damn thats one hot chick! wouldn't mind a taste o' that!
and now i'm done with the bad chicken puns XD
awesome pic ^w^

Mmm, those legs.

mmmmmmmm those breasts l3~~~

chicks, man....

Such juicy breasts.

That could be a cock, mind you.

Don't worry, Kovos knows how to age and brine rooster meat to make it just as tasty as hens.

Apparently castration at a young age is the best method to a tender rooster.

Man, who plans dinner that far ahead?

It also prevents them from picking fights and keeps them well tempered.

Like a cat or dog.

Geometric designs remind me more of circuitry. Tribes are usually more apt to organic shapes in designs, but it largely depends on what they have to work with :P

Is their cultural "art" blocky as well? Do they live near mountains regions or are they plains-dwellers?

How are they applied? That has a great influence on design as well.


I LOVE THIS SORT OF THING

I understand where you're getting the circuitry feeling from. It does look kinda like Tron but they got circles and not very flattering figure following lines.

The hatobe tattoo designs are based around bands though, which originate from family tattoos done on the tail. They make use of the natural curves to give some variation to the straight lines and it's very easy to read. I haven't really thought much on "native art" for the hatobe though. They're not a primitive race, they're more like your D&D elves that live in towns instead of trees. So their art would probably be whatever's popular at the time. Tattoos and piercings are the only thing that really stayed traditional. Tattoos are applied using sticks with a buncha needles on them, similar to the Japanese style of tattooing. http://jamesthen.com/wp-content/upl.....onaltattoo.jpg

They're also a widespread species, but probably originated from a muddy or swampy area long long ago, back when people were cave men. Now it's like the Renaissance so things like specific origins of humans and hatobe don't matter much after being there for so long.

Don't worry about asking me stuff like this, I enjoy answering them and giving more background to my hatobes.

Might they have a tradition of voodoo/superstition/curses/hexes? Although periodically/historically wrong, it could be interesting to draw traditions from that culture.

Even the Renaissance's Art in Europe had it's base in the culture of Europe/England and the like, base partly by pursuit of truth and accuracy and the revival of ideals of the Romans (as more a rediscovery by the Italians and spreading from there). The Romans basically stole from the Greeks, who valued knowledge and wisdom above all. Even the myths have a distinctly human air about them, with gods succumbing to mortal flaws. The sculpture arrived as a monument to all things "human", and so was taken quite srsly.

The church especially, had a major influence on the renaissance's art. With the extravagance both they and the royalty pushed for, architectural stylings, clothing sensibilities, and even your basic paradigm are all affected. All that cloth was labourous to paint, so methods were developed to paint it. The drive for mastery from the Italian culture helped push this sort of style as well.

These guys seem fairly pragmatic. Down to earth. How is their view of the body? Puritan like ours, or nonchalant like Rome and Greece were? That would affect art AND clothing for long times. Western Europe didn't really have tatoos castle-age if you might have noticed. It wasn't even the puritans to begin with that made the church be like that! That view traced back to the desert and hiding women from marauders.

Even modern Japanese art (manga and such) has a sort of history, culturally speaking. Perfection through simplicity has always been a major part of Chinese/Japanese culture and teaching. Not only that, but look back to the paintings of ancient times and you can't tell me there was no connection.

OH GOD THAT LOOKS FAIRLY PAINFUL!

What pigments do these guys have access to? Via trade? Ochre and Blacks are all fairly common.

Cultures that lived in fairly fertile places (swamps) rarely drove themselves to advancement. The Rainforest tribes and the North American First Peoples are big examples.

Make some proverbs and such! They help drive directions on cultural values. What do they swear on?

You blank-banded son of a <offensive statement>!

I'm seeing a big deal about family and bloodlines @_@

Oh my.

There is nothing like arguing theoretical culture development at 2AM.


NOTHING!

... Too bad my comic is about killing monsters for money, picking pockets, finding treasure, and sex instead of art.

The hatobe are as widespread as humans so you can't really just pin down one culture on them. The folks who live in a different continent will have different practices and beliefs. I'm just giving rather basic general info on the species in general and focusing on the fairly modern group my characters are from. Not all hatobes have tattoos, just the ones who stick to an old traditional practice of wanting their family name on their tail. Tattoos are always black. Other colors don't show up well on brown skin. The ink used to be made from coal and soot, but trade is rather common so everyone uses ink.

Again, the swamp origin took place in cavemen years and now hatobe are as far spread as humans.

Both humans and hatobe mix and match a wide range of gods from a lady luck, cupid, food, or justice. Some change belief depending on what they need help in while others stick to one. There are some human or hatobe only gods but they're not as popular in most areas where the people are mixed.

Family only plays a bigger part if you happen to live in a smaller town where you know everyone else there. In the cities, not so much.

I normally prefer beef to chicken, but I can see why Kovos is into it in this case!

He makes a mean spit roasted chicken~ With secret spices from his Nana!

I want a thigh!

Mmm, chicken!