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Aikya — _Brown Echo_

Published: 2008-06-13 03:33:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 3045; Favourites: 124; Downloads: 119
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Description Poster!

I’ve been working on more character designs!

This is the first poster I’ve ever made. It prints out really well-I have one hanging in my room. I thought about making $10 prints of them-or small posters. Hope that price sounds reasonable! If you are interested please note me-thank you!

This time I was brave and used pastels on toned paper. The headdresses keep getting more beautiful. The profile reference belongs to my brother, and the rest is pure imagination!

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Character Info:
This is an Echo-a being of complete silence. If you think about it, every living thing has a vibration, but these beings are born from the Void-on other words-the rests between the notes!
Echos cloak themselves in the vibrations around them in order to take form.

Echos are extremely sensitive to vibration (sound)and it can take them a long time to become comfortable with the sounds around them. As a precaution, the younger ones (Echos can live for thousands of years0 wear devices on their ears the resemble tuning forks. They serve to filter out vibrations (at time harmful0 that the Echo has not yet adapted to.

Frequencies of violence and hatred can damage an Echo greatly if they are not prepared for them. They are enlightened beings and must continually return to the Void to shed off their surrounding vibration. If an Echo does not return to the Void for a cleansing the vibrations will eventually consume him and destroy his silence. He will cease to exist.
Echo characters © to Amanda Klammer

Mediums used: 2B, 4B, 6B pencils, white pastel pencil on green pastel paper, photoshop for overlay, highlights and framework.
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Comments: 37

MandarinMoon [2009-10-31 16:29:35 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing! One of my new favorites! Now I must watch you!

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c-niska [2009-09-27 05:52:44 +0000 UTC]

I rea~ally love this!! I love the effect of black and white on toned paper this looks especially wonderful. The lines are so crisp, and the heavy black lines stand out beautifully!

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Frogger277 [2009-05-11 12:19:35 +0000 UTC]

Woow. You can even master pastels so well.

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PenelopeSalt [2008-11-12 20:40:22 +0000 UTC]

This awesome deviation has been featured! -->[link]

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HouseofChabrier [2008-10-02 18:06:09 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful, and I think you should put a price tag of $20 because that will help defer the costs of paper, shipping, handling, and ink. You are a wonderful artist and now I have to watch you I love the sensitivity of your line work, and all the thought that goes into your images. DA is wonderful, and it seems the only way to unite all the divergent woman artists creating, and thinking all over this world. Love your book!!!! It's outstanding and wonderful. What's amazing is you even used a clock that actually worked. I would like to hear more of the story about the Library, and how often which books are read. I collect and read old, illustrated book, and love them with a passion that should be reserved for living things. Then again my books are alive to me. Hugs...Annie

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Aikya In reply to HouseofChabrier [2008-10-08 01:20:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for the kind words!

I'm always happy to find other enthused people here. You seem to be very upbeat and positive ^^
I'm glad you like my Timekeeper book! It's my favorite of all of the ceramics pieces I've made. Learned so much from making it, like not to give up when you get overwhelmed or frustrated.
The story I'm writing is turning out better than I planned it to be. It's currently undergoing the editing process-with the help of my creative writing teacher.

Gotta love those books!

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aryundomiel [2008-10-02 09:32:44 +0000 UTC]

this is amazing absolutely stunning!

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Rita-Ria [2008-10-01 06:38:09 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful artwork!

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amytaluuri [2008-09-05 04:20:48 +0000 UTC]

This is just lovely. I'm totally captured by the different lineweights.

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Aikya In reply to amytaluuri [2008-09-05 04:55:23 +0000 UTC]


Thank you!
I have lots of fun with different line thicknesses-I never get tired of working with graphite either-so much fun!

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amytaluuri In reply to Aikya [2008-09-05 13:48:44 +0000 UTC]

I don't do a lot of work with graphite, but then i see stuff like this and am reminded I should do more. c: Definitely fun!

