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Commision forΒ ~ParlourTricks of Dark Sailor Cygnus."Dark Cygnus is the polar opposite of Sailor Cygnus - she is outgoing, sensual, manipulative, confident and incredibly charismatic and charming. She is heartless and is motivated by fulfilling her own desires no matter what the cost to others.Β Her body posture should confront the viewer and emphasize her prowess."
I wanted to create an image that was a dark mirror of her portrait of Sailor Cygnus:
The feet are in basically the same position, but instead of her body being sort of curled in with her arms in almost a protective position, she has her chest thrust out and her arms thrown wide, in what I felt was a much more threatening and confrontational pose. Instead of a backdrop like a morning sky with the last of the evening stars shining through, hers is a clouded nebula, and the stars of Cygnus are all eclipsed.
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Comments: 16
Ayachi-chan [2013-06-27 05:51:13 +0000 UTC]
Just epic. The pose screams evil queen, which Dark Cygnus reminds me of
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Merowynn In reply to Ayachi-chan [2013-07-02 07:51:39 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! Β Yeah, she is definitely full of dark power and menace!
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Merowynn In reply to mishihime [2013-05-31 23:33:58 +0000 UTC]
Makes sense! Black Swan was all about a performance of Swan Lake, which is what the these two characters are based on, I believe.
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ParlourTricks In reply to Merowynn [2013-06-11 00:24:20 +0000 UTC]
Yes, Sailor Cygnus is based on the character of Odette/White Swan and Dark Cygnus is based on the character of Odile/Black Swan from the ballet Swan Lake. They have absolutely nothing to do with the movie!
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ParlourTricks [2013-05-30 00:54:27 +0000 UTC]
THIS. THIS IS THE GREATEST THING.
You captured her perfectly! I love the BG and the subtle references to the original Cygnus.
A++++ would commission again!
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Merowynn In reply to ParlourTricks [2013-05-31 23:34:27 +0000 UTC]
I'm so glad you like it! I really enjoyed working on it.
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ParlourTricks In reply to Merowynn [2013-06-11 00:21:31 +0000 UTC]
Are commissions still buy one, get one half off? I really want Prima Assoluta Cygnus in your style (I'm working on the ref).
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Merowynn In reply to ParlourTricks [2013-06-12 01:29:25 +0000 UTC]
I'll probably have that sale running through the end of the week, and then I was going to start weekly specials, based on the type of art I feel like doing at the time. XD Undoubtedly one of those specials will be for Senshi.
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Merowynn In reply to BishiLover16 [2013-05-31 23:34:59 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! Me too, and it was really cool to get to draw a ballet pose. *_*
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