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IceandSnow — Silky Toxic Coat

Published: 2009-01-19 05:34:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 8969; Favourites: 637; Downloads: 127
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This character has been floating around in my head vaguely for a long time now... and a few days ago inspiration struck late at night, as it usually does!

So here she is. As usual, the inspiration for a name hasn't come yet. But I do have a FEELING that it's supposed to start with an "M" and be long and elegant and somewhat ominous and toxic sounding. (I have no idea how I'm going to find such a name, but I'm up for suggestions xD)

She's a mysterious little critter... she's mostly some sort of black fox (from the same weird genetic-crazy world that Nilla, Sarcelle and Vahn are from) and she ALWAYS wears that mask. I've been wanting to use that mask in a character design for a longgg time. It's inspired by a cat mask that my friend got me from Venice. (but the ears weren't like that)
I had a little trouble showing it here, but her ears have zippers on them that she can open and close as she pleases... so if she gets annoyed with someone, she can just ZIPPPPP and shut off the sound, hahaa. But whenever she goes to sleep, she always keeps one of her ears at least partially open just to be safe.
The butterfly marking on her back is supposed to look somewhat like a monarch. She has a bit of monarch butterfly DNA, and thus her diet consists entirely of milkweed- she's resistant to the toxin. (milkweed is the principle diet of monarch butterflies, and causes them to have an outside "toxic coating" so that predators won't eat them... or will have a very bad stomach ache if they do.)
So... if you were planning to eat her, you should probably think again?! xDDD

HUMMM. And the markings on her tail were basically taken from this character that I never really did anything with. [link] She just never worked right for me, so I recycled swirly markings, the one part I really liked about her.


OKAY WELL THAT'S MORE INFO THAN YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW.

I'm working on like... at *least* 5 other things at once right now. 8D


media: copic markers, faber castell pens, watercolor, white gel pen

character and art  © *IceandSnow
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Comments: 199

Lastrekia [2009-11-12 18:56:02 +0000 UTC]

It's reeaally great!
I like the colours and the idea with the Butterfly-DNA.^^
What's about Myxanthia?
But Can I ask a question? Do you first colour the background with watercolor, or the Character?

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IceandSnow In reply to Lastrekia [2009-11-12 22:46:52 +0000 UTC]

Ahh, I decided on a name quite a while ago, but thanks anyway! :3

And I honestly don't remember, but I think I did the background last?

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Lastrekia In reply to IceandSnow [2009-11-13 14:53:25 +0000 UTC]

Oh sorry I didn't kow this...

I wondered, because it looked so clean...If I colour a background with watercolours it allways...kind of...flows together and mixes...
^^

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IceandSnow In reply to Lastrekia [2009-11-15 00:10:56 +0000 UTC]

ahh, well you just have to be careful where you put the water. It will also look cleaner if you use a pen to outline the foreground.

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Lastrekia In reply to IceandSnow [2009-11-16 15:42:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for helping!

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White1Collar [2009-09-26 22:56:55 +0000 UTC]

I love making names SO much! My favorite part of the charrie!! xDDD
She's beautiful, absolutley gorgeus

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ShadowFeyEve [2009-09-05 16:11:16 +0000 UTC]

I love the colors and textures of this piece

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ZunnybLoLa [2009-06-17 20:29:05 +0000 UTC]

I featured your artwork in my journal if you don't mind ^_^ here is the link [link]

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IceandSnow In reply to ZunnybLoLa [2009-06-19 04:43:18 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much for the feature! <3

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xyroph [2009-06-01 03:34:49 +0000 UTC]

simply beautiful. the style with which you create these works is asounding, i love how much the lines just flow.

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xCannibalVampire [2009-04-21 01:29:10 +0000 UTC]

Super cute I love the mask!

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EbonyBird13 [2009-04-04 03:10:18 +0000 UTC]

I've had the name Marlengot (mer-layn-go)stuck in my head for about a week now...I dunno lol. xD

I can't get over the ears. x3

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Mystique-Neko [2009-03-11 23:39:33 +0000 UTC]

the facial designs are very nice, and love the butterfly on the back.

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IceandSnow In reply to Mystique-Neko [2009-03-12 02:42:49 +0000 UTC]

thank you <3333

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Mystique-Neko In reply to IceandSnow [2009-03-15 20:53:04 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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Kanizo [2009-03-05 09:25:13 +0000 UTC]

Ahh so pretty... I love the messy fur and the swirls

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Superdemon-Inuyasha [2009-02-25 05:01:12 +0000 UTC]

Oooo pretty! 8D it looks awesome! great job!

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shizuma-etoile [2009-02-24 16:01:26 +0000 UTC]

so pretty! I favourited your eevee evolutions, all of your work is sooooo cute!
i had a butterfly called marahootay once....

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OMGitsBlondie [2009-02-13 03:00:49 +0000 UTC]

I like the orange! ^^ *faves*

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imaginary-fiend [2009-02-12 02:15:09 +0000 UTC]

The wings make me happy, I drew a something or other a long time ago with wings there. But they weren't butterfly-y.

UM. WELL. MERCURY IS TOXIC. She looks like a Mercury to me. ): Or a Melancholia or a Miasma.

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derobma [2009-02-11 02:17:01 +0000 UTC]

name it friem

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fifthchukka [2009-02-10 16:13:15 +0000 UTC]

your painting style rocks. it's unique in a way I've never seen before.

