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Starlene — Cosette After the Letter

Published: 2011-10-11 18:22:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 1158; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 0
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This is the lucky day of all Cosette fans - two in a row! All because I've taken some time today to finish a couple of small projects lying around.

At first, this was supposed to be Fantine. I thought about drawing a companion piece than the previous Cosette I uploaded, inspired by the ÅST production - hence the tree, which is a prominent part of the production's staging.

But, at some point, I ditched the idea (I don't even know why anymore! I really want to draw Fantine now) and this evolved into another Cosette, a bit inspired by this illustration.
Now, this is supposed to be a part of my illustration project, or at least a draft for it - I'm still unsure whether I love or hate the colours in the background. Compared to the Éponine picture , which is also for the project, they're way too faint.
What do you think?

Les Mis is not mine.
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Comments: 18

England-France [2013-03-15 21:23:05 +0000 UTC]

Like i said I love all of them!

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DarthxErik [2011-11-28 21:34:21 +0000 UTC]

really sweet!!!

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EntirelyInsane [2011-11-19 00:09:28 +0000 UTC]

No, I think the shades you chose for Cosette work well. They're not too faint at all, they're just different, and that's good.

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Starlene In reply to EntirelyInsane [2011-11-20 13:34:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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Reta-Rees [2011-11-08 20:34:58 +0000 UTC]

Minä ainakin tyksin taustasta. Ja hieno mekko! : D

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Starlene In reply to Reta-Rees [2011-11-08 20:36:25 +0000 UTC]

Kiitos!
Mekko ilahdutti minuakin - nättejä vaatteita 1830-luvulta on harvinaisen hankalaa löytää. Yleensä niissä on niin jättimäiset puhvihihat, että ihme, etteivät naiset jääneet ovensuihin kiinni...

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potoperson [2011-10-15 17:54:54 +0000 UTC]

This literally took my breath away. So, so, so, so, so, soooooooooo cool! Excellent job!

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Starlene In reply to potoperson [2011-10-15 18:24:50 +0000 UTC]

Wow, you're really flattering me! Thanks!

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FlammableWolf [2011-10-15 17:39:03 +0000 UTC]

I love this series- it's absolutely beautiful. This is so how I see Cosette in my head, too. And LOVE the colors.

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Starlene In reply to FlammableWolf [2011-10-15 17:44:11 +0000 UTC]

Really glad to hear you think so! This still needs a bit work, I got some tips from my teacher... Let's see if I can make this even nicer!

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FutureCosette [2011-10-12 12:58:02 +0000 UTC]

Oh, that's beautiful! I wish I were half as good as you

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Starlene In reply to FutureCosette [2011-10-12 15:47:32 +0000 UTC]

Just keep practicing! Thanks so much!

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FutureCosette In reply to Starlene [2011-10-16 07:11:48 +0000 UTC]

¨Δ

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Spirit-Lily [2011-10-11 20:28:47 +0000 UTC]

Her hair has such an elegant flow to it.

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Starlene In reply to Spirit-Lily [2011-10-12 06:08:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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tweedandtea [2011-10-11 18:47:30 +0000 UTC]

I actually prefer the colours on this one, they're not so vibrant, but I wouldn't call them faint (at least in the scan). My criticism is that Cosette's head seems far too large for the rest of her body.

That said, I do like the composition.

The colours make me think of the French flag, which I'm assuming is intentional.

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Starlene In reply to tweedandtea [2011-10-11 18:50:21 +0000 UTC]

Keeping in the spirit of the previous one - Éponine's head is way too huge, too... But yeah, seriously, you're right, I have to keep an eye on that in the future!

Actually, it isn't intentional - man, that's weird, I didn't even notice... o__O Worried about my brain's health now!

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tweedandtea In reply to Starlene [2011-10-11 19:45:06 +0000 UTC]

I have the same problem when I draw, usually because I'm so into drawing the head that the detail goes into it and the rest of the body suffers for it.

Don't worry about your brain's health! Its subliminally telling you something.

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