Vulpithecine art: Difference between revisions
Beep Boop I'm a bot! |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
Other anatomical features hold symbolic significance as well. Short claws are associated with hard work and diligence, and long claws with laziness. stereotypical racial phenotypes are also used, such as hearthsiders' larger ears and deep blue bandpass membranes, and the rotund physique of Sweetwater's surface-dwellers. | Other anatomical features hold symbolic significance as well. Short claws are associated with hard work and diligence, and long claws with laziness. stereotypical racial phenotypes are also used, such as hearthsiders' larger ears and deep blue bandpass membranes, and the rotund physique of Sweetwater's surface-dwellers. | ||
Especially in religious art, items around the subject or on the subject's person are frequently used as identifiers. For example, a ceremonial wrench is a badge of the office of hearthkeeper, so hearthkeepers are usually shown holding a wrench. A drinking bowl is associated with hedonism, and libertines may be shown with a drinking bowl in paw. [[Knights of the Sun]] are seldom shown without their mech, and missionaries are usually depicted suspended in an [[neurogel|amnion]]. | Especially in religious art, items around the subject or on the subject's person are frequently used as identifiers. For example, a ceremonial wrench is a badge of the office of hearthkeeper, so hearthkeepers are usually shown holding a wrench. A drinking bowl is associated with hedonism, and libertines may be shown with a drinking bowl in paw. [[Knights of the Sun]] are seldom shown without their mech, and missionaries are usually depicted suspended in an [[neurogel|amnion]]. | ||