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AlsdaleWatcher of the Seals

Published: 2012-05-29 14:40:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 47469; Favourites: 2286; Downloads: 859
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Description This is Egwene al'Vere and Rand al'Thor from the book series The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson.  It was a request by king-of-angmar king-of-angmar.deviantart.com/ inspired by the scene in Towers of Midnight in which Egwene is in Tel'aran'rhiod and sees the Dragon's Fang in the Rose Window alongside the Flame of Tar Valon.

This painting is a bit old at this point, but still one of my favs.  

Thank you so much for the DD, guys!  Thanks especially to king-of-angmar for the concept/request/feedback, superfreak92 for suggesting it as a DD, and Lyricanna for featuring it.  I've got another WoT-themed DD here:

    

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Medium: Watercolor and ink
Time commitment: Don't ask. My day job misses me.

NOTE: Someone was kind enough to point out the similarity of my style to that of my favorite artist, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law puimun.deviantart.com/ . I discovered her work very early in my development as an artist and it has strongly influenced my style over the years.  Importantly, it looks like I accidentally took the dove-and-ribbon concept in this painting from her painting The Lovers. To the best of my knowledge, all the other symbolism in the piece is mine (though really it belongs to Robert Jordan and The Wheel of Time). Obviously, no copyright infringement is intended. Go watch her and buy her prints and stuff!

Wheel of Time © Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. This is a derivative work based on the book series, is not official, and was created for exclusively non-commercial purposes.

Please skim the following before using/reposting my fan art, thanks! fav.me/d57lsbg
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Comments: 277

GuardianMedic [2021-12-15 18:18:55 +0000 UTC]

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Maisam47Khan [2018-01-15 20:51:07 +0000 UTC]

That is some classic work, think its time to change my phones wall.Brilliant work.

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TenebrisIncarnatus [2018-01-15 09:16:20 +0000 UTC]

Solid work, I really love it!

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beldaran1224 [2018-01-14 19:30:37 +0000 UTC]

If I understand correctly, you're not selling this?

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Astralsleep76 [2018-01-14 15:54:43 +0000 UTC]

Hermoso....................

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dianna-aka-gabby [2018-01-14 07:03:12 +0000 UTC]

nice

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Alsdale In reply to dianna-aka-gabby [2018-01-16 01:23:42 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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Adamantiel [2016-05-15 18:14:25 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, "My day job misses me."

You're funny too!

I love the composition of this.

Just the position of all the stuff.
Not sure if you composed the positions, but nice to look at big or small.

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Alsdale In reply to Adamantiel [2016-05-23 11:16:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!  Yes, the composition and the choice of elements in the painting and all that jazz were mine too.

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Adamantiel In reply to Alsdale [2016-05-25 08:11:00 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, oh good. Did you decide to put in that church window too?

Btw, do you know any good manga or anime?

Do you know "Monkey King"?

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Alsdale In reply to Adamantiel [2016-06-01 20:19:59 +0000 UTC]

Ah, no, actually, the Rose Window, which Egwene sees in Tel'aran'rhiod, was what inspired king-of-angmar to request the painting ... I built the rest of the composition around the idea of Rand and Egwene standing in front of it.

Sorry, I don't know manga or anime except for some Miyazaki.  Happy to take suggestions for a good introduction to them, though.

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SwanBurglar [2014-11-03 04:08:43 +0000 UTC]

wow

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JoshMACKEY [2013-08-29 08:24:51 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome.

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Alsdale In reply to JoshMACKEY [2013-08-30 01:40:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Rabbiteen [2013-05-01 07:45:10 +0000 UTC]

Simply beautiful and such symbolism!

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Alsdale In reply to Rabbiteen [2013-05-01 19:37:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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lodestone-lancer [2013-04-04 22:36:04 +0000 UTC]

I love how Matt and Perin's presence is included in this painting. Gosh this is beautiful with all the details.

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Alsdale In reply to lodestone-lancer [2013-04-05 17:58:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it And thanks very much for the watch!

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joshuarmour15 [2013-02-21 00:14:45 +0000 UTC]

Moraine: he's not going to break the seals
rand:*frowns*
Egwene:*smiles*
moraine: you are.
Everyone:*dumbfounded*

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Kuume [2013-02-15 09:52:46 +0000 UTC]

Featured: [link] Happy belated Valentine's!

