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Arrelline — Model Challenge - Dawn - Round 8 - butterfly

Published: 2016-09-27 20:06:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 2488; Favourites: 56; Downloads: 4
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Description So as the title says, this round's theme was ''Butterflies''.

 I have got this one , which is Marpesia marcella also known as Pansy Daggerwing, from Nymphalidae family.
It is found in the Neotropic ecozone from Guatemala to Peru. It is primarily a cloudforest species, most abundant at elevations between about 1000-2000m, hence the background.
Judging by the pictures, cloud forests are absolutely beautiful and marvellous places!

Her outfit is inspired by ballet costumes of butterflies, but first of all of course by the lovely Sylphide from namesake ballet!
The butterfly wings at her skirt are of the upperside, while underside is shown in the brownish one at her back.
I added some sparkles as well, to make it more festive.

The bird sitting at her hand is the resplendent quetzal, Guatemala's national bird, that also lives in cloud forests.


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Other participants:
liz-blizz | EchoesOfAnEnigma | allyvania88 | LadyDesmoria | CatWoman-cali-onyx | DarkQueen013 | AngelOfBeauty88 | Princess-Rosella | whitewolfdreamer27 | Rai-Knightshade | misstudorwoman | GingerDancer | Arimus79 | MisMae | adrianaTheGirlOnFire | flowerpower71 | aotearoa-geek13 | RachbakN | Sonicgirl141 | MermaidMichelle | zebulonv | GLENDATHEKILLERDOLL | Athena126 | falling-lights-3127 | LavenderSeaFairy |StargazerSammie | Impossibly-Me | youngwolf13 | LadyoftheLily | Kikai-Kumo | Daughterofthehunt10 | IndyGirl89 | PuertoRicanBelle | Life-Of-The-Machine | FANNItasticFangirl | MelATCK | KatPerson098 | StarryKnightPixie | KinHikari | ginger85125 | MadastheHatter27

The rest of my pictures:
Presentation
Flowers
Cake
Crown and gown
Ballgown
Swimsuit
Tutu-inspired

Credit
Doll bases -  Snow Queen Scene Maker by and  Four Elements Scene maker  by Azalea  and Doll Divine (legs of Fire element doll)
Skirt -  Veil brushes set 1  by Falln-Stock
Background picture, butterflies, orchids, bird - from Internet
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Comments: 35

JohnlockedDancer [2017-07-13 09:32:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Fabulous!

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Arrelline In reply to JohnlockedDancer [2017-08-21 09:47:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ! It is kind of you to say so !

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Janinna [2017-04-10 15:38:44 +0000 UTC]

I'm starting to think I should add a "Beautiful!" category to my favs folders...

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Arrelline In reply to Janinna [2017-04-10 15:55:45 +0000 UTC]

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Fistron [2017-02-14 20:58:15 +0000 UTC]

Very good

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Arrelline In reply to Fistron [2017-02-15 20:34:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ! I am glad that you like it

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Fistron In reply to Arrelline [2017-12-08 02:35:23 +0000 UTC]

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EchoesOfAnEnigma [2016-10-10 13:50:01 +0000 UTC]

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝑒 𝐹𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝐸𝒸𝒽𝑜   Oh my goodness!  This is gorgeous!  One of my favorite pieces you've made recently!  Well done!

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Arrelline In reply to EchoesOfAnEnigma [2016-10-10 18:12:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you a lot ! I am very glad that you like it that much !

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Aranel125 [2016-10-01 18:50:58 +0000 UTC]

I absolutely love this, making wings on skirt is such a beautiful idea!

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Arrelline In reply to Aranel125 [2016-10-10 18:10:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ! I am glad that you think so.
Although to be honest, to place the wings over a skirt was not my original idea. I accidentally came upon a picture of 19th century ballet outfit and borrowed the design from it.

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liz-blizz [2016-10-01 08:28:11 +0000 UTC]

Amazing! I love the shimmer effect going on the bodice and the top part of the skirt! This just looks gorgeous! And I love the whole look! It lovely!  

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Arrelline In reply to liz-blizz [2016-10-10 18:11:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ! I am glad that you like it (because I am satisfied with the picture very much!).

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musicmermaid [2016-09-28 01:41:03 +0000 UTC]

Oooooh! Very lovely! Excellent job!

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Arrelline In reply to musicmermaid [2016-09-28 07:14:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ! I am so much glad that you like it !

