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Wikipedia mode ONScherezade is a legendary Persian queen and the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights.
The frame tale goes that every day Shahryar would marry a new virgin, and every day he would send yesterday's wife to be beheaded. This was done in anger, having found out that his first wife was betraying him. He had killed three thousand such women by the time he was introduced to Scheherazade, the vizier's daughter.
Against her father's protestations, Scheherazade volunteered to spend one night with the King. Once in the King's chambers, Scheherazade asked if she might bid one last farewell to her beloved sister, Dunyazad, who had secretly been prepared to ask Scheherazade to tell a story during the long night. The King lay awake and listened with awe to Scheherazade's first story and asked for another, but Scheherazade said there was not time as dawn was breaking, and regretfully so, as the next story was even more exciting.
And so the King kept Scheherazade alive as he eagerly anticipated each new story, until, one thousand and one adventurous nights, and three sons later, the King had not only been entertained but wisely educated in morality and kindness by Scheherazade who became his Queen.
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I always want to draw her, i imegine a lot of One Thousand and One Nights when i read some stories when i was a kid
photoshop CS/ Wacom Intuos/ 7 hours/ music: the storyteller by fairyland (awesome music is awesome
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Comments: 511
Samurai-Poet In reply to ??? [2011-01-30 05:30:43 +0000 UTC]
Nah, it's all right, I just like being a wealth of info, I sometimes get carried away.
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janus-006 In reply to Samurai-Poet [2011-01-30 05:36:11 +0000 UTC]
Hey, same with me. I'm a trivia night specialist.
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Samurai-Poet In reply to janus-006 [2011-01-30 05:52:13 +0000 UTC]
Ya, so, you know the feeling.
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iratecelt In reply to Samurai-Poet [2018-03-31 20:12:01 +0000 UTC]
AS I understand it, the king's first wife wasn't just unfaithful to him, she cheated on him with his brother and plotted with the brother kill the king and take the throne. She was then killed in the attempt and the brother fled and remained at large. Which also meant, that He was still capable of seducing the next queen against him. That was what the King so traumatized by. He was even pleagued by regular nightmares of the experience and was slipping into madness. Scherezade knew him as a boy and could see this and knew that he had to be reached and was willing to risk her life for him.
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Samurai-Poet In reply to janus-006 [2011-01-30 06:04:24 +0000 UTC]
That's good. I'm not alone!
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janus-006 In reply to Samurai-Poet [2011-01-30 06:28:06 +0000 UTC]
People who know things are important.
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Samurai-Poet In reply to janus-006 [2011-01-30 06:59:55 +0000 UTC]
Yu r rite. The only thing i rarely know about r current events.
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janus-006 In reply to Samurai-Poet [2011-01-31 02:38:34 +0000 UTC]
Not much else to say from here at the moment.
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janus-006 In reply to Samurai-Poet [2011-01-31 02:59:49 +0000 UTC]
Well, until we meet again, then.
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thepcuser In reply to ??? [2010-09-07 21:53:09 +0000 UTC]
looks great, and lol on the wikipedia mode
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HypnoSlaveMarta In reply to ??? [2010-06-20 09:38:22 +0000 UTC]
do belly dance for me miss scherezade
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Sugar-Bielbog In reply to ??? [2010-06-19 00:03:07 +0000 UTC]
The colouring on this is spectacular, but the anatomy's a tad wonky. Her breasts are placed too high on the torso, that's all.
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lhezaford [2010-06-14 17:24:55 +0000 UTC]
ULTRA REAL ESTΓ GENIAL
Pero el pie derecho estΓ‘ raro no?
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DarkSchineider [2010-05-22 05:55:26 +0000 UTC]
I never saw someone like you. Congratulations for your digital art.
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binkibonsai [2010-03-29 17:14:57 +0000 UTC]
Everything looks great, but... Does her right eye (her right) look a bit out of alignment?
