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Published: 2013-11-24 22:46:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 752; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 0
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Gave some thought to Daphne, this week-end but didn't feel like doing a traditional illustration. She was a nymph in Greek mythology that preferred to turn into a tree rather than give herself to Apollo.Related content
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It's astoniching and I love the detals >< I also love Greek mythology :3 The branches are drawn nicely and that moon *O*
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This is a really pretty piece. I like how you've portrayed her transformation into a tree.
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I love the complex detail in your drawings!
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Glad you like them! They're really fun to do
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This work looks like an unusual view on the traditional character, as opposed to the works like the one of Bernini, where Daphne is turning in a tree while running away from Apollo, desperate and scared. Here it looks like she's transforming slowly, in peace with the nature. Not hiding, but making a fully aware choice.
Also the fact that she doesn't have a face seems like an extra addition to the transformation, she's already loosing her human nature becoming a faceless tree.
Nice work.
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Thank you very much for the detailed commentΒ I actually looked at many traditional representations of Daphne and after a while I thought: no, that's not what I want. I wanted to emphasize more that it was her choice and she was OK with it. Plus she was a nymph so she was closer to nature than humanity.
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I think you succeeded in that.
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I saw this, and I was like, "Wait a minute, is that a visual representation of Daphne as a laurel tree?" THIS IS PERFECT!Β
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