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Title: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on February 28, 2018, 11:27:04 pm
I've been posting pictures of my fortress, Murdercrow, on Reddit but I figured I might as well keep them all in one thread here.

Murdercrow is the only dwarven outpost in a region where all dwarven civilizations have fallen. There may be other mountainhomes on other parts of the continent but we have no means of contacting them. Murdercrow will never get any migrants or dwarven caravans. Each starting dwarf is scholar specilising in a branch of dwarven theoretical knowledge: Astronomy, Mathematics, Fluid Engineering, etc. Everyone also knows how to read and write. Unfortunately they've all been too busy studying and forgot to pick up any practical skills like masonry or blacksmithing.

The goal is to survive and build the most awesome library/research centre the world has ever seen. And then maybe engineer a rocketship to get to dwarves on the other side of the planet.

I've been slowly playing and drawing (mostly drawing) the fortress over the past couple of months.

Eci the Brilliant Coast, a forgotten beast who turned up in my cavern during the first summer. He was a friendly lizard and didn't bother anyone so we didn't bother him.
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I also had two treehugger thieves skulking around in the first summer, Lafo the pikeman and Stasost the swordsman. Lafo managed to get away, Stasost got her brains bashed out with a bronze crossbow.
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We've built a temporary underground library/museum and we are getting a steady supply of scholar visitors. Maybe one of the petitioned citizens will adopt this cat one day.
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At the start of year 2 Mason/Stonecrafter declared himself king and was promptly issued a suit of steel armour, short sword, and a crown. By the way that's a necromancer tower in the distance and the rampant griffin on the cuirass is the civ symbol.
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In the same year king Ezum married the militia commander. So now I have a warrior queen. Left to right: Carpenter/Astronomer, Queen/Swordsman, Armoursmith/Mathematician.
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Bronze colossus vs. porcupine man from Legends mode
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Cacame Awemedinade the Immortal Onslaught
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Bim Silversnarl and Mudung's Monster
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Tholtig Cryptbrain the Waning Diamonds (http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Tholtig)
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Ambiguity and Might, or Gica Seasonpanther (https://www.patreon.com/posts/ambiguity-and-or-18451859)
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Mountain titan Ozosm (https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/comments/8fsq7t/really_powerful_titan_lets_just_say_that_it_ended/), based on a Reddit post by /u/mislavcro123
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Piware (https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/comments/8gmorn/beware_piware/), a very pretty towering quadruped composed of snow. It has large mandibles and it undulates rhythmically. Based on a Reddit post by /u/WPLibrar2
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Snodub Sposnusmunstu, a great quadruped composed of water. It has wings and it undulates rhythmically. Beware its deadly spittle!
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Morul Cattenmat (http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Morul), the Most Interesting Dwarf in the World. You can get the full rez image and see the drawing process on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/sarasti).
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Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Egan_BW on March 01, 2018, 03:27:58 am
Your art is good. I like arts. d-don't put horns on helmets though
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on March 01, 2018, 05:41:26 am
Quote from: Egan_BW on March 01, 2018, 03:27:58 am
Your art is good. I like arts. d-don't put horns on helmets though
It's not horned, it menaces with spikes of yak cow horn. :P
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Dorsidwarf on March 01, 2018, 06:56:36 am
This art is amazingly vibrant! I especially like the king and his golden crown and the Astronomer
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on March 01, 2018, 08:25:49 am
Quote from: Dorsidwarf on March 01, 2018, 06:56:36 am
This art is amazingly vibrant! I especially like the king and his golden crown and the Astronomer
I can't decide whether Astronomy is the most un-dwarfy profession ever because you have to look at the sky, or the most dwarfy one because you can eventually build an asteroid mining colony.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: DG on March 01, 2018, 09:47:32 am
This is fantastic :D Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: TheFlame52 on March 01, 2018, 07:06:07 pm
This is very good.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mephansteras on March 02, 2018, 12:23:15 pm
These are great. Love the art style!
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on March 02, 2018, 01:24:19 pm
I'm glad you like it!

BTW does anyone have a description of a cool mammal-type animal person they have in their game? Like a polar bear man or a tiger man. I've been trying to get one in fortress mode but no luck so far.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: deathpunch578 on March 02, 2018, 03:04:52 pm
are these actual paintings or just something made in a program?

