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Published: 2010-11-26 10:23:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 7765; Favourites: 148; Downloads: 0
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Since every artist is encouraged to redo some of their old art, I decided to hop aboard, and draw a new version of a picture I drew about a year ago, when I had just joined DeviantART.Here's a link to the old picture. Just for the laughs. [link]
She's an Alraune, or Alura Une. And is loosely based on the monster in the Castlevania games.
As far as I know, the real Alraune, or Mandragora plant, was used in magic, spells, alchemy and witchcraft in the old times, since the root resembled the human figure.
I drew this with fineliners, and shaded it with graphite pencils. The finishing touches were done with white gel pen and photoshop.
This is one of those few drawings that I'm really proud of, and I hope you like it as well.
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Sexy 
...Also, didn't Symphony of the Night call them "Venus Weeds"? Β That's what I remember, anyway. Β That name fits them, though 
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Thank you.
Well, the wiki states their name as either Alraune or Venus Weed, so both are equally correct. The monster stays the same, but the name might differ between games.
I guess it's kinda like the case with Malboro from the Final Fantasy series, which were also known as Mad Oscar in earlier games. Same monster, different name.
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!
castalvania-ish!
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you're welcome!
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Thank you.
Just practice I guess, there's not much else to it. But this picture is far from being perfect.
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well u are really talented. keep up the good work
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yo're welcome!! :3
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Nice idea with this one (or the last one?)
Somehow I like the composition of the old picture more; this is a little simple. And I think her body's a bit twisted.. belly should be more to the left (from viewer's point of view).
That's it with the complaints
Very interesting to see how far you can go
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Thanks, well I tried to keep it simple, and avoid overworking, so that's why I left the details to a minimum.
I suppose you're right about the neck and shoulder area. I think my entire style is a bit rough in comparison to the typical anime. By the way, I didn't even notice the belly problem myself before, but now I can see it clearly.
I think my critical eye is yet to develop properly, since nearly all my pictures are flawed in some way. The drawing that I'm currently working on is no exception either, and I bet it'll take more than another year to get rid of the flawed anatomy. On the other hand, I don't like covering up the body, so I really have to do my best on each drawing. Unfortunatly it's easier to spot the problems than to fix them.
I'm glad to hear that it looks a bit more professional than the old one, and that means more for me than just about any other compliments. My absolute goal is to get rid of the amateuristic look of my drawings, but it's easier said than done. Especially since I can't specifically pinpoint what's wrong with my style.
I hope the following year will be as good on the behalf of improvement as the last one was.
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Whoah, this drawing is amazing! 
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Thanks. Glad you liked it.
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Thank you.
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Simply amazing! And you've improved sooo much! Great job xD
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Thanks. DA has been a big help on improving.
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That's great! Hopefully I'll be able to follow the same path ^.^
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You have really improved
the shadings are much softer now and she look prettier
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Thank you.
Just one year of being a member of DeviantART has been worth over three years of experience. Seeing so many better artists has really helped me improve my own drawings a lot.
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Yeah, I agree
The exposure really helps.
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