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Edit: Thanks a lot for the DD, and the favs and comments______________
Made for ^Mistress-Jaeden big head challenge .
30 colors, way too much time. (Yes, I saw the "cram as many colors as possible" line, but when I do that, my mouth starts twitching.)
A gigantic THANKS to the regulars and less regulars visitors of the Digital dolls chat , as well as to ~Fyin , who suffered through weeks of my constant whining and complaints, and yet endured it with an admirable restraint while keeping me motivated.
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The character: Zira of the scarlet sands, from the fantasy novel I'm writing. (Warning to my only reader: spoilers ahead)
Zira is the high priestess and ruler of a religious tribe worshipping Khalida, the goddess who created the earth and all its creatures. They are peaceful people, living in a small fertile area between a desert and dangerous mountains.
The main belief of the tribe is that Khalida died after creating the world, in a sandy cave near their village. It is said that her blood turned the sand of the cave a deep scarlet, and that she would be reborn it the same place in the form of an immortal newborn. To prove his divine origin, the child had to be able to survive in the cave for a week, without being fed or tended to.
As you can imagine, this belief led to quite an amount of abandoned babies - unwanted ones, or simply children of poor mothers thinking they could get away with hiding in the cave to take care of their newborn until the test was completed, only to discover that the priests kept the children under close watch.
Many infants starved to death until a true immortal - an Everlasting girl - was finally born.
Zira was the daughter of a teenage girl who died in childbirth, sick and weak after her pregnancy. Magic, in the story's universe, is highly toxic to humans, and causes mutations and premature ageing. Carrying a magical child usually leaves the mother severely weakened, and the damage is way worse when the baby is powerful. Conceiving an Everlasting is in most cases a death sentence.
Zira was raised as a deity born again, and obviously grew as the worst spoiled brat you can possibly imagine. Time eventually taught her patience and quietness, and she turned into a proper protector and leader for her tribe.
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Comments: 348
Sasajun In reply to ??? [2009-05-03 16:58:26 +0000 UTC]
Oh! i remember seeing this on Pixeljoint, its really lovely! I knew it would be featured somewhere~ Zira is such a cute name too
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mostlypixels In reply to Sasajun [2009-05-03 18:05:23 +0000 UTC]
Thank you And I'm glad you like her name.
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Betachan In reply to ??? [2009-05-03 16:50:23 +0000 UTC]
Oh my, isn't that girl from gaia online? Awesome!
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mostlypixels In reply to Betachan [2009-05-03 16:53:40 +0000 UTC]
... What girl from gaia online?
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Betachan In reply to mostlypixels [2009-05-03 17:05:54 +0000 UTC]
Her name is Josie. [link]
Sorry is my comment made you upset n_ñU
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mostlypixels In reply to Betachan [2009-05-03 17:10:45 +0000 UTC]
Oh, I see. I barely ever went on gaia so I didn't know that character. And don't worry, I wasn't upset, just curious.
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OibyrdsDDs In reply to ??? [2009-05-03 16:47:33 +0000 UTC]
this is one of the best pixel art deviations I've seen since I started on dA! amazing attention to detail! bravo!
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LimeFangs In reply to ??? [2009-05-03 16:45:03 +0000 UTC]
That's amazing. I love the details, especially on her face. Must've took you forever to do it
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mostlypixels In reply to LimeFangs [2009-05-03 16:58:37 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much (and it only took forever because I'm a procrastinator).
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DragonsLover1 In reply to ??? [2009-05-03 16:40:01 +0000 UTC]
Amazing stuff, you make me want to read this story.
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wonderlandlovesyou88 In reply to ??? [2009-05-03 16:36:30 +0000 UTC]
this is fantastic
i am awed by the patience it must have taken u to compelte this
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PixelMeBlu In reply to ??? [2009-05-03 16:35:05 +0000 UTC]
You finished! It looks really great, and congrats on the DD! Best dithering I've seen in a while, very well done, and that white is amazing! Very, very cool. Glad the braids didn't kill you.
I like the story, too; cool idea.
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mostlypixels In reply to PixelMeBlu [2009-05-03 16:43:04 +0000 UTC]
Thanks, thanks, thanks, and thanks again. And - though they tried hard - the braids only slightly murdered my screen *pokes at some image persistence*, I am pretty fine
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mostlypixels In reply to sarahxsoul [2009-05-03 16:37:25 +0000 UTC]
You have no idea of how glad I am to read that Seriously. Thanks.
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sarahxsoul In reply to mostlypixels [2009-05-03 18:12:46 +0000 UTC]
really? haha you're welcome, great job!
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inkscribble In reply to ??? [2009-05-03 16:28:41 +0000 UTC]
Oh WOW! That is totally stunning! I just love all the detail!
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XoLilSquirtoX In reply to ??? [2009-05-03 16:27:24 +0000 UTC]
how many hours did this take you?
amazing job. much deserved DD <3
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mostlypixels In reply to XoLilSquirtoX [2009-05-03 16:33:38 +0000 UTC]
Entirely too much, though I didn't count. I started it a month ago and procrastinated a lot.
And thank you
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XoLilSquirtoX In reply to mostlypixels [2009-05-03 17:03:11 +0000 UTC]
oh lol.. well i give you props for tackling this!
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MeepDrawsThings In reply to ??? [2009-05-03 16:19:27 +0000 UTC]
This is absolutely amazing!
I love all the little details and the coloring is FANTASTIC! <3
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mostlypixels In reply to MeepDrawsThings [2009-05-03 16:34:32 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much, Meep1.
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MeepDrawsThings In reply to mostlypixels [2009-05-03 16:47:20 +0000 UTC]
You are very welcome. ;3
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Njalla In reply to ??? [2009-05-03 16:19:25 +0000 UTC]
She's pretty (:
I love those jewels in her face
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mostlypixels In reply to Njalla [2009-05-03 16:34:00 +0000 UTC]
Thank you I'm glad you like her.
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Miss-Glitter In reply to mostlypixels [2009-05-02 10:33:35 +0000 UTC]
it looks so fun
i wonder if i could do it...
it must have taken a long long time!
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mostlypixels In reply to Miss-Glitter [2009-05-02 10:37:42 +0000 UTC]
As long as you can do pixel art, of course you can
... But trust me. Avoid braids. This took me about a month. XD
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Miss-Glitter In reply to mostlypixels [2009-05-02 11:09:41 +0000 UTC]
how do you find out how many colours you have used??
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mostlypixels In reply to Miss-Glitter [2009-05-02 11:11:14 +0000 UTC]
Err, I use photoshop, and the save for web option shows you your palette and the color count when you pick a gif or 8bits png.
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Miss-Glitter In reply to mostlypixels [2009-05-02 11:02:42 +0000 UTC]
haha i was thinking of doing my character 'miss green' :s
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mostlypixels In reply to Miss-Glitter [2009-05-02 11:09:44 +0000 UTC]
Well, good luck then She is cute and at least her hair is smooth.
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Miss-Glitter In reply to mostlypixels [2009-05-02 11:27:02 +0000 UTC]
thank you <3
i'll have to ask you for advice if i get stuck
and thanks for telling me how to find out how many colours
hopefully it doesn't come out too bad...
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Sd-Sabree In reply to ??? [2009-05-02 02:15:47 +0000 UTC]
Wow this really inspires me thank u for drawing Zira
she looks great!
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Sd-Sabree In reply to mostlypixels [2009-05-02 18:47:00 +0000 UTC]
No thank you it really was inspiring please keep at it
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