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Published: 2004-08-03 04:44:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 1273; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 74
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This is a bit of a different thing for me... it was done by commission through the Portrait Adoption site I am a member of. The character description was for a little girl of 12 who is small and painfully thin, and appears more like a child of 6. She has long tangled black hair, and large dark eyes that are fearful yet curious. Her background is that she is the unwanted child of an evil wizard. He keeps her imprisoned, dressed in rags, and not shown any normal human contact. It is a terribly sad situation, though I am told by the author that she does, in fact, escape this situation in the end, and gets vengeance on the father who treated her this way.Anyway, I don't normally draw children or darker themes, but I just got such a picture of this girl in my head I *had* to draw her. Pencil on my sketch pad... main figure and basic background about 3-4 hours, the rest of the background took a bit more time to get all the shading right.
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Interesting idea, and a difficult pose too. I think you did a good job of it, even though you say it isn't your usual subject matter. I like that arch in the background, the light shining through gives the impression that there is hope for her
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Thanks Rachel! Actually for some reason I like folded up poses... I think maybe it's because I sit that way a lot... lol 
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Such a sad piece - but beautiful, too. It fits the description just right. Poor thing - makes you want to take her home, give her a good meal and shelter her from all the evils in this world!
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Thanks! I really hope the client likes it... Since it is through the portrait adoption site, other artists can also choose to create a portrait from the description and the client can choose which one they would like to buy. So.... crossing my fingers and toes!
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LOVE IT. I'm sure the person you drew it for will adore you for drawing it. <3
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Thank you so much! I hope so! I think there is another person who is also drawing an interpretation of this character, so we will see which pic the client likes (could like both I suppose!)
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You did a good job on the atmosphere in this drawing... you can feel her misery, poor thing!
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yep... i know that fear...
pen are irreversible....one mistake and you have to start all over again!!! I hate them!!!!
Yep yep... you did well, nice alternative!
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Thanks! It was itneresting... I did this entirely with my mechanical pencil... I wanted to try to get the feel of a pen and ink... without actually having to use pen and ink (which scare me to death!) I can never tell if my textures are doing what they are supposed to be doing--or just lokoing messy, since I am more fond of soft shading with graphite. lol... but anyway, I think it turned out pretty good.
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Arrrg I know!!!!... I soooo know that fear...
pen are irreversible....one mistake and you have to start all over again!!! I hate them!!!!
Yep yep... you did well, nice alternative!
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Yeah... its real sad... heh.. people are seeing so many different things in that doorway... kinda glad I did it. I primarily put it there for contrast (to get the sharp distinction of light and dark around her) but it is gathering all kinds of symbolism to itself. One thing I did deliberately do with it was gave it sort of a lotus design, the symbol of rebirth. But there are probably lots of other ways to read it too.
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nice, I think you got the expression in her eyes just right.
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Thanks... it was the eyes that came to me first.. just this image of these large dark eyes in this pale face... hopefully I've managed to bring those as the focal point of the image.
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Hm.... this story sounds so familliar.... *ponders*.... damn, can't remember.
Cute girl, but I think while her body fits the description perfectly, her face looks to normal and well nourished. Somebody that skinny probably would have hollow cheeks and sunken eyes, too. Also a kid who is not cared for surely wouldn't care to wash himself often.
Ha, now I remember: "The Daughter of the Magician" by Tanith Lee?
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Heh... you are quite right on both counts. 
Huh... I've heard of "Daughter of the Magician" but I've never read it. So I don't know if this client's story is basically a retelling of that one or not.
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Ah, sorry, didn't know about those conditions.
The story I mentioned was in a short story anthology by a german publisher, so I don't know where to find the original... I looked it up again and in Miss Lee's story the girl is feeble-minded like a wolf's child and is horribly ugly, save for her silken golden hair and her unearthly shining soul and that story only begins after she leaves her evil creator's tower. So the resemblaces are only on the surface, I suppose.
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heh... no prob! The full description I got was quite long, so I only posted the most pertinent bits. 
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