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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 10, 2011 1:37:16 GMT
I have been known to act as Father Christmas' envoy on occasions. ;D Thank you for the mermaid image!  I don't seem to have drawn many mermaids, surprisingly enough; but here's a sketch from several years ago that I'm rather fond of. That doesn't surprise me in the least ! lol If only everyone was so. That's a great piece..very traditional feeling. ;D My only complaint is her bread may be quite soggy..lol maybe she should be eating " sponge " cake instead or conch salad ?  |
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Post by Horridus on May 10, 2011 17:08:09 GMT
Those arms are in the wrong position though...  I'm pretty sure this ^^^ was a joke, related to how often we've said that about people's work on here |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 10, 2011 17:28:19 GMT
Those arms are in the wrong position though... I'm pretty sure this ^^^ was a joke, related to how often we've said that about people's work on here Jokes should have an " lol " or a " ;D " after them..just makes it easier to understand I think. I mean I thought it was serious...and I'm hardly ever serious.. lol ;D |
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Post by arioch on May 10, 2011 18:49:16 GMT
Ok...but those arms should go pronated and, most importantly, separated from the chest! ;D
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 10, 2011 19:30:26 GMT
 ) Unless I'm seeing it wrong the palms are facing inwards..the position of the arm is prob due to the arm just being raised up more and not lowered so much as we're used to seeing. Doesn't mean it's wrong though...unless raptors couldn't rotate their shoulders that high as well. |
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Post by Griffin on May 10, 2011 19:57:45 GMT
It looks fine to me.
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Post by Horridus on May 10, 2011 20:24:35 GMT
HE WAS JOKING AGAIN!
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Post by Himmapaan on May 10, 2011 22:14:14 GMT
Ha! ;D
I too wondered if Arioch was being serious at first, but it did occur to me later that it might have been a joke. ;D
I think those are watercress and mozzarella sandwiches she's eating -- with a light vinaigrette dressing. ;D She's not underwater at present, so apart from catching a little sea spray now and again, perhaps they aren't so very soggy. ;D But she may very well follow it up with a tiny slice of sponge cake, if you'll offer her some. ;D
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 11, 2011 2:10:03 GMT
Ha! ;D I too wondered if Arioch was being serious at first, but it did occur to me later that it might have been a joke. ;D I think those are watercress and mozzarella sandwiches she's eating -- with a light vinaigrette dressing. ;D She's not underwater at present, so apart from catching a little sea spray now and again, perhaps they aren't so very soggy. ;D But she may very well follow it up with a tiny slice of sponge cake, if you'll offer her some. ;D lol..certainly will ! Hopefully she will prefer the cake and not me as a desert.. ;D I saw the hair and raised fins and just assumed it was an ocean current causing it...the must be a heck of a seaside breeze... lol |
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on May 15, 2011 6:42:36 GMT
Wonderfully imaginative! Niroot, your work never ceases to delight and amaze me. BTW, two things I'd like you to shed some light on... In "Gone Fishing" -- What is your story behind the bird up in the tree with the woman's head? And, who does that second tail belong to in the "Mermaid" sketch? It looks like there was a start of a second "being" above and slightly behind her? Maybe another mermaid or merman (a love interest perhaps -- not Ethel, lol! ;D) |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 15, 2011 6:53:58 GMT
Wonderfully imaginative! Niroot, your work never ceases to delight and amaze me. BTW, two things I'd like you to shed some light on... In "Gone Fishing" -- What is your story behind the bird up in the tree with the woman's head? And, who does that second tail belong to in the "Mermaid" sketch? It looks like there was a start of a second "being" above and slightly behind her? Maybe another mermaid or merman (a love interest perhaps -- not Ethel, lol! ;D) Bird-headed women make me think of harpies..I read a lot of Greek mythology in middle school. I assumed there would be another mermaid there..but being a sketch it just didn't get finished..  |
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on May 15, 2011 7:05:15 GMT
No, a woman-headed bird! Hehe! At the top of the tree ^
Yeah, I figured the mermaid sketch wasn't finished. Just wondered if there was a story behind it. I really like hearing the background stories you guys make up!
