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Most of you will know: "Nandavanam House," an anthropomorphic - admittedly - very spicy comic by the pawsome artist 
mulefoot, has been haunting FA for some time. This wonderful comic is set on an alternate Earth in late 19th-century India and transports the reader to another world with beautiful illustrations and a distinctive color scheme. And in this world, everything revolves around the life of a pride of lions in "Nandavanam House," centered around Sinh and his enchanting lionesses.
Despite my cheetah nature, I have a soft spot for lionesses - well, I thought it was time to approach lionesses not just imaginary, but also artistically, especially the enchanting, slender Jinga (center), but also the matriarchal Sudarsini (left) and the daring Azeza (right).
The idea was to create an encounter with "Mr. Ford" – a professional photographer who isn't afraid of using his photography skills for more revealing photographs: When the official part of the family photo shoot was over, Mr. Ford stalked the lionesses. In an unobserved moment, he made the lionesses an offer: How about a photo session with just little or no clothing? (Feigned?) Dismay adorned the lionesses' faces.
Right off the bat: I didn't even tried to dress the lionesses in Victorian or royal garments; instead, they wear some generic type of clothing intended to embody a certain elegance and regality. And, as always, I have no idea whether this is even wearable clothing in the sense of mere feasibility. At least I tried to match the colors of the clothing from the comic.
The sketch was a challenge in its own – unfortunately, I couldn't manage to capture the imperious severity in Sudarsini's face, but I really like Jinga's disparaging gaze, as well as her slender figure. The coloring had its pitfalls too – well, I'm purrtyhappy with Jinga's coloring (I'm used to working with raw sienna, as all my cheetahs are colored this way), but Sudarsini's darker color has its technical flaws, and on top of that, the outlines altered the lionesses' expressions. This is particularly annoying in this case. While Jinga still looks down with delightful contempt, Sudarsini now seems more surprised or even curious about Mr. Ford's offer, while Azeza even seems to crack a small smile. In a way, Azeza's expression does match the comic, but that wasn't intentional.
All in all, I like the piece – it's colorful, it's complex by my standards, and has beautifully colored sections. However, ten minutes after "finishing" I immediately found ten points the outlines could have been placed differently to make the poses flow more smoothly. But since I can't color well enough to eliminate the need for outlines, I can't complain if the fiddled-on lines push the almost finished piece in a different direction, especially when facial expressions completely "unwrite" a drawing's subject. And yet I don't want to complain, as the drawing came out quite nice, even if the camera captures this piece way to harsh - in reality the colors are much softer.
And so I hope you – mulefoot – enjoy it too, hopefully seeing your lionesses appropriately represented. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for the effort you put into drawing and writing such a beautiful comic and sharing it with us every Friday.
mulefoot, has been haunting FA for some time. This wonderful comic is set on an alternate Earth in late 19th-century India and transports the reader to another world with beautiful illustrations and a distinctive color scheme. And in this world, everything revolves around the life of a pride of lions in "Nandavanam House," centered around Sinh and his enchanting lionesses.Despite my cheetah nature, I have a soft spot for lionesses - well, I thought it was time to approach lionesses not just imaginary, but also artistically, especially the enchanting, slender Jinga (center), but also the matriarchal Sudarsini (left) and the daring Azeza (right).
The idea was to create an encounter with "Mr. Ford" – a professional photographer who isn't afraid of using his photography skills for more revealing photographs: When the official part of the family photo shoot was over, Mr. Ford stalked the lionesses. In an unobserved moment, he made the lionesses an offer: How about a photo session with just little or no clothing? (Feigned?) Dismay adorned the lionesses' faces.
Right off the bat: I didn't even tried to dress the lionesses in Victorian or royal garments; instead, they wear some generic type of clothing intended to embody a certain elegance and regality. And, as always, I have no idea whether this is even wearable clothing in the sense of mere feasibility. At least I tried to match the colors of the clothing from the comic.
The sketch was a challenge in its own – unfortunately, I couldn't manage to capture the imperious severity in Sudarsini's face, but I really like Jinga's disparaging gaze, as well as her slender figure. The coloring had its pitfalls too – well, I'm purrtyhappy with Jinga's coloring (I'm used to working with raw sienna, as all my cheetahs are colored this way), but Sudarsini's darker color has its technical flaws, and on top of that, the outlines altered the lionesses' expressions. This is particularly annoying in this case. While Jinga still looks down with delightful contempt, Sudarsini now seems more surprised or even curious about Mr. Ford's offer, while Azeza even seems to crack a small smile. In a way, Azeza's expression does match the comic, but that wasn't intentional.