Edit: I forgot to mention I love the pictures, just curious on whether they are real or not
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on March 02, 2018, 03:29:14 pm
Great art, saw some of it on the subreddit.

Don't really have animal people in my forts, my modded races (though some are mammalian) tend to crowd them out.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on March 02, 2018, 03:54:24 pm
Quote from: deathpunch578 on March 02, 2018, 03:04:52 pm
are these actual paintings or just something made in a program?

Edit: I forgot to mention I love the pictures, just curious on whether they are real or not
These are drawn in Photoshop. However as someone who can draw/paint in traditional media I wouldn't call it "just made in a program" as I use very similar techniques (like glazing) and it's just as time-consuming as painting on canvas.

Quote from: ZM5 on March 02, 2018, 03:29:14 pm
Great art, saw some of it on the subreddit.

Don't really have animal people in my forts, my modded races (though some are mammalian) tend to crowd them out.
No problem :) I think I'll just make a backup and check legends mode.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on March 02, 2018, 05:08:33 pm
I could post some of the visitors/residents I have if you have a thread where you take requests or where people can drop off descriptions of characters that could be fun/challenging to draw - I got around 1 and a half pages of permanent residents and 1 page of visitors gathered up from the 3 years my fort has endured.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: deathpunch578 on March 02, 2018, 08:16:56 pm
Quote from: Mechlin on March 02, 2018, 03:54:24 pm
Quote from: deathpunch578 on March 02, 2018, 03:04:52 pm
are these actual paintings or just something made in a program?

Edit: I forgot to mention I love the pictures, just curious on whether they are real or not
These are drawn in Photoshop. However as someone who can draw/paint in traditional media I wouldn't call it "just made in a program" as I use very similar techniques (like glazing) and it's just as time-consuming as painting on canvas.
I guess I could have worded that better, also I know using programs can take up as much time as real painting (have a friend that does both) sorry if my message came off as me being rude.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on March 03, 2018, 07:28:39 am
Quote from: ZM5 on March 02, 2018, 05:08:33 pm
I could post some of the visitors/residents I have if you have a thread where you take requests or where people can drop off descriptions of characters that could be fun/challenging to draw - I got around 1 and a half pages of permanent residents and 1 page of visitors gathered up from the 3 years my fort has endured.
I'll probably make one when I get through my current queue of things to draw. I had a thread like that for Guild Wars 2 back when it had just been released and it was pretty fun for everyone involved.

Quote from: deathpunch578 on March 02, 2018, 08:16:56 pm
I guess I could have worded that better, also I know using programs can take up as much time as real painting (have a friend that does both) sorry if my message came off as me being rude.
No problem, you were not being rude. I was just explaining myself.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Cathar on March 03, 2018, 04:15:37 pm
Holy shit. Art like that remind me I'll remain a dwarf (lol) in a land of giants for quite some years onward. Absolutely amazing.

I'd be interested to see you draw. I'm sure I can learn plenty from your method. Do you have any accelerated painting videos available?
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Valtam on March 10, 2018, 07:18:12 pm
Can I just swoon all over these pieces? They are all masterworks of the finest quality.

(obviously, I hope you keep improving if there's room for it. Go, go, go!)
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Bearskie on March 11, 2018, 08:47:06 am
Bloody amazing, and dare I say, easily up there with the best DF artpieces. I'm curious to see if you attempt a landscape/non-portrait piece.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on March 12, 2018, 06:13:26 am
Quote from: Valtam on March 10, 2018, 07:18:12 pm
(obviously, I hope you keep improving if there's room for it. Go, go, go!)
There are tons of things to improve :(

Quote from: Cathar on March 03, 2018, 04:15:37 pm
I'd be interested to see you draw. I'm sure I can learn plenty from your method. Do you have any accelerated painting videos available?
No, my laptop already struggles with running Photoshop. Adding recording software on top of that would probably melt the poor thing.

Random Bronze Colossus vs. Porcupine Man fight from my legends:

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Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on March 12, 2018, 07:05:36 am
That's amazing, damn. You never cease to impress.

