Hope In Friends Chapter 6 Page 39 |
https://www.deviantart.com/zander-the-artist/art/Hope-In-Friends-Chapter-6-Page-39-872608423
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Bela in trouble! |
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How to Cast a Dino Documentary |
So hobbling together a cast for a paleodocumentary, especially a mini-series with multiple episodes is very much like bringing together a cast for a movie or tv show. It needs a diverse assemblage of characters, each unique and interesting in their own way. A lot of people totally miss that, often putting together a cast of extinct animals thats very random and lopsided, often featuring two or more taxa that are way too similar to each other, and other times having very similar ones between episodes (though thats a different topic), and its often done by hypocrites who preach about the importance of speculation while simultaneously being horrified of the mere thought of looking outside one specific fossil formation, even if there are more than one within the same general area from the same time period (ala myopic know-it-all wagging their finger at the thought of putting Alamosaurus, known from Texas to Wyoming, in Hell Creek XD)
But is there a formula you can follow when putting together a cast list of dinosaurs for one particular instalment that would produce the most satisfying result? I think there is, at least if youre dealing with a conventional Jurassic or Cretaceous dinosaur-dominated ecosystem. Its more of a rule of thumb, not a hard-set one, as there are plenty of variable to consider, but your average dinosaur ecosystem will be like todays Serengeti (note how most ecosystems during the Pleistocene across the globe were also similar to Africa prior to experiencing mass extinctions) and should have the following archetypes:
a) A big sauropod: The simultaneous elephant/giraffe analog of your setting. Usually reserved for super-sized taxa, but smaller sauropod like Saltasaurus can also fill this role in the absence of the former. The big part is relative.
b) A big predator: The apex predator of the region, the lion equivalent. Usually an allosaur, megalosaur or tyrannosaur, though smaller types like abelisaurids or megraptorans also serve that role in the absence of the former. Again, the big part is relative.
c) The dangerous herbivore: The rhino or bovine equivalent, a plant-eater thats visually well-armed to ward off predators with horns, spikes, clubs and/or armor. Generally a ceratopsid or thyreophoran, with ankylosaurs being the most common choice, due to having the widest temporal and geographical distribution.
d) The ornithopod: The unassuming large, gregarious herbivore, the zebra or wildebeest analog of the environment. Typically an iguanodont or hadrosaur.
e) The small predator: The jackal or wild dog, or maybe serval or caracal of its environment. Predator biomasses in both modern and ancient times usually have carnivores of many different sizes, but the simplest and most economic pairing is a big predator/little predator combo. The size of the little predator depends on how large the big predator is. In the most extreme cases, when you have 40-foot apex predator, the little predator can be as big as 20 feet, ala T. rex/Dakotaraptor. In Late Cretaceous settings, its almost always a dromaeosaur, or less commonly a troodontid, though the latter was more like an opportunistic fox than a straightforward carnivore.
f) The small non-predator: This one is the most flexible archetype, very much a catch-all term that can encompass a wide range of dinosaurs; pachycephalosaurs, ornithomimids, oviraptorids, alvarezsaurs, doesnt matter if they are herbivores or omnivores, just as long as they arent very active hunters and can be interpreted as a common prey source for the aforementioned small predator .
g) The pterosaur: After all, the Mesozoic wasnt just the age of dinosaurs, but the age of pterosaurs as well. Much like any modern ecosystem has plenty of flying birds, you should have one mandatory token pterosaur in most of the episodes, usually one that reflects the time setting the best (ornithocheirids for the Lower Cretaceous, azhdarchids for the Upper Cretaceous, rhamphorhynchids for the Late Jurassic, etc.)
