#faun — Public Fediverse posts
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Orcas and Otters and Eagles! Oh My!
A couple of months ago a reader sent me a photo of a Pictish stone I hadn’t seen.1 It was absolutely crammed with beasts, including two I hadn’t encountered on a stone before (a bear, and a goat—I think), plus two new combinations: a doe and faun, and an eagle eating a salmon.
Beastie StoneIt’s a puzzling stone because some of the beasties are incredibly lifelike—the bear is easily recognisable, so much so that you can tell it’s a brown bear, and the doe and faun are lovely!—while others are, well, perhaps the kindest way to describe them is ‘stylised to strangeness’. One beast in particular, the goat, is so odd the only reason it could be a goat is the horn.2 And the eagle eating the fish is so stiff I’m guessing the stone mason had never seen such a thing happen in the wild, so they just took an image of an eagle, swivelled it 90 degrees at the hips, and made it look as though it was lying on top of the fish like a toppled tree. (As I’ve noted elsewhere, some Pictish carvers were not very good at depicting animals in motion. Static and in profile? Yes. In motion and/or turned a few degrees? No.)
Still, I really liked that doe and faun, and I thought that if I rationalised the weird goatish beast just a bit it could at least look interesting. And then of course I thought I’d draw my own version of a Pictish eagle, only without the bother of the fish.
So that’s what I did—trying to represent Pictish style but with a slightly more 21st-century sensibility—that is, a sense of personality and a lot more movement:
Nervous doe and faun. Goat. Ish. Bad-tempered eagleI admit I completely forgot about the bear. Eh, maybe another time.
But then I started thinking about all the beasties that might, reasonably speaking, be familiar to Picts of the Early Medieval but that aren’t—as far as I know—represented on any stones.3 Things like dolphins and orcas, beavers, lynx, otters…
I’d already tried my hand at the lynx (though sadly that came out rather stiffly—it gave me much sympathy for the poor old stonemasons of yore) so I thought orcas might be cool. And they were! But. And. It turned out to be a bit difficult to render them Pictish style because—having lived in Seattle for more than 30 years—when I think of stylised orcas I tend to think of First Nations/Native American, particularly Coast Salish, imagery.4
Given that both cultures—Picts and Coast Salish—were working with the constraints of two-dimensional sculpture, it’s not surprising that there is a certain similarity between the two art styles. Anyway, to get the influence out of my system I did a version of the Tulalip Casino logo as it might have appeared on a Pictish stone. It’s a male orca (note the shape of the dorsal fin) with classic predator teeth.
🎶 Grinning like a fool…Once that was done I felt better and could buckle down to a proper attempt. I wanted a killer whale, one that looked Early Medieval without also looking like the evil, mustachio-twirling villain of a silent movie. Also, given that traditionally female orcas do more hunting, I wanted her to be a girl.
🎶 She’s a killer queen, gunpowder gelatine…I was pretty happy with that—and I wanted more of a challenge: to draw something more dynamic, less of a simple profile. So then I came up with this.
🎶 Girls just wanna have fun…So now I couldn’t decide which I liked best. They were pretty different in tone: one serious, watchful, deadly; the other playful and carefree. And then it struck me: they belonged together!
🎶 Big fish little fish swimming in the water, come back here and give me my daughter…When I worked on the hares I managed to get some dynamic figures—but they were still largely in profile. I wanted a really big challenge—and what better beastie to work with than an otter?
Otters, like hares, are very difficult to draw in simple black and white lines. The first few I tried looked like Frankenbeasts: a blend of seal, weasel and beaver. (One unfortunate version was rather like a manatee…) So then I decided to begin with basics: the dreaded static profile. And here I ran into a different problem: they looked like cute cartoons. However, after studying photo after photo of otters in the wild, then one of an otter skeletons, I finally figured out how to draw something recognisably otterly, vaguely Early Medieval, and with some personality: alert, curious, delightful but not too cute…
But it’s still a profile. Yes, I turned the head (I’ve learnt that’s the best way to animate an otherwise stiff pose) and artistically curved the tail but, still: a fucking profile. None of that otterly twisting, turning, diving playful curiosity that is so characteristic. So then the hard work began.I’ll spare you the litany of woe, the shouting at my iPad, cursing the universe for making such weird and simultaneously delightful animals, and bellowing at the cats when they deleted six minutes work by thoughtfully tapping the wrong icon, and just show you what I ended up with (click through each image to larger versions).
