Swandog's Gallery

Morning Mane by Swandog

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:47:31 -0000

A silly gift art pic for my soulsis, the amazing Synnabar, because she's a wonderful friend, too sweet for words, and her art rocks my world! :D She's always pictured with such a perfect, flowing, ethereal mane, but I wondered if it still looks that way whenever she wakes up, so I drew her with "morning mane"! XD

Medium: pencils, ink
Tags: lion stretch Morning Synnabar lioness hellcat dawn Tired mane yawn sleepy yawning waking stretching

Just Swingin' by Swandog

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:44:43 -0000

Art trade/FAX entry for Lemurkat.

Medium: pencils, ink
Tags: lemur anthro vines jungle leaves Palm Madagascar swing lemurkat swinging vine palms fronds

Nocturne by Swandog

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:41:51 -0000

Sketch for Nocte/Cornus.

Medium: pencils, ink
Tags: night dark unicorn Moon black head portrait stag darkness crescent nocturnal midnight nighttime nightfall nocturne

Hoarfrost by Swandog

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:37:30 -0000

A unicorn character from a book I was planning to write, but dunno if I'll ever actually get around to doing it. :P

Medium: pencils
Tags: unicorn head eyes rays light portrait horn soft mane shining flowing hoarfrost

East Bridges West--Totem Card by Swandog

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:33:17 -0000

My finished submission to the "Pathfinders" Animal Totem Card Deck...Pictured here are the Wood Duck and the Mandarin, the only two members of the genus "Aix" and belonging to the perching duck tribe "Cairinini". For a full desc of the totemic value/aspect of these ducks, please see over here: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/51694583/

Medium: markers, colored pencils, ink
Tags: Totem wood duck duck china california american american japan drake West bridge asia garden symbolism totemic symbolic pathfinders cards deck folklore myth fable native legend colorful north East bamboo mandarin stream ferns

Talbona's Badge by Swandog

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:24:43 -0000

Conbadge for my sis Talbona. (And yes, she's shown as pregnant here, her face has cheetah-like markings, and her tailbase looks thick because she's part dragon. The border is an odd mix of Art Nouveau and Celtic.)

Medium: markers, colored pencils, ink & gel pens
Tags: dragon dragon Tiger Cheetah bikini pink conbadge purple badge anthro art white wings winged blue stripes pregnant celtic knotwork nouveau jewels border pearls markings talbona violet lavender

Tye G. Wolfee's Badge by Swandog

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:22:02 -0000

Conbadge for Tye G. Wolfee. (And yes, he's supposed to have dark, fox-like paws.) :)

Medium: markers, colored pencils, ink & gel pens
Tags: wolf conbadge badge anthro glasses vines celtic knotwork border tye wolfee aviator

Thistledown's Badge by Swandog

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:19:32 -0000

Conbadge for Thistledown, a percheron mare. (And the first of the badges I did using a Prisma marker/colored pencil combo, which I much prefer.)

Medium: markers, colored pencils, ink & gel pens
Tags: conbadge Horse anthro mare celtic knotwork thistles percheron thistledown

MaryMouse's Badge by Swandog

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:11:51 -0000

Conbadge for Mary Mouse, in Redwall style. (And the last of the conbadges I did using mostly colored pencils.)

Medium: colored pencils, mech pencil, ink pens
Tags: Moon Flying conbadge bird badge anthro full mouse sword redwall fly daisy flower samurai mary rook p-coat peacoat

Warphammer's Badge by Swandog

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:08:35 -0000

Conbadge for Warphammer, which was a cropped, close-up view of his commission here: http://artspots.com/users/swandog/1684 (Text added digitally.)

Medium: colored pencils, ink & gel pens
Tags: sunset Flying conbadge bird badge wings hawk of prey cry fly feathers broadwing warphammer screech

Panthras' Badge by Swandog

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:02:59 -0000

Conbadge for Panthras/Paranoid Panther. (He's actually supposed to be black, but I can't color very well with just black, and besides, I wanted the details to show.)