Now that I have established a rough formula, lets see how much it applies to the cast lists for my Updated with Dinosaurs ? At least for the conventional dinosaur-dominated episodes?
www.deviantart.com/wdghk/journ…
Those would be Time of Titans , Spirits of the Ice Forest , Death of a Dynasty/Ballad of Stan , The Terrible Hand , The Land of Giants , March of the Dinosaurs and The Southern Hunter
Big Sauropod: Mamenchisaurus, Saltasaurus, Alamosaurus, X, Argentinosaurus, X, Diamantinasaurus
Big Raptorial Theropod: Yangchuanosaurus, Carnotaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Tarbosaurus, Mapusaurus, Gorgosaurus, Australovenator
Dangerous Herbivore: Tuojiangosaurus, Antarctopelta, Torosaurus/Ankylosaurus, X, X, Styracosaurus/Edmontonia, X
Large Ornithopod: X, X, Edmontosaurus, Saurolophus, Ouranosaur, Parasaurolophus, Muttaburrasaur
Small Predatory Theropod: Guanlong, Imperobator, Dakotaraptor, Zanabazar, Skorpiovenator, Latenivenatrix
Small Non-Predator: Yinlong, Trinisaura, Pachycephalosaurus/Ornithomimus/ Thescelosaurus/ Trierarchuncus, Mononykus/Nemegtomaia, Huinculsaurus, Struthiomimus, Weewarrasaurus
Pterosaur: Jeholopterus, X, Quetzalcoatlus, Azhdarchid, Nicorhynchus, Cryodrakon, Ferrodraco
Defiantly has some gaps, but overall fits rather nicely, doesnt it? In quite a few spost, I could have easily included the missing archetypes, like Camptosaurus in Time of Titans , or Aerotitan in Spirits of the Ice Forest and Nemegtosaurus, Tarchia and the Nemegt Azhdarchid in The Terrible Hand , and only excluded them due to having a general character limit with each episode, and in some cases, more than one dinosaur filled the same archetype by virtue of being very different from each other respectively.
Worth mentioning that a great complementary bonus for any cast would be the well&.complementary bonus dinosaur or other reptile. An animal thats very unique and doesnt fit any of these archetypes. Examples would include spinosaurs, therizinosaurs and giant crocodiles (like Deinosuchus and Sarcosuchus) or a stray marine reptile that can inhabit fresh or brackish waters, not to mention some unique and highly derived Mesozoic mammals.
https://www.deviantart.com/wdghk/art/How-to-Cast-a-Dino-Documentary-872605994
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Natsumi and Miyuki by Bulushon |
https://www.deviantart.com/gwahar/art/Natsumi-and-Miyuki-by-Bulushon-872604007
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Atmospheric Ambience |
https://www.deviantart.com/anthonypresley/art/Atmospheric-Ambience-872604654
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Schloss Hallwyl |
Le chвteau DHallwyl se trouve а Seengen dans le Canton dArgovie а proximitй du Lac d'Hallwyl, il est un des plus beaux chвteaux а douves de Suisse.
Le dйbut du chвteau remonte probablement dйjа au XIиme siиcle, au dйbut sur les deux ilots dont un est dorigine naturel, il y avait des constructions en bois, remplacй en 1200 par des constructions en pierre. La famille de petite noblesse argovienne des De Hallwyl a йtй mentionnй pour la premiиre fois par йcris en 1167 par contre la premiиre mention de leur chвteau est par contre de 1256. On apprend daprиs un document du XIIиme siиcle que les seigneurs de Hallwyl devinrent les ministйriaux des comtes de Lenzburg, ils conservиrent cependant leurs droits sur les terres du Chвteau de Hallwyl, il en fыt de mкme sous les comtes de Kybourg. Avec le temps les De Hallwyl jouir dune grande considйration et par un habile jeu politique, ils rйussirent а rattacher а leur domaine divers fiefs et possessions des Kybourg puis des Habsbourg. Puis en 1369 les 4 fils des Jean 1er de Hallwyl ont conclu un contrat dhйritage en Indivision ce qui faisait queux et seulement leurs descendants mвles hйriteraient des biens patrimoniaux de la famille incluant bien sыr un dйdommagement pour leurs descendantes fйminines, Tout ceci dans le but dйviter un partage des possessions de la famille. Ce qui a fait quencore au XXиme siиcle le chвteau et la seigneurie йtaient toujours aux mains de la mкme famille. Le chвteau a йtй incendiй а plusieurs reprises au XIVиme siиcle puis il brыla aussi en 1415 lors de la conquкte de lArgovie par les troupes Confйdйrйes. Au XVIIиme siиcle un long litige concernant la successibilitй des descendantes fйminines rongea la fortune de la famille. En 1925 une fondation familiale pour la prйservation du chвteau et crййe et le chвteau de Hallwyl est ouvert au public en 1962 puis il est lйguй au canton dArgovie en 1994.
