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detail: [link]Have I ever mentioned how much I love bats? I remember watching Sesame Street when I was little and the Count singing a song with cute little foam muppet bats and I just fell in love
That aside, this started out as something completely different, but halfway through with the sketch, I decided why not and went this route. I swear, it was cursed through, as when I wanted to scan the sketch was when I discovered cat killed the scanner and then after getting the new scanner, I couldn't find my vellum...but in any case, it's done now and I'm happy, so I guess none of that matters
As for the painting, besides going back to look at some Mucha's again, I was looking at some of the artwork from the 'Miso Pretty' cosmetics and noticing how they were using such precise and resrtained color palattes. In any case, I decided to be a little more restrained than I sometimes am and I'm pretty happy with how it worked in this case. That won't always be the way I want to go, but definately something I'll need to consider when I start to paint from now on.
Medium: lineart-Col-erase brown on vellum, painting done in Photoshop and Painter. Texture is papyrus I scanned.
And my appologies for having to bog down with the legal hoop-la, but all rights to this image save those granted to deviantART for purposes of posting are reserved. It may not be used eleswhere or reproduced without express permission. Thanks much
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Comments: 371
Iskame In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 18:56:01 +0000 UTC]
very sweet! bats in general are a personal favorite of mine and i especially like really cute swishy ones like you've created here. i also really like how the muted colours given the esence of twilight.
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Doom-Princess [2007-05-07 18:13:50 +0000 UTC]
soo adorable, and i must say amusingly enough i have a soft spot for bats for the same reason. thanks for sharing!
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Ciuin In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 17:04:01 +0000 UTC]
nice image! i love the angle of the light and the soft glow. killer lines on the dress, hair, and tree.
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MicahSoft [2007-05-07 16:18:21 +0000 UTC]
That Is really awesome looking!, lol, I think bats are cool, too, although, when I started liking bats, it was seeing a Zubat from Pokemon, lol...
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DoctorShark In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 15:25:22 +0000 UTC]
Wicked it has a bit of a bayou/dark forest look great work
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mandys [2007-05-07 15:08:50 +0000 UTC]
That's totally awesome! The coloring is amazing. I like how you draw bats ;D
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Bloodied-Roses [2007-05-07 15:04:17 +0000 UTC]
Radtastic. =3 Such adorable bats! I love her hair, and the stars add a nice touch to the composition of the art.
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AngelRamya [2007-05-07 14:37:15 +0000 UTC]
Nice style, she's very cute. I like the compostion, very serene
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Blueoriontiger [2007-05-07 14:22:13 +0000 UTC]
Great job! Hope all is well on your end, haven't heard from you in ages!
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MerryMeeper In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 14:12:06 +0000 UTC]
I've always seen bats as cute, not creepy! Lovely colors and line art. ^^
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emcic In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 12:50:22 +0000 UTC]
Adorable image. I really like the twilight feel you've given the image as well.
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littlesailboat In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 12:04:29 +0000 UTC]
I love it, you are amazing at lighting! And the bats are adorable too Great job!
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SolarGomz In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 11:35:01 +0000 UTC]
Awesome Picture! The woman is sexy, and the bat is cute!
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kakiyo-sempai In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 11:31:35 +0000 UTC]
i love mucha and i love this drawing lol good work!
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cherryhobbit [2007-05-07 10:48:45 +0000 UTC]
so adorable. I love her wings and the bats and the coloring is just lovely. If I had the money I'd totally buy this as a print.
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trinacobrajet [2007-05-07 10:48:12 +0000 UTC]
Oh wow.. I love how you drew the bats, they're so cute! And the colors.. the shading/highlighting is super gorgeous ;;
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lastonep1cked In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 10:47:57 +0000 UTC]
I've never been a big fan of bats but after this, I may have crossed over! Great piece!
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Lilija In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 10:34:35 +0000 UTC]
Omg This pic is soooooo cute <3 the bat!!!!!
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LouPilou In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 10:31:54 +0000 UTC]
It is really beautiful. OO i love it !
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dolesie [2007-05-07 10:29:03 +0000 UTC]
this is very pretty! i love the beads in her hair and the bats are adorable. <3
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JessKat-art [2007-05-07 10:28:37 +0000 UTC]
Gorgeous pic, the composition, colors and everything. The bats are adorable too.
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Audley [2007-05-07 10:19:38 +0000 UTC]
I love her and I love the bats - she's gorgeous and they are much too darling.
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youlootamax [2007-05-07 10:11:25 +0000 UTC]
This is gorgeous I love all the detail it has, and yet at the same time, it's still simple. And I love it that you chose to be more restricted with the colors with this piece, because it really fits
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VirginiaVitamins In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 08:31:23 +0000 UTC]
Oh their little faces are precious! I hate how they have such a bad rep. Beautiful job as always!
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Terame In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 08:15:30 +0000 UTC]
Love the way everything from the hair to the truck of the tree ... flows
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StressedJenny In reply to ??? [2007-05-07 07:59:06 +0000 UTC]
Oh my goodness, the little bat on her arm is soo adorable!!! Beautiful colouring too.
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arisu-in-wonderland [2007-05-07 07:14:04 +0000 UTC]
I cannot understand wether the mucha-looking bothers u or not. i think u should actually be happy with it, i think that's one of the things that makes yr art look so amazing and dreamy <3
(sorry my room's full of mucha >_< this one particularily remembers me of mucha's moon which is MY FAVORITE among ALL his creations...so...FAVEEE >__<
*sorry for my english i guess i wrote a nonsense*
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Jarod-the-Stampede [2007-05-07 06:52:11 +0000 UTC]
I could see the restraint when I first opened it. But I like it! My favorite parts are the little bat she is holding and the one hanging upside down with wings wrapped around itself. They are so cute! I also like the wispies in the background.
But are you sure the star pattern isn't copyright Paramount Pictures?
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fuish [2007-05-07 06:20:55 +0000 UTC]
Really beautiful, of all your pieces, I feel you out did yourself with this one, I love your color palatte, the colors are muted, but you didn't skimp on them, and it works. And that tiny little bat, it's so cute. I'm such a sucker for cute things. Very nice, keep it up. It's my favorite piece that you've done so far.
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