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Ink, then digital.
Work for an upcoming Ironclaw project.
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An old wolves' tale, according to their oral tradition:
"See now this aging black wolf, long wedded to his devoted, sensible wife. He has a young mistress on the side, who is spry and frisky.
He one day notices at the end of his muzzle that he is starting to grey and he rather likes it. He knows that his inky fur will soon be peppered with the pale hairs of his long years. Much to his pride, he thinks it makes him look distinguished, and so on.
However, his mistress feels that she is too young to be with a man that looks so old, and so she plucks out his grey hairs when they are together. His wife can tell something is strange about him, but she can't quite put her finger on it.
However, she does feel that he looks too young to complement her; she doesn't want to be mistaken for his mother! And so she plucks out his darker hairs when they are together.
He is soon as bare as though struck by mange - much to everyone's dismay."
Work for an upcoming Ironclaw project.
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An old wolves' tale, according to their oral tradition:
"See now this aging black wolf, long wedded to his devoted, sensible wife. He has a young mistress on the side, who is spry and frisky.
He one day notices at the end of his muzzle that he is starting to grey and he rather likes it. He knows that his inky fur will soon be peppered with the pale hairs of his long years. Much to his pride, he thinks it makes him look distinguished, and so on.
However, his mistress feels that she is too young to be with a man that looks so old, and so she plucks out his grey hairs when they are together. His wife can tell something is strange about him, but she can't quite put her finger on it.
However, she does feel that he looks too young to complement her; she doesn't want to be mistaken for his mother! And so she plucks out his darker hairs when they are together.
He is soon as bare as though struck by mange - much to everyone's dismay."
Category Artwork (Digital) / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Gender Any
Size 806 x 1024px
File Size 426.8 kB
Then let me congratulate you: I tought it was a writer that had taken up that part of the project (because they're so well structured imaginative and, well... written). I really hadn't imagined you were doing both things. Have you written for some time now (practice, taken courses, etc...) or is it something that you just started doing on your own, or just for fun if I may describe it some way?
I turn to creative writing as a personal hobby, and have for many years now. There is a collection of some written things, here. It is quite disorganized and neglected at the moment, but as I mentioned, it's just a hobby and not really meant as a proper public display. Thanks.
I read a story like that once before. It's an aesop fable. I love how the story ends. X)
This painting is very well done and I have to say the use of angles and the triangular composition are my two favorite aspects to it. They give the picture its implied movement. The angles of the characters arms all coincide with one another, whether they are going upwards or downwards. The wolf who is leaning against the rocks to look over them has one arm resting against the rock and it points upwards--this arm's angle coincides with the yelling wolf's arms (that he's using to put his paw up to his muzzle to yell). I think that helps him look static or 'containted' within the arms. Overall the picture's implied movement still goes down to the lower right hand side, because of the angles that point in that direction: The two wolves faces turn to the lower right; female's right arm; female's sword; male behind rock's right arm; the calling wolf's pointing arm + sword; and the small hills in the background. These angles are so many in number they overpower most of the other upward pointing angles in the picture, so the dominant movement is down.
But one angle I dont like is the one made by the clouds crossing over the moon. They are horizontal and flat and dont agree with the rest of the picture, and so I think they'd do better going at a similar angle that points to the bottom right hand corner.
Anyway, that's all I'll say since this post is so long already. I love the composition, it's very lively and dynamic!
This painting is very well done and I have to say the use of angles and the triangular composition are my two favorite aspects to it. They give the picture its implied movement. The angles of the characters arms all coincide with one another, whether they are going upwards or downwards. The wolf who is leaning against the rocks to look over them has one arm resting against the rock and it points upwards--this arm's angle coincides with the yelling wolf's arms (that he's using to put his paw up to his muzzle to yell). I think that helps him look static or 'containted' within the arms. Overall the picture's implied movement still goes down to the lower right hand side, because of the angles that point in that direction: The two wolves faces turn to the lower right; female's right arm; female's sword; male behind rock's right arm; the calling wolf's pointing arm + sword; and the small hills in the background. These angles are so many in number they overpower most of the other upward pointing angles in the picture, so the dominant movement is down.
But one angle I dont like is the one made by the clouds crossing over the moon. They are horizontal and flat and dont agree with the rest of the picture, and so I think they'd do better going at a similar angle that points to the bottom right hand corner.
Anyway, that's all I'll say since this post is so long already. I love the composition, it's very lively and dynamic!
I think you may have been misinformed.
I would ask rafferty any questions you might have, I'm only up on my small corner of things as an illustrator, not how it all fits together as a finished project.
I would ask rafferty any questions you might have, I'm only up on my small corner of things as an illustrator, not how it all fits together as a finished project.
I've noticed Ironclaw is starting to tend more towards cultural background -- like the expansion content that I've heard so much about, but never saw.
Is this so? It would certainly be nice to see the world of Calabria (or whatever it becomes) with a new mixture of cultural and traditions. It's probably my favorite part of the storytelling mechanism (let alone character building!)
Is this so? It would certainly be nice to see the world of Calabria (or whatever it becomes) with a new mixture of cultural and traditions. It's probably my favorite part of the storytelling mechanism (let alone character building!)
Anything this blue and green rocks purely color-wise. Gorgeous "Braveheart" tattoos, so intricate. Did you use any particular references for them? The standing stones in the distance, the clouds just edging over the moon, and the look of the sky, all great atmospheric elements. And wolf women warriors too! Tough Gaels!
Woah... that story isn't surprising, it makes perfect sense. Any wolf that has a mate who's okay with him having a mistress, that wolf'll let them do whatever they damn well please to his coat. As long as all they're doing is plucking out fur, it's COOL. Fur grows back, folks... <=)
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