JCC [Image heavy]A thread for art: See note on page 776

https://www.deviantart.com/tyrannoninja/art/Kneeling-before-the-Winged-Cobra-846911510

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An ancient Egyptian woman receives a visit from a winged cobra spirit, possibly the goddess Wadjet, and kneels before her in reverence.

I originally intended this artwork to go on a face mask which I would sell on Redbubble, but I had trouble getting the whole design to fit on the mask. Nonetheless, I'm rather proud of my emulation of the Egyptian artistic style here.

https://www.deviantart.com/tyrannoninja/art/Muslimah-847255014

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This portrait depicts a modern Muslim woman of African descent in a traditional hijab. Although it originated in Arabia, Islam spread into Africa shortly afterward in the 7th century AD. In modern times, nearly one third of the world’s Muslims live in Africa, where they constitute about forty percent of the population. In some African cultures, Islam has been syncretized with indigenous religions to the point where people may practice both Islamic and native customs.

https://www.deviantart.com/tyrannoninja/art/Corsair-of-the-Barbary-Coast-847762779

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This is a commissioned artwork starring one of the Barbary corsairs, North African pirates who terrorized the Atlantic and Mediterranean between the 16th and 19th centuries AD. They're most infamous for enslaving large numbers of European Christian captives, though they would also prey on Jews as well as "pagan" peoples of coastal West Africa. They even got into a couple of fights with the United States under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early 19th century.

https://www.deviantart.com/tyrannoninja/art/Cleopatra-and-the-Asp-848107524

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“Come, thou mortal wretch,
With thy sharp teeth this knot intrinsicate
Of life at once untie: poor venomous fool,
Be angry, and dispatch. O, couldst thou speak,
That I might hear thee call great Caesar Ass
Unpolicied!”

—Cleopatra VII, Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt (69-30 BC), as quoted from Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra

https://www.deviantart.com/tyrannoninja/art/Athena-849803411

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This is my portrait of Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare. She makes an appearance in my upcoming novel Priestess of the Lost Colony, wherein she aids the main antagonists by spying on our heroes in owl form. In Greek literature such as the Odyssey, she was repeatedly described as having gray eyes, which I interpreted here as a luminous silver to give her that supernatural quality.

https://www.deviantart.com/tyrannoninja/art/Hypatia-of-Alexandria-2020-Version-850123435

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Hypatia of Alexandria (370-415 AD) was a female philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer who worked and lectured at the University of Alexandria in Egypt (then a province of the Eastern Roman Empire). Despite the misogynistic prejudices that prevailed during her time, she nonetheless won respect as a brilliant academic by her contemporaries as well as later historians. Unfortunately this did not save her from the wrath of fanatical Christian monks who had her dragged by her chariot down the street, stripped naked, beaten to death, and then burned. Some historians believe that Hypatia’s death marked a tragic end not only for a woman of her intellect but for the intellectual tradition of science and philosophy which she represented, hence while it has been called “the end of classical antiquity”.

 

rebenke: Pocahontas

https://www.deviantart.com/rebenke/art/Pocahontas-125137255

 

https://www.deviantart.com/tyrannoninja/art/Filipino-Warrior-850334991

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A warrior of the pre-colonial Philippines roars out a cry of exultation atop a tree bough overlooking the island’s jungle. Did you know that Filipino cultures used to practice ritualized headhunting? They also had a thing for tattooing their bodies, similar to related Austronesian peoples such as the Polynesians.

 

rebenke: Tiana and the roses

https://www.deviantart.com/rebenke/art/Tiana-and-the-roses-136904655

 

https://www.deviantart.com/genzoman/art/Alien-Xenomorph-and-Ripley-851690100

 

Craftea: Moonstone

https://www.deviantart.com/craftea/art/Moonstone-843342178

 

https://www.deviantart.com/cavalieredispade/art/Chihuahua-Temple-851875216

 

Craftea: Crystal

https://www.deviantart.com/craftea/art/Crystal-848713129

 

https://www.deviantart.com/arianod/art/Bold-Adventurers-852017448

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Silas and Dustin, my nephews' characters, braving the dangers of an unexplored ruin in the jungles of Río Miranda. They're wearing extra protection on their necks and forearms against stirges, which are known to infest the jungle.

