kiyo:
by Horitomo
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Yay! Catbug! <3
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Love this guy! Excellent refs for Asher’s werewolf form. But what is up with his fang in the third picture?? It doesn’t seem like it should be doing that at that angle. Did it get broken during the fight or something?
The third pic is from one of the shift sequences…either him being forced back to human form, or shifting into wolf form for a second time.
Oh yes. I recognize it now. Thanks!
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More figures! Too much fun in garden today. He can close his mouth, but c’mon. Look how cool he looks roaring.
Revoltech Yamaguchi No.121 Rathalos
OMG I didn’t know they made an articulated one of these! MIGHTY NEED.
Love this guy! Excellent refs for Asher’s werewolf form. But what is up with his fang in the third picture?? It doesn’t seem like it should be doing that at that angle. Did it get broken during the fight or something?
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Love the face on this guy.
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Nicola Samori (b. 1977). Italian.
Neo-Baroque??
Nicola Samori is fucking incredible. He works out of Italy, and he’s managed to nail the style of the Old Masters: his exhibitions contain everything from beautiful Baroque saints to Flemish still lifes — all painted now, in the modern era, in his studio. And that would be amazing in and of itself, but his work is so much more than simple reproduction. See, once he’s finished with a painting, or once he’s adapted one that’s been previously created, he takes a scalpel to it, a spatula, or a square of sandpaper, and begins to peel it apart. He flays painted skin right off his subjects’ bones.
Sometimes the “destruction” of the images asks the audience to think about what, exactly, the painting communicates when it’s whole. Other times it adds a strange level of corporeality to religious works, or gives portraits a darkly spiritual dimention they never had before.
He’s said in interviews that he views the layers of paint on the canvas as analogous to the muscle and tissue of the human body, and that by wearing it away, he changes the identity of the paintings themselves.
Dark and sometimes chilling as it is, I think his work is genuinely brilliant, and he’s one of my favorite living artists.
(Long story short, here’s his website, go check it out!)
reblogging these again because yes
Nice to see you too, dog.
I can’t get over the jazz hands at the end. XD
Jude Law as Lord Alfred “Bosie” Bruce Douglas in Wilde (1997) [1/5]
Looks like I found my art refs for young Hayden! Yay! He’s about this old when his book starts, too!
BIG CATS IN BOXES
I love how, in cats, there are only varying degrees of catness, regardless of size and species. Rather, it’s really more a matter of “yes, it is a cat” or “no, it isn’t”. I’d say a surefire way to test the amount of felinousity would be to put a box in front of whatever it is you suppose is a cat, because it seems cats themselves are incapable of resisting anything with four corners and a way in.
Also, I seem to entertain the delusion of being eloquent when I’m sleep deprived. Woop!
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Rough Kami doodles for Amber Aria.
Very little is known about the elusive Kami. Though they are classified as Spirelanders (through their affinity with zeftmenta - basically, air element), they possess neither wings nor a true ability to fly. Instead they float, moving through the air in gentle undulating motions. However, they usually only do this to access zeftmenta streams higher in the atmosphere, which are used to replenish their own elementa stores. Thus it is understood that this process is much more efficent than it looks.
Kami are very elusive and not much is known about their behavior though it is presumed that they are an intelligent species. The “masks” are actually a part of the Kami’s anatomy, the markings are natural and will change as the Kami ages. Usually the designs are symmetrical, but sometimes there are anomalies. Kami are also usually white or pale in color with subtle markings, so I was really just experimenting here. It is believed that Kami masks are unique to the individual though there are certain telltale markings and colors within each mask that can denote the region the Kami is from. When very young the markings are almost fluid in nature and the dragons can even use them to communicate, however, as the Kami grows older, the markings become less malleable and eventually seem to become static though they will continue to change with time. An old Kami that can no longer move his markings is called a Kami Opus (from “magnum opus”). This is derived from the fact that as the dragon ages, the more elaborate the design on their mask becomes. These Kami Opus masks are highly sought after by poachers for their intricate beauty. And as zephmenta remains in a dragon’s body even after death, Kami masks are noted to be a particularly powerful source of it, especially those belonging to an Opus. One of the few unique facts that is know about this species is that, among their kind, Kami referr to Opuses as “Silent Ones”, though this is seen as a sign of great respect rather than an insult or something that implies senility or handicap. These dragons have other means of communicating beyond the use of their masks after all.
