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Published: 2007-05-09 18:30:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 72678; Favourites: 3497; Downloads: 1058
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Copyright Β© Kmye Chan, 2007.Please do not use, copy, reproduce or redistribute except for the uses explicitly allowed by my terms of use .
Have you ever wondered how falling stars are born?
Well, now you know.
Trying to put into use all the advice everyone gave me, and kind of failing miserably. I've tried to make something more dynamic, less static. A girl walking through the clouds and cutting off stars on her way, with a whole damn lot of wind.
I've also tried to work with colours I rarely use, blues. And tried to darken my shades, but it's hard - I'm starting to believe it's my watercolour that isn't pigmented enough. I'll buy a few new colours and see whether it's a problem with me or my paint.
Anyway, I must say I like this one enormously for some reason. She seems so happy. I've wanted to draw this picture for a long while, and it came out differently from what I expected, but in a good way for once.
The body is extremely elongated and exagerratedly slim on purpose. I like drawing those bodies.
The pose does look quite stiif and unnatural... but hey, so would you if you were walking on those things.
I hope you will like it.
[Made with Staedtler pigment liners, watercolours, liquid frisket, Tria markers, colour pencils, white paint.]
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Wow, incredible! This piece is so dynamic and majestic~! What a creative idea for the falling stars and her outfit. Lovely work!
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Well you should like this one enormously its fantastic! I alwase really liked how you draw langthy bodys, long limbs, skinny legs, very stylized <3
-sorry for the bad spelling, I cant think straight-
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really nice job i love the color
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The concept, the colors, the style = love!
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So that's how they are made...
It came out really well. The dynamics are definitely more active with the wind, but I still like that her body is very slender and almost stick like. It gives it a bit of rigidity, but not in a bad way. I think together the wind and body compliment each other.
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I really like that. It is very pretty!
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Oh-My-Gawd.
I love this!! It's like.. so kick-butt! I would've never been able to think ANYTHING like this up! How are you so creative..? ;-; And so good with watercolors? Gah. I feel inferior... xDD
It's really nice to see a change in colors for your artwork. I looooove all of the blue in this piece <33 I love her outfit, it's so.. out there and creative! I'll skip the long post, and just say I love everything about this! Instant
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i think the shades are pretty dark
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What a funky concept
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When I look at her she seems sad to me. >>;; As if she's apologizing to the star she's about to destory.
I don't know, but her expression just looks that way to me...
Anyway, it's really lovely. 
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So this is all watercolor and ink? o.o Amazing. I like the movement in this painting. ^^ It's light and fluffy. (semi-pun kinda-sorta-not-really-accidentally- on-purpose-not-intended.) >>
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i love this. it's a brilliant idea, and she jsut looks so... happy to be doing what she's doing. and those stilts are awesome. it's just beautiful.
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wow I just did a picture sort of like that a couple of days ago..
though yours is a trillion times better
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Fantastic idea 
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very awesome. love the idea behind the whole picture. very original.
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Wow! I drew a character with a pair of shoes just like that a while back (well, her shoes were red). I'd show you , but of course I don't have it up on deviantart yet--long story I wont get in on here.
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Here's the picture! I finally put it up [link] Sorry, but the scan is INCREDIABLY bad!
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Just a little tidbit on watercolors-- they're not meant to be super-saturated strong colors. If you want that, go for acrylics, which you can use like watercolor, too. That way you can get both strong, saturated color and soft color.
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Thank you! I'll have to try that then.
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Glad to help! It's just something I learned from years of playing around with different paint. I used to do mostly watercolors, and I ran into the same problem you did. When I realized I could get two different effects from the acrylics, I switched.
White acrylic is also great for doing highlights in any medium, and it shows up a lot better than white gel pens (which a lot of people seem to use).
You will also probably need to get some synthetic sable brushes for working with thicker paint, the brush needs more spring to it than the natural hair provides.
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Wonderful. How nice to be so high in the sky
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Wow, this is really nice! You did a wonderful job capturing someone in motion, and it's a refreshing change from your usual pictures. And blues! Blues are very nice. Amazing!
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ooo very nice, i love how you did the sky
and ofcourse, the figure is beautifully done as always
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This is amazing! Still very full of your signature style, but very different! I love the colors, and the concept is simply genius!!!! I also really love the use of negative space in her hair!
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Très joli concept pour les étoiles filantes ^^
C'est sΓ»r que Γ§a change par rapport aux autres oeuvres oΓΉ les couleurs Γ©taient principalement le rouge et le gris. Cependant, je trouve que ce changement a du bon, mΓͺme du trΓ¨s bon. Les couleurs sont plus vives et c'est vrai que le personnage a l'air heureux. Je pense qu'un peu de changement ne fait pas de mal
Le dessin est superbe et j'aime bien les diffΓ©rents ton de bleu (non, ma couleur favorite n'est pas le bleu 
J'aime bien les anciens dessins mais je trouve que celui-lΓ dΓ©gage quelque chose de plus.En tout cas, j'ai hΓ’te de voir tes prochains dessins ^^
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Beautiful; this is simply breathtaking. FAVED for sure. <3
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omg this is amazing. i love everything. great job <3 i think this is one of my faves that you have ever done.
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oh, it's totally awesome to see something this different from you! and that blue works very well, i'm not a big fan of that colour either but when you use it right.. it just rocks.
hmm i'm looking for a new shoes for parties, i wish i could get the ones that girl is wearing
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I don't think I could ever walk on those shoes, though, I have the worst balance ever.
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oh.. yeah, actually i never use very high heeled shoes either, a pair of comfortable sneakers are my fav. but i would definitely love to be able to use a shoes of your girl x____x
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Enjoying her little destruction hobby... x3
The detail work you did on the skirt and sky are both subtle and stunning (my, that's a lot of "s"'s). I also love how pallid and gothic her face looks compared to the brightness of her surroundings.
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love the water colors <3
je souhaite que je pourrais faire cela!
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I love how you did the hair! Oh, it's gorgeous!
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I like the white hair against the blue hair contest. Beautiful.
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Awww... I don't think you failed. I think it came out great
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0.0 Wow. I'm always amazed at your work. Well done!
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Hey how are you? me definately defeated by life!just want 2 die! On a brighter note love this and all the rest of your work bye!
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I love this and it seems this could be an illustration for a poem or a children's book. Very neat idea and beautiful illustration. :3
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ah. very creative and clever. love the style! XD
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hm... I think the thick border, the very centered placing of the figure and the lack of diagonal lines and slopes in the background take out a lot of the dynamics. verticals + horizontals = stability
but it's a nice picture ^^
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