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"Chalchiuhtquetzal" by Katherine J. Grantham

SF&F Picture 5 out of 50 by Katherine J. Grantham

SciFi and Fantasy Art Chalchiuhtquetzal by Katherine J. Grantham

Chalchiuhtquetzal, or Jade Feather, is a descendant of Quetzalcoatl in an alternate world (yeah, there's more of a story, but it doesn't belong here). She wears a gold and turquoise stylized shell emblem of Quetzalcoatl. In a more finished version her skin will be blue, feathered crest irridescent green, and in a full length picture she has two coiling serpent bodies in place of legs. This was just a sketch to get an idea of facial features and feather-hair.

Pencil, colorized in Photoshop.

Date	Name	Comment
10 Dec 2003	A.J	Loading... Its fantastic, beautiful...But very very scary....
11 Dec 2003	Erica	Loading... that name...it sounds Mayan... where did you get it? Katherine J. Grantham replies: "I took Chalchiut from Chalchiutlicue, the Aztec goddess "Jade Skirt" (I probably should have used Chalchiutl) and Quetzal from Quetzalcoatl, which means "Quetzal-Bird Serpent" or more commonly, "Feathered Serpent." The language is Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs. A Google search on Nahuatl dictionary will get you links to lists of words in that language. Hope that helps!"
27 Dec 2003	Sturmi	Loading... Whooo, very very pretty...
29 Mar 2004	Laura	Loading... awesome, those EYES, that blue, the way the hair-feather..anyway: BEAUTIFUL!
30 Mar 2004	Amanda L. Collins <bluemoon	Loading... Wow. You have such incredible talent with simple black and white work. Your forms are so very impressive. Bravo!
30 Mar 2004	Jadestone	Loading... Incredible eyes... I'm entranced... my friend Don't look at the eyes! me I can't help it... They're so beautiful... creature attacks AAAaaahhh! Oh well... But seriously, I really like it! >^-^<
30 Mar 2004	Amanda Leigh Johnson	Loading... She's very snakey, as I'm sure you were going for. I can really tell that you know a lot about the aztecs. They personaly freak me out, but that's just me. Even without th bottom half of her body with the snakes, her eyes give away that there is something truly serpentine about. Did you create her? Or is she in actual legend?
2 Jul 2004	Gintatsu	Loading... Hey! I saw ones u made just like it! Only it wuz green and the feathers have a bit more detail. Very fine work indeed!
11 Dec 2004	Rebecca D. Hardy	Loading... She is beautiful. So great..... Rebecca
23 Aug 2006	Slid.glid	Loading... That's different. And pretty looking!
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About 'Chalchiuhtquetzal':

• Status: OK
• Created by:

Katherine J. Grantham
• Copyright: ©Katherine J. Grantham. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Quetzalcoatl, Woman, Feathered, Crest, Feather, Hair, Aztec
• Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters, Woman, Women
• Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen, Computer-coloured Picture
• Views: 1843
• Resolution: 436x600

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