There are things about all three that I like, and things that I can’t figure out how to fix. I experimented with different ways to draw the head, the paws, the limbs. None are quite as successful in their own right as the one in simple profile. If I had to choose a favourite of these three it would be the last—it feels more alive and proportional than the other two.5 I don’t think it’s a coincidence that it’s also the one that’s least Medievalised. At my level of artistic skill (beginner, self-taught), that mix of Lindisfarne Gospels and Pictish Stones style that I’m fond of does not play nicely with dynamic movement and personality. Could an actual artist do it? Very probably. (And if one of you wants to have a go I would absolutely love to see some otters done right!)But for now I might be done with drawing. I need to be writing.
- I’ve searched and searched but can’t seem to find who it was—sorry! ↩︎
- Hmm. Maybe also that bifurcation in the belly—which I take to be an indication of the anatomy of a ruminant. But, oof, the legs, hooves, and tail… ↩︎
- Except, maybe, dolphins/Pictish Beasts ↩︎
- See, for example, this wonderful sculpture from Kwakwaka’wakw Master Carver Bill Henderson. At the other end of the scale you get commercial casino logos, like this one for the Tulalip Bingo & Slots. ↩︎
- The middle one in particular feels sort of bulgy, not to mention stiff—a bit like a puppet on strings. ↩︎
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Couldn't help myself, this lovely little demoness called to me, so I gave her a shot in my own style. Took me way longer than expected, but I do love how she came out. Thank you for the inspiration, Meggles.
#DevilishRedDTIYS #artwork #digitalart #ipadpro #digital #colors #supportartist #artsyfartsy #illustration #clipstudio #faun #megglesOcs #DTIYS #drawthisinyourstyle #meakitty #phoenixfireartau
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Couldn't help myself, this lovely little demoness called to me, so I gave her a shot in my own style. Took me way longer than expected, but I do love how she came out. Thank you for the inspiration, Meggles.
#DevilishRedDTIYS #artwork #digitalart #ipadpro #digital #colors #supportartist #artsyfartsy #illustration #clipstudio #faun #megglesOcs #DTIYS #drawthisinyourstyle #meakitty #phoenixfireartau
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Couldn't help myself, this lovely little demoness called to me, so I gave her a shot in my own style. Took me way longer than expected, but I do love how she came out. Thank you for the inspiration, Meggles.
#DevilishRedDTIYS #artwork #digitalart #ipadpro #digital #colors #supportartist #artsyfartsy #illustration #clipstudio #faun #megglesOcs #DTIYS #drawthisinyourstyle #meakitty #phoenixfireartau
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Couldn't help myself, this lovely little demoness called to me, so I gave her a shot in my own style. Took me way longer than expected, but I do love how she came out. Thank you for the inspiration, Meggles.
#DevilishRedDTIYS #artwork #digitalart #ipadpro #digital #colors #supportartist #artsyfartsy #illustration #clipstudio #faun #megglesOcs #DTIYS #drawthisinyourstyle #meakitty #phoenixfireartau
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Violin playing faun, drawn for a mythical creature challenge.
#Faun #Violin #MythicalCreature #CharacterDesign #DrawingChallenge #Drawing #Illustration #FediArt #MastoArt
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You know Fenn's a true bard, because he can sing in cursive.
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Day 4: Faun
Living the life I aspire to, hiding in the woods, enjoying nature. Little linocut print of a pan pipe playing faun.#satyr #faun #puck #pan #MabsDrawlloweenClub #DrawingChallenge #October #Halloween #Print #printmaker #linocut #Art #Illustration #MDWC24D4 #traditionalart #midsummernightsdream
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CW: faun tkb strokin it gif | yugioh animated fanart | furry, sexual nsfw
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Working through a faun design in the sketchbook.
#art #conceptart #characterdesign #dnd #faun #sketchbook #pencil
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Polite Inquiry
Acrylic on 8 x 8 inch birch panel
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Quick lip sync test on Fenn's rig.
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My buddy @blockforest has some great prints and other art for sale! I chose to highlight this one for Spring!
https://www.blockforest.co.uk/products/faun-open-edition-linocut-print
#FirstFridayArtWalk #BlockPrints #Linocuts #Faun #Mythology #Art
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Played about in Blender tonight, this was the result. Sculpted down from a 2m cube, except for the hair and eyes.
