I love this! Excellent emotion portrayed, and anyone who's had a big/little brother or sister will know the sentiments involved :D

I am so happy to see that the emotions that I wanted to get across with this picture succeeded.

Being a big brother/sister is an awesome responsibility (even though you sometimes want to kill your younger brother/sister) .

For a lot of kids, their first experience with a real-life super-hero is their big brother or sister.

*smiles and nods*

Thanks.

*laughing* No problem. If the relationship between the bigger lionmorph and the smaller one is the only misunderstanding in this picture then I’ll consider it a success.

Is that a torn wolf ? Now that is just not on !
Also like the foxtail

Yup, you have sharp eyes, Arctic. It's the little lioncub's favorite all-arouund take-him-everywehre "friend".

Yeah, I thought the foxtail would sort of go with the old jalopy that his big brother re-built.

Good to see you posting again, my dearest lion!

And I remember this, such a great piece!

How are you doing, my dear? I have missed you immensely!

Pretty much the same as always, Leo. I must owe you an e-mail reply, right?

I'm sure you do, or do I?

I've been so busy, I don't know...

I'll check my IN box and if it is me, then I'll get right on replying.

Why is it that people always underestimate the power of familial bonds? Not to mention the fact that doing this sort of thing gets folks into "papa wolf"/"momma bear" mode fairly quickly.

People tend to wain towards stupid and it will be here till the end of time.

Sometimes we forget what is around us all the time until it isn’t any more, Bro.
*hugs*

Is this based on a real life experience you had, Lionus?

Hmmmm, there was one incident in my early life that I can remember to this day, so I imagine that makes it a traumatic experience. But *shrug* it’s experiences like that that makes one a “lion” in later life who protects the members of his pride and the occasional picked-on-cub he might come across.

We can all be a big brother or big sister sometime for someone who needs one.

The really strikes me. Being an older brother, I can really relate to what is portrayed in this picture. It makes me think about those times I have lost my temper on my younger siblings, to have them think of me like that... it's really a touching thought. On a lighter, funnier hand that is EXACTLY, PICTURE-PERFECT of what I would do cause (a) I love my siblings no matter what and (b) because I wear a lot of dress shirts like that and I would probably be putting the sleeve up because I just have to do it normally but then again wouldn't want to mess up the sleeves no would we? Back to the point, that is a touching picture and I love the way it was interpreted.

Receiving a comment like yours, Wolf, really makes the hours I put into a picture all worth while for me, especially when it echoes something in in the commenter’s real life. Thank you for sharing it.

Growing up in a world where there is a big brother in it … well it’s sorta nice to have that big lumbering hulk around when you know he’ll be there when you need someone on your side.

Being a big brother is a stressful position. The little “termites” have no respect for you, get into your stuff, rat on you to Mom & Dad, and can never keep their mouths shut. Being the oldest means that you never had the chance to do all of that brat stuff to an older brother. Life is so unfair. :-D

Being an older brother gives you the opportunity to learn & teach patience, be able to provide guidance, and find out your younger siblings’ secrets, and let them know that you know, but will never tell Mom or Dad.

In later years those siblings will always refer to you as “my favorite brother” -- and mean it.

Oh I remember this one ^^ Brave brother will help little poor one ^^ I like the spirit of this one ^^

That's what I like to hear, Kumbartha.

And Kehno is going to "heal" the wolf plushie ^^

That's wrath, not wraith. X3

In any case, a very moving and powerful image that strikes the right chord when it comes to the definition of a hero.

No really, it wasn’t me who made that spelling mistake it was … is was … it was my keyboard! Yeah, that’s it -- my keyboard can’t spell worth a bean!

Happy to know that my art occasionally is on target, Let. Sometimes it’s the simple truths that make for the best pictures.

Uh huh, blaming the tech instead of yourself. Not in my classroom! >=3

You do tend to portray emotion quite well. ^^

*grins mischievously at being caught shifting the blame*

As to my efforts at portraying emotion in my work; the artist is a performer and the viewer is his/her audience. The "performanace" consists of getting across certain feelings or emotions in a picture for the viewer to react to and experience. All the rest is sign painting.

You misspelled performance too. ;3

You put it in a nice way regardless. :)

FurAffinity needs to install a spell-checker for folks like me.

Or just leave it to an English teacher like me! ;D

Okay, not falling to offering dumb ‘Oh No You Are A Teacher’ replies, I have to acknowledge that your’s is a tough job and all my English teachers were good folks who partially succeeded in lifting me from my caveman attempts at written/spoken communication.

