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Description On s'étonne parfois soi-même ! x'D
=> Really proud of this one ! =B

[Thank you very much for all the faves ! ^_^]


Edit : More than 1 year after making this, I'll finally explain the symbolic meaning of this piece... (And sorry if my English is not perfect.)

First of all, the colors.
I used brown for the BG, because brown is the color of the ground, so it's gloomy because when you die you are buried in the ground. But it's a positive color too, because it is the earth, and life, plants for example, come of the earth.
The creature is white. White is the color of the purity, remember the bride. But white is the color of the death, too, like bones and corpses.

Now, the torii.
In Japanese culture, it is a sort of portal between the material world, where humans live, and the god's world. The creature is passing through it.

Then, the creature.
A dragon, or something like that. Mysterious, but a bit frightening.
The eye is gray, like it was blind. Or dead.

Finally, the title.
A shinigami, in Japanese culture, is a god of death.

In conclusion : Death.
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Comments: 113

Jashin-dragon [2012-09-02 00:39:49 +0000 UTC]

J'adore la pose que lui a fait faire et super les détails

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Kafannia In reply to Jashin-dragon [2012-09-05 10:07:58 +0000 UTC]

Merci. ^w^ Tout est savamment calculé. >8D

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Jashin-dragon In reply to Kafannia [2012-09-06 00:39:37 +0000 UTC]

de rien ^^
XD

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LillynDK [2010-08-12 11:46:17 +0000 UTC]

Amazing drawing!
Interesting feather and hair details.

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Kafannia In reply to LillynDK [2010-08-12 17:53:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ! ^^

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LillynDK In reply to Kafannia [2010-08-13 01:57:47 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome..

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mikamoo2u2 [2010-07-28 02:30:33 +0000 UTC]

the hairs and feathers are just amazing!!!!! truely lovely

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Kafannia In reply to mikamoo2u2 [2010-07-28 08:13:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ! ^^

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The-Bluetip [2010-07-27 12:44:52 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful piece! I love the feel of this one...the long fur hair, the facial details and the pose, it all blends together so well and there's something very haunting about it. Really nice work >:3

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Kafannia In reply to The-Bluetip [2010-07-27 13:22:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ! x3

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Ninjerina [2010-07-27 00:53:26 +0000 UTC]

its like a jackal, a horse, and a lizard in one! and I guess a bird

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Kafannia In reply to Ninjerina [2010-07-27 07:50:24 +0000 UTC]

Haha ! You're right ! xD

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red--indigo [2010-07-26 19:54:19 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh! I love it! it has a beautiful illustraty textile ish feel, its gorgeous!

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Kafannia In reply to red--indigo [2010-07-26 20:24:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much !

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red--indigo In reply to Kafannia [2010-07-26 20:25:32 +0000 UTC]

most welcome!

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DatDatori [2010-06-18 07:57:21 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully done. I love the attention to detail on the fur draping down!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Kafannia In reply to DatDatori [2010-06-18 08:01:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ! ^w^ (And no probl !)

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jewrdan420 [2010-06-15 20:23:01 +0000 UTC]

this is beautiful and i love the insight behind it!
great work!

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Kafannia In reply to jewrdan420 [2010-06-16 13:28:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ! ^^

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jewrdan420 In reply to Kafannia [2010-06-16 19:23:01 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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DemoComics [2010-06-15 17:37:40 +0000 UTC]

really awesome

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Kafannia In reply to DemoComics [2010-06-15 17:58:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks !

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DemoComics In reply to Kafannia [2010-06-15 18:04:38 +0000 UTC]

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revesvans [2010-05-05 20:12:01 +0000 UTC]

This is a really cool creation. Instant fave by me!
And many thanks for faving my piece btw...

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Kafannia In reply to revesvans [2010-05-06 15:24:11 +0000 UTC]

Aww thanks ! (And no probl by the way ! ^^)

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ChatterFox [2010-05-01 15:31:36 +0000 UTC]

this is so cool! i love the color scheme my favorite part has to be the hair along his back. great detail work!

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Kafannia In reply to ChatterFox [2010-05-01 17:37:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much !

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ChatterFox In reply to Kafannia [2010-05-01 20:09:38 +0000 UTC]

you are very welcome

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sebreg [2010-05-01 14:50:21 +0000 UTC]

superb! j'adore la detail

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Kafannia In reply to sebreg [2010-05-01 17:38:05 +0000 UTC]

Merci !

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DutchOrca [2010-05-01 09:35:11 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this piece instantly catches the eye!

I really love this, well done!

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Kafannia In reply to DutchOrca [2010-05-01 09:42:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much !

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retroboy78 [2010-03-14 01:49:05 +0000 UTC]

I still cant tell you how much I like this.

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Kafannia In reply to retroboy78 [2010-03-15 16:34:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks !

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retroboy78 [2010-01-26 18:58:38 +0000 UTC]

I have to ask you... What kind of surface did you draw this on? Is that paper, or what is it? The background?

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Kafannia In reply to retroboy78 [2010-01-26 19:37:59 +0000 UTC]

I drew the lines with pencil and a black pen on normal paper, then I scanned it and added colors and textures with PS. I used as texture the cover of a book that was made of an odd kind of fabric !

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retroboy78 In reply to Kafannia [2010-01-27 18:21:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Thats pretty cool idea! I love it! I never knew that you used normal paper! I thought it was drawn on an actual book!

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Kafannia In reply to retroboy78 [2010-01-27 18:25:25 +0000 UTC]

If I had drawn in on a book, I couldn't have had any precision ! ^w^
I always draw on normal paper and then add textures (or I directly draw on computer), it's much simpler !

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retroboy78 In reply to Kafannia [2010-01-27 18:40:07 +0000 UTC]

Hmm... yes. I like the idea of those textures. You very clever with this things. Your art is so unique.

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Kafannia In reply to retroboy78 [2010-01-27 18:53:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ! ^w^

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snoopi888 [2010-01-08 01:46:52 +0000 UTC]

Du travail de génie! J'aime le syle, il ressemble beaucoup au style traditionnel asiatique.
Y a de quoi en etre fier
Et que de symbolisme! Je me demande pourquoi je ne t'ai jamais vue avant!

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Kafannia In reply to snoopi888 [2010-01-08 16:09:13 +0000 UTC]

Merci beaucoup !!

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snoopi888 In reply to Kafannia [2010-01-09 01:13:53 +0000 UTC]

Mais de rien, voyons!

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Yuroboros [2009-12-27 10:08:15 +0000 UTC]

Great job! =]

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Kafannia In reply to Yuroboros [2009-12-27 10:10:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ! ^w^

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Yuroboros In reply to Kafannia [2009-12-27 10:27:55 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome! and thank you for the 's as well!

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Kafannia In reply to Yuroboros [2009-12-27 10:48:57 +0000 UTC]

No probl !

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retroboy78 [2009-12-27 10:08:07 +0000 UTC]







Yes yes, i know this is my second comment, but this totally pwns.

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Kafannia In reply to retroboy78 [2009-12-27 10:10:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ! For your comment, and for your entire support !

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retroboy78 [2009-11-28 17:38:57 +0000 UTC]

Thats pretty cool!

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