#polore

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Top image is General Polore of the Kumaputi, drawn 2019. The bottom three images are me attempting to design a helmet for Polore, which was far more difficult than I anticipated given that I have to take into account the shape of a bear's head and not just give him a human helmet with a muzzle in the front (which is what I did in my oldass 2000's comic).

The armor design itself is still solid, it probably just needs some tweaks and details here and there. I do want to improve on the guandao, though, it deserves to be fancied up given that Polore was from a wealthy and influential family background.

The armor is Chinese inspired but not actually Chinese otherwise. Siquotia is general East Asian coded, so there is a bit of Korean and Japanese too, with a touch of (of course) Filipino because my pinoy ass can't help it. Mostly in the caste system and slavery system practiced in Siquotia. The Grand Royal Army, though, is definitely inspired by assorted historical Chinese dynasties. I am most familiar with the Ming.

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I might be dyslexic too, tbh.

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Top set of four was drawn around 2020, the bottom set this year a couple months ago, hence the difference of rendering quality. I try to do at least some bare minimum shading if I can help it (though I see I missed a few on Polore's hair, dammit).

As much as possible, whenever I create an anthro, I have an alternative human version for the sake of having a reference of emotional expression that I would have to translate into the animal, as real life animals don't express emotion like we humans do (if at all). By having a human counterpart, I have a better idea on how to draw out their eyes, mouth, etc., whenever they are having an emotional moment that focuses on the face.

Also, because it's fun.

Anyway, human AUs, from top left: Kamaya, Ri'anoh, Kuraqa, Gi'utoh, Patisha, Ezamina, Ri'ita, and Polore.

Ethnicities are based on either my personal emotional history with the character (such as Gi'utoh, whose toy I obtained in Austria, hence he is the only one Euro-coded) or where the metaspecies is distributed in the real world (Kuraqa is vaguely Middle Eastern/North African as a result).

Oh no I made Patisha hot, now I have it bad for her

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I blew a lot of money to replace missing art tools only to find them a week later after basically shoveling through junk collected at the corner of my own bedroom. Which I still don’t regret because goddamn, these high-end pens and markers feel great to use. If only the scans weren’t so crap.

Top is concept art of Magugat as an adult, bottom is Madahon being sick of Polore’s shit. One day, I’ll discuss how undeath works in the Ba’tala verse, but this doodle is too goofy to give the topic the seriousness it deserves, plus I’m dead tired, so I’ll save it for later.