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Alsdale In reply to Kuume [2013-02-18 20:20:08 +0000 UTC]

Cool, thanks! Happy really belated Valentine's Day!

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Kuume In reply to Alsdale [2013-02-21 17:00:57 +0000 UTC]

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IngvildJornsdottir [2013-02-05 09:52:47 +0000 UTC]

I love the details! Everything looks so prefessional I love the animals especially.

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Alsdale In reply to IngvildJornsdottir [2013-02-06 12:14:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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mininessie66 [2013-02-03 09:41:09 +0000 UTC]

gorgeous image!
love your style!

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Alsdale In reply to mininessie66 [2013-02-03 16:17:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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mininessie66 In reply to Alsdale [2013-02-03 17:41:11 +0000 UTC]

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Cyon95 [2013-01-19 18:22:10 +0000 UTC]

This is gorgeous, and so detailed!

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Alsdale In reply to Cyon95 [2013-01-21 14:35:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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PhoenixalThor [2012-12-30 01:33:13 +0000 UTC]

You have been featured here [link]

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niji707 [2012-12-26 12:40:44 +0000 UTC]

I totally love this!!

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Alsdale In reply to niji707 [2012-12-28 22:58:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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LostOddity [2012-12-09 23:04:43 +0000 UTC]

This is astounding, I love the complexity of it and all the little details at the bottom.

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Alsdale In reply to LostOddity [2012-12-10 01:48:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Glad you like it!

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Achilles189 [2012-11-15 06:04:14 +0000 UTC]

Its fantastic.. Blown away by the first look..
But I seem to remember Egwene as being dark-haired.
And the White Tower is rather colorful.
Nice symbolism, otherwise.

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Alsdale In reply to Achilles189 [2012-11-15 16:01:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
I agree, Egwene's hair should be several shades darker. I got careless. I've fixed that in a new painting I'm working on.
I'm addicted to detail. I wanted the White Tower to have lots of stained glass windows. So it did turn out quite colorful, yes

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HeChengWei [2012-10-29 17:31:42 +0000 UTC]

WOW! I NEVER comment but I just have to with yours. Absolute beautiful, I love the style, I love the colors. Wonderful Job.

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Alsdale In reply to HeChengWei [2012-10-30 14:19:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! It means a lot to me that you took the time to comment!

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forgeblaze [2012-10-16 17:47:00 +0000 UTC]

excellent! Thank you for doing this. You set the bar high, and I commend you.
PLEASE do more.
all the best and my most sincere admiration and thanks, wil

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Alsdale In reply to forgeblaze [2012-10-17 15:17:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I will undoubtedly do more, though it's slow going during the semester

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LilyTree [2012-10-12 18:22:30 +0000 UTC]

I'm pretty sure I've commented before but I am constantly captivated by this. It's just stunning.

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Alsdale In reply to LilyTree [2012-10-13 12:04:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Milford-the-Third [2012-09-17 00:55:47 +0000 UTC]

I love all the intricate patterns* throughout this piece -- to say nothing of all the symbols you've incorporated. Gorgeous!

*no pun intended

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Alsdale In reply to Milford-the-Third [2012-09-17 12:09:38 +0000 UTC]

haha thanks!

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TnSabregirl [2012-09-15 16:09:07 +0000 UTC]

I love this one (still). Just re-read your comment on it and was interested that you've studied Stephanie Pui-Mun Law. I just recently discovered her work as well and I can definitely see some stylistic similarities. Great work.

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Alsdale In reply to TnSabregirl [2012-09-16 17:07:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks (again)!

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ArcangHell [2012-09-10 22:15:43 +0000 UTC]

Masterpiece of rare beauty.

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Alsdale In reply to ArcangHell [2012-09-10 22:45:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, really!

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king-of-angmar [2012-09-10 21:03:54 +0000 UTC]

I procrastinate at work by staring at this for extended periods of time. Every single piece of Memory of Light news brings me back to this, every single time.

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Alsdale In reply to king-of-angmar [2012-09-11 01:32:54 +0000 UTC]

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