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Published: 2010-01-05 18:08:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 1396; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 25
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Description Little child, be not afraid
Though rain pounds harshly against the glass
Like an unwanted stranger, there is no danger
I am here tonight

Little child, be not afraid
Though thunder explodes and lightning flash
Illuminates your tear-stained face
I am here tonight

And someday you'll know
That nature is so
This same rain that draws you near me
Falls on rivers and land
On forests and sand
Makes the beautiful world that you'll see
In the morning

Little child, be not afraid
Though storm clouds mask your beloved moon
And its candlelight beams, still keep pleasant dreams
I am here tonight

Little child, be not afraid
Though wind makes creatures of our trees
And their branches to hands, they're not real, understand
And I am here tonight

For you know, once even I was a
Little child, and I was afraid
But a gentle someone always came
To dry all my tears, trade sweet sleep for fears
And to give a kiss goodnight

Well, now I am grown
And these years have shown
That rain's a part of how life goes
But it's dark and it's late
So, I'll hold you and wait
'Til your frightened eyes do close

And I hope that you'll know...
That nature is so
This same rain that draws you near me
Falls on rivers and land
On forests and sand
Makes the beautiful world that you'll see
In the morning...


Everything's fine in the morning...
The rain'll be gone in the morning...
But I'll still be here in the morning...

~Lullaby for a Stormy Night by Vienna Teng

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Sadly, this turned out no-where near how I had pictured it. I fail at backgrounds. x_x

That song inspired me to draw this. I could picture Jack saying it to Molly whenever she was scared.

Jack/Molly/The Undertaking/Art (C)
Song/Lyrics (C) Vienna Teng
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Comments: 47

kinipelahh [2010-01-07 18:12:56 +0000 UTC]

Overall

Vision

Originality

Technique

Impact


This is lovely work. The title and song are beautiful and I can certainly see how you were inspired to create this piece and the expressions on their faces really fit into place.
The only criticism I can say at the moment is that you could do with working on your highlighting a tiny bit more. I have no concept of where the light source is coming from. In this kind of picture I would expect it to be coming from the window and the shading on the adult face would fit with this, but the highlights on the left arm and the face of the child suggest that there's a light source elsewhere. If you could maybe sort this out I would say that this piece could be near perfect. It's fantastic work though, keep it up.

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MyntKat In reply to kinipelahh [2010-11-16 05:18:31 +0000 UTC]

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LuckySwift15 [2010-07-16 01:40:53 +0000 UTC]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!

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RivenWren In reply to LuckySwift15 [2010-07-16 16:32:39 +0000 UTC]

^w^

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KairiLove29 [2010-02-11 05:55:35 +0000 UTC]

If you would want VA to especially critique this, note the group~

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Seishinijoushamegami [2010-01-21 09:12:15 +0000 UTC]

Awww, I luz this. XD And WHOO!! Someone else who knows this song! XD

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RivenWren In reply to Seishinijoushamegami [2010-01-21 14:29:14 +0000 UTC]

xDDD

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Seishinijoushamegami In reply to RivenWren [2010-01-22 00:23:59 +0000 UTC]

lolz i luz lullaby for a stormy night XD i put it on my iPod

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RivenWren In reply to Seishinijoushamegami [2010-01-22 00:45:52 +0000 UTC]

Me, too!

My MP3 player got lost when I was in Alabama last summer. T-T I no longer has the song. I have to listen to it on YouTube. xD

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Seishinijoushamegami In reply to RivenWren [2010-01-22 01:50:27 +0000 UTC]

aw... if you go to aimini.net you can download it virus free. :3 you gotta make an account tho. XD Half or more of the songs on my iPod are from there.

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RivenWren In reply to Seishinijoushamegami [2010-01-22 01:57:04 +0000 UTC]

lol

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Seishinijoushamegami In reply to RivenWren [2010-01-22 02:16:28 +0000 UTC]

mhm

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jeyminems [2010-01-10 23:59:34 +0000 UTC]

"Who Let The Features Out? Who? Who? Who? Whoooooooo?" (Sing it to the tune of "Who Let The Dogs Out?") Hahaha. Congratulations, YOU made it in my 44th Journal Feature in here: [link]

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RivenWren In reply to jeyminems [2010-01-11 01:21:33 +0000 UTC]

Oh, awesome!! Thank you sooo much!!!

