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squidrat/squrat by pseudomanitou

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:00:28 -0000

Desktop - 1280x1024. To quote Isaac Asimov: The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!', but 'That's funny...' Seriously though, humans will never be one with nature ever again - because our ultimate goal as a species is to master our fate. Also, most of the recent discoveries of this century have revealed that nature 'does it best'. So instead, we'll probably try to master nature to achieve that; but no one should try until we've mastered our desires -- so that we don't create anything out of greed.

Medium: digital, vector - from ink illustration
Tags: rat squid chemical testing

Awkward by Shoom'lah

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:08:18 -0000

Our first assignment in Illustration II this semester was to illustrate a single word, and to do it in a way so that it wasn't blatant nor achingly subtle. The word crocodiles kept cycling through my head- not as the word to illustrate, but as the subject matter- and so I chose "awkward" as my word and came up with the idea of a crocodile businessman bring home a wildebeest friend from work only to find his wife preparing exactly that for dinner. Heh. Awkward.

Medium: ballpoint pen, Photoshop
Tags: crocodile anthro africa wildebeest awkward nile businessman dinner

Magpie by Zetallis

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:39:34 -0000

Here's something kinda different. A digital painting I did for a class. It's a magpie.. um that's it really >.>; I attempted realism but then got bored, tired and gave up lol. Heavy use of references though sadly I don't know where they came from.. it was an old file I found on my comp from ages ago. Done in photoshop.

Medium: Digital
Tags: Magpie

Promise by Balaa

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:07:00 -0000

One of my earlier strolls into digital realism.

Medium: photoshop
Tags: snow balaa korochansckaja Leopards himalayas Anastasi

Make a Little Birdhouse in Your Soul by Battie

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 23:42:12 -0000

I'm your only friend I'm not your only friend But I'm a little glowing friend But really I'm not actually your friend But I am My favorite song by They Might Be Giants. :-)

Medium: Painter 8
Tags: nightlight canary

Come Back! by Lyosha

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:53:04 -0000

Stompy Owl, part deux. Also found a home at AC06! As one who recently force-fed an unhappy great-horned owl, I assure you, they are never this happy.

Medium: ink, coloured pencil
Tags: mouse owl stompy great-horned YARLY

Stompy Owl by Lyosha

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:50:03 -0000

I did this little guy for AC'06. The reception he got surprised me-- but I'm glad everyone liked him! And so is he, apparently.

Medium: ink, coloured pencil
Tags: Butterfly Snowy owl stompy ORLY?

These are my Plains by Saelyra

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:11:22 -0000

Drawn after visting the Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Preserve and seeing a number of wild Crested Caracaras. All references used were photos taken while there. The subdued grey and sepia tones are intentional.

Medium: markers
Tags: bird ACEO raptor atc caracara

Fire Dog Boss by Airu

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:51:23 -0000

Seems like a Boss in some kind of video game.

Medium: oekaki
Tags: dog foo Fire

Expecto Patronum by H. Kyoht Luterman

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:08:20 -0000

Based on the concept by J. K. Rowling.

Medium: marker, color pencil, acrylics
Tags: potter harry aye-aye patronus

Muntiacus Badge by H. Kyoht Luterman

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:06:36 -0000

For a friend.

Medium: markers, graphite, acrylics
Tags: warcraft troll wow

Howdy Ma'am by H. Kyoht Luterman

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:37:13 -0000

Prongley-horn for a friend.

Medium: markers, graphite
Tags: antelope pronghorn

Go Tribal by H. Kyoht Luterman

Sun, 28 Aug 2005 00:18:46 -0000

Image for a drum circle.

Medium: graphite
Tags: rabbit coyote badger pronghorn drums tortoise drumming

Yerf: prongs.jpg by Megan Giles

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0000

My first pronghorn since junior high. so here's hoping everything is in the right place.

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Raven Sketch by vantid

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:45:14 -0000

A raven with a shiney, squishy thing. >:}

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bewm. by vantid

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:12:07 -0000

Sometimes, I have waaaay too much fun with Painter.

Medium: Painter X
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Wing Study: Cockatiel by vantid

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:03:42 -0000

I spent days plucking the wing of a deceased cockatiel to learn about feather layering. This is my favorite drawing! I later learned that what I was observing from the plucking is called Pterolysis.

Medium: Pencil
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Roost of the Pygmy Nuthatch by rusalka

Tue, 01 May 2007 06:52:00 -0000

Says the site All About Birds: "No records exist of Pygmy Nuthatches roosting alone. They always huddle in a group, sometimes with more than 100 in a single cavity." Not only are they gloriously cute and perky, the parents also have helpers who care for the current offspring (widely thought to be the offspring from previous years). They've got to be some of the neatest birds I've ever seen.

Medium: Pitt brush pen, watercolor
Tags: cartoon bird tree pygmy nuthatch roost

silver in the night sky by allytha

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:22:21 -0000

ACEO cards are way to fun... Microns, gel pens and copic markers. This is actually for sale, and would come in a premium toploader and a polybag.

Medium: micron, gel pen, copics
Tags: bird ACEO avian

Sage Goat by SighthoundLady

Wed, 16 May 2007 03:46:56 -0000

ACEO/ART Card for Sage Brush. This is a very tiny space to work in, 2.5 X 3.5 inches about the size of a credit card, it is is an interesting challenge to work with. Also a challenge for me is using real media, I'm such a digital junkie these days. I must admit though I did the preliminary sketch on my computer to work out the composition and pose before printing it out and transferring it with tracing paper to thick water color paper for inking and coloring. Real media: micron pens and colored pencils.

Medium: micron pens, colored pencils
Tags: antelope pronghorn