Sources des Infos : le site web de Swisscastles par Andrй Locher et son livre « Chвteaux Suisses » en collaboration avec Eli Lipski et la page Wikipйdia en anglais en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallwyl_&
Das Schloss Hallwyl befindet sich in Seengen im Kanton Aargau in der Nдhe des Hallwilersees und ist eines der schцnsten Wasserschlцsser der Schweiz.
Der Beginn der Burg geht wahrscheinlich auf das 11. Jahrhundert zurьck. Zu Beginn der beiden Inseln, von denen eine natьrlichen Ursprungs ist, gab es Holzkonstruktionen, die 1200 durch Steinkonstruktionen ersetzt wurden. Die Aargauer Adelsfamilie von Hallwyl wurde erstmals 1167 schriftlich erwдhnt, die erste Erwдhnung ihres Schlosses stammt jedoch aus dem Jahr 1256. Aus einem Dokument aus dem 12. Jahrhundert geht hervor, dass die Herren von Hallwyl Ministerialen der Grafen von Lenzburg wurden, sie jedoch erhalten blieben ihre Rechte auf dem Gelдnde des Schlosses von Hallwyl, war es das gleiche unter den Grafen von Kyburg. Im Laufe der Zeit genossen die De Hallwyls groЯe Wertschдtzung und durch geschicktes politisches Spiel gelang es ihnen, verschiedene Lehen und Besitztьmer des Kyburg und dann der Habsburg an ihre Domдne zu knьpfen. Dann schlossen die 4 Sцhne von Johannes I. von Hallwyl 1369 einen Erbvertrag in Individuen, was bedeutete, dass sie und nur ihre mдnnlichen Nachkommen das Erbgut der Familie erben wьrden, einschlieЯlich natьrlich einer Entschдdigung fьr ihre weiblichen Nachkommen. All dies, um dies zu vermeiden eine Aufteilung des Familienbesitzes. Dies bedeutete, dass die Burg und das Herrschaft auch im 20. Jahrhundert noch in den Hдnden derselben Familie waren. Die Burg wurde im 14. Jahrhundert mehrmals niedergebrannt und 1415 wдhrend der Eroberung von Aargau durch die konfцderierten Truppen niedergebrannt. Im 17. Jahrhundert untergrub ein langer Streit um das Recht weiblicher Nachkommen auf das Familienerbe das Familienvermцgen. 1925 wurde eine Familienstiftung zur Erhaltung des Schlosses gegrьndet und das Schloss Hallwyl 1962 der Цffentlichkeit zugдnglich gemacht und 1994 dem Kanton Aargau vermacht.
Informationsquellen: Swisscastles-Website von Andrй Locher und sein Buch "schlцsser der Schweiz" in Zusammenarbeit mit Eli Lipski und die Wikipedia-Seite in englischer Sprache
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_&
The Hallwyl Castle is located in Seengen in the Canton of Aargau near the Lake Hallwyl, it is one of the most beautiful moated castles in Switzerland.
The beginning of the castle probably dates back to the 11th century, at the beginning on the two islets, one of which is of natural origin, there were wooden constructions, replaced in 1200 by stone constructions. The Aargau noble family of Von Hallwyl was first mentioned in writing in 1167, however the first mention of their castle is from 1256. We learn from a document from the 12th century that the lords Von Hallwyl became the ministerial of the counts of Lenzburg, they however preserved their rights on the grounds of the Hallwyl Castle, it was the same under the counts of Kyburg. Over time the Von Hallwyls enjoyed great esteem and through skillful political play, they succeeded in attaching to their domain various fiefdoms and possessions of the Kyburg and then of the Habsburgs. Then in 1369 the 4 sons of John I of Hallwyl concluded a contract of inheritance in Undivided which meant that they and only their male descendants would inherit the patrimonial assets of the family including of course compensation for their female descendants, All this in order to avoid a division of their family possessions. This meant that even in the 20th century the castle and the Lordship were still in the hands of the same family. The castle was burnt down several times in the 14th century and then It also burned down in 1415 during the conquest of Aargau by Confederate troops. In the 17th century a long dispute concerning the successibility of female descendants eroded the family's fortune. In 1925 a family foundation for the preservation of the castle was created and Hallwyl Castle was opened to the public in 1962 and then bequeathed to the canton of Aargau in 1994.
