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Description Damnit, I don't know if this goes in fanart or fantasy.. >> It is from a fairy tale, after all..

Anywhoo...

This was a project we had in school this spring which I told you about - to create a design for a CD cover with the words "Eventyr" ( eventyr = fairy tale ) on it. And I chose to paint Rapunzel! I'm very pleased with the results and grateful that we were allowed to make it in comic style, since I'm quite fond to draw manga art.. It's very green, yes. Green's good.

The story for the unknown;
Rapunzel's actual parents had to give her away to some sorceress or something because they kinda blew it in the past by getting her pissed, and she has grown up with her. Around the age of twelve she was locked in a tower in the midfdle of the deep forest for reasons I have no idea what are, a tower which had no doors to enter, only a window with some hook thingy. She had to let her hair grow extremly long so that the sorceress could climb up the tower and in to her, and never let anyone else in, least of all a man - she had no idea what a man looked like! X_x
And one day a prince (I think) heard Rapunzel sing and wanted to see her really badly, but you don't get far without doors. So he noticed that the sorceress would call out "Rapunzel, let down your hair!" to get in to the tower, so one day he did the same by immitating her. He climbed up to Rapunzel who was shocked at first, but they fell in love and started seeing each other in secret whenever he climbed up to her. But one day Rapunzel accidently talked too much when the sorceress was with her, and she got pissed; she cut off the long hair and sent her to the desert so she could trick the prince to climb up to her instead. Of course he did, and he gets to pay - he fell into torns that stabbed both of his eyes so he became blind.. X_x;;
It does end happily though; two years after the incident (I think) the prince was still in sorrow for losing his love, and happened to stumble into her in the desert she now had to live in. He recognized her voice since she was singing again, they kiss and cry in joy for finding eachother again, her tears fell into his eyes and heeled them, and weee!! Happy, happy ending!

I know the tower looks weird, but no matter how many times I tried it would not look normal!! Curse the stupid laws of perspectives! >< Making things difficult.. Almost everyone in my class chose either Rapunzel, Thumbelina, Sleeping Beauty or Little Red Riding Hood - and all of the dresses were either red, pink, blue, white and stuff. I think I was the only one who made a green one. ^^ Green's pretty me thinks and isn't so stereotypical when it comes to dresses in fairy tales. Can you see that it's very inspired by princess Fiona's dress from the Shrek movies? And her hair is being braided (is that even a word?) kinda similliar to Nemesteth's hair. ^^ To make things less complicated, braids can be a pain to draw if it's the one that goes with three or four ways.

24 cm x 24 cm, acrylic paint
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Comments: 33

MOD37 [2007-02-02 04:19:57 +0000 UTC]

0.0 ~Ani

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skyboy16 [2005-08-07 22:32:22 +0000 UTC]

This is so good. I love the background, but what really stands out to me is the view outside the window, very nice...

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cocohints In reply to skyboy16 [2005-08-08 18:22:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ^^ Believe it or not, it turned out to be one of the easiest parts to paint, that view...

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ph00nix [2005-07-06 10:50:42 +0000 UTC]

It's very beautifull. I like how you did rapunzels hair. It makes me wonder how a young girl like her can get her hair that long and the wall is awesome too, with every single brick visible. Good job!

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cocohints In reply to ph00nix [2005-07-06 20:02:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!! ^^

It's a magical world... And she was taken care of a sorceress, so who knows what that old hag gave her?!

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KouYakushi [2005-06-01 19:06:57 +0000 UTC]

Those colors are absolutely wonderful! And the tower looks just fine

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cocohints In reply to KouYakushi [2005-06-01 20:32:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fav! Glad you liked it!

