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Mm.. The best drawing I've done so far of my main.. fursona?.. Kiurie.
Not quite sure this is what you'd call a fursona, though, because of the wings. Which are epic, btw. As far as I'm concerned..
Ehmm.. I'm not sure what details to give for now. Kiu is sort of a work in progress still, and the only thing I'm settled on is design, and the fact that It's got quite the personality.. dissorder? I'm not quite sure whats up with that..
Also, yes, I said 'It.' I suppose I should say 'she' though, but I still RP Kiu as both a female and a male, depending on the situation..
Ah, well. Hopefully I can settle those details before I decide to draw up a full ref or anything.
Either way, I'm happy to have this as my first upload here on FA, and hopefully I can add more, better things to my gallery soon.
Not quite sure this is what you'd call a fursona, though, because of the wings. Which are epic, btw. As far as I'm concerned..
Ehmm.. I'm not sure what details to give for now. Kiu is sort of a work in progress still, and the only thing I'm settled on is design, and the fact that It's got quite the personality.. dissorder? I'm not quite sure whats up with that..
Also, yes, I said 'It.' I suppose I should say 'she' though, but I still RP Kiu as both a female and a male, depending on the situation..
Ah, well. Hopefully I can settle those details before I decide to draw up a full ref or anything.
Either way, I'm happy to have this as my first upload here on FA, and hopefully I can add more, better things to my gallery soon.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 960 x 1280px
File Size 172 kB
Do I see a Tim Burton influence? :3
I do like what you did with the legs, emphasizing skeletal structure over muscle form. Gives a sense of ethereal--rather than corporeal--existence. Am I correct in assuming the legs are reverse-jointed? I'd like to think they are since I think reverse-jointed is just cool. ESPECIALLY here where the character has a "detached" aura about him/her.
The wings are not symmetrical. It gives me the impression that they're somewhat flame-like, constantly in flux and changing form. Don't know if that's what you're attempting to portray, but it's badass in my mind ;P.
I do like what you did with the legs, emphasizing skeletal structure over muscle form. Gives a sense of ethereal--rather than corporeal--existence. Am I correct in assuming the legs are reverse-jointed? I'd like to think they are since I think reverse-jointed is just cool. ESPECIALLY here where the character has a "detached" aura about him/her.
The wings are not symmetrical. It gives me the impression that they're somewhat flame-like, constantly in flux and changing form. Don't know if that's what you're attempting to portray, but it's badass in my mind ;P.
Maybe just a little ^^ I do love Tim Burton, his style is just.. amazing. I didn't quite realize he'd actually influenced this until now though..
Kiu is quite the thin, skeletal creature though, and I do love bone structure. Perhaps I should have thought his out more then, because I've never really considered the reverse-jointed legs, although they are very cool looking usually. What makes you say he has a 'detached' aura about him, though? Just curious, I'd like your thoughts on that.
I think I was aiming for symmetrical wings at first, but as I drew them they ended up being slightly different from eachother, and I'm happy with that. I like it better that they give the impression of being flame-like, and constantly in flux..
To be completely honest, I'm not sure if I had any of this in mind while I was drawing, but I'm really happy with the results, and I'm glad you think it's so badass. Hope you like the rest of my stuff too, I've got a Photoshop piece coming up thats a present for our.. Hee, DarkleSparkles xD
God, I love that, even though I hate most sparkly things...
Kiu is quite the thin, skeletal creature though, and I do love bone structure. Perhaps I should have thought his out more then, because I've never really considered the reverse-jointed legs, although they are very cool looking usually. What makes you say he has a 'detached' aura about him, though? Just curious, I'd like your thoughts on that.
I think I was aiming for symmetrical wings at first, but as I drew them they ended up being slightly different from eachother, and I'm happy with that. I like it better that they give the impression of being flame-like, and constantly in flux..
To be completely honest, I'm not sure if I had any of this in mind while I was drawing, but I'm really happy with the results, and I'm glad you think it's so badass. Hope you like the rest of my stuff too, I've got a Photoshop piece coming up thats a present for our.. Hee, DarkleSparkles xD
God, I love that, even though I hate most sparkly things...
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Kiurie is holding himself and looking away from the viewer. The arms crossed over between the viewer and the subject give the impression that the subject is "closed off" from the viewer (I don't think this applies anymore, but it's some old classical art stuff that I picked up here and there). Additionally, with head turned/character's gaze away from the viewer, it cuts the viewer out from the picture at all. Instead of "interacting" with the viewer like, say, Mona Lisa, the viewer is ignored and thus, you've created a kind of "wall" detaching the subject from the viewer.
Ethereal
All right. I'm going to cite two of my favorite films of all time. In Jim Henson and Frank Oz's The Dark Crystal, the two gelfling characters Jen and Kira were designed to have the best balance between human and non-human characteristics to make them identifiable to the viewer. However, the Mystics and the Skeksis were designed to be completely unreal. These characters have an "ethereal" vibe to them because--though they're moving and acting real--the mind recognizes that these things are beyond realistic.
In Dave McKean's Mirrormask, characters portrayed by human actors are given a sense of "ethereal" form by hiding them in cloaks and giving them masks or otherwise concealing their "humanity." Two such characters are Valentine, and the Dark Queen. Valentine is in long robes that hide his human form while simultaneously wearing a mask to hide his face, showing only his mouth and jaw. Similarly, the Dark Queen has a very stylized costume, and her face is painted and her eyes blacked with contacts to take away the "realism." This makes the characters seem less physical and more mystical or ethereal, as I like to say.
Additionally, reverse-jointed legs would boost this ethereal-ness by making the character far less "human." It'd make it seem more like a creature, but by giving it distinct human features such as a recognizable face and hands (especially hands), you make it personable. You blur the line between human and inhuman. What is real and what is not.
It's badass :D
Kiurie is holding himself and looking away from the viewer. The arms crossed over between the viewer and the subject give the impression that the subject is "closed off" from the viewer (I don't think this applies anymore, but it's some old classical art stuff that I picked up here and there). Additionally, with head turned/character's gaze away from the viewer, it cuts the viewer out from the picture at all. Instead of "interacting" with the viewer like, say, Mona Lisa, the viewer is ignored and thus, you've created a kind of "wall" detaching the subject from the viewer.
Ethereal
All right. I'm going to cite two of my favorite films of all time. In Jim Henson and Frank Oz's The Dark Crystal, the two gelfling characters Jen and Kira were designed to have the best balance between human and non-human characteristics to make them identifiable to the viewer. However, the Mystics and the Skeksis were designed to be completely unreal. These characters have an "ethereal" vibe to them because--though they're moving and acting real--the mind recognizes that these things are beyond realistic.
In Dave McKean's Mirrormask, characters portrayed by human actors are given a sense of "ethereal" form by hiding them in cloaks and giving them masks or otherwise concealing their "humanity." Two such characters are Valentine, and the Dark Queen. Valentine is in long robes that hide his human form while simultaneously wearing a mask to hide his face, showing only his mouth and jaw. Similarly, the Dark Queen has a very stylized costume, and her face is painted and her eyes blacked with contacts to take away the "realism." This makes the characters seem less physical and more mystical or ethereal, as I like to say.
Additionally, reverse-jointed legs would boost this ethereal-ness by making the character far less "human." It'd make it seem more like a creature, but by giving it distinct human features such as a recognizable face and hands (especially hands), you make it personable. You blur the line between human and inhuman. What is real and what is not.
It's badass :D
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