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TheSylverLining — The Garden

Published: 2009-01-07 01:47:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 3051; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 45
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Description "Only poor boys take a chance
On the Garden's song and dance -
Feel the flowers as they wrap around,
But only smart boys go without..."

- Guns n'Roses, "The Garden"

LIIIIISSSTTEEEENNN: [link]

(And wait until around 1:30! THEN THE GOOD STUFF STARTS. )


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I've been wanting to do this for a long time.
His name is Alice. Because Alice Cooper says all the lyrics I quoted in that song. GAWD I LOVE HIS VOICE SO MUCH. <3

... I have never drawn a skeleton before. x3 Although I DID try to make him look sort of - disjointed. (hence the odd arm angles - they are intentional. Weird though they look. Played with the idea of having bones actually popping out of joints, but had no idea how to do that convincingly. Damn. Would'a been TOTALLY FUCKIN' METAL.

HOLY SHIT I JUST REALIZED HE HAS SIX FINGERS. On each hand. I did NOT see that until RIGHT NOW and it was unintentional... but now I kinda like it. xD Wow. I am such a freak.

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Comments: 58

TheSylverLining In reply to ??? [2009-02-04 00:22:01 +0000 UTC]

THANK YE so much! I'm so happy ye like it, luv!

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MurderSprinkles [2009-01-11 03:51:16 +0000 UTC]

Way cool colors and textures, wow! This turned out so cool! Very nicely balanced.

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TheSylverLining In reply to MurderSprinkles [2009-01-13 20:49:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much, hon! Glad ye like it!

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VespertineSun [2009-01-10 14:27:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh god this is really AWESOME. Creepy and awesome.

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TheSylverLining In reply to VespertineSun [2009-01-13 20:49:34 +0000 UTC]

THANK YE, MAI DEER.

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TheN0mad [2009-01-08 02:45:21 +0000 UTC]

ah very nice sylver! i was always a fan of guns and roses, this is a very nice peice you have here, the green balance with the backround was done very nicley, the skeleton is quite anatomicaly correct (aside from the six fingers of course, which as others have said dosent seem too out of place) and the lyrics helped thebring the peices feeling to full circle...so to speak

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TheSylverLining In reply to TheN0mad [2009-01-10 05:29:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank ye so much! I'm so happy ye like it!

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TheSunAndTheRainfall [2009-01-07 22:49:40 +0000 UTC]

Whoa. Liek, whoa. This is raaaaaad. The six fingers don't seem all that out of place (well yeah, they do, I mean, skeletons don't have six fingers, but it looks nice :> ), and I also like all that green.

Also, the skeleton came out pretty damn well (I can't even draw for shit :< ), and the feathers on the back work pretty well with all that green.

Me likey. :>

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TheSylverLining In reply to TheSunAndTheRainfall [2009-01-10 05:29:17 +0000 UTC]

HOORAY! I'm so glad ye like it! <3 Especially that ye think I got the skeleton good; I was pretty worried about that. xD

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lady-hoot [2009-01-07 20:32:10 +0000 UTC]

Lul, 6 fingers. xD Kind of adds to the effect, though! That and the sketchiness really give a feeling of madness.

I love the colours on the wings, too. :3

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TheSylverLining In reply to lady-hoot [2009-01-10 05:29:28 +0000 UTC]

THANK YE. I'm so happy ye like it! Maaaadness. >D

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megalithic [2009-01-07 16:09:21 +0000 UTC]

I love the contrast between the softness of the underlying colouring and textures, and the almost scratchiness of the lines on top of it. The sketchiness works very well with the skeleton image, and brings a lot of character to the work.
Lovely colours.

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TheSylverLining In reply to megalithic [2009-01-10 05:29:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Yer artistic specificity is so refreshing!

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BlauerAuss [2009-01-07 15:23:08 +0000 UTC]

You have no idea how much I love all this green. Looks great with the warm colors in the skeleton.

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TheSylverLining In reply to BlauerAuss [2009-01-10 05:30:02 +0000 UTC]

HOORAY! I am most happy that ye like it! Yeah, I love contrasting warm and cool colors.