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Runaway
For the faun
I mourn.
Slain so young
With no funeral to be sung.
Beautiful, but weak,
Only love did she seek.
I miss you,
So cared by few.Link to other poems I wrote: https://www.wattpad.com/story/402290781?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=TessiaEliseKirkShaw
#mastoprompt #faun #poem #poetry #smallpoem #poems #poet #smallpoems
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Faun, Belladonna
"Wayfarer, rest with me in the garden of Hekate"
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Faun, Drei Tage
Zwölf lange Nächte dreht sich das Rad.
Im Traum umfängt mich was einst warTwelve long nights the wheel turns.
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CW: OC art / non-sexual, nudity, trans loli
a quick drawing of baby faun Orion 🍀💕
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Mabs Drawlloween Club Day 5: Forest Sprite
My little Faun from last year, I enjoyed how paired back this one was compared to some of my more overly complicated work.https://www.blockforest.co.uk/products/faun-open-edition-linocut-print
#drawlloween #mabsdrawlloweenclub2025 #mabsdrawlloweenclub #halloween #print #linocut #illustration #spooky #horrorart #printmaker #faun #forest #woodland #folklore
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TAYLOR SWIFT'S NEW ONES ARE LEADING THE NEW CHART!!!: ONLY HERE: https://dimitaralekseevdimitrov.blogspot.com/2025/10/top-10-coolest-songs-october-5th-2025.html
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Honingbij - Apis mellifera #Insecten #Honey #Bees #Forest #Naturephotography #Wildlife #faun
Bij toeval naast een poel tegen een boom dit zeer mooie en grote bijennest aangetroffen. We hebben net voor de winter het nest zo goed als mogelijk beschut tegen de kou maar helaas hebben de bijen de winter niet overleefd.
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New post: Album Review: Faun – Hex https://www.moshville.co.uk/reviews/album-review/2025/09/album-review-faun-hex/ #Faun
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Faun Now Open in Prospect Heights https://www.diningandcooking.com/2124368/faun-now-open-in-prospect-heights/ #BrianLeth #faun #Italia #Italian #ItalianVinegar #italiano #italy #NewYork #openings #ProspectHeights #Vinegar
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Amongst my YouTube suggestions today was
FAUN -- Walpurgisnacht.
https://youtu.be/nLgM1QJ3S_I?si=Jg_rm4jF4LrP15KiThis German neopagan group reminded me strongly of the older British group Steeleye Span.
Although I'm sure some people love this MV, I can also imagine it evoking a strongly negative reaction.
#FAUN #Walpurgisnacht #Neopagan #Folkpop #SteeleyeSpan #Folkrock
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Der August hat begonnen. Dann kann ich ja auch einen ersten Beitrag für ihn schreiben - über #Konzerte, #Rollenspiele und sonstigem.
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Tonight, at the #P1e #Ustalav game, the party met a #faun. He said, "I'm Jack Savoy, you may have heard of me."
A player immediately went where Jack was going and said he had, as in "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick..."
Jack was like, "Yeah, you have heard of me! I jumped over that candlestick."
The level 2 party defeated a #vukodlak (Large #undead, CR 3) and, separately, a vampire pumpkin (Tiny plant, CR 4).
#PathfinderRPG #Pathfinder1e #Pathfinder1 #TTRPG
#vampirepumpkin #fey -
AVERIUM und Erdling
09.01.2026 BerlinAviana
19.11.2025 Berlin / Hole 44Brand Of Sacrifice und We Came As Romans
06.10.2025 Berlin / Festsaal KreuzbergDefecto
08.02.2026 Berlin / LidoFaun
24.10.2025 Berlin / AdmiralspalastNoisemaker, Revnoir und Coldrain
10.12.2025 Berlin / Lido#AVERIUM #Admiralspalast #Aviana #Berlin #Br #Defecto #Faun #FestsaalKreuzberg #Hole44 #Lido #Noisemaker #SteelFeed
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Seit vorgestern höre ich das Album "Pagan" von Faun.
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Seit vorgestern höre ich das Album "Pagan" von Faun.
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Spiffed up Peyton's ref sheet because there were some parts that were buggin' me.
My only guy that has a full turn around; aren't you special Peyt lol.
