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Iardacil β€” Ashes of Time

Published: 2008-12-07 18:33:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 49314; Favourites: 1987; Downloads: 1023
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Description I've watched the mountains rise from dust
Saw the gold return to rust,
I had cried when the oceans died,
and the circle starts again.

The moon was rising from above
I caught her eye and thought it was love,
but she turned her back,
the sky went black,
and the circle starts again..

I dance through castles made of stone
Walked the desert sands alone
In the midnight hour, You feel the power
and the circle starts again.
Blackmore's Night - The Circle


For ~Sylwiaa ... I realized I have never dedicated anything for her but I have knows her.. for.. two years, maybe even more and all that time she has been always around, giving kind comments, always caring, being great part for us who make "Best of weekly".. so I felt it is very proper to let her know how much I treasure the friendship.. as it is said about my nation: we never let anyone know how much we care about them..

There are always ends and beginnings, yesterdays and tomorrows, it is a cycle that never stops.. time is a circle and we are cursed to follow it.. We are cursed to stay in our time, be stucked where we are and follow by day to day the circle the time has for us until the end of us comes but the circle, the time goes on..

So what if you would not be part of that circle? You would be someone outside it - immortal. You would see how those once dare to you get old and die, you would see how history is made and you can be part of events what change the fate of the whole time. For a person like that - what matters for her?

What comes when time is not an issue.. when time only brings another dawn, another lost romance, another gone friend, another day.. what will be the cause to carry on? What comes when time is only ash that falls though the fingers and you cannot even feel it.. it is something you cannot catch even as it has lost all the meaning for you.. as hour is nothing and eternity as lost its meaning... when you find that you are all alone in flooded desert, world goes around wrong way and there is nothing to inspire you again... when you find yourself all alone as all life has been wiped away...

It was just something I started to think couple of days ago.. How we feel the minutes.. it is 60 seconds.. and second is.. how uncertain time is but we feel and know how it passes but when we would stand outside the rules and commitment of this circle, outside the curse of being ruled by time... how then we would feel time.. something what is so abstract, so unreal but still real..

And one fun fact - I did not even realized I had flooded a desert until my sister came by and said: "Wow, cool idea.. flooded desert" And I most say.. I like the the symbol - it is not possible - to flood land what has cracks.. but if you can do something so impossible as stand outside time, you can have it.. you can have many moons and bright sun shining behind those dark clouds of trouble.. but what is important - there is the light.. even if everything else is gone - there is hope..

And just for coincident this weeks Sanctuary had quite similar theme.. so.. I had finished the piece before but now when I am doing final check on this description and correcting my thoughts.. it all has even more amazing feeling..

I glad you like it.. if it is too dark - try to calibrate your screen!

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Comments: 446

unattainablemitsuki In reply to ??? [2008-12-18 03:42:20 +0000 UTC]

... my english itΒ΄s not so good sorry for it
... I like it!!!... but the earthΒΏ?? seems a little to dryΒΏ?? if it is next to the sea ....

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Iardacil In reply to unattainablemitsuki [2008-12-23 15:20:39 +0000 UTC]

it is a desert and then flooded.. it is illogical, I know, but I love the idea

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NikkiFlinn In reply to ??? [2008-12-16 21:02:04 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous effects! Esp the hair and the ashes!

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Iardacil In reply to NikkiFlinn [2008-12-23 15:24:37 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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NikkiFlinn In reply to Iardacil [2009-01-01 23:28:41 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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Mierzeja [2008-12-16 11:16:16 +0000 UTC]

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Iardacil In reply to Mierzeja [2008-12-23 15:25:15 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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Harry88 [2008-12-15 18:53:19 +0000 UTC]

very beautiful
and dark

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Iardacil In reply to Harry88 [2008-12-23 15:41:54 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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LadyReemz86 In reply to ??? [2008-12-14 13:31:29 +0000 UTC]

I must ask though...How did you do this? what did you use?
I'm awful at drawing...so such beauty always amazes me!

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Iardacil In reply to LadyReemz86 [2008-12-23 15:55:44 +0000 UTC]

it is photomanip.. I used photoshop cs3 and the stock in the credits in the bottom of the artistic comment..

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LadyReemz86 In reply to ??? [2008-12-14 13:30:09 +0000 UTC]

That is truly beautiful. Inspiring, I must say.
And your profound thoughts about this all makes the picture indeed worth a 1000 words
Lovely job!

