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^v^ My OC, who I call Spore.;v; I had this idea a while back.....to make a little mini story for myself based off characters that came to me in my dreams, and Spore is one of those characters. ;3; This is going to sound weird but....I had dreamed about a boy who had been infected by Cordyceps, sitting all by himself in a forest full of decaying foliage and dense with powdery yellow spores. ;w; I think....Cordyceps are like, the coolest and most beautiful things ever.....!! *v* I love them so much!!
;w; So yeah, I dreamed about this character originally, and recently I decided that I wanted to turn some of my most memorable dream characters into actual OC with their own little intertwined mini story for my own enjoyment xD
TvT I tried.....to draw him and recall his story as close to how I saw him in my dreams, especially where the background/environment is concerned.
TvT Uhmm so yeah. I'll do my best to explain what happened in regard to him in my dreams. xD Of course, it was a dream, so the story is kind of lame and doesn't make a ton of sense:
Spore, who is a boy infected by Cordyceps. Ordinarily, Cordyceps do not infect humans, but they infected him as a result of a curse made upon him by a witch. As a human, he worked with a group of men who would kidnap women and sell them off as slaves. All he would do is get women to trust him and lure them away from others, he did not want any part of what the others would do. Though he hated doing it, it was the only way he could make enough money to live in a comfortable lifestyle, so he did it despite how wrong he felt it was. Later, the group of men were caught by a lone witch, and she put a curse of Cordyceps on all of them. It was designed to kill him in a similar function as Cordyceps kill insects, driving them mad and making them climb to very high places where they will fall from and commit suicide. It effected him too, taking initial root on his right arm. Driven by madness, he walked to the edge of a cliff where the curse would make him fall. However, his willpower to live was slightly stronger than the curse and he was able to gain a brief moment of lucidity to do the only thing he could think of to stop the curse. He saw how the Cordyceps crawled from their origin on his right arm, so though it was awful and painful to do so, the only thing he could think of before he would inevitably fall of the cliff was to cut his arm off. He did, and it saved his life. However, though he was not killed by the curse and instead became merged with it, the Cordyceps toxin in his body still for some reason bonded with him and patched his wound so he would not die of blood loss. The curse itself proceeded to use his body as a living host, making him the very curse laid upon him. Now he is the curse, unwillingly infecting everything around him and killing them.
........;n; Yep. I dreamed that. srsly. That is why it doesn't make a lot of sense. But yeah. ;__; He really....cut his own arm off in the dream. And I spared you guys him seeing the other men fall to their bloody, fungus-ridden deaths.
.........:_____; In case I never mentioned this before, I do not have "pleasant" dreams......:~; I-i'm just going to stop talking now because you guys probably already think I'm insane. OTL
TvT Uhmm....but yeah. I think Cordyceps are so cool and....poetically beautiful I think too....its hard to explain.
;w; I just....love things that are grotesque and yet also beautiful.
TvT I might be drawing more of my dream characters soon....I've been thinking about them a lot lately. xD Oh, and not all of them are so....obscure. xD And as for their story, it isn't part of any of my serious stories that I am working on, its more just something simple and fun for me ^v^.
......TvT I am so weird. Feel free to throw random bricks at me for being a such a weirdo. ///shot
.....*W* PURPLE AND YELLOW ARE TWO OF MY FAVORITE COLORS TOGETHERRRRRR <3 //shot again
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Media: Winsor & Newton + Reeve's Liquid Watercolor paints, Prismacolor Verithin pencils for details, Carbon paper for transferring sketch, White gel pen and black liner pen for added effect.
Date: August 29th, 2012
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Comments: 45
Kaine69 [2016-11-02 01:28:55 +0000 UTC]
OMG hes soooo pretty!!! *jaw drops* why have I not raided your gallery yet!? *ogles* hnnn! hes so handsome!
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Sipper-kettu [2013-06-20 19:35:21 +0000 UTC]
This is sooo pretty! * W * I love how you use the colors!
Those fungi remind me a lot of Kaze no tani no Nausicaa/Nausicaa of the valley of the wind... You should read the manga by Hayao Miazaki, it's even more beautiful than the movie = w = (I bet everyone at least knows the movie) It's about a whole forest of those growing from giant insects! The weird part is those insects also live in that poisonous forest... But it's really cool! O w O
...I have really weird dreams like that too, btw.
