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Published: 2019-12-03 12:00:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 5941; Favourites: 189; Downloads: 0
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Description Hi there everyone!
I´m back with some skeksis upload again: I hope it won´t be bad that it isn´t anyone canon this time though*I´m aware many of you might have been expecting the last canon charts, I am working on them!*  

I´m just tossing another skekLa thing here for the moment.
Given how many times I´ve been asked about skekLa´s outfit, how does it represents her title, the reason for the colour choices, and basically what does her attire mean- I concluded that I´d probably do well to draw a decent-enough design-chart for her *something I had never done, given that I just sketched the thing and its colour pallete and went with it since day 1 -back at 2014, with minor changes over time....
Once I completed the Illustrator´s simplified design-explanations, I realised I had been also asked a lot about this character´s  counterpart, UrAl the Writer. Then I decided to go for a twined design and idea-chart (even if as all fans know, the UrRu tend to be more alike to each other and there was not really much to comment on this one´s attire...)
Here´s both of them, hopefully enough, these details will be explainatory enough for everyone who ever asked about my fan-character´s garments and wanted to have a close look at UrAl!- who, to be fair, I have barely ever drawn at all ^^

This was also done to emphasize the fact that fan-characters can   be carefully thought-up to fit as properly as possible within an established setting and cast,  no matter how much certain people may insist about fan-characters being absolutely random and poorly designed if anyone thinks these two characters look bad or dislikes them that´s absolutely fine, but facts are facts: their creation did take time and careful thinking, so I wanted to finally share with everyone how the design choices were taken for these two .
This is also a little humble sample on how my thought and design processes work when coming up with a non-canon character for an established franchise (something I don´t do often, if at all, besides for these two )   

I hope you´ll enjoy this little insight into these two characters, I´ll be back soon enough with more things on both canon and non-canon.
I´m currently working at some skeksis Asks, and the last two canon skeksis charts I was bringing up during last year (The series will most likely conclude with skekTek and skekZok, given how I want to stick to the MOVIE -ONLY canon *out of personal preferences* and bringing up any other characters with their former designs (particularly the Emperor) when they have been rather redesigned lately, would seem just strange and off to fans of the recent series *

If you like my fanworks and original content, please be patient and stay tuned! ^^
I´m currently juggling with a lot of things but will be back as soon as possible with new uploads! 


*DISCLAIMER*

This is fanart, unofficial work, created solely to show fan-support and love to the amazing world of The Dark Crystal!.

Artwork may not be used or redistributed without written consent.
Artwork © SkekLa 
All publically recognizeable canon The Dark Crystal characters, settings and situations © Jim Henson / Brian Froud/Universal studios

(No commercial use or copyright infringement are intended)

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Comments: 33

EmperorDarthSidious [2021-09-19 19:15:50 +0000 UTC]

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SkekLa In reply to EmperorDarthSidious [2021-09-20 20:01:29 +0000 UTC]

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Deer-Hunter01 [2020-04-14 06:42:25 +0000 UTC]

I really like her.

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Cman1O1 [2020-03-13 15:45:09 +0000 UTC]

I'd honestly want to meat them both.

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ryujinomega092095 [2020-02-05 00:45:29 +0000 UTC]

She looks a lot nicer than the average skeksis.

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queenmoreta [2020-01-18 15:09:35 +0000 UTC]

I love the descriptions of certain clothing and how it represents parts of her character and personality .

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Toon-Rex [2020-01-07 01:32:18 +0000 UTC]

Are you gonna do their UrSek counterpart LaAl?

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ThatGreyOne [2019-12-10 22:46:22 +0000 UTC]

How did I miss this?? Such beautiful work as always La
I love all the little details of her attire that I've missed up until now <3

As petty as I risk coming across as I really wouldn't worry or take any notice should anyone say anything demeaning about the design/character choices you've made for skekLa what with the questionable choices made for the official material as of late XD You do you

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Sunjinjo [2019-12-09 10:32:27 +0000 UTC]

This is glorious, you really went the extra mile for them. Indeed, with proper love for the original setting, you'll enjoy putting in that extra thought and the effort to get a fan character just right. You've certainly done so.

