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Nice idea to make a character based on the praying mantis. Those are some creepy creatures.

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Thanks a lot guys! It’s good to be back 🙂

More creatures!

Tuzmadar

These highly rare birds are only ever encountered along the northern Black Sea coastline. They are solitary hunters with a wingspan of three to four foot and an innate magical ability to manipulate pyrotropic fields, or in other words, they can set themselves on fire. They are also highly immune to heat (if not the first talent would be rather pointless). Not much else is known about these creatures since they have never been closely studied. There are rumors saying that the Safavid shah has obtained a specimen and placed it in his menagerie, though these remain unsubstantiated.

Emperor Cat

The Emperor Cat is easily recognized by its fur which ranges from deep purple to clear blue, and by its four horns. It is roughly the same shape as a regular housecat, though commonly with a slightly heavier build. Emperor Cats are highly intelligent and possess a natural talent for psychotropic coercion and telepathy, especially towards other felines. Due to this they have become a pest in cities worldwide where they have taken control over the resident feral cats. A single Emperor Cat can easily govern several thousand feline vassals. This causes two major problems: Firstly, the cats under its control are now using much more sophisticated methods of scavenging, even going so far as to work in groups to break into cellars, or using distraction tactics in order to plunder unsuperviced market stalls. Secondly, if a city is home to two or more Emperors its residents will be constantly plagued with border disputes or even total warfare between the various cat nations.
Emperor Cats are also the only known Emerged creatures that are able to successfully mate with a mundane species; the domestic cat. While the offspring is invariably sterile and sickly it does present the idea of potential for new Emerged hybrid species, which is one that is keeping many parazoologists awake at night.

Pixie

Despite its humanoid appearance the behaviour of the Pixie is more akin to that of the wasp or the ant. They are omnivorous creatures who inhabit massive arboreal colonies overseen by a single dominant female. A single Pixie is no threat to a human, but if the hive is threatened the offender will be swarmed by hundreds of tiny fearless defenders. While they don’t use weapons they have venom glands connected to their teeth and will prioritze attacking the terget’s eyes, neck and the mucous membranes of the nose and the mouth cavity. The venom causes rapid swelling, fatigue and delerium and is intended to cause the victim to suffocate.
Pixie colonies are found in temperate forests worldwide and should be avoided at all cost.

Not entirely satisfied with the shading on these last two. I guess I’m a bit rusty.

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I’m fascinated by the hand guard, and I’m mentally filing it under “Ideas I may not need to steal right now, but that I definitely will in the near future”.

Seriously though, great to see your art is still breathtaking.

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Wow, that is just… wow. All Fired Up in particular is fantastic.

Hang on while I look through your gallery. I’m sure there are a lot of masterpieces I have missed.

Edit: Yes there were. You know, I’ve said it before but I really envy your talent for using pastel colours. There’s really nothing quite like your artwork anywhere else on the forum, and it’s never anything but a delight to see.

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Anarchangel wrote:

p.s. I went back to fix something on this and hit the undo button. Once again, it screwed up all my layers and masking. It even got into the save file somehow. I’m not going back to redo that whole mess.

Oh, I hate it when that happens! I just avoid the undo button completely now, it’s just not worth it.

Still, though, the cat looks great 🙂

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Great work on Half-Life!

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The Vigilante is great! You have certainly gotten the hang of shading, and I like how you posed him slightly turned to the side. It’s a simple thing, but it really helps the character pop. Overall you seem to have a good sense for designing characters, and I’m looking forward to seeing more from you.

I am inclined to agree with Yautja, though. Don’t be afraid to play around with the faces.

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Nu is just incredible! Your Guardian Angel is really cool too. May I ask how you made the wings? I’ve been trying for a similar effect, myself.

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Agreed! That dress is very cute.

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Skoul wrote:

1. Momentum must be conserved. Under no circumstances should portals be placed such that one does not leave with the same movement vector they entered.

