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Still progressing with my attempts to figure out what China Miéville's Bas-Lag xenians look like. This here's a vodyanoi, with a little watercræft duck he's absently sculpting.

Again, I've posted this in traditional because most of the work (both in terms of how it looks, and the time it took) was just pencil on paper. I did do a bit more photoshop work on this than on the khepri, but since I worked so much harder on the pencils, that was kinda inevitable.

The downside to this is that I kinda topped myself a bit on this one - I'm gonna have to redo the khepri to match this work level (not a bad thing tho, since I've just re-read Perdido Street Station, so I know there are a few inaccuracies with my khepri design that I have to fix anyway), and the rest of the races will have to be up to this standard as well, or I just won't be satisfied. Gotta push yourself tho, right?

ps - this originally started just as a face-study, which is why his elbow disappears off the page. I was also originally gonna dress him in the traditional vodyanoi loincloth, but I figure a lot of New Crobuzon vodyanoi wear clothes crafted to work in water or on land (for the sake of decorum), so I worked up a costume. The ribbing material used for his vest is intended to prevent it looking too clingy on land. Oh, and I suck at water!
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:iconloonyyunie:
~LoonyYunie Nov 24, 2010
EXCELLENT vodyanoi! I love it! Very good!
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~artmunki Nov 24, 2010
Thenkyew! ^_^
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~Greenwolfen Oct 18, 2010
I'm currently reading Perdido Street Station. This is a really great take on what they look like. Great job!
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~artmunki Oct 18, 2010
Thanks man, I love it when other fans like my xenians.

Enjoy the rest of the book!
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~Greenwolfen Oct 18, 2010
You're welcome. :D

And I will!
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~AngelYarn Aug 20, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Creepy! But in a good way. I like the spots on his legs and the way his face looks shiny.
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~artmunki Aug 21, 2010
I'd never really thought of the vodyanoi being creepy, but I guess they kinda are, out of context. ^_^
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=LiamSharp Jul 10, 2010  Professional Artist
Yup! Just about how I saw them! Really great.

Best,

L.
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~artmunki Jul 11, 2010
Wow, thanks man! Colour me flattered - praise from a childhood hero! Thanks - you've made my week! ^_^
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*MonsterBrand Sep 28, 2009  Professional Photographer
hi, I've featured this piece here: [link]

:heart:
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