Hehe, is that so? Well I'll do my best too. :)

awww. *offers to repair the doll*

*gives you a hug for payment*

Holy cow! You did it again! I so love these artworks and wish I had the money to buy them from you! I so dearly love the designs!

On the subject: I'm glad you picked it. I was bullied a lot as a kid and even online there has been some but not as bad as online bullying of some furry friends of mine.

*bows his head in humble gratitude for your kind praise*

Being a lone kid in a bad neighborhood, or a small kid, or the fat kid, or the kid who wears glasses, or a kid who for some reason totally beyond his control gets bullied sucks. (Sorry for the crude language)

Bullies, even when they are bigger than the kids they pick on are still COWARDS and the size and age of those they victimize proves it.

Sometimes all it takes to be a “big brother” is to become a friend of the lone kid in the bad neighborhood, the small or fat or “four-eyed” kid and just let him know that he’s really okay as a person and what he is interested in is worth listening to. Being a big brother is not always a matter of fists and muscles.

YAY NEW ARTZ FROM YOU! :D

"Go get em' bro" That's what came to mind when I saw this. As for the art it's self very nice work! I can really she the story behind this as the expressions and actions relay cause and effect quite well. Again, excellent work! It's nice to see some new art from you.

Thanks very much, Raithwal!

A furry artist once described me as a “story artist”, which over the years I realize is true. I like to tell stories with my art, stories that resonate with my viewers -- bringing up a memory or maybe giving them something new to think about, or maybe just giving them a graphic “doorway” through which they can briefly enter into a magical imagined world of wonder and happiness and warm friends. Heh, I like being there myself for the hours it takes me to create those pictures.

As to my absence, well I’m working on a large art project that I hope to have completed and posted here by the end of May (secret).

I have an older brother, but he was more the bully than the defender to me lol. I grew up ostracized about anything and everything from anyone and everyone. I think I made it out stronger than I ever could have imagined.

This is a wonderful piece. Such emotion that conveys the true love of brotherhood.

It isn’t the gentleness of the blacksmith’s hammer that forges the toughest steel, Weasel. Though I am sure there was a much better and gentler way for you to grow up to be the person you have become without that bullying.

Your older brother, for his part, missed out on something that could have meant a lot to him then and more now and in the future even more by skipping that “tough guy” role.

*furry hug*

a toast. for everyday heroes

Hear hear!

Mine would have been in on it.

Good bears usually are.

I wish I had a brother like that was my "hero" who was near me in the best and the worst ... that when my legs falter he immediately got his hands to protect her ... they laugh with me moments of humorous, cry with me in sorrow but also stop my tears and help me rebuild myself and continue my life ... he was my "Lion" noble and courageous ... our fathers ... mothers ... brothers ... sisters ... they are true, and only "heroes" of our lives ...

Well and truly said, KaiserLeomon.

For those who did not have a big brother or big sister to help through the tough moments, to be there to share the silly jokes, to prove that there really wasn’t a monster under the bed, knowing that emptiness should give us the motivation to be a big brother or big sister for someone else. For truly, what we do not have we can become.

It’s probably heresy to say it around here, Swamp, what with everyone supposed to be furry and all that, but there’s nothing wrong with wearing your heart on your sleeve occasionally -- it’s the human thing to do. There’s quite enough uncaring, unfeeling clods in the world as it is.
*puts an arm around your shoulders*

Bravo! Evil triumphs when good men look the other way.

Too many folks today preserve their childish illusion of the world being upright, squeaky-clean, and problem-free by doing that, Foxy.

Too damn true. Growing up and taking responsibility for what happens about one isn't easy. So much easier to shove another game or music DVD into the slot and stick the buds in your ears... Which is what all too many people do,

Well Ol’ Man Reality is out there waiting to eventually dump a hot load of steaming Reality on each of us as His way of saying “Welcome to the Real World”.

It’s really for our parents and our teachers, who supposedly have already made the transition from Sheltered Child to Dependable Adult to provide that sheltering to others, to provide us with good examples of how to do that and to be trusted role models.

Beautiful work, man ^^. Reminds me of me and my sister when we were little. I teased her a lot but she always came to me when she was upset.

Thank you, Timid.
Yes, all siblings tease each other, but when troubles came, she was YOUR sister and you were HER brother.

