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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

    Cave-Shinobi In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 08:33:57 +0000 UTC]

    awesomeness
    the way you draw is amazing

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    sarahflex In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 08:10:41 +0000 UTC]

    Wow! the longer i look at it, the more i love it! its amazing!i love her hair so much! and her face is so subtlety pretty and also the more you look at her the prettier she/you seems...probably like you!

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to sarahflex [2008-03-31 21:03:13 +0000 UTC]

    awwwwww thank you so much!!!

    I'm glad you find us pretty

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    sarahflex In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-04-01 03:50:11 +0000 UTC]

    lol, for some reason, before you drew that pic and commented, i always assumed you were a guy!...don't know why...(hey that rhymes! lol)...yep...your very pretty....

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    sarahflex In reply to sarahflex [2008-04-04 02:10:37 +0000 UTC]

    hehe, i think i assumed that because of your pic nxt to your name...coz i love the games you draw fan arts for too.

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to sarahflex [2008-04-01 18:36:07 +0000 UTC]

    lol you weren't the only one, a lot of people still think I am.
    I guess people think I'm a guy because I draw so many game fanarts?

    Thank you so much

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    deep-dark-eyes In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 07:43:15 +0000 UTC]

    Sweet

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    annascotland In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 07:41:52 +0000 UTC]

    Such a beautiful portrait. You just feel like wanting to hug her!

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to annascotland [2008-03-31 21:07:15 +0000 UTC]

    aww thank you!

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    Osa-Soft In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 07:30:37 +0000 UTC]

    awesome as always ^^

    sephi: -_- its not me, therefore its not

    shut up sephiroth

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    tetsuya-chan In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 07:11:00 +0000 UTC]

    Ontzettend mooi! Het verhaal en gedicht bij de tekening, is echt terug te voelen in de tekening.

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to tetsuya-chan [2008-03-31 21:09:07 +0000 UTC]

    dankjewel!!!

    gedichten verzin ik altijd terplekke. 's Nachts ontluikt er op een mirakuleuze wijze een ware poet uit mij (aangezien ik dit om half 4 's nachts heb gepost, lol heb heel de nacht niet kunnen slapen).

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    Valita-the-hedgehog In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 07:10:27 +0000 UTC]

    Simply amazing

    Once again, the way you drew hair took all of my words away. And I love symbolism of this one. You know? If you wouldn't write about broken heart reflection, I propably won't even notice it... it's a nice touch, anyway. c:

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to Valita-the-hedgehog [2008-03-31 21:09:38 +0000 UTC]

    Thank you so much!!!

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    Artemis3650 In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 06:59:22 +0000 UTC]

    Your skill is endless. It looks wonderful.

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to Artemis3650 [2008-03-31 21:09:44 +0000 UTC]

    thank you!

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    Artemis3650 In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-04-02 05:38:01 +0000 UTC]

    No problem, thanks for replying.

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    McKauhu In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 06:55:30 +0000 UTC]

    Awesome like always

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    feierschwein In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 06:33:57 +0000 UTC]

    Wonderful, very wonderful!

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    xJou-chanx In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 06:31:11 +0000 UTC]

    hello! i love your art! hehehe! btw, who was your reference for the picture if you had any?

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to xJou-chanx [2008-03-31 21:10:21 +0000 UTC]

    Glad you like it

    Reference was partly me

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    xJou-chanx In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-04-01 09:35:13 +0000 UTC]

    no prob! i love it! ohh!! cool! you're so pretty!

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    zJoriz In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 06:24:13 +0000 UTC]

    Wonderful, wonderful.

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to zJoriz [2008-03-31 21:10:28 +0000 UTC]

    Thank you

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    ArtKitt-Creations [2008-03-31 06:18:21 +0000 UTC]

    I think words are superfluous for this pic
    U must have worked ur ass out on this pic
    It looks so soft and beautiful really really great job!

