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Published: 2012-06-15 16:40:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 1407; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 41
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Description I recently attended a printmaking summer course, where we used a new material in printmaking, foam PVC.
The printmaking category has no real category for this kind of work.

Sort of the same series as this piece .
I plan on eventually making a big set of these pieces. These are supposed to look like old studies of animals explorers meet for the first time. This is the Tarasque, a dragon with a lion's head, six legs, turle shell and stinger tail! Usually met around rivers.
Things I tried to illustrate here are the Tarasque's affinity to water, [anatomically incorrect] description of the poisonous stinger, and to amuse myself, a domesticated dwarf Tarasque.

Foam PVC imitating etching.
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Comments: 13

Falgor [2012-06-17 10:58:23 +0000 UTC]

oooh, onpas kivan näköinen otus! =3
haluutko kertoa tästä tarkemmin mulle ihan suomeksi, kun en nyt taaskaan ymmärrä enkkusa?

toi pentu on ihanan hellyyttävä...tahdon sen itelleni! >w<

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Gomis In reply to Falgor [2012-06-17 14:49:35 +0000 UTC]

Kiitos. 83

Tarasque on ranskalainen lohikäärme jolla on leijonan pää, härkämäinen ruumis, kuusi karhumaista jalkaa, kilpikonnan kilpi, pitkä suomuinen häntä ja sen päässä skorpionin pistin.
Se terrorisoi ihmisiä... Muistaakseni Rhone-joen alueella kunnes yksi pyhimys tuli ja kesytti sen. Vihaiset ihmiset tappoivat sen kuitenkin.
Se on yksi suosikkilohikäärmeistäni. 83

Se on oikeastaan oma mielikuvani kesytetystä kääpiöversiosta, vaikka näyttääkin aika pennulta varmaan. 8'D

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GalacticGoat [2012-06-16 05:32:22 +0000 UTC]

this looks awesome. great job all around.

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Gomis In reply to GalacticGoat [2012-06-16 16:04:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~ 83

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SeaStarSan [2012-06-15 23:02:10 +0000 UTC]

Haha, it looks adorable >v> Great job cx

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Gomis In reply to SeaStarSan [2012-06-16 03:36:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~ 83

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SeaStarSan In reply to Gomis [2012-06-16 03:55:06 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome~

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Rufina-Tomoyo [2012-06-15 19:04:06 +0000 UTC]

Interesting personal mythology.

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Gomis In reply to Rufina-Tomoyo [2012-06-16 03:36:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
Though the only thing I made up here was the domesticated dwarf one.

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Xros-Hero [2012-06-15 16:46:27 +0000 UTC]

Looks very epic and love the idea of yours.

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Gomis In reply to Xros-Hero [2012-06-15 16:51:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~

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HuntressLight [2012-06-15 16:42:37 +0000 UTC]

Love the concept! They look great - and the domestic is a cutie XD I imagine a bit difficult at times, though...

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Gomis In reply to HuntressLight [2012-06-15 16:45:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you..! 83
Yeah, they wouldn't really be city pets.

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