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Published: 2007-03-27 18:37:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 1720; Favourites: 14; Downloads: 34
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Description Better colored version than what I posted in my scraps. I finally got a decent picture of it taken and it took me a little less than an hour to clean it up in photo shop. Ya know, the pesky shadows you get from lighting that isn't perfect, and the crooked angles... Yeah.

Stock from here's the picture link [link] .

A couple changes have also been made if you notice. The bag is gone, I thought it would be too clustered with it in there and I'm happier with it gone. Also, the owl has no spots on him, for one good reason. About an hour of research proved to me that Merlin's owl was a rare snow owl in that it didn't have any spots. So I got rid of 'em.

I lost track of how many hours it took after 60 to be honest, but I went through over 15 prisma color colored pencils and had to put it on hold for a week because NO ONE had the coppenhagen blue that I needed and for some odd reason my white kept cracking down the center.

Anyway... Hope ya guys enjoy it.
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Comments: 18

Orcrist90 [2012-02-19 06:13:06 +0000 UTC]

Very nice! It took me a while to find this picture, mainly because of all the children posting their BBC Merlin fantasies. It is so hard to find a good traditional Merlin picture these days. Seriously, search "Merlin" if you don't believe me!

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melj306 In reply to Orcrist90 [2012-12-10 01:08:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the comment. I really don't get on here much anymore which I believe may be changing again. I've seen the Merlin pictures. I actually did a search through them when I did my piece because I wanted to do something different from everyone else. And yes, there are far too many people posting BBC Merlin pictures!

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PurpleBookLover [2010-11-28 22:26:09 +0000 UTC]

So pretty! I love all the colours and the way you blended them together. The knotted tree is quite impressive too.

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LoganStonehurt [2007-04-07 22:03:16 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing. Absolutely stunning. And you keep telling me ya can't color. Pft, silly girl.

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melj306 In reply to LoganStonehurt [2007-04-07 22:36:23 +0000 UTC]

I can't do digital coloring! There's a difference... Glad ya liked it though.

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LoganStonehurt In reply to melj306 [2007-04-07 22:37:49 +0000 UTC]

Ah... therein lies the difference, aye?

No problem, gal.

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melj306 In reply to LoganStonehurt [2007-04-11 01:29:11 +0000 UTC]

What a huge difference it is. I still wish I had a scanner big enough to scan it instead of trusting my digital camera to do a good enough job.

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LoganStonehurt In reply to melj306 [2007-04-11 01:37:20 +0000 UTC]

Shame indeed. Maybe at a copy shop?

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melj306 In reply to LoganStonehurt [2007-04-11 02:58:46 +0000 UTC]

Tried all the ones here in town, they don't have scanners or copiers big enough. It's only an 18x24 >.<

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LoganStonehurt In reply to melj306 [2007-04-11 12:13:42 +0000 UTC]

Damn. That sucks. Then I don't know what you could do.

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melj306 In reply to LoganStonehurt [2007-04-11 23:28:19 +0000 UTC]

Neither do I...

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LoganStonehurt In reply to melj306 [2007-04-12 04:40:02 +0000 UTC]

Well, it ends there, then. I s'pose.

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melj306 In reply to LoganStonehurt [2007-04-12 19:08:04 +0000 UTC]

I'm still looking for possibilities... Perhaps a professional photographer, some of the ones here in town do their own printing so I don't know if they'd be able to take a good picture of it and then make a print for me or what. Worth a look though.

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LoganStonehurt In reply to melj306 [2007-04-12 19:14:18 +0000 UTC]

Maybe. I'd check it out if I were you.

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melj306 In reply to LoganStonehurt [2007-04-14 05:33:04 +0000 UTC]

Plannin on it Monday.

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LoganStonehurt In reply to melj306 [2007-04-14 11:23:26 +0000 UTC]

Alright then

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AilinStock [2007-03-28 02:21:39 +0000 UTC]

Very cool. I agree I think with the decision to lose the bag. There's alot going on. I quite like it colored.

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melj306 In reply to AilinStock [2007-03-31 06:04:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Glad ya liked it enough to fav.

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