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jeyminems In reply to RivenWren [2010-01-11 01:58:23 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

BTW, if you have the time, I hope you'll fave some from my gallery if you'll like any. Thanks a lot and sorry for bothering.

Have a Happy Blessed New Year!

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RivenWren In reply to jeyminems [2010-01-11 02:39:31 +0000 UTC]

Same to you. ^_^

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Sparklewish [2010-01-09 21:26:51 +0000 UTC]

Hee, theres nothing i can say that anyone else has said already, except I love it

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RivenWren In reply to Sparklewish [2010-01-09 21:53:39 +0000 UTC]

xDD Thanks!

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Phoenixwizard [2010-01-08 02:20:02 +0000 UTC]

Aww. Jack has many layers I see.

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RivenWren In reply to Phoenixwizard [2010-01-08 02:32:37 +0000 UTC]

^_^

By the way, I just made a group for the undertaking today. Be sure to check it out and join! ^_^ I'll send ya an invite.

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Phoenixwizard In reply to RivenWren [2010-02-03 21:25:19 +0000 UTC]

Just did.

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RivenWren In reply to Phoenixwizard [2010-02-03 21:30:36 +0000 UTC]

YAAAAAAAY!!

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Akabeko-Arts [2010-01-07 14:01:14 +0000 UTC]

gooooooo!
excelent

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RivenWren In reply to Akabeko-Arts [2010-01-07 15:25:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ^_^

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Akabeko-Arts In reply to RivenWren [2010-01-07 17:22:12 +0000 UTC]

^^

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LAS-T [2010-01-07 12:20:01 +0000 UTC]

Lovely

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RivenWren In reply to LAS-T [2010-01-07 15:25:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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warnia [2010-01-07 11:02:55 +0000 UTC]

when i see the picture,my heart and soul warm by it

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RivenWren In reply to warnia [2010-01-07 15:25:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ^_^

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jadisofeternity [2010-01-07 04:40:35 +0000 UTC]

sweet picture. you did a good job on their expressions

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RivenWren In reply to jadisofeternity [2010-01-07 04:41:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ^_^

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jmillart [2010-01-07 00:25:07 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful piece. Thanks for doing something like this, full of simple emotion and love of a parent.

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RivenWren In reply to jmillart [2010-01-07 03:09:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ^_^

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Angel--Wolf [2010-01-06 21:47:29 +0000 UTC]

This is a beautiful picture. It may not have turned out how you pictured it but it;s very emotional and I really like it.

By the way, it's a gorgeous sog that inspired you, it's one of my favourites!

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RivenWren In reply to Angel--Wolf [2010-01-06 22:14:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. ^_^

I know! I love that song. T-T

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Angel--Wolf In reply to RivenWren [2010-01-06 23:43:13 +0000 UTC]

It's sad but hopeful and all yummy ^^

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RivenWren In reply to Angel--Wolf [2010-01-07 03:11:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Aisha-mangaka [2010-01-06 15:49:42 +0000 UTC]

Warm picture) Like it

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RivenWren In reply to Aisha-mangaka [2010-01-06 16:40:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. ^_^

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Kaoriu [2010-01-06 01:38:06 +0000 UTC]

I adore this image, captures my attention immediately. It has such nice feeling of love and adoration in it. Great work.

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RivenWren In reply to Kaoriu [2010-01-06 02:11:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I really appreciate and I'm glad you like it! ^_^

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Kaoriu In reply to RivenWren [2010-01-07 20:05:42 +0000 UTC]

Not at all!

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RivenWren In reply to Kaoriu [2010-01-07 20:59:06 +0000 UTC]

^_^

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VanessaBettencourt [2010-01-05 18:43:27 +0000 UTC]

It is an emotional drawing, and you convey that feeling very well with dark colours and her expression.
Prespective, what is near is bigger what is far is smaller, to create the ilusion of deph ( the front leg is smaller than the back in your drawing and his arm is bigger than his leg) anatomy issues but dont worry, just dont give up, the more you draw the more you error and the more you learn. Some day youll be drawing better than the picture in your head : D

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RivenWren In reply to VanessaBettencourt [2010-01-05 18:57:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the comment! ^_^ I will keep all this in mind and I really appreciate you taking the time to write it.

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VanessaBettencourt In reply to RivenWren [2010-01-05 20:12:48 +0000 UTC]

i was browsing and yours caught my heart

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RivenWren In reply to VanessaBettencourt [2010-01-05 20:13:59 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you! ^_^

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