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Nocturnum - Bao

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Believe it or not, I do have characters that aren't wolves or cats of one kind or another. They're not many, I admit, but they do exist.

That said, this is Báo. No, he's not a chicken. He's a red junglefowl, which, to be fair, is the wild ancestor of the domestic chicken. The metal spurs he's wearing are hollow and fit over his own spurs. The spear, broken though it may be, was won in combat against an orangutan. Poison on Báo's spurs helped decide that battle.

I had fun with this. The initial sketch was done in ArtRage; additional sketching, the text, the textures, and general tweaking/refining was done in Photoshop; and the bulk of the coloring was done in Painter (I love you, oil pastel). And, of course, Wacom tablet. No idea about the amount of time, but it was done over the course of several days.

Textures were pulled off of some photos of centuries-old spear heads and then manipulated as necessary in Photoshop.

The spear is an amalgam of various Indochinese spears from a range of historical periods. The hair was modeled after orangutan hair, for obvious reasons.

Báo's spurs were inspired by everything from cockfighting spurs, falconry jesses, Indochinese spears, and even a combination leather leash and harness for dogs.

The font is Ming Gothic, found here.

Enjoy!
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This is beautifully done. Such a dramatic pose and I love the vibrant feathers. I wouldn't want to mess with one of these guys normally, but with spur covers AND a spear? He isn't kidding around!