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rowanberry [2005-05-31 13:52:45 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty! and the tower looks good! nice work with acrylic ^___^ (I've tried using acrylic but it's just too difficult! *o* )

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cocohints In reply to rowanberry [2005-05-31 18:30:33 +0000 UTC]

It's damn hard the first times. You just gotta know what effect it does and use it against it's own will!! I could explain to you what I do when using acrylic if you wanna try again. Of course, watercolours' your perfect field! *OMG, I smooch-and-glomp-attacked Rowie!! Am I in trouble now?!? *

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rowanberry In reply to cocohints [2005-06-01 01:03:36 +0000 UTC]

I think I'll never touch acrylic again *super glomp attack right back at ya!*

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cocohints In reply to rowanberry [2005-06-01 07:42:32 +0000 UTC]

GLOMP ATTACK WAR!!!










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rowanberry In reply to cocohints [2005-06-03 00:06:30 +0000 UTC]

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cocohints In reply to rowanberry [2005-06-03 15:29:34 +0000 UTC]

Victory!! X3

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witchiemiranda [2005-05-31 09:09:38 +0000 UTC]

Oooh wow, that's so pretty~! ^___^ I adore her hair, the dress is lovely, the pose is aasdjsadjsad<4423
And I love the light coming from the left window, very pretty~ ^^

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cocohints In reply to witchiemiranda [2005-05-31 09:38:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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Cyclopsis [2005-05-31 02:41:38 +0000 UTC]

Neat pic!

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cocohints In reply to Cyclopsis [2005-05-31 09:22:48 +0000 UTC]



Millia would make a great Rapunzel in carnivals..

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Cyclopsis In reply to cocohints [2005-05-31 13:42:45 +0000 UTC]

I've been kissed! Return fire!



And yes, I agree. In fact, is that Millia?

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cocohints In reply to Cyclopsis [2005-05-31 18:20:15 +0000 UTC]

XD

How does one counter attack it?

..

not that it's needed.... X3

Actually, it's not Millia - though I thought of her all the time because of the hair.. Would have been funny to see Zato trying to climb up that tower, tho.

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Cyclopsis In reply to cocohints [2005-05-31 19:18:03 +0000 UTC]

Only to get stabbed the minute he got up there. XD

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cocohints In reply to Cyclopsis [2005-05-31 19:27:55 +0000 UTC]

I know!! Though I don't know if he would be blind before of after..

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Cyclopsis In reply to cocohints [2005-05-31 20:40:33 +0000 UTC]

hmmmmm....

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cheeb [2005-05-30 21:18:30 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I'd never heard the proper ending of Rapunzel. I was never sure how it went. You cleared that up.

That's a very nice picture - gorgeous painting. ^___^ You're so talented.

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cocohints In reply to cheeb [2005-05-31 09:15:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ^^

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nik-hasta [2005-05-30 20:14:46 +0000 UTC]

Damn that's good. A nice homage to the story. I'm very impressed and jealous that you can paint SO well.
Mucho Kudos to the Coco-chan-sama!
Keep painting and drawing etc!

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cocohints In reply to nik-hasta [2005-05-30 20:46:49 +0000 UTC]

Coco-chan-sama..? That sounds funny!

No worries Nik, I'm gonna keep drawing and painting! And you keep drawing too!!

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nik-hasta In reply to cocohints [2005-06-24 10:59:33 +0000 UTC]

Erf, now I have finished my exams I'll have more time to do so!

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cocohints In reply to nik-hasta [2005-06-24 13:18:56 +0000 UTC]

Great! I should lurk some more!

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mitani-chan [2005-05-30 18:32:35 +0000 UTC]

woah, this looks sooo awesome!! the colours are soo great!! man I wish I could draw with traditinal... ;__;

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cocohints In reply to mitani-chan [2005-05-30 18:51:59 +0000 UTC]

Of course you can!! The proof's hanging in my closet, the X-Mas letter!! Pweetty..

Thanks for your comment! ^^

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mitani-chan In reply to cocohints [2005-05-31 06:19:56 +0000 UTC]

hahahahaha, I can't even remember what I drew on that xD

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cocohints In reply to mitani-chan [2005-05-31 09:33:31 +0000 UTC]

Two words; Peace out. X3
Remember now?

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mitani-chan In reply to cocohints [2005-05-31 10:10:06 +0000 UTC]

bwahahaha, sort of now xD

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