HOME | DD

Description
There is a lot to say about this picture. So let's get it on!

First of all this is my entry for the contest of =kankakanka and *PearlEden . The task was to create a character inspired by one of the four natural elements (fire, water, earth, air). Which brings us to...

the Concept:
So I think it's quite obvious that the element I chose is water. But there is much more about it. For example, I already had the idea for this picture long time before the contest was announced but when I heard about it, my idea just fit perfectly to the theme.
Now let's go into detail. My idea was to not personify the element by a creature made of water. Instead I wanted to get the atmosphere I associate with water into the picture. Therefore I came up with the image of a harper. Why a harp you might ask. The reason is for me water is always playful and fluent and a harp just fits to these characteristics. (If you heared Bedric Smetana's "The Moldau" you might understand this a bit better). When I fixed the harper as my figure the rest developed quickly. It should be a female character because for me water is a female element (not like earth which for example is definately male) and it fits better to the harp. And I chose to give her the form of an anthro otter (yes, it should be an otter) to show the deep and natural connection between the character and the element - plus I think that otters are really cute and get too little attention here at dA . And why two tails? There is a really good reason for this: Just because I can!

Enough concept, there are also some things about

the Artwork:
Just some information for those who are interested. I know I didn't really succeed to give her an otter-like shape, the head didn't come out as I hoped. But please be gracious, it was my first try. Same goes for the water. I never drew water like this before and it took my a lot of time and nerves to get it even to this stage. So if you have some tipps for me how to draw it better don't hold back. Nevertheless I'm very pleased with the complete work and it was very fun to draw.

And I have to thank `Katmomma who made a wonderful tutorial about colouring browns which helped me really much and inspired me to think more about the colours before applying them. I think I'll follow this path and see where it leads me.

Thank you for reading all this. Take a cookie!

Description
There is a lot to say about this picture. So let's get it on!

First of all this is my entry for the contest of =kankakanka and *PearlEden . The task was to create a character inspired by one of the four natural elements (fire, water, earth, air). Which brings us to...

the Concept:
So I think it's quite obvious that the element I chose is water. But there is much more about it. For example, I already had the idea for this picture long time before the contest was announced but when I heard about it, my idea just fit perfectly to the theme.
Now let's go into detail. My idea was to not personify the element by a creature made of water. Instead I wanted to get the atmosphere I associate with water into the picture. Therefore I came up with the image of a harper. Why a harp you might ask. The reason is for me water is always playful and fluent and a harp just fits to these characteristics. (If you heared Bedric Smetana's "The Moldau" you might understand this a bit better). When I fixed the harper as my figure the rest developed quickly. It should be a female character because for me water is a female element (not like earth which for example is definately male) and it fits better to the harp. And I chose to give her the form of an anthro otter (yes, it should be an otter) to show the deep and natural connection between the character and the element - plus I think that otters are really cute and get too little attention here at dA . And why two tails? There is a really good reason for this: Just because I can!

Enough concept, there are also some things about

the Artwork:
Just some information for those who are interested. I know I didn't really succeed to give her an otter-like shape, the head didn't come out as I hoped. But please be gracious, it was my first try. Same goes for the water. I never drew water like this before and it took my a lot of time and nerves to get it even to this stage. So if you have some tipps for me how to draw it better don't hold back. Nevertheless I'm very pleased with the complete work and it was very fun to draw.

And I have to thank `Katmomma who made a wonderful tutorial about colouring browns which helped me really much and inspired me to think more about the colours before applying them. I think I'll follow this path and see where it leads me.

Thank you for reading all this. Take a cookie!