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faeriefaeria — orchid fairy 4
Published: 2006-03-18 00:12:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 3022; Favourites: 70; Downloads: 53
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a cymbidium fairy. the colors are all mucked up by my scanner. it made the greens yellow, and the yellows brown >.<Related content
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why, thank you so much! i'm so glad it still comes through ok ^^
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I dont know, even like this, the colors are extraordinary. It was the first thing that struck me about this drawing.
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yeah, well...the scanning changed the colors a bit. but it's still interesting. thanks^^
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i like your style. very pastel & dreamy. reminiscent of some of gentler fantasy art of the 70's. beautiful.
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thank you^^
fortunately, there is still some of the softer gentler approach around. romanticism will never die
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aw well, thank you^^ i've been drawing them for awhile now, so it's easier once you become familiar with them. btw, i think you did an amazing job with the orchids in your "mica" pic
umm...hard to say how long, cuz it "evolves" over a period of weeks. the idea came in a flash, while gazing at an orchid...followed by mb 20 minutes working it out in my head, with a 5 min. rough sketch...which i put away for a few days. the actual sketch and layout was prolly 30-40 mins. and followed up by the cleaned-up line art, a day or two later...about an hour of last minute changes. and the coloring, off and on over a period of days, prolly about 5 or 6 hours total. but that's a wild guess! i never "watch" myself. cuz, i'm always distracted. when i'm inspired and drawing, i'm also playing music, playing guitar, dancing around, jumping up and down, writing poetry and stuff...heh, i'm all over the place! i'm hard to pin down sometimes
anyway, did that make any sense?
oh, btw...i haven't forgotten that *special*orchid* pic i promised you^^
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i LOVE orchids, and this piece is no exception!~ you draw them SO WELL! i tried to draw some in a picture and they drove me a little mad 
how long does it take you to draw a picture like this? just wondering
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I really admire your flower designs. I would never have the patience to do something so detailed. About the scanner have you ever tried making it lighter on photoshop? I always use a low opacity screen layer to bring the colors back, even if just a little.
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hmm, that's a very interesting suggestion. i'll have to try that. thank you so much!
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thank you! 
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very crisp (despite the scanner). I love the inside of the flower.
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I like this drawing a lot: the pose, the movement of her hair and the delicate colors as well
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thank you! another fave?
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yup! another fave!
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I know scanners can be a problem. But still the design is great! That faery is beautiful standing in the orchid flower.
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thanks, i appreciate that! but you know, originally i intended that smaller orchid to be her legs(?) tail(?) or whatever...almost half-imagining it to be the end of her gown(?) if that makes any sense
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wonderful!~~~ i bet its even more breathtaking in real life!!!
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hey sunshee^^ well, at least the color is better
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lordy lordy, beautiful none the less.
Your flowers make me jealous~.
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well, thank you! THANK YOU! so glad you kike it
if your flowers are anything like your character drawings, they must be awesome indeed. wish i could see some!
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Awww... stupid scanner. But hey, at least it still looks great!
You know, this is the first case where the orchid takes away from the fairy!
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heheee, yeah...the fairies are not supposed to be so conspicuous ^^
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Even so, the details and the sheer work of the composition is really quite excellent.
spirits bless,
Marion
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well, thank you...very much!
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Wow, very pretty. Scanners can be evil, but the design is lovely and having not seen the original, the colours here look very nice
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aw hey, thanks...i appreciate it^^
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