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Slumber — Elephant in Colour
Published: 2004-01-05 19:51:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 182; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 23
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I had a very strong urge to colour something. I opened my sketchbook, and since there already was an outline of an elephant head there, I decided to colour that.Related content
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Sigh, I look at this and suddenly I miss pastel.
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The first thing this made me think of, with the red, was elephant deaths and the ivory trade. The colors are really beautiful! I love the way the elephant head isn't just white... there is blue in it, and yellow, and some reddish/purplish tones - it's really lovely! The same is true for the red. It's not a solid color, but a variety of colors all blended together - and that is beautiful.
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yes, the red does represent something menacing.
Thank you for your very thoughtful comments.
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There's something about this piece... I don't know what it is, but it's really intriguing. Maybe it's just that somber, floating elephant head against a crazy background, but I 
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colored pencils perhaps? seems a bit too smooth and blended though. what medium?
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That's cool! It kinda looks like hes coming out of a dense forest.
...a red forest, but it's still a cool effect. Me likey! ^_^
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