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[all creatures great and small]

The last time I went to a karaoke bar, one of the guys who got on the mic had "Crispy Bacon" as a stage name...

[Sazzi in experimental style]

What is experimental about the style of this piece, exactly?

She certainly looks cute... I like the varying line width. It gives that hand-inked look.

Zilu7 responds:

In this case some of the "experimental" stuff is not seen on screen. its more experimental process stuff. but what you CAN see is the different INK style brush I used. I was also trying to mimic another artists style so I was trying to extract what they were doing and apply it to mine. Limited color palette being one. Theres more, but thats most of what you can see.

[Sky witch]

That's the first witch I've ever seen with a pet ghost...

Sirbeartoad responds:

funi ghost c:

[Embers]

It certainly looks stark...

[Donald trump]

Congrats, I guess...

Edit: Unfortunately I do.

corybirb responds:

I dont even live in the usa lmao

[Drawtober Day 24: Expedition]

#shivermetimbers #avastyescurvydogs

[Traditional Emirati Clothes (OC)?]

What makes it Emirati? The pattern on the keffiyeh or...?

bagutteboy responds:

Sorry for the latest reply known to humankind (crying emoji crying emoji)

The Bisht, the Kandura and the pattern are all collectively Arabic, like its one of those things or topics where the origin are controversial, with no right answer (like the origin of the shawarma, there is no right answer, google it!?!)

the keffiyeh is sorta Iraqi or Jordanian but other than that the only thing that makes this Emirati is the character ig, it is based off of my real Emirati friend so idk.

[Chourta El-Watani]

This is the first OC I've seen that is from Algeria...interesting.

Can't see his overall shape in this. I presume he's buff, or at least physically fit.

Do Algerian cops carry side-handle batons? American cops only carried them for a short time in the 1980's...these days they don't use batons for anything outside riot control.

SouSTAR responds:

Thank you!
I think batons are pretty much "outdated" in most part of world, apart from riot control!

I didn't really tried to make the uniform accurate to be frank, I just wrote "Police" in arabic, and drew a generic police patch too :3

Telescopic batons are the norm now! :)

[🐀RAT BASTARD AT THE BANK💸 (Art Trade!!)]

What is a "dogeza"?

SouSTAR responds:

"Dogeza is an element of traditional Japanese etiquette which involves kneeling directly on the ground and bowing to prostrate oneself while touching one's head to the floor. It is used to show deference to a person of higher status, as a deep apology or to express the desire for a favor from said person."

It's like an advanced "please" :)

[K'yarnak phlegethor l'ebumna syha'h n'ghft]

Very well done, though pedophilia wasn't the first thing that came to mind upon seeing this piece.

Could use a bit more contrast or darkening in certain areas, but overall it's fantastic.

ShangXian responds:

I can image that others don't immediately see it, after all everyone is free to see what they perceive in this work. That element was what I experienced during the inspiration phase. I agree about the darkening part, I should have highlighted some parts especially around the body of the entity or the bg.

The original had more defined parts in terms of colours so you can see it better: https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/81056d9df2e14850e773d8cf627e4cd1

Thanks for the feedback, really appreciated!