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Travis-Clarke — Not in Kansas Anymore v2
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Published: 2014-09-18 03:13:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 7158; Favourites: 279; Downloads: 0
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This is a retouch of an existing painting for the threadless watercolor competition. The original can be found here: travis-clarke.deviantart.com/a…Please go and vote for my design to help me get printed! (5 is best score)
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"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." - Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz
The metaphor of Oz, a sundering of one world and falling into another. Sometimes we voluntarily jump into a set of new circumstances, other times a whirlwind picks us up and spits us out into something unfamiliar. The journey may be unpredictable, dangerous, painful, and world-shattering. But it can also be perspective-changing, a catalyst for growth, beautiful beyond compare, and an invaluable opportunity. If you want a brain, then feed your curiosity, search for those with answers. If what you seek is a heart, simply make time for others. And if you want to see courage, by all means look in a mirror. When the world hands you something awful, turn it into something worthwhile and inspiring. If you do this, upon returning from your journey there will be no place like home.
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Gorgeous! Very, very well done. I must say that this piece is astounding in every way possible.The detail is fantastic, and I think that by adding various splotches and shapes here and there, you've created a very mysterious yet beautiful tone to it. The fact that you shaped the picture to the outline of the witch while creating a world within itself is a very difficult concept to master, but you have demonstrated it almost perfectly. The only thing that I can say is that the left of the hat is a bit difficult to make out because of the house, yet toward the right of it, you can also see a smaller silhouette which displays the picture. Also, the smoke coming out of the house could have been a bit more transparent and widespread to match the rest of the transparency displayed throughout the artwork. But other than that, you have done an AMAZING job on this piece, and I greatly look forward to seeing what you do next. Keep it up!
~Uniquetty
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Congratulations! This work has been included in our latest Wonderful Wednesdays feature www.deviantart.com/journal/Won…
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Oh my gosh I LOVE it!
This is SO awesome, I can't believe how amazing it looks! Thank you thank you thank you for sharing this, I could stare at it all day
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You're welcome! It's beautiful...
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<3 Thanks so much Chudames!
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That look 's good enough to be a poster for a theater.
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Why thank you David 
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Not a problem! ^_^ I love that style! Does it have a particular name? I love doing little artsy things like that when I'm not struggling to promote a web comic, draw new characters or otherwise writing so much my fingers feel numb.
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The style itself? I call them digital watercolors
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That's a pretty name! I like. ^_^ I may have to experiment with something like that sometime. I love the motion it creates...Though my abstract pieces don't always seem to get allot of a views.
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The retouch is amazing! Brings more layers to the elements. This needs to be appreciated as a wall hanging print.
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I will always love this :3. It's so great, so beautiful !^^ Also, I think your art is great at representating this kind of world. I mean, with the flying house and evrything.
It brings back a lot of memories, because I never read the book, but when I was something like 7, our school had us seeing the 1939 movie : jcm90130.files.wordpress.com/2… . Haha, I can still remember some sentences from this movie :3
Anyway, it's really a great job ! ♥ One of my fav' think is the yellow road, I like how you manage to do the light reflecting on it :3
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Thanks TiteArumi! I'm glad it sparked some memories
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This is a gorgeous design! I hope you get it printed. (:
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