Cucu species owned by Derangedleech
2024 Season - Open / Closed
Travelling through the brush, you emerge onto a small plot of land. Therein lies a cottage, and a small patch of various gourds and pumpkins! Under further inspection, however, things aren't exactly what they seem...
General Information, rules, disclaimer
What are the cucu?
The cucu are a species of faerie which are born when the love of a gardener brings their crop to life, beyond the normal bounds known by manvarying in colour, texture, size and shape but keeping to a seemingly constant basic bodyplan of 4 legs, hooves, no teeth and colourful markings, they make for delightful companionsCucu also are asexual! They manifest, not breed. So "producing/breeding" cucu is possible! Just not sexually. To produce a cucu, grow your chosen gourd/pumpkin and give it as much love and care as possible, and you will grow a small cucu friend which will develope over time!
Starting as an abnormally large flower, growing singularly on a plant, the cucu begins developing as the bulb under the flower with the vine attached to the nose. As it grows it begins taking the form of an adult with the flower on it's rear where a tail would be. The flower withers in time, the cucu continuing to develop into what will soon detach from the vine and become your little harvest friend!When their eventual time comes for them to pass away, they will lay to rest and reveal a tangle of branches in place of a skeleton, and feed the land around them for the next year, or in some rare cases, dry out and live on where they can be carved, painted, ect!
What are the rules?
The general rules of the species are simple, and easy to follow! They are as follows:- All cucu are made custom and one of a kind. Though multiple of one gourd/squash exist, I will never replicate a past one precisely
- Cucu are always a set price, and I ask that they remain that price even if they gain additional art
- Different forms and shapes do not have rarities, so feel free to ask for fun stuff!
- They are not to be used to make NFT’s, used to train AI, or for commercial use
- Please do not create your own cucu! They are a closed personal species!
- have loads of fun! :D
The disclaimer…
With all this said, I do want to make something extremely clear. I did not invent pumpkin/gourd inspired creatures. I simply have my own version of them that I like to share every year. If you make your own, please feel free to do what feels right! Just please do not steal current designs 1x1 or claim that your design is a cucu. That is all!
Pricing
Being a guided blindbag design, the general pricing of these is constant regardless of complexity. All cucu designs come with the knowledge that you give me the base ideas and I run wild and create an image with a pose, and design, of my own making/mind. Each design will be done in a flat colour lined style of a single Fullbody with a small drawing of their associated gourd accompanying them!
A custom cucu is 50$ USD
Additional detail shots are +10$
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Previous designs, from old to new
the shapes and forms of the cucu
Body Build
The main shape and build of the cucu! These are all more suggestion than to be chosen directly, as forms can be mixed and matched!
Lithe
Body shape descriptor for a cucu with a very lean, skinny shape to it’s body, quite slinky little fellows aren’t they!
Average
Body shape descriptor for a cucu with a muscular but pudgy build. The most common one seen, though by no means boring!
Chunky
Body shape descriptor for a cucu with a very fleshed out, almost chubby appearance. Some gourds be hefty!
Gargantuan
Body shape descriptor for a cucu with a very, very large body. These cucu are often either seemingly immobile, or very lazy. All life near them prospers!
Head Shape
The main shape and build of the heads of the cucu species. These do not vary much, but the slight changes between Individuals can be drastic!
Bell
Head shape descriptor for a cucu with a flat, perfectly round like a ball head. These are not as common, though they usually make for an amusing friend!
Roman
Head shape descriptor for a cucu with a normal head which is an egg shape with a sharp angled bottom. The most common!
Stretched
Head shape descriptor for a cucu with an elongated head shape. This often comes with longer necks, though isn’t necessary
Mouth Shape
The main shapes of the mouth of the cucu species. Simple, but very cute no matter the form
Beak
Mouth shape descriptor for a cucu with a straight, beak like, or otherwise plain looking mouth shape
Zigzag
Mouth shape descriptor for a cucu with a zig zag patterned mouth, like a ghoul or beast of a child’s storybook
jack-o-lantern
Mouth shape descriptor for a cucu with a mouth that looks almost like it’s been carved! With square or triangle teeth or fangs and fun designs!
innards
The types and colours of visible insides that a cucu can have! These are pretty uniform across the species, and variants away from this norm are not permitted
Monochrome
Internals colour pattern descriptor for a cucu with their internal organs, flesh, and mouth all being one single colour throughout
Gradient
Internals colour pattern descriptor for a cucu whose internals have a gradient hue to them, usually seen most on the tongue
Striped
Internals colour pattern descriptor for a cucu with striped patterning on their internal organs. This can be abnormal stripes, or uniform ones! It can even vary in the same cucu
Speckled
Internals colour pattern descriptor for a cucu with spots, speckles, and a whole mess of dots covering their internals and tongue!