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dondena [2019-12-06 09:24:00 +0000 UTC]

I like how you included both of them here. Hadn't seen anything with the Writer in a long time. 

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Patchi1995 [2019-12-06 04:18:31 +0000 UTC]

Hmmmmm.... I wonder if I can get my own SkekSis-sona and UrRu-sona, like UrPat + SkekChi = PatChi, but I don't know if he had the titles described like he's a lot like SkekLa/LaAl/UrAl, but he liked the animals of Thra?? Anyways and anyhow, Happy Holidays.

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KnightSteve [2019-12-05 22:49:06 +0000 UTC]

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KnightSteve [2019-12-05 10:00:46 +0000 UTC]

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Keirgrana [2019-12-05 07:35:24 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful! Just wonderful! I glad to know much more about our venerable Illustrator!

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Benthehyena [2019-12-04 13:17:47 +0000 UTC]

Oooh that is why she has all that black around her eyes ! SkekOk should have done that XD

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firerockbird [2019-12-04 12:03:03 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic!

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taxidriver28 [2019-12-04 09:05:22 +0000 UTC]

Such amazing detail, SkekLa. I love the way you put so much effort into your fanfiction creations.

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ZureLazuli [2019-12-04 08:27:52 +0000 UTC]

Maravilloso trabajo, Lavi, eeeeeeeeee, te juro que te vuelves cada vez mas mejor con cada uno de tus dibujos! Nunca antes te había visto usar una línea tan fino, me gustan los diferentes estilo (y al estilo con líneas más gruesas igualmente), hace que la imagen sea aún más realistica ¿POR QUÉ no eres un ilustrador oficial de TDC!? ¡Te juro que eres mucho mejor que cualquiera de los artistas oficiales que han contratado en la última década! Poneste una increíble cantidad de detalles en los personajes de skekLa y urAl! Kudos, Lavi!

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Angelsgotoheaven12 [2019-12-04 07:16:32 +0000 UTC]

Awesome SkekLa. Oh and have you seen my own Skeksis oc?

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johnnyharadrim [2019-12-04 06:17:44 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful! Though the threefold symbol- a reference to the Haus von Maus?

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LadyEvelette [2019-12-04 05:44:33 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing! I have a whole half sleeve tattoo of Dark Crystal and Labyrinth and the movies are so very near and dear to my heart. This is such a beautiful fan interpretation. I had to pause to give you kudos and much love <3

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TenkoSama9 [2019-12-04 03:32:04 +0000 UTC]

Love the Mystics, can't go wrong with them ^_^.

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Sunstar-Of-The-North [2019-12-04 02:10:14 +0000 UTC]

It's so cool seeing La's urru counterpart! I love them both! 

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The-Drachen-Nivalis [2019-12-03 23:25:08 +0000 UTC]

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Cman1O1 [2019-12-03 21:20:03 +0000 UTC]

Two beautiful creatures to see once again!

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Randallstiltskin [2019-12-03 20:32:50 +0000 UTC]

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whitelighter5 [2019-12-03 17:10:56 +0000 UTC]

Wonderfully done, the attention of the details is great.

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CreatureofMidnight21 [2019-12-03 16:05:56 +0000 UTC]

I always wanted to see skeksLa counter and she is awesome
The details in these characters is extraordinary and I love urAl design.

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CrixaArt [2019-12-03 14:43:27 +0000 UTC]

I love how in depth these characters are. You have done some major homework and it has paid off with this amazingly 3D character. I wish she could be in the season 2 of Age of Resistance. 

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bbb35 [2019-12-03 14:38:31 +0000 UTC]

I love it! A side by side bio, yeah!!

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SpinosaurusDinosaur [2019-12-03 13:01:23 +0000 UTC]

Very creative and excellent! It honestly feels like she belongs in the universe! I love it! ^_^

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ScroogeMacDuck [2019-12-03 12:24:48 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm? SkekLa? Not canonical? Whoever told you that? Those two are definitely real in my head. Fantastic work as always.

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skekMal [2019-12-03 12:06:51 +0000 UTC]

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