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Contemplating Beauty
Published: 2011-02-14 20:32:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 21262; Favourites: 2165; Downloads: 588
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A gift for ~felypsa of her character, Amnesia. Amnesia is a vile, despicable, evil thing. This image is symbolic. She is seen lying on a branch, and though she is blind and unable to see it, can sense growth at the end of the dead branch and knows that flowers have grown on them. She finds herself in a moment of weakness as she contemplates what beauty is like, and ruefully wonders if she is beautiful.Critiques are most welcome.
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Edit: DAILY DEVIATION?!
Thank you all SO MUCH for your support, feedback, and comments! You have NO IDEA how much they mean to me! This is my first DD ever, and I certainly woke up to a shock...Edit 2: Added watermark...
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Aside from the beautiful artwork.... that is quite a touching scenario, and an intriguing moment of contemplation. Very well done.
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Thank you so much for the sweet comment. It means a great deal to me, thank you!
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Quite honestly, I've never looked through the pixel art section of DA, but I saw this and was shocked by the detail and quality. I've always been uninterested in it because of the grainy, less detailed and non realistic quality I've seen in most pixel art. I didn't really think badly of the artists, I just thought that it was impossible to do better because of the limited nature of using pixel by pixel, color by color to make a small representation. That it was just a limitation of size and tool. Seeing this work, I realize that anyone who can create pixel art like this above is both extremely talented AND extremely skilled and hardworking. It's one thing to use a brush, a stroke, and some color to create traditional art. But to take pixels and do this, it's amazing. You've greatly enhanced my respect of pixel art, so I thank you, Aveilthe.
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Truly you should take a look at pixelart more, there is an astonishing collection out there as ^vanmall pointed out... As a matter of fact I was going to link you to ~fool too, he is an incredible pixel artist and someone who inspires my art a great deal. He's a pixelart guru! Haha 
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I saw that pic from ~fool. Blew my mind. I couldn't do something like that but it's fascinating that some people have the patience and strength of will to do this. But I guess for those that do this, it's not all about willpower since they enjoy making it. It's like being amazed at people who make microscopic sculptures- it's hard to imagine myself with such long hours of focus. I'd be asleep in 2 seconds flat! THanks for introducing me to this stuff!
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There are many good pixel artist who make very realistic pictures. For example, look at this [link] . I'm glad that you know a bit more about pixel art now.
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that pic blew my mind. I gotta say I know this is something I might have the ability to do physically, but I could never do this because I don't have the mental patience and fortitude to endure it. I really respect that most of all in pixel artists. When I am looking at something really close up in photoshop, seeing the pixels. I cannot for the life of me see how you can make heads or tails of it all. It's so flipping cool that people can do this.
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Yeah, pixel art can be really awesome.
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Congratulations on the Daily Deviation. You deserve it.
The shading looks like it was a pain to do.
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Thanks so much, I was so surprised >//< Thank you! 
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Absolutely beautiful!
I love wolf's pose and that idea is very beautiful.
I love the wings u made in this.
Good Job! Keep on rollin'! xD
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Thanks so much!
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Wow..
nuff said.
Great work.
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Thank you so much >///<
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Thanks so much for the comment n.n
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Wow... detailed pixel feathers! Astonishing work!
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This is absolutely beautiful. Great attention to detail. The fur and feathers look very soft and touchable, while he branch looks rough and hard. The only thing that I would change is adding a distinctive light source. It looks great the way it is though! Congrats on the DD. It is well deserved.
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Thank you so much, and the critique is noted!
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there is so much evident work put into this piece, and the imagination behind it is beautiful. wow c:
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Thanks so much, you're very sweet!
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Thank you so much!
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Totally and completely deserved
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>////< Thank you so much, darlin... truly
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I would like to use this image for ultimatewulf.tumblr.com.
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