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Bodach β Greyjoy's Pyke
Published: 2007-07-17 02:38:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 3797; Favourites: 51; Downloads: 73
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This had started just as a little and fast drawing before make a more difficult one I've promised a friend long ago. But I forgot I don't know how to paint the sea properly and also that castles and ships are always a huge task. So I've spent hours and hours v_v. The worst was do the lines with ink, I almost destroyed the picture but bleach can save you sometimes if you're painting with QuinkRelated content
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Β Damp, rickety and EXACTLY the sort of place you'd turn pirate to get away from; in other words a perfect rendition of the Iron Islands!
(I also admire your depiction of that longship).Β
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I'm sure Pike would be desirable during the long summer. Just like UK when I'm melting down in East Coast of Spain.
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Β The temperature undoubtedly, the quarters perhaps, the NEIGHBOURS?
Β . . .
Β Well I think I'll run the risk of roasting somewhere else in the Seven Kingdoms; Oldtown perhaps?Β
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Ooh, lovely! 
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I'm afraid is the "not very accurate at all" Sea Tower. Thank you for the comment!
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Haha, well, it's a wonderfull drawing anyway! Thank you for uploading it!
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Ah, great! Just about how I imagined it, with the outer tower especially. Pyke is my favourite place in the series so far. It's such a great castle, with the ocean. Great drawing.
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It came out beautifully! The sea couldn't be any more sea-like!
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Thanks for your nice comments! It's sweet.
I'm still not very pleased with the sea, but I'll practice ^_^.
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EXCELLENT WORK! MUY BUENO! I LOVE THE OCTIPUS AT THE BOTTOM TAMBIEN.
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The octopus the emblem of the house that holds the castle.
Thanks I appreciate your comments ^_^
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INTERESTING. I LIKE WHEN ART TELLS A STORY. I'M TRYING TO DO STUFF SIMILAR TO THIS.
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Well, drawings always tell stories, from one or from others... the abstract ones usually are difficult to know ok, but the artist always are kind to tell if someone asks ^_^.
You stuff is interesting too, and strange.
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PRECIATE IT, DUDE. I RECKON THAT'S GOOD IF MY STUFF IS STRANGE. I JUST HOPE IT'S NOT STRANGE IN AN OFFENSIVE WAY. ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE STUFF ABOUT THE EPIC WITH THE KINGS,ET CETERA? THAT'S MAINLY TO IMPROVE MY ACTION COMIC DRAWING. I GOT THESE CONAN COMICS, AND WAS INSPIRED TO DRAW LIKE THAT. BUT SO FAR MY STUFF SUCKS.
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When I wrote strange I mean that was quite original ^_____^. Not in an offensive way of course!
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DON'T WORRY. ALL MY FRIENDS CALL ME STRANGE.
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Beautiful. The sea has an appropriately iron look
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Thanks? ...I'm totally obsessed about how unreal I paint the sea, did you mean the sea seems iron? or a grey deep sea cold and dangerous that fits perfect with the Iron Isles? XDDDDD
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Ehm... the second, if I recall well
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This is exactly how I pictured it while reading! Wonderfully done!
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This is amazing! I just love the way you rendered the waves... Oh the infamous rope bridges of Pyke! The castle looks desolate yet strong and lasting... Congratulations, this is obviously the work of a great artist
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Thanks for the post! It's lovely to read this comments! hope I have time do continue painting westeros castles ^_^.
But... 
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Faceless men?
I use to think more in Euron possible warg capacities or in his warloks.
Ups... Maybe this is not the best place for spoilers 
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That's a good idea too! I meant Euron might have hired a Faceless man to kill Balon. Nevertheless, I love Euron, can't help it... *is ashamed*
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Well, He's a bad guy and also have a patch over one eye. I can imagine why is so irresistible.
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Brilliant, brilliant, hundred times brilliant. This piece's got everything: the ambience, the climax, lots of details on the ship and sea and it's just greatly done. Certain fave
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Och! Thank you. Your comment is more than encouraging, I'm really glad.
It's also great to hear that you're able to distinguish the details, some of them have been very difficult to paint (In fact the dimensions are 13x16 cm). A few of them impossible to appreciate, I must admit it.
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Many thanks! I feared maybe the fortress would be too much fantastic. The book description and all the real coastal castles I have seen made in my mind a image of Pyke more like a group or lonely towers distributed in much larger islands, linked by hidden bridges. But it was very boring ^_^.
Also the longship had a fox image like Theon's vessel, however the figure besides it seems a woman, probably Asha... but this is another history.
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