Nashoba Hostina's Soul

Lycanthrope by Nashoba Hostina

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:10:03 -0000

This is a shot of my part of my fursuit (My friend ShadeChristiwolfen was kind enough to wear it for me so I could take the photo) in one of the nearby woods. I have to say that i was rather pleased that this and the Print photo were displayed in my college's gallery for a while, along with some fur and other samples I supplied with the presentation of the project.

Medium: silver B&W film, darkroom developing, fur foam and stuff
Tags: wolf fursuit werewolf lycanthrope costume Grahll

Grahll Print by Nashoba Hostina

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:05:51 -0000

Alternatively called NightBeast Print. I do hope this is all right to post. I know it isn’t of an actual anthro, but rather what is left in its wake. I could argue that it's like early Buddhist art in that they rarely showed the Buddha himself, but rather the traces he left behind. Bah… random art history aside… This track was made with a set of werewolf print making shoes I built, so I could leave consistent tracks in the mud. This was used for a photography project of mine that included a werewolf hoax. I probably should have dodged the edges a little more, bit I think it looks alright at least.

Medium: Silver B&W film, darkroom developing
Tags: wolf werewolf lycanthrope Grahll print.

Night Eyes by Nashoba Hostina

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:56:37 -0000

This is a silly artsy photo from my photography project, From the Desk of Seamous Theiss. Darkroom photography, woo... and a photo fo my werewolf mask. The eyes glow green.

Medium: Silver fiml and darkroom processing, werewolf mask
Tags: wolf fursuit werewolf mask lycanthrope Nashoba Grahll

Saytcat by Nashoba Hostina

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:43:39 -0000

Please forgive the crudeness of the digital color. I no longer have access to a Tablet, so I'm just mousing it. “Saytcat” Saytcat is what Kuicdra (a super hero character of mine)has named the creature she draws most often to act as a guardian. Based off of several drawings of monsters and creatures she made as a child, she has a tendency to treat him almost like a family pet when things aren’t dire. In spite of Saytcat’s appearance (which tends to change a little every time Kuicdra draws him), when calm, he is extremely docile, and seems perfectly happy to put up with Kuicdra petting or riding him. In spite of his feline appearance, Saytcat is actually far more doglike in behavior, and his moods can be read much the same. He is a little distrustful toward others, which reflects Kuicdra’s shyness and trust issues, but rarely turns down a scratch behind the ears from someone Kuicdra trusts. 8/31/08

Medium: pencil and digital
Tags: monster cat

Deep by Nashoba Hostina

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:42:54 -0000

This is just a silly sea monster I doodled up, based on a lot of sea critters. 7/14/08

Medium: ink
Tags: monster sea

Badjums by Nashoba Hostina

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:30:01 -0000

Man, I'm sorry I've been so absent, ArtSpots! Life got all wonky on me, and I only had time to update Deviantart... but, I'm back, and I'm bringing a ton of art with me. I'm kinda fond of this piece. It's like a hamster and badger were put in a blender and this came out. Origionally done on July 1st

Medium: Ink and digital
Tags: badger

Dom's Rockin' Out by Nashoba Hostina

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:01:22 -0000

Aaaaand finally, another doodle for Wolfsjal, here's her smexy irish werewolf character, rocking out on his guitar. You can't help but love Dom, he's just that awesome. Thanks for being such a good friend.

Medium: Digital
Tags: wolf werewolf Dom

Another Year of Adventure C-H by Nashoba Hostina

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:50:47 -0000

Happy Burfday doodle for you, Wolfsjal! I know it's not much, but I swear, I'll have something GOOD drawn for you after school lets out. It's been a weird sort of year, and I'm sorry things haven't always been so great. But I know the next year's gonna be awsome. Wolfsjal and I both Love Calvin and Hobbes, and regularly joke about our friends and us being up in a tree house. I figured that Wolfsjal would be Hobbes, because one, she's way taller than I am, but for another, she's awesome, just like Hobbes. Calvin and Hobbes (C) Bill Watterson, Wolfsjal and Nashoba copyrite their respective owners.

Medium: Marker
Tags: wolf

Shedding Sin by Nashoba Hostina

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:01:07 -0000

"When the change comes... I shed my sin more so than my skin." In old werewolf legends, it was said that the lycanthrope could turn its skin inside out, and that the fur would be underneath the human dermis. Many suspected werewolves were cut open in search of this inside out fur, and supposedly was never successful. As it turns out, a Ragarog werewolf's fur grows beneath the skin, which peels away. These werewolves lose a lot more of their human mental selves when in this state than Grahll do, but are not monsters. They behave in a rather lupine matter… and, when they shed their skin, they are suddenly supplied with a large bit of protein to sate their appetite the instant they are done shapeshifting. Anyway, another breed of werewolf, but not my favorite. There's a lot of biodiversity in my own little fantasy world.

Medium: marker, pencil
Tags: wolf werewolf lycanthrope Ragarog

Pablo, the Cubist Coyote by Nashoba Hostina

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:30:43 -0000

I Recently found it interesting when one person asked if I did cartoon work, or realistic. It then occurred to me that those are often the two schools of the furry fandom. The cartoonists and the realists. I haven't seen any impressionist fursonas... No futurists really... no cubist characters. Which I suppose isn't surprising, since I don't get out of my little corner much... regardless, other schools of art aren't very common in the furry fandom. However, because of that question, I invented this character... I tried to build him so that he'd still seem to work in a real setting, yet still demonstrate the cubist asthetic. ::Laughs:: If I were rich, I'd likely build a suit of him. Sometime, I plan on doing a Fauve Fox.

