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I adore your zestial so much it's easily the best I'm literally obsessed. The NOIR ZESTIAL!!! Oh my god I'm in love. Would you ever do a piece where Zestials sorta in love??? Not with anyone in particular, he's just thinking. Pondering.

Hmm...He can ponder it, but where will it lead in the end...🤔

Though he's quite ready for some more personal episodes as well. Because I even kinda succeeded in taking his hat off, which is quite an accomplishment, I think :D

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Hey Tokay-Blog thank you for answering my last question about the wolves mannerisms and learning about the lore you’ve created for their origins. But there is still one thing that is still a mystery. Who raised Death, How did they find out he is one of many other entities, are they ever scared of him, and how do they feel when he enjoys the smell of fear and has blood on his hands when he makes a kill?

I don't think it matters much who raised it. (Though there were thoughts that it was farmers that lived on the outskirts of town). For some reason the parents of the sniper from tf2 come to mind “Not a "crazy gunman", I'm an assassin! The difference bein' one's a job and the other's mental sickness!” x) But no, the custodians hardly knew who he was (and even Wolf himself didn't know. How?) Perhaps he just left them at some point, deciding it was more interesting in the town (more people-more people who would fall under his hot hand). You could call it his sort of adolescence. In the sense that he was bored, and the world around him had to dispel that boredom without much thought to how it would affect the others (But without crossing the line of “law”). Also maybe his instinct for population control kicked in, who knows x) But I suspect there were other ways to blow off steam in the same taverns and bordellos besides legal work as an executioner or killing for money (which was hinted at in the festival sketch series) I had a mind to show Wolf returning with the She-Wolf to his home where he grew up, but I didn't get around to it.

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Last check

Remember that wasper from the comic?

It had been in the mind for quite a long time, ever since coming across the theory that aliens could transfer their minds in warpers. As in those who had complete immunity to the disease. I don't subscribe to that theory, for not only do these creatures behave autonomously, performing only a couple of functions depending on what they see in front of them, but they are generally quite limited.

But the point is that this particular warper is more intelligent than the others. He is far from the same Al-An, but he has similar features of the peculiar thinking of his creators. And he has additional tasks in the form of keeping an eye on the experimental samples. The baby reaper is also the one specimen that is showing signs of life (i.e. not dead), and therefore arouses the warper's interest. The aliens held a collective mind, so why wouldn't they and the warpers create some sort of center of that very mind that could communicate with the rest?

*omnom-nom*

I thought about how to make him look different from the rest of the warpers and at the last moment it was decided to make him 4 translucent tentacles. I really don't like those “legs” that actually look like legs. So let it be 4. Especially since for some reason I really feel like their appearance is based on the Sea Emperor for the most part. Which is evident from their head-jaw shape and forelimbs x)

Maybe there's more to him 🤔

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Hey Tokay-Blog Loved your post today. Based on the context of this post where death is where a nice shirt I take it they are on a date. But one thing I notice is that they both embody 2 Ways of being humanoid. Death is acting more like a human while Life is acting more wolf in their mannerisms why is that?

He-he-heh, they're not on a date (¬‿¬ ) Wolf is wearing a shirt because that's his normal clothing (taken from the official concept art at the same time). While he was walking around "in public" so to speak, he could dress more decently. And then it all went to a closed cloak and pants, and already limited to just that.

About behavior. It was mentioned in comic that Wolf was raised by humans, and in fact he is. He does consider himself more human than wolf, and this has affected his mannerisms and behavior among other things. She-wolf, on the other hand, grew up into a pack of wolves and lived relatively peacefully with them until circumstances drew her to a human settlement. And since she is also a humanoid, she began to repeat human manners and try to be "part of the crowd", but her inexperience, wildness and naivety quickly gave her away in front of the Wolf, who at first saw the She-Wolf as an object to have fun with.

The story of their relationship is based on patience (well, or nerves) and a fair amount of time, but in the last comic itself specifically, there's already a interval where Wolf has volunteered to teach She-Wolf manners. Including table manners. One can only guess how many times they both regretted getting involved with each other x)

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If it were up to me, I would have paused more between the last lines, but in this format, the pauses don't make much sense x)

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im so obssessed with your art omg!!! do you post any speed paints?

