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kurisquare β The Jellyfish and the Shark
Published: 2009-10-12 20:08:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 4109; Favourites: 216; Downloads: 54
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edit 2 now open for critiques, ignore the bad quality of the photo though ;n; pfftEDIT for the millionth time, PHOTOS LOOK BETTER THAN SCANS. it looks a little messier but at least it gets the colours RIGHT FFFFF NOT LIKE THAT CRAPPY SCANNER >8|
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late birthday gift for my birthday partner !
Being both me and Icey's birthday, drawing some Nielsen & Lily was a must LOL ;v; plus I'd never drawn any serious arts of them before so blaaaahhh this just had to be done
Anyways, this was a lot of fun! haven't done anything with markers for a while, and I also got to try my new grey markers~ 8D the only thing I hate with a passion is the background on Niel's side which I screwed up completely but AH WELL there's nothing I can do about it right? pfft ;__; /facedesk
also I hope I got the colours right, I did everything by memory OTL
mmmyeaahh
hope you like it Icey, ilu ;v;
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0.1 & 0.3 Fineliners + Prismacolor, Yoken & Tria markers + White Sharpie + Cretacolor watercolour pencils.
Lily Β© ~IcefireAngel
Nielsen Β© =Kuriru
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First critique, so I'm gonna give this as good a shot as possible.
Here we have two very contrasting characters. On our left is Nielsen, who has a shark motif, and on our right is Lily, who has a jellyfish motif.
Nielsen inhabits gloomier waters than Lily, and is clearly confined into some sort of regime by the looks of his clothing. His eyes are dull and gray and his entire expression is downcast. His hat and uniform are of dark colors, and given the size of the hat he is perhaps meant to be an imposing figure. But he's not his clothing, and given the longing look as he views the jellyfish in his hands, it may not be a life he had chosen for himself.
In stark contrast is Lilly, living in a bright and happy environment. Her dress gives off an impression of bubbly-ness and it just gives me a generally positive feeling. She gazes outward, either longing like Nielsen or daydreaming. She has a placated and hopeful expression about her, perhaps seeing the world in a different light than Nielsen.
This may explain the differences in the backgrounds. Nielsen's space is dark, and crowded with bubbles. He is clearly not oblivious to his surroundings as his eyes seem to creep towards the bubbles and away from Lily, and he may perhaps be choosing to ignore them or trying to ignore them so he can concentrate on the jellyfish, Lily.
While in contrast we have Lily who is surrounded by nothing but bright, white space. She is looking out into the world and seeing nothing that crowds her space or puts her down, she's flowing and happy about it. Her eyes don't seem to be focused on the shark, Nielsen at all. Nielsen is in fact, clinging on to her and she does not seem to be moved or excited by this effort.
The relationships between these two intrigue me. Nielsen must truly have feelings for Lily, and given his uniform (and an assumed job on my part as some sort of guard) these feelings of love are mixed in with his need to protect her. Lily on the other hand must not realize the deeds Niel does for her, or perhaps she is but cannot fully comprehend them and love him for doing so. It feels like Niel will never truly be happy in the end, his mind will always have to be on the things Lily must be protected on, and Lilly will always be oblivious to it due to her innocent demeanor.
Perhaps Niel thinks that by exposing her to what he does could destroy her innocence, changing her from the happy person he longs for, into a person too much like himself.
Kinda sad really.
Anywho, I like the overall concept of the piece, and the designs are quite original. A well crafted and colored piece and a fine example of Kuriru's technique as an artist and specifically a colorist.
The impact is strong, probably one of her stronger pieces. It says a lot without showing a lot, and you really need to look into it to see all that is going on. It's a great little shot of two very different people who are involved in each others lives for better or for worse.