Sources of Info: Swisscastles website by Andrй Locher and his book Swiss Castles in collaboration with Eli Lipski and the Wikipedia page in English
https://www.deviantart.com/leptitsuisse1912/art/Schloss-Hallwyl-872604270
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Glasses Girl! [reference] |
https://www.deviantart.com/ghostedarts/art/Glasses-Girl-reference-872603631
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Ryu Hayabusa - The Ultimate Legendary Ninja |
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https://www.deviantart.com/crystalromuko/art/Ryu-Hayabusa-The-Ultimate-Legendary-Ninja-872230444
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Dungeons and Dinners - A Fat-asy RPG |
https://www.deviantart.com/thebreadguardian/art/Dungeons-and-Dinners-A-Fat-asy-RPG-872355144
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Mario Artist: Paint Studio |BTTPSPO #18 |
https://www.deviantart.com/jacobthehero2006/art/Mario-Artist-Paint-Studio-BTTPSPO-18-872352962
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Massive Miscellaneous Doodle Dump |
so here ya go
Discord picks date mates based entirely on how entertaining they'll be. Mister Troubleshoes Clyde has a peculiar quirk going on with his earth pony magic, typically manifesting as clumsiness and "bad luck". The dude is a great big chaos magnet, so naturally, Discord is fascinated when he runs into the fella riding the rails. This works out just fine when Troubleshoes finds himself somewhat enjoying the company...
Troubleshoes isn't the most confident guy. 
wrote: "Celestia knows I think you're one handsome feller, but I'm sure you won't feel the same. I understand if you laugh in my face. You wouldn't be the first, and you won't be the last."
Fortunately Discord's got confidence enough for both of them, and is rather a bit softer on his big klutzy bf than he is with Twilight, showering Trouble with affection and compliments, often in his typical insensitive, Discord-y way
3.) got to thinkin about this dull sadsack of a villain
specifically his big sharp teeth and forward-facing eyes, which suggest the Storm King is a predator. i don't like this idea, idk why, i guess there's something deeply unsettling about a large bipedal intelligent carnivore interacting with small anime-eyed prey animals
SO i argue, the Storm King may look big and scary, with a huge strong jaws and big stabby canines, but he's actually an herbivore! Juuuust like a gorilla. The Storm King is a yeti, which are Old World composite creatures distantly related to minotaurs and centaurs. A yeti is a blend of mountain goat, yak, and ape. Despite their reputation of being monstrous flesh-eaters, yetis are gentle giants, often willing to help anyone lost out in the snow.
Or, at least, they were gentle giants. Yetis have been hunted to near extinction. The Storm King is the very last one. He's a bit peeved about the slow destruction of his entire species, as well as being forced to survive on the fringes of society since he lost his mother as a juvenile. His world conquest was done out of revenge and misdirected loneliness. He has exactly zero empathy for the suffering of other creatures, and resents the ponies especially for their cutesy-wutesy saccharine nonsense.
(Had they ever met, he and Tirek probably would have gotten along like a house on fire, then lit some actual houses on fire~)
4.) Concept art for Cuppa Joe's precious kitties! All are named after coffee. Featuring:
Miss Bitters was an elderly shelter cat that nobody wanted, probably because of her aloof personality and attempts to claw out a pony's eyes. She reminded Joe of his cranky old culinary teacher, Zesty Gourmand, and so Joey took Miss Bitters home to shower her with the love and patience he knew she needed. Miss Bitters was not impressed. She still hates everyone and everything, with the intensity of a thousand suns.