Yes, I have a channel that I sometimes upload speedpaints to 👀

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Sorry if this has already been asked but what software do you use to paint?

And any brush suggestions? :0

I love your art so much! :D

About programs and brushes, it's all in this post About brushes, of course, could be described in more detail, but I don't see much point in it. I just use those tools that are convenient x)

The same can be said about programs, though. I work with Clip Studio and Krita because SAI, Gimp, photoshop, MyPaint, etc. seemed inconvenient for one reason or another

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Rain after a long drought

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I absolutely adore your paintings!! They're so inspiring and overall soothing to the eye (⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠) I love the colors oughh

Thank youuu! c:

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I think I figured out why he has two pairs of eyes. To see under the brim of his hat when he tilts his head x)

I'm somehow sure that Zestial would have rather perceived Velvette's actions more with indifference and silent dislike. Even her attempts to scare him didn't give him any reaction (although in the series he reacted for some reason). Zestial's a grandfather who's a many centuries old. Why should he be surprised by a little booger? x)

No idea who the birds were, but I found them more interesting than the weird blue light fixture x) And I think if these birds were at the meeting, they'd still be sitting next to the dinosaur, as they were more or less close in height to her(I guess). And the shorter overlords would already be sitting closer to Carmilla so she could see them x)

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I just love her full face and ears x)

Her son wasn't far behind her

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Kelpie

I know that in mythology, a kelpie is a horse. However, the description also states that he is stronger and more enduring than any horse, and it is usually mules that have this characteristic. So yes, it is a mule x) In fact a dead end branch

The image of this comrade is still being searched for, but gradually

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Noir Zestial x)

I read somewhere that his mansion is gothic. So the question arose, why not make his attire more gothic x) Without all the acidic green and red elements.

He's the ancestor of noir spider-man, I bet

Bonus:

Wings x)) not again, but again

It was supposed to be marble, but now I can't tell what it looks like anymore

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I had a headcanon that Zestial's wound sites are "overgrowing" with spiderwebs, rather than healing like normal. Whereas Alastor has stitches, like he's a doll, Zestial's is a spiderweb, which for all the centuries he's survived in Hell is practically holding on to his bones. Only his head is intact, because he's a 3-meter tall boogeyman and weapons can't reach it x)) (or maybe it's not intact)

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For wild African tribes, horned cattle have always been a major treasure, and the Dog also has his own herd of cows and goats that he herds through his lands. People that considered him a deity may well have given him various offerings in an attempt to call him into their clan for a blessing. Thus his horned cattle increased or decreased if he decided to give away some of his cows or goats.

Even Kaang himself can't say exactly how many heads his herd numbers, but the trick is that his livestock isn't exactly alive. In African mythology there are usually two worlds - the world of the living and the world of spirits. However, according to some beliefs, the spirits of the dead can stay in the world of the living and harm their own family if they are buried incorrectly. And the Kaang's herd is also at about the same intermediate stage, being neither living nor dead.

But at the same time cattle do not harm anyone, and moreover do not exhaust the land in the usual sense of the word. They are also not always visible to mortals, so sometimes it may seem that a whole herd is coming with the Dog, and sometimes only single individuals. However, he can also summon them to the world of the living and put them under the care of the clans. They are no different from normal animals in this respect, though humans would obviously be particularly protective of them.

The Wolf in the last comic considered the killed goat to be a soul that could go to rebirth (in his afterlife, sheep play a similar role), which didn't make Dog look good in front of him either.

This is in reference to why Wolf was basically angry about it. It would be strange if he resented killing a goat for food. Rather, the topic of spirituality was raised here, in which if Wolf intervenes, it is only indirectly. The Dog, on the other hand, has no boundaries, all are two sides of the same coin. It's all a matter of perspective (Hi, Luteces)

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Kenshi The samurai's berdysh

In fact, Salem has been, and continues to be, my favorite character from this universe. The essence of his existence is to show exactly a robot. His thinking is built on doing his job and following the set terms of the contract, in case of violation of which the employers then lose everything. At best, Salem turns anything upside down, shakes out his pay and leaves, at worst -he kills everyone who cheated him. No emotion, no moral fiber. He spends the money he earns on his own repairs, weapons and ammunition. So he's basically an unkillable killing machine.

and yes, that's how the local money is called x)