was 'this close' to adding such details myself. Some were obvious, but i still didnt see them.

@wawavor 3 Tagen

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I'm glad to hear your feedback and get your perspective! This kind of exchange is super informative for me, too. In any case, I still think your drawing is great, and as they say, the devil is in the details ;) Personally, I really like this animal, and I always picture it sticking to everything with its suction cups, kind of like Don Carlton in Monster Academy , if you’ve seen it, haha. In any case, I’d love to see your final version if you end up making it!

@schizofoxvor 3 Tagen

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Will probably gonna be awhile, trying to draw things that stand or walk on dry land for the time being. :) Cheers

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