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ever wonder about those tribal priests who channel animal spirits and walk in the animal form? how confusing must that get to be after a few hundred shapeshifts? does DNA follow suit, spiritually speaking? if you were an avatar of a wolf spirit, and frequently took the form of a wolf, how easy would it be to remember your human side? and remember...shapeshifting requires a lot of cells making a lot of changes. i imagine the lines blur pretty easily after a while.

werewolves are cool but i was kind of curious about channeling spider spirits. this concept isn't as grotesque as the possibilities could be, but i sort of like this drawing. this might be some sort of spider priest who has gone back and forth a few too many times and is trying to get their bearings, even as they look at themselves with a kind of awe.

the words in the picture are from This Mortal Coil, and the song is "Tarantula"....a very good work of music, musically and lyrically, i think.

i'll post the bare figure work in scraps. peace! :)
Image size
1229x922px 217.73 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot A510
Shutter Speed
1/403 second
Aperture
F/3.2
Focal Length
10 mm
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lashdragon's avatar
Awesome! I like the idea of turning into animals others find... undesirable. Spiders are my current favorite!