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Published: 2014-09-16 00:09:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 5471; Favourites: 289; Downloads: 0
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Description Я люблю тебя вечно. На тысячи лет. На тысячи зим. До нискончанья веков....

I love you for ever. For thousand summers. For thousand winters. Till the end of times....



What is happend here?

Girl just walked in steppe and stoped by near Kipchak balbal. Kipchak (Polovtsi) was a nation who lived in Eastern Europe steppes long time ago, they was gone, unfortunately, was almost forgotten, but they left stone balbals for ages. Some of them we still have here in Ukraine. As believed, Kipchaks build this balbals as grave stones above their buried ancestors. So here on illustration is spirit appeared, and when girl touched stone balbal, he is trying to hold her head  softly and  give her tender kiss.  Even there is almost thousand years separeted them between, but they still have alot of things, which make them be in touch. Nothing can separete them, even a time. It is the same land they walked, it is the same sky above their heads, it is same whispering wind, and maybe, same boiling blood. Ironically, they still in touch, but, noone of them can feel a touch of each other.

We deeply connected with our history and our past, which is so different and so precious because of it. Yeah, we are children of 21st century, and we may not feel our past, history, ancestry and we may refuse it, but no matter what happend, no matter how much we will change ourselfs,  we still be in touch with it.

This is for the GetDailyDeviations  "To Tell a Story" contest.
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done in Inkscape and PS by me. ~ ©2014 Ktoya
Idea, drawing and colored by me. ©2014 Ktoya
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Comments: 65

roundtower [2019-01-21 21:21:54 +0000 UTC]

* ¡Fantástico trabajo! Lo hemos destacado dentro de la carpeta "Featured nº6 o Destacados nº 6" en Special-Groups. (Es la carpeta donde se exhiben los mejores trabajos del grupo).
¡Por favor, queremos ver más trabajos tuyos en el grupo!

 


* Fantastic work! Featured in Special-Groups in folder Featured nº6. (Best works of the group). 
Please, We want to see more works in the group of you!

 

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Ktoya In reply to roundtower [2019-01-30 23:14:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for featuring it! it is been long time ago i created this artwork, i am happy it is still appreciated.

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roundtower In reply to Ktoya [2019-01-30 23:36:01 +0000 UTC]

A real pleasure!  

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MariposaBullet [2015-12-12 19:02:58 +0000 UTC]

*_*!! This is beautiful... not just the image and the color itself, but the whole concept and the story behind it is, it's like a tragic love story. Almost looks as if the girl is a reincarnation of the Kipchak man's lover, and even the man is long gone and the girl lives in a different time period, they still remember each other from back when they were together. I really like the translucent effect on the spirit; it's sad that he's trying to caress her and kiss her but he can't (I bet his hands will go right through her). D:

It's ironic that I saw another balbal artwork. I saw one recently from Charcoalfeather, and her work inspired me to put some balbals in the BG of that Shan Yu & Oddyn Tsagaan painting I'm working on. Now that I saw one from you, you've both inspired me!

It still ticks me off that a troll/art thief ripped this off of you and made a shitty Sonic fanart! What pisses me off even more is that you couldn't get justice for it (and the fucking trolls had the nerve to tell you you're jealous or you're attacking them because you envy them). D: You have the date in which this work was made and posted (you have it in the signature and the date of when you submitted this), so whoever stole the idea shouldn't have got away with their cowardly act. Too bad we can't go Bryan Mills on art thieves.

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Ktoya In reply to MariposaBullet [2019-01-30 23:14:16 +0000 UTC]

thank you dear i missed your comment here, reply after few years lol *OMG!*
it is my most favourite topic to make art!!!! Nomads, balbals, and so on!

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PirraAiren [2014-10-15 19:39:12 +0000 UTC]

Очень симпатичная работа!!!

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Ktoya In reply to PirraAiren [2014-10-15 19:41:40 +0000 UTC]

спасибо огромное, рада что нравится)))

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nightshade-keyblade [2014-09-25 00:21:50 +0000 UTC]

How absolutely breathtaking...

I've heard of Polovsti before, in the opera Prince Igor.

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Ktoya In reply to nightshade-keyblade [2014-09-25 00:25:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much Yeah, this opera is just amazing! we even have here old music movie called "knyaz' Igor" (filmed in 1960th according to opera)

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Weegoddess [2014-09-22 14:02:57 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful. Thank you for creating it. 

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Ktoya In reply to Weegoddess [2014-09-22 21:57:19 +0000 UTC]

you are so welcome it is my fav thematic to draw. thank you!

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medievallass [2014-09-22 06:04:21 +0000 UTC]

Great effect of transparency on the Kipchak character. I really like the concept of his spirit reaching back through time to touch the descendant of his love. I also love the distance conveyed in the background. Fantastic piece my friend I think it's totally worthy of a DailyDeviation and then some.

Hayley

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Ktoya In reply to medievallass [2014-09-22 21:56:40 +0000 UTC]

Oh my friend thank you so much for your kind words and awesome comment

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TaissOnAir [2014-09-22 01:12:19 +0000 UTC]

Я прямо влюбилась в эту идею. Замечательно!

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Ktoya In reply to TaissOnAir [2014-09-22 21:55:51 +0000 UTC]

Спасибо огромное))

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AmongTheFirst [2014-09-19 03:09:12 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting story here. I've heard about these Kipchak balbals and these statues being haunted by the ghosts of their owners is a really original idea

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Ktoya In reply to AmongTheFirst [2014-09-20 10:38:51 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much for great comment!

