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Cheshireby ~jidane

Digital Art / Drawings / Macabre & Horror

Because one should draw a variation of the Cheshire Cat at least once in his life. Here's my take.

It could be I've been playing too many ego shooters lately (I suck at it, but I'm learning), but I somehow had this idea to make it a critter one would see in such a game. Prey meets American McGee's Alice or something, I dunno.

The Cheshire has a sickly skin that is, except for a few patches of spiky bristles, completely furless.

Cheshires are known for having really crazy colors. Since most people do think of trippy colors when the Cheshire Cat is mentioned, I'll call that the "default color". Default colors are... an eyesore.
Normally one can't tell what color they are, as their skin constantly swaps pigments to blend them with their surroundings. Not only can it mimic colors, but to a certain level structure as well (much like an octopus is able to alter it's surface).

That so called default color of a Cheshire can only be exposed under electric light. The flourescent markings can be seen in the dark as well.
The most common markings are stripes, tho they can have spots or a combination of stripes and spots as well. The light/dark pattern on the base color of the fur also varies from one Cheshire to another.

The base color and the color of the markings are -ALWAYS- a complementary contrast in color (red/green, purple/yellow, blue/orange, ect).

[I'll upload another pic of some color variations later.]

Like hyenas or komodo dragons, their spit is packed with bacteria, causing a bite to become infected badly very quick.
When calm, the face of a Cheshire resembles that of a human, the (in)famous grin indicates an attack. The jaws contain two rows of razor-sharp teeth and can be replaced should they break or get lost otherwise.

They live and hunt in packs of up to fifteen members and eat everything that qualifies as meat.

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~BlackWarGreymonrox May 15, 2013 Student General Artist

Oh my goodness. Can I...perhaps...make a Cheshire of my own? If it's a species? I'd link you to it if you wished.

~jidane May 16, 2013

Sure thing, go for it! I'd love to see it.

~BlackWarGreymonrox May 17, 2013 Student General Artist

Oh, thank you! I'll get right on it.

~Pyroraptor280 Jan 1, 2013

Sweet.
Instant fav.

~DonkataDeath Dec 6, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

and this has influenced a new creature in my book

~jidane Dec 10, 2012

Oh? May I know more about that?

~DonkataDeath Dec 11, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

yes it inspired my idea for another mutant that appears in Duluran (eventually) known as a Ranther which is a twin scythe tailed panther with sabre teeth.

~firefawn101 Aug 5, 2012 Hobbyist Filmographer

Oh.. Thanks!

~firefawn101 Aug 1, 2012 Hobbyist Filmographer

What does C.H.E.S.I.R.E stand for?

~jidane Aug 4, 2012

Where did you get the idea from that it's C.H.E.S.I.R.E. and stands for anything?
In the comment and on the picture, it's never written like that or that it would have a special meaning, like some top secret project name or somesuch.

It's Cheshire, named so after the famous grinning cat, for obvious reasons. Plain and simple.

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