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Published: 2010-01-11 21:24:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 779; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 32
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A page from my children's book school-assignment which I am working on at the moment. Blankspace is for the font.These african fairytales are quite gruesome, but this is a nice one. There were others were people were getting stabbed and animals were starving and being ripped apart.... I don't think violence in fairytales is bad, but it would have been bad to draw stuff like that.
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Kinda reminds me of how all Irish myths are tragedies, every single one of them.
You really are a flexible artist, but still the awesome use of textures remains! Great stuff <3
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I bet a bit more contrast would help, the dots are kind of hampersome too...
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Thanks alot, but did you mean that the dots in the backgound were too much or should the textures in a whole be more homogeneous?
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Homogeneous sounds nice but I think I meant the background (not that I don't remember, I'm just grasping for the right look overall). Overall anyway I think it makes their eyes a little harder to make out. (?? maybe)
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Hm, I see your point. I will keep the dots in the background further away from the eyes, that shall do it. Thanks!
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I think I meant, to sort of accommodate in my comment the dots in general, that those in/on the creatures crowded/impinged-on the eyes/outlines a bit, BUT YOU SOUND SO SURE!
I read a couple of children's books today, I think I was reminded of the whole thing by this. I read "the tiger who came to tea" and "the lonesome puppy", and they were rad as HELL - the most refined language in the world. (I read the tiger one as a kid, too, illustrations are the key!!!!!!!!)
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African fairytales are truly one of the most violent ones. I remember reading one about some creatures that were skinning people by scratching them...(or sth similiar) I used to like disturbing tales as a kid, but this freaked me out.
Textures nicely shows this gruesome part imo. Good job!
Also, I'd love to see more of your children's book stuff^^
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violence is made to straight-up scare the chillun.
Like all fairy tales of yesteryear.
Anansi~
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I remember Anansi from Neil Gaimans American Gods. He was a nice fellow there.
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oh, when we were kids, the stories were already softened.
I mean during the time of the Brothers Grimm.
And let's not forget the Jabberwock.
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> but this is a nice one
wtf? Fleischfressender Elefant??
Der Spritz-Stil ist toll!! Super Idee!
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D: Aber es geht alles gut aus! Schildi zwickt Elefant im Bauch drin in den Magen und wird im Ganzen wieder ausgespuckt.
Danke.
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das klingt nicht sehr appetitlich, urgs
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Haha! This is so interesting! And I love the cool textures.
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Ich bin so verknallt in diesen Stil *__*///
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Mein erstes Ziel war sowas wie Raupe Nimmersatt oder die Maus Ferdinand .... das ausgeschnittene und zusammengeklebte Zeug ist so schΓΆn. 
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Hach... Kindheitserinnerungen
Das sind wirklich tolle KinderbΓΌcher!
Hast du die Elemente fΓΌr dieses Bild auch zusammengeklebt oder ist der Effekt nur simuliert?
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Alles simuliert. Das ist ein Filzerbild, das mit einer Textur ausgefΓΌllt wurde.
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