...It's worth noting though, that Miss Bitters now swats at Joe with her claws retracted, and her hisses have an almost affectionate note to them that only a well-trained ear can catch.
Vienna was found as a kitten in the alleyway behind his cafe. She was lost and huddled under a box, mewing in the cold. Joe found her, tucked her into his scarf, and fed her a bit of his sandwich. Vienna has since been forever loyal and loving, and enjoyed many, many more sandwiches.
Cubano is a big grumpyface that is actually pretty pushy about getting his daily dose of snuggles. Kahlua is a big friendly idiot that chirps at house guests and even plays fetch! She often gets the zoomies at 3am. She's the emotional support buddy of Bombon, who is a skittish, spacy oddball.
5.) Lightning Dust knew Rolling Thunder had a cousin in the Wonderbolts, and thus a potential pawn to be used for revenge purposes.....or at least some use getting herself and her dad reinstated in the 'Bolts. Yep, Light was more than eager to meet this exploitable flyboy.....but she didn't expect him to be cute.
further compounding this, Thunderlane is not the typical smarmy jock hotshot flier she's used to.....but kinda just a regular nice dude. Friendly, warm, and too sweet for his own good.....oh no, he's meeting all her standards!
ps now u see where zipperflash gets his panic floofing from
6.) Pondering how ponies display their marital/relationship status, since wedding rings don't seem fitting for a population of fingerless nudists.
There is no single uniform way ponies signify that they're taken, but certain ideas are very popular. Matching tattoos are a simple and low cost idea for couples who spend too much time kneading dough and whipping buttercream to wear flashy jewelry. The most common is a simple design done inside one ear (which has had the inner fur shaved). Most older ponies, as well as the wealthy aristocracy, deride ear tats as tacky, childish, and low class. Mister and Missus Cake do not give a solitary fuck. They got their marks when they eloped after high school, having been too broke for anything fancier. The marks, though cheesy and perhaps a bit crudely drawn, are regarded with much affection (and are a prime target for fond ear nibbles).
Vogue always begged her parents for a pet growing up- a parakeet, a puppy, a hedgehog, a ferret, a cat, anything- but sadly, they never granted her wish. Fleur couldn't bear the thought of some animal mussing up her artfully arranged home decor, and Fancy is allergic to nearly all manner of beast. Besides, Vogue had her studies to attend to. On one of her birthdays, they "gifted" her a massive aquarium full of glittery jewel-colored fish, but it was to be cared for only for the servants, more of a big ornament than any sort of pet. Vogue enjoyed the fish, but more than anything, she wanted a pet all her own.
However, jumping from an arduous education into a busy career didn't afford her any time for browsing pet shops. It isn't until one day, while running her modelling agency, Vogue spots something slithering out of one of her junior photographers' duffel bags. It's a giant python, brought in to be a racy prop for her models to pose with. Possibly nude, adds the photographer pleasantly.
Vogue is.....not happy about this. Not at all. Words are exchanged, a certain photographer is found to be "intolerably perverse", "criminally stupid", and "not at all good fit for the agency", and Vogue ends up with this abandoned, ownerless snake.
Welp. She doesn't really know what to do with it, she's honestly a bit afraid of the little beast, but when she reaches out to give it an awkward, totally-not-terrified pat.....it boops it's head against her hand. And looks up at her with the biggest, doofiest eyes imaginable. Oh no.
This is no foul creature. This is babie. Vogue loves babie. Vogue loves Buttered Noodles.
Zee, upon seeing her roommate walk into their home with a gigantic snake, said something to the tune of "what the fuckety fucking FUCKAROO NO NO NOOOOOO", but eventually warms up to Noodles, and can often be seen letting him wiggle his head into her hoodie pockets. They're bros.