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yellowdream [2009-02-10 15:31:13 +0000 UTC]

Oooo.... I likeeee
There's so much energy in the background-ish-ness, it really bring this to life.

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Raeyna [2009-02-10 15:13:36 +0000 UTC]

Mona
Machianna
Mevrille
Mevril
Monarchia
Mordanna
Mordeane
Melixa
Monavrille
Sadie
Meanastasia
Melanna

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Reversed-Pocky [2009-02-10 02:19:23 +0000 UTC]

oh your style is so unique!! every piece you do just looks so different from all the others, youre very talented. im a little jealous to be honest c|
i love thewaves from behind the subject it sort of makes it flow into the bg~

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RinKeneko [2009-02-01 12:00:44 +0000 UTC]

oh my!! she's totally cool and beautiful!! love it!!

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KiRAWRa [2009-01-31 18:05:45 +0000 UTC]

Omg wow she is hella awesome, I love the whole... butterfly thing, haha.
She did look kinda tasty but I think I'll go eat some cereal now instead, LoL.
I wouldn't have known that was a mask on her face, I thought it was a beak and she was part gryphon or something XD

Name suggestions?

Madeleine
Makaila
Malani
Malaika
Mandira
Maribel
Marleisha
Mathilda
Melvina
Meluna
Mercedes
Meredith

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Queen-Kitty [2009-01-30 23:09:38 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty, I'm loving her little zipper ears! I love her little story as well, she has quite the interesting little story! And I really love the monarch on her back and her swirly tail. Very amazing character!

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AvalonStarr [2009-01-29 00:52:28 +0000 UTC]

dlkfjads;fkj you make me want to paint so bad ;0;
but I fail at painting...


Hmm. XD -looks at a few previous comments-

Totally name her Magdelene.

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IceandSnow In reply to AvalonStarr [2009-01-29 02:18:45 +0000 UTC]

heheh, everyone's suggesting Magdelene, and it's starting to stick I think. xD

PSSSH, just paint anyway! It's fun to experiment with it. :]

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SoulLostAtSea [2009-01-23 21:47:33 +0000 UTC]

Magdelene! DEFINITELY a Magdelene in our midst!

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IceandSnow In reply to SoulLostAtSea [2009-01-24 01:15:15 +0000 UTC]

oooh, well now that's fancy. :000

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SoulLostAtSea In reply to IceandSnow [2009-01-24 13:00:56 +0000 UTC]

Ye can call her Mag fer short!

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IceandSnow In reply to SoulLostAtSea [2009-01-24 23:52:04 +0000 UTC]

OR MAGGIE? xD

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SoulLostAtSea In reply to IceandSnow [2009-01-25 12:24:27 +0000 UTC]

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yummigummibear [2009-01-23 15:15:47 +0000 UTC]

i adore the zipper ears!! i love her whole design

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Dipp [2009-01-23 02:46:14 +0000 UTC]

holy crap, zipper-ears. I LOVE THAT.

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IceandSnow In reply to Dipp [2009-01-23 03:41:12 +0000 UTC]

sdfkaljglka YAY. 8D

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reduced-to-teeth [2009-01-22 22:29:40 +0000 UTC]

Innumerable people have already said this in one way or another but still, overall, she look gorgeous - almost ornamental in a sense - and those zippers on the ears are fantastic. Zippers in general are great but on the ears; it's just so unexpected that it kind of stands out and creates a feeling of intrigue. As for names... Marceline and Maris come to mind, not entirely sure why but for the sakes of suggestions, they they are.

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ShiftingStarlight [2009-01-22 05:16:21 +0000 UTC]

that is some bomb ass shit!

I really like the tail swirlies. o3o

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IceandSnow In reply to ShiftingStarlight [2009-01-23 03:42:15 +0000 UTC]

OOOH WHY THANKYA DEAR. <3

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Maigery [2009-01-22 04:54:57 +0000 UTC]

Love that art! Zippers on the ears....don't worry, i have hearing aids so i can "tune" out the annoying ones. Trust me folks...there are days when you need something to tune them out. I'm grateful that i am hearing impaired. There are days that i love my silence...i need it weekly. Somedays it just feels like noise overload! noise overload is gossip to me! i hate them!

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InkSpirit [2009-01-21 21:33:20 +0000 UTC]

stunning. Your work is getting so elegant, refined, and so truely impressive to look at

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Pathea [2009-01-21 15:49:06 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

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Izzenai [2009-01-21 12:34:42 +0000 UTC]

monsoon misaligned marriage
manolo blahnik?

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IceandSnow In reply to Izzenai [2009-01-21 22:20:19 +0000 UTC]

...That would be the best name EVER.

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Izzenai In reply to IceandSnow [2009-01-25 13:31:33 +0000 UTC]

it already is 8D

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Emerune [2009-01-21 04:23:52 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting character. I love her design. I hope you're able to find a suitable name for her soon. ^^

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IceandSnow In reply to Emerune [2009-01-21 22:19:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
I got a lot of good ideas, I just need to choose now. x]

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Emerune In reply to IceandSnow [2009-01-22 00:10:33 +0000 UTC]

That's the hardest part of this whole process. There are always a ton of name possibilities and you have to find just the right one to make things perfect. I'm sure you will do so though. ^^

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