Portrait of 'Tivo and Imperator

[altivo]

A long wait comes to an end, with results that make it well worth while. Several months ago I commissioned a dual portrait of my Tapestries character 'Tivo with his beloved partner and mount, Imperator. The artist is Kaijima, who just finished coloring the final piece. I told him to follow his own instincts in depicting us, and he chose to make us both inflatable toys, a genre he excels at. For the curious, the finished artwork is now viewable here (worksafe):

http://drakenfluegel.org/art/toys/skytoy_tivo.jpg

We are both very pleased with the results and thank Kai for his excellent work.

Comments

[brunbera.livejournal.com]

Indeed! Kai's work is excellent, so much so that I even commissioned a character sketch from him.

Congrats!

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Nice drawing, and it's a nice suit too, though it looks mighty uncomfortable to me.

[brunbera.livejournal.com]

Well, latex isn't for everyone, bit I can say that Geolu is very comfortable to wear. Once you're wearing him for a bit, you forget he's there - that's one of the joys of latex: it warms up quite quickly to your temperature, and because it stretches to fit, it truly becomes a 2nd skin.

Of course, YMMV.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Latex on me would become a "wet suit" so fast that I'd turn into a water balloon. Probably good for losing weight, but no thanks. I'll stick to plush, at least it breathes a little. :)

[xydexx.livejournal.com]

Mrr. Horsey. -=)

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Trust you to spot an inflatable in the crowd. <grin>

[ducktapeddonkey.livejournal.com]

Now I see to semi-inflatable rubber/vinyl fursuits as the next step. :)



Very nice picture btw.

[brunbera.livejournal.com]

Hey! I have one of those!

^.^

[xydexx.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Nice. -:)

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Imp would like to try that I think. I am far too claustrophobic, I'm sure, for an actual inflatable suit. (Though I'm willing and even planning to try a more ordinary fursuit.) 'Tivo is more of a plushie than an inflatable, actually, but Kai did a fine job of transforming him.

[plushlover.livejournal.com]

That is a thoroughly charming pic. And 'Tivo is a plushie horsie? Ooooh! It's cuddle time! *snugs you!*

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Yuppers. Find the plushie Clydesdale most days on irc.furnet.info 6667, channel #ponyplay and he's likely to cuddle back. ;)