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Published: 2007-07-01 01:13:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 3042; Favourites: 53; Downloads: 63
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Description From the land of dawn, a lone wolf searching for his purpose... perhaps even... his own destiny.

Though not a key player in the story of the Sages of Legend, Tenefer nonetheless makes a guest appearance in the tale, briefly joining Akosha and her friends on their journey to the mysterious Kingdoms Of The East. The only son of a wealthy family of Sages, he, too, was given a mission by his Masters to investigate a number of discoveries in the islands to the southeast. Tenefer is still rather naive when it comes to the world outside of his home city, but the skills he's learned as a Sage has pulled him through even the more dire of situations. His own natural curiosity keeps him occupied throughout his travels and the thrill of discovery would make him an excellent treasure hunter in the future as he explores the secrets that his ancestors and their human allies left behind (humans have long been extinct on Raikonia). Befriending Akosha, even if only for a few days, proved beneficial to his personal morale despite being a loner. As can be seen in this image where he stands near a polar lake, he still has quite a ways to go on his journey.
His weapon, the Verrocite staff known as Jynn-Karu, has been passed down through his family since the days when humans still lived, and having been trained with it all his life, he wields it like a true master.

As I stated earlier, this image came from my wondering what my fursona would look like as an Ancient Sage. Like most ideas I get, he eventually found his way into my stories and before long, was set up for a Stan Lee-style cameo in my story I decided against putting in the lightning patterns that's on my current fursona since he's become a part of the story (I have a personal policy against self-inserting into my own stories), but he IS based on my fursona more or less, and thanks to his species and weapon, he also happens to be the ancestor of one of the characters (NOT my fursona XD ) in the main story, which takes place thousands of years after the Ancient Sages series.
Terragen was called upon once again for the background and pseudo-reflections on his armor and crystals, but everything else is done by my hand. The designs on his loincloth and thigh-chaps? Done completely in Photoshop (woohoo!).
And completed just in time to add to my art folio right before Anthrocon!

Tenefer Eos copyright Nick Hardin (me)
Background by Terragen
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Comments: 71

Bl4ckW0lf [2007-07-05 05:44:09 +0000 UTC]

Damn me, that armor and the cloth are just cool.

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Aelius24 In reply to Bl4ckW0lf [2007-07-07 23:02:55 +0000 UTC]

Heh! That's the feeling I was going for Glad you like!

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knight-owl In reply to ??? [2007-07-04 06:37:58 +0000 UTC]

Really great work on this! I love the legs and footpaws, and the outfit's really neat too!

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Aelius24 In reply to knight-owl [2007-07-07 23:09:15 +0000 UTC]

Awesome, thanks! Glad you like them.

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Gushousekai195 In reply to ??? [2007-07-02 22:19:01 +0000 UTC]

Oh, my Gushousekai!! Wonderful job, Aelius!! I really like this deviation!

I first saw this deviation on Fur Affinity (where I now have an account) and it really caught my eye because it had an acute similarity to Kiba Arundhati (the African wild dog I commented on in May). So, when I saw this deviation, I thought "Hey, that looks like that Kiba deviation that Aelius24 had in his gallery." And, when I went in for a closer look, I saw that it was by you! That really amazed me. I see you've used Terragen for this deviation again; excellent landscape! It really amazes me how things painted in Photoshop can blend well with Terragen-oriented landscapes.

It also really fascinates me that you give your characters stories (especially this guy and Kiba) and those stories certainly sound very fantastic.

I can't believe you have an account on Fur Affinity like I do. And, I'm going to this, here and on Fur Affinity.

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Aelius24 In reply to Gushousekai195 [2007-07-03 04:17:22 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thank you!
Heh, yep, got an FA account, too. Nice to see you there as well.
Also pretty neat thing about his story... I practically came up with it on the fly, heh. At first I wasn't sure what to say other than he joined Akosha at one point, but as I started filling in the details, I guess he started writing himself, heh.
And thanks for the fav!

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Gushousekai195 In reply to Aelius24 [2007-07-03 05:22:44 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome, friend. I love your fantasy anthro art and I'll be watching for more.