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beastmode0823 In reply to ??? [2009-11-24 21:27:05 +0000 UTC]
wach the movie "arabian nights" it explains the whole story.
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Megami06 [2009-09-30 03:21:09 +0000 UTC]
I don't get it, you draw gorgeous women that any man would want with bodies that make every woman envious. But the hands and feet are so awkward! Lol no offense, I love your work but I just find it odd you know? Just keep practicing and you'll have beautiful feet in no time!
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TurboManiac [2009-09-24 14:27:11 +0000 UTC]
DANG! now we know why the Shahryar REALLY didn't cut her head off xD
the stories are awesome too <3
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FatalJapan [2009-08-07 23:40:36 +0000 UTC]
I know this story!
really good to and ali baba and all the princes of persia stories.
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RIVERKING [2009-05-29 22:42:30 +0000 UTC]
WONDERFUL COMPOSITION, AND A GREAT STORY TOO!
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SolMadguy [2009-05-20 17:39:58 +0000 UTC]
This is spectactular artwork. 10/10. You definitely gave her an exotic look. I'm jealous.
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juboss [2009-05-13 21:18:53 +0000 UTC]
amigo Genzoman, serΓ‘ muy atrevido de mi parte la verdad pero desearΓa tener un afiche tamaΓ±o pliego de tan bella imagen, ΒΏserΓ‘ posible que en algΓΊn momento compartas esa imagen en alta definiciΓ³n para plottearla? para mi serΓa muy bueno tener un afiche de Scherezade es mi ilustraciΓ³n favorita. de antemano gracias pero si no puedes pues te lo agradezco de todas formas.
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Gummibearboy [2009-04-09 00:41:50 +0000 UTC]
What a dumb king. I always wondered why any idiot would want to behead this vision of loveliness.
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Hansoe [2009-04-05 15:22:27 +0000 UTC]
Astonishing! A very sexy piece this , keep it up!
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WhirlingDragonBlade [2009-03-28 07:17:50 +0000 UTC]
Awe, I remember reading that story!
I absolutely loved it. It was rather sad though.
But so happy that someone else knows about it! Yes indeed!
Marvelous work as always!
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burningsoulofmeh In reply to ??? [2009-03-02 05:00:40 +0000 UTC]
he visto toda tu galleria y me e quedado impresionado con la gran calidad que muestras en tu trabajo pero no tanto como tu amor por el arte que que nos muestras. enseguida se puede ver el cuidado que pones en cada una de tus obras. gracias por compartir.
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Elixirality [2009-01-05 02:33:35 +0000 UTC]
haha wikipedia mode :3
it's so beautiful! I love your style!!
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Kassidy201 [2008-12-07 13:30:52 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful work. I love the soft lighting and the overall detail. I can tell you put alot of work into this.
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kevinos [2008-12-04 19:01:45 +0000 UTC]
wow shes lovely
now i relearned the story of scherezade and ill porbably forget it soon
but curiuolsy i dont forget the name
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jmk1999 [2008-11-17 02:33:18 +0000 UTC]
hmm... i never imagined her to look like this. good never-the-less.
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DeepViolett In reply to ??? [2008-11-16 15:20:52 +0000 UTC]
I love the color, the lighting, the face expressions, the hair, everything in this picture works so well
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II-Loki-II In reply to ??? [2008-11-01 05:52:15 +0000 UTC]
yeah, i loved Scherezade story too when i was a child, she was beautifull and clever enough to make the king let her alive to the point of loving her.
10/10 again
favoriteado
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Calyptra In reply to ??? [2008-10-27 11:22:04 +0000 UTC]
You realise she's supposed to be intelligent more than sexy? But typically chauvinistic picture! XD No offence meant! :S
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Spirrus In reply to ??? [2008-10-24 19:54:51 +0000 UTC]
XD
My full name is Shahryar and my sister's is Sharzad, I've never really heard of this story until now, thanks for sharing it!
Also, amazing drawing!
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