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I’m excited for the release of The Dark Crystal: AOR. It’s definitely one of those films that shaped me early on and my love of all things creature.
So heres a little “fan art” for the coming series. This is not of any particular character but I thought it’s been a while since I did anything “pretty” so why not do a Gelfling.
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LOVED THIS PANEL! This is the “Fires of Resistance” panel from the 2020 Great Con-Junction at Elstree Studios, put together by Thames Con in February. I’m so grateful they recorded everything to share!
Left to right: Beccy Henderson, Neil Sterenberg, Louise Gold, Nick Kellington, Hup, Victor Yerrid
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The Creation of Thra Panel - A fascinating insight into the creation of the characters from the Dark Crystal. From concept to construction. Featuring (from right to left) Tim Clarke, Wendy Froud, Brian Froud, Valerie Charlton and John Coppinger. Moderated by Tobias Rowe.
The Children of Thra Panel - A fun and energetic discussion from some of the children of Thra (Gelfling, Landstrider, Aughra). Featuring (from right to left) Robbie Barnett, Lisa Maxwell, Stephen Garlick, Kiran Shah & Mike Edmonds . Moderated by Tobias Rowe.
The Skeksis Lords Panel - A fun and interesting insight into what it was like to perform, puppeteer and voice a Skeksis. Featuring (from right to left) Tim Rose (The Treasurer Skeksis Performer), Michael Kilgarriff (The General Skeksis - Voice), Mike Quinn (The Slave Master Skeksis Performer), Steve Whitmire (The Scientist Skeksis Performer & Voice) and Melissa Whitmire (Assisted with The Scientist Skeksis). Moderated by Tobias Rowe.
The Gentle Mystics Panel - An interesting insight into what it was like to perform and puppeteer the Mystics and many other creatures on Thra. Featuring Toby Philpott, Simon J Williamson, Richard Slaughter, Dave Barclay and Hugh Spight. Moderated by Tobias Rowe.
mention of The Dark Crystal in the new official Labyrinth Tarot Deck guidebook foreword written by Brian Froud
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I wanted to draw SkekSard and UrDahr together for quite a while so @createforthra was a great opportunity! It was meant to fit Day 7′s theme of unity but it can work for Day 5′s division too. Depends on how you see it!
As both are face to face, I wanted to highlight how their overall head shapes are similar. There’s a page on The World of the Dark Crystal that shows how both counterparts were meant to have these similarities…It’s not very respected in the movie/show, but I kinda did it here because it was a cool idea. They are the same being, after all. They are SardDahr the UrSkek!
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“Myrn is a renowned Elder living in the Dousan’s Wellspring. She is known as “Silver Face” by the Xerics she helped because of the tattoos covering her face. She has so many of them that it’s hard to tell her natural skin from the tattooed one, painted with one of the rarest pigments. How she obtained it is a mystery.
So’nan is also what we can call mysterious. Kind and gentle with his peers, he is quieter than a Dousan normally is and the scar on his ear reveals a troubled past. The clan knows that he is a retired Crystal Skimmer Pilot who is now Myrn’s assistant, but what they remember the most is the sound of the percussions he plays during their funerals, sounds that reminds them of the wind and the heartbeat of a Crystal Skimmer.“
I had these two drawn in a notebook for more than a year and I’ve never made an actual finished piece for them. So for Age of Resistance’s 2nd anniversary (on other social medias) and for @createforthra day 2, I’m finally posting them! I was more of a Skeksis fan with the movie, but the show made me love the Gelflings with the diversity of their cultures and clans. So I made Myrn and So’nan from my favorite clan (with the Sifas) the Dousans!
The sketches I made in mid-2020. So’nan got his name and design very soon, I only changed his tattoos a bit. But Myrn was harder… You can see her old design here with the incense smokes on her hood! I didn’t like it! So my new inspiration was that Brian Froud sketch in the "Epic return to Thra” book:
I thought it was so cool, and I’m sure it’s how he sees the shamans. Also, those things on their hood… are these crystals from the desert? My mind went wild and I finally got a design for Myrn! Her name took A LOT longer to find, and my friends in the fandom helped me find the perfect one. So I want to thank them!
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