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Published: 2015-08-10 17:25:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 1125; Favourites: 12; Downloads: 2
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The selkie settlements have banners to represent themselves. The Southern Settlement's banners are colored rust red, after the blood falls of the continent. Banners represent the power of the army and the settlement Lord. One thrown on the earth or torn in the hands of an enemy is a terrible omen for the land.---
Originally sketched because I wanted to draw someone singing and decided on Asrik, since cecaelia are a type of siren in Pandemonic-verse's lore. It's surprisingly difficultΒ to get the singing bit across. It turned into a symbol heavy story-telling piece with Asrik in a witch-chief's battlegown (the armor and gown are more to show off wealth and power than for anything functional. If they wanted to be functional they'd wear, you know, a full suit and helmet.) The banners are from the Southern selkie settlement, as noted above. Why he has them is up for debate. The crystal in his grip has more significance than merely looking pretty, incidentally.
Asrik loose at the South Pole would be an absolute misery for everyone else.
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There are a lot of elements working together here with the flowing red banner corresponding with the red on the ground, and the flowing skirt with the snow, and Asrik's hair with the sky. The muted colors are very good at creating atmosphere, even though there is so much movement in the image and there probably is nothing muted at all about this XD I'm not sure the singing part comes across, I didn't realize it until I read your comment. Maybe a little more breathy-steam from his mouth than there is?
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It was meant to be a prophetic dream or something akin to that foretelling the doom of the settlement. Because, you know, I haven't done something with doom scribbled between its lines in a while, so why not?
I'm glad the movement came across. It was... really hard to keep my colors muted honestly, but it's good to change things up once in a while, like palettes... The singing is - well, it's really hard to draw people singing! I'll have to figure it out though, since it's a big part of my mental imagery when writing stories. I'll get lots of practice.
I'll try it. If it works out I'll edit the "final" image.
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Sucks to be Adair right now.
Oh, Asrik~ I still like you freezing to death the best, but this is my second favorite.
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He's long gone already. The banner on the ground was for him.
Yay. I still need to finish Vampiric and Forget the Sun
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Oh. Well. I thought it was a prelude to what was coming. "I'ma tear you in half, bitch~" Then screw your son.
All the Asrik~ All of it!
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