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Published: 2004-04-08 18:44:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 5628; Favourites: 196; Downloads: 422
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Full title: "Raven Steals the Sun, Moon, and Stars"Based on an old S.E. Alaskan Native legend by the same name. There is Raven, dangling his new 'sparklies' from a silver thread!
The double/two color light source about killed me, but I think this is the best work I have ever done! Prints will be available on my website
Refined sketch colored in Photoshop.
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Comments: 59
Gorgeous work, a lovely illustration of one of my favorite stories.
I'm Abenaki and our legend is similar, the only difference is our bird is a crow and he only stole a piece of the sun (rather like a feather covered Prometheus).
Or maybe my grandfather simple got his facts crossed because it had been so long since he had a kid to tell the story to lol! That could have been the case.
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I absolutely LOVE this. The sky, the raven, the lighting effect, its all just plain awesome.
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Be-aaaaaaaautiful piece! Love the warmth you used to portrait the sun, which is a lovely looker-on in the vast darkness of the starry night and that swirl of stars 'attached' to the pendant which you only notice by looking more closey 
Don't have to say that the raven is handsome, do I?
So, really, you created an intriguing piece of art here and I enjoy studying it, discovering new secrets!
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i love the Haida version of this legend, I'm not sure how it differs from the Tlingit legend though. I know that the Nuu-cha-nulth and the kwak'wakw'wak (sorry if i spelled that last one wrong, i always do) also have Raven in their stories but I haven't been able to find out of they also have this legend. Anyway, i love the way you depict Raven here. Raven has always been my favourite character from the First Nations tales, though Mouse Woman has some good stories about her too.
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came out wonderfully. that double light source adds depth while providing both warm and cool light. great work
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Beautiful. I like the dark blue and orange combined together.
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So do I... Any raven legend is good.
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Beautiful drawing, I like its concept and raven, sky details.
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Thanks! It took a lot of work.
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wow this is beautiful. I love the concept and the stars are so pretty ! Great work on this one
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Hi sis! 
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It's one of my favorite Native American stories. Thank you for bringin it so wonderfully to life!
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You are welcome! Thank you for the kind comment.
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your attention to detail is great...and you have a real eye for unique beauty.
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Oh wow... The tiny sun has little arcs on it.... (whatcha call 'em? Solar flares?). Love this. Texture of the wood is wonderful
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Wow, someone finally noticed the solar flares!
Thank you for your kind comment.
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Oh wow, thats awesome! I love the way you've drawn the wood and the feathers on the bird are looking great too
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Beautiful use of opposite colors and great job on the lighting. Definitely one of my favs.
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I've loved this drawing since I first saw it several months ago.
The concept is excellent, the lighting is exceptionally well done, and the raven has a very mischievous look about it that I rather like. And, I must say that the dual lighting really did pay off.
I'm going to add this to my favorites. Nice job, and keep it up!
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Hey, thanks
I'm glad you like it! The lighting was no easy thing to do, and to be honest I still wonder how I did this picture at all. o_O
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This is a truly amazing piece. I love folklore and try to paint stories into my artwork as well and heavily applaud this image, both for light use, composition, and theme. I like how the raven is placed low on the drawing and the stars swirl dream-like into the lantern, great concept. The way the main subject breaks the frame is also an excellent choice and creates a focus on your painting. Love the star work as well.
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Thank you, thank you! Your praise means a lot! This has been one of my best works, and I hope to continue with this kind of success.
The "lantern" is actually the sun and moon, though the stars are sort-of being sucked into the tiny sun... I like how size is relative in ancient legends.
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Lovely work! I love the use of light, especially, and thank you for illustrating this wonderful legend.
+fav
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Thank you for the +fav! I'm glad you enjoyed this piece so much!
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this is gorgeous! you did a very good job with the double light sources and i really like the way you colored the log.
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interesting..."Miss Rizz..MISS RIZZ! I gotta have that sparkly. I MUST HAVE THAT SPARKLY!"
"I don't have it anymore. I gave it away."
"Gave it AWAY? TO WHO! WHY!"
"I gave it to justin."
"Justin? JUSTIN? Who's Justin??"
"The leader of the rats."
~mumbles~ "The leader of the rats!"
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