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Manweri β€” Princess escape

Published: 2011-05-11 00:15:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 26450; Favourites: 1355; Downloads: 253
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Description After being stuck in the tower for weeks, the princess no longer had the patience to wait for a prince to rescue her, so she decided to escape the tower on her own. That was a little more troublesome than she had expected, though.

This is another one of my old ideas, and I've wanted to make a proper painting out of it for years. Well, now I have, and despite struggling with the tower more than I like to admit, I really enjoyed working on this. Ah, how I enjoy illustrating fairytales (or that is, illustrating how I think fairytales should be)

Enjoy!

Medium: Photoshop CS5
Date: May 11, 2011
Time spent: Hmmm, I'd say about 50 hours, working on and off
References: I got a lovely reference for the princess's boot



EDIT: Wait, do I spot a DD here??? Holy purple rodent, this is awesome! Thank you so much for suggesting, and for featuring this painting of mine, I'm truly honored
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Comments: 217

Manweri In reply to ??? [2015-07-12 12:35:02 +0000 UTC]

It's not easy too look after them princesses all the time!

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crazyforchocobos In reply to Manweri [2015-07-13 06:39:08 +0000 UTC]

And Mr. Dragon is just trying to make sure his kids stay safe when they go out adventuring.

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

Very nice I feel like that dragon knows exactly where she is, he's just messing with her, lol

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Manweri In reply to Yatzstar [2015-01-04 18:55:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I believe the dragon knows quite a lot as well

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ThaleiaFantasy [2014-08-20 11:41:46 +0000 UTC]

I love her already. Also, magnificent composition and execution. (Even though it's comparatively old) it's immensely impressive!

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Manweri In reply to ThaleiaFantasy [2014-08-20 15:45:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I am very glad you like it (though it is indeed an old painting of mine )

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Monkey-Fromthebridge [2014-03-05 12:08:03 +0000 UTC]

waaaaaaah i love this one ! : D

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Manweri In reply to Monkey-Fromthebridge [2014-03-06 11:27:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I'm very glad you do!

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Chaosfive-55 [2014-03-03 14:43:10 +0000 UTC]

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Manweri In reply to Chaosfive-55 [2014-03-05 07:37:48 +0000 UTC]

*giggles*

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spectra54 [2013-03-11 11:11:17 +0000 UTC]

A PRINCESS ESCAPE LOL

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Manweri In reply to spectra54 [2013-03-12 11:44:59 +0000 UTC]

Indeed it is - she's a girl of action

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joannapasek [2012-10-02 16:29:04 +0000 UTC]

wonderful work, fully deserves DD!

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Manweri In reply to joannapasek [2012-10-05 14:27:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you think so

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Woodsie-One [2012-06-05 12:50:34 +0000 UTC]

Jeg synes at det er veldig bra. KlΓ¦rne hennes er pene og skyggelegging er kjempebra, som er fargenes. Jeg ogsΓ₯ liker hele konsept.

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Manweri In reply to Woodsie-One [2012-06-05 16:58:50 +0000 UTC]

Tusen takk! Jeg er veldig glad for at du liker tegningen og ideen min - jeg tenkte pΓ₯ Γ₯ lage et bilde som dette i flere Γ₯r fΓΈr jeg faktisk tegnet det

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Woodsie-One In reply to Manweri [2012-06-07 20:57:09 +0000 UTC]

Og det er veldig bra, tro meg.

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WhiteWolffie [2012-03-08 20:41:51 +0000 UTC]

Dragons make the best babysitters for those bad little teenage girls. ^.^

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Manweri In reply to WhiteWolffie [2012-03-09 01:29:29 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, yeah, they do a pretty decent job

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Blueberrymaiden [2012-03-02 09:58:17 +0000 UTC]

Love your princess boots! lovely. Must have caught her out hiking hehe I love it! Or maybe just trying to set a style for her kingdom (if it isn't already like that). Gives me a lot of ideas of what a more practical princess would do
Some of us enjoy other things in addition to pretty dresses and feminine activities. Er... not that I'm implying that "I'm" a princess!

Also, fantastic expressions on both! Hmm, I don't usually use this many exclamations. ^.^ Just your luck! (Not sure if that's good luck or bad, tho, haha.)

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Manweri In reply to Blueberrymaiden [2012-03-06 12:20:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! She is indeed a practical princess, though she has a hard time finding the kind of clothes she would prefer amongst her required, girly outfits (it's not like they give her pants and stuff, those impractical seamstresses...). But she makes the best out of the situation

And I certainly don't mind exclamations - life wouldn't be the same without them! Yeah!

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ultimatede [2012-02-03 02:14:11 +0000 UTC]

Amazing work! I love the way she is biting her lip, and how you wrapped the tail around the tower to poke into the picture on the other side

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Manweri In reply to ultimatede [2012-02-03 17:56:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! It makes me happy to know you like it

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ThunderPaw42 [2012-01-04 22:58:52 +0000 UTC]

i love the evil grin

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Manweri In reply to ThunderPaw42 [2012-01-07 17:47:01 +0000 UTC]

I guess it's the kind of grin you don't want to mess with Glad you like it!

