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Aka "Legend of Zelda meets John William Waterhouse".Remember that I once made a sketch of Link and Zelda re-enacting this waterhouse painting of Lancelot and Guinevere?
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Well, I was in the mood, so I did it in colour. Disney’s The Sword in the Stone was running in the background while I sketched it, that should tell you. There’s that certain scene in Skyward Sword when Link rescues Zelda which so made me think of this painting. It had to be done, you know? Somehow I always thought Zelda goes well with Arthurian legend parodies. That started long ago when I played Ocarina of Time and my dad commented on little Link pulling out the master sword with the words (and I quote): „Are you king of England now?“.
Anywayyy, so since I‘m still in the mood, I might finally do one or two Arthurian comic pages before this year is over. We’ll see.
It doesn’t look like Waterhouse at all, but at least I bothered adopting my style a little bit to his. You wouldn’t believe how much fun I had with their ridiculously adopted hair.
100% watercolour.
EDIT: WTF, 198 messages? People you’re crazed… Just admit the idea cracks you up the same way it cracks up myself
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Comments: 148
Toradh In reply to ??? [2013-06-15 10:28:39 +0000 UTC]
Aye, mach ich die Tage auf jeden Fall .
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LadyNorbert [2013-01-07 01:29:53 +0000 UTC]
I love this so freaking much. The Waterhouse painting in question is one of my absolute favorite pieces of art ever, and I adore Link and Zelda, so it's a marriage made in heaven as far as I'm concerned. Beautiful, beautiful job!
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Toradh In reply to LadyNorbert [2013-01-07 08:09:43 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I'm glad the mixture works for other people as well
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balorkin In reply to ??? [2012-11-09 18:51:27 +0000 UTC]
Großartig! Irgendwann muss ich potentiell mal lernen mit Aquarell so geduldig zu sein =___= Und akkurat arbeiten... ich kann das nicht.
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Toradh In reply to balorkin [2012-11-09 21:01:17 +0000 UTC]
Ich doch auch nicht. Ich bin der ungeduldigste Mensch der Welt. Merkt man das denn gar nicht?
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Toradh In reply to balorkin [2012-11-16 19:03:30 +0000 UTC]
Super, dann hab' ich ja ein gewisses Talent für’s Vortäuschen
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Argofinkal [2012-11-05 02:07:18 +0000 UTC]
Well, the sword does wait for the chosen one, so... maybe?
Great piece, I love Zelda fan-art! Specially those that draw attention to the epic feeling of the quest, or those where something grandiose happens - like this one.
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Toradh In reply to Argofinkal [2012-11-05 10:39:25 +0000 UTC]
I have always figured Zelda and Arthurian legend go well together
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Toradh In reply to PistachioInfernal [2012-11-04 20:12:03 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! I thought it would be a nice idea, too .
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AuraGemi [2012-10-29 23:22:35 +0000 UTC]
This is a LoZ-itized version of the cover image of my English Literature book last year!
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Toradh In reply to AuraGemi [2012-10-30 20:40:55 +0000 UTC]
Awesome! Did you read some Malory or so?
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AuraGemi In reply to Toradh [2012-10-31 05:00:53 +0000 UTC]
Might have. I didn't really pay attention to the names of the authors most of the time, if I'm being completely honest.
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Fumettisto [2012-10-21 18:52:22 +0000 UTC]
Tolles Bild. Offenbar ist gute Zelda-Fanart hier auf dA sehr gefragt. Hast du Skyward Sword durchgespielt? Ich habe "Twilight Princess" verschlungen bis hin zur Sucht, aber von Skyward Sword war ich eher enttäuscht. Seit Anfang des Jahres habe ich es nicht mehr angerührt...
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Toradh In reply to Fumettisto [2012-10-21 19:27:06 +0000 UTC]
Ich hatte einen Riesenspaß an Skyward Sword. Spätestens als man das Schwert mit dem Wii-Controller aus dem Stein ziehen durfte, war es um mich geschehen . Teilweise fand ich die Steuerung eher unausgereift (rat mal, wer mit dem Käfer ständig vor die Wand geflogen ist oder Kreise über den halben Bildschirm gezogen hat… ich hab ihn trotzdem exploited und jeden Mist damit gemacht) und es waren auch etwas zu wenig Gebiete, die man dafür halt immer gleich dreimal besuchen musste. Im Großen und Ganzen hatte ich trotzdem meinen Spaß.
Twilight Princess dagegen hab' ich nur mal ausschnittweise zugeguckt, aber nie selber gespielt.
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Toradh In reply to MidevalExponents2sqr [2012-10-18 15:49:10 +0000 UTC]
It’s devoted to the goddess Hylia herself.
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MidevalExponents2sqr In reply to Toradh [2012-10-18 21:10:37 +0000 UTC]
It's stunning... I want to frame it and put it in my house
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Toradh In reply to MidevalExponents2sqr [2012-10-19 12:47:29 +0000 UTC]
Feel free to print it and put it on your wall
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MidevalExponents2sqr In reply to Toradh [2012-10-19 19:13:54 +0000 UTC]
If only I could print it big enough!
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Toradh In reply to MidevalExponents2sqr [2012-10-20 19:22:56 +0000 UTC]
What about a printing service? Mind, however, that the original is only about A4 size, too, so I don’t know how it would look if you printed it bigger.
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Gold-Seven [2012-10-15 20:20:05 +0000 UTC]
Wuah, was machst'n du im Moment für geiles Zeug? Semesterferien oder was? Tolle Sachen! Tolle Faltenwürfe. Spätpostraphaelitisch ahoy!
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Toradh In reply to Gold-Seven [2012-10-16 20:11:45 +0000 UTC]
Semesterferien haben sich mit 4 Referaten, vorraussichtlich 5 Hausarbeiten oder 4 Hausarbeiten und einem mündlichen Vortrag sowie einem Essay bis Ende Januar bis auf weiteres verabschiedet. Von der Übersetzungsarbeit und den Unmengen an Texten, die ich erstmal drucken und dann lesen muss, völlig abgesehen.
…Ich bin aber froh, dass ich in den Semesterferien schon 'ne Menge geschafft hab. Ich würd gern weiter machen ;_;
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Toradh In reply to Gold-Seven [2012-10-18 15:49:44 +0000 UTC]
Deswegen werd ich nicht Lehrerin…
Ähm unter anderem.
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TheMeadiator In reply to ??? [2012-10-13 18:41:27 +0000 UTC]
BEST. MASH-UP. EVER.
LOL, your dad sounds like mine Absolutely beautiful work, by the way! Your watercolours are perfect!
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Toradh In reply to TheMeadiator [2012-10-13 20:07:25 +0000 UTC]
I'm so glad somebody thinks the same way I do .
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davisnerd007 In reply to ??? [2012-10-13 00:31:21 +0000 UTC]
I love it!!! You did very well!
And, yes! It does remind me of those times!!!
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Ask-X-rx-Link In reply to ??? [2012-10-12 17:05:18 +0000 UTC]
THis is wonderful!Truley amazing
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CrystalCurtisArt In reply to ??? [2012-10-12 15:09:13 +0000 UTC]
Gorgeous work! Love the folds in the fabric~~
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Toradh In reply to CrystalCurtisArt [2012-10-12 18:20:56 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much!
The waterhouse painting definitely helped with that. And with the colour scheme and composition and stuff…
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Toradh In reply to CorvusRone [2012-10-12 18:22:06 +0000 UTC]
*cackles*
True. But Zelda’s ears aren’t any smaller than Link’s after all, so I hope she’ll mind it and be careful not to make the knighting a truly bloody mess .
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