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Ranya-Ni — S-Keilos-Young Gryphon-2

Published: 2011-01-31 03:02:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 1191; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 9
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Description You've been ordered by another Nachtbrag to go deliver a message to a humanoid gryphon spy in the human village. The only problem is, there's a massive storm in your way! Struggle through the tumultuous storm to deliver the message for the Nachtbrag and prove your strength.

Keilos hadn't noticed the storm when he had first been ordered out. Deliver the message was what he was told and deliver the message was all his mind had focused on.

The first drops had landed on his beak as a signal of the great coastal storm that was to come and it wasn't long before the clouds overhead had saturated everything in water. The howling wind close behind, nipping at the rain's heels.

Most Gryphons would have been miserable. Some would have hid, to wait out the storm in a damp and shivering silence. Others, flown higher to try to get above the raging weather. Keilos did neither.

When the wind had gathered enough strength to lift him aloft with out any effort at all he set off in a dizzying glee, letting himself be tossed about like a fish in the river he new was below him, hidden amongst all the rain.

Even with the weather what it was he screamed in delight and sheer exuberance, forgetting all about the mission he had been sent on. After all, rain is much more interesting than any 'hoo-mun' aerie could be.

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...Keilos is a firm believer that everyone lives in place that is more or less like where he lives. Maybe they have more food, or more trees, but everyone- EVERYONE- lives in an aerie.


My traditional pieces and my digital are nothing aliiiike. Ngh, I feel like my art is all over the place right now. Annnnnd this looks absolutely nothing like my rough draft.

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Tools: Photoshop, tablet, SAI
Time: 1 hr
Music: Oh! - Girls Generation
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Comments: 30

Marbletoast [2011-05-23 01:18:26 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing! The composition, and the colors, and. . .the rain bouncing off of him. . .Plus, Keilos is such a cutie! <3 Look at the smile!! Augh!

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Ranya-Ni In reply to Marbletoast [2011-05-23 02:45:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I'm really happy you enjoy it. It was fun to do but I'm really stuck with his last mission to it may be a while til you see another one. XD Sorry!

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Marbletoast In reply to Ranya-Ni [2011-05-23 02:46:38 +0000 UTC]

If it is the one right after this, it is the same one I am stuck on! D8

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Ranya-Ni In reply to Marbletoast [2011-05-23 03:22:55 +0000 UTC]

Yeah the 3rd young gryphon mission. D| I know what I want the outcome to be but I'm not sure how to get it. Keilos is such a derp derp that I'm not sure how to do it. XD

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Marbletoast In reply to Ranya-Ni [2011-05-24 02:33:30 +0000 UTC]

Yah! The derp challenge! How do derpy Skrekrill teenagers deal with unwarranted attacks!?!

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Ranya-Ni In reply to Marbletoast [2011-05-26 00:27:24 +0000 UTC]

I have no idea! XD If you figure it out, let me know.

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Blue-Lizard [2011-02-07 18:03:06 +0000 UTC]

Totally forgot to add a comment although I have seen this image already long time ago.
I really like indescribable joy which Keilos expresses, the whole being-the freedom of flight, a joyous smile, his narrowed eyes. Despite the simplicity of the background is still stunning - there just like the streams of rain ... but no! Somewhere there, we see the islands! The sea! Or maybe forest ? Just great pic

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Ranya-Ni In reply to Blue-Lizard [2011-02-07 18:20:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I had a lot of fun designing him in flight. His front paws are drawn and spread in joy as he tries to keep balance with wind so strong he can almost brace himself on it while his back feet are just being tossed around like they weigh nothing. X3

Truth be told I pulled this one out of my hat at the last minute. I had originally drawn a very detailed pretty version of Keilos in a snow storm that was really nice....then I reread the journals and realized that it doesn't snow in Windsonde! DX Ugh! All the work for nothing!

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Blue-Lizard In reply to Ranya-Ni [2011-02-07 18:40:30 +0000 UTC]

I really would like to see him in snow But, newer know, maybe in Windsonde are also some weather anomalies? If in africa is sometimes snowing..Who know

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Ranya-Ni In reply to Blue-Lizard [2011-02-07 18:50:30 +0000 UTC]

Yeah that would be nice. He's all white and grey, it'd be a shame not to see him in snow at SOME point.

