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"The views of swamp itself were rather enjoyable, when we weren’t spinning around; the croaking call of frogs on the water’s surface mixed pleasantly with the spring songs of birds high in the trees above us. Low-hanging boughs that nearly touched the water were heavy with new leaves and hanging mosses, some bedecked with tiny fragrant white flowers. Occasionally as we floated along, we would even see one or two of the huge pink Deku flowers growing out of an old log or small patch of mud."

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An illustration from a Majora's Mask story I'm writing (it's not yet online, I'm still proofreading with lots of help from ). I wanted to color in a different way than normal, to make it look more like a watercolor painting than anything with hard lines. But wow that background...I love doing them, but there's about 4.5 straight hours of effort in there.

I also wanted to try a slight re-imagining of the Southern Swamp and Woodfall area. In the game, they were very much limited to what the N64's hardware could do. I love the idea of a slightly darker and enclosed swamp. It's gloomy, but in a kind of comforting kind of way. Also, the darkness might explain the need for Deku Scrubs to have glowing eyes - it helps finding your way a lot when you're your own flashlight!

Also, punting oneself along on a lily pad seems like it would be really fun, as long as you didn't crash into anything.

The Legend of Zelda is © Nintendo

Description
"The views of swamp itself were rather enjoyable, when we weren’t spinning around; the croaking call of frogs on the water’s surface mixed pleasantly with the spring songs of birds high in the trees above us. Low-hanging boughs that nearly touched the water were heavy with new leaves and hanging mosses, some bedecked with tiny fragrant white flowers. Occasionally as we floated along, we would even see one or two of the huge pink Deku flowers growing out of an old log or small patch of mud."

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An illustration from a Majora's Mask story I'm writing (it's not yet online, I'm still proofreading with lots of help from ). I wanted to color in a different way than normal, to make it look more like a watercolor painting than anything with hard lines. But wow that background...I love doing them, but there's about 4.5 straight hours of effort in there.

I also wanted to try a slight re-imagining of the Southern Swamp and Woodfall area. In the game, they were very much limited to what the N64's hardware could do. I love the idea of a slightly darker and enclosed swamp. It's gloomy, but in a kind of comforting kind of way. Also, the darkness might explain the need for Deku Scrubs to have glowing eyes - it helps finding your way a lot when you're your own flashlight!

Also, punting oneself along on a lily pad seems like it would be really fun, as long as you didn't crash into anything.

The Legend of Zelda is © Nintendo