As Kami grow, they gain more “tails”. Maxing out at nine, they begin sprouting at the base of their true tail and continue to move down until the maximum number is reached, each tail looking more developed than the last. These tails house zeftmenta stores which are used to house zeftmenta and give the Kami their unique floating ability. The tails are usually referred to as lanterns as they are said to glow and lift - thus lifting the Kami’s body with it - when active.
Kami are often maligned as most of what the world knows about them is through the Ounten, a humanoid race of dragons, sortakinda. They’ve got a lot in common anatomically though they’re really in a kingdom all their own. Ounten are strongly associated with gaiamenta, zeftmenta’s polar opposite. Just being around a Kami can make an Ounten physically ill, and it is said tha the fox-like dragons use this to their advantage and have been known to hunt and eat Ounten. This isn’t altogether true, however, as an Ounten, having high amounts of gaiamenta in their bodies can make a Kami equally as ill, especially if ingested. Most accounts of a Kami killing an Ounten was most likely due to territorial disputes as both species occupy the same mountainous areas.
Forgive the blah-ness of the description. Tonight, English is my second language it seems. o.o;
Kami, Ahnurth and all that good stuff belong to Amber-Aria, aka Jessica Witt.
Also some of the information provided here is just me making shit up. She hasn’t confirmed some of this yet but I just really like the Kami. XD I’ll probably go back and edit this once she’s confirmed everything.
WHERE IS THIS PLACE
I MUST GO THERE
DAAAAAAANNNNN…. JOOOOOOOSSHHH…..
WE NEED TO PLAN A TRIP!EXP BAR
THIS IS IN VANCOUVER?!!?!??!?!?! HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS!!>!?!?! CRIES SO HARD NEW LIFE GOAL
Yeah it’s like right by my school actually. We went there on the end of the world in December and it was all Fallout themed.
THE FOOD THERE IS AMAZING. EVERYONE GO RIGHT NOW IT’S WONDERFUL.
Road trip!
you’ve been wrong since the beginning: A Tutorial Masterpost
I said that I’d show some tutorials I have saved up to someone, but decided that I’d just go ahead and post most of what I have stored away and create a sort of masterpost out of it. (I figure it’ll help me just as much since, as of now, they’re all pretty scattered between my Tumblr and bookmarks)
A lot of these are hosted on my personal Tumblr, but I don’t change my url so it’s pretty safe to bookmark them there (and not have to worry about the url changing) if you don’t wish to reblog them yourself for whatever reason.
Feline tutorials:
- Basic domesticated cat tutorial
- The domestic cat body
- Improving upon (lion) anatomy
- Realistic lion faces tips
- Big cat paw tips
- Canine vs. feline - paws and legs
- Beginner feline tutorial
- Guide to big cats
- Feline comparison
- Canine vs. feline - facial anatomy
- Canine vs. feline - chest anatomy
- Guide to little cats
- Big cat eyes (could work for other eyes)
Canine tutorials:
- Basic wolf anatomy
- Skeleton notes on wolf legs
- The wolf skeleton as a whole
- The wolf skull and teeth
- Wolf paw tips
- Basic canine poses
- Canine ears and chest
- Drawing realistic wolves
- Basic wolf tutorial
- Wolf paw tutorial
- Paw pad tips
- Wolf skeleton and muscles
- Wolf fur direction
- Canine vs. feline - paws and legs
- Canine vs. feline - facial anatomy
- Canine vs. feline - chest anatomy
- And this is just an excellent DA for wolf reference images
Avian tutorials:
- Bird wing anatomy applied on humanoids
- Bird wing tutorial (lots of underrated tips)
- Varying bird wing structure
- Basic owl anatomy
- Bird wing vs. bat wing vs. pterodactyl wing vs. human arm
- Bird wings and flight
- Various bird wings
- Eagle facts sheet
- Bird muscular and skeletal anatomy
Human(oid) tutorials:
