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Administrator's Message:
Canon Days are Here Again (6/24/2009)
In honor of the 15th anniversary of the theatrical release of The Lion King (June 24, 1994—Happy Birthday TLK!), we're going to be doing Canon Days again, starting today.
For anyone who doesn't recall Canon Days from the last time around: it's simply a period of a few days (let's say a week) when artists here are encouraged to upload only canon art, e.g. art featuring the characters from the original movies.
Of course this isn't a "rule"; and nobody should feel forced to change what they're doing. Non-canon art is, of course, always welcome, as long as it's on-topic and within the Guidelines. But this is an occasion when, if we choose, we can pay particular attention to the subject matter of the original movies, and give them the recognition they deserve for inspiring so much creativity over the years from the artist community here.
Have fun, and good luck!
—Brian
Artist Bulletins:
Posted Fri, 7/3/2009 by dudeofmeh
Hey guys
I'm fairly new to this site, but now have 10 pictures uploaded and decided it was time to introduce...
Posted Fri, 7/3/2009 by brinazarski
Help my friend out? (PLEASE READ!)
Okay, so my one of my best friends, Kelsey, needs your help. She needs 99 votes by August 1st,...
Posted Thu, 7/2/2009 by kenicky kougra (e-mail)
scetcher
hiya everyone i would love to know what scetcher is how u get on it anf do u have to pay ? who ever...
Posted Thu, 7/2/2009 by Aria
My Birthday!
I just wanted to mention that my birthday is coming up! It's on July 4th for those of you who don't...
Posted Thu, 7/2/2009 by AlbinoRaven666
Adopting Out
I will be placing the male cubs of Cody and Khepri and the male cub of Kyo and Chika up for...
Current Art Contest: Traditional media / harmony
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Fluffy K. - 02:24 Sat 7/4/2009
 Gifts
Challenging myself FTW!
I drew Kiga because I haven't drawn fanart for Saz in a while... and I love Kiga. <3
Don't ask me where the pose came from, or why it's there. I didn't use any refs or help, so I'm pretty proud of this one.
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Stephy - 01:58 Sat 7/4/2009
Art for other people like you :D
My part of an art trade with Apex. It's one of her character,s though i don't think she has a name for him. He's in her original characters as 'random character' lol I liked him so I drew him. I hope you like Apex! D'aaww he's trying to make a new friend :)
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The Lion King Fan-Art Archive
Toraz
This month we recognize an artist who has been a fixture of the TLKFAA
community for nearly four years. Toraz has produced copious amounts of
art in her time here, showing immense progress in the past couple of years
in particular, to the point where her name is right on the tip of the
tongue when anyone asks who makes some of the best, most appealing Lion
King fan-art around.
In the Artist's Own
Words:
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WOW TLKFAA Thank you so much for this months votes for me! I'm still kind
of on that floaty cloud called 'I cannot quite believe it quite yet.' I
suppose I gotta go and see the front page for myself when it's up, haha.
Wow what to say, uhm well first ofcourse, I want to thank all the people
who made this possible for me. My friends (You guys know who you are! I
love you all so so much! *CLINGHUGSPAZFLAIL*), family, God ofcourse for
giving me the talent of being able to draw and ofcourse Brian who made
this site! Without you TLKFAA wouldn't be what it is right now, thanks for
your patience with us, (sometimes very annoying) kids! You're the best! :D
Well ofcourse now you all wonder what it started right? I don't quite know
really, I've got a box full of old drawings that date back to 2002 so I
suppose that's when I really seriously started drawing. I discovered the
fandom around 2003-2004 through sending an e-mail to one of the artists on
here that I really admired. I was so stunned that they actually sent one
back and told me to join the TLKFAA too! This was Darth Akila / Seba, I
don't really know if she's on TLKFAA anymore, but I do know she's still
active on dA. But that aside, I think I started lurking for a while first
and actually joined when Daanzi was Aritst of the Month. I've always
wanted 'to be' like her and here I am now, at that same spot she was five
years ago. After that I started designing some characters, tried drawing
alot but I wasn't really someone who improved fast and all. But hey I
guess the slow ones get there too right :) Ofcourse there were always
times that things were downhill but I never stopped drawing. And that's
what you guys should do too. It's such a shame to let a beatiful talent
and gift like drawing go to waste, so draw I say! Draw every day, look at
photos, draw from real life, try new poses and expressions and you'll see
you WILL get better.
