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'My heart drenched with tears,I did not wish to hear
All the harmfull words
You used to say to me.
Never did I dare to believe
I couldn't hear
all the bad things
nor the good things
They used to say.
Who can save me
I beg you
Sing me the hymn of love
the anthem of life.
Let me hear you again...'
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You can consider it as a self portrait. Or well... sort of (;
I'm not blond, for instance...
Melody is my most beloved character. Maybe because she reflects to who I am, or who I used to be...
I didn't use a single reference image, except for a picture of myself, so I could give her some features of mine.
It doesn't look completely like me, just parts of it.
Exactly what I had in mind.
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Want to know a bit about her story?
Melody, an ancient creature and distant relative of Nora , has the gift to heal people with her sacred voice.
However, her heart got broken by someone she held dear, to whom she had given her heart to.
It's her curse to live without sound, as well as her voice, until the one with a pure voice will sing her ancient melody.
The only melody that can give her hearing back.
The hymn of love that is long forgotten... Is there still anyone who remembers this song?
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There are several symbols hidden in this portrait, such as:
You probably can find more. It's up to you to discover them...!
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I want to dedicate this to my light in the days of darkness,
*scott2753
Thank you for always being there for me!!!
...
Dedicated to friend, talented artist and muse,
=sakimichan
Her gorgeous artworks inspired me to draw something original again!
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Stuff I used:
Time spent: approx 20 hours
Hope you like it. At least I do <3
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Comments: 628
McKauhu In reply to ??? [2008-04-08 13:23:10 +0000 UTC]
Eh this is perhaps now my third or fourth visit with this picture so I better just fav it... I don't know exactly why, but this is so cool.
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Cataclysm-X In reply to McKauhu [2008-04-11 12:16:56 +0000 UTC]
lol that's really nice thank you, I'm glad you like it so much!!!
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karaiina [2008-04-08 12:36:32 +0000 UTC]
so beautiful, I love her expression very much, and her eyes too. The background story of your oc is sad but it's very good, so..she lost her hearings and voice because of the heartbroke?
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Cataclysm-X In reply to karaiina [2008-04-08 12:39:15 +0000 UTC]
Thank you!!!
Yeah she's a natural creature, who can heal people but also nature with her voice, so... if she can't sing and hear, all the things around her get weak and eventually die.
So what else is worse but to loose her hearing and voice. That can only happen when something tragic happens such as being heartbroken by someone she held dear.
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karaiina In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-04-08 13:14:41 +0000 UTC]
oooh it inspired me a story..maybe I'll make a story based on your oc..do you mind? XD
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divino07 In reply to ??? [2008-04-07 22:14:02 +0000 UTC]
This is beautiful. I love the symbolism.
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Cataclysm-X In reply to AthenaTT [2008-04-07 22:23:09 +0000 UTC]
thank you so much
so different than the usual work, but it was great to do
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Riara-Winter In reply to ??? [2008-04-06 21:33:32 +0000 UTC]
Gorgeous image, and the story is so sad
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WitchiArt [2008-04-06 16:25:23 +0000 UTC]
I featured you in my journal, hope you don't mind.
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Rosaka-Chan [2008-04-06 15:29:37 +0000 UTC]
Very beautiful piece. Great job on skin tones, eyes and details.
The hair looks bit too ' perfect' that way, it doesn't have any random strands anywhere.
But this is not bad either, I just find it more natural with 'random' strands.
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Cataclysm-X In reply to Rosaka-Chan [2008-04-06 17:58:52 +0000 UTC]
hmmm well it isn't supposed to look natural since it's fantasy after all so I guess I made it well that way!!
Thank you
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Rosaka-Chan In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-04-07 13:36:36 +0000 UTC]
I knew that you had the fantasy theme in your mind. ;D But still....well my opinion, ignore or not.