Medium: colored pencils, mech pencil, ink pens
Tags: feather cat leopard conbadge Jaguar black badge panther anthro pen ink paper old pot book parchment writing diary quill

XianJaguar's Badge by Swandog

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:00:12 -0000

Conbadge for XianJaguar. :)

Medium: colored pencils, mech pencil, ink pens
Tags: cat conbadge Wind Jaguar kitty badge anthro cross blowing hair xianjaguar christian windy

Rubyheart's Badge by Swandog

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:57:06 -0000

Conbadge for Rubyheart, the hot pink corgi. :)

Medium: colored pencils, mech pencil, ink pens
Tags: dog corgi pembroke conbadge badge heart hearts celtic knotwork rubyheart welsh

Jasmina's Badge by Swandog

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:54:37 -0000

Conbadge for my sis Jasmina Half-Wolf, a winged sussex spaniel/wolf hybrid. :)

Medium: colored pencils, mech pencil, ink pens
Tags: wolf dog conbadge badge mix Phoenix wings hybrid winged sussex spaniel

Swanstar Totem Card by Swandog

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:15:23 -0000

My finished submission to the "Pathfinders" Animal Totem Card Deck...Pictured here are the eight living swan species of the world: Whooper, Trumpeter, Whistling/Tundra, Bewick's, Mute, Black, Black-necked and Coscoroba. For a full desc of the totemic value/aspect of swans, please see over here: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/40173676/

Medium: markers, colored pencils, ink & gel pens
Tags: mythology Swan Totem star rays animal card swans symbolism rainbow totemic symbolic pathfinders cards deck folklore myth fable starlight flower petals pattern swirl

Friendship Knows No Bounds by Swandog

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:10:33 -0000

Papercutting (commission) of the giant gryphon Archteryx and his equine pal, Silver Brumby, enjoying a twilight romp together. Traditionally, gryphons and horses are mortal enemies, but sometimes they can look past tradition and become the best of friends. :) I colored the sunset gradient on golden parchment paper with Prisma/Tria markers and colored pencils, shaded the knotwork edges with markers, and inked the black lines over the knotwork as well as the signature at the very bottom. The knotwork itself was cut from the parchment (same as you see in the margin), and everything black you see was cut from black paper. The quote and sunrays were cut *out* of the black paper (so that you see the parchment beneath), making three layers of paper total. The floating inserts in some of the letters (r, e, d and o) had to be glued down separately. Hope that all makes sense. :P

Medium: papercut, markers, colored pencils, ink
Tags: sunset equine Flying Horse play gryphon run running silver fun pony friends fly freedom best sunrays giant Archteryx Brumby pals buddies twilight romp galloping dusk friendship

Hawk and Dragon by Swandog

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:02:52 -0000

My last commission to be done only in colored pencils, due to the time it takes and the risk of burnout (I started this before I got my Prisma markers, which takes me far less time and hassle to color images). Warp's char is a broadwing hawk, and the dragon is just a special symbol to him, which together form an egg-shaped, yin-yang pose. The chars are supposed to look stylized, and the background flat and undetailed, because I wanted the contrast of detailed foreground set against a simple background, with the foreground creating the background's border. (BTW, the colors are MUCH more vivid IRL, the details more clear, and the original is quite large--at least for my usual work.)

Medium: colored pencils, ink pens
Tags: dragon sunset sun Flying forest mountains chinese hawk oriental fly freedom lake yin-yang free pastels broadwing broadwinged asian globe sphere shadows reflections jessies egg

Snowelf Sphynx by Swandog

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:55:50 -0000

Gift art for my dear soulsister Snowelf, who is an elf-lynx "Sphynx". :)

Medium: colored pencils, ink pens
Tags: anthro lynx elf snowelf sphinx sphynx

Apocalypse by Swandog

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:53:51 -0000

(Ancient art...) The End of the World will be both a beautiful and terrifying thing..."I watched as the angel opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place." (Rev. 6:12-14) The decending, shining Dove is symbolic of the Second Coming--of hope and salvation amidst the storm, the destruction and chaos of the Apocalypse.

Medium: conte crayons and oil pastels
Tags: chaos spirit Moon full end clouds storm ocean rays sea darkness blood dove crescent rainbow revelations apocalypse times holy decending bloody dripping swirling reflection moonlight hope

C Eagle by Swandog

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:50:24 -0000

Commission for my soulbro C Eagle. (I do very few such "toony" works, as you can see, but I still do like how this one came out.)

Medium: colored pencils, ink pens
Tags: monster toon toony anthro Eagle clover kilt bald bagpipes pipes bagpiper loch ness nessie thistles scottish scotland