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Published: 2005-11-08 22:46:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 55142; Favourites: 1789; Downloads: 2287
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wow, uber color loss from that jpeg compression. Whatever.Anyway, another character from Character Creation class. We had to base a character on an aesthetic of another culture besides our own, so I chose Maori and Haida to portray this guardian spirit thing. It's kind of a cross between an owl, a whale and a bear.
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Comments: 97
it is an extremely impressive design and well done piece
i love the colors and the creature
i am surprised that there are not more comments based on how many favs you got
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Holy cow. I love Haida art, this is amazing :000
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Awesome, hun. Being from NZ I can really see the Maori influence. Got the Tiki face and the Kowhaiwhai (pronounced "Ko-Fie-Fie" as "Wh" is pronounced as a "F") designs on the body. Great to see you appreciating Maori designs 
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gorgeous interpretation of an already awesome art style. amazing
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I can see it, like, uncurling itself to attack something.
or guard something.
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its cool love the colours and the sense of fluidity it has
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Yay Indigenous First Nation artistic motifs!
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OMG insane fusion!! but Really amazing concept, man this is an instant fave, the colors, the idea, the concept,you rock !!!
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Nice. When I see this I think about japan anima, like in "Spirited away". Very good
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If you save an image as a Bitmap, then it will retain its original coloring... I recommend pasting it into paint and saving it as a 24-bit Bitmap.
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Itβs always really nice to see inspiration from different cultures and this is just a wonderful example of the possibilities with it.
This piece just has such wonderful mass ^_^
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OMG!!!! OMG!!! THIS IS FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!
*instafav or the guardian spirit will curse me*
this is so beautiful! the blend of animal characteristics and haida designs makes this so amazing!
this is waaayyy too good for me....i'm speechless...
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that's reeealy nice! the colors are great! i could stay hours looking at this thing.... ...
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Amazing character. The curves and colours are great
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That's awesome. Those patterns make it real confusing and almost spiritual in itself. It looks like a cross between maori and the US pacific northwest tribal aesthetic. Dunno the names, thereof.
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Thanks for commenting on my work,
It's impressive that you nailed both of my inspirations! The northwest tribe its taken from is called Haeda. In fact, the assignment for this character was to take the aesthetic of two cultures and combine them in a character.
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Nifty! And yeah, but I read the descriptions. ; )
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this is beautiful and outstanding
you've got a good eye for natural form
your muse must have a healthy sized ego if you dont
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thats pretty wild! very eye catching piece.
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Whoa. This is utterly awesome. o_o It's weird, but weird is always awesome. He's very full of form, and the shadows on his body make him look like a thick wood carving. ^__^ I love the details of the pattern too. *definite favorite*
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Man, that thing totally rocks, man! What school do you go to that has such awesome classes?
I wanna go THERE! LOL
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that is so insanely cool!
sorry, but i gotta say, it reminds me of some of miyazaki's creatures!
great stuff and keep it up yo!
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Awesome! i've always had a thing for native american mythology and ta moko tribal tatts.
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Cool, I don't know much about Haida but the maori part is pretty visible in the face & the black & red. It's a good concept, it fits the look & feel of a guardian nicely
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the Haida (well, all Northwestern Native American art, really) has always fascinated me. This is nifty.
for some reason it looks vaguely cuddly.
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I love these weird spirit creatures of yours.
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