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Ssu-Chan [2012-11-06 17:58:51 +0000 UTC]
Awesome picture! I can't believe you did that with watercolors. And I love the purple and yellow. Awesome combination.
I wish I had cool dreams like that....
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SakuraChan501 [2012-09-02 19:24:22 +0000 UTC]
Very cool ^_^ Actually, I have dreams every night, some more vivid/weird than others. I need to take medication at night, you see (or I otherwise can't sleep T_T ) so they can be so bizarre that it almost ends up like a movie. The cool part is, tho, my dreams are Lucid Dreams, wich means that I eventually notice it IS a dream, and can interact with it consciously!
I end up writing these stories down in the morning after I wake up (although I usually can't remember every single detail ) and I've actually been using these dreams as bases for my mangas' stories.
It sounds weird, but it's true, hope I don't sound like a freak tho OTL... X3
I think it is a good idea for fantasy/sci-fi artists to find inspiration wherever they can, no matter how odd the source ^^
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BlueRoseArkelle In reply to SakuraChan501 [2012-09-04 07:13:15 +0000 UTC]
;v; Ohhh that is so coool! Lucid dreaming is just the most awesome thing! *v* I always wished that I could do that. ;__; My dreams are sad because sometimes I am "realistically" aware that I am dreaming, like I can feel it in the back of my head, but it doesn't change the outcome of the dream, nor does that knowledge ever help the dream in any way for me. OTL I just feel like I'm dreaming, but the actions "I" take in the dream are never altered to that. ;___; Its like having no power over a situation that I see right before me and watching "me" and others make mistakes and I can't stop it. Its sad really OTL
*cough* TvT But yeah! I don't think that is weird at all!! Dreams have been a huge source of inspiration for me and some of my stories/characters as well!~
;w; And yeah! Its important to look at everything from every angle possible. It makes you more creative. Those that write things off or can't find inspiration in all that is around them aren't true "artists" to me. Not in the metaphorical sense anyway.
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ClassicallyOrnate [2012-09-02 05:29:32 +0000 UTC]
you're dreams sound fun!!!! DX i wish i could dream!
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BlueRoseArkelle In reply to ClassicallyOrnate [2012-09-04 07:17:09 +0000 UTC]
;3; Y-you can't dream?!
TvT I guess... in a way that can be a good thing, so your mind does not force things upon you that you did not want. ;3; A lot of times, I wish I didn't dream for this reason.
;v; But yeah....generally speaking dreams are a very interesting thing. ;w; And fun because sometimes they tell a story
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ClassicallyOrnate In reply to BlueRoseArkelle [2012-09-04 17:24:32 +0000 UTC]
you're still lucky you have cool dreams like that -3- i barely dream and when i do its jut a bunch of random crap XD
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DemonsEatTheRainbow [2012-08-31 21:43:43 +0000 UTC]
Wow. Such impressive work. Your skill has grown to a fantastic level! The colours are so rich and the back story and design are creative. I'm looking forward to more of your work! :D
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BlueRoseArkelle In reply to DemonsEatTheRainbow [2012-09-01 13:46:38 +0000 UTC]
QwQ Aww, thank you so much!!~ >v> Hehe, I'm glad you think that i've improved!! ;w; I guess I have improved a lot in the last few months....
>v< Aww, and thank you again!! I'm glad you are!~ <3
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bakaandtset [2012-08-31 03:52:20 +0000 UTC]
oh my god i should so draw dream characters and there is NO WAY IN HELL that id throw bricks at you.
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BlueRoseArkelle In reply to bakaandtset [2012-09-01 13:48:48 +0000 UTC]
QvQ You should draw dream characters!! *v* They can be so interesting and amazing!!~
xD haha and lol! I just always brace myself for the incoming bricks that i'm sure people want to throw at me for my lameness xDD
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bakaandtset In reply to BlueRoseArkelle [2012-09-09 21:36:24 +0000 UTC]
LAMENESS?!!!!! WHAT THE HELL UR NOT LAME!!!!!!!
