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Cataclysm-X — OC - The Sound of Silence by-nc-nd

Published: 2008-03-31 01:44:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 46771; Favourites: 1679; Downloads: 11
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Description '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:
  • The Shells on her necklace: the defensive mechanism, she who won't be harmed by harmfull wishes.

  • The 5 glowing dots and 5 beads: her 5 senses.

  • The reflection in her eye: the cause of her curse, a broken heart.

  • Dryed tears: she's still grieving for the loss of her love: the sound she cannot hear


  • 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:
  • 2H, H, HB, B mech. pencils for the hair

  • 4H, 2H, H, HB, B, 2B mech. pencils for the skin

  • 2H, B & 2B mech. pencils for the necklace

  • reference image of my own


  • Time spent: approx 20 hours

    Hope you like it. At least I do <3
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    Comments: 628

    Cataclysm-X In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 19:34:03 +0000 UTC]

    Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuu ^_________^

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    Sherzy In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-03-31 20:23:52 +0000 UTC]

    Anytime hun ^^

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    TwilitSkaterYuna In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 19:07:39 +0000 UTC]

    wow this looks really beautiful!!!!!!!!!! you're really talented...

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    RuRuii In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 18:43:44 +0000 UTC]

    AMAZING loove the softness of it so smooth~

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    eea-girl In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 18:31:50 +0000 UTC]

    This is really great. You are so incredibly talented. God, I wish I had your skills..

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    PrincessMinty In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 18:29:13 +0000 UTC]

    she looks beautifull!
    I absolutly adore her hair!

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    jak0lotrluvr In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 18:28:15 +0000 UTC]

    Did you change the hair? Like the swirls at the end curl around the other pieces of hair.. Awyways, still great job

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to jak0lotrluvr [2008-03-31 19:34:55 +0000 UTC]

    hmm well the previous version was partly cut off, and now I posted the whole picture and I changed some small things such as the background

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    netherwings [2008-03-31 18:16:37 +0000 UTC]

    Really lovely. The hair looks so soft, and the way it curls around itself is really special. In a very good way. Great work, unbelievably realistic. Well done.

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to netherwings [2008-03-31 20:13:06 +0000 UTC]

    thank you so much!

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    netherwings In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-03-31 22:08:43 +0000 UTC]

    Anytime.

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    Artemis3650 In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 18:01:55 +0000 UTC]

    The background?

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to Artemis3650 [2008-03-31 19:35:10 +0000 UTC]

    that too!

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    Paw-BR In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 17:54:23 +0000 UTC]

    Wow... Beautiful...

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    TomJacoby In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 17:46:13 +0000 UTC]

    I really love your smoothness of your lines, the draw is reeeeaaaaaally well-done! Perfect XD

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    Serwa In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 17:27:06 +0000 UTC]

    oh it so pretty

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    SandraHultsved In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 17:26:11 +0000 UTC]

    That looks beautiful!

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    SilentPortrait In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 17:22:11 +0000 UTC]

    Aww its gorgeous! Reminds me kind of the little mermaid when her voce is trapped inside that shell

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to SilentPortrait [2008-03-31 19:36:05 +0000 UTC]

    lol aww! yeah I know what you mean

    it's funny people (you're not the only one) now consider this as some kind of sea creature because of the shells, but she isn't

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    SilentPortrait In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-03-31 19:38:18 +0000 UTC]

    awww i didnt mean it as a bad thing about the shells, jus made me think of the poor lttle mermaid when she cudnt talk i adore all your work btw

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to SilentPortrait [2008-03-31 19:51:35 +0000 UTC]

    I know you didn't mean it as a bad thing I find it pretty cool actually, though it wasn't my intention ^_^

    Glad you do I really like your work too!

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    SilentPortrait In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-04-01 07:22:02 +0000 UTC]

    thank you hun!

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    bunnypower236 In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 17:15:13 +0000 UTC]

    wow... your a freakishly good artist! How do you do that? I could've sworn some of your drawings were photos!! O_o
    This ones really pretty!! ^-^

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to bunnypower236 [2008-03-31 19:36:24 +0000 UTC]

    aww thank you so much!!!!

