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MelissaFindley — Elf Girl

Published: 2006-08-13 17:21:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 69768; Favourites: 1050; Downloads: 14023
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Description Because I’m tired of seeing my work stolen and reposted on foreign blogs and sites:

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A commission portrait for *Eldanis .

I'm deeply envious of that dress (even though I imagined it... ::sigh:.

(edit: 8/6/08) Several years after painting this I find it is the number one most stolen image from my gallery. It is also the number one image people request to use for various purposes: avatars, icons, sigs, tags, tubes, background images, etc.

So, to clear things up:

NO, you may not use this image as an avatar, icon, for your personal website or RPG character.

NO, you may not cut it up, add glitter, recolor it, or otherwise maim and maul it.


I'm sorry.

How would you feel if you paid me to paint your portrait and then I went around and let everyone on the internet use it for free? Not good, right? When I find it stolen on other sites, I will do my absolute best to have this image removed, even if it means that I have to find your ISP and have them shut down your site.

Stop stealing my work.
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Comments: 119

kayshasiemens [2006-08-13 21:48:11 +0000 UTC]

Gah. I've already spazzed quite thoroughly to you, but I'll do it again: this is so beautiful!! I really am incredibly happy with it. It's something I'll treasure, and I'll be proud to show it off to others (even if commissioning a portrait of oneself *is* a little conceited-seeming...). I just wish I could look that pretty all the time, and I think I honestly might have to figure out a pattern for that dress...

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MelissaFindley In reply to kayshasiemens [2006-08-20 15:23:50 +0000 UTC]

Nah... not conceited. And THANK you for allowing me such free reign with it. This was such fun to do.

If you do figure out a pattern for the dress and make it I'd love to see a picture of the final product.

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kayshasiemens In reply to MelissaFindley [2006-08-23 17:12:16 +0000 UTC]

I shall certainly do that. Just as a matter of curiosity, what do you imagine the front (i.e. neckline, etc.) of the dress should look like?

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MelissaFindley In reply to kayshasiemens [2006-08-23 20:00:28 +0000 UTC]

sort of like [link]

or [link]

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kayshasiemens In reply to MelissaFindley [2006-08-23 21:23:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!! That's a lot like what I was imagining.

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amaipeach [2006-08-13 19:32:14 +0000 UTC]

I like the look on her face, its a cross between...."Don't mess with me" and "I'm totally innocent...really..." Beautifully done

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MelissaFindley In reply to amaipeach [2006-08-20 15:24:10 +0000 UTC]

That is a pure *Eldanis look.

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Rita-Ria [2006-08-13 18:58:38 +0000 UTC]

First: she is beautifully done
Second: ask a sewer to do you the same dress

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MelissaFindley In reply to Rita-Ria [2006-08-20 15:26:20 +0000 UTC]

First: thank you.
Second: Seamstress or tailor. In English a "Sewer" (pronounced Sue-er) is an underground waste disposal system. I can, actually, sew. I just hate doing it. I used to make costumes for theater.

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Rita-Ria In reply to MelissaFindley [2006-08-22 08:34:56 +0000 UTC]

ha haha - always funny to use a foreign language
Thanks for telling, Melissa!

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AM-Markussen [2006-08-13 18:51:26 +0000 UTC]

beautiful color on the dress. Very nice pic.

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MelissaFindley In reply to AM-Markussen [2006-08-20 15:26:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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shikomi In reply to ??? [2006-08-13 18:08:47 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful! You know what she kind of reminds me of? Princess Zelda. Maybe that's because I'm a rabid Zelda fan and I must see them everywhere, but that's just me. ;3

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MelissaFindley In reply to shikomi [2006-08-20 15:27:30 +0000 UTC]

I'm also a Zelda fan. And you know... there is a little bit of a Princess Zelda look to her, now that I look at it again. Maybe a subliminal influence?

I was thinking Galadriel and Eowyn from LotR... but you never know when other things will crop up.

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NaomiVanDoren [2006-08-13 18:02:45 +0000 UTC]

wow. love the dresss.. and her hair is amazing.. it's all so well done!

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MelissaFindley In reply to NaomiVanDoren [2006-08-20 15:27:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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MariahGem In reply to ??? [2006-08-13 17:35:53 +0000 UTC]

She's gorgeous! Her hair! And her face! And her hands! So elegant!

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MelissaFindley In reply to MariahGem [2006-08-20 15:27:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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