#illustration friday
Jinn
According to Arabic and Islamic mythology, the Jinn are a caste of supernatural beings derived from fire or air, and only inferior to angels and devils. They are omnipresent inhabitants of inanimate objects and elemental forces, able to shapeshift into myriad forms including human, animal, and fantastical. Though undetectable by humans and metaphysical in nature, Jinn possess the ability to manipulate and interact with the physical world. They relish in petty revenges when slighted, sowing discord into people’s lives by causing chronic misfortune, baffling pain, and mental anguish.
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Bake-danuki
Bake-danukis are cheerful and supernatural tanukis (raccoon dogs) from Japanese folklore. These shapeshifting creatures are auspicious: since they have eight disguises, they are associated with the number eight, which is lucky in many Asian cultures. Though bake-danukis are symbols of good fortune and playfulness, they can be impish, taking great pleasure in tricking people and making them appear foolish. One of the bake-danuki’s most notable features is its oversized scrotum, able to expand cartoonishly in size and shape for myriad uses. This magical scrotum becomes a raft for traversing water, a net for capturing fish and birds, and a sheet that shields the bake-danuki against the elements.
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I’ve suddenly had this uncontrollable urge to turn everything off and spend weeks and weeks reading every single word that master Tolkien has ever written. Nothing can undo his magic. Nothing will ever even come close to what made it all magical in the first place (Sir Peter Jackson did, so thank you, dear sir! ☺️) ♥️
So… feeling blue? Have some Gandalfs, Bilbos and some of our dearest old friends to properly start the weekend! I know you’ve seen these before, and I really have to resume working on my unfinished pieces, but my Tolkien heart was needing some of the good ol’ stuff ;)
I missed Tolkien Thursday so.. happy Tolkien Friday! ⚔️
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It’s almost that time of the year again! We have exactly two weeks to go, so get your wands, pencils, and brushes ready for the third edition of Wizard April! ♀️
I’ll be hosting the challenge both here on Tumblr and on Insta, so tag me or add #wizardapril or #wizardapril2022 to your posts to share your artworks with our art community!
Also, please let me know if you want the prompts translated to other languages so we can make our art challenge truly open to everyone everywhere! And feel free to share the prompts with your friends!
Can’t wait to see what you create!
Happy Friday!
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This doesn’t even need a caption, but you know, I feel the need…
These two are up there with the best of the best
Happy Friday! ✈️
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