Medium: Marker
Tags: coyote cubist

Nymph 'Dorable by Nashoba Hostina

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:52:18 -0000

It's been such a long time since I'd done a 'Dorable! I've missed them. Anyway, this is a little fluffy thing done for the sweet WolfNymph. I started it about a month ago, but only now got around to coloring it.

Medium: Marker
Tags: wolf Dorable nymph

Nashba 3-D Conbadge by Nashoba Hostina

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:50:28 -0000

All other 3-D conbadges will go in my Sketches and Conbadges Gallery. I thought this was worth posting in this one though. *3D conbadges do not fall under my normal conbadge prices. They start at $45* Good Grief. I'd kind of been hoping to have this done in time for FC, but with all the other things I've had piled up, didn't even get close to getting it done. Hopefully I'll get to some of my other unorthodox conbadge projects soon. Anyway, 3D Conbadges include the original conbadge(which has some distortion in the initial image due to forced perspective) done on bristol, as well as a three level 3D badge made using computer prints, meant to be displayed back-to back as a double-sided conbadge.

Medium: marker and colored pencil
Tags: wolf con badge werewolf Three Nashoba Hostina Laila 3 dimentional

Three Wise Net Owls by Nashoba Hostina

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:04:01 -0000

Yet another idea that's been kicking around in my brain for ages. Somehow the internet owls "O Rly?, Ya Rly!" and "No Wai!" just seems to need to be meshed with the three wise monkies in my mind. I know it's kind of random... but there's a lot of random stuff in my head. I just usually don't write it down.

Medium: marker
Tags: horned Snowy owl no barn owls great orly net o internet ya wai

Inescapable Companion by Nashoba Hostina

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:00:56 -0000

Everyone has their own Personal Daemons. Few realize just how literal that term is. I've restarted on my book. Well, actually, now books. In my never ending project, somehow a simple field guide I came up with in highschool has grown into plans for three field guides and a novel. Anyway... here's myself (baaaad drawing of myself) and WilliaM. I couldn't help giving a tip-of-the-hat to an anime I enjoy... who knows which one?

Medium: pencil
Tags: demon William

Beerhound -flooph by Nashoba Hostina

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:29:10 -0000

A 'flooph style Niko for Thornwolf. Thanks for everything! ...mrmm. Fuzzy beer.

Medium: marker
Tags: thornwolf Niko thorn Nicole flooph werefooph

Badgerdrake by Nashoba Hostina

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:28:45 -0000

The badgerdrake is a peculiar member of the draconian family. It lives in burrows in forests, particularly the rare grassland woods. It prefers riverbanks, where it knows prey animals will come to drink. This draconian is small, only about a meter at the shoulder. However, he’s very sturdily built, a body well suited for burrowing through any type of soil. Because of its primarily subterranean lifestyle, the creature’s wings have nearly vanished. Usually, this structure lies flat, however, they usually flare them out when alarmed, or as a dominance gestuture, in an attempt to look bigger.

Medium: colored pencil and marker
Tags: dragon drakebadger

Nashoba -- Scarves by Nashoba Hostina

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:48:23 -0000

The softest scarf I've ever owned was knitted by Westly at http://community.livejournal.com/wolfspiderknits/profile I wear it whenever it's bitter outside (and, being an Ohioan, that's often). I miss doing comic strips like I did in highschool. I can whip one out in a lot less time than a page, doing COTN just seems so daunting at the moment, what with so many credit hours and my job and everything. I really miss doing them though. I just gotta keep telling myself, that school'll be done by the end of the year. Then I can start focusing on my OWN art, not the tripe they have me make for a grade.

Medium: Micron /digital toner
Tags: wolf scarf comic strip werewolf Nash Nashoba Hostina Laila

Moon halo --Nashoba Noveau by Nashoba Hostina

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:32:49 -0000

I think I may have liked the linework better... I learned something new though: Marker does not play nice with acrylic paints. Some notes: The 'halo' is derived from the Zia sun symbol. The insects are not butterflies, but are actually Luna Moths. (I love them!) The flower is a Nigh-Blooming Cereus

Medium: Paint ink
Tags: art noveau Nash Nashoba Hostina

Moon Halo --Nash Noveau LineWork by Nashoba Hostina

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:31:40 -0000

Some notes: The 'halo' is derived from the Zia sun symbol. The insects are not butterflies, but are actually Luna Moths. (I love them!) The flower is a Nigh-Blooming Cereus

Medium: graphite
Tags:

It's tiresome being this cute --wereflooph by Nashoba Hostina

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:38:31 -0000

Good god, I finished this eons ago, but never uploaded it O.o I remember it looking better. Definitely not my best. But I like the concept anyway. Regardless... return of the wereflooph, the poor bastardization of my werewolf. ::giggles::

Medium: Marker, colored pencil
Tags: wolf werewolf Nash Nashoba Hostina Laila Grahll wereflooph lucanthrope