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Description *NOTE* changed the messy version. This is the final now. Added blur to the background plus fixed up some rough lines and decreased shadow slightly. More snowflakes, darker forest background, more snow.
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"Peace, like a spider's web, is as fragile as it is strong."

Starting from this picture, I'm going to be re-thinking Maple Lenicy entirely. I want this story to be the embodiment of the inspiration that I draw from nature, and as a medium to explore the subject of tolerance and understanding towards other beings.

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Maple Lenicy is the story of Lenson and Azulai, two siblings who live in a world of nature and magic that's very different to our own. Magic and spiritual energy has overtaken much of the ecosystem, blending itself into the flow of nature to create an ethereal reality that's home to a variety of creatures.

However, the tribal and spiritual differences between these creatures causes conflict between many peoples, some of which are simply embedded, much like the cycles of the seasons.

One of the greatest points of magic are the maple trees, which work as channels for many elements in the spirit world that make their way to the living side. Every five years, a special winter known as the "Maple Lenicy" takes place, in which the trees become covered in a layer of enchanted ice, and the maple leaves bloom into massive snowflakes which break free and drift across the land. During this time, the power runs rampant, and mages and acolytes from all over the land travel to the forests to practice their skills. The Maple Lenicy is a time when all tribes must put their differences aside. No blood can be shed as long as the snowflakes are there. Doing so is said to bring terrible luck and to allow evil spirits to enter the world of the living.

Lenson is a young champion of his tribe, and as a sturdy warrior, he sees things in opaque shades of black and white. His sister Azulai is an odd squirrel who believes that she is actually a fox, a race who are universally distrusted and loathed by others. Challenged by his sister, Lenson struggles to understand his enemies and see life from other viewpoints. His quest to obtain a merciful eye introduces him to many new friends, each of who's views will shape his beliefs. As the Maple Lenicy approaches, Lenson feels something is wrong. Eerie cries taint the night air, and many unusual beings from the spirit world appear and attack travelers without reason. Azulai's friends from the vulpine tribes seem to be disappearing as do the wolves. Banding together with their friends, Azulai and Lenson seek an answer behind this strange and ominous Maple Lenicy.

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First and foremost, the visual style has changed since last time, as have Lenson and Azulai. Recently, I've realized that my Uncle Ben has one of the most beautiful painting styles I've ever seen. I've been studying his works and am attempting to use some of his painting methods in my own work.

He published two fairly unknown children's books, one which was called "The Enchanted Forest" the other which was called "The Magic Seashell". If anybody has seen these books, (and I don't think they sold outside of Australia) then you'll know the art style I'm talking about.

So yeah, there are elements of this style in the new Maple Lenicy aesthetic. From now on, all the Maple Lenicy related art (and the Cherub Felines art too) will be in this style.

Maple Lenicy is one of my series that is more an idea than an implementation. I want to aim for an anthro work that can prove that anthro art can actually be art, and not just meaningless kitsch. I also want to prove how effective animal characters are at portraying subtle human nuances in emotion, and for the symbolic quality they possess over human characters.

Maple Lenicy and all related content (c) Ryanide 2005-7. Please do not distribute this image without my prior knowledge.
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Comments: 202

CoolCSD1986 [2012-07-30 18:48:01 +0000 UTC]

That looks very nice.

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jellyfishjosh [2012-02-04 23:23:16 +0000 UTC]

nice

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DickpoopRattatat [2011-01-31 04:16:33 +0000 UTC]

ew.

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walkyofmilwaukee [2010-10-15 21:05:05 +0000 UTC]

Beauty.

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gorge464 [2009-12-22 04:50:08 +0000 UTC]

I would love to see more of these two and their adventures >.👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Haname15 [2009-05-23 21:50:28 +0000 UTC]

I hope you turn this into a full-blown series

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Stevegreen [2008-09-13 18:53:40 +0000 UTC]

Love it

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sunburnedice [2008-07-15 22:35:49 +0000 UTC]

i love the colors and their outfits! the snowflakes give it a fantasy touch! xD i'd love it if you could animate this too! x] that might be too much to ask tho..lol another stupendous job!

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GreenJaguar [2008-06-06 18:27:39 +0000 UTC]

amazing work!

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VedtheFlameDevil [2008-02-11 17:15:05 +0000 UTC]

Awsome!
I'm so faving this!
Nice work.

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squirrely25 [2008-02-02 03:01:58 +0000 UTC]

it looks so kool, you really mastered the look of the leaves keep up the good work

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tenko72 [2008-01-26 18:06:58 +0000 UTC]

I love the idea behind this and I like how his tail and those leaves turned out.

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tarian-the-demon [2008-01-01 21:31:28 +0000 UTC]

Dreamy ^^

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Nickybobaloo09 [2007-12-13 03:00:41 +0000 UTC]

This is a very well done piece I have to say I love it I dont care if you say there are coloring mistakes its very beautiful and looks flawless to me

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MatthewCX3 [2007-10-31 00:15:31 +0000 UTC]

fucking amazing

[speechless]

O_O

you must have used photo shop

did you? my art god?

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Ryanide In reply to MatthewCX3 [2007-10-31 11:06:10 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I did. Most of my CG works are done in Photoshop unless specified otherwise (sometimes I use Flash.)

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MatthewCX3 In reply to Ryanide [2007-10-31 21:31:49 +0000 UTC]

wow you know wat

you should become famous

honestly >:]

i mean ill buy your art
& animations

your epic

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D3spatchues [2007-10-29 23:28:05 +0000 UTC]

the effects, detail, coloring, lighting, its all excellent in this.

