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I support Kopa/Vitani pairing.
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Last: 1/15/09
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I've jumped on the bandwagon.

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Last: 12/28/09
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Last: 9/3/09
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As created by me

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"The Lion King" in Celtic designs

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They're breeding like rabbits!

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An AU story

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Before Mufasa and Taka...

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TLK III
My version

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04:25 Sun 2/7/2010

I noticed on Facebook that some people like posting pictures featuring various characters with various descriptions, and then tagging their friends according to the description that best matches each friend's personality. So I put together a picture of my own for just such a purpose. Feel free to use it, but please don't remove the sig in the corner.

Higher quality version (transparencies) can be downloaded here: Personality-Traits-153184815
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21:51 Thu 12/17/2009

A tribute to the Chapman family featuring the lyrics from the title song of Steven Curtis Chapman's newest album, "Beauty will Rise." Yup, that's Maria's flower that Kovu's dusting off. Meant to be an avatar.

"Out of these ashes
Beauty will rise
And we will dance among the ruins
We will SEE it with our own eyes
Out of these ashes
Beauty will rise
And we will SEE
The joy that's coming in the morning
In the morning
Beauty will rise."
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08:07 Wed 12/16/2009

A common act of service around Christmas time is to put on a Nativity play. So here to present the gifts of entertainment, friendship, laughter, and the story of the first Christmas are the cub thespians of the Pride Lands. Starring Simba and Nala as Joseph and Mary, and my OC Judah as baby Jesus.
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07:47 Sat 12/12/2009

Tara was drawing Lion King fan art when this little cub wandered onto her canvas. This cute little guy is kind of scruffy after all that wandering, and he's searching for a new home.
Adopt the cub.

As for Tara, well, she has been spending entirely too much time on Farmville. Please disregard the fact that she is typing in third person.
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23:19 Wed 12/9/2009

"M-mom, who turned down the heat?"

Just a quick pic to try out my new laptop. It feels good to be uploading art again. And on a laptop that (hopefully) won't crash every couple of hours!

This was inspired by the 12 degree (Farenheit) temperatures outside. Yesterday the mercury didn't get above zero.
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06:06 Wed 8/19/2009

Rafiki and his nephew watch as the flowers of the baobab tree open in their nocturnal bloom.
Inspired by the documentary "Planet Earth." The moths depicted are actually native to Madagascar, but I figured I could get away with transporting them to the mainland for this pic. At least I'm not inserting South American anteaters...
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03:48 Thu 7/9/2009

I've finally settled on a set pattern for Tara's leg markings. I used Morse code. The phrase, "Way of the Crown" is the meaning of the name Atarah Derek (Crown Way). However, it doesn't refer to a laurel crown set on the heads of royalty or champion athletes. Instead it refers to the crown of thorns worn by Jesus. Thus it is yet another reminder that following Jesus requires taking up our cross, and losing our lives for His sake in order to gain them. It is the road of suffering; the "road less traveled;" and there are a few who have opted to travel it. Remember those brave followers as though you were "bound with them." (Hebrews 13:3)
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04:33 Sat 6/20/2009

...So I decided I really need to practice my landscapes. I can't really draw them digitally. This one's kind of mediocre.
This is a scene looking west across the Pridelands. I was going to add Rafiki's tree, but I decided I need to practice drawing that separately before I add it to a bg. It was inspired by a rainbow I saw earlier this evening on the way home from work.
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04:24 Fri 6/19/2009

For the contest. It's a Simba cupcake cake! Although next time, I'm definitely going to use the decorator's icing instead of that runny cheap stuff.
I scarcely had time to admire my handiwork. I had two hungry siblings and a neighbor kid chomping at the bit to get chomping at the cupcakes.
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05:17 Tue 4/28/2009

I couldn't help but notice the similarities between these three names. They all refer to an odor that we don't like. Granted, I know Taka can also mean "asked for, wanted," but this meaning fit this pic. I found it amusing that the meaning behind Kimba's name in a way puts him in the same category with the villains of TLK. Maybe he's secretly plotting to take over the Pridelands in an act of revenge on Disney...XD
I did not use a reference for Kimba (as I'm sure you can tell). I don't draw anime anyway.
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19:48 Fri 4/24/2009

A little sketcher pic of Kopa taking a nap in a tree. Sketcher is going to take some time to get used to.
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04:09 Wed 12/24/2008

Just a pic of Kovu done w/ Prismacolors. Trying out the realism style again.
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20:23 Mon 12/1/2008

"As queen, it is our duty to remind the king of the balance that exists in nature. We are to help him maintain that balance and tend to the Pridelands. So you see, the queen also has a place and a purpose in the great circle of life."
I imagine Simba wasn't the only one who got the "When you're in charge of all this" talk. Sarabi doubtless had a lot to teach Nala.
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18:35 Mon 9/8/2008

I noticed my gallery was significantly lacking in Kiara pics. So here's one of anthro Simba and Kiara dancing. The song is one of my favorite Steven Curtis Chapman songs.
Edit: This picture is dedicated to the memory of Maria Sue Chapman, part of the inspiration behind this song. I've included a recreation of Maria's last picture and message to her family. The six petals represent the six Chapman kids. Only one petal is colored in. Only one of the children, Maria, is completely whole.
See. It's gonna be ok. My Prince is dancing with me.
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18:29 Mon 9/8/2008

I'm a scaredy cat when it comes to these types of things...
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23:35 Wed 8/6/2008

It's finished! From one procrastinator to another (Mah needs to update her story;D).
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23:33 Wed 8/6/2008

