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Published: 2008-02-21 04:17:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 1553; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 5
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Description When the Ashes fall...
When white noises are all that we hear,
When LED screens are all that we see,
When we realize our mistakes too late,
When the illusion of control shatters,
When every death is a tree falling in a silent forest,
And when lifetimes pass in the blink of an eye,
Then it is that we turn to the stars,
The dust of time, Immortal, fleeting,
Waiting for our time to come to an end,
So another may begin,
For that is where we came from, and to where we must return.
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Yeah, this took me forever... that's why i haven't posted anything for a few weeks . The clouds probably took the longest... I have never drawn clouds before (browse my gallery and try to find some. you will fail) That is the only part of the piece that left me unsatisfied. That, and the big piece of blank paper on the right where there is no smoke. I must have spent days trying to come up with a filler for that space, and i still left most of it blank. I conveniently had a piece that was already overcrowded and was based on the concept on Armageddon, so i was safe putting in a meteor shower. As usual, no piece is perfect, so this was more of a learning piece for me. i really pushed myself to spend a long time on this one, and i think it payed off.


Please post your thoughts and interpretations on this one. I NEED FEEDBACK!


Mechanical pencil, fine graphical pen, and white gel pen (for highlights) on (yes) yellowed paper stolen from my school's art room
25-30 hrs in and out of class.

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Comments: 42

enagem [2008-03-24 16:06:04 +0000 UTC]

wow. this is really good.

you know, clouds are a bit hard to use for me. but yours just give more meaning to the work.

great work!

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ArdentMind In reply to enagem [2008-03-24 16:07:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! They were extremely time-consuming! ^^

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piranha333 [2008-03-20 23:05:22 +0000 UTC]

nice work
that's great

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ArdentMind In reply to piranha333 [2008-03-20 23:51:08 +0000 UTC]

thanks! ^^

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Rian-J [2008-03-07 04:19:47 +0000 UTC]

your hard work paid off.

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ArdentMind In reply to Rian-J [2008-03-07 04:55:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^

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Aisis [2008-03-04 19:00:19 +0000 UTC]

whoaa this looks pretty cool!
this kind of drawings really fits to your style

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ArdentMind In reply to Aisis [2008-03-05 00:33:36 +0000 UTC]

thank you! ^-^

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Dynethe13th [2008-03-04 05:32:37 +0000 UTC]

I like it. you did the clouds really well.

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ArdentMind In reply to Dynethe13th [2008-03-04 05:33:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank You!

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masterchomic [2008-03-02 00:36:56 +0000 UTC]

this is AWESOMEE!
i love the detail!

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ArdentMind In reply to masterchomic [2008-03-02 03:16:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I worked long and hard on it!

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blue-strawberry [2008-03-01 20:29:31 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing! I so wish I could draw like this. I adore the clouds. great job!

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ArdentMind In reply to blue-strawberry [2008-03-01 21:04:04 +0000 UTC]

thank you! that seems to be everyone's favorite aspect of it, even though it's the part i'm least satisfied with! Go figure!

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blue-strawberry In reply to ArdentMind [2008-03-01 21:17:34 +0000 UTC]

hehe, thats always the way
you're most welcome!

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Kittehsaur [2008-02-29 03:00:41 +0000 UTC]

Your piece has seriously inspired. I've been looking for a way to do finish one of my pictures and your clouds gave me great idea! Would you mind if I use it? I won't use the shiney beams of light...I'll be putting a moon there instead.

Also, it looks amazing. I think you should find someway to fill in the bottom though. Atleast the corners...It just looks... incomplete. At least, to me it does. However, it's your decision. I think you might be able to come up with something neat.

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ArdentMind In reply to Kittehsaur [2008-02-29 04:40:58 +0000 UTC]

you can borrow anything you like, as long as you don't copy the idea for the picture itself! I'm glad i've inspired a fellow artist. Feel free to go crazy with clouds! ^^

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Kittehsaur In reply to ArdentMind [2008-02-29 05:48:23 +0000 UTC]

Ha. That idea inspired another idea. One that would fit better with the picture. I'll have it up in no time.

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ArdentMind In reply to Kittehsaur [2008-02-29 06:14:23 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad!

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Kittehsaur In reply to Kittehsaur [2008-02-29 03:01:16 +0000 UTC]

I meant to add "me" after inspired. Oops.

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the-bumble-bee-one [2008-02-28 04:10:38 +0000 UTC]

so much detail!
omg
its ppl like you that i call true artists

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ArdentMind In reply to the-bumble-bee-one [2008-02-28 04:19:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! It warms my heart to hear that!

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the-bumble-bee-one In reply to ArdentMind [2008-02-28 04:20:31 +0000 UTC]

lol
my pleasure
i like making ppl happy
but i really meant what i said!

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ArdentMind In reply to the-bumble-bee-one [2008-02-28 04:21:54 +0000 UTC]

thank you again! Your gallery is awesome too! Your paintings are amazing! I seriously cannot paint!

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the-bumble-bee-one In reply to ArdentMind [2008-02-28 04:24:27 +0000 UTC]

aww
thanks!

"I seriously cannot paint!"
i don't believe you, i'm sure that you can!

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ArdentMind In reply to the-bumble-bee-one [2008-02-28 04:36:57 +0000 UTC]

uhh... I'm not lying. I'm actually not very good with deciding on a color scheme, actually. My colors are always funky and wierd.

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the-bumble-bee-one In reply to ArdentMind [2008-02-28 05:06:01 +0000 UTC]

ok then, you win
....but....there's nothing wrong with funky colors
lol

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ArdentMind In reply to the-bumble-bee-one [2008-02-28 05:15:22 +0000 UTC]

darn right!

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the-bumble-bee-one In reply to ArdentMind [2008-02-28 05:18:50 +0000 UTC]

lol

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black-soul-meru [2008-02-26 23:30:50 +0000 UTC]

This is so great. I saw it before it was done and it still was good. I love it.

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ArdentMind In reply to black-soul-meru [2008-02-26 23:46:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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innocent--angel [2008-02-26 23:30:01 +0000 UTC]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Quadgurl In reply to innocent--angel [2008-03-04 02:30:11 +0000 UTC]

DARLING

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innocent--angel In reply to Quadgurl [2008-03-05 18:35:38 +0000 UTC]

...

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Quadgurl In reply to innocent--angel [2008-03-07 02:13:04 +0000 UTC]

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innocent--angel In reply to Quadgurl [2008-03-07 17:25:08 +0000 UTC]

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ArdentMind In reply to innocent--angel [2008-02-26 23:47:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you think so! ^^

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innocent--angel In reply to ArdentMind [2008-02-27 03:29:00 +0000 UTC]

Anytime!

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PisceanChic101 [2008-02-22 20:50:19 +0000 UTC]

it's nice. i really like how it turned out. i like what you did with the clouds.

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ArdentMind In reply to PisceanChic101 [2008-02-23 00:00:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Mo-Goei-Hai-Tzu [2008-02-21 11:54:45 +0000 UTC]

This is gorgeous! I love the amount of detail I can always see in your work. I saw the clouds, and at first I thought that was the whole picture. You know what? I still would have been amazed, had it only been them. ;D
The more I scrolled down, the more interested I became. Damn, even when I look back a few times, I'm shaking my head and muttering, "if only I could do something that detailed... this is amazing..."

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ArdentMind In reply to Mo-Goei-Hai-Tzu [2008-02-21 15:20:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Yeah, this was really tedious (adding one detail here, another there). I'm glad you think it payed off! Your input is much appreciated!

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