I often hear (young) artist say things like. "Wow I wanna draw like you."
Then I will reply with sometimes the harsh comment of: "You never will."
Don't get me wrong, I will explain :) I believe that everyone has their
own way of drawing, no matter how you try to draw the same picture over
and over again, you will never ever get it too look exactly the same. You
all got your personal, UNIQUE style, and that is something you all should
develop. Don't look at others and think 'Wow I want to be like them.' But
rather improve with your own style. I mean what's the fun in being clones
of eachother? Difference I say! :) There are no people that look exactly
the same. Your drawing style I something what I believe is something very,
very personal and a part of you. Don't let it go to waste, please ♥
Hmm well I won't bore you guys anymore with my ramblings :) Thank you all
so much again, each and everyone who ever left a comment, faved a picture,
voted for me or even just viewed my page. Every word really means alot to
me :)
~ Tor
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One of the hallmarks of Toraz's work is a playful, courageous sense of
stylization: manes become spiky haloes, facial expressions morph into
anime-like shorthand, and a riot of colors bring to life species like
"larkos" which combine leonine features with boisterous custom design.
It's easy to see why Toraz gravitates toward this kind of style. With a
penchant for smoothly colored digital art produced by tablet, in
which there's a natural appeal in lighthearted and whimsical character
designs and comic-layout humor, she is able to bring her characters'
personalities—and the situations wherein they express them—to
life without the constraints of physical media. It's simpler to produce a
comic page with the aid of software than to be limited to what real-media
tools can create; and what's more, a silly concept (like, say, Simba in
diapers) that takes shape in the raucous idea incubator of Sketcher
happens all the more easily than an idea developed all in isolation.
Toraz's work is a testament to the creativity of the TLKFAA community and
the inspiration it can impart to the individuals who comprise it.
It certainly helps that Toraz is so good at what she does. Her vibrant
colors and confident anatomy distinguish one character unmistakably from
the next; the cast of characters populating her gallery, whether they're
her own characters or requests from friends who recognize her talent, is
vast and yet interesting from one end to the other. This is another mark
of how effective the community is in inspiring an artist to achievement:
character after character, trade after trade, each one brimming with
vibrant energy and Toraz's trademark stylizations. It must be said that
her trading partners have excellent taste.
Perhaps most interesting, though, is observing Toraz's canon art and how
it has progressed in the years she's been with the Archive. She has
divided it into two folders within her gallery, separating out the
material from 2006 and before; while it's not a huge proportion of the
work she's done, you can tell it remains a major guiding light for Toraz
to adhere to the physical feeling given by the movie: the solidity of
build and structure, the appealing facial features, the the technical
mood-enhancing color schemes. In developing her style to come ever closer
to the Disney artists' models, Toraz has retained a great number of her
own unique flourishes, ensuring that her style is always recognizable even
when we're looking at our familiar favorites in new and amusing
situations.
Toraz has a lot to be proud of, not least of which is a devoted group of
fans and followers who work with her in Sketcher and elsewhere, and whose
combined efforts have brought Toraz to the spotlight this month as our
Featured Artist. Congratulations!
Visit the featured artist's
gallery!
Past Featured Artists
The "Featured Artist of the Month" is determined through your
votes! You can only vote if you've logged in, though; so go up to the top
of this page and set up your personalized service so you can vote for your
favorite artist!
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