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sparkyrabbit β Princess Ozma Tippetarius of Oz
Published: 2013-09-15 06:17:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 8249; Favourites: 202; Downloads: 0
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At long last, this is finished. It's been about a month in the making. I'd hoped to finish it up in time for Ozma's birthday on August 21st. I'm not a huge Oz fan, but I am a huge vintage illustration fan, and John R Neill's original illustrations are gorgeous. Ozma is about as art nouveau as you can possibly get. I agonized a bit over the hair color--in the books she's described as blonde, but in the art, she's a brunette. The dark hair ended up being more compositionally effective. These are the sort of things that keep me up at night.Related content
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It ain't Oz if it ain't over the top.
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I'm so pleased you gave her black hair instead of making her blonde
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She originally was described as having a blondish color but later illustrations were very much darker-brunette as you have said. Nicely done!
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This is incredible. I'm sure Ozma would love it!
I prefer Ozma with dark hair, so I think this is a good choice.
Those poppies really set it off!
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Even if you're not a huge Oz fan- well, okay, maybe I'm not either- perhaps bigger than you, but not as big as the convention attending super fan type... Anyway, even if you're not that big a fan, I do like this piece; it's cute and evocative of the original illustrations while maintaining your own style. Β Plus I've always liked Ozma for some reason. Β
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Actually, since I did this piece I read a bunch of the books and now I am a huge fan, lol.Β Ozma is still my favorite!
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You're welcome.
Here's a drawing of mine I thinl you might like. It's Oz related.
sketchman147.deviantart.com/arβ¦
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Thank you.
Come see more of my artwork whenever you want.
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It was just my way of showing that even though she's the ruler of Oz, she's still just a kid.Β
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Hmm. Never considered that. I'll have to remember that for a future project.
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That is really lovely! I'm not into Oz but I love nouveau and you really did a great job.
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Thank you!Β I'm gonna have it as a print for Con on the Cob.
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I definitely can't wait to purchase a print!
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