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 15, 2011 8:44:13 GMT
No, a woman-headed bird! Hehe! At the top of the tree ^ There's a difference ? ;D |
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Post by Himmapaan on May 15, 2011 18:43:37 GMT
A bird-headed woman is a woman with a bird's head, Chris K. ;D Whilst a woman-headed bird is a bird with a woman's head... Are we lost yet? ;D Thank you, Chuck.  There was no particular rationale for this woman-headed bird, in this case; but yes, you can call her a harpy if you like -- a rather small and elegantly head-dressed one though she is. ;D That is just another study/sketch of the tail -- it doesn't belong to anyone else. It's funny, I've received a number of comments to the same effect on dA, which I must confess to being very surprised by. It's a sketchbook page after all, with all the disparate elements which such an organic thing entails. ;D |
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Post by arioch on May 15, 2011 19:22:44 GMT
Yes, about the wrong positioned arms comment, I was subtlety implying that it was a shame they covered her chest . Excuse my nonsense! |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 15, 2011 22:06:28 GMT
A bird-headed woman is a woman with a bird's head, Chris K. ;D Whilst a woman-headed bird is a bird with a woman's head... Are we lost yet? ;D Thank you, Chuck. There was no particular rationale for this woman-headed bird, in this case; but yes, you can call her a harpy if you like -- a rather small and elegantly head-dressed one though she is. ;D I've seen harpies portrayed as both..so no difference to me. You put human female features on a bird and it looks like many representations I've seen of them... lol At least this one doesn't seem intent on the continual impaling of people and striping their flesh with a whip.. ;D |
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Post by Himmapaan on May 16, 2011 1:02:03 GMT
I've seen harpies portrayed as both..so no difference to me. Oh, I see! At least this one doesn't seem intent on the continual impaling of people and striping their flesh with a whip.. ;D Indeed not. ;D Though she may playfully try to frighten you much like this sphinx. (Sorry, you just keep reminding me of things I've done. ;D) Yes, about the wrong positioned arms comment, I was subtlety implying that it was a shame they covered her chest . Excuse my nonsense!  Why, sir, for shame! ;D |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 16, 2011 1:13:59 GMT
I've seen harpies portrayed as both..so no difference to me. Oh, I see! Indeed not. ;D Though she may playfully try to frighten you much like this sphinx. (Sorry, you just keep reminding me of things I've done. ;D) Heh heh ! Nice.. reminds me of a sphinx in an anime I saw recently..I'll have to try and dig up a clip.. lol |
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on May 16, 2011 10:44:05 GMT
That is just another study/sketch of the tail -- it doesn't belong to anyone else. It's funny, I've received a number of comments to the same effect on dA, which I must confess to being very surprised by. It's a sketchbook page after all, with all the disparate elements which such an organic thing entails. ;D Well, sometimes I think the confusion lies within the consistent quality of your work. Whether it be out of a sketchbook or a finished piece, so many of them look like they're the finished product to some of us lowly amateurs, hehe! But yes, I could tell that particular "Mermaid" sketch was just that with some lighter unfinished pencil strokes visible. And, a practice tail, you say. Ah yes! I was just wondering if there might have been a possible storyline you were thinking of with that other tail and the lines above and behind her. Not a big deal. I can be an over-the-top detailist (is that a word?) who often asks too many questions.   ;D |
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Post by Himmapaan on May 16, 2011 15:47:54 GMT
Well, sometimes I think the confusion lies within the consistent quality of your work. Whether it be out of a sketchbook or a finished piece, so many of them look like they're the finished product to some of us lowly amateurs, hehe! But yes, I could tell that particular "Mermaid" sketch was just that with some lighter unfinished pencil strokes visible. And, a practice tail, you say. Ah yes! I was just wondering if there might have been a possible storyline you were thinking of with that other tail and the lines above and behind her. Not a big deal. I can be an over-the-top detailist (is that a word?) that often asks too many questions. ;D Nuu, not at all! I'm very touched that you pay such close attention! And given the narrative nature of most of my work, I can see your reasoning perfectly. It wasn't annoyance I was expressing, simply genuine puzzlement -- but I understand what you mean. ;D And you are not 'lowly' anything!  |
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I don't seem to have drawn many mermaids, surprisingly enough; but here's a sketch from several years ago that I'm rather fond of.
There was no particular rationale for this woman-headed bird, in this case; but yes, you can call her a harpy if you like -- a rather small and elegantly head-dressed one though she is. ;D
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