various things i've drawn recently

descriptions are pasted from FurAffinity again because i'm too lazy to write different descriptions for different websites.

artwork based on a pun. ermines are a type of weasel, and OurMine (or "OurMine Team") are a well-known hacking group. (OurMine consider themselves "white-hat", meaning "good guy" hackers, while governments etc seem to consider them "gray-hat".)

hence, this parody i drew of their logo - ErMine Team.
their original logo can be seen here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:.....rMine_Logo.svg
the ermine replaces the main "M" symbol, while the whiskers replace the edges of the "M" that go outward toward the circle.

i actually have a lot of respect for these guys, and their aim to improve cybersecurity. some people may not like the methods they use, but sometimes you have to be blunt and direct, in order to get a point across.

original logo © OurMine
this parody © ArterialBlack716

 

in this 2nd drawing, we have the traditional "hacker in a hoodie" icon that OurMine sometimes use. but again, replaced with an ermine, also called a "stoat".

 

random character with a generic 80s look, reflecting on life at the outskirts of some city.

the band on his shirt is Emerald. (Christian heavy/power metal from the 80s)
Armed for Battle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDWjKB3OKsk
Look to the Stars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dJnuJ6iHY8

fun fact: his legs form a subliminal number 4. this was done unintentionally; the number 4 has nothing to do with the message or themes i intended with this drawing. isn't that a fun fact?!

you can tell i got kind of lazy with this one. oh well. trying some shading and i think it turned out well, overall!

anyway this is Mazura aka Horsehead, the first boss from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, drawn as a MLP pony. i kinda felt like he should have a tail, but idk, the original Mazura didn't have one so i didn't give this guy one, either. i'm definitely not a big fan of the 2nd Zelda game, i don't think most people are, but i like it... in theory. it has a lot of interesting ideas - Mazura being one of them of course. if they hadn't gone for SO MUCH "cheap difficulty" in the game, i would have probably enjoyed it a lot. i tried to draw his armor as close to the original Nintendo sprite armor as possible, though it's naturally kinda difficult to translate into this different body shape + from really low-res sprites to a full drawing.

this version of Mazura has REALLY STRONG TEETH and is thus able to hold the mace in his teeth, and attack with it!

for the sake of consistency, let's say his cutie mark is just an original Famicom / NES sprite of himself.

Mazura © Nintendo