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Nenimefish [2009-01-07 13:47:22 +0000 UTC]

Thats an awesome skeleton, I love his expression XD Kinda blissed out. This is such an great concept of lyrics too. I love the colouring and his wings. And the six fingers just make it all the more epic X3

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TheSylverLining In reply to Nenimefish [2009-01-10 05:30:23 +0000 UTC]

THANK YE! >D I'm so happy ye think I got it well! MGH, I love that song so damn much!!11one

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waywardnonnie [2009-01-07 05:53:12 +0000 UTC]

You always have such fantastic color schemes. I may need to get your advice on that sometime.

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TheSylverLining In reply to waywardnonnie [2009-01-07 06:08:43 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank ye so much! I'm so happy ye like it!
Well... maybe I should do some kind of coloring tutorial. I dunno. I don't really think I'm good enough for that, but - perhaps!

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waywardnonnie In reply to TheSylverLining [2009-01-07 23:13:42 +0000 UTC]

I'd say you're definitely good enough. Your art has a great array of colors in it.

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seph018 [2009-01-07 05:53:04 +0000 UTC]

Waaaah! I totally like this! Great pose of the skeleton, awesome colors and great details on the wings and flowers! The six fingers let the skeleton look somehow creepier and more awesome!

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TheSylverLining In reply to seph018 [2009-01-07 06:08:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank ye so much! I'm really so happy ye like it! Joy!

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seph018 In reply to TheSylverLining [2009-01-10 04:19:51 +0000 UTC]

I totally do!

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MercuryIsLove [2009-01-07 04:35:36 +0000 UTC]

fasldkj I love this.

Your colours always, ALWAYS amaze me.

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TheSylverLining In reply to MercuryIsLove [2009-01-07 05:35:54 +0000 UTC]

THANK YE, MY DEAR! I'm so happy ye do! <3

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kdotmdot [2009-01-07 03:48:05 +0000 UTC]

MAAAAAAN I love that song.

I saw this thumbnail in my Deviation messages and thought Wow wow WOW...

I really like this one. RLY. It's... wasn't what I was expecting at all, and I'm glad. Your idea was way more badass. The wings add a strange flamboyance and I love how you did the plant growth on the ground and walls.

The only things I can pick out about the skeleton are the ribs and skull. Ribs go more in like a... roundish triangular shape... er, here's a picture: [link] . Here they're a bit straight down and cylindrical. For the skull, it's a little hard to see if you separated the jawbone from the rest, so if you did... nevermind. Yep.

The pelvis is really well done... just had to say that. And you know what I'm going to say about the coloring: I AM SEETHING WITH JEALOUZY

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TheSylverLining In reply to kdotmdot [2009-01-07 05:40:08 +0000 UTC]

I AM SO HAPPY YE LIKE IT. Srsly, yer opinion on this matters to me lykomg A LOT, because 1) yer an awesome artist and 2) ye know the song and like it and - and YAY!

Yeah, this changed from my original idea too - at first it was going to be like, this fallen angel with torn-up wings in a straitjacket, but then... nah. I wanted something a little... bonier.

But THANK YE so much for the skeleton critiques! I've never drawn one before, and am not surprised I didn't quite get some parts right (AGHGH THOSE RIBS. Srsly, they gave me hell, but I love them for some reason. xD) - but am SO GLAD that I got the pelvic bit okay! :> Huzzah!

I wish I could give ye magical coloring abilities (but first I'd have to get them... xB) in exchange for yer boobs.

... I've had some of the strangest conversations of my life on this site. xD

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kdotmdot In reply to TheSylverLining [2009-01-09 07:18:38 +0000 UTC]

No problem! I'm just happy you're one of the ones who asks for and appreciates critiques, it shows you want to keep improving and that you manage your ego well. I'm not an expert on skeletons, either (I don't even know if I've drawn a whle one like you have), and with over 200 bones, WHAT COULD BE MORE COMPLICATED? Maybe the nervous system. That is another story though.

dA is just wonderful like that.

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LauraFS [2009-01-07 03:39:10 +0000 UTC]

I love how everything you make looks so shiny you have a very unique coloring style. The skeleton looks awesome!

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TheSylverLining In reply to LauraFS [2009-01-07 05:48:44 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thank ye so much! I'm so happy that ye like it! (Especially the skeleton! >D First attempt - it was fun, but didn't know if I actually got it RIGHT.)

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elizabethmuller [2009-01-07 03:38:27 +0000 UTC]

This is so cool! I love the sort of sketchiness in this, the colours are awesome as always. Nice concept.

