
Saw how
greensloth draw
Nickwolf in this http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1648739/ , and make me wanna draw the others too...sorry Greensloth, didn't ask your permission...


Category Artwork (Traditional) / Fat Furs
Species Bear (Other)
Size 733 x 1000px
File Size 295.4 kB
Lovely pose work there, you're truly awesome
Poses are something I need to work on myself - I'm far too generic XD these are wonderfully inspiring to those like me who really need some external influence to think up a suitable pose Keep em coming, you rock!
Poses are something I need to work on myself - I'm far too generic XD these are wonderfully inspiring to those like me who really need some external influence to think up a suitable pose Keep em coming, you rock!
If you mean Tolstoy (lower right), that's a guan dao (blade of guan), more properly called a yan yue dao (half-moon reclining blade). According to legend, it was first created by Guan Yu, a warior and general of the Seventh Century in China. Since Guan Yu was said to stand almost seven feet tall, with a beard a foot and a half in length, his weapon is a good fit for Tolstoy.
(You're not to be blamed, however. The yan yue dao looks just like the prop spears of the Winkie guards in The Wizard of Oz (1939), starring Judy Garland. As you can see from watching Toto's escape, however, such weapons are not designed for throwing.)
(You're not to be blamed, however. The yan yue dao looks just like the prop spears of the Winkie guards in The Wizard of Oz (1939), starring Judy Garland. As you can see from watching Toto's escape, however, such weapons are not designed for throwing.)
Beautiful and dynamic work, Pokelai! Good translating, as well... although I should point out that Nick seems to be using nunchaku, rather than a chang xiao ban, and Drakenbull's weapons aren't technically chakram. (I know you wanted us to see names we recognized. I'm just picky that way.)
For the curious, here's the list of weapons:
Raccoon Drew is wielding a Qiang, the spear commonly seen in wushu demonstrations.
Nickwolf, as mentioned, is wielding nunchaku, believed to have developed from the chang xiao ban. The chang xiao ban had one long stick (held) and one short (swinging), leading to its nickname of "sweeper"; the nunchaku is the "short sweeper".
Hyenahyena is carrying gong shi... a bow and arrows. The arrows are made of bamboo, and the bow is (most likely) a recurve bow, probably a wang gong (for use against armor and shields). (Those who want one made in the traditional style can order them from Ju Yuan Hao, the last traditional archery shop in China. They cost $995 for a bow and five sets of arrows. More arrows are $29 the set, while a traditional bow case and quiver is $129.)
Drakenbull is actually wielding the Chinese version of the chakram: A melee weapon (thus the blades) called Feng Huo Lun (wind and fire wheels); these are a variant, since the traditional model's blades look like fire.
Tolstoy is holding a guandao (guan blade), also called a yanyue dao (reclining moon blade). (Those who've seen the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz might recognize the spear of the Winkie Guards.)
For the curious, here's the list of weapons:
Raccoon Drew is wielding a Qiang, the spear commonly seen in wushu demonstrations.
Nickwolf, as mentioned, is wielding nunchaku, believed to have developed from the chang xiao ban. The chang xiao ban had one long stick (held) and one short (swinging), leading to its nickname of "sweeper"; the nunchaku is the "short sweeper".
Hyenahyena is carrying gong shi... a bow and arrows. The arrows are made of bamboo, and the bow is (most likely) a recurve bow, probably a wang gong (for use against armor and shields). (Those who want one made in the traditional style can order them from Ju Yuan Hao, the last traditional archery shop in China. They cost $995 for a bow and five sets of arrows. More arrows are $29 the set, while a traditional bow case and quiver is $129.)
Drakenbull is actually wielding the Chinese version of the chakram: A melee weapon (thus the blades) called Feng Huo Lun (wind and fire wheels); these are a variant, since the traditional model's blades look like fire.
Tolstoy is holding a guandao (guan blade), also called a yanyue dao (reclining moon blade). (Those who've seen the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz might recognize the spear of the Winkie Guards.)
Those aren't chakrams. Those are wind and fire wheels, often confused for chakrams. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_and_fire_wheels
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