8.) Concept art. Zecora is a Vodun medicine mare hailing from West Zebrica. She is the sole survivor of a relentless dry season that slowly destroyed her herd. The foals and the elderly were the first to succumb to the heat, and then came mysterious illness, striking down herd members so quickly and mercilessly that Zecora, despite her tireless efforts, couldn't discover a cure in time. Her grief and feelings of failure were unbearable. From each home, she took a totem to remind her of the lives that slipped through her hands, then fled as far away as she could, to start anew, somewhere she could be alone in her mourning, somewhere she could study the magic of alchemy and commune with the ancient spirits. She is not at all an evil enchantress, and is instead perfectly polite to anypony willing to extend her and her culture proper respect and dignity. As ponies as a whole kinda fail to do that and view her as a spectacle, Zecora is content living alone within the Everfree Forest. She is a dear friend of Fluttershy's, Twilight, Discord, and Applejack, and is always willing to aid any in need of her help. She's entertained a number of apprentices over the years, including Twilight, Apple Bloom, and Midnight Abyss.
I based her garb on that of ceremonial voodoo practitioners in Glidji Kpodji. This is a ceremonial/leisurely look for Zecora, she tends to dress in more conservative, comfy clothes when out and about.
bonus hc: Zecora's eyes are naturally brown, and light up blue when she's performing magic. Her rhyming is a vocal tick, often done to lull the otherwise-skittish ponies....and as an easy way for her to slip actual incantations into what seems like a goofy witch-doctor shtick. Beware, beware, you pony folk.
9.) Once upon a time, young Princess Novo ran away from the luxuries and tedium of royal life. Instead of finding adventure, she found herself hopelessly lost, in a world that wasn't particularly kind to spoiled little hippogriff chicks.
Celestia is going about her chores one morning when she finds this strange birdy whatchamacallit hiding in her family's barn. As the illegal daughter of an earth pony farmer and a unicorn noble, Celestia is often frustrated with how the upper class mistreats the low born. Kind, humble, and with a strong sense of justice, Celestia vows to help Novo get back home, no matter how dangerous the journey.
Cue an Emperor's New Groove-style adventure between a teeny snob and a pony just trying to do the right thing.......and yes, along the way they do have a major fall-out where Tia calls Novo out on her shit and nearly abandons her out of frustration......leaving Novo angrily sniffling but too proud to call out after her. Of course Celestia does return at some point, probably in the nick of time to rescue Novo from one of the infinite monstrosities that prowl ancient Equestria, cuing a shouting match for making each other worry, and then soggy hugs, and the forging of a lifelong friendship.
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Skire Batch 2 [CCCats] - (CLOSED) |
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DOAXVV Tamaki - White Prince [DL] |
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Amy Rose (Sonic X Alternate Outfit) |
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[LPT] Morgana |
Name: Morgana
Sex: -- Female
Identification Number: -- 1394
Species: -- Reformed Changeling
Traits: -- Spiked Shell, Triple Prong Horns, Large Mandibles
Markings: -- Elegant, Splotchy (not shown), Agama, Socks
Palettes: --
Body Palette: Grrrl
Hair Palette: Kintsugi
Secondary Hair Palette: Techno
Primary Markings Palette: Rainbow Road
Secondary Markings Palette: Sister Serenity
Shell: Grrrl
Mutations: -- Cosmic
Birth Date: -- March 5th 2021
Lineage: Sire x Dam: N/A Offspring: N/A
Adopt/Brood Image: N/A
Stats:
Strength: 3
Agility: 5
Intelligence: 5
Charisma: 5
Perception: 5
Stealth: 7
Magic: 6
Stats Log: -- +1 Magic: Cosmic Mutation
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https://www.deviantart.com/nobleclay/art/LPT-Morgana-872349184
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Surtr Basic Ref. Sheet |
https://www.deviantart.com/tyrant28/art/Surtr-Basic-Ref-Sheet-872348094
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[Blender] Vanessa |
https://www.deviantart.com/misterioarg/art/Blender-Vanessa-872346891
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Cygnus |
Support me on PatreonOffered under a Creative Commons license / Attribution Unported. Meaning Yes for commercial use including premade backgrounds as long as you credit and link back to me. More details on my stock rules here: somadjinn.deviantart.com/journ…
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