Eye varieties
The main shapes of the eyes of the cucu species. These are more strict to them, however number and placement are free to have fun with
Wick
Eye colour and form descriptor for a cucu with eyes that seem hollow and pure black with a single pupil that glows like a candle wick
Glowing
Eye colour and form descriptor for a cucu with eyes that glow entirely. no pupils are visible, and the eyes often can illuminate small areas warmly in the dark
Snuffed
Eye colour and form descriptor for a cucu with eyes that are entirely empty and jet black. Cucu with these eyes seem to do just fine, even if they dont seem to be able to see
Abnormal
Eye colour and form descriptor for a cucu with eyes that are a variety of different shapes, types, ect. This is usually for mutations like multiple eyes
Uncarved
Eye colour and form descriptor for a cucu with eyes that are nonexistent. These cucu like the snuffed function just fine, but do show signs of blindness
Horn and Hoof types
The main shapes of the eyes of the cucu species. These are more strict to them, however number and placement are free to have fun with
Unripe
A hoof and horn variant which is defined by green or yellow shades. These feel softer and are flexible, more like pawpads than horn
Harvested
A hoof and horn variant which is defined by creams, browns, and blacks. These are matured cucu features and are hard like wood to the touch
Artistic
A hoof and horn variant which is defined by the normal hoof colours, combined with striping of additional colours giving a variegated look
Tails
The main shapes of the tails of the cucu species. These can vary greatly from each to the next, but stay within the light bounds of ones discussed below
Rump
A tail variant which is defined by a lack of any tail at all. This leaves a flat rump which is sometimes adorned with decorations
Stub
A tail variant which is defined by a small nub for a tail. This is usually a smooth small nub that never exceeds more than a small distance from the rump
Ornamental
A tail variant which is defined by a small nub for a tail with some form of decoration adorning it. This can be ribbing along the tail, bumps, sometimes fins running along it, ect
Body Ornamentation
On every cucu there is one form or another of decoration. This can be just smooth skin, ribbing, fins, bumps, ect! Sometimes even combinations of them all at once. Each cucu is varied and unique, so imagine your coolest gourd!
smooth
A variant of the cucu's ornamentation which is defined by a perfectly smooth and uniform texture of skin across the entire body. This is the most bare basic a cucu can be
Dewlap
A variant of the cucu's ornamentation which is defined by a small to large growth around the cucu's neck resembling the dewlap on a rabbit doe. This is sometimes edged by gnarls, but not always
Ribbing
A variant of the cucu's ornamentation which is defined by small to large "ribs" along the cucu's body. They can be large giving an almost caterpillar appearance, or small and wrinkly
Lumps & Bumps
A variant of the cucu's ornamentation which is defined by any number and concentration of lumps forming across the body. These vary in size placement and colour
Fins
A variant of the cucu's ornamentation which is defined by any size of fins running lengthwise down the cucu's body. These can be many or few, bendy and warped or straight and smooth, or other varieties
Gnarls
A variant of the cucu's ornamentation which is defined by any number and concentration of gnarls or burs taking the form of small woody shapes like the horns
the colours and patterns of the cucu
Base Colouration
Every cucu is unique, even the ones of the same species of pumpkin or gourd. Variation is a fun game! They all however follow a set series of patterns and colours, which can be mixed and matched. Below are the most common ones!
Acceptable and unacceptable colours
Some colours, however, are considered unacceptable or acceptable, depending on how close to the real plants they are. Keep in mind these colour rules are SUGGESTIONS and not 100% solid, as some pumpkins have peachy pinks and variations of the tones. These are still allowed just avoid “sparkledog” colours
Colour Palette
These colours are acceptable and encouraged
These colours are not acceptable and not permitted
Flat
The base colour of cucu that makes them one flat colour throughout. This is very simple, but very endearing especially with the pumpkins!
Split
The base colour of cucu that makes them have a split in their center around the belly area of half one tone half another. It's always crisp edged, no blending for this colour form
Gradient
The base colour of cucu that makes them have a gradient along the body. This can be one gradient across the entire body, a fade by the head or neck, or somewhere else along the main body line
Points
The base colour of cucu that makes them have a series of points where the colour either darkens, lightens, or changes entirely at the tips of the body (legs, head, and where applicable, the tail)
Markings and Patterns
Alongside the base colours that cover the entire body are the markings and patterns that accent each individual cucu. These have a wide range and often mix with the other markings to create unique combos. Look to real gourds and pumpkins for inspiration and ideas!
Ticking
A pattern that creates markings of small flecks across the entire body. These are subtle and not very many, sometimes with gradients or such they will be the same colour as one of the base colours
Spotting
A pattern that creates markings of spots all over the body, like a dalmatian. These can cluster and male blotches as well! Often these will be under variegated markings, creating some cool effects
Watercolour
A pattern that creates markings of splashes of soft marks resembling a paint horse, but more subtle and blurred. These are often along the extremities and belly, but can be anywhere else
Striping
A pattern that creates markings of stripes all over the cucu's body. These usually run lengthwise from head to tail, but variants have been seen. These stripes can be most colours, except white
Variegation
A pattern that creates markings of a wide variety of shapes, patterns, ect but always in a light cream or white. These overlay the other patterns quite often, or are just chaotically marked around the body
