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I made this to reblog the dogs, to keep like, an archive of sorts (for me) main/art account: @arttsuka

[resismedievalmenagerie]

Certified Good Boys spotted in this Bestiary from ~1175. According to the Latin, "Nothing is smarter than dogs, for they have more senses than other animals, for they alone recognize their own names; they love their masters."

[canisalbus]

saw this and thought instantly of machete, i will say

#me too buddy

[canisalbus]

Hey hey! I discovered your little guy dog series not too long ago and fell in love with them.

I'm not sure if anyone has asked this before, but is Machete (the white dog, right?) based on a pet you had, or did it come to you randomly?

If I had to pinpoint the earliest inspirations I had for him, I'd say they were this photo of an Ibizan Hound in an old dog book from the 70's that my grandparents used to have:

I remember being fascinated by this particular dog, I hadn't seen that many sighthounds/podencos in person so it looked weirdly stretched and ghostly and pointy. I thought it was the coolest looking dog ever. I think I was in elementary school at the time.

Also my childhood favorite toy was this albino rabbit here, called Sissi (Finnish for guerrilla soldier):

I think they were one of my first toys, or at least the most important one, and I would consistently pick them whenever a daycare or preschool had one of those 'bring a toy with you' days (feels weird to have to call a plush rabbit 'they' but Finnish doesn't have any gendered pronouns and I don't think I ever thought of them as a gendered being). So albinism was something I was aware of from very young age and I drew a lot of all white, red eyed animals.

[canisalbus]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Is he receiving or giving the present? Why is he nervous? I have no idea

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[canisalbus]

✦ Cinderella ✦

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I might have misread snooter and thought "oh, I suppose he could have a scooter. He's going to race after the pumpkin carriage with his trusted Vespa."

[canisalbus]

✦ Cinderella ✦

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Hallo I have been a random looker on your page for a bit and I can I just say the way you draw beds makes them look so comfortable manchete always looks like he's going to sink into them.

[canisalbus]

The saints can’t help me now

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Libera me Domine

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✦ Proximity ✦

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✦ And then I learned the truth ✦ How everything good in life seems to lead back to you

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[artkust]

@canisalbus this feels very Machete coded (sorry if you've already been tagged in this)

[floofy-fennec-s]

i drew vaschete!!!

(also i LOVE your art so much, makes me feel happy every time i see it @canisalbus)

[canisalbus]

a bathing machete for the soul. he has lived rent free in my head for the past 3 years

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[canisalbus]

Serpent in the House of God

[canisalbus]

does machete ever hit his big ass ears on doorframes? both him and his ears are noticeably taller than average.

Hmm, I don't know, I have hard time imagining that happening. It'd have to be an unusually low doorway, he's on the taller side but not outlandishly so.

He's very nearsighted and has astigmatism, so there's always a risk that some kind of unexpected environmental obstacle could potentially catch him off guard, but I'm mainly thinking of uneven floors or thresholds and similar tripping hazards.

But then again he compensates that with perpetual hypervigilance and deep-seated wariness, so if there's something askew he's likely to notice it. He moves in familiar spaces with a lot more confidence than in new ones. He's also very specific about people not rearranging things in his office and in his personal living quarters.

If anything, it's probably Vasco who ends up banging himself on doorframes and furniture on occasion. He's just as tall, but he also has more open and relaxed body language, with more lively and unrestrained gestures. He isn't clumsy, and he can move with great grace and finesse if he wants to, but he isn't afraid of taking up space either. He also has a long, powerful and emotive tail, as well as those big ass ears that aren't entirely in his control and that he needs to stay mindful of.

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