Whoa... lovin' that lighting effect.

Nothing some Photoshop effects cannot do :D

Very cool picture

And all the while, Homestuck references keep popping up in my head.

I have no idea what Homestuck is, unfortunately. I only know Home Alone, and that probably isn't related.

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Quite possibly the greatest story I've ever read--which is saying something, because I've done a lot of reading.
I wouldn't be able to share with you the connection without giving away some massive spoilers, is the thing. Suffice to say that the zodiac symbols are of considerable import to the series.

For somebody who lamented that you had less impressive species to work with for the coming years, you have sown how utterly untrue that was! What a wonderful work here! Those zebras look awesome and definitely tough enough for the Zodiac!

Dominus tecum

Well, technically speaking, I really do have less impressive works ahead. I don't work for ZodiaCon anymore, so I'm not going to do other mascots.

I'm very sorry to hear that as they were something I looked forward to and I think it showcased your talent very nicely.

Dominus tecum

I can't say it was easy for me, I loved the job. I'm keeping the characters though, so you'll see more of some of them (to them, I can't say goodbye. I love them way too much for that). Just not in the right order or in any official-material style. Or even regularly. But some of them, I have to do more of. I'm looking forward to being able to paint more of Vartan and Lambert (they came and passed so fast!), I also have a very neat idea for Rupert the Cancer rabbit and Bary the shark.

*nods at that* I can imagine it was difficult. But I'm glad that the characters are yours to continue to use. It would be a terrible shame if all of that got sucked away in "ownership" issues.

Dominus tecum

Actually, I'm starting to reap the benefits, too. Now I have other people draw and paint my characters and I don't have to pay them for it :D

Mikairu, who took over my job, is a good artist on her own, and she handles Castor & Pollux very nicely for this year :)

*chuckles and cracks his beak in a grin* Now that's definitely the right way to think about it! Have you the other characters in the Zodiac already set in stone, or will new characters be introduced?

Dominus tecum

I have all fourteen of them set for more than a year now. If they decide to use them, I don't know. But considering the chairman took over as the creative director and knows as much about creativity as he does about tactfullness (which is next to nothing, maybe even going to the negative side of the scale), I'm starting to pray they won't.

But there's a comic project I might be a part of in the future, and if that is true, these guys will make a stellar comeback.

I understand how that can be and I hope for your sake that you will retain all usage of your characters. I definitely look forward to this comic project when it comes out. You have fantastic vision and I am very eager to see what you will do with them (and what all the others are!)

Dominus tecum

Great lighting effect, very dramatic and eerie! Hmm. Sacred geometry, the Zodiac and twins who seem a bit TOO eager to dabble in magic.

I sense a disturbance in the Force!

Lovely piece!

Yeah, unfortunately, only thing left from this idea for me to play with are the twin brothers, the rest is no longer my concern. They do mean trouble when together, though.