Sugar Skull Deer

Sighthoundlady's picture


A Sugar Skull Deer.
Inspired by Day of the Dead art and the art of Sylvia Ji.
It is very difficult to put a human-ish face on a deer and make it work. Sad
Possibly will make this into a TEF character. Possibly.
Does anybody remember the game Grim Fandago? I wish I had it now. I’d love to play that classic again.
Uruushou's picture

Whoa, nice; you're very

Whoa, nice; you're very productive tonight, Lady! c8 Don't worry, the human face turned out great; I love it! The zombie antlers have to be tough to draw, gah; kudos! And, omg, I have heard of Grim Fandango but I've never played it. It looks awesome, though, and I can definitely see the inspiration!
Sighthoundlady's picture

Thanks Uruushou! I really do

Thanks Uruushou! I really do feel so accomplished. I’ve really been wanting to make a human faced deer that doesn’t look too weird, don’t know yet if I’m prepared to play one yet as a character. All my deer have “real deer” faces or that’s how I think of them.

Grim Fandago was awesome, very DotD themed art and just a wonderful story line. I loved those old Lucas Arts adventure games. Monkey Island was another great series they had.
Uruushou's picture

You're most welcome! Welp,

You're most welcome! Welp, there is certainly nothing wrong with having "real deer" faces, but human-faced deer can be very interesting. All of mine have human faces so far, but that is just my personal preference. Whatever works for you! c8

Oh yes, Lucas Arts games are always great! Monkey Island was awesome. Hm...I should add Grim Fandango to my wish list on Amazon; I've been trying to hunt down classic Playstation games, so it would be a perfect addition!
eyestrain's picture

Really like the color scheme

Really like the color scheme here. I usually prefer a more stylized face to a realistic portrait, but there is such intelligence in those eyes. It fits.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Spyrre's picture

Agh, so lovely...! She´s

Agh, so lovely...! She´s absolutely beautiful, it would be awesome to have
this kind of mask in the game...
Also, you did very well with the face, in my opinion. <3

The face is very well done!

The face is very well done! ♥ ~ Those eyes are simply stunning. :3

I can only imagine how hard it was to draw those antlers.. ;w;
Snowsauria's picture

I really like how you did the

I really like how you did the zombie antlers. n_n
Mis's picture

This looks so amazing o_o

This looks so amazing o_o Just love your shading and highlighting, and the yellow on the zombie antlers is so festive! Really lovely details!
Sighthoundlady's picture

Uruushou: Your human faced

Uruushou: Your human faced deer characters are so cute, I adore the way you draw their faces.

eyestrain: Thank you! I love the way you draw “human” faced deer with more stylized, animal-like attributes, they always look so lovely and seem more “natural.” That’s the way I’ve always tried to draw mine as well. When I saw pictures of painted sugar skull faces, I was impressed how well the artist was able to suggest a skull over the human features. I wanted to see how this would look on a deer, fearing the whole time I was drawing it that it would look off.

Spyrre: Thank you so much! I drew and painted the face first, making sure I could pull it off first before I bothered painting the rest of the deer. I have a hard time with human faces, and if it didn’t turn out I was going to scrap the whole idea. Lol!

DogTag: Thanks! Looked at lots of Zombie antler screenies to get them right. They are fun to draw.

SnowSauria: Thanks so much and thanks a million for helping me get this set together in game. It is so, so cool! The helpfulness and generosity of folks on this site always amaze and inspire me. Thank you!

Misako: Thank you! I love the weird little filaments that are on the zombie antlers, I decided to suggest them with gold to help draw the design on the face together a little.
Snowsauria's picture

You are welcome, it looked

You are welcome, it looked great in-game! :'D I did actually consider giving Illrose that mask when I made that last drawing of her with the skull makeup, but, meh, guess I'll let her keep her skull mask. :'D
Sighthoundlady's picture

SnowSauria, you still should!

SnowSauria, you still should! That could be Illrose’s look when she takes her mask off? Human faced DotD mask with skull makeup underneath her deer skull mask. Perfect! I’m certainly not possessive of any one set myself. Usually if I see a deer wearing the same set as my deer I go “Way cool!” and plunk my deer down to get screenies. We could hang. Smiling
Snowsauria's picture

That was my thought. :'D But

That was my thought. :'D But on the other hand I've always loved the crying idol mask, so I wonder if I may use that instead, when she takes her skull off. Don't know yet. ^^
Lol, I'm like that as well when I meet deer with the same set as mine, I always find that funny. :'D
Sighthoundlady's picture

The crying idol mask is very

The crying idol mask is very “humanish” too and has that “painted on” look to it, it was one I thought about using as well because of that. It would look awesome, Snowsauria. Smiling
Snowsauria's picture

Lol, it seem we have some

Lol, it seem we have some similar thoughts. ^^ Yes, I think I'll see how the crying idol mask goes with the rest of her set. :')
Sighthoundlady's picture

Bah, do it! I wanna see!

Bah, do it! I wanna see! Smiling
eyestrain's picture

I think it's very good.

I think it's very good.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Iaurdagnire's picture

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa the colours are so deliciousssssssssss ♥
They look a little on the short side, is that on purpose?
Snowsauria's picture

Tried the crying idol mask -

Tried the crying idol mask - as you could see. xD That brown edge on the mask kinda ruins it, but I like the rest of it. And I absolutely love the sound it makes. ♥
Sighthoundlady's picture

Iaurdagnire: Thanks but

Iaurdagnire: Thanks but what’s on the short side, lol?

SnowSauria: I found you! The crying idol mask looks great, very other worldly. It does makes an awesome call! And I just noticed something about the DotD mask, the left eye is larger then the right! Gives it a sort of warped, demented look, lol!
Snowsauria's picture

Yes, it does look other

Yes, it does look other worldly. (: Lol, yeah, I noticed that about the DotD mask too, but the colors go very well with the DotD pelt and zombie antlers! n_n
Quoth-the-Raven's picture

Coolest. thing. ever.

Coolest. thing. ever.


Laughing out loud