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Aikya In reply to amytaluuri [2008-09-05 17:23:28 +0000 UTC]

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blue-moon402 [2008-08-24 19:33:13 +0000 UTC]

gorgeous

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Ravensrow [2008-08-07 19:02:12 +0000 UTC]

There is a calming feel to this piece, a pensive,contemplative, meditative feel that works so well with the head position and the colouring. Beautiful work.

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Aikya In reply to Ravensrow [2008-08-07 22:02:51 +0000 UTC]


Thank you! I'm glad that you could pick up on this character's meditative feel. He isn't from this world. I'm thinking about posting the first chapter of his story soon. Would you like to read it?

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Ravensrow In reply to Aikya [2008-08-26 19:22:45 +0000 UTC]

It is a beautiful piece and absolutely I would like to read it

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Aikya In reply to Ravensrow [2008-08-28 00:12:20 +0000 UTC]


I'm always happy to have readers for my stories.

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LadyDeddelit [2008-07-08 17:28:21 +0000 UTC]

very beautiful work
I like a lot the face and the hairs composition
Great *_*

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Aikya In reply to LadyDeddelit [2008-07-09 01:14:56 +0000 UTC]


Thank you for the kind words!
I love working with different techniques

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LadyDeddelit In reply to Aikya [2008-07-12 13:43:03 +0000 UTC]

your very welcome

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aXforamnesty [2008-07-08 12:31:24 +0000 UTC]

beautiful. the color scene is remarkable; very detailed and astounding. you do such amazing work

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Aikya In reply to aXforamnesty [2008-07-08 17:22:08 +0000 UTC]


I love the brown in this one-it's came off as being sort of soothing

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aXforamnesty In reply to Aikya [2008-07-09 03:14:20 +0000 UTC]

i definitely agree. you hardly see many pictures that illicit the soothing ....er, emotion...for lack of a better word

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DropletOfFire [2008-06-29 21:15:23 +0000 UTC]

This one's my favorite The earthy sepia is somehow soothing I absolutely love the idea of the Echos, very creative!!

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Aikya In reply to DropletOfFire [2008-06-30 18:58:51 +0000 UTC]

This is my favorite one too ^^
For some reason the sepia fits the character-sorta earthy.
Thanks friend!

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SkylaComics [2008-06-17 02:30:31 +0000 UTC]

This looks the best

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Aikya In reply to SkylaComics [2008-06-18 00:13:18 +0000 UTC]


I think so too-the contrast is really eye friendly
Thanks!

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pirateatheart [2008-06-13 20:09:21 +0000 UTC]

wow, that's beautiful

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Aikya In reply to pirateatheart [2008-06-16 04:56:03 +0000 UTC]


Thanks my friend!

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rekova [2008-06-13 16:34:01 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work! I like the drawings in sepia tones

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Aikya In reply to rekova [2008-06-16 04:57:39 +0000 UTC]


Thank you my friend!

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rekova In reply to Aikya [2008-06-16 17:01:41 +0000 UTC]

your welcome!

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artico [2008-06-13 03:38:20 +0000 UTC]

ooo... so pretty ^^

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DetectiveJackdaw [2008-06-13 03:35:33 +0000 UTC]

Interesting sepia work.
I find myself wishing you had used brown for your selective inkwork, but besides that, I'd say this was a very successful piece.
Nice profile. Good highlights.
High five.

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Aikya In reply to DetectiveJackdaw [2008-06-16 05:10:18 +0000 UTC]

Ok it's official-I am addicted to sepia colored paper!
There's just something about the contrast that you can pull off-it's so wonderful!
Thank my friend! I appreciate your support

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MisoSoop [2008-06-13 03:34:55 +0000 UTC]

I envy how well that profile is drawn. D:

It's a very relaxing picture though. :3

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Aikya In reply to MisoSoop [2008-06-16 05:10:54 +0000 UTC]


Thank you! My brother's profile was very relaxed

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