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bishielurfer In reply to ??? [2008-04-06 06:19:30 +0000 UTC]
Wow...even more than the art, I love the thought you put into this. The symbolism and background really add to the pic. Excellent job =3
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sciomentia [2008-04-05 19:35:12 +0000 UTC]
she's very gorgeous, and her story is so sad!
i love the symbolism in the picture, and you can just see the heartbreak in her face and eyes even without the dried tears.
does the line on her bottom lip mean anything? does it symbolism her goddess...ness or something? xD
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nabey [2008-04-05 16:23:16 +0000 UTC]
This is so beautiful!!!!!! I love her look, and the glowing dots in her hair. And all the little details of the image, they make it very special. Hope to see more of these
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Cataclysm-X In reply to nabey [2008-04-05 20:27:49 +0000 UTC]
Thank you dear friend
More coming soon! First some commissions and maybe a fanart, but then one of my bro's is going to be a model for my next drawing, lol
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AngelRachelle In reply to ??? [2008-04-05 14:04:58 +0000 UTC]
This is another awesome work of yours!!!
Her eyes are like special... it's like its the one who gave her
face the expression...very nice
You did a great job
----- Ever Heard of Anger Management?
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Cataclysm-X In reply to AngelRachelle [2008-04-05 21:06:47 +0000 UTC]
aww wow thank you!!
the eyes part of this drawing is the only part that looks 100% like me, because I used my own reference for that!
Thank you
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ChibiLuka [2008-04-05 05:16:30 +0000 UTC]
Wow.... She looks alot like my sister in the face. O.o" I really like this picture. I can sense the feeling you were trying to put in it. It's vary nice definitely one of your best! ^^
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kathy100 [2008-04-05 04:13:08 +0000 UTC]
Man this is gorgeous O_O. And the exotic, ocean-inspired character design is perfect TwT!
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Cataclysm-X In reply to kathy100 [2008-04-05 20:17:52 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much Kathy!!!
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Arkiel-Pixie In reply to ??? [2008-04-05 00:47:39 +0000 UTC]
She's got the funny little dark strip on her lower lip. The texture looks like embroidery though. Like her lips have been sewn shut? And the curls in her hair look like treble clefts!
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Cataclysm-X In reply to Arkiel-Pixie [2008-04-05 21:02:45 +0000 UTC]
hmm the dark figure is meant to be a symbolism, it's hard to figure out what exactly it means though... but that's the point haha (;
The paper was new for me so the texture looks so much different! I don't think I'll draw a lot on this paper. It was so... grainy ): definitely not my type of paper.
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leirazamzam In reply to ??? [2008-04-03 22:46:52 +0000 UTC]
soooooooooooo beautiful! ...heh, not a very original comment, this picture sais alot more about itself than i could, but its amazing!
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ccbgb In reply to ??? [2008-04-03 22:14:05 +0000 UTC]
I love that song! And the person kind of fits who i imagine in my mind >> Yes, I have movies going on up there when i listen to music....
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Cataclysm-X In reply to WitchiArt [2008-04-05 20:20:40 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much Marion!!!
Totally drawn from imagination except for the eyes, lips and nose because that's me
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WitchiArt In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-04-06 17:48:18 +0000 UTC]
Yes I read it, but it's a own character.
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Krevlorne [2008-04-03 14:09:03 +0000 UTC]
I like this one allot! The symbols are a great touch and her EYE's, amazing! They appear to be looking down a bit instead of straight at the viewer of the picture.
As always, great job on the shadows, hair, and skin tones. Very nice!
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ErilisVampyre In reply to ??? [2008-04-03 07:21:14 +0000 UTC]
A fitting name for such a beautiful creature.
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Little-kaiyou-Kame In reply to ??? [2008-04-03 02:28:28 +0000 UTC]
woo it does look like you somewhat
lol how come the icons are still the retarded mudkips? xDD
lemme try...
NO MUDKIPS!
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Cataclysm-X In reply to Little-kaiyou-Kame [2008-04-05 20:22:03 +0000 UTC]
LOL
I know, I changed them back to normal links. St00pid dA!!!
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Sirix14 In reply to ??? [2008-04-03 02:22:01 +0000 UTC]
absolutely beautiful
i love all the tiny details and the symbolism behind them.
amazing
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VasyaSolnyshko In reply to ??? [2008-04-03 01:11:30 +0000 UTC]
beautiful beautiful character!!!it is my life goal to one day be as good as you.
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