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Published: 2014-09-18 20:58:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 42668; Favourites: 609; Downloads: 0
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Inspired by the American Indian (mainly Iroquois) story of creation, of which there are a few slightly different versions.Short story from Wikipedia:
According to Iroquois oral history, Sky Woman fell down to the earth when it was covered with water. Various animals tried to swim to the bottom of the ocean to bring back dirt to create land. Muskrat succeeded in gathering dirt, which was placed on the back of a turtle, which grew into the land known today as North America. In the Seneca language, the mythical turtle is called Hah-nu-nah, while the name for an everyday turtle is ha-no-wa
And a more in-depth one on History Matters .
Stock used:
Sky: [link]
Moon: [link]
Stars: [link]
Turtle: [link]
Sea 1: [link]
Sea 2: [link]
Underwater: [link]
Bear: [link]
Deer: [link]
Hawks: [link]
Markhor: [link]
Rocks: [link]
Main Hill: [link]
Hill: [link]
Background hill: [link]
Trees: [link]
Waterfall mud: [link]
Brushes:
Waterfalls: [link]
More waterfalls: [link]
Water splashes: [link]
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Comments: 125
On its shell is the headquarters of my turtle army, HOW DID YOU GET THAT CLOSE TO OUR HEADQUARTERS
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SEA TURTLES, DESTROY THAT SUBMARINE
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JUST WOW!!!! Β I didnt even realize it was a turtle for a second! AMAZING WORK!!!! I put you in my inspiration folder!
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Thanks so much for your very nice words! 
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that's awesome!! 
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Thank you so much!
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No worries.
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It happens very rarely that art awes me but you actually made it happen. This. Is. Awesome. *lifts hat*
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Uhm I can only speak of my experience but usually they hide behind a wall of stress and life, are burried under thoughts of "What might they expect from me?", "Is this good enough?" and "Come on, you can do better" and are finally chained to the conflicting wishes of doing what I want and getting as much feedback as possible. Because that's never the same... at least for me.
Ugh that sounds so depressing as I read it O_o
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Haha it is a little depressing. 
But it's good to have that reminder, to do what we really want to instead of what we think others will like, as the main reason to make art should be that we need it, or simply want to.
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Amen to that. We should start a rebellion... back to the roots, painting/photomanipulation whatever comes to our mind. I feel like a lot of artists can relate to this "problem". Wtf, being famous is a problem 
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Haha as I said half of my watchers are just first-time log-in users who got the suggestion from DA. I bet from all those only like 5% really like my stuff. xD However not getting many more of those nowadays, which to tell you the truth is better, I rather know how many people like my art for real.
But I have in fact started our rebellion, even though I really love pretty artworks, I've been feeling a void and a need to express more with my art, as it used to be in arts school 20 years ago. Now it's time to go back and start speaking with my work. Not saying no more pretties, but I certainly want to push the coneptual side forward...
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I could just slap my signature beneath this but it's the internet, so I won't x) I'm also working on that rebellion, and just recently discovered that breaking my boundaries AND people liking what I do is actually possible. I was overwhelmed. Maybe there're still wonders in this world.^^
We should make a stamp to put on our profiles. I know other people who might use it too. Something along the lines of "Back to the roots" or "Breaking the boundaries". It's just important to find something that doesn't piss people off because they're pointed at like "you made me draw that"...
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Hahah if someone makes a stamp I'll use it at times, certainly have some duality in my works, which also is very obvious in the number of favs the more personal ones tend to get.
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This is really gorgeous! One of the best uses I've seen of my water brushes (on my other account). Β I just about everything about this, especially the lighting through the water and that sky... and the sense of mystery and adventure I get from it!Β
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Yay! I'm glad that you liked it, I always enjoy hearing from the stock artists on my use.
Also glad that I could remember about it to credit, brushes are the hardest cause once you install them it's not always easy to tell where they came from, I'm sure yours have been used a lot more than it seems (which is good or bad I guess depends on how you look at it), but they're certainly some of the most useful brushes around here.
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