I especially love the ruined parts of the town - hope someday in adventure mode we can experience megabeast attacks on towns firsthand.
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Post by: Mephansteras on March 12, 2018, 09:05:34 am
Impressive!
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Post by: Loud Whispers on March 13, 2018, 08:00:36 pm
Oh boy this is some ☼quality☼ right here
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: PlumpHelmetMan on March 13, 2018, 08:31:48 pm
This may very well be some of the best DF artwork I've ever seen. These pics should by all rights be illustrating an epic fantasy novel rather than just a gaming forum thread.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: CypherLH on March 14, 2018, 02:19:44 am

Yeah, I'm not master art critic or anything but these illustrations are seriously awesome. I keep staring at the faces, they convey a ton of emotion/character. You are seriously talented.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: tiresius on March 14, 2018, 03:13:10 pm
One of my last forts was a giant library where I accepted all incoming scholars and set many dwarves to scribe and publish their own books.  get the latest DF version as it has several library fixes.

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Oh... and your art is amazing!
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on March 18, 2018, 02:12:25 pm
Thank you everyone!
Quote from: CypherLH on March 14, 2018, 02:19:44 am
Yeah, I'm not master art critic or anything but these illustrations are seriously awesome. I keep staring at the faces, they convey a ton of emotion/character. You are seriously talented.
Yeah, I don't like it when a lot of people recycle the same face and same expression for 90% of their characters. It's boring.

Here's another one. Cacame Awemedinade the Immortal Onslaught:

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Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on March 18, 2018, 02:43:16 pm
I really like how tired and grim, for lack of a better word, his expression looks - fits in with his backstory. Great job!
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: PlumpHelmetMan on March 18, 2018, 02:51:15 pm
Yes! Been a while since I've seen some decent Cacame artwork. Exquisite, as always.

BTW what's the skull his foot is on meant to be from? Almost looks like some kind of theropod dinosaur.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on March 18, 2018, 03:08:15 pm
Quote from: ZM5 on March 18, 2018, 02:43:16 pm
I really like how tired and grim, for lack of a better word, his expression looks - fits in with his backstory. Great job!
IMO he ticks every box in the "Byronic hero" definition. Tragic past and lost love are a bonus.

Quote from: PlumpHelmetMan on March 18, 2018, 02:51:15 pm
Yes! Been a while since I've seen some decent Cacame artwork. Exquisite, as always.

BTW what's the skull his foot is on meant to be from? Almost looks like some kind of theropod dinosaur.
It's something in between an archeopteryx and velociraptor skull. It's just how I picture beak dogs - big feathered beaked dinosaurs with teeth.

I remember when that original Cacame thread was posted. It's been a while...
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on March 18, 2018, 03:19:44 pm
The beak dog skull would seem pretty accurate - they're basically this thing (https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/goldenaxe/images/9/91/ChickenLeg.png/revision/latest?cb=20150730195041) from Golden Axe, only with rainbow, blotchy skin. They're also the size of gorillas.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: buuface on March 20, 2018, 02:01:28 am
amazing art thanks for sharing!
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Post by: Bearskie on March 25, 2018, 07:11:55 pm
Cacame liiiiiiives!
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on April 04, 2018, 01:47:18 pm
Quote from: buuface on March 20, 2018, 02:01:28 am
amazing art thanks for sharing!
I'm glad you like it!

Demigod leopard seal man Bim Silversnarl fighting Mudung's Monster, a giant eyeless indigo grasshopper with spiral horns. Based on a Youtube DF story by Kruggsmash.

If you like my pictures and want to see more please consider supporting my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/sarasti). It will give me more free time I can dedicate to drawing Dwarf Fortress stories.

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Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on April 04, 2018, 02:59:05 pm
tfw new mechlin art (https://i.imgur.com/skAtKDv.jpg)

I really love this one - vault guardians seem to have weirder design parameters than forgotten beasts or titans. Have you thought of drawing a night troll by the way? They tend to look rather horrifying - would be perfect material for your art-style considering it already has that dark gothic feel to it.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on April 04, 2018, 04:38:58 pm
Quote from: ZM5 on April 04, 2018, 02:59:05 pm
tfw new mechlin art (https://i.imgur.com/skAtKDv.jpg)