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Erinle [2014-09-18 21:19:21 +0000 UTC]

Просто супер! Других слов нет... 

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Ktoya In reply to Erinle [2014-09-20 10:36:45 +0000 UTC]

спасибо огромное)))

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Live-Laugh-Read [2014-09-17 23:43:33 +0000 UTC]

Слава Україні!!

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Ktoya In reply to Live-Laugh-Read [2014-09-20 22:24:34 +0000 UTC]

Героям слава!

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Halowing [2014-09-17 21:08:10 +0000 UTC]

Oh so beautiful and the feels!!!
Wonderful job on the ghost

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Ktoya In reply to Halowing [2014-09-20 10:37:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Halowing In reply to Ktoya [2014-09-22 06:43:21 +0000 UTC]

No problem~ ^^

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PeterStringer [2014-09-17 03:35:13 +0000 UTC]

I love this concept and the story behind it.  I would love to see one of these statues in person.  The way you have illustrated the ghost is really effective also.  Great work here and thanks for sharing

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Ktoya In reply to PeterStringer [2014-09-17 09:52:04 +0000 UTC]

aww, thank you my friend for awesome comment! maybe, one day if you decide to visit Ukraine you will see this statues. Here both female and male statues exist. but almost all not in perfect condition now

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PeterStringer In reply to Ktoya [2014-09-18 13:18:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh absolutely!  I LAN to do a bit of traveling after I finish university so I can immerse myself in other cultures and learn more about the world. 

Again, great work .

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Ktoya In reply to PeterStringer [2014-09-20 11:12:56 +0000 UTC]

I want to travell more countries too, but just now i have no pissibility. thanks again

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PeterStringer In reply to Ktoya [2014-09-22 20:20:56 +0000 UTC]

It's ok I have another few years before I go anywhere.  Perhaps in a few years we can both travel the globe .

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Ktoya In reply to PeterStringer [2014-09-22 22:05:00 +0000 UTC]

I hope so. Which countries you specially would like to visit at first?

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PeterStringer In reply to Ktoya [2014-09-23 17:48:06 +0000 UTC]

Canada will definitely be my main goal but maybe start off smaller first such as visiting France as it is just a small boat ride away from England, second I would LOVE to visit New Zealand as it is so beatiful and also Japan one day.  

What countries do you want to visit?

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Ktoya In reply to PeterStringer [2014-09-26 22:46:58 +0000 UTC]

I would like to Visit oriental part of world. I wanna visit Japan, China (OMG I wanna see terracotta army ), Mongolia, and later I wanna visit some Pacific ocean islands and also Australia

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PeterStringer In reply to Ktoya [2014-10-03 20:39:37 +0000 UTC]

Those are all great places to visit.  My teachers tell me to embrace other cultures and learn their history as it will improve you as an artist.

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Ktoya In reply to PeterStringer [2014-10-07 20:58:21 +0000 UTC]

thats right. You never know where you will find inspiration. and of what you will find inspiration. its always great surprise. in any thing. sometimes I got unecspected inspiration when look foreign press of fashion magz

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PeterStringer In reply to Ktoya [2014-10-09 04:08:11 +0000 UTC]

Very true!  I find inspiration for characters by looking at politicians as they are all manner of shapes and sizes plus they look a bit funny too .

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Ktoya In reply to PeterStringer [2014-10-12 22:32:42 +0000 UTC]

lol unique way to get inspiration I never got it because of politicians )))))

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PeterStringer In reply to Ktoya [2014-10-14 20:53:49 +0000 UTC]

Ha!

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Ktoya In reply to PeterStringer [2014-10-14 20:57:23 +0000 UTC]

by the way, can you imagine? this artwork we are commenting now under, was stolen but one person! that person used is as idea inspiration, edited a bit but dont even credited me as idea source =\

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PeterStringer In reply to Ktoya [2014-10-19 20:17:10 +0000 UTC]

That is really bad.  Did you report the person to DA HQ?  I would have if it was me!

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bear48 [2014-09-17 00:24:36 +0000 UTC]

sweet job

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Ktoya In reply to bear48 [2014-09-17 00:26:31 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Kay-I [2014-09-16 21:09:30 +0000 UTC]

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Ktoya In reply to Kay-I [2014-09-16 21:16:57 +0000 UTC]

вуууухуууу! спасибо огромное за коммент. теперь сижу довольная, что удалось передать хотя бы частичку того, что сама чувствую еще спасибо за фавки, и за watch тоже)))))

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Kay-I In reply to Ktoya [2014-09-17 20:43:28 +0000 UTC]

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Ktoya In reply to Kay-I [2014-09-20 10:38:28 +0000 UTC]

ЗдОрово! эх, а я их не часто в живую вижу. Зато когда вижу, сразу возникает желание прикоснуться, потрогать их)) они как будто каким-то магическим притяжением обладают))

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PunchOutPaper [2014-09-16 18:28:33 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful and he is drawn amazingly! ^__^

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Ktoya In reply to PunchOutPaper [2014-09-16 20:31:55 +0000 UTC]

thank you to draw him was the hardest thing!

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PunchOutPaper In reply to Ktoya [2014-09-16 21:32:55 +0000 UTC]

I believe it! ^__^

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superPIKATCHU [2014-09-16 17:36:09 +0000 UTC]

Amazing Art! Love the idea!!

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Ktoya In reply to superPIKATCHU [2014-09-16 20:31:27 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much

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