Interesting. I remember reading a story in which a kangaroo is teleported to a research center on the other side of the Earth, without accounting for the fact that in relation to it the world now suddenly turns in the opposite direction. The kangaroo itself maintains its own speed and trajectory which was unnoticable before the teleportation, since the rest of the world was happily spinning along with it. As a result the poor creature hits the floor exactly where intended, but it suddenly finds itself hurled against the wall at the velocity of 2000 mph. Ultimately the researchers decide that teleportation was a stupid idea, before calling for the custodians and assigning blame.

On another note, I really like your Heatstroke. Very dynamic pose, and you’ve got to love a character who can bull rush his opponent and punch acid lava into their stupid face.

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Yeah, I really dig Memories, too! Great work on the coat. I kinda want it.

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Ooooooh, lovely, lovely blood stains 😀

Awesome work, as always! I remember trying to scratch build a saddle once, but I get fed up and couldn’t be arsed to finish it.

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Woah, has it really been nine months since I last updated!?

Time sure flies. I’ve mostly been spending my free time writing, but today I really, really felt like Machining for a bit. The creatures below are some of the monsters I’ve been detailing for my rpg project.

Freshwater Siren

These large predators anchor themselves to the bottoms of murky lakes or rivers from which they use their up to 13 meters long tentacles to attract, grab and pull in prey. The shape of the lure depends on the individual specimen’s most common type of prey, and can change over time along with new eating habits.
Freshwater Sirens are most commonly found in tropical and subtropical zones, but have also been spotted in the deeper rivers of continental Europe and in the North American Great Lakes.

Hermit Squid

The Hermit Squid is a slow moving amorphous omnivore. They have no natural predators, but since their soft and brightly coloured bodies are highly vulnerable to damage they tend to hide in empty containers which they then bring along with them. When the mobile hiding place is outgrown it is abondoned in favor of one of appropriate size. The largest specimen was discovered when a 250 gallon wine cask seemingly walked through the streets of Nanjing by its own power, causing great commotion.
While not aggressive towards humans a Hermit Squid may, if threatened, secrete a fast-acting neurotoxin that, when in contact with skin, causes extreme pain, nausea, paralysis and in extreme cases temporary unconsciousness or respiratory failure.
Hermit Squid can be found in damp areas worldwide, but are especially common in Eastern Asia, where they have recently become quite popular as exotic pets since they are playful and surprisingly intelligent creatures.

Strigoi Crab

This highly dangerous predator is luckily only found in remote parts central Africa. The adult female typically has a legspan of two and a half feet, but much larger specimens have been documented. The male is much smaller, only reaching a legspan of four to six inches. After mating the male dies and is consumed by the female who, after laying her eggs, ambushes a large prey and injects a coma inducing venom into it. Once the victim has lost consciousness it is dragged to the Strigoi’s lair where it is tapped for blood over the course of several days until death occures. Once the eggs hatch the mother Strigoi feeds its young the saved up blood until they are large enough to hunt on their own.
Strigoi Crabs normally live solitary lives, but they have been known hunt in groups in order to bring down prey as large as bush elephants.

And on that lovely note I’ll leave you, for now. Thanks for reading!

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Well, 2014 is over, and good jävla riddance. This has seriously been one of the worst helvetes felknullade years of my förbannade life.

Sorry. Just needed to vent a bit.

Thanks for all the comments about my head injury. I’m quite fine at the moment 🙂

Haven’t had much time for Machining lately, but I figured I could share with you my entry for the Creator’s Club poster.

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@ Jeimuzu
Thank you! I might make some more in the future.

@ DiCicatriz
Thanks, man! I love your work, too.

@ Viper
Thanks a lot!

@ JR
Does being possessed make you offensively klumpsy? Cause, if so, then you may have a point. I fell in the shower a few days back and smashed my head first against the tap and then the tile floor.
Got back from the hospital earlier today with a massive concussion and my scalp glued back into place. They didn’t mention any demons, though…

On the plus side, however: I’ll finally have some time for the Machine again.

A Water priest from the Vog Skohja hold.

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