I really love this one - vault guardians seem to have weirder design parameters than forgotten beasts or titans. Have you thought of drawing a night troll by the way? They tend to look rather horrifying - would be perfect material for your art-style considering it already has that dark gothic feel to it.
Night trolls sound cool but I've never met any as I don't play Adventure Mode. Do you have a sample description?
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on April 04, 2018, 05:08:40 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/CxByJej.png)
A "winged freak" from my current world. Their names and descriptions tend to be amongst similar lines, i.e "narrow monster", "gloom freak", "hag of shadow" or "moon man", and they "silently stride with purpose", "mutter to themselves", or "have limbs jutting out at asymmetrical angles".
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Loud Whispers on April 04, 2018, 05:11:48 pm
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A "winged freak" from my current world.
Sleek skin, seeing the organs and muscles held within. Backward joints, moving with a terrible gait unlike any creature of the day. Blank space where the eyes should be, thin bat-like wings, this thing gives plenty reasons to fear the night. Welcome to the Silent Hills
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on April 04, 2018, 05:28:14 pm
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A "winged freak" from my current world.
Sleek skin, seeing the organs and muscles held within. Backward joints, moving with a terrible gait unlike any creature of the day. Blank space where the eyes should be, thin bat-like wings, this thing gives plenty reasons to fear the night. Welcome to the Silent Hills
Seeing one stalking an adventurer through the woods at night would be terrifying.

I mentioned it once before in another thread, but while they aren't quite Cthulhu-esque horror, they are definitely things that should not be. They can also be pretty damn large (varying quite wildly - a random one I have in this folder of extracted procedural raws I downloaded has 122000 - an average human has 70000) and are also really agile despite attributes like asymmetrical limbs or backwards joints.

Their attacks also have 2:2 prepare and recovery time as well like other procedural creatures, compared to the 3:3 (or 4:4 for kicks) that non-procedural creatures have, so they also attack quickly. You can also smell them if one is nearby - they either smell like cooked flesh, bug innards, or just "death" (personally I take it to mean they smell like a rotting corpse - reanimated zombies smell like that as well if they're nearby). So while just seeing one would be bad enough, actually fighting one is usually even more terrifying, and it'd probably be an assault on the senses as well given the stench.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on April 05, 2018, 08:43:02 am
That's terrifying. Especially the backward joints bit.
I'd expect this thing to navigate by ultrasound echolocation and a sense of smell, and be able to sit upside down over doorways. Thank you for the description, I'll save it and think about it properly when I'm finished with my two ongoing projects.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on April 05, 2018, 01:21:04 pm
Out of curiosity, I decided to look up what the winged freak in my world actually was, since each night troll type that spawns in a world corresponds to only one individual (atleast until they kidnap someone and turn them into a spouse).

It's oddly underwhelming. The winged freak's name is Kuru Skullstunneled the Crypt of Death, and it only has five kills to its name - no spouse either. It sort of just stopped its killing spree in the year 5. Since my world is 125 years old, for 120 years Kuru was just sort of...there. In total it killed five cyborgs from a nearby cyborg civ.

The most notable thing about it is that it seemed rather sadistic - three of its victims seemed to die instantly, but it kept one around for a while (https://i.imgur.com/ciUBmvO.png) to break some body parts, before presumably getting bored and killing the victim. It did the same to another victim (https://i.imgur.com/ZDBYaYv.png), though to a lesser degree.
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Post by: snow dwarf on April 05, 2018, 10:22:53 pm
Why haven't I seen this before. This art is really great.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Loud Whispers on April 06, 2018, 12:55:21 am
Quote from: ZM5 on April 05, 2018, 01:21:04 pm
Out of curiosity, I decided to look up what the winged freak in my world actually was, since each night troll type that spawns in a world corresponds to only one individual (atleast until they kidnap someone and turn them into a spouse).

It's oddly underwhelming. The winged freak's name is Kuru Skullstunneled the Crypt of Death, and it only has five kills to its name - no spouse either. It sort of just stopped its killing spree in the year 5. Since my world is 125 years old, for 120 years Kuru was just sort of...there. In total it killed five cyborgs from a nearby cyborg civ.