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PinkiesHumanTwin [2012-08-30 22:09:50 +0000 UTC]
yes i knewi wasnt the only one with weird dreams like this
i once had a dream about a girl named Emery (one of my OCs i was dreaming about her was because i was thinking about her story and what she would do and stuff like that before i went to bed) and it was her 15th bday and she went to the beach (by the way this dream was in anime weird right) with all of her friends that had a faded sign that said beware of the night dragon but she didnt see it and there was one beach house which is odd because there are usually more than one and she saw a boy looking out of one of the windows but his shadow was the shape of a dragon and then he disappeared and she ignored the whole thing and continued to mess around on the beach a few days later she and one of her girl friends were walking across the street and Emery turned around and looked at the cross walk sign and asked her friend if she ever feel like shes being followed and her friend said no and later on she went back to the beach and the boy was there and some how he conviced her to come in his house then he tried to feed her to a dragon (or maybe he was the dragon) and she got away but all of the door were locked but her friends saved her (did i tell you that one of her friends looked like niall from one direction i hate them so i dont understand why he was in my dream) and she moved and transferred to a preppy school but they boy followed her
SHORT STORY HERE!!!
.................. uhh if this was too long the main idea of this story is that some guy stalks some girl and tries to make sexual advances without her permission (if you catch my drift) .....................all of this coming from a 12 year old mind
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BlueRoseArkelle In reply to PinkiesHumanTwin [2012-09-01 13:56:12 +0000 UTC]
; v; Ohhh that is a detailed dream! I always thinks dreams that involve characters and a sort of story are so interesting.xD Like books that just write themselves in your head! ;w; But yeah! I always wondered if people dreamed like I do as well! ^v^ I'm glad that I am not the only one~
.....;n; But uhhm, don't worry....I uhh....well....uhm...lets just say I've dreamed about non-"innocent" things since before I can remember. So I understand ;___;
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Seira-love [2012-08-30 21:44:33 +0000 UTC]
This one is so beautiful! Saw your videos while you were making this drawing and I just love your drawings and videos! And I like the story of your dreams (: I don't really Remember my dreams the one ones I remember are the ones I love the most , haha. You are really good c: live your style and I do learn many thing by watching your videos so thanks for that!
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BlueRoseArkelle In reply to Seira-love [2012-09-04 07:23:56 +0000 UTC]
TvT T-thank you so much!!~
;w; Aww, and thank you fo watching my videos too!~
;v; Yeah...sometimes I don't remember my dreams either. It tends to be the ones I wish I didn't see are the ones I best remember. ;____;
>//v//> Aww, but thank you again!!~ And i'm glad I could help you!~
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BlueRoseArkelle In reply to ruler-of-toast [2012-09-04 07:24:22 +0000 UTC]
>//v//> Daw, nooo you are too nice
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ruler-of-toast In reply to BlueRoseArkelle [2012-09-04 12:34:40 +0000 UTC]
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Hixateez [2012-08-30 12:40:31 +0000 UTC]
Did you know that my officially oldest OC was born in a dream I had? It was in elementary school. He's probably changed beyond recognition, though XD
Anyway, I had fun watching you paint this I think I got a pretty good idea of what you were doing, too.
Spore has a neat design and the idea is pretty interesting But I can also see why you say it's lame or something, because I believe those plotlines and such could be improved a lot but it's not liek we can control our dreams XD At least usually not.
I love all the yellow and the warm purple... Definitely makes me think of yellow pollen! Or Stun Spore. Spore's eye(s) is (are) pretty and I like all those plants and foliage and every other detail in the background
The only problems I have is that the leaves look a little translucent here and there, or at least I can see some lines through them. But it's just a personal preference. Just like the fact that I'm not mad about the cropping... I would've included some of the white paper around this instead of cutting it and the transition from the paint to white out. But like I said, that's just meee.