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    Emilyahedrick [2008-03-31 17:09:28 +0000 UTC]

    she reminds me of a mermaid

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to Emilyahedrick [2008-03-31 19:36:55 +0000 UTC]

    yeah a few people mentioned that but she really isn't!

    thanks

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    Emilyahedrick In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-04-12 19:35:59 +0000 UTC]

    lol

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    scheherazadenerai [2008-03-31 16:57:59 +0000 UTC]

    Beautiful

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to scheherazadenerai [2008-03-31 19:37:01 +0000 UTC]

    Thank you

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    Glamham In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 16:57:52 +0000 UTC]

    wow that is sooooooooooooooo cool

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    Chibi-Tri-Edge In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 16:53:37 +0000 UTC]

    ik zie veel emotie in deze tekening ik vind haar echt heel mooi zeg, zijn die krullende haren ook een symbool? ik vond ze wel verdacht

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to Chibi-Tri-Edge [2008-03-31 19:38:10 +0000 UTC]

    hahaha misschien? ik geloof dat golven staan voor persoonlijke ontwikkeling. Ik weet het niet zeker, maar ik zou het wel moeten weten *is altijd gefascineerd geweest door symbolen*

    Dankjewel!!

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    Chibi-Tri-Edge In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-03-31 20:03:58 +0000 UTC]

    graag gedaan en..haar lip...dat donkere plekje..staat dat ook voor wat? ik ben ook gefasineerd door symbolen ( hoewel ik altijd iets anders zie, dan wat het moet voorstellen XD)

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to Chibi-Tri-Edge [2008-03-31 20:10:47 +0000 UTC]

    ja dat is ook iets maar ik weet niet wat hahaha
    dat is net zoals mijn vorige OC, die had allerlei rare kenmerken bij d'r wenkbrauwen.
    Ik dacht 'ziet er wel okee uit, houden zo' lol

    Grappig dat je symbolen ook zo leuk vindt. Ik vraag mensen altijd wat ze gedroomd hebben zodat ik het kan 'ontrafelen'. Kan best lastig zijn.

    Dus eh... wat heb je laatst gedroomd? (ik begin aan mijn spelling te twijfelen)

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    Chibi-Tri-Edge In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-04-01 14:18:41 +0000 UTC]

    uhmm...goede vraag..ik weet eigenlijk niet meer wat ik heb gedroomd, ik vergeet ze meestal, tenzij het echt iets raars is

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    nekodegomen [2008-03-31 16:47:34 +0000 UTC]

    Gorgeous! It's great to see something so beautifully orginal by you. I like her a lot. Poor girl, though. It's not easy to live with a broken heart.

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to nekodegomen [2008-03-31 19:39:22 +0000 UTC]

    Thank you!

    Hmm I think it's worse to live without sound! Especially since music is my/her life.

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    FanOfChocolate In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 16:47:21 +0000 UTC]

    this is amazing!!!! wow!!!!!!!! she looks so sad and so kind!! beautiful work!!!!

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to FanOfChocolate [2008-03-31 19:39:31 +0000 UTC]

    Thank you!!

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    rebelgurl015 In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 16:37:53 +0000 UTC]

    Wow that took forever to load. I just wanted to say I wish I had half your talent. It's gorgeous!

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to rebelgurl015 [2008-03-31 19:41:16 +0000 UTC]

    lol it did? It wasn't such a big file...

    Thank you!

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    loyse [2008-03-31 16:25:27 +0000 UTC]

    Beautiful! Very, very nice!

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to loyse [2008-03-31 19:41:23 +0000 UTC]

    Thank you so much!

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    EqualToYou In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 16:25:00 +0000 UTC]

    @#$%! You are so awsome!

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to EqualToYou [2008-03-31 19:41:56 +0000 UTC]

    LOL you're cursing?

    Thanks ^_^

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    EqualToYou In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-03-31 20:57:28 +0000 UTC]

    lol
    extra devious today

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to EqualToYou [2008-03-31 21:00:45 +0000 UTC]

    lol!

    awesome avvie by the way heehee

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    EqualToYou In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-03-31 21:02:17 +0000 UTC]

    you'll like this [link]

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    bubbles79 In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 16:16:27 +0000 UTC]

    i am speechless .............................

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to bubbles79 [2008-03-31 19:42:27 +0000 UTC]

    but... you just said something ;D

    just kidding
    thank you!

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