16-03-2016, 12:14 PM
I agree that the "pattern" on the blue one is probably due to leaking ink, but the red one definitely has a ridged back. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. His also having ears sets him apart from the other two, I think.
Salamanders are an option maybe for the green and the blue one, but like you say, they are usually associated with fire. In antiquity as well as the middle ages, the split "fish tail" was often given to water monsters. Their hanging around at the pond reinforces that interpretation. It almost looks like someone had to draw some creatures he wasn't familiar with and turned them into sea monsters just for good measure.
Salamanders are an option maybe for the green and the blue one, but like you say, they are usually associated with fire. In antiquity as well as the middle ages, the split "fish tail" was often given to water monsters. Their hanging around at the pond reinforces that interpretation. It almost looks like someone had to draw some creatures he wasn't familiar with and turned them into sea monsters just for good measure.