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Description Edit 5/1/2015: This was from 2012, but since it's been so popular I finally decided to take it out of scraps! For whatever reason, it's a bit out of order on featured. Still, it's not bad, so enjoy!

EDIT 8/28/2015: ITS HERE! THE NEW, UPDATED HORNS TUTORIAL!   demireius.deviantart.com/art/H…


Demon horns!
Okay, so.

Not all demons have horns, even within species that commonly do. The presence of horns does not have anything in particular to do with gender or power level. It's all in the genes.

Horns on human-sized demons will rarely get any bigger than your forearm at the largest.

They most commonly show up on those three darker blue areas on the diagram. If not that, the triangular region between the points. If not that, it WILL be on the bluegreen colored region of the diagram if at all!
The ONLY exception is if there is a mutation! This is very, very rare.

Horn size will also partially relate to location! The 'strongest' horns which are the best connected (and therefore the best supported) are in the common areas. The 'weakest' horns show on the jaw or neck, where there is less bone to connect to strongly.

In most demons, horns are growths of bone or hair (think rhino horns! Those are actually hair!). However, in the case of Kaodegans, they can have what look to be polished horns - this is often a result of biometals affecting the horns. This can also make their horns stronger and sharper than many other demon types.

Horns can be very simple or very intricate, twisting or spiraling or curving any which way. There can be many horns, or even many sets of horns on some demons - secondary or tertiary sets of horns are not often large! They tend to keep 'decorative'. Different sets can also potentially differ in style and material (example: in Yru's feral form he has a single metal horn and two smooth bone ones).
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purplelion12 [2021-06-23 23:17:19 +0000 UTC]

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PaKube [2019-08-02 05:35:09 +0000 UTC]

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PapaGrrowler [2019-04-25 13:34:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. While not an artist anymore myself, My wife's character is a fae and we have been looking for a horn reference to show artist.  the forward facing "charger" horns on the bottom row are exactly what we've been looking for. 

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Adouz [2017-07-09 14:11:54 +0000 UTC]

very good reference ! thank you very much ! 

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adam-ant2 [2016-06-22 14:33:00 +0000 UTC]

I gotta say, this pictures making' me kinda horny.
Dohohohohohohohohoho!

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Kirudon In reply to adam-ant2 [2016-06-22 18:05:21 +0000 UTC]

Oh, you. Lol.

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MisticElis [2016-06-06 20:01:38 +0000 UTC]

this inspired me to make the horns for my oc mistic have the 16th set of horns <3   i wasnt sure at first but then i found this and thought they are perfect! <3   so thank you for haveing this posted ^~^  was a grate help!

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Kirudon In reply to MisticElis [2016-06-06 20:07:19 +0000 UTC]

Glad to be of help! 

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Dark-crimson-lord [2015-09-01 04:06:34 +0000 UTC]

cool

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NODOGAN [2015-05-12 09:00:33 +0000 UTC]

first chart i ever see depicting horns, totally faving it, i think you did an amazing work at describing the shapes and positions in both the picture, and the bio you left gave allot of good pointers to consider, keep up the good work!

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Kirudon In reply to NODOGAN [2015-05-12 13:12:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Glad you like it.

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LordNibu [2015-04-20 14:30:05 +0000 UTC]

This will be a huge help!!! <3 <3

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leia3771 [2015-03-07 05:37:03 +0000 UTC]

can i say i love you?!?! 
THANK YOU!

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Kirudon In reply to leia3771 [2015-03-07 14:40:21 +0000 UTC]

Haha, you're quite welcome!

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convelocity [2014-05-12 10:03:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for posting these ♥

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Kirudon In reply to convelocity [2014-05-12 15:38:50 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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SergentSkull [2014-03-16 13:00:31 +0000 UTC]

that's great for the demon in my univers heroic ^^ it's really good. 

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Kirudon In reply to SergentSkull [2014-03-16 16:01:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.   I'm glad it's useful.

Given all the interest in it, maybe i'll make an even more thorough/detailed version some day.

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SergentSkull In reply to Kirudon [2014-03-16 16:44:11 +0000 UTC]

oh great ^^ 

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Psychodownthestreet [2013-10-17 21:25:00 +0000 UTC]

Hey I was just wondering if I could use some of these types of horns as reference. I have a character who has horns but I can't decide what type. So is it okay if I use one of these types as reference of inspiration? 

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Kirudon In reply to Psychodownthestreet [2013-10-17 23:11:22 +0000 UTC]

Of course!   Some of the ones here are from my characters, but a lot are just random ideas on how to make horns. Still, a horn style doesn't make a character (though it can certainly add to them) so you're welcome to choose any you like as inspiration.

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Psychodownthestreet In reply to Kirudon [2013-10-19 01:44:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Kirudon In reply to Psychodownthestreet [2013-10-19 04:57:50 +0000 UTC]

You're quite welcome! And thank you for the watch, by the way.

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Psychodownthestreet In reply to Kirudon [2013-10-19 15:37:03 +0000 UTC]

Welcome have a good day!

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Jesse-the-art-maker [2013-09-26 01:12:50 +0000 UTC]

i love these~!

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EsorAurora [2012-11-03 01:50:05 +0000 UTC]

I want to grab them aaaaaall.

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Kirudon In reply to EsorAurora [2012-11-03 01:51:37 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure you can recognize a couple of the designs, huh?
I used a few that belong to some characters.

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EsorAurora In reply to Kirudon [2012-11-03 01:56:57 +0000 UTC]

I did recognize some! Haha. Ah, so the ones that look like Zill's horns- is that the placement on his head too? I thought there were a little further back but I can't ever really tell.

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Kirudon In reply to EsorAurora [2012-11-03 01:59:54 +0000 UTC]

Ehhh I think they might be a lil further back but it's hard to tell through his hair. :/ lol.

And I didn't necessarily do little detail on some of these. I was like.....ehh. Lol.

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EsorAurora In reply to Kirudon [2012-11-03 02:05:27 +0000 UTC]

Haha it's fine, I was just wondering. Because you know I get Zill/Riska feels and have to draw them every now and then

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Kirudon In reply to EsorAurora [2012-11-03 02:23:53 +0000 UTC]

I know that feel.

SPEAKING OF WHICH.
My little kinda bad spare tablet works well enough to use! Yay!
I mean it still sucks, but I did this with it.

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EsorAurora In reply to Kirudon [2012-11-03 02:35:08 +0000 UTC]

Indeed! At least it's something..

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