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BrittanyWillows — Oe'Nhervon Wedding Apparal

Published: 2013-08-06 13:12:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 1048; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 15
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Description Did I ever mention that when Leh'kin of royal blood dress up for a special occasion, they go all-out?
Well, they do! So here's Levian in the traditional wedding costume of Oe'Nhervon.

These ceremonial-type outfits differ greatly between kingdoms, from the color scheme to the overall
design. For instance, the color of Oe'Nhervon is red, so the cloth used is a scarlet-dyed silk. And the
feathers, plucked from the body of a catros (a massive, winged predator similar to an eagle),
were inspired by the kingdom's sigil - a wing.
The golden "armor" (if you can even call it that) signifies loyalty and strength of heart, two things the
Leh'kin hold in high regard, especially when they choose to live out the rest of their lives together in
marriage.


Man, I had a ton of fun designing this costume. But as much as I love drawing Levian, I absolutely
hate having to redraw his markings. Considering that, it's a surprise I draw him as often as I do. Hell,
you'll find more pictures featuring him in my gallery than Kenon. For being the protagonist of the story,
he sure is neglected a lot. I gotta draw him some more when I get my last commission out of the way.
(But I've got a picture of Levian and Vahn planned first. So it'll be a while still. xD)


And because I spent so much time on those markings, and on the shimmery speckles on his skin, here's
a version without any clothes at all: img842.imageshack.us/img842/70…


p.s, for some reason, I feel I should note that Leh'kin do not stand with their legs so straight. The main
reason why they were drawn that way was to better show off the outfit. xD But yeah, so, anyway . . .

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Comments: 10

Chillsins [2013-08-12 03:20:58 +0000 UTC]

Fancehhhhh. I like how the headdress looks a lot like antlers, but still totally fits the design.

I feel you on those markings: As beautiful as they are they are obviously time consuming! Trying to figure out where they all go and how they wrap around his body every time would just break my little brain. A 3d image to use as a reference for that would take out a lot of the work, you'd have to recreate it still but the complicated part would be done. Those can be so hard to get though.

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BrittanyWillows In reply to Chillsins [2013-08-14 12:35:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank ya

It's just so frustrating. x.x But yeah, a 3D model would help a lot. Too bad
I'm not nearly skilled enough to make one myself, and it's too expensive to
hire anyone to do it. xD Maybe one day, sometime in the future, I'll be able
to do at least one of those things.

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Chillsins In reply to BrittanyWillows [2013-08-15 06:00:35 +0000 UTC]

Exactly, it's either just too expensive or hard to do, which is why it's expensive!

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Idiosyzygic [2013-08-10 22:09:39 +0000 UTC]

Overall, the outfit looks really cool and pretty striking. The details are enjoyable to look at. I think the markings add quite a bit to this picture.

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BrittanyWillows In reply to Idiosyzygic [2013-08-11 12:29:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! <3

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x13spiral13x [2013-08-06 19:23:03 +0000 UTC]

If only people could get away with cool shit like that What are the scars from?

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BrittanyWillows In reply to x13spiral13x [2013-08-07 13:03:41 +0000 UTC]

Probably could at a pride parade or something! xD

He got those scars during a fight with another Leh'kin warrior, Jyro Yhed, who
was basically trying to steal Levian's wife away from him. Levian wanted to put
an end to this, and so he challenged Jyro to a duel. C:

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x13spiral13x In reply to BrittanyWillows [2013-08-07 15:32:49 +0000 UTC]

YEAH, ANTI-WIFE STEALING SCARS
That is a pretty good reason for dueling a guy Though personally I prefer the whole assassination method

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Seraphi91 [2013-08-06 13:22:27 +0000 UTC]

Oh Levian you look so fabulous!

Seriously those golden ornaments are awesome. 8D

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BrittanyWillows In reply to Seraphi91 [2013-08-07 12:53:57 +0000 UTC]

Hell yeah! And he's even got the sparkly thing going on. Kind of almost
looks like someone threw glitter all over him. xD

Thanks!

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