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Afternoon Restby ~M0AI

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A young acolyte and an eight month old Crowned Foo pup rest after an afternoon walk. The breed's characteristic striped ears, tail, and tongue are very noticeable, and though this young individual's namesake cranial spines are still developing, it already sports a full bristling mane. Like most Foo, the Crowned was bred as a dedicated temple guardian in the northern islands. The breed's particularly well-developed third eye makes it uniquely well suited to the task, allowing it to detect demons, halfbreeds (coarsely called Bastards), and other spirits seeking to enter and possibly desecrate temples in disguise. Killing or at least driving off such foul entities is one of the breed's primary duties.

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Inspired by Chinese guardian lions, which are sometimes called Foo Dogs, a name also applied to pugs. The idea of an enormous, ferocious, but oddly pug-like beast has fascinated me for a long time.
I should also probably mention the spectacular foo-themed creature designs of Allison Theus

, which probably influenced this a bit. I was more inspired by the pug connection, though.

The striped tongue was inspired a bit by the unusual tongues of shar-peis and chow chows, which are also foo dogs!

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~secondhandben May 13, 2013

This is awesome!

~M0AI May 13, 2013 Student General Artist

Thanks!

~akukojiro Nov 23, 2012

this is the most amazing thing just wow man wow

~M0AI Mar 7, 2013 Student General Artist

Thanks!

*IRIRIV Sep 17, 2012

I love the folds on the skin : O

~M0AI Mar 11, 2013 Student General Artist

A much belated thanks!

*gutter-child Aug 21, 2012 Student General Artist

Hey, just letting you know, using this work as an example for pen and ink technique in a research presentation I'm doing for my illustration class. :3 Because it's just so great!

*beastofoblivion Jun 21, 2012

Hahaha that is awesome, fantastic design! I love that striped tongue. XD

~M0AI Jun 30, 2012 Student General Artist

Thanks!

~Babymordred121 Jun 7, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

This is awesome! Great take on a cool mythological creature; the expression is sweet, and I love how it seems physiologically plausible.

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