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Published: 2008-05-29 15:53:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 4599; Favourites: 80; Downloads: 229
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This is an entry for 's Seduced Contest. I believe it requires a slight explanation.First off, this is intended to portray the mythic German Lorelei, a gorgeous woman who, much like the Greek Sirens, lures sailors to their deaths through her beauty and voice. As to why this fits the contest:
~I'm a huge fan (seduced by, hehe) legends of all sorts, so it seemed appropriate to draw a legend for this, and even more appropriate to draw one involving seduction.
~In this picture, the Lorelei is also seduced by the sea (like so many, including myself) - as she lures sailors forward to the wicked rocks of the shore, so she is lured to forsake the shore and join the sea, as is partly shown in the tendrils of water curling up to drag her from her cliff.
~The men of the ship, in addition to being seduced by beauty, are, in effect, seduced by Death as well, a conscious fascination of many today.
~The Lorelei possesses a beautiful voice, adding to her charms the seduction of music (of which I am a tremendous addict).
~And of course, I hope I've made the drawing fun anough to stare at that it might seduce a few viewers in and of itself.
Phew. I hope that's enough in the way of reasons?
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Thank you! 
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You are so talented in many ways! Wonderfully new and old at the same time!
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Thank you very much! 
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really wonderful 
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Thank you very much! I am quite a fan of art nouveau; thought it might be interesting to combine aspects of it with a rather antique concept. And I'm very glad you liked the result.
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Amazing!
I love how you portrayed this! I am also a fan of mythology (I guess you could say seduced as well 
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Yay, mythology fans! (I wonder if there's a myth club lurking about somewhere? It is DA, after all. *skitters off to look*)
And thank you so much!
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Oooh if you find such a club let me know
And you're welcome
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Oh very nice! I LOVE Art Nouveau! 
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Thank you! 
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Yes! I love Tim Burton, though I admit Sweeney Todd was a bit hard to sit through. I also love that you do traditional art.
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Ooo, you likes traditional? I'm glad. I've messed with digital, but it's really not my style.
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Awesome detail, great expression. The art style sort of suits the legend/myth theme.
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Thank you!
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Yeah, I made some playing cards once, doing the patterned backgrounds for those had me seeing stripes and spots for weeks ^_^
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On a parallel subject, my grandmothers name is Lorelei.
Awkward tutrtle.
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I always did like that name, even before I knew the connection. Although 'tis a smidge awkward. I wonder if her parents knew where the name came from?
(Hehe. One of my old friends used to do the whole awkward turtle thing quite often. Warm memories.
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WOW! That was so going through my head when I saw it before I even read the title - "It's either a Siren or a Lorelei" ^_^ I love being a mythology geek. This is totally ace, it feels like an old, old piece, but it isn't - IT'S AMAZING. I must fave this and squee.
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Yeee! Mythology Geeks of the world untie! Er... unite! One of my first coloring books ever was of mythological creatures (including all the weird ones, like wyverns and basilisks) so I was probably bent toward this sort of subject at an early age. I loves my myths and fairy tales and such.
Oh, and thank you very much, for both comments and fav! Squeeing is a wonderful response.
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^_^ I do loves to squee. I remember, I was a total delinquent at school, so they'd stick me in the library to cool off and I would read this fabulous DK book of myths and legends from all over the world, from practically every country and I saved up and bought myself a copy of that book.... I wrote the school play of the Odysee I was that sad ^_^ Mythology was my absolute life hehe you can always get a squee from me about myths! Especially awesome work like this!
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You were a delinquent? You seemeth not so...
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Ah indeed I was in my youf ^_^ Hehe now I am a total geek who is scared of EVERYTHING, but I used to be the archetypal primary school bully, hehe. Odd to think of that now.. it was a drippy private school though...
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I don't know from reasons, but I like the drawing a lot.
It's such a reminiscent style of the drawings from the 15th and 16th centuries to me, or maybe those done of engravings you see in books. Remarkable.
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Thank you!
And oh yes, I was certainly going for something between Art Nouveau and engraving-style (funny how well the two disparate centuries can combine).
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