#anthropomorphic lion

Fresh art from the analogue sketchbook I keep on my nightstand when I can’t (or don’t want to) sleep. I was loosely inspired by some concept art that @kobbers drew years ago for Beyond the Western Deep of Dakken in formal Lutran attire, and how that differed from the outfit that he’s wearing in the webcomic. So I decided to do the same thing for Fantasy!Leo and his mate Ariel, to show what they would wear to an important, formal gathering of the Savanna peoples (or something).

Shirts, pants, and other tailored garments aren’t really a thing that anyone on the Savanna has invented, so both Leo and Ariel wear garments that are wrapped around the body in various ways. The length of the garments signifies the formality—Leo’s normal kilt ends at knee-level, while Ariel’s normal skirt is thigh-length, but here their formal garments end either just above or just below the calf. The fabrics would be of finer weave than their normal clothes, and more richly and vibrantly dyed (sadly, I do not have the means to color the picture, so use your imagination). The Savanna is not rich in mineral resources, so ornamentation comes mainly in the form of patterned embroidery and interwoven beads; metal jewelry is considered very formal due to its rarity, and is considered feminine by the Savanna dwellers.

Ariel’s dress is really just a single large piece of red cloth draped across her body, belted in place with an embroidered girdle and held at the shoulder by a jeweled broach, which matches the pendant she wears around her neck. The metals of the broach, pendant, and her thin bracelets are all of the same type—if I had colored them in, they would all be gold.

Where did Ryan even find a flail?

In this Scene

A bit of fanart of @temiree’s characters Nes Irwin the kangaroo and Ryan the raccoon getting up to some…interesting shenanigans at my character Leo King the lion’s MMA gym—much to poor NES’s chagrin.

Nes finally convinced Ryan to try boxing, so while he was in town for a fight he brought Ryan along to Leo’s gym to give it a try. Unfortunately, Ryan’s not quite keen on the idea of getting punched, but neither is he about to tuck tail and run. So how does he protect himself?

Well, as only a raccoon who chugs a bottle of maple syrup on Canada Day can :)

Behind the Scenes

I’d come up with the idea this idea for this scene while back and really, really wanted to draw it, but was feeling too perfectionistic about it to actually attempt it. I wanted the picture to turn out exactly as I imagined, do justice to a couple of really fun characters, and be funny. But I reminded myself that perfection isn’t the goal—I draw art for fun, and if that means my art has room to improve, so be it. That shouldn’t stop me from trying to draw what I want now—how else will I improve and stay motivated? In the end, though, I think I did manage to capture what I was imagining, and I hope you all enjoy it too.

1000+ Posts!

I was going to make this my actual 1000th post, but the queue has a mind of its own. Oh well.

I decided, to celebrate my 1000th post, that I would draw a self-portrait of myself and my main OC’s, since I joined this site in order to post my personal art. I love these guys as only a creator can love their creations, and I wanted to symbolize how real they feel in my head in some fitting way. I don’t have anything fully written for these guys, but they each have fairly well-developed character biographies that I hope to bring to life in story form soon.

From left to right:

Peter the Marshal, my medieval fantasy character. I hope to write a fantasy story about him someday set in a land called Heimar, but I want to work on my writing skills before I attempt to do his story justice. If you want the story concept, though, it’s “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe in Westeros.”

In case you’re wondering what I look like…now you know.

Chris Carnovo, my oldest OC. A swashbuckling tyrannosaur, Chris has finally found a home in my fanfiction/learn-to-write-a-story project, Swashbucklers of the Magic Kingdom. Chris is the fight choreographer behind all the Disney movies we know and love, but his fencing skills often come in useful whoever his friends find themselves in need—and in the wild world of the Magic Kingdom, many a Disney character finds themself in need of a good-hearted swordsman to help them out of some dastardly villain’s mess…

ArtFight 2024-Benji

I’ve been on a Star Wars kick recently ever since I started hanging out with the lightsaber fencing class at my fencing club, so I decided to draw the Mane 3 characters of Swashbucklers of the Magic Kingdom as Jedi (why am I making AU versions of my characters when I haven’t even finished the main storyline ugh…)

Chris would probably be the Jedi Battlemaster of his era, and skilled in all 7 canonical forms of lightsaber combat. However, he would probably favor Form II/Makashi, the same style as Count Dooku. Like Dooku, I gave Chris a curved hilt lightsaber to facilitate his thrust-centric fencing style, and I would imagine his lightsaber has a blue blade. Like Dooku, I gave him a double-breasted jacket much like a fencing jacket, but instead of a cape I gave him a short-sleeved robe (which would be blue) as an homage to his normal design.

André Caron’s character is based in large part on Anakin Skywalker, so his design is very close to Anakin’s from the Clone Wars cartoon series. However, I would imagine that his color scheme is more in line with Anakin’s Revenge of the Sith robes, with (very) dark brown fabric and black leather. He carries a more standard lightsaber with a blue blade, but the grip is slightly shorter because he also likes to fight with a single-handed grip. I also decided that he would favor Anakin’s lightsaber form, Form V/Djem So, since André is a very aggressive, sometimes brutal character in combat.

"These Sleeves Are My...GUN HOLSTERS" When Leo does wear a shirt or a sweatshirt, there's a good chance it has a corny joke on it.

Sometimes, you just have to blow off a little steam. For Leo, that means a good bag workout.

For me, it means drawing Leo.