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Slann
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Samurai Lizardmen Art!
So after I made my recent short story contest entry I decided to try and do some artwork to go with it. I have been getting into Japanese ukiyo-e/woodblock art recently, and have been doing some experimenting. I have gotten some great examples from famous ukiyo-e artists straight off the internet, and have lizard-ified some of them to fit into the samurai-lizardmen motif! I have made four so far, this one is actually the fourth one I have created. More to follow!
Ake Zuhuanchi and the Skeleton Spectre
The main character in the center is the named protagonist (antagonist?) of my short story, wielding his war-scythes. The short story doesn't necessarily match up with the artwork though; i figure the art is a dream sequence sometime in the future. In the background is a giant skeleton spectre, possibly the soul of a saurus that Ake killed on his rise to power, and now coming back to haunt/torment him. The spectre is also being conjured up by the skink priest reading from a scroll on the left side of the picture, while the priest watches Ake Zuhuanchi take down his next victim.
I like to think I captured the spirit of the original pretty well, even if I am unhappy how that second saurus came out... oh well. Hope you find this one interesting!
Got the inspiration for this one from a great work by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
So after I made my recent short story contest entry I decided to try and do some artwork to go with it. I have been getting into Japanese ukiyo-e/woodblock art recently, and have been doing some experimenting. I have gotten some great examples from famous ukiyo-e artists straight off the internet, and have lizard-ified some of them to fit into the samurai-lizardmen motif! I have made four so far, this one is actually the fourth one I have created. More to follow!
Ake Zuhuanchi and the Skeleton Spectre
The main character in the center is the named protagonist (antagonist?) of my short story, wielding his war-scythes. The short story doesn't necessarily match up with the artwork though; i figure the art is a dream sequence sometime in the future. In the background is a giant skeleton spectre, possibly the soul of a saurus that Ake killed on his rise to power, and now coming back to haunt/torment him. The spectre is also being conjured up by the skink priest reading from a scroll on the left side of the picture, while the priest watches Ake Zuhuanchi take down his next victim.
I like to think I captured the spirit of the original pretty well, even if I am unhappy how that second saurus came out... oh well. Hope you find this one interesting!
Got the inspiration for this one from a great work by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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Beautiful work @Warden . You've got some serious talent!
Thanks!
I would love to paint this thing at some point, right now its just a color pencil draft. If I do decide to use actual paints it I might wind up using this other version's colors just to try it out. I would prefer to use more reds/purples for the drawing. Still am very happy how it turned out!
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So in a flash of inspiration, I came up with a draft design for my temple-city layout! Based on pics from this thread via @Slanputin.
Temple City of Mutal
As per my temple city's Lore, the Temple City of Mutal is crisscrossed by a number of canals, that connect the city with the nearby river, as well as a host of competing temple factions (mostly competition between the conservative worshippers of the Tzunki and the fanatical Cult of Sotek).
Also made a quick chart to show which temple is which, complete with names and Old One glyphs.
Pictures are low quality, but I hope it captures the spirit of the piece so far. I would love to go over this thing again in pen (and maybe a ruler...
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Temple City of Mutal
As per my temple city's Lore, the Temple City of Mutal is crisscrossed by a number of canals, that connect the city with the nearby river, as well as a host of competing temple factions (mostly competition between the conservative worshippers of the Tzunki and the fanatical Cult of Sotek).
Also made a quick chart to show which temple is which, complete with names and Old One glyphs.
Pictures are low quality, but I hope it captures the spirit of the piece so far. I would love to go over this thing again in pen (and maybe a ruler...
)
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Got a better picture of the map (better light helps)
Also have a poor attempt at color with colored pencils. I need to redo it again, but at least this picture shows where all the canals and water features are on the map.
Also have a poor attempt at color with colored pencils. I need to redo it again, but at least this picture shows where all the canals and water features are on the map.
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Not sure if anyone has ever used the program "Sketch up" before, but I started experimenting yesterday again...
The program is a 3D architecture program, you can use it to build 3D models of houses, buildings, anything really. And at any scale, you can do a tiny house of a gigantic pyramid.
I started making my temple city!
More pictures to follow. I am just mimicking the design I sketched out on a 2D paper. Got a lot more canals and pyramids to add...
The program is a 3D architecture program, you can use it to build 3D models of houses, buildings, anything really. And at any scale, you can do a tiny house of a gigantic pyramid.
I started making my temple city!
More pictures to follow. I am just mimicking the design I sketched out on a 2D paper. Got a lot more canals and pyramids to add...
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Oh yes... Had a test about that program three weeks ago. Quite simple to use compared to other stuff... We continue working with vector works, though...
Cool map you have there! Want to see a 3d video sample or at least some screen shots when it's completed!
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I do like its simplicity. Took me about ten minutes and a short youtube video to figure out the basic controls.
I don't know how to make a video sample, but I got more screen shots:
The white pyramids in the lower left-hand corner are scaled to be the same size as the Great Pyramid at Giza (off by a couple of feet though, not 100% exact but it is close enough). In total I think the city isn't more than 1.5 or 2 miles across
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Temple City of Mutal (COMPLETE)
This project is now complete. Very pleased with the results. Also discovered that the program has the ability to paint color! Wish I had discovered this sooner... but it would take too long to go back and color in every single temple and building. I will settle for a basic Mayan-grey stone finished after all.
Terradon's-eye view:
Western view:
South-westerly view, from the Temple of the Two Moons:
View of the Grand Canal of Tzunki:
This project is now complete. Very pleased with the results. Also discovered that the program has the ability to paint color! Wish I had discovered this sooner... but it would take too long to go back and color in every single temple and building. I will settle for a basic Mayan-grey stone finished after all.
Terradon's-eye view:
Western view:
South-westerly view, from the Temple of the Two Moons:
View of the Grand Canal of Tzunki:
East View:
South View:
North View:
West View:
North-ish view; Temple-complex dedicated to Sotek on the left
South View:
North View:
West View:
North-ish view; Temple-complex dedicated to Sotek on the left
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A few more pics, these showing scale!
The tiny little black dots are a stand-in for a 6-foot tall warmblood-human... there are two...
Also for reference, I based the measurements of the main temple on the Pyramid of Cholula, the largest pyramid of the New World (and probably the world). Nowadays the temple has a church built on top, a remnant of the Spanish conquest.
The tiny little black dots are a stand-in for a 6-foot tall warmblood-human... there are two...
Next to a statue dedicated to the Snake God
Overlooking the Grand Temple of Tzunki towards the pyramids of Sotek:
Overlooking the Grand Temple of Tzunki towards the pyramids of Sotek:
Also for reference, I based the measurements of the main temple on the Pyramid of Cholula, the largest pyramid of the New World (and probably the world). Nowadays the temple has a church built on top, a remnant of the Spanish conquest.