hello look i drew Vahss and his outfit redesign! this means nothing to y'all because I never posted his first design here, but i did a complete rehaul and I did that for a couple reasons. firstly, the green is more indicative of his character and slots into Ataerun symbolism very nicely with him loving plants and being the resident Plant Guy.
second, because Vahss is a border world kiil’rah, he grew up in a culture where Ataeru and Kiil’n core fashions bled into each other, helping to influence the otherwise unique border world fashion.
Which is also why he doesn’t get an Ataerun outfit vs a Kiil’n outfit, because the culture bleed is enough that he looks Weird but not That Weird (and also because Vahss is too stupid to wear something more appropriate as he heads deeper into Ataerun territory)
And lastly, the mask and cowl are common for both kiil’rah and mozu who don’t want their species recognized and is a general symbol of “I’m not here to cause trouble I am just here to anonymously go about my business” in both the Kiil’n and Ataerun empires.
second, because Vahss is a border world kiil’rah, he grew up in a culture where Ataeru and Kiil’n core fashions bled into each other, helping to influence the otherwise unique border world fashion.
Which is also why he doesn’t get an Ataerun outfit vs a Kiil’n outfit, because the culture bleed is enough that he looks Weird but not That Weird (and also because Vahss is too stupid to wear something more appropriate as he heads deeper into Ataerun territory)
And lastly, the mask and cowl are common for both kiil’rah and mozu who don’t want their species recognized and is a general symbol of “I’m not here to cause trouble I am just here to anonymously go about my business” in both the Kiil’n and Ataerun empires.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fantasy
Species Cheetah
Size 1280 x 822px
File Size 167.8 kB
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I realize this is old, but I am deliberately looking for ideas of fantasy/fashion specifically on anthro characters. That said, I LOVE what you have done with the footwear. It's something I've debated on because it can be hard to decide if they would really need to protect footpaws, or go about it as animals.
Oh thank you!! I loved coming up with the design, but my thought process is that if people ending up using shoes, why wouldn't animals? cus technically their paw pads aren't inherently tougher than the bottoms of our feet, it's just that we got so used to wearing shoes that we don't build up any callouses to protect the bottoms of our feet (also happens with indoor cats vs strays--indoor cat pads are soft and tender like our feet, but strays tend to have tougher, calloused pads!)
plus i just really wanted to see if i could come up with a design for shoes that works lol
plus i just really wanted to see if i could come up with a design for shoes that works lol
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