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ThunderPaw42 In reply to Manweri [2012-01-07 18:16:01 +0000 UTC]

its awsom

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Nornin [2011-11-14 02:28:07 +0000 UTC]

featured here: [link]

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Manweri In reply to Nornin [2011-11-14 11:23:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I'm honored

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Mrwonkystick [2011-10-30 23:16:31 +0000 UTC]

Excellent!

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Manweri In reply to Mrwonkystick [2011-11-06 13:15:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Wonkystick! I remember you from Sketch Star

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Mrwonkystick In reply to Manweri [2011-11-10 18:25:14 +0000 UTC]

Aha! glad you remember me... I'm still making animations on Sketch Star , but I think I'm finally running out of ideas on what to draw.

I left a message on your latest life drawing cartoon, very funny

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Manweri In reply to Mrwonkystick [2011-11-14 01:21:39 +0000 UTC]

Of course I remember you, I've spent quite some time on Sketch Star you know I've felt quite bad for just disappearing like that, but life just got in the way. I tried to create a new animation a few months ago, but my tablet doesn't go very well together with SS anymore, for some reason :/ Maybe I'll be able to fix it someday, just so that people know that I'm still alive, haha And if you're running our of ideas, you probably just need a little break and some inspiration, I guess

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Mrwonkystick In reply to Manweri [2011-11-21 00:08:33 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean about drawing tablets not working with the new sketch star, I've had the same problem. I just use the mouse for most details and the tablet for fine stuff like hair etc.

It would be great if you could do a new animation, the other sketchers would be quite excited to think you had returned, even if it was just a fleeting visit.

Anyway, I'm really liking your excellent new artwork.

I did take a break for 2 weeks from SS and it's helped as I just published 2 new animations that have had a good reaction from the voters... I'd better get on with real world stuff next though

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Manweri In reply to Mrwonkystick [2011-11-27 14:00:48 +0000 UTC]

I guess I'll just need a lot more patience while working on animations then, seeing as it takes time to work with a tablet that messes up all the time. I'll give it a few more tries whenever I have time, so that people get to know that I'm still alive, haha

Thank you very much for the kind words, I'm glad you like my personal artwork

I should have a look at your new animations; I'm sure you and all the others have progressed a lot since I left SS ^^

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Mrwonkystick In reply to Manweri [2011-11-28 15:49:50 +0000 UTC]

I find that one day Sketch Star works OK, then the next day the delay between moving the mouse/tablet pen is like trying to draw with a pen made out of bendy rubber. I'm glad you might have another go at animating.

I've done a ridiculous number of animations over the last year or so. I keep thinking of retiring gracefully, but then I come up with another idea

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Manweri In reply to Mrwonkystick [2011-12-11 14:13:59 +0000 UTC]

My problem with SS is that the brush is lagging behind, and that the program reacts as if I'm right-clicking on the screen all the time. It's reeeally annoying, and makes it next to impossible to create anything decent :/

As long as you're inspired and enjoy SS, I think you should continue hanging around there. I know pretty much everybody would miss you if you happened to disappear, seeing as you've been active there for so long now. But of course, it's up to you; we all have lives outside of the Internet

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TheWayIlove [2011-10-03 18:32:10 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!!! I think She must very brave if she decided to escape))

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Manweri In reply to TheWayIlove [2011-10-06 14:34:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! She is indeed a brave (and impatient) girl

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0Confuzzled0 [2011-09-29 03:10:54 +0000 UTC]

Quite fantastic. Not sure why, but I really love her boot. It feels so...perfect.

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Manweri In reply to 0Confuzzled0 [2011-09-30 11:21:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I got a reference picture of a very beautiful boot (without the bow ), so I guess I can thank the designer of that boot

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ZeroBR [2011-07-25 12:33:58 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!!!

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Manweri In reply to ZeroBR [2011-07-25 19:08:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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Vmmc385 [2011-07-14 15:53:23 +0000 UTC]

I would like to believe that the dragon is acting as a lookout for her.

But then again that's just me.

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Manweri In reply to Vmmc385 [2011-07-14 21:53:37 +0000 UTC]

I intended for the dragon to be a mean, cunning creature, but you are free to interpret the picture the way you want

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Vmmc385 In reply to Manweri [2011-07-16 16:39:17 +0000 UTC]

I seem to have a thing for controversial view points.

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Angie-Pictures [2011-07-06 16:41:35 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work. Congratulations to the DD.

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Manweri In reply to Angie-Pictures [2011-07-07 07:07:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Angie-Pictures In reply to Manweri [2011-07-07 18:45:40 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure. You're always very welcome!

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werewolfsfan [2011-07-06 15:31:04 +0000 UTC]

Now there's a princess after my own heart!

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Manweri In reply to werewolfsfan [2011-07-07 07:06:52 +0000 UTC]

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks so

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