Background Ideas

Decided that i would do some background ideas for my pieces of work this weekend, a couple of watercolour backgrounds just to get an idea of what it could be but i wanted to explore some more the idea of having writing (a story of the creature), behind the subject onto the wood. This is the first story that i came up with for my tiger-women painting and created some Latin Names with Jake for our creations.

This is the Homofelis, a hybrid that is a cross between a tiger and human, perhaps an unfortunate choice of evolution due to habitat change or perhaps a transformation that aides each side of this creatures faces. Though this creature is classed as dangerous when goaded, it is better to try to keep them in their human states for the safety of everyone in proximity to the creature. Highly unpredictable and should be treated with caution. Is very hard to track and discover as they have a morphing ability to change into their human counter part whenever they choose, though this type of shifter needs to make weekly shifts to their animal half to keep the behaviour and temperament of their beast under control and the transition between halves smoother. To identify one of these shifters, there are a few qualities that can make them identifiable in their human form; hunter-like amber eyes that will appear to stalk your every move, there will be light patches of fur over parts of the body… if you can get close enough to find it. It is not completely sure how these creatures came about or whether they have been living among us for centuries, contributing to the myth and legend of a shifting creature, or perhaps whether this is a new, inconceivable change to genetic makeup that could very possibly be happening to other people and animals over the world? What would these changes mean to our evolution, how will it effect the persons social standing and acceptance when they are a part of a small, changed group of hybrids against a larger population of norms?