Alphabeastiary is
an advanced art challenge. While we encourage people to do the challenge on their own, we will only post pictures of those we feel are of an excellent quality in terms of skill and/or creativity. If you feel you are qualified, please read the rules to find out how this blog will work and how to apply and e-mail us your applications and submissions! We will put them up as we receive them.
Nov 13, 2010
Nov 11, 2010
Nov 10, 2010
Artist: Kasey - B
Remember everybody, a new creature will be announced this Sunday. Send in those Bush Dai Dai's ASAP to be eligible for the letter B artist feature!
Nov 9, 2010
Nov 6, 2010
Nov 5, 2010
Artist: Candice - A
Just a little reminder in case this post confuses people, for the time being unless we decided different, Kasey and I will post any submissions people do after a challenge ends, like if someone joins when we're on F and wants to try to do all the others. Only stipulation is, of course, you don't get to a chance to "win" the challenge and be highlighted so nicely like Emma was for Angha.
Link: Candice's DeviantArt!
Nov 4, 2010
Angha Artist Spotlight
It was very hard to settle on an Angha to feature. To say that the one we've choosen is the best would be the wrong thing to say since all of the entries were wonderful and too different to compare. But this particular Angha really stood out to us as a highlight of the letter and a general basis for the quality of entries we would like to see in the future.
Our feature Emma Lazauski is to put it bluntly, an insanely talented artist. She is a multi-talented lady with a knack for composition and a renaissance like skill set that includes nature, animals and humans. She has the sensabilities of a traditional watercolor painter but the quirks of a true storyteller. Her Angha manages to seamlessly combine the different animals and elements while having a real medieval beastiary flare. We hope to see more wonderful work from her for the other letters of our Alphabeastiary. Featured below are two other spectacular pieces by Emma and her gallery can be found here.
Keep up the good work everybody!Oct 31, 2010
Important Reminders!
I just want to say Thank you to everyone who has joined and submitted to our first challenge thus far. We have gotten some insanely beautiful submissions and I don’t know how to thank the people who have posted and pimped the blog in their own way. I only hope we can get even more people to get in on the action! With that said here are some reminders.
1. You may join the blog at anytime! I have gotten many comments from people who are afraid that once the challenge has started or moved past the first letter they cannot join. There are also many among you who are too busy to work on a challenge at the moment but hope to do so in the future. This is not a problem, feel free to submit an app at anytime during the ongoing challenge. This leads me to item number 2…
2. Even if you miss the deadline for a letter you can still do it, submit it and have it posted! I’ve had a lot of people express concern that they have missed the deadline for the Angha and will not be able to finish/have it put on the blog it. But great news my friends! You can! Even if we are on the letter Z you may still complete the letter A! So no worries.
3. Even if you do not have your work put on the blog you may still be part of the DA group. We are accepting of EVERYONE. So be sure to submit your work the DA Alphabeastiary if you have a deviantart account.
B- Bush Dai-Dai
BUSH DAI-DAI
This obscure monster hails from the jungles of Guyana in South America and has its roots in Caribbean folklore.
The Bush Dai Dai will take the form of a beautiful woman and appear to travelers or in miner’s camps, and seduce a weak man she might take a fancy to. After having her way with the unfortunate she will change into a wild animal and eat her victim as they sleep. She is a mixture of the succubus myth with a dash of werewolf thrown in for good measure.
Her animal form can vary but most stories say she will become a jaguar or a huge bat as these are some of the most terrifying animals to be found in the rainforest.
The Bush Dai-Dai is part of a group of monsters known as Jumbees. A Jumbee was once a human who commited some grave evil during their lives and are punished after death by becoming a bloodthirsty monster.
Like the Dai-Dai itself the Jumbee is a strange fusion of different cultural folktales. It is an eclectic mixture of Amerindian (the indigenous native people of South America) and Afro-Guyanese (People from Africa who immigrated to South America) heritage. Also at the time of the Jumbee's first appearance Guyana was colonized by the British, Dutch, French and even the Spanish who have all influenced the area’s mythology in some way.
For this creature nudity and violence are expected but keep it relatively tame. Please, nothing ultra gory or super pornographic. Otherwise have fun with it, can’t wait to see your entries!
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