No Problem, man. I just can't say enough about this picture. The older brother came out great. And his expression couldn't be more perfect

Heh heh, something new and it's both cute and aggressive. That's lions for you ;)

Glad you like it, Lionbreed.
New cute and aggressive ... yeah that's lions for sure.

YES! This sums up a whole heck of a lot. Thank you, Lionus! Great work!

Dominus tecum

You're quite welcome, Matthias. Glad it brought you some good feelings.

I know there were a few times in my youth I could have used a big brother like this!

Dominus tecum

Couldn’t we all have. Supposedly being targeted by bullies is part of “growing up”.

Yes, that does seem to be the way it works. But I got through it.

Dominus tecum

Sadly, I had my share of bullying done towards me.

"The only way to reason with a savage, Is to use a bigger club." - Mack Bolan

Now there was someone who understood the finer points of diplomacy.

It stands to reason, That the only way to discourage thugs from hurting innocent people, Is to remind them that they are still flesh and blood.

Remind them of their own mortality.

But so many people advocate turning the other cheek, Even though it doesn't work.

Mack Bolan’s reasoning is not so very different from Al Capone’s, “You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word.”

Yeah, But Mack was a professional soldier and a decent minded individual.

Al however, Was a gangster, Who broke the law.

Awwwwwwww, very cute! My only brother was a twin.

"I Need a Hero" was the theme for last year's RMFC. :p

Heroes may not only save us, but they also provide us with people and role models to live up to. We don’t have to be heroes all the time, but just once and for the right person.

Did you mean the song by Bonnie Tyler?

Sorry, but I do not know of that song. What is it’s title?

She sings a song called "Holding Out for a Hero." Here it is.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GPZDX9_2oE

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So obviously, I had the wrong song. I thought it was called "I Need a Hero."

Ah yes! Many thanks for going through the effort of finding that song, Leo. There is a difference between the two song titles.

I think an interesting thought for a song would be one that is titled, “Nobody Else But Me To Be the Hero, So I Guess I Will Be”.

I see.

Awwwwwwww very very anazing espressions! And stile too! This is an incredible work! love it <3

Thank you my friend.

I try to make my characters’ expressions as readable as I can. It is very rewarding for me as an artist when my viewers are moved by reading those expressions.

you're very very welcome! Those expressions are excelent, clear as water. You can understand immediately what you want to "say" with them!

Beautiful pic as always bud ^_^

Thank you, StephenC.

Anytime bud ^_^

great work i love this picture

Thank you.

If it does not sound too egotistical, it is also one of my own favorites too.

JUDGEMENT =3 nice expression :3
great art

*bows in appreciation to you*

in childrens eye parents are gods :3
Ihope this was the right word^^

no really this is a hero in everyday's life

Okey, ripping off the plushy is really mean

I hope he bashes the bullies asses soon.

Oh he will, he will, and I can assure you that they will never do something like that again for the rest of their miserable lives.

As angry as that expression is, it's still heartwarming to see the big guy protecting his little bro.

As for the unseen bullies, I can only hope he doesn't thrash them too hard; while I'm all in favor of just punishment, there's no point in teaching someone a lesson if they don't survive long enough to learn it.

Oh no, nothing that extreme, Wolf. Just a little “readjustment” of the bullies’ attitudes towards kids smaller and weaker than they are. "

'K! ^.=.^

Hats off to the big brother; that's showing them who's boss!

More like giving them a lesson in what is Right and what is Wrong.

Indeed.

Forgot this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfqlg0pYOd8

This was closer to what I had in mind when I was creating this picture, Leo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpZ3jPMM5Ac

Thanks for sending me to YouTube. I just spent a wonderful hour downloading the works of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

I see; I like the instrumental versions of certain songs.

I enjoy choral and instrumental music such as “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, “Dixie”, the “Hallelujah Chorus“, and most of the Christmas choral pieces such as “Joy to the World!”, “Deck the Halls” and “Oh Holy Night”.

Oh, yes; those are some good ones there.

Now that's how to stand up for someone in need of help!

Sometimes physical force is the only way to stop people who inflict physical force on others who can‘t defend themselves.

I think that was what Julia Ward Howe had in mind when she wrote that line, “He Hath Loosed the Fateful Lightning of His Terrible Swift Sword”.

Lionus, let me tell you.

Sometimes you gotta knock a monster out just to prove a point.

Dealing with the world as it is, rather that as we might wish it to be is the price we pay to live in it.

The world isn't black and white. It's full of gray scales.