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Landale — How to Catch a Falling Star.

Published: 2006-12-30 12:57:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 1005; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 7
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Description GO and catch a falling star,
Get with child a mandrake root,
Tell me where all past years are,
Or who cleft the devil's foot,
Teach me to hear mermaids singing,
Or to keep off envy's stinging,
And find
What wind
Serves to advance an honest mind.

If thou be'st born to strange sights,
Things invisible to see,
Ride ten thousand days and nights,
Till age snow white hairs on thee,
Thou, when thou return'st, wilt tell me,
All strange wonders that befell thee,
And swear,
No where
Lives a woman true and fair.

If thou find'st one, let me know,
Such a pilgrimage were sweet;
Yet do not, I would not go,
Though at next door we might meet,
Though she were true, when you met her,
And last, till you write your letter,
Yet she
Will be
False, ere I come, to two, or three.

- "Song" by John Donne.

Howl from Howl's Moving Castle. I recently got the book for Xmas and I love it so much I'm in on my 2nd run. This Howl and Calcifer is inspired by Ghibli. Did anyone else notice how alike Howl is Kamijo from Lareine? If they ever made a real version of the movie/book he'd be a perfect match. The BG has a little to do with Howl's curse.

- Sketched- Scanned. Colored with Painter, OC and a bit PSP. My friend told me Photoshop does cleaner JPGS. I hope this is fine for now.
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Comments: 18

bearaiin [2011-05-01 20:24:28 +0000 UTC]

The stuffed animals... they look familiar... Could it be you made plushies out of Ghibli's movies like "The Cat Returns", "My Neighbor Totoro" and "Spirited Away"?

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Landale In reply to bearaiin [2011-05-02 09:59:13 +0000 UTC]

Sure did! That's a Mimi doll from "Kiki's delivery service" thou! And little dust ball thingy and ofc Totoro! There are tons of Ghibli merchandise and stores all over in Japan, and I figured since Howl already had some silly teddies in his bed I could always add some Ghibli ones

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IrrelevantMaverick [2008-05-11 05:41:24 +0000 UTC]

Howl and Calcifer look great in your style^o^ i like the design of the chair and the little stuffed animals

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Landale In reply to IrrelevantMaverick [2008-05-12 14:17:21 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like them ^^ I love these characters so much 8D... I should draw Howl and Sophie thou

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IrrelevantMaverick In reply to Landale [2008-05-15 23:51:06 +0000 UTC]

ooh, i would love to see a HowlxSophie fanart*waves a banner for the couple*

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DJ-ReTRO [2007-01-04 03:20:27 +0000 UTC]

This is AMAZING!

Ive never read the book but i do plan on it. I really love how you do faces and hair! <33

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Landale In reply to DJ-ReTRO [2007-01-07 11:12:38 +0000 UTC]

Yeah READ it. And don't compare it to the movie. They're same but different ;D And I luv them both.

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azumarrilchic [2006-12-31 15:22:02 +0000 UTC]

Well done! The colors make the warm, cozy atmosphere. Poses are super!

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Landale In reply to azumarrilchic [2006-12-31 15:44:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much ^^ I wanted a cozy atmospwhere so I take that extra <3.

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dragonrider17 [2006-12-31 08:45:53 +0000 UTC]

Yay!!!!!!!! Calcifer and Howl are sooooooooooo coooooooooool!

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dragonrider17 In reply to dragonrider17 [2006-12-31 08:46:37 +0000 UTC]

Is that a Totoro in the background?

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Landale In reply to dragonrider17 [2007-01-08 16:42:49 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I planned on adding more ghibli plushies but in the end I just made a few

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Jkuo [2006-12-30 20:23:38 +0000 UTC]

nice coloring, great job on the hair

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Landale In reply to Jkuo [2006-12-30 21:38:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you much~!

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Ogamon [2006-12-30 17:45:56 +0000 UTC]

Första man hör från dig på jättelänge, vart har du varit!? o.O
Det var hur som helst en fin bild du hade där... Vill också se Howl's snart ._.
Gillade hans skjorta skarpt, men avsaknaden av konturer gjorde dne lite jobbig att titta på, om du förstår vad jag menar?

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Landale In reply to Ogamon [2006-12-30 21:37:35 +0000 UTC]

Har din skjorta konturer ?

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Ogamon In reply to Landale [2006-12-30 23:34:54 +0000 UTC]

Ja det tror jag väl? Tycker att det blir så otydligt annars, fast vad vet jag? O_O
Men det är väl upp till artisten i fråga, hur man väljer att teckna skjortor that is xD

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Ogamon In reply to Ogamon [2006-12-30 23:38:19 +0000 UTC]

Jag tyckte ju om färgläggningen som vanligt ändå, vill också göra sådär fint av mina skisser .-.

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