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to ArtKitt-Creations [2008-03-31 21:11:24 +0000 UTC]

    lol you can say so!!!

    Thank you so much... Tihana!
    (I was right, no? can I get a cookie now? )

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    ArtKitt-Creations In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-03-31 21:42:12 +0000 UTC]

    Yes u were!
    *throws a chocolate chip cookie* (mah favourite)

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to ArtKitt-Creations [2008-03-31 21:49:05 +0000 UTC]

    Yay!!!!!1

    *jumps in the air and catches the chocolate chip cookie with her teeth* lol

    tasty!

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    ArtKitt-Creations In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-04-01 06:15:27 +0000 UTC]

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    ff7aangel In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 06:12:20 +0000 UTC]

    i love it... its so expressive.. i love how you pointed out some of the beautiful hidden meanings- and let us discover the others love your work, keep it up!

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    Shirleys-Art-Site In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 06:07:51 +0000 UTC]

    beautiful piece smooth pencil work......

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    PaulMcQ In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 06:03:45 +0000 UTC]

    wow its great nicely done

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    whipzter In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 06:03:34 +0000 UTC]

    Stunning work dear one..The shell necklace speaks volumes with me today as well. Shells have a special meaning to me..
    Thanks for sharing this...
    Awesome job!

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to whipzter [2008-03-31 21:18:46 +0000 UTC]

    Thank you!!!

    Ah that's really awesome. I wonder what they mean to you I used to collect them when I was young. I hided them safely in big boxes. So fascinating!

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    oberin In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 06:02:54 +0000 UTC]

    does nora have more background, other than what you wrote for her originally?

    these two are amazing and the story behind melody is heart breaking.

    very beautiful realism.

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to oberin [2008-03-31 21:19:46 +0000 UTC]

    Hmm yes there's some more info about Nora, but it will be revealed when I work on the next OCs...

    Thank you!

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    oberin In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-04-01 04:39:18 +0000 UTC]

    oh yay!! i totally look forward to them when you put them up!


    *does a happy dance*

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    illusion29 In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 05:32:03 +0000 UTC]

    wow that looks amazing

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    blacklily013 In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 05:12:05 +0000 UTC]

    She looks so beautiful. You can see so much eotion in her eyes and expression. Amazing!

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    adarkworldfantasy In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 04:32:57 +0000 UTC]

    Absolutely gorgeous! Great work!

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    angelfox-700 In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 04:23:50 +0000 UTC]

    Beautiful! You amaze me with your wonderful art.

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    jasminefairy-25 In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 04:23:10 +0000 UTC]

    I'm about to go to sleep and this is one of the last pics I see for the night.
    Its such a lovely piece, and Melody's story is interesting and sad. I hope she finds that person whom knows her song. I hope you make more original characters, because they are awesome. ^_^

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to jasminefairy-25 [2008-03-31 21:21:28 +0000 UTC]

    yay thank you so much!!!

    I can't tell you too much about what's going to happen next, but she'll meet someone interesting, a guy this time

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    jasminefairy-25 In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-03-31 23:20:46 +0000 UTC]

    You are most welcome

    Oh la la, a guy.

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    Nefarious069 In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 04:20:15 +0000 UTC]

    Very expressive and beautiful

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to Nefarious069 [2008-03-31 21:22:27 +0000 UTC]

    thank you

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    Nefarious069 In reply to Cataclysm-X [2008-03-31 22:20:36 +0000 UTC]

    Oh... and your drawing is nice too... JK You're very welcome

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    Dahakka In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 04:10:06 +0000 UTC]

    amazing, and with no referance photo!

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    Cataclysm-X In reply to Dahakka [2008-03-31 21:23:30 +0000 UTC]

    thank you!

    indeed, people forget that

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    PiggyDot21 In reply to ??? [2008-03-31 04:07:59 +0000 UTC]

    I love the eyes... they feel like they are drawing me in lol... very addicting to look at... Great job!

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