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Aelius24 In reply to Gushousekai195 [2007-07-04 02:43:29 +0000 UTC]

I aim to please! Oh, thanks for the watch, too!

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Gushousekai195 In reply to Aelius24 [2007-07-04 05:13:56 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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Gushousekai195 In reply to Gushousekai195 [2007-07-05 05:29:57 +0000 UTC]

Oh, you know what else? I was inspired, by this picture of yours, to compose a song, too.

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Eggplantm In reply to ??? [2007-07-02 11:35:30 +0000 UTC]

Looking good, Aelius. I think your faces have improved a lot. I also like the way you are drawing the legs & feet on this one.

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Aelius24 In reply to Eggplantm [2007-07-02 16:22:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the feedback, dude ^_^ I'm glad to know I'm improving!

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Eggplantm In reply to Aelius24 [2007-07-02 16:52:56 +0000 UTC]

No Problem. If you want a more serious critique some time just let me know.

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Aelius24 In reply to Eggplantm [2007-07-03 04:18:39 +0000 UTC]

Sounds like a plan, heh. Feel free to critique away when you have time

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Eggplantm In reply to Aelius24 [2007-07-03 11:39:37 +0000 UTC]

Okey Dokey!

I'm going to try not to get too critical or nitpicky cause each of us have our own style and I'm not sure what you unlimately want to achieve with your own so I'll offer some more general suggestions.

- The Top This is one of the better heads and faces I've seen you do because of the shape and shading you have applied to it. The head does seem large in comparieson with the character's body but I'm not sure if you are going for a style that benefits from that. Past that, I think you are getting comfortable enough with your faces that you can start to experiment with some different expressions. many of your characters have a very serene look to their faces. I'd like to see some emotion from your work.

- The Middle The character's body looks pretty good. He appears to have a thin, young build though he may look younger because his head is a little large. The musculature of the chest could be refined more with some anatomy references. You might also try doing the musculature of the chest with just shading instead of lines next time. Could have a good result. The hands need a little more work. you can't have good enough hands.

- The Bottom I like how you are doing the character's legs and feet. A mix of plantigrade and digitigrade. I like the design.

- The Details The coloring and design for the armor and clothing are very good and i like the design. No suggestions here.

- All Over I think you are getting comfortable enough to start trying some different poses that make use of foreshortening. I only say this because much of whay is in your gallery has characters standing straight up and arms either down and the side or straight out in some direction. I've only really, really started to play with foreshortening recently but it has really pushed me as an artist. I was very comfortable drawing my characters in simple poses before then and did not deviate because it was "comfortable". Get a good reference pose from any comic book and try to put one of your characters in it. I think you will be pleased by the result.

Here's an example. Imagine the above picture but the character's right shoulder is closer to the viewer than the left, showing his armor. One foot closer to the viewer than the other. His eyes and slightly squinted in concentration and his left hand above his eyes as if he is looking over the next mountain. This does make it more complex and nothing will be uniform as far as right and left sides due to the foreshortening but it tells more of a story.

Whew! Okay. I hope I did not offend. I'm just trying to offer some long-term advice from one artist to another. I see where your work is going and I like it, I just want to see you grow in certain directions faster than I did.

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Aelius24 In reply to Eggplantm [2007-07-04 03:04:11 +0000 UTC]

Naw, you didn't offend at all! Your critique was very constructive and helpful.
Heh, and you're absolutely right about trying more expressions. I used to do more with them a few years back when I tried comics (I might post a page or two in scraps), but they've fallen by the wayside lately. I gotta get back to that, and stop being afraid to try foreshortening
Thanks for all the tips up there!

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jodimest [2007-07-01 06:02:36 +0000 UTC]

Nice coloring job, dude! I particularly like the treatment you did on his armor. Cool stuff!

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Aelius24 In reply to jodimest [2007-07-01 17:57:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, Jodi! It was an experimental technique that I think turned out okay for a first time, heh.

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martes13 In reply to ??? [2007-07-01 01:15:32 +0000 UTC]

long text, cool picture, but you painted it too white (I think).

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Aelius24 In reply to martes13 [2007-07-01 03:03:53 +0000 UTC]

Heh, yeah all that snow kinda washed it out. Whoopsie

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