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Absolutely stunning!

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This brings a smile to my face

“If you promise to stay alive just a little bit longer I promise that we are going to make this world a place worth living in by any means necessary. I ain’t giving up. I swear.” 

Spotted in Clackamas, Oregon

ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT

“I might not understand your grief. Your rage. Everything that led you here… but I know all about solid bonds!!” | Happy birthday Jo @bohkutos​

A first attempt after trying out a few tips.

I think I either need practice or a different kind of wood, but not bad! Kind of want some chisels eventually to get lighter "shiny" spots at some point.

He is an incredible artist!

‼️  EMERGENCY COMMISSIONS ‼️

REBLOGS APPRECIATED!

Hey everyone,

Im opening emergency commissions to help cover the cost of vet bills for an animal my friend and I unexpectedly rescued last night. I’m willing to share details via DM for anyone that wants to hear more, but I don’t want to put the details on this post.

The final charge could be as high as $3,700, and seeing as how both my friend and I are technically unemployed this is not an amount that we can possibly fund on our own. On top of that, it’s a completely unexpected amount of money since it involves a rescued animal. We also were hit with the after-hours fee due to the timing of the event in question. The final amount will be due very soon once everything is taken care of at the vet’s office.

I am reopening some of my comic style commissions, but my medieval manuscript commissions are also still open, which can be seen here: (link).

Pricing for comic style commissions is as follows: Half body: $15 (extra character +$7) Full body: $25 (extra character +$10)

I am able to sell prints of completed pieces via my print store (privately uploaded to inprnt) for anyone who would be interested. Previous commissions seen in medieval & comic style can be viewed in my #commissions tag on my blog.

If you’d like a commission, please DM me and we will begin the process from there. Image references are appreciated (and don’t have to be anything fancy). Payments preferably made via PayPal. I also have cashapp and ko-fi.

Tips are also greatly appreciated though of course not necessary.

If you’d like to send anything our way without a commission, everything helps, and my kofi can be found here: https://ko-fi.com/boneshit

This will be useful in my drawing practice

How to Draw and Design Gryphons and Hippogryphs by using photo references of eagles, lions and horses?

Draw everything individually, from multiple angles.

How to draw horses || How I practice anatomy || Gesture drawing

It's like juicing up for a very tasty dream by consuming your favorite genre, characters, settings, etc and hoping your subconscious combines them.

If the final result is your target, and you see your drawing arm as a gun taking aim, then references are your bullets. Fill the chamber with reference unless you want to play roulette.

Your first step in reference gathering is to be specific. Know what you want and stick with it. I searched specifically for African Lion and Gold Eagle. Being specific helps you observe detail more accurately, and it already puts you one step ahead of generic designs.

I'm only going to tackle Lion + Eagle today for simplicity, but you can use this advice to combine two, three, or dozens of animals including horses.

Get your reference, and start practicing. Keep it simple and undetailed, only drawing the essence of the photo, rather than exact position and proportion.

Use action poses to practice! Even though they're more challenging, they will infuse your final result with action as well. Look up things like hunting, fighting, walking, running, landing, etc to get action reference.

Practice most on the creature you're having the hardest time with. That was Lions, for me. I even did a separate page where I studied the structure of their manes, since I wanted that in my griffin design.

Remember: you can trace photos as part of study! This is helpful for correcting proportions and anatomy. Make sure you are tracing mass and bones, not outlines.

Now that you're weapon is loaded with reference, you'll be able to design freehand without copying a photo. This is IDEAL because you won't be slowed down by anatomy. Now what we're here for: Design.

Creature Design Masterpost || Splice Vs Blend

This is going to be yet another visit to Splice vs. Blend technique, so strap in. Here's some guys I drew after I finished studying. No photos needed at this stage because I've eaten them all.

The most common creature design technique is something I call Splicing. You take pieces of animals and graft them onto each other with stitches. Griffins are notorious for this with their bird talons on the front legs and lion paws on the back. That's a creature that was formed through magic, not evolution. This automatically makes your griffin less believable. And probably a bit awkward in the walking department.

So here's a new challenge: Blending. Take bits of each creature and put them in a mixer, letting the ingredients land all over the place and amongst each other. What if we had a lion skull, with an extra-thick bird beak in place of the jaws? What if the lion chin was still there in the form of a tuft of fur? Maybe the tear duct from the lion, and the eyelids of bird? Let's give it lion ears with the furrowed brow so typical of raptors.

It already looks like a new life form, rather than a photoshopped amateur hour of recognizable animals. I could cover it in either feathers or fur and it would still be distinct as a new species. I want the classic lion mane in some form, so I'm taking the shape and turning it into long, fluffy feathers.

Don't stop there! Try identifying what traits make an eagle and eagle, or a lion a lion, and sticking them between each other.

Keep combining! Challenge convention! Add and omit parts and pieces to your heart's content.

Take this practice to all parts of all creatures. Throw new stuff in a blender instead of stitching it together. This especially includes color! You see a lot of spliced markings in novelty griffins, with a specific cat and bird. Artists get stuck on copy-pasting animal patterns because they're afraid the ingredients won't be recognizable, or they're just lost in the sauce of loving tigers they forget to actually have fun with it.

It's still recognizable as tiger and peacock, but much more compelling, wouldn't you say? Go for something unique rather than staying with what feels "safe." There's a million griffin artists out there, but only one You.

Eri is helping!!!

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I love this channel!

Talebot’s definitely got his hands full…

I found this very interesting!

Why does Disney's Esmeralda have green eyes?

If you've read Hugo's book or seen any other adaptation of Esmeralda you've most likely noticed that she always has either black or brown eyes.

So why does Disney's Esmeralda have green eyes?

Why would they make her eyes green when in the book it specifically states that her eyes are black?

The answer is simple and there are a couple of reasons why Disney made this bold decision.

1. La Esmeralda means emerald in Spanish.

In the book,Esmeralda got her name from the necklace that she always wore.This necklace had a large green emblem that resembled an emerald.

However,Disney's Esmeralda doesn't have this necklace.

So instead,they gave her emerald green eyes.This was done in order to justify her name.If her eyes were black,and she didn't have her green necklace-there would be no point in her being named Esmeralda.

2. Iconic and memorable design.

Disney is well known for their colourful and memorable character designs.Esmeralda is no exception.

She was designed in such a way that makes her stand out.Apart from Clopin,Esmeralda is the most vibrant and colourful character in the movie.

Moreover,in case you hadn't noticed,Esmeralda is the only character in the movie who has green eyes.Even Quasimodo's eyes are a mixture of blue and light green,but still lean more towards the colour blue.

So Esmeralda is the only character with green eyes.This was done to make her stand out,as well as to make her design even more colourful and hard to forget.

3. History behind green eyes.

I don't really know if Disney did this intentionally or not,but it would make perfect sense if Esmeralda's eyes were green,considering the time and story she's in.

The story of the Hunchback of Notre Dame takes place in the 15th century France.More specifically in 1482.

Back then,green eyes were seen as evil and a sign of witchcraft and sorcery.

So it makes perfect sense for Esmeralda to have green eyes,since she is seen as a witch and sorceress by Frollo.

Not only would she be seen as a witch and a demon because of her Romani background and her shameful dances,but also because of her green eyes.

So yeah,i don't know if this was intentional or not,but it's certainly an interesting concept to think about.