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"Orc Nouveau II" by Ursula Vernon

SF&F Picture 43 out of 78 by Ursula Vernon

SciFi and Fantasy Art Orc Nouveau II by Ursula Vernon

The orcish poet Urrshahurruk-gah (Celadon Toadstool) was famed throughout the fifty-seven tribes for the quality of her poetry, and also for that time she put a mace through that one guy's head, while shouting haiku. Her martial poetry was of course the most popular, including such works as "Warpig Sonnets" and "Ode to a Dagger Stuck In Somebody's Eye," which dealt with the perennial themes of melee and mayhem popular among orcs. But many believe that her finest work were her more delicate and introspective pieces, including "Reflections Seen In The Blood Of My Enemies," and the elegant "Poem for Mushrooms Growing From The Skull Of A Dead Elf."

It was perhaps not entirely politic for Celadon to recite that last piece at an elvish court during a rare cultural exchange program between warring kingdoms, but everyone agreed much later that it had helped to open a really honest dialogue, and there hadn't been all THAT many casualties, and you couldn't expect artists to compromise about these things, after all.
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I had this idea for "Orc Nouveau" based on the Job cigarette ad by Alphonse Mucha. It failed due to some color scheme issues and whatnot. But I couldn't get the idea out of my head--orc women are hot, damnit! Moreso than those pasty elf chicks! They just need better press!--and so I flung myself back at it, and out came Celadon Toadstool.

Date	Name	Comment
8 Jul 2008	Aimee	Loading... Oh dear, having a nipple ring looks like it would hurt! How can she stand it? Good picture,
28 Aug 2008	Anon.	Loading... A poet!! You have drawn a poet, a sewer mermaid, species of plant with tusks and with horns!! You are like kindeling to my artistic flame. I will now write something insane!! THANK YOU!!
6 Nov 2008	Chantel	Loading... Cool! Looks like im in a fantacy Hawaii!
11 Nov 2008	Ria Susan Witteman	Loading... i like the nouveau style! orcs can be beautiful too. i like the hair barrets!! the mushrooms!!! yay!
7 Feb 2009	Sihe Megara Lioz	Loading... You like drawing skull beads, don’t you.
19 Feb 2009	Anon.	Loading... this is really great dont take it off I like looking at it
15 Apr 2009	MT Starkey	Loading... Sexiest orc I’ve ever seen.
16 Jun 2009	Jennifer A. Hofmeister	Loading... this must be the very moment before she eats the mushroom and - hang on, growing from a dead elf’s skull? i see ... cool. great idea.
14 Jul 2009	Renate Brecht Jongbloets	Loading... so full of emotion ^^ awsome pic : D
16 Sep 2009	Tristan Gardner05 Neumann	Loading... I love mushrooms! and the color scheme/subject of this piece. Beautiful
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About 'Orc Nouveau II':

• Status: OK
• Created by:

Ursula Vernon
• Copyright: ©Ursula Vernon. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Orc, Art, Nouveau, Woman
• Categories: Body Study, Orc, Goblins, Trolls, Trollocs..., Woman, Women
• Techniques: Computer Painted from Scratch
• Inspirations: Other Artist

• Mod Pick at: 2005-12-08 10:00:02
• Submitted: 2005-12-06 22:01:38
• Views: 14029
• Resolution: 500x750

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