#goat #monster #demon #satyr #faun #ref #ref_sheet #refsheet #reference #leather #jacket #leather_jacket #halloween #orange #stripes
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Spiffed up Peyton's ref sheet because there were some parts that were buggin' me.
My only guy that has a full turn around; aren't you special Peyt lol.
#goat #monster #demon #satyr #faun #ref #ref_sheet #refsheet #reference #leather #jacket #leather_jacket #halloween #orange #stripes
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Spiffed up Peyton's ref sheet because there were some parts that were buggin' me.
My only guy that has a full turn around; aren't you special Peyt lol.
#goat #monster #demon #satyr #faun #ref #ref_sheet #refsheet #reference #leather #jacket #leather_jacket #halloween #orange #stripes
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Spiffed up Peyton's ref sheet because there were some parts that were buggin' me.
My only guy that has a full turn around; aren't you special Peyt lol.
#goat #monster #demon #satyr #faun #ref #ref_sheet #refsheet #reference #leather #jacket #leather_jacket #halloween #orange #stripes
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Spiffed up Peyton's ref sheet because there were some parts that were buggin' me.
My only guy that has a full turn around; aren't you special Peyt lol.
#goat #monster #demon #satyr #faun #ref #ref_sheet #refsheet #reference #leather #jacket #leather_jacket #halloween #orange #stripes
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https://www.europesays.com/es/423580/ Romain Grégoire bate a Matteo Jorgenson en la Faun Drome Classic – Esciclismo #Ciclismo #classic #Cycling #Deportes #disputada #domingo #drome #edicion #ES #España #faun #fdj #gregoire #groupama #impuso #kilómetros #llegada #marzo #pro #romain #Salida #sobre #Spain #Sports #united
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Tonight, at the #P1e #Ustalav game, the party met a #faun. He said, "I'm Jack Savoy, you may have heard of me."
A player immediately went where Jack was going and said he had, as in "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick..."
Jack was like, "Yeah, you have heard of me! I jumped over that candlestick."
The level 2 party defeated a #vukodlak (Large #undead, CR 3) and, separately, a vampire pumpkin (Tiny plant, CR 4).
#PathfinderRPG #Pathfinder1e #Pathfinder1 #TTRPG
#vampirepumpkin #fey -
Tonight, at the #P1e #Ustalav game, the party met a #faun. He said, "I'm Jack Savoy, you may have heard of me."
A player immediately went where Jack was going and said he had, as in "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick..."
Jack was like, "Yeah, you have heard of me! I jumped over that candlestick."
The level 2 party defeated a #vukodlak (Large #undead, CR 3) and, separately, a vampire pumpkin (Tiny plant, CR 4).
#PathfinderRPG #Pathfinder1e #Pathfinder1 #TTRPG
#vampirepumpkin #fey -
Tonight, at the #P1e #Ustalav game, the party met a #faun. He said, "I'm Jack Savoy, you may have heard of me."
A player immediately went where Jack was going and said he had, as in "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick..."
Jack was like, "Yeah, you have heard of me! I jumped over that candlestick."
The level 2 party defeated a #vukodlak (Large #undead, CR 3) and, separately, a vampire pumpkin (Tiny plant, CR 4).
#PathfinderRPG #Pathfinder1e #Pathfinder1 #TTRPG
#vampirepumpkin #fey -
Tonight, at the #P1e #Ustalav game, the party met a #faun. He said, "I'm Jack Savoy, you may have heard of me."
A player immediately went where Jack was going and said he had, as in "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick..."
Jack was like, "Yeah, you have heard of me! I jumped over that candlestick."
The level 2 party defeated a #vukodlak (Large #undead, CR 3) and, separately, a vampire pumpkin (Tiny plant, CR 4).
#PathfinderRPG #Pathfinder1e #Pathfinder1 #TTRPG
#vampirepumpkin #fey -
CW: vaginal masturbation
Elora's thinking about some dork.
Haven't animated in so long, let alone even finished any animations since probably college (10 years ago)
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Posting these here as well because why not, it's been so long since I've taken a couple fun pictures of myself.
Celebrating 2 years post top-surgery! REJOICE!
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#Trans #faun #gender #Transmasc #TheyThem #bacchus #Dionysus #fauno #Satyr #NonBinary #topSurgery
