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Published: 2011-03-04 23:46:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 4534; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 73
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InspirationThis is how an angel dies
blame it on my own sick pride
- "Sail" - Awolnation
AboutOh boy, okay so first of all, getting my mandatory March manipulation up early for once, yes! Uhm the lyrics to that song are debatable, some places say "this is how an angel cries" but others say "this is how an angel dies" and the first time I heard that song (and still now) I'm pretty sure the singer says 'dies' and from that version stemmed this idea.
The horse is/was an angel, he is falling. Eventually the black threads will engulf his whole body and he will suffocate. As his feathers turn black, they fall out so eventually he will only have the framework of his wings left. Uhm basically this is a fatal flaw image. Because of his pride, it is killing him, making him imperfect and so an immortal being's life is ending....or that's how I thought of it. I'm sure it could apply to any 'fatal flaw' Hope you all enjoy
PLEASE not critique on this image, as it is an emotional piece for me
YOU MAY NOT USE/REDISTRIBUTE OR CLAIM THIS ARTWORK AS YOUR OWN. PLEASE NOTIFY ME OF ANY THEFT.
CreditsThanks to these awesome stock providers:
Horse: [link]
sky/background: [link]
smoke: [link]
feathers: [link]
wings: [link]
Everything else hand painted by me (fideauxx.deviantart.com)
Approx. 7 hours // 150 layers // Adobe CS5 & Wacom Bamboo Tablet
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Comments: 32
epic song...and so the unicorn falls......NAOOAAIIAIAIIAWW- well...that's how we get rainbows I guess....not much of a loss after all!
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haha I like that! Should have added a rainbow back there ;] I agree, the song is epic <333
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this kinda is giving me some inspiration to make a "falling Pegasus" image. gonna give it a shot c:
and I so jam to this song when it comes on the radio. LOVE IT.
and this image is love, too
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aww cool! I'm glad it's inspired someone
I know, the song is love, I still listen to it...most songs that I obsess over, I get tired of after a while, but not Sail xD
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Very clever! I was just listening to this song actually! I really like it!
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Thanks! I love love love that song. So unique! :3
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Very beautiful and emotional.
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Thank you
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I agree! Many meanings are in this pic
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Pretty
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hmm well I guess there's only so many ways to do a flying horse eh? I can assure you I wasn't copying that piece at all though xD
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Not a falling flying horse! 
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ah maybe, but the horses are different horses judging from the angles/positioning of the feet ect. If we used the same exact stock image that would be very similar, but they are different images from the same stock provider. From the build of the horses, I doubt their even the same horse. So it'd be like saying everyone who uses colourize-stock images are similar and the like.
Sorry if I sound defensive...I hate when people ask me if I'm copying ect. cause it's like Nuuuuuuuu!!!! and I don't want to be accused of that or somehow come to have a reputation as a manipulation "copier" which is why I'm like always all over this stuff xD I try to make my stuff original as much as I can.
In case you were wondering, when I was searching for the pose of the horse, I searched in the top bar "rearing grey horse" it is one of the first few results. So yeah
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They are different horses, that is obvious 
And, well, I understand that
Popular pony is popular!
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lol alright
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Thanks so much! I love hearing that people like my art
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Anytime, your art is inspiring, moving, its a thing that no words can describe. I always enjoy and await new pieces.
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me too! It's my favorite right now
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