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My contribution to the RARE 2014 Anthro Calendar! I got Halloween and wanted to go for more of the atmosphere and some of the symbolism related to the holiday and less the commercial side of it.
Pre-Orders are now open until Sept. 15! The first 50 orders get some fancy new bookmarks and a festive greeting card so get your orders in ASAP if you want some extra goodies for free http://www.anthrocalendar.com/ordering.html
Its $25 plus shipping, art of the other months is also available on the site.
Done in Paint Tool Sai
Pre-Orders are now open until Sept. 15! The first 50 orders get some fancy new bookmarks and a festive greeting card so get your orders in ASAP if you want some extra goodies for free http://www.anthrocalendar.com/ordering.html
Its $25 plus shipping, art of the other months is also available on the site.
Done in Paint Tool Sai
Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
Species Crow
Gender Other / Not Specified
Size 1280 x 989px
File Size 1.4 MB
Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore —
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore."
Love the lighting.
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore —
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore."
Love the lighting.
I never though of using moonlight this way. Usually, you see a black or blue sky with the Moon being restrained to its own area. This time, you used the Moon in a way that the colour of the Moon washes over not only the sky but also the entire scene. The light-yellow moonlight gives the entire scene a warm feel that contrasts the heavy dark-greys (another unexpected colour) that give their own desolate feel when contrasted against the light light. The shadowy build of the scenery alongside how they are arranged in a roughly circular ground give some sort of creepy vibe... suggesting that we are trapped on our way into a 'tube of terror'. The 'secondary lights' (coming from the house, artificial lights, and the mouse's eyes) add to that creepy vibe, though the stars lighting from behind those trapping clouds gives the viewer of a hope of breaking free. The pumpkins on the 'front part' of the background give a form of dualitic conflict: the left pumpkin has a realistic appearance that is quite comforting amidst the slightly surreal appearance of the background, yet the right pumpkin breaks with our comfort due to both the blurry appearance and the use of a Halloween icon.
The crow makes a great transition between the blurry background and his own realistic appearance, since the crow used subtle body language and an even subtler expression that effectively tells the viewer to 'come here' all without the crow conflicting with the atmosphere the background gave. The colours of the crow make such a great blend with those of the background; even though his own colours are different, he feel right at home with the background. The only 'really new' colour the crow brings is his red eye which is both a clear cue that tells the audience that the crow is of a special focus and an impressive yet subtle implementation of another 'creepy' icon. The cracks on his beak make a great touch. Of course, my favourite part is the crows' fluffy, shiny, realistic feathers. I want to feel and hug him. Even so, the feathers have their own way of 'being themselves' and 'becoming the background,' some of them blurred and moonlighted with others covered from the moonlight, allowing their intrinsic colour to emerge. The last part I want to note is the crow's foot. While the foot already has a nice, detailed texture with shiny claws, more important to the picture is that the foot is clutching the pumpkin, suggesting that he is the real owner of the pumpkins, putting our previous suggested knowledge of the pumpkins into a new perspective. There is also something about a crow that is sitting, not standing, over a bunch of pumpkins.
In all, even though I oppose Halloween, this is one of the best corvid-themed pictures I had seen!
The crow makes a great transition between the blurry background and his own realistic appearance, since the crow used subtle body language and an even subtler expression that effectively tells the viewer to 'come here' all without the crow conflicting with the atmosphere the background gave. The colours of the crow make such a great blend with those of the background; even though his own colours are different, he feel right at home with the background. The only 'really new' colour the crow brings is his red eye which is both a clear cue that tells the audience that the crow is of a special focus and an impressive yet subtle implementation of another 'creepy' icon. The cracks on his beak make a great touch. Of course, my favourite part is the crows' fluffy, shiny, realistic feathers. I want to feel and hug him. Even so, the feathers have their own way of 'being themselves' and 'becoming the background,' some of them blurred and moonlighted with others covered from the moonlight, allowing their intrinsic colour to emerge. The last part I want to note is the crow's foot. While the foot already has a nice, detailed texture with shiny claws, more important to the picture is that the foot is clutching the pumpkin, suggesting that he is the real owner of the pumpkins, putting our previous suggested knowledge of the pumpkins into a new perspective. There is also something about a crow that is sitting, not standing, over a bunch of pumpkins.
In all, even though I oppose Halloween, this is one of the best corvid-themed pictures I had seen!
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