- Hand tips and reference
- Simplifying human anatomy
- Feet and shoes tutorial
- Bird wing anatomy applied on humanoids
- A guide to movement: flexibility
- A male shoulder study
- Altalamatox face tutorial
- Male legs reference
- The human hand
- Male vs. female waist
- Excellent expressions tut
- Understanding anatomy part 1 (follow desc. links for more)
- Painting skin
- Simplifying hands
- More simplified hands
- Pose tutorial
- Varying the female figure
- Profile proportions
- Expression tutorial
- Virtual lighting studio
- Breaking up the male torso
- Male torso anatomy in use
- Simplifying the human foot
- Various facial and body shapes reference
- Drawing the nose
- Female anatomy patterns
- Human mouths
- Breaking down the human nose
- How to draw the ear
- More hand(y) tips
- Neck and torso tut
- Jawline and kissing tip
- Yet another hands tutorial
- Male torso in motion
- The human head at various angles
- Variation of colour throughout the skin
- Excellent action and couple references
- Advice on eyes
- Feet reference drawings
- Nose shapes
- The human skull and face
- Facial features
- Portrait lighting cheat sheet
- Animating dialogue (mouth movement)
- A kissing tutorial
- The fist
- Various athletic builds
- Various types of hair
- Proportional height of different positions
- Expressions photo references
- The hand in motion
- Skintone palettes
- Semi-realistic eye tutorial
- Male muscle reference
- The human body in perspective
- The human head at various angles
- Painting a realistic eye
- Arm shape and muscles
- Animal feet on a human figure
- Hand poses
- The face in profile
- Skin tutorial
- Body type diversity
- Drawing hair
- Muscles in the neck and face
- A beginner’s guide to knees
- Another ladies tutorial
- Breakdown of lips
- Blocked out human faces
- Practice figure drawing (animals as well)
- A neat arm trick
- Excellent ear anatomy tutorial
- Fullbody proportions tutorial
- Over the shoulder poses
- Male torso photo reference
- Detailed arm muscle drawings
- Guide to human types
Dragon tutorials (and bat wings):
Equine tutorials:
- Basic horse (back) reference
- The equine skeleton
- Horse anatomy and pointers
- A good, large collection of horse stock references
- Skeleton of a horse and its rider
- Horse hooves
Cervine tutorials:
Ursine tutorials:
Miscellaneous animal tutorials:
Background and objects tutorials:
- Griffsnuff background tut part 1 (second in desc.)
- Tree tutorial
- Realistic gems tut
- Water tutorial
- General water tutorial
- Drawing crystals
- Drawing bows
- Painting rocks
- Parts of a saber (other swords linked in desc.)
Clothing tutorials:
- Fabric tutorial
- Clothing folds part 1 (second in desc.)
- Drawing hoods
- Drawing jeans
- Hat on human figure reference
- Armor
- More hat on figure references
- Different shirt collars
General painting, drawing, and style tips:
- Altalamatox digital painting walkthrough
- Simple fur tutorial
- Realism painting tutorial (human subject)
- Excellent colour tutorial
- Painting a wolf (good fur painting visual)
- Photoshop brushes tut
- Basics of Photoshop tutorial
- Another digital painting tutorial
- Common digital painting mistakes
- Colour and light
- Soft cel-shading tutorial
- Various types of hair
- Colour tips and the mood it expresses
- Composition tips
- Lighting and colour tips
- Shadows
- Another composition tut
- Simple colouring via overlay
- From paper to digital
- Painting gold
- Colour palette turtles
Hope these help!
QUICK SOMEONE DO THESE WITH ME
Ooh, these are nice.
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DRAGONISM
[noun]
1. unremitting watchfulness.
2. a dragonish manner, strict and domineering.
Etymology: Greek drákōn - kind of serpent + Greek -ismos, -isma - denoting action or practice, state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion or adherence, etc.