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Published: 2008-04-21 22:11:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 87364; Favourites: 3091; Downloads: 970
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-which, after much feedback from comments, I believe is French for "The Girl of the Sky."Anyhow, it's been a while since I've drawn something probably because I'm currently addicted to po'grammin (my projects are a secret, though). This was quite a fun piece to draw. Originally I started off thinking "Alright! I'm gonna draw the embodiment of a monster's mouth that detached and decided to roam the world!" And some stuff happened along the way, and what we have now is this young lady steppin' through the sky with what appears to be a giant nail in her head.
Anyhow, Poulet, as I call this girl, is the daughter of a chicken, a scarecrow, and a windmill. She spent most of her life eating worms and low-flying birds, but when she turned 15 she left the cornfields of Idaho to explore the world. She began with the sky, but found nothing there. Imagining the ground would be the same, she decided to conclude her adventures and returned to her previous life. The End.
About this picture:
This piece was probably more fun to color than to draw. I redrew her leg like 5 times before I settled with what you see now. Her eye and hair are a new experience for me, though, and I'm quite pleased with how they turned out. I may experiment more with the round eyes and ribbony hair in the future.
Well, enjoy!
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Her expression makes me think of Luffy for some reason... maybe it's the hat
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it's probably both the hat and the wide round eyes
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I like the design...
gives a feeling of personality
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lol, you're hilarious and great at drawing/colouring to boot
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Sqqqquuuueeeee....can I use some ideas from this??!!
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As long as you don't actually try jumping in the sky, sure
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I remember this piece, and I'm amazed I didn't fave it back then!
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i love the hair, one time i tried to draw hair like that and i find it really hard!! "^.^ the pose is also really good, its looks very natural!!
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i hope u dont mind, but i used the pose for one of my deviantations 
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the picture is amazing by the way and i credited ur pic for the pose
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I have no idea if I ever commented on this picture but it was my favorite one in your gallery. My friend got it as a gift for me as a print. <3
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Awesome, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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What an interesting....chicken/scarecrow/windmill person? I like the way to drew her hands.
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Half Scare crow, Half chicken, half windmill?
Hey, we all know three halves make a whole. Shun all those who disbelive! Shun them!
I love her eye. It's very, very round and nice. *poke*
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Hmm...this particular pic reminds me of Howl's Moving Castle for some reason...ah well. It's really beautiful!
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I knew there was something familiar about it! XD
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aww i wish she came to oregon i wanna meet someone half scarecrow,chicken and windmill ^^
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OMG!! That is really awesome!! You are so good at this!
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There's no other word for this but 'awesome.'
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I love the pose and the footnotes made me smile.
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The nail in the head reminds me of a Pinnochio character from a comic I've read before... I think it's called Ever After?
It never updates, so I never get a good look at that nail, much less figure out how it goes through the character's head. .-.
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Ah, found!
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It did update somewhat since I last read it six months ago... but... nail!
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Chicken-scarecrow-windmill girl FTW.
It's so lively...
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Your official fangirl, ijou-chan, checked this at like 80 different translation sites.
It is indeed, in fact, correct.
La Fille du Ciel is "Girl of the Sky".
:3
Wonderful work again, my love and addiction~
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I would call her " la fille de l'air ", bcuz of the double signification : 1st it means, well, " the girl of the air ", then it's also an expression u use when you say u want to get away, to have freedom. " Je veux jouer la fille de l'air ". 
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Wooow! I 
Very nice draw
Yes the title is French, (because I'm French X3)
You're colors is wonderful, I admire you!
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P.S. Nice work, btw, you always make me giggle like a schoolgirl.
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I haven't read all the comments, so I apologize if this is redundant:
"Poulet" (poohl-eh) means male chicken.
"Poule" (poohl) is a female chicken.
Here's my suggestion: call the girl "Poulette" (poohleht) - it's actually an endearing word we French speakers use on occasion (though the occasions are rarer as it's a word that comes from an older generation.
I don't know why we think referring to someone we care about as a chicken is a nice thing to do... We also call someone we love "ma crotte de velour" (my velvet turd) or "mon petit choux" (my little cabbage). We're weird. That or perhaps our brains are rotting due to too much wine and cheese (if you permit me to fall into "clichΓ©").
Either way, the result is the same.
Bonne journΓ©e!
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Well, you're the first to mention it. It seems too much a hassle to change it and worry about what else it could mean, so I think for now I'll just stick with what I have and say her parents were expecting a boy.
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Generic praise #4356: The flow of the lines and her pose make for a very nice aesthetic. Really like how her body's curve flows in the same direction with the clouds.
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Very stylish. : D
I love how you always have little backstories for your characters. It makes me happy to read the description.
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It is an interesting drawing. A bit out of your usual line of drawings, but very good. I like it
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I love this! There's a great sense of motion in this picture, it's really well done...
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It's like the beginning of modern Idaho folklore... four hundred years from now and this will be a story passed down from generation to generation. I bet. <3
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"cocorico~!" should she say then, for a French chicken's call.
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She kinda looks a little demented to me... But I like the story of her life. How exciting! Har de har har.
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i fear i will never understand what goes through your mind....
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