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Dioptasy [2011-02-02 23:21:43 +0000 UTC]

Keilos!!! Flying high through the sky :3 He looks so happy there!! This makes it so hard to picture him being badass later on xD *glomps him and runs away*

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Ranya-Ni In reply to Dioptasy [2011-02-03 00:02:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! He is very happy. If it snowed where he lived he'd be even happier.

I'm not sure 'bad ass' is a correct term for him. He grows up but mostly he just get irritated with everything. XD

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Dioptasy In reply to Ranya-Ni [2011-02-03 00:18:02 +0000 UTC]

Lol, he's like eternally happy x3

He'll get more Skrekrill-like as he grows, no doubt.

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Ranya-Ni In reply to Dioptasy [2011-02-03 22:28:23 +0000 UTC]

Yes he is! XD I'm working on my next pieces and they are more 'comic' oriented so maybe that will explain his strange behavior changes?

I think his father must have dropped him as an egg. Everything is exciting to him. XD

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Dioptasy In reply to Ranya-Ni [2011-02-03 22:43:26 +0000 UTC]

Awesome, can't wait to see! Lol, poor thing, at least he's not a pessimist like 99% of his aerie!

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Ranya-Ni In reply to Dioptasy [2011-02-03 23:01:29 +0000 UTC]

He gets grumpy but I think he'll become mostly fed up with members of his aery. I'm not sure he could pull off pessimist. He's too weird for that. XD

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Dioptasy In reply to Ranya-Ni [2011-02-03 23:10:50 +0000 UTC]

xD Weird characters are the best though!

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Ranya-Ni In reply to Dioptasy [2011-02-03 23:22:12 +0000 UTC]

Heck yeah! The weirder the better!♥

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winglessdreams [2011-01-31 21:58:50 +0000 UTC]

Wow. There's a ton of personality in this piece. Reminds me of Miyazaki's work. Not necessarily the style but the expressiveness and subtlety.

Beautiful work.
It this is an OC?

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Ranya-Ni In reply to winglessdreams [2011-01-31 22:07:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! I was sort of thinking that as well while I was coloring it, so I'm glad someone else noticed!

And yes he is an original character. Here is his character sheet if you're interested: [link]

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0wlity [2011-01-31 19:38:16 +0000 UTC]

Wow, you have such an awesome style! I love the dynamic pose and the foreshortening. The grey atmosphere totally conveys the image. Awesome work.

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Ranya-Ni In reply to 0wlity [2011-01-31 19:42:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm so glad you like it so much, I had a lot of fun making it. ♥

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KiaRaicoh [2011-01-31 14:11:26 +0000 UTC]

I absolutely love his facial expressions

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Ranya-Ni In reply to KiaRaicoh [2011-01-31 19:34:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~! I have so much fun working with him!

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KiaRaicoh In reply to Ranya-Ni [2011-02-01 14:45:56 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, and honestly, I would too.

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Squizilla [2011-01-31 04:12:06 +0000 UTC]

Keilos is so wonderfully derptastic.
And that space where the water hits him is THE SPACE OF LOVE, because it is clearly the second most beautiful thing in the universe (the first being our glorious Titania)

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Ranya-Ni In reply to Squizilla [2011-01-31 04:40:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I was trying to make it look as realistic as possible since there was not a lot going on in the background.

(And of course the frist is Titania. Even the Skrekill know this, they're just jealous and won't admit it.)

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Squizilla In reply to Ranya-Ni [2011-01-31 05:05:48 +0000 UTC]

(haaha)

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selein [2011-01-31 03:31:18 +0000 UTC]

I love kelos, he's fluffy, cute and has the most fantastic derp moments.
I think it looks lovely hun and art has a habit of doing as it wills

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Ranya-Ni In reply to selein [2011-01-31 03:38:00 +0000 UTC]

He IS derpy, isn't he? XD I'm glad you like it.

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