The most notable thing about it is that it seemed rather sadistic - three of its victims seemed to die instantly, but it kept one around for a while (https://i.imgur.com/ciUBmvO.png) to break some body parts, before presumably getting bored and killing the victim. It did the same to another victim (https://i.imgur.com/ZDBYaYv.png), though to a lesser degree.
Sounds like there's some sort of mythology you could build around it. With only 1 attack every 25 years, every generation hears of the night creature but is unsure of its existence. Over time the sightings of the creature become the fearsome tale of that night haunter, with panicked villagers trying to find some pattern as to why the creature targets certain people for whatever reason. Maybe it hates the wicked, or the innocent. Maybe it hates soapmakers, or drunkards. Could just be that it is patient, waiting for the foolish to wander too far from the village alone at night. 2spooky
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on April 06, 2018, 05:08:28 am
Well, thats the thing about it - it wasn't 1 attack every 25 years. Two of its kills were in year 2, then the other three were in year 5 - after that, it completely disappeared for 120 years. So perhaps some of the older cyborgs would remember the strange disappearances, but any newer ones would consider it a myth of some kind.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: SalmonGod on April 08, 2018, 09:50:14 pm
PTW

This is awesome
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on April 18, 2018, 10:39:34 pm
Tholtig Cryptbrain the Waning Diamonds (http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Tholtig)
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EDIT: better quality image.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on April 19, 2018, 01:30:15 am
I couldn't help but think of this (https://d1u5p3l4wpay3k.cloudfront.net/wowpedia/thumb/0/0a/Teldrassil_Burning.jpg/1200px-Teldrassil_Burning.jpg) when I saw that tree burning in the background.
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Post by: Dorsidwarf on April 19, 2018, 04:42:35 am
Dude this is phenomenal
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Post by: Mechlin on April 19, 2018, 06:50:26 am
Quote from: ZM5 on April 19, 2018, 01:30:15 am
I couldn't help but think of this (https://d1u5p3l4wpay3k.cloudfront.net/wowpedia/thumb/0/0a/Teldrassil_Burning.jpg/1200px-Teldrassil_Burning.jpg) when I saw that tree burning in the background.
That's a dwarfy tree.

Quote from: Dorsidwarf on April 19, 2018, 04:42:35 am
Dude this is phenomenal
Thank you! I'm not a dude though...
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mephansteras on April 19, 2018, 09:20:15 am
Quote from: Mechlin on April 19, 2018, 06:50:26 am
Quote from: Dorsidwarf on April 19, 2018, 04:42:35 am
Dude this is phenomenal
Thank you! I'm not a dude though...

In California, at least, 'dude' is not actually indicative of gender. It's more of a general term used to address someone. Or something, really.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Bumber on April 19, 2018, 02:37:23 pm
Quote from: Mephansteras on April 19, 2018, 09:20:15 am
Quote from: Mechlin on April 19, 2018, 06:50:26 am
Quote from: Dorsidwarf on April 19, 2018, 04:42:35 am
Dude this is phenomenal
Thank you! I'm not a dude though...
In California, at least, 'dude' is not actually indicative of gender. It's more of a general term used to address someone. Or something, really.
https://youtu.be/iKYXmjfQY4U?t=29s
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: TheFlame52 on April 19, 2018, 04:41:11 pm
AWESOME
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Post by: Mechlin on April 27, 2018, 07:07:45 pm
"Ambiguity and Might", or Gica Seasonpanther

Gica & Akul's description (https://www.patreon.com/posts/ambiguity-and-or-18451859)

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Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: PlumpHelmetMan on April 27, 2018, 07:16:32 pm
Amazing! Nice nod to ThreeToe's stories too (deliberate or otherwise), seeing as he often depicts forest spirits taking animal forms.
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Post by: Mechlin on April 27, 2018, 07:18:32 pm
Quote from: PlumpHelmetMan on April 27, 2018, 07:16:32 pm
Amazing! Nice nod to ThreeToe's stories too (deliberate or otherwise), seeing as he often depicts forest spirits taking animal forms.
Oh, cool! I didn't know that, I've only read a couple of his stories.
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Post by: PlumpHelmetMan on April 27, 2018, 08:25:51 pm
I'm also quite fond of the "can't escape the feeling that I'm utterly screwed" expression on Akul's face.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on April 27, 2018, 08:34:00 pm
Quote from: PlumpHelmetMan on April 27, 2018, 08:25:51 pm
I'm also quite fond of the "can't escape the feeling that I'm utterly screwed" expression on Akul's face.
He has just seen the claw marks on that tree and realised that his crossbow would be about as useful as a toothpick.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on April 28, 2018, 04:09:42 am
I'm really hyped for when deities actually show up in physical forms in the world - would be awesome to be stalked by an animalistic deity out for your blood.

