Swandog Studio

clockworkcreature: It’s not much yet, but the END OF ZE WORLD...

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:37:02 +0200

It’s not much yet, but the END OF ZE WORLD batch is in progress - have some progress bars!

Clockwork Creature Studio: Project List

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:31:58 +0200

Clockwork Creature Studio: Project List:

Project list for the recent batch, which we have decided to call the “END OF ZE WORLD” batch.

Slot 1: “The Malachite Beast” fullsuit

Slot 2: Zephyrue - Orient Chimera fullsuit

Slot 3: Krampus fullsuit

Slot 4: Vargr - hellhound mask & tail; Shadowchaser - wolf bodysuit & tail; Virizhyic - feet

Reblogging just so I can keep tabs on things. :)

Clockwork Creature Studio: Commission Opening Date!

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:21:35 +0200

Clockwork Creature Studio: Commission Opening Date!:

clockworkcreature:

Commissions will open on FRIDAY, MAY 24th at 5:00PM EST

A handy countdown timer, for your timing pleasure:

This is the time at which we will begin accepting applications for commission slots. This window will be open until Saturday, May 25th at 5PM EST - so that is a nice 24-hour…

*flail* :D :D :D

chandeluresinsicily: onewheeledhaystack: This is the best...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:41:43 +0200

chandeluresinsicily:

onewheeledhaystack:

This is the best thing I have ever seen oh my god

THIS MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY THOUGH

LOL, I like them much better this way. :D

lovely-lace-and-fishnets: sigfodr: A version for tumblr that...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:18:09 +0100

lovely-lace-and-fishnets:

sigfodr:

A version for tumblr that can be read without opening a new tab, since plenty of people would scroll past this story otherwise.

raggedybearcat: reptiglo: vixxey: shanellestumblr: Saw this...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:17:24 +0100

raggedybearcat:

reptiglo:

vixxey:

shanellestumblr:

Saw this circling around Facebook and want to repost because I can’t agree more!

The Tumblr community is notorious for wanting novelty pets simply because of the novelty (fuzzy chicken, chinchilla, etc) without doing any research. Please, please please do your research before you even consider getting a rabbit for Easter. And NEVER buy one as a GIFT! They are a personal commitment that you must make yourself, not that you can make for other people or that other people can make for you.

That being said, shelter adoption is a very rewarding way to adopt rabbits into your life, should you decide you’re ready for the commitment. Shelters become overrun with rabbits after easter because of people being uneducated and deciding to surrender them after the novelty has worn off. There are thousands and thousands of rabbits without homes at these shelters that need someone to care for them!

Adopting my rabbit 5 years ago was the best decision I made, she has improved my quality of life considerably and I love her so much. Rabbits are intelligent and loving critters, but sometimes challenging, and if you are up to date with your knowledge on them, you and your rabbit can both have a rewarding life together.

The House Rabbit Society website has lots of info to get you started and I definitely urge anyone considering adopting one of these balls of love to thoroughly read their website and so some more research of your own! http://www.rabbit.org http://www.rabbit.org http://www.rabbit.org

I will reblog this every time I see it.

This is the same for every animal. Reptiles live for an extremely long time for pets, especially our tortoise friends,. Be willing to make the commitment—they are not toys, they are live animals.

This this this this this. Everyone should know that impulse rabbit ownership is one of my major pet peeves. Rabbits are fantastic pets, but they are not easy pets. You can’t get one and expect it to be like a dog or a cat. You need to pay much more attention to feeding and housing and you really need to train them and expose them to you and other stimuli.

At the bare minimum I believe that rabbits should be inside during the night, on a good, 70-90% roughage diet, desexed asap, and handled for at least an hour a day. It’s kind of hard to stress the importance of this when pet shops sell rabbit hutches with the deal that you get the rabbit free :/

Additionally if you are Australian and don’t stop to think about bilbies around Easter I will be cross at you.

wy00n: daggerjaw: CS Lewis: To love at all (x) Pretty much...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:06:19 +0100

wy00n:

daggerjaw:

CS Lewis: To love at all (x)

Pretty much why Terron is how he is.

I love this comic.

Yea. I know. :/

theburningtimesofmymanhood: GASP D!!!!!

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:58:52 +0100

theburningtimesofmymanhood:

*GASP* D!!!!!

homopteran: catertothehollow: staceythinx: Diving swans...

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:58:14 +0100

homopteran:

catertothehollow:

staceythinx:

Diving swans captured by Viktor Lyagushkin

oh my heart

This is beautiful but also sort of upsetting? I can’t help but imagine being a little animal at the bottom, with these giant heads coming from the sky… ooh boy.

