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aberry89 — Sitting in Her Garden
Published: 2009-03-06 00:53:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 4066; Favourites: 110; Downloads: 72
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Uploaded the ruff draft, and here is the final.I am pretty happy with it. "The Little Mermaid" story and movie, was what made me want to draw, and it is so inspirational, so it was kinda hard to take on!
Might color it one day
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Comments: 33
She looks so sad ! I love the details on her scales and the composition. Lovely work
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Yep, she is a little sad 
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Black and white can be so lovely, and this piece really shows it! I also LOVE the movement with the coral(?) since it draws you back into the piece again. 
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Thank you so much. Yes, I think you mean the tree thingy
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Yeah that, xD and no problem!
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This is fantastic,gorgeous!I love the composition,the style,again the little details/touches like the fish swimming..Such a beautiful piece all together.
Personally i think it looks just as stunning in b&w,you know,like those old book illustrations.
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Thank you so much!!! 
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You're very welcome,you did a beautiful job.
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The composition makes this picture so good even if it's a rough... Her tail is kinda misshaped, but it may be due to you not being used to draw other creatures :S
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Really? How does her tail look misshaped?
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It seems too thin for her... like the tail of an eel with scales 
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Oh, my, this is amazing! For some unknown reason I think this is the best picture of this scene I've ever seen!
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WOW, that's a huge compliment considering the amazing and legendary work that's out there for this story.
When I actually went through, and circled all the words from the story that I was suppose to convey in this one image: how she was quiet, and wise, slightly melancholy and detached, but happy and content...there was a lot! And something that a classmate said to me later, that I wasn't even really conscious of, how she is slightly leaning toward the statue, and that small movement gives you the sense of longing she has 
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You are welcome!
I think maybe I like this more than the others because your picture reminds me the image appeared in my mind when I read the story... It's simple still really well detailed. It doesn't force itself down our thoat. It's a kind of humble thing like the little mermaid herself.
Your classmate was right. And you did a great work! 
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You are absolutely welcome.
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This is really good!!!! I like how the statue is that famous bust, (or at least looks like it!) BTW, this is your 'ruff' draft? haha ^_^
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I don't know how it's spelled! 
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ya know, that famous bust that looks like the statue of david's head... maybe that's what i'm thinking of.... your statue looks like the statue of david's bust!
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ah...well thank you
Ya, I was going for a greek kinda style. Like she found this really old greek statue in some sunken ship or something
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That's what I thought! (like in the real little mermaid, where she finds eric's statue after it falls out of the ship)
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I know, I mean the white smily face that shows next to any posts you make (called and avatar)
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Ah.. well I have no idea then. :0 darn, i felt computer-savvy there for a minute...
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Well, the refinement has indeed done the picture well!
I love it even more now
Beautiful, clean lines :]
Hehe, I always have problems with defining the full view size too! ^^ But this resolution is perfectly fine, as I see it.
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Thank you! Clean lines are not my speciality, 
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This is lovely. Looks like those classic fairy tale illustrations. Great job
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