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oh my god you don't know how much I "bawww"'d while reading this, like seriously you have no idea ;v;
your description of their relationship is so lovely! like, you managed to write what I just couldn't manage to explain with words, and I thank you deeply for that
you think this really manages to communicate all that? if so, I'm flattered! seriously! and I'm happy I managed to get the message through as well, since that was probably one of my main priorities for this piece in particular x)
so yeah, I can't think of much to reply besides a big "thank you" for taking the time to drop me a critique with such a beautiful way of explaining what I couldn't, seriously, a million thanks! 
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Para la mayorΓa de mis dibujos con plumones he usado el tΓpico block Artel, de esos que se usan en el colegio (:
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ooh! enserio? gracias te pasaste
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Never thought of this, I love your style! It's so bright and adorable
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This is possibly the cutest thing I have ever seen. Love it
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O: sooo preeeeetttyyy *stares at the computer wide eyed* ..hmm there seems to be a story after this drawing,, is it posted anywhere? because it seems interesting
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it's an RP with a friend, most of them are lyring around Tegaki....
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I don't critique to save a life. I absolutely love <3 this drawing!!! Who ever says bad things can go play twister with zombies.
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me gusta mucho tu diseΓ±o de personajes, es sencillo pero orignal y muy expresivo, realmente muy agradable.
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OK this pic is absolutely wonderful. Everything in it is genius. My favourite pic of yours. Woah
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This is adorable as heck. It might have been cool to get a bit of transparency with her dress. Not enough to be inappropriate, just enough to make it consistent with her jellyfish form.
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hmmm, that sounds cool now that you mention it -mental image get- *A* I'm so trying it next time I draw her fff
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GNG. SOLIDU SHARKU.
I love these twoooo -sobble- I stalk their rps. Oh ho ho -raises eyebrows-
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FFFFF SOLIDU SHARKU *A* <3
that was one of the most epic things ever
EVER
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HELL YEAH IT WAS.
Kuriii I miss you. We must be in an epic tegaki group again soon!
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FFFFFF I KNOW RIGHT I miss you tooo! I've been dead in tegaki for months ;3; I miss messing around with Hewitt, Eno & Baker ghfhfhg ;v; AAH DAMN GOOD TIMES
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FF I know. THEY WERE THE BEST.
In fact, I may have to go draw those three...HMM.
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HHHMMMMMM
man I want my summer break already ;A; just a couple of months leftttt~
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; 3 ; I got a year to wait for that, but plenty of breaks off before that.
YES WE NEED TO DRAW TOGETHER MORE.
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this made me go baw.The nice soft colours really do fit well and I love the backgrounds and the bubbles ewe
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PFFF I LOVE THESE TWO
AND THOSE RPS OF THEM
:-D
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So cute, so cute! It looks really great! .>.<.
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This is really adorable <3 I especially love the jellyfish~
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FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF OH GOD
Your coloring skills with Markers are AMAZING! D:
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FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
amo... tu coloreado ;__; porquΓ© no haces un tutorial de cΓ³mo colorear cΓ³mo tu? 8D asΓ a lo Art Attack xD
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LOL me leΓste la mente, acabo de subir uno! no sΓ© si sirva mucho pero lo intentΓ© xD
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lolwut xDD soy mΓ‘gica C: por eso puedo tocarme el codo con la lengua.. LOL
8D
porquΓ© no haces uno de digital? :C
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meh, a lo mejor hago uno, cuando tenga tiempo, no sΓ© XD
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hahaha xD seria geniaal 8D, asΓ nos das el secreto de la formΓΊla secre... quiero decir del coloreado C:
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OH MY GOSH
I am in LOVE with Lily's arms.
I love these two so much ffft :I
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I do not think you know how much I love you right now!! D'x This is the most amazing thing in the whole wide world, seriously. I want a poster of this on my wall! Baaaaaaaaw~!
What am I gonna do now?! How am I going to compete with this?! I don't know if I can draw something just as awesome for you!! Dx adghjfyjdjb
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pffftttt I feel flattered, shut up nowdfhfghfg ;n;
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