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commander-salamander — Serepharga - Sketch
Published: 2009-03-18 04:51:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 1324; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 0
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No god or goddess worth their salt would ever dream of not having at least one Serepharga in their retinue. A pet, throne, choir and guardian warrior all in one, their many mouths singing praises to their deity and exhaling clouds of incense and perfumes and their skins burning with devotion.In the temporal world these clouds become the rains that fall when are needed most by the humans who pray for the Serepharga's Lord or Lady. In metaphysical battles these clouds produce fierce super-storms, the lightening and their burning touch vanquishing their evil foes.
Drawn for CAs COW but I couldn't finish in time.
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strange but very nice and original.. the technique is very great!!
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Thanks a lot, I need to finish it
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nice ^^ I hope it will be finish soon!
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I think these are the figurative engines of imagination, spewing forth input :]
I can feel the immense size from the way the body occupies the canvas.
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Thanks about the size thing, I was really going for that!
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Fantastical! My first thought was Shesha, really, with maybe a bit of Azhi Dahaka. Very impressive.
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Thank you! It always surprises me how many divine and demonic 'dragons' there are out there, and how they all have similar properties.
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And so many of them have multiple heads - why, though? The multiple wings are definitely biblical, at any rate.
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The wings are yes. The head thing gets me too.
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Many heads are better than two?
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That, and they often represent the spine.
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AWESOME. My first thought when I saw the long necks and multiple, crested heads was "Ogdru Jahad." I like the mixture of limb types (are those wings?), especially the lower set terminating in the spindly fingers. I can see them folded in prayer, or making esoteric magical wardings.
Any plans to do a colored or texturiffic version?
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I'm going to finish this at some point yes. I love it too much not too.
I based this beast on the fierce Thai Naga, the thousand headed serpent/cobra Ananta Shesha, that Vishnu is often seen reclining on and on the fiery six-winged seraphim/lizardy sereph. The wings are modelled on those of swans, as they have connections with god/s across the world.
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No problem. You're welcome! 
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