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TheSylverLining In reply to elizabethmuller [2009-01-07 05:49:16 +0000 UTC]

HOORAY. >D I am MOST glad that ye like it, my dear!

Yep, I decided not to ink it this time - I started to, but realized that the heavy sketchy pencil lines went a lot better than pristine inkiness. I think, at least, I dunno.

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Radical-Radish [2009-01-07 02:42:08 +0000 UTC]

AAAAH. I love how this looks. Classic Sylver-style, definitely, the colours contribute nicely to the feel too.

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TheSylverLining In reply to Radical-Radish [2009-01-07 05:55:42 +0000 UTC]

THANK YE. I am so happy ye like this! (Classic Sylver-style? Heee!)

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Radical-Radish In reply to TheSylverLining [2009-01-08 00:54:51 +0000 UTC]

You're so welcome. haha yeah, it is totally your style, I'd know without even looking at the username below it in my messages.

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Rocky-And-Roll69 [2009-01-07 02:23:13 +0000 UTC]

This looks excellent! My mum got Alice's autograph when she was a nurse in Phoenix and he was there because he was drunk...hehe... Great work!

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TheSylverLining In reply to Rocky-And-Roll69 [2009-01-07 05:52:04 +0000 UTC]

Hooray! I'm so happy ye like it!

And. Oh my GAWD that is awesome. xD Want. I wanna get a photograph from a drunken Alice... (Wait. x3 Define "he was there because he was drunk" - alcohol poisoning, some drunken antics, or he just decided "OOH HEY A HOSPITAL, IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO WANDER IN AND PARTY THERE!" ... I figure any is equally likely. xD)

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Rocky-And-Roll69 In reply to TheSylverLining [2009-01-08 00:52:55 +0000 UTC]

I think he had passed out at a party nearby, so he was being treated. He didn't stay there too long, but Mum saw him being wheeled by and she's like, '...C-can I have your a-autograph?' She said he was really cool. I don't know where it is now. I hope she kept it. I will beat her with a wet noodle if she can't find it. :/
Have you been to Cooperstown in Phoenix?

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TheSylverLining In reply to Rocky-And-Roll69 [2009-01-08 05:45:27 +0000 UTC]

That makes sense. xD Ohgawd. If she can find it, would ye scan it in and like, Photobucket it or something? I'd pay ye many monies to see it if I had them.

Har, I'm not surprised to learn that he's really cool in person - honestly, on all the interviews and whatnot I've seen of him, he's always been... strangely articulate and level-headed. xD That sounds SO WEIRD, but... he seems like an extremely neat guy just to talk with. I'd sort of like to.

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Rocky-And-Roll69 In reply to TheSylverLining [2009-01-09 01:50:37 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. I'll ask her again to see if she still has it. If she doesn't...>:C

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AsWierdAsItGets [2009-01-07 01:58:15 +0000 UTC]

8D whoa! this is awesome! You did a great job with this, especially with the skeleton C:

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TheSylverLining In reply to AsWierdAsItGets [2009-01-07 02:08:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank ye so much! I'm so happy ye like it, yaaaaay.

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AsWierdAsItGets In reply to TheSylverLining [2009-01-10 00:37:35 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome 8D

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mangachu [2009-01-07 01:55:11 +0000 UTC]

HOW DARE YOU DRAW A BETTER SKELETON THAN ME ON YOUR FIRST TRY

Good job sylver.

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TheSylverLining In reply to mangachu [2009-01-07 01:55:51 +0000 UTC]

I am so sorry! How can I ever be forgiven?

THANK YEEE.

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mangachu In reply to TheSylverLining [2009-01-07 02:00:00 +0000 UTC]

Draw me arts. Preferably munchies and the yeti turtle. CRAPPY REFERENCE .

NO PROBLEEEMZ

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TheSylverLining In reply to mangachu [2009-01-07 02:02:38 +0000 UTC]

Perhaps that shall be arranged!

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mangachu In reply to TheSylverLining [2009-01-07 02:03:29 +0000 UTC]

Really? I'd love it ever so much!

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TheSylverLining [2009-01-07 01:53:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank ye! Have ye heard the song?
OOH I SHOULD LINK TO IT.

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cassiedj [2009-01-07 01:52:37 +0000 UTC]

Ooooo. Guns N' Roses is cool, I have a t-shirt with their cross logo thingamajig.

I like this.

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