-Dustin: Nyan (counts as Halfling) warrior, level 1.

-Silas: Eloi (counts as Elf) thief, level 2.

https://www.deviantart.com/arianod/art/Fantasy-Races-852018775

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Playable humanoid races for the AD&D campaign I'm running for my nephews. They're the classic AD&D races, with some cosmetic changes to make the setting less Tolkien-esque.

Zharr: basically Dwarfs. They have a cultural taboo against showing their faces to outsiders, which is why they always wear masks when interacting with other races.

Eloi: Elves, but with horns. Also, their skin, hair and eye colours are tied to their class, because why not. (From left to right: warrior, wizard and ranger)

Nyan: Halflings, but 150% cooler because they're CATS.

 

rebenke: Rapunzel and fairies

https://www.deviantart.com/rebenke/art/Rapunzel-and-fairies-121084754

 

https://www.deviantart.com/kaijusamurai/art/Godzilla-Neo-MOKELE-MBEMBE-850256400

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River Titan

MOKELE MBEMBE



Titan Class

Height: 90 meters

Length: 200 meters

Mass: 50,000 metric tons



Bio:

The legendary MOKELE MBEMBE, sometimes thought to be a remnant dinosaur or some other leftover megafauna, is in truth closer to the mythological “Grootslang,” a creature with a mix of reptilian and mammalian traits, perfectly representational of the Titan classification. MONARCH had been monitoring the creature after capturing it decades ago beneath the Nile river. The creature’s insatiable appetite for flesh made it particularly dangerous, and should it ever escape...

As the numerous Titan class kaiju began to erupt from the world’s MONARCH facilities in the wake of MUTO PRIME’s call, Mokele, who’s full name means “The Beast That Blocks Rivers,” violently escaped the Sudan facility and went on a vicious rampage, plucking MONARCH personnel from the area and greedily devouring them. While the monster never made it to Boston, Mokele is now free to roam the new Titan-dominated Earth unopposed, except for other Titans.



Abilities/Aspects:

• Armored hide can withstand most ordinance
• Semi-aquatic, can remain submerged for days
• Long trunk, extremely strong and dexterous
• Ravenous carnivore
• Possible color-shifting abilities

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alexamorath: Enchantress

https://www.deviantart.com/alexamorath/art/Enchantress-845138996

 

https://www.deviantart.com/lucianovecchio/art/Nimrod-vs-Young-XMen-850079443

 

Princess Icicles: Black Heart

https://www.deviantart.com/princess-icicles/art/Black-Heart-630605492

 

Thavius by Chris Rallis

 

LoverofUnicorns96: The Fairest Villain In The Land

https://www.deviantart.com/loverofunicorns96/art/The-Fairest-Villain-in-the-Land-629746155

 

https://www.deviantart.com/daysoframpage/art/Doctor-Strange-Fan-Art-851465083

 

falling-lights-3127: Greek Violet (Meg & Hercules's daughter: "Rhea Hestia")

https://www.deviantart.com/falling-lights-3127/art/Greek-Violet-614667014

 

https://www.deviantart.com/leonardomartinli/art/Hulk-850979009

 

Sapphire-Roz: Alia (Aladdin & Jasmine's daughter)

https://www.deviantart.com/sapphire-roz/art/Alia-614741732

 

https://www.deviantart.com/rafaelavd/art/SPIDER-MAN-2099-2-851347449

 

xoxserenityxx: Amita (Mowgli & Shanti's daughter)

https://www.deviantart.com/xoxseren...-Limit-New-Royalty-Intro-and-Chal-1-615646722

 

https://www.deviantart.com/press76/art/Spidy-845205856

 

MilleniumHopeArtist: Cathryn (Alice & The Hatter's Daughter)

https://www.deviantart.com/milleniumhopeartist/art/New-Royalty-Model-Challenge-617590351

 

Lapis, by RUGGINE-610: