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Inari is the Japanese god/spirit of rice, fertility, agriculture and industry. Foxes are regarded as the messengers of Inari, so Inari shrines are typically guarded by fox statues. This particular statue lives at Fushimi Inari, the head Inari shrine located just outside of Kyoto. The shrine was founded in 711 AD, making it 1,298 years old this year.
Things this old tend to develop a life and a power of their own.
11x15" acrylic on illustration board. The original will be for sale at Anthrocon.
Critiques welcome and encouraged.
Things this old tend to develop a life and a power of their own.
11x15" acrylic on illustration board. The original will be for sale at Anthrocon.
Critiques welcome and encouraged.
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great job al always Mr. Bop
Beautiful work :3 I love the fur effect on the fox
LOVE.
gorgeous details and colors <3
But really, this is an amazing piece. Your way of rendering is stellar :)
If I were going to AC, I would totally bid on this. :D
-VV
I love the colors and the blurred out background. The detailed brown/orange fox looks really good against a grey and green smooth background!
Amazing picture, well done! : D
~QTB
Looks CRAZY X3
So realistic! Good job!
love the angle you chose,and the perspective is nicely done.
and I like the atmosphere,looks like it's right after the rain,when the sun shines again?
by the way,I think the highlight on fox's fur,the one on armpit,is too bright so that it makes his anatomy look a little awkward.but that's just me.
I really like the texture on the statue,and love the various colors you used on it.
I personally think it could have been better if the statue and background were not so similar value and tone.(just my view,though)
in conclusion,I just wanted to say that,this piece is really made of awesome.awesome skills and efforts.
It is wery beauty!
Best Regards Smirre
Anyway, the entire piece is fantastic. The fox, despite not being in the original photo, really fits into the surroundings here. :)
Thank you for the compliments!
For once, I'd like to have a -nice- camera, so that I can see things like textures, properly. :)
Oh wait.
HOLY CRAP.