This here is some fantabulous lineart of Jioni and Eztli. Sowiljr sent Jioni, Queen of Erebus, off to a coffeeshop on a mission to help Eztli be better at politics. Basically, her job was to try to teach Eztli how to be a queen, which Eztli was failing at spectacularly due to a combined disinterest in politics and inability to take her husband's position as "king" of like five people seriously.
But, undaunted, Jioni took her to a coffeeshop and sat down and tried to explain politics, which was endlessly entertaining. Jioni would explain things in awesome, expressive, badass ways; Eztli would stare at her in noncomprehension or answer in monosyllables. After about two hours, the entire mortal population of the coffeeshop had cleared in terror, and Jioni had succeeded in teaching Eztli that when you go to the house of another ruler, it's polite to tell them they have many tables. Which is now all she knows how to say in political situations.
By the excellent Raven Saith!
The artist originally intended to do a full digital color picture here, but real life caught up to her and she had to set the project aside. But it's still super neat - how about Sangria's totally uninterested expression and badass muscles, or Vivian's sassy pinkie finger? - so we're posting it anyway, because we like it, darn it. I'm especially tickled by the suspiciously child-sized toothmarks on Sangria's arm. Battle scars of motherhood.
And, since it's lineart, how about this - anyone who feels like coloring it, go ahead and do so! Show it off to us later. :)
Why does Etzli look like a dude?
ReplyDeleteI don't think I understand your question. The artist drew her as the artist envisioned her from our description.
DeleteWomen can have muscles too, you know.
I mean Etzli is a hardened warrior, so she looks like a badass warrior. She is still a woman, but I don't think she has ever in fiction come off as the traditional western idea of "Feminine."
Deleteit's the way her face looks and the fact that one breast is wrapped and the other is armored. She just looks really masculine to me.
DeleteI'm sure you didn't intend it this way, but that's a very problematic thing to say. There are women out there in the world who do look like that, and they are every bit as much women as women who look more like the Vivian in the picture above. It's not up to you, or anyone else, to define what women "look like", and when you do you are as a side effect telling women who do look that way that they look somehow wrong. It might not be intentional, but it could still be very hurtful to a woman who looks like that for people to be implying that she doesn't look like a woman, even if you didn't mean it that way.
DeleteLadies can be large-framed and muscular, and it doesn't make them any less ladies.
and you need to not jump down peoples throats for innocent comments that are in no way insulting.
DeleteHey, man, I'm being polite. Nobody's jumping down anyone's throat here. (Well, except you now, kinda.)
DeleteBut I'm here telling you that that comment is insulting - to me personally, and possibly to others. If you didn't mean it that way, that's fine, but that doesn't mean it might not be insulting to others.
This is quite awesome.
ReplyDeleteI DO have a question about the armor/helmet. It's not what I'd expect an Aztec to wear (particularly one with Piety as Eztli does). It seems more Norse. Is this artistic flair or a reflection of changing times?
Sidenote: Love Jioni's earlobes. It's a nice touch
Just artist interpretation. Sangria barely wears clothes most of the time, let alone armor. :)
DeleteI know! The ear disks are one of her Ori features, and they look awesome here!
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
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