TW: animal abuse PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:04:49 +0100

homopteran:

I would really appreciate a signal boost and action from anybody who is willing to help??

Basically, this person has been buying rabbits for the purpose of torture. Furthermore, he has been videotaping and photographing the gore, and sharing it on the internet to shock people with little or no warning about the content of the links.

His name is Patrick Cossette, but goes by Patrick T Nelson online. Here is his facebook, professional website, and address:

Patrick Cossette

900 S. Peninsula Dr #306

Daytona Beach, Fl. 32118

https://www.facebook.com/patrick.t.nelson?fref=ts

http://fullofepicwin.com/

He currently lives in Daytona, FL but will soon be moving to Atlanta, GA.

We have already attempted to contact local animal control agencies, police, and animal shelters - all to no avail. As a last hope we contacted PETA, who appear to want to help, but so far nothing has come of that either??

More info under the cut (TW: animal abuse, violence, gore, etc)

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Clockwork Creature Studio: ALERT! All costume-makers!

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:47:33 +0100

Clockwork Creature Studio: ALERT! All costume-makers!:

clockworkcreature:

There is a french website shamelessly stealing photos of high-end costume work and posting it to a website called “Masks and Wonders”, where they are falsely claiming to have made all of the items, and are offering them “for sale”.

MASKS AND WONDERS <— Copyright violators!

Whois data…

doctorconquest: Hello, tumblr. So I’ve got this pretty solid...

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:06:42 +0100

oooooh

aaahhhh

doctorconquest:

Hello, tumblr.

So I’ve got this pretty solid collection of Copic art markers. They’re great. I like them a lot. But here’s the thing: I am so allergic to them that I can’t use them without wearing an industrial strength respiratory mask, which is very uncomfortable and awkward, meaning I haven’t used these beautiful markers in over a year and have no intention to in the future.

They’re lonely. They’re unloved. They need a new artistic mind to command them. Could that artistic mind be…yours?

IT COULD BE WITH THIS GIVEAWAY.

Explain please.
I’d thought about trying to sell some of my Copic collection for a while but it turns out I can’t be bothered with the trouble and anyway I prefer giving things away (related fact: I will never be rich). And though I am but a humble internet-no-one-in-particular with not many people following this blog I thought, surely, someone is going to see this and want these magnificent markers, right?

Copic markers are, in my opinion, the best art markers you can get. They’re incredibly versatile—they can go on perfectly flat and smooth to look like digital colouring, they can be blended to look like watercolours, they can do a lot of things! However, their quality is reflected in their cost and although they’re worth every penny, at $4 to $7 per marker they can be prohibitively expensive, especially for students. So, here’s a chance to win a pretty great set!

ONE LUCKY WINNER of this giveaway will receive 62 Copic markers, retail value of about $298, consisting of:
-39 Copic Ciao and Copic Sketch colours, including all the basic colours, flesh tones, neutrals and shades, and the colourless blender
-a complete set of Copic Original cool grey tones, plus black
-a complete set of Copic Original warm grey tones See images above!

WOW SO MANY PRETTY MARKERS

Wait, am I going to be super allergic to these too?
Almost definitely not. Most people aren’t bothered by Copics at all, I’m just super unlucky and oversensitive. The markers have very little smell, especially compared to other art markers.

HOW TO WIN AND WHATNOT:

-Reblog this post EDIT: Please only reblog once! Everyone’s name only goes into the draw once so multiple reblogging doesn’t improve your chances (it just makes doing the draw a bit more complicated for me, haha).

-I will announce the randomly chosen winner on January 5, 2013. You must have your ask box open or email address available so I can contact you and get your address to send you your cool stuff! If I don’t receive a response within 72 hours I’ll choose another winner.

-I will ship anywhere! Unless it is somehow illegal for you to get a box of markers in the mail.

And that’s it! I think. Hopefully I haven’t left out a crucially important step to this. Anyway, thanks for reading this far! Please share this with your artsy acquaintances who might be interested in a chance to win $300 worth of fancy markers. :)

Good luck, lovely citizens of tumblr!

I can’t get over how utterly amazing this is…...

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:34:08 +0100

I can’t get over how utterly amazing this is… O_o

clockworkcreature:

Photos of Zaland!

Thank you Manojalpa and Bean for taking these.

Seeing that this has already been reblogged into submission by...

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:23:42 +0100

Seeing that this has already been reblogged into submission by others, I just wanted to point out that I’m glad whomever posted this at least credited my art (though I would have preferred they ask my permission before posting this), and I wanted to clarify that the above quote isn’t mine. Whomever said that quote should have put it on his/her own art instead, since having it on my art gives kinda the impression that I said it. :P

~Swandog

raptorix: deersong: wHIMPERS I LOVE PIEBALD DEER Oh pretty! I...