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ApocalypticReignbow [2007-10-22 05:02:08 +0000 UTC]

those little dots in among your shading are a nice touch!

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nekosama14 [2007-10-17 22:38:58 +0000 UTC]

Its adorable ><

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mohamedfreezer [2007-10-04 13:31:41 +0000 UTC]

HI ryanide it,s me again your#1 impressive

wow you do agreat job and i wish you luck
and thank you very much my freind i wish i can draw like to give you my freind agift but what to do!!!!
i will keep in touch my freind i apprreciate all work


as usual thank you very much ryanide my beast freind ever.

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Genesis-Orbit [2007-10-02 19:23:59 +0000 UTC]

I really like the setting dude, nice painting! You also got a pretty nice style going on, what kind of tablet do you use? Keep it up!

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TylerPoe [2007-10-02 05:12:03 +0000 UTC]

That's so cool. I like the snow flakes. (Alaskan is I)

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Onyx218 [2007-10-01 20:03:23 +0000 UTC]

You original ideas are great, supported well by amazing art
Those snowflakes are so funky! xD

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Tails-DX [2007-09-28 19:38:20 +0000 UTC]

Wow nice job

I can't find any mistakes at all

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mohamedfreezer [2007-09-22 05:03:20 +0000 UTC]

ouch that was awsome
i like this picture
it was excellent and superior




thank you very much

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sunwrap2 [2007-09-20 15:06:10 +0000 UTC]

Love it! The background and the characters are awesome!

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thecountdown [2007-09-20 04:12:09 +0000 UTC]

I love the story behind this. Lenson's inner conflict reminds me of Tales of Phantasia :3

The shading style looks so awesome. ♥

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Touken2 [2007-09-10 05:05:40 +0000 UTC]

Lenson kinda looks like chance.

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Ryanide In reply to Touken2 [2007-09-11 01:10:55 +0000 UTC]

?

How'd you make that connection? Chance has green fur and slitty eyes, lol. And short hair too.

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Touken2 In reply to Ryanide [2007-09-11 07:00:09 +0000 UTC]

the tail. Chances tail looks kinda the same.

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Ryanide In reply to Touken2 [2007-09-11 11:58:55 +0000 UTC]

Well they are both squirrels. XD

Although Lenson's tail is much more stylized.

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Touken2 In reply to Ryanide [2007-09-13 04:11:57 +0000 UTC]

Well i know that. I like Chance better. I dunno.

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Inspectornills [2007-09-10 02:53:06 +0000 UTC]

ooh, cool! Awesome pic! I like the characters there and the colors are always breathtaking. Pretty sweet background as well

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Ryanide In reply to Inspectornills [2007-09-11 01:12:03 +0000 UTC]

thankyou!

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Inspectornills In reply to Ryanide [2007-09-11 16:37:30 +0000 UTC]

hehe, your welcome!

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InuAzuma [2007-09-08 23:05:22 +0000 UTC]

Amazing job Ryanide.

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iSe7en [2007-09-07 02:22:28 +0000 UTC]

they're so cute! i love their clothes.

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StarBomber109 [2007-09-06 13:53:56 +0000 UTC]

Amazing, I can't think of anything else, story, shade, background, character, EVERYTHING ROCKED! (Ok, I see the choppyness in the shades now, but to me that kind of enhances the effect.)

OVERALL

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ruttabagel [2007-09-02 14:49:36 +0000 UTC]

You always have the cutest stuff ^^

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Lufreeshia [2007-09-02 05:36:25 +0000 UTC]

awww ur characters ar so cute!

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EbilMS [2007-09-01 15:39:22 +0000 UTC]

WOAH!!!.........
very INTERESTING
the characters...the storyline and of course the art
and now that you mentioned the background was messy..it is... but
very professional work anyways

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happip [2007-09-01 14:50:24 +0000 UTC]

ohh I didn't check this one xD I like the shading style you used on this (with the little dots), the bg rocks o3o and as usual, the story looks interesting !

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tehuti [2007-08-31 09:54:06 +0000 UTC]

I love your ideas for this story! They sound terribly interesting and original.

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KillaHunter [2007-08-31 02:28:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, it's been a while since your last HQ picture.

You're improving! That's all I can say.

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Ryanide In reply to KillaHunter [2007-08-31 02:38:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It felt good to draw again.

I'm very frustrated at the moment because I'm barely allowed any computer time (I'm on a Wii now)

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KillaHunter In reply to Ryanide [2007-08-31 02:40:17 +0000 UTC]

You can try to draw with your Wii-Mote.

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Ryanide In reply to KillaHunter [2007-08-31 03:45:43 +0000 UTC]

I wish, but the browser won't even let me do oekaki! XD

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commode7x [2007-08-30 19:12:01 +0000 UTC]

Ah, the intentions of your artwork are clear to me now. The struggles of a niche artist trying to find a place for himself in the mainstream art world. Much like the a certain character in nekoewen's Nekomimi Land. Hopefully you'll do well to apply your artistic style into the vogue.

Of course, you're still quite far from artists such as Visark or Extvia. Then again, their skill is like, on the Ultra-legendary scale. Your art probably is only on the like, Awesome, or Almost-Legendary scale.

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Ryanide In reply to commode7x [2007-08-31 02:25:32 +0000 UTC]

Exactly! But it's good that Extvia and Visark are so strong, because it gives me a goal to aim for and better myself.

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