But, for some reason I think that colder and more bluish violet looks out of place. But I also wonder if there would be too little variation if it wasn't there :/
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BlueRoseArkelle In reply to Hixateez [2012-09-04 08:03:28 +0000 UTC]
o vo Oh?! That is awesome!!~ ;v; Even if he has changed, that is too be expected I think. Its still really awesome that your oldest OC was created from a dream! TvT <3
;w; Awww, i'm glad you enjoyed watching me!~
xD Haha yes, I wish I could control my dreams more so they make sense and are more original. >__> Like, I don't even know where in the hell he got a blade to cut his arm off. No clue at all. //plotholes
xD Haha, and I see what you mean about the translucency and cropping. ;v; I wanted to try a transparent background for the picture since I noticed a lot of my drawings have awkward white space when it doesn't need to be there xD lol And as for the few transparent leaves, I guess I didn't pay close enough attention as usual OTL
;v; Yeah, I see what you mean about the more bluish purple. I wanted that sort of odd contrasting shadow. xD I did think the colors were a little too unvaried considering that I only used 6 paint colors. //fail
TvT And thank you <3 <3 <3
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Hixateez In reply to BlueRoseArkelle [2012-09-04 16:18:40 +0000 UTC]
Yeah Sometimes it happens that I realize I'm dreaming and then I can somehow decide what I myself do but not anything else. Too bad I always wake up quite soon after that.
I see
And don't worry, I always make some mistakes just because I can't pay enough attention
You're welcome!
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alyanges [2012-08-30 10:39:58 +0000 UTC]
I'm glad I'm not the only one who has these kinds of dreams XD.
The picture is beautiful, my favorite of yours so far; I love the character and hope you do more with him soon c:
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BlueRoseArkelle In reply to LunarHoney [2012-08-30 02:08:59 +0000 UTC]
;w; T-thank you so much...!!! >v< Ah, i'm so glad you made a new DA!!~
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xJessie-chan [2012-08-29 21:19:09 +0000 UTC]
Wow.....creative. I think a lot of great things come from dreams (sometimes) Nice OC and great background story
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BlueRoseArkelle In reply to xJessie-chan [2012-08-30 02:09:58 +0000 UTC]
>v< Thank you!!~
^v^ Yeah! Dreams are amazing things and a huge source of inspiration for me <3
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xJessie-chan In reply to BlueRoseArkelle [2012-08-30 21:54:01 +0000 UTC]
Dang it! I never have cool dreams like that just random ideas popping into my head. But keep on dreaming!
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BlueRoseArkelle In reply to Kyrokyt [2012-08-30 02:11:00 +0000 UTC]
;____; I KNOW RIGHT? The arm thing....can never unsee. Spore bby whyyyyy <3
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MimiSephora [2012-08-29 14:48:52 +0000 UTC]
I love drawing my dream characters too. In fact, almost all of the OCs I made up were based off of dreams that I had in high school or the beginning of college. Every night before I go to bed, I always think about crazy dumb ideas for them. It's the coolest thing because sometimes, I have dreams about them and they will be so amazing!! It's also because I'm currently doing a few stories about them online and stuff.
And about your badass OC Spore (love the name BTW). I really love the colors and settings for the picture. You seem to do a great job on connecting the colors for him with his personality and back story. And that's why I admire your works so much ;w;.
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TaitRochelle [2012-08-29 13:21:50 +0000 UTC]
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!! watching the videos its inspired me to try and do some watercolor paints, although i dont have that good ones or many colors but oh well, thats where mixing comes in n_n me wuvs yours art <3
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BlueRoseArkelle In reply to TaitRochelle [2012-08-30 02:14:11 +0000 UTC]
QvQ Thank you!!~
^v^ Ah! I'm so glad you want to try Watercolors! They are sooo gorgeous! xD A little bit hard to use, I won't lie though. I'm not much of a painter....and mixing colors is the bane of my existence OTL
>v> But its worth it because they are so beautiful!~
TvT Awww, and thank you again...!! You are so sweet!!~
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TaitRochelle In reply to BlueRoseArkelle [2012-08-30 02:45:15 +0000 UTC]
water colors are the only paints i like as im not a big fan of painting, especially acrylics, i cant use them at all, but watercolors really are beautiful if you can use them right, and you did n_n
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KerrasCafe [2012-08-29 13:12:52 +0000 UTC]
That's so cool. I watched you colour this on YouTube and I was blown away.
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BlueRoseArkelle In reply to KerrasCafe [2012-08-30 02:11:57 +0000 UTC]
;w; Aww, thank you so much...!!!
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