All in all, I like the piece – it's colorful, it's complex by my standards, and has beautifully colored sections. However, ten minutes after "finishing" I immediately found ten points the outlines could have been placed differently to make the poses flow more smoothly. But since I can't color well enough to eliminate the need for outlines, I can't complain if the fiddled-on lines push the almost finished piece in a different direction, especially when facial expressions completely "unwrite" a drawing's subject. And yet I don't want to complain, as the drawing came out quite nice, even if the camera captures this piece way to harsh - in reality the colors are much softer.
And so I hope you –
mulefoot – enjoy it too, hopefully seeing your lionesses appropriately represented. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for the effort you put into drawing and writing such a beautiful comic and sharing it with us every Friday.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Fanart
Species Lion
Size 1237 x 1856px
File Size 1.18 MB
Thank you for the kind words. Yes, intriguing is the right word to describe those lionesses, and I wish from the bottom of my heart they had come from my pen, whether it was the development of their characteristics or their visualization. I really love the all.
I am so delighted to see these lovely ladies. Discovering this image before I went to bed last night really made me smile.
It is hard to measure the success of my comic. I don't sell anything so I can't point to sales numbers. I have a loyal group of watchers on FA and a few in other places, but I don't always know how well others are connecting with the comic.
You drawing this lovely fan art makes me feel quite successful. Thank you. I want to inspire the imaginations of people who read the comic and I definitely inspired yours.
I think the scenario you came up with fits the characters and I enjoy the idea.
Humbly, I thank you.
It is hard to measure the success of my comic. I don't sell anything so I can't point to sales numbers. I have a loyal group of watchers on FA and a few in other places, but I don't always know how well others are connecting with the comic.
You drawing this lovely fan art makes me feel quite successful. Thank you. I want to inspire the imaginations of people who read the comic and I definitely inspired yours.
I think the scenario you came up with fits the characters and I enjoy the idea.
Humbly, I thank you.
OK, if you're delighted, I'm delighted too. Because even though I've been messing around with watercolors for quite a while, I've only created about 130 pieces in all that time, so I still feel like a beginner, and mathematically I should call myself like that as well. For that reason, but not for this reason only, I feel kinda insecure when I try to draw other people's OCs or protagonists or even fursonas, simply because I can not tell whether I'm stepping on the creators' toes with my current artistic skills or interpretation. If it was enough to make you smile, though, I'm a purrty happy chee.
Because it's you who gives us – all your watchers on FA – joy, fascination, and sometimes even wild imagination every Friday when a new page takes us straight to India. Even though I can only speak for myself, I have to believe the many, many comments – by FA standards – clearly saying I can't be the only one can't wait for the next page to come. Or whoever want's to. And I'm probably not the only one who will regret it when the second chapter is over and another six months or more have to pass before more pages from Nandavanam House will come up.
And now that you mentioned inspiration—I've said it the other page, how much the rather brownish, somewhat more muted color scheme of your illustrations transports me into your world. The moment I see one of your pieces, I immediately have a whole in my head I want to discover. That means the world as a whole, and that means (not only) the lionesses in it. But putting aside the mere desire that might creep over the reader, it's the incredibly good facial expressions of the protagonists that almost bring the drawings to life. There are no anthropomorphized lions in the illustrations; no, but there are real, relatable beeings that open up a new world.
Just take Sinh's gaze—when there's only his eyes and nose, it's so wonderfully lion-like, but also human, longing, desperate, thoughtful, always intense. There's so much artistic understanding evident on every page that I can only feel sorry for not seeing a new page every day.
I hope you find plenty of time, strength, and motivation for many, many more illustrations. Thank you, my dear.
Because it's you who gives us – all your watchers on FA – joy, fascination, and sometimes even wild imagination every Friday when a new page takes us straight to India. Even though I can only speak for myself, I have to believe the many, many comments – by FA standards – clearly saying I can't be the only one can't wait for the next page to come. Or whoever want's to. And I'm probably not the only one who will regret it when the second chapter is over and another six months or more have to pass before more pages from Nandavanam House will come up.
And now that you mentioned inspiration—I've said it the other page, how much the rather brownish, somewhat more muted color scheme of your illustrations transports me into your world. The moment I see one of your pieces, I immediately have a whole in my head I want to discover. That means the world as a whole, and that means (not only) the lionesses in it. But putting aside the mere desire that might creep over the reader, it's the incredibly good facial expressions of the protagonists that almost bring the drawings to life. There are no anthropomorphized lions in the illustrations; no, but there are real, relatable beeings that open up a new world.
Just take Sinh's gaze—when there's only his eyes and nose, it's so wonderfully lion-like, but also human, longing, desperate, thoughtful, always intense. There's so much artistic understanding evident on every page that I can only feel sorry for not seeing a new page every day.
I hope you find plenty of time, strength, and motivation for many, many more illustrations. Thank you, my dear.
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