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:51:07 +0200

raptorix:

deersong:

wHIMPERS I LOVE PIEBALD DEER

Oh pretty! I didn’t know they could be piebald!

Inspiration

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:23:10 +0200

oscar-is-happy:

She was my inspiration…

skulldog: I love you Tumblr, all 700 of you here, watching...

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:23:18 +0200

skulldog:

I love you Tumblr, all 700 of you here, watching me.

Let’s give some shit away, I’m feeling generous today!

What’s in the pack:

-Random assortment of stickers, more than shown above. Most are waterproof and can be used on cars. (I’ll make note of which are outdoor safe when contacting the winner)

-Random assortment of quarter sized buttons. Also likely more than shown, if I can dig out any more designs from the box.

-1 Golden Drake Pathtag with keychain jump ring. Better shot of that seen here.

-6 Random 8.5 x 11 inch glossy prints. It’s a mystery!

-Probably a few extra odds and ends I find while this is going on. Maybe some original sketches, keychains, who knows!

How to enter:

-One reblog per person.

-Likes don’t count.

-Drawing will happen sometime on the 7th of August, in honor of 700 watchers.

I Iove this soooo much!!! D: All the gorgeous details, and...

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:48:20 +0200

I Iove this soooo much!!! D: All the gorgeous details, and everything else about it is just perfect (complete with Luna’s typical silly attempts to wear hats)! ;D Thank you again for this wonderful surprise, dear!! :D <3<3<3

thornwolfart:

Birthday gift from Sayh to Swandog of their characters Onyx and Luna

This was a blast to draw, I rarely get to draw either kind of species, so it was a treat :)

We are absolutely ecstatic to see how this utterly amazing and...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:53:09 +0200

We are absolutely ecstatic to see how this utterly amazing and gorgeous suit came out; it is everything we hoped it would be, and more…And it looks exactly like the char art (which is really impressive, since he has such a complex char)! :D Thank you for all the time and effort you’ve put into it; it was well-worth the wait, and as others have stated previously, you’ve simply outdone yourself this time! :) Can’t wait to finally debut it at CF!! <3

beetlefursuits:

Panduck Fursuit Finished by *Beetlecat

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This is Panduck, a red panda/mandarin duck gryphon.

This has been my most complicated completed costume yet - A unique styled head with vision from under the beak, complicated markings and too many furs for me to remember off the top of my head, and those wings!

A little history first, I have been working on this project for a while and so this costume is actually a collection of several years worth of work which makes it rather unique IMO since even *I* cannot remake another like it XD

The head was originally created almost exactly 4 years ago - I remade several parts on it recently to bring them up to my current standards, but most of it is original. Amusingly, since the beak is foam not plastic as I would use now, it is actually lighter in weight than a head I made now would likely be.

The feet and most of the bodysuit were made around the same time as the head and the hands a while later. I had made a tail but decided recently to make a totally new one to bring it up to current standards. The wing frame has been in various stages of construction and has been remade a few times over the years but the coverings (ie feathers) and the attachments to the body are totally brand new.

The wings are about 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide and weigh just over 10 pounds (includes both wings and the back plate and all attachments). The wings naturally stay extended (in that half open position) but can be manually collapsed for transport (or to fit through doors) but then will spring back out once released.

They are attached to the body using a new method I do not think has been used in this fandom before which is very secure and easy to wear since it provides full body support (rather than a harness which digs into the shoulders or the waist). They can detach without taking the bodysuit off, but they can also stay attached so that one person can conceivably put the costume on (though having a 2nd makes it much quicker as they can support the wings).

Once on, despite how intricate it is, the whole costume is as easy to wear as any other classic fursuit and can come off in seconds, which is everything that I was hoping for when I started making it :D Since I believe no matter how great a fursuit looks, it’s not actually useable unless it is comfortable as well.

I am very happy with how this project has come together. I really had no idea when i started it and had to make up a lot of new stuff along the way, which has, I believe, expanded my abilities, as well as my perception of my own abilities, as a costume artist.

I really hope the owner has as much fun with this costume as I have and that it is everything that I want it to be for them.

swanblood: avianawareness: cutiescream: boomtotheheadnojutsu: ...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:35:36 +0200

swanblood:

avianawareness:

cutiescream:

boomtotheheadnojutsu:

ヘビクイワシの人 | ケルビン

Gpoy

Secretary Bird is a Secretary

Oh gosh, I love it.