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Description EDIT: Finally fixed the neck colours. They were bugging me so much xD They're no longer a narsty rainbow mess; now it looks more like actual iridescence.

Meet Dove.

Hound Info

In my mind, hellhounds look a bit like emaciated, stretched-out wolves. Everything about them is very thin and elongated. They also have one catch: They can't gain access to their victims souls without their trust, so they can't hunt their prey in the traditional way. Instead, they have to "befriend" their victims and, over time, convince them to take their own life. Gaining their trust means gaining access to their life force, or "soul" (I love over-using quotation marks :3).And, in my mind, souls are all pretty and iridescent, so in consuming the souls the Hounds take on some of the iridescence. Namely in their mane :] If a hound has a dull, colourless mane, then you know that it's starving.

Dove Info

In Hound society, you get high status from two things: how beautiful you are, and how well you hunt. Dove is an extremely adept hunter, but unfortunately does not meet the Hound standards of beauty. Black Hounds are the highest status and most beautiful, followed by greys, and lastly the Whites. Dove, sadly, is a grey. However, through her talent at nomming souls, she's managed to snare herself a higher status mate, Black Shuck.

Now, Dove comes from a pretty odd family. Her mother, a grey, did something almost unheard of. She ran off with a White (crazy, right?). They had two children, Chester and Dove. What makes the family even stranger is that all of (excluding Dove) take a very moral approach to hunting, only killing those they feel deserve it. Dove is deeply ashamed of her family. She's the quintessential Hound: arrogant, easily offended, prone to temper tantrums, etc. Basically, not very nice. However, she is also extremely manipulative, so she can conceal all the less-than-desirable aspects of her personality with relative ease. With her brother, she can rant and rave and act like her real self, but with her "friends" and victims, she's cool as a cat. Unless she thinks that she can get away with it, that is.

Comments and Critique are very appreciated!
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Comments: 37

Irenedrok [2015-05-28 10:10:37 +0000 UTC]

Awesome job! I especially love the tail and neck.

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WoLfLoVeR1998 [2012-11-04 09:44:41 +0000 UTC]

This is brilliant. The whole concept. I mean, the drawing is very well done (anatomy, shading etc.) , the back story is convincing and both the picture and story co-operate with each other to make the whole idea natural. I like how you gave the hellhounds rank, character and specialities, which isn't commonly found. And also, that there can be some light in legends. So, you gave this art your own personality as such, and create a real piece of imagination. I've always thought of art as 'expressing yourself'. So this is genius.

You should be very proud! :3

I know I can't talk for myself, so I'm glad I can assist those who can!

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marshcaramellow [2012-01-27 01:19:41 +0000 UTC]

She's gorgeous.

I love your originality with the backstory and information about how you view hellhounds; your version stands out from other versions, them being simply evil - looking dogs with horns/wings/huge fangs.

Beautiful work :3

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Emma-Fay In reply to marshcaramellow [2012-01-29 03:22:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a bunch, I'm really glad you think so :3
Cliches give me a headache, so I tend to steer clear of them xD

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sunshine1998 [2011-12-16 17:49:51 +0000 UTC]

so pretty

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Emma-Fay In reply to sunshine1998 [2011-12-16 20:45:11 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you ^^

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LavinceLara [2011-12-07 17:25:45 +0000 UTC]

It's pretty cool

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Emma-Fay In reply to LavinceLara [2011-12-07 17:27:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^^

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LavinceLara In reply to Emma-Fay [2011-12-07 17:30:00 +0000 UTC]

Welcome

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chryssalis [2011-11-15 17:14:21 +0000 UTC]

Featured [link]

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Emma-Fay In reply to chryssalis [2011-11-15 20:40:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much
I've never had one of my paintings featured before!

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chryssalis In reply to Emma-Fay [2011-11-19 20:51:19 +0000 UTC]

I will feature ALL of them!!I love your work!

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Emma-Fay In reply to chryssalis [2011-11-19 23:11:49 +0000 UTC]

D'aaaw, thanks! You're very kind.

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chryssalis [2011-11-13 14:19:21 +0000 UTC]

Amaaaazing!!

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Emma-Fay In reply to chryssalis [2011-11-13 22:29:57 +0000 UTC]

D'aww, thanks! ^^

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rafun1312 [2011-11-04 12:16:06 +0000 UTC]

The tail is great, but it takes away attention from the even greater expression on the face, wich tells a lot about her personality, so I'd be careful with oberdoing it.

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Emma-Fay In reply to rafun1312 [2011-11-04 12:41:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank a lot for the critique, I'll definitley keep that in mind for next time :]

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rafun1312 In reply to Emma-Fay [2011-11-04 16:21:40 +0000 UTC]

welcome

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Nine-By-Eight [2011-11-03 22:34:13 +0000 UTC]

Love this! The tail is so fluffy! And I love Dove's smirk, makes her look very arrogant.

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Emma-Fay In reply to Nine-By-Eight [2011-11-03 22:38:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! I had to add a bit of fluffy in there somewhere xD

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XBlackheart103X [2011-11-03 16:43:30 +0000 UTC]

wow amazing!
I like the haed and tail!

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Emma-Fay In reply to XBlackheart103X [2011-11-03 20:02:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot

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XBlackheart103X In reply to Emma-Fay [2011-11-06 20:38:41 +0000 UTC]

no problem!

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RebeccaLongArt [2011-11-03 16:08:59 +0000 UTC]

Love the neck!
Also, she's facing the other way now *flails* changes! xD

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Emma-Fay In reply to RebeccaLongArt [2011-11-03 20:02:23 +0000 UTC]

I like flipping things rapidly :3 It makes them look like they're dancing! I kinda liked this flipped, though xD

Haha, thanks!
It's a good thing these guys aren't real....that neck fur would make an awesome coat.

Not that I would make Dove into a coat or anything. Just hypothetically.
Yes.

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RebeccaLongArt In reply to Emma-Fay [2011-11-03 21:19:29 +0000 UTC]

ah a coat of souls. how very classy.

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Emma-Fay In reply to RebeccaLongArt [2011-11-03 22:17:57 +0000 UTC]

I know, right?

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Keeshaba [2011-11-03 04:18:43 +0000 UTC]

Love the tail and neck ruff!

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Emma-Fay In reply to Keeshaba [2011-11-03 12:21:45 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks! Those were my favourite bits to paint xD

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Walking-Tall [2011-11-03 03:18:42 +0000 UTC]

Really very nice! Intricate fine detail

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Emma-Fay In reply to Walking-Tall [2011-11-03 12:21:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot :]

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Walking-Tall In reply to Emma-Fay [2011-11-03 13:23:29 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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Faithodon [2011-11-03 03:05:27 +0000 UTC]

U should make a comic about her and her family and her life in total. It would be awesome

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Emma-Fay In reply to Faithodon [2011-11-03 12:21:08 +0000 UTC]

I've actually been wanting to make a comic about them for ages xD I just need to find some spare time!

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Faithodon In reply to Emma-Fay [2011-11-04 00:30:23 +0000 UTC]

same here!!!!

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AiriaTasui [2011-11-03 02:49:00 +0000 UTC]

I think it looks amazing and I love your concept of the Hellhounds and Dove's family characters. I hope to see more of this in the future~

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Emma-Fay In reply to AiriaTasui [2011-11-03 12:01:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you like them ^^

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