Kopa and Vitani cuddle. I guess Nefu took off, because these two are now sitting exactly where he was.
And the stars are out now.
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23:31 Wed 8/6/2008

The only, I repeat, ONLY time I will EVER do one of these. I hate Anime.
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23:30 Wed 8/6/2008

I need to work on profiles.
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06:55 Mon 8/4/2008

For the contest. What if Kopa had been a part of SP?
No sooner had Kiara introduced herself when her brother appeared with a snarl and planted himself between the two cubs.
“Kopa?” Kovu said with surprise. Of even greater surprise to him were the scars across the young prince's face. He hadn't known Kopa to have any scars.
“Stay away from my sister, outsider!” Kopa hissed. He'd already been betrayed into Zira's paws by one of her cubs. He wasn't about to let that happen to Kiara.
I spent a while on the bg and I'm still not completely satisfied with it. Oh well.
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20:56 Mon 6/23/2008

"You cannot escape it. Maria is dead because of you!"
"No!"
"You've killed your own sister!"
"NOOO!!"
A tribute to the member of the Chapman family who's hurting the most. Keep Will in your prayers.
EDIT: Decided to take a stab at the contest.
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06:22 Mon 5/19/2008

WIP. This one's supposed to be a pic for Mahewa's story, "From Beyond the Mountain." But there's something about it that's just not coming to me. Can't figure it out.
Anyway, this is proof that I haven't forgotten about those illustrations.
It's Ni with his little brother, Malka, along with young Zira and Mah's character, Nyonda.
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16:07 Mon 5/5/2008

The result of a pen and ink class I took recently. This is the most realistic cat I've ever drawn, and yet it doesn't exist in nature.
'Tis Tara padding through the snow on a ridge overlooking Elkhorn Peak in Southwest Montana. I've actually camped up there before.
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18:38 Tue 4/1/2008

Tana is a fossa (pronounced FOO-sah), or Malagasy civet cat. She was modeled after Vitani and takes her name from the Malagasy capital of Antananarivo. She also represents my October mission trip.
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18:36 Tue 4/1/2008

Foli is a ring-tailed lemur. He represents my upcoming mission trip to Madagascar. His name means "Happy" in Malagasy.
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20:11 Tue 3/25/2008

This is how I first drew Simba and Nala back when TLK was first released. It's always fun to compare my art from childhood with my art now. This is an imitation of a style I used when I was seven. It's also me playing with my tablet in Paint. I did this the day I got said tablet.
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20:07 Tue 3/25/2008

Taka and Zira as cubs. Didn't feel like shading, as this was done late night.
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19:49 Tue 3/4/2008

Just some line art of a scene from my story.
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19:46 Tue 3/4/2008

Hi!
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17:42 Tue 2/19/2008

"Even those who are gone are with us as we go on
Your journey has only begun..."
Bindi is just like her dad. So much so it's scary.
A tribute to Bindi and Steve Irwin.
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17:54 Mon 1/14/2008

My submission for the contest. It looked much better before I had to shrink it. For some reason, 7X10s with backgrounds are bigger than 7X10s without.
After getting kicked out of the meerkat colony, Timon would have spent many lonely days foraging without the aid of a sentry, and many cold nights alone in an abandoned tunnel until he either found another colony or died. Inspired by that Serengeti soap opera, Meerkat's Manor.
First Photoshop attempt at Timon.
RRRG! And it's still too big! How do I make it the size I want it?!
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01:07 Thu 1/10/2008

Nefu holding a rotten, squishy gourd. Notice Vitani looking suspicious in the background. And for good reason. Hey, it's actually a background, too!
I plan on working on landscapes.
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23:38 Mon 12/24/2007

Grrrr....
Second pic using Photoshop. I need a tablet.
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23:32 Sat 12/15/2007

Merry Christmas from Rafiki and Nefu. And me. 'Tis the season to let Nefu use the stick--but only this one time.
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04:02 Tue 10/30/2007

Now, I don't normally do Halloween greetings, but this image (literally) would not let me rest until I put it down on paper. First attempt at Vitani (my favorite of the SP cast). And yeah, I used refs.
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04:47 Wed 10/24/2007

"Pay attention to me."

Nefu, with all his Calvinistic qualities, is annoying his uncle.
Done on lined paper, as you can tell. I was experimenting first with pose and expression, so I just drew in a notebook. I liked how Rafiki's expression turned out, so I put it up here. I was also experimenting w/ different mediums. This is a mix of RoseArt markers and Prismacolor pencils.
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16:19 Tue 10/23/2007

"He Lives in You"
Inspired by the song of the same title, which always makes me think of Aslan. References used heavily in this picture (as I'm sure you can tell). Aslan turned out looking like a cross between adult Simba and Tojo.
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16:51 Mon 10/22/2007

Atarah in color! Told ya it would happen sometime. Done in paint, as you can tell by the basic background.
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04:58 Wed 10/17/2007

Rafiki tells Kopa and Nefu how the Great Spirit once entered the body of a lion. Nefu, as usual, is bored with his uncle's "lecture."

Everyone has a list of characters they think don't get enough love. Nefu is one character who never gets any love. So I have taken it upon myself to love him.
And yes, he is wearing shorts. They're red. This picture will eventually be colored, BTW. Kopa done w/o reference.
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04:55 Sun 10/14/2007

My fursona, Atarah (sometimes called Tara for short). She's a variety of big cats (and also lynx). I need to color her.
BTW, hi, everyone!
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