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DeeryDeerth [2016-09-27 21:34:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this design looks wonderful! And it's always so pleasing to see that everything in your creations thematically fit together so well! Cloud forests are so astounding, and I'm really amazed at how certain small plants and lots of animals can thrive up there. How you researched the butterfly's natural habitat and added some fitting elements from that area to the outfit is so great! And the outfit itself is beautiful, I really love the shape and the colours! The quetzal itself is wonderful as well, it completes the model!

By the way, I'm glad to be able to talk to you again for a while. It's been a while since our last conversation... I hope you've been fine in the meantime! I must also admit with regret that I haven't been able to get around to your designer challenge with my entries... school started with a pretty big bang so I've been really busy and quite starved for energy. Some of the hardest courses (for me) were put into this school period, honestly... so I need to say that I will still do the entries at some point, but it takes a lot, lot longer than I hoped it would take. I'm really sorry about that... my slowness kind of makes me feel that I'm failing you with owing both your request and the entries for so long...

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Arrelline In reply to DeeryDeerth [2016-11-25 11:31:09 +0000 UTC]

I am sorry for the late reply!

Thank you very much  ! I am happy that you like it! And well, I like researching and learning new things! And of course I like to arrange everything to fit together as much as possible! So here I simply did my best about it .

And please do not worry about anything!

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DeeryDeerth In reply to Arrelline [2016-11-25 16:29:20 +0000 UTC]

It's alright!

You are most welcome, and I certainly understand.

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Rai-Knightshade [2016-09-27 20:58:28 +0000 UTC]

She looks beautiful!!! Her outfit is so sparkly, and I love the idea of the wings being an overlay over a full skirt!!

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Arrelline In reply to Rai-Knightshade [2016-09-27 21:14:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much !!! I am so glad that you like it!

Her dress is inspired by a ballet outfit, hence the fluffy tutu skirt (too fluffy to my taste, but I wanted to show the butterfly as good as possible).
As to the sparkles, I just wanted it to be a bit more festive, seeing that the outfit itself is relatively simple.

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Rai-Knightshade In reply to Arrelline [2016-09-27 21:21:35 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!

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Spirit13Wicca [2016-09-27 20:55:52 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work!

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Arrelline In reply to Spirit13Wicca [2016-09-27 21:00:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ! I am very glad that you like it!

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Spirit13Wicca In reply to Arrelline [2016-09-27 22:54:32 +0000 UTC]

^^ You're welcome!

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allyvania88 [2016-09-27 20:30:02 +0000 UTC]

okay word of warning mature content ahead


My First thought seeing this


HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT!  

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Arrelline In reply to allyvania88 [2016-09-27 20:37:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your concern .

But honestly I think one should try very hard to see anything justifying the 'mature filter' here!

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allyvania88 In reply to Arrelline [2016-09-27 20:40:38 +0000 UTC]

kay

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flowerpower71 [2016-09-27 20:29:42 +0000 UTC]

You always  make  some of the most beautiful dolls! I love the background and how the actual butterfly is on the skirt. The wings on her back are a great touch too! She looks like a fairy.

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Arrelline In reply to flowerpower71 [2016-09-27 20:55:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ! I am so glad that you like it!

The background was almost pure luck, I just found the picture I liked and edited it a bit.
As to the butterfly on the skirt and on her back, I simply wanted to show the real butterfly better, both sides of its wings.
What about her looking like a fairy, to be honest my main inspiration was Sylphide, an air spirit. But does resemble a butterfly fairy too.

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world-of-zekira [2016-09-27 20:14:17 +0000 UTC]

There are NO WORDS for how gorgeous this is!!

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Arrelline In reply to world-of-zekira [2016-09-27 20:23:19 +0000 UTC]

Ah well, thank you .

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msbrit90 [2016-09-27 20:14:11 +0000 UTC]

gorgeous work! 
love how you made it into a ballet outfit
love the way the wings lay over the skirt, awesome work!!! 

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Arrelline In reply to msbrit90 [2016-09-27 21:08:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ! I am so glad that you like it because I like it very much too!

Well, I made it into ballet outfit, because 'butterfly' => 'wings' => 'La Sylphide' is rather an usual train of my thoughts. I just adore this ballet!
So I redesigned her outfit, added some sparkles, widened the skirt and placed the butterfly on it, and here it is !

Besides at the last time/round I turned a tutu into a dress, so why could not a butterfly turn into a tutu as well?

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msbrit90 In reply to Arrelline [2016-09-27 21:13:12 +0000 UTC]

exactly! love your train of thought  

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Arrelline In reply to msbrit90 [2016-09-27 21:16:59 +0000 UTC]

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