Gotta say though, I find it strange a human is writing a book to glorify an elven force. I've noticed that in my worlds too where members of one civ would write stuff to glorify the deity of another civ.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mephansteras on April 28, 2018, 10:13:23 am
Well, converts are some of the most zealous worshipers.
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Post by: Mechlin on April 29, 2018, 04:33:37 pm
Mountain titan Ozosm, a great humanoid composed of native platinum. It has wings and it has a regal bearing. Beware its webs.

It's a quick drawing I made based on this Reddit thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/comments/8fsq7t/really_powerful_titan_lets_just_say_that_it_ended/).

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Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on April 29, 2018, 04:50:25 pm
Heh, I wish I could make a "quick" drawing with this caliber of quality (I can barely draw stickmen straight) - great work!
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Post by: Mechlin on April 29, 2018, 06:29:06 pm
Quote from: ZM5 on April 29, 2018, 04:50:25 pm
Heh, I wish I could make a "quick" drawing with this caliber of quality (I can barely draw stickmen straight) - great work!
Everyone's good at something.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on April 30, 2018, 06:56:14 am
Quote from: Mechlin on April 29, 2018, 06:29:06 pm
Quote from: ZM5 on April 29, 2018, 04:50:25 pm
Heh, I wish I could make a "quick" drawing with this caliber of quality (I can barely draw stickmen straight) - great work!
Everyone's good at something.
I'd think I'm good enough at making freakish abominations - atleast in DF I don't have to draw them and can rely on descriptions and body parts.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on May 02, 2018, 11:36:38 pm
Piware (https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/comments/8gmorn/beware_piware/), a very pretty towering quadruped composed of snow. It has large mandibles and it undulates rhythmically. 1 hour speedpainting.

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Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on May 03, 2018, 05:40:04 am
I really love the landscape in this one - makes the titan seem even more humongous.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on May 03, 2018, 07:30:15 am
Quote from: ZM5 on May 03, 2018, 05:40:04 am
I really love the landscape in this one - makes the titan seem even more humongous.
It should be about the right size for an apatosaurus.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on May 18, 2018, 12:00:51 pm
Snodub Sposnusmunstu, a great quadruped composed of water. It has wings and it undulates rhythmically. Beware its deadly spittle!

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Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mephansteras on May 18, 2018, 12:05:22 pm
And people thought sharks were a reason to stay out of the water!
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on May 18, 2018, 12:14:31 pm
That'd be pretty terrifying to encounter - imagine sitting at a lake when the water suddenly starts bubbling and moving on its own, before taking that shape. Would actually be a neat function if implemented, now that I think about it.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on May 19, 2018, 02:02:00 pm
It would be really cool if that encounter mechanic ended up in the magic/creation myths arc. It would probably require multi-tile creatures support but then hills could literally have eyes.

Just finished drawing Morul Cattenmat (http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Morul), the Most Interesting Dwarf in the World for my DF art Patreon.

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Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on May 20, 2018, 12:26:52 pm
Some groundwork for creatures that pretend to be something else could definitely be used for single-tile creatures as well - mimics, possessed furniture that only becomes hostile when someone approaches or blood men pretending to be a pool of blood until approached.

Definitely can't wait to see the full piece - looking really awesome. I've never played the 40d version that Morul was from - kinda odd seeing some of the stuff that got changed since then, skills boosting attributes particularly.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Mechlin on May 20, 2018, 12:29:32 pm
Just posted the full version!
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: ZM5 on May 21, 2018, 10:40:54 am
This really gives off a "portrait of a renaissance man" vibe to me - great work!
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Valtam on May 24, 2018, 09:04:38 pm
This is the thread that keeps on giving.

Congratulations on your excellent job, Mechlin, please keep bringing your wonderful artwork to the forums.
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: Silverwing235 on February 14, 2023, 05:42:21 am
@Mechlin Apologies for necro (not sure if you're still active or on Reddit, so...felt I should inform you that your 'Cacame Awemedinade' piece has been...kobolded, perhaps?) (https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/comments/111v85v/i_feel_like_i_should_bring_to_your_attention_that/)
Title: Re: Murdercrow and Other Travesties (art thread)
Post by: TheFlame52 on February 14, 2023, 05:13:00 pm
Unfortunately, every image in this thread is gone.