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Celadon Toadstool, the orcish poet, knew that standing around looking pensive, preferably during autumn, was part of the job description for poets. She didn't particularly see the point, but never let it be said that she slacked on her duties to the Muse. (She couldn't manage to look consumptive. Women in Celadon Toadstool's family had meat on their bones, and that was the way they liked it. If you couldn't carry a live boar under one arm, the thinking went, you were too damn skinny and useless for battle.) So, in between beating the brains out of recalcitrant warlords and leading death-or-glory charges on fortified positions, she would arrange to spend an hour a week standing around in a field, gazing dramatically into the distance and sighing occasionally.

Mostly it just made her feet hurt, and she couldn't say that it did anything much for the poetry--she spent most of the time doing her grocery list in her head--but hey, you gotta keep up appearances.

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Been working on this one for awhile. I love Art Nouveau dearly, but it's such a pain to do the linework for...anyway, this is quite obviously the Art Nouveau style, as popularized by Mucha. I can't escape the feeling that if Mucha had had access to orcs, he would have painted buxom orcish women. Since the universe fell down on the job there, I am forced to pick up the slack.

Plus I just plain like Celadon Toadstool. She needs to meet Sings-to-Trees sometime...

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~Draganchroi Nov 27, 2011
I love both this one and number two. Orcs (the warcraft or elder scrolls proud warrior race guy type) are my favorite fantasy race. Elves are for wimps.

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"...The aruetiise will always treat us like an animal species to be used for their convenience until we stand up for ourselves again."
-Lorka Gedyc, Overlord of the Kyr'tsad

Oya Mando'ade!
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Mood: Love ~DerPidder Oct 15, 2011
Love the description. ^^
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Mood: Love ~IndigoBear Sep 2, 2011
I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your pieces on Celadon Toadstool that it inspired me to do a noveau-type setting for one of my D&D characters who is tiefling and lizardfolk- both of those lineages/races are not widely recognized for their beauty either. Eventually I will get around to colouring it and if you wish I can link it to you :]
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*sallyfourth Aug 21, 2011
Stunning. I love her background story.
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~EyesLikeAbsinthe Mar 20, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
This is beautiful. Just when I was despairing of someone else who drew attractive orcish women. :love:
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Mood: Love ~raptoregg64 Jan 13, 2011
I agree- she has to meet Sings-to-Trees. :D

For two side notes:
1. This is amazing (but you probably saw that coming. ;) )
2. Her family seems very sensible. *nods*

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It starts with not questioning the answers
And giving up before you've begun...
The locks on the doors increases the pressure
And in a flash, your time is up before it's done
And you won't know how it can feel...
To feel at all...
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!Eralynia Nov 9, 2010
Your description is absolutely fabulous! If you ever put this piece in an art gallery, you must accompany it with this description! The concept of "orc nouveau" is truly inspired.

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"Ninety-five percent of all the species that have ever existed are now extinct, so don't look so goddamn smug." ~Christopher Moore

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~Freikorpsmann Oct 27, 2010
You have a real talent for this style. You use of colour is excellent. When I saw this one, I realized that this was what I wanted a tarot deck to look like. If I ever become independently wealthy, I will commission you to do the art for the deck I have conceptualized.
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~muruug Jul 14, 2010
Oooh, it seems I have new desktop background. :)
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~bluessaurus Apr 24, 2010
"Orc Nouveau"? :XD:

Alphonse Mucha rulz!!! :worship:

--
I'm Dr. House's bastard little brother.
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