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Iardacil In reply to LadyReemz86 [2008-12-23 15:55:48 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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ChibiRainDrop In reply to ??? [2008-12-13 22:25:03 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!
I love the backround.

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Iardacil In reply to ChibiRainDrop [2008-12-14 08:47:33 +0000 UTC]

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Ithildiel In reply to ??? [2008-12-13 22:09:06 +0000 UTC]

Lovely!I love the colours and the mood!!

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Iardacil In reply to Ithildiel [2008-12-14 08:47:38 +0000 UTC]

thank you..

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Priscilla717 In reply to ??? [2008-12-13 07:54:01 +0000 UTC]

beautifully done!
i luv how u add a bit of fantasy to it!

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Iardacil In reply to Priscilla717 [2008-12-13 08:43:57 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Priscilla717 In reply to Iardacil [2008-12-17 05:24:34 +0000 UTC]

welcome!

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MBryn In reply to ??? [2008-12-13 01:46:29 +0000 UTC]

Your work is always beautiful and looks so professional.

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Iardacil In reply to MBryn [2008-12-13 08:44:22 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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MsLeace In reply to ??? [2008-12-12 19:45:52 +0000 UTC]

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Iardacil In reply to MsLeace [2008-12-12 20:43:39 +0000 UTC]

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Galaxiana In reply to ??? [2008-12-11 23:56:52 +0000 UTC]

It looks fantastic, congratulations! Like magic!

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Iardacil In reply to Galaxiana [2008-12-12 08:21:51 +0000 UTC]

glad you like it

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Galaxiana In reply to Iardacil [2008-12-30 01:05:56 +0000 UTC]

of course ^^

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charmedy In reply to ??? [2008-12-11 23:11:59 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work as usual, great job.

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Iardacil In reply to charmedy [2008-12-12 08:21:55 +0000 UTC]

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angel-v259 In reply to ??? [2008-12-11 10:53:33 +0000 UTC]

The lighting is absolutely divine!
i almost feel like im in a dream just by looking at it.
great work

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Iardacil In reply to angel-v259 [2008-12-11 18:35:17 +0000 UTC]

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Modernmilk In reply to ??? [2008-12-10 22:34:03 +0000 UTC]

quite special. I really like this

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Iardacil In reply to Modernmilk [2008-12-11 09:24:50 +0000 UTC]

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Aylwen In reply to ??? [2008-12-10 20:56:55 +0000 UTC]

Nice work

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Iardacil In reply to Aylwen [2008-12-11 09:24:54 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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LT-Arts In reply to ??? [2008-12-10 17:54:26 +0000 UTC]

featured here

[link]

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Iardacil In reply to LT-Arts [2008-12-10 19:03:11 +0000 UTC]

oo.. I'm honored

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LT-Arts In reply to Iardacil [2008-12-10 19:04:18 +0000 UTC]

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MindofMyOwn In reply to ??? [2008-12-10 17:06:34 +0000 UTC]

Hi, absolutely beautiful! I love the colors and her hand positioning. Just seems so eloquent. Nice work.

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Iardacil In reply to MindofMyOwn [2008-12-10 19:03:25 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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Karolina-Borkowski In reply to ??? [2008-12-10 16:33:04 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely Amazing!!!

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Iardacil In reply to Karolina-Borkowski [2008-12-10 16:47:17 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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Iribel In reply to ??? [2008-12-10 12:30:37 +0000 UTC]

Such an amazing piece! Great color palette and atmosphere. Every detail is carefully made as always... Simply beautiful.
I also happen to love that song. It's absolutely one of the best from the latest album of Blackmore's Night.

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Iardacil In reply to Iribel [2008-12-10 12:49:31 +0000 UTC]

I adore the song too.. and I just adore Blackmore's Night music.. That one was just hunting me so long that I had to made image with it

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jezebe11e In reply to ??? [2008-12-10 06:41:36 +0000 UTC]

How beautiful and sad, and just a little surreal.

I love it.

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Iardacil In reply to jezebe11e [2008-12-10 08:03:35 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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jezebe11e In reply to Iardacil [2008-12-10 20:41:17 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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louvre89 In reply to ??? [2008-12-10 03:59:54 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful!

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Iardacil In reply to louvre89 [2008-12-10 08:03:44 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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MooseOfIrk In reply to ??? [2008-12-10 02:13:04 +0000 UTC]

(Sorry I haven't comment'd earlier. :c so busy...)

I really like this! Everything seems to just match together. XD

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