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The-Alchemists-Muse — The Crows who carry death

Published: 2009-05-09 23:05:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 1108; Favourites: 43; Downloads: 0
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Description Once again, something that should be in my scraps, but isn't, because that would kill me and because I'm not sure I'll ever finish it.

This was originally gonna be just a thirty minute ink drawing to use as an illustration for a project in spanish class (create and write your own "Myth" about how something came to be, in spanish. I chose "how death came to be" as well as "why crows are seen as bad luck"). But then I started shading the main crow all carefully... And then I needed to do the others the same way... And then I started coloring in the sky... And the whole thing just got away from me and became this huge big project I'm not sure I'll ever finish.

So yeah. Three crows (because I heard the superstition that bad things come in threes somewhere), one for old age, one for illness, one for injury, doing what they can to help the poor souls of people too old, too sick or too injured to really live get some rest, even though the world hates them for it.
... Hey, I just wanted to write a story about death's origin that wasn't negative for once. There was some fun stuff possible there!
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Comments: 30

CoffeeSinclair [2009-12-18 21:02:30 +0000 UTC]

can I use this as the cover of my nu book? i woud totaly write your name in size 8 print on tha back.

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The-Alchemists-Muse In reply to CoffeeSinclair [2009-12-18 21:06:54 +0000 UTC]

Liek, ttlly dude!!11!! ZOMG my artz are gonna b on a book Imma b so FAMOUS!1!!!

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CoffeeSinclair In reply to The-Alchemists-Muse [2009-12-18 21:12:16 +0000 UTC]

yeah like, Im gonna pass out xerox copies of it at skool ad hopefuly a publisher will see it and then ill b set 4 lifeQ!! and then yur art will be all ovar and youll b famos to!

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Eternal-Fallen-Angel [2009-12-18 18:11:59 +0000 UTC]

can my band use this image?

artist credit will b given to you

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The-Alchemists-Muse In reply to Eternal-Fallen-Angel [2009-12-18 21:00:42 +0000 UTC]

That depends. Would you be willing to pay me a licensing fee for it's use?

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Eternal-Fallen-Angel In reply to The-Alchemists-Muse [2009-12-20 16:54:14 +0000 UTC]

....we're a new band....we dont have anything done yet. The image will be for now...on our myspace page and after a while if we get like a recording contract or something we'll use it for our cds and stuff. But we dont have money at the moment.

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The-Alchemists-Muse In reply to Eternal-Fallen-Angel [2009-12-21 01:13:04 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, well then I'm afraid unless you're willing to pay for it's use, the answer is going to be "no". Sorry.

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Paladin343 [2009-07-17 18:50:12 +0000 UTC]

I'm impressed. Both by the picture and the story.

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The-Alchemists-Muse In reply to Paladin343 [2009-07-18 06:55:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Paladin343 In reply to The-Alchemists-Muse [2009-07-18 18:54:42 +0000 UTC]

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TheDragonMaster1313 [2009-06-03 23:42:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow. This is cool. I had to do something like that but it was for my english class. I like it though although the wisps coming off the souls seem kinda... Lifeless, to me. But then again that's just me. It's really good though and I'd love to read that myth!

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kitsuneleah [2009-05-27 00:06:50 +0000 UTC]

Sweet hot gravy, I love you.

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The-Alchemists-Muse In reply to kitsuneleah [2009-05-28 19:49:22 +0000 UTC]

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Ookami-Mangetsu [2009-05-10 11:36:23 +0000 UTC]

Aw I remember that, you told me 'bout it
Still really envy your inking skills.....

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KaliPhantom [2009-05-10 06:30:33 +0000 UTC]

I really like this. I love the whole concept and layout, of course, but the contrast between the black and white is what really does it for me here. You've created a sense of light, and hope, and feathers that I'm blown away by. This is wonderful!

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The-Alchemists-Muse In reply to KaliPhantom [2009-05-11 19:54:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Top-Hat-Wolf [2009-05-10 03:53:30 +0000 UTC]

I have to day this is really awesome. Plus the meaning behind it ^^ greast work!

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The-Alchemists-Muse In reply to Top-Hat-Wolf [2009-05-11 19:52:24 +0000 UTC]

^_^ Thanks!

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DreamfoxSukeki [2009-05-10 02:04:18 +0000 UTC]

Amazing. I love the concept and drawing completely and utterly. ^_^

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The-Alchemists-Muse In reply to DreamfoxSukeki [2009-05-11 19:50:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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CuilEggs [2009-05-10 00:50:12 +0000 UTC]

Love the concept.

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The-Alchemists-Muse In reply to CuilEggs [2009-05-11 19:49:32 +0000 UTC]

^_^ Thanks!

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Bloody-sts [2009-05-10 00:27:08 +0000 UTC]

WOOOW !!!!!! SOOOOO Great !!!!! I lOoOve Crows ^^

Those are amazing !!!!!!!

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The-Alchemists-Muse In reply to Bloody-sts [2009-05-10 00:29:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Bloody-sts In reply to The-Alchemists-Muse [2009-05-10 00:32:07 +0000 UTC]

Your Welcome ^^

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oneshot555 [2009-05-10 00:02:23 +0000 UTC]

just plain awsome i love crows to death and this just made my day

i love how you added that myth in crows being the messangers of death and carriers of the souls very interesting and very well done

awsome work ^^

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The-Alchemists-Muse In reply to oneshot555 [2009-05-10 00:34:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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963852741 [2009-05-09 23:20:52 +0000 UTC]

Awsome!the Crows look really cool

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The-Alchemists-Muse In reply to 963852741 [2009-05-09 23:39:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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963852741 In reply to The-Alchemists-Muse [2009-05-10 01:50:34 +0000 UTC]

Ur welcome!

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