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In the Company of Angels by *fagashlil:iconfagashlil:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Fantasy

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©2006-2009 *fagashlil
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A2 sized pencil drawing. I used a bit of white pastel & fixed it, in order to give me back a bit of white surface, which enabled me to add a forgotten chain at the end.

Scanned in eight sections and pieced back together (the final piece refused to fit and I had to scan it twice more; it's been like an impossible jigsaw puzzle). I might try photographing it instead one day and will update the image if it's an improvement on this.
A certain person in my home emptied a cup of coffee over my scanner and put it out of action for a while. I was just about to get him to agree to buy me a bigger scanner as a replacement and then my rotten scanner decided to work again. Oh well :(

I used stock images as reference for this - thanks to :

The background is completely invented (including the throne, etc.).

Link to a previously posted detail [link]

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~Leebea Apr 20, 2006, 5:00:27 PM
Another great piece....realy like it..
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!melwilemon Apr 20, 2006, 5:11:12 PM
:jawdrop: ummm, okie dokie. Wowser girl...this is just pretty fracking amazing. I thought the first part was, but with all of it pulled together...well I'm speechless. In all honesty I really believe this deserves a daily deviation on the front page. BRAVO!!
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*sevenwillow Apr 20, 2006, 5:34:20 PM
wow just look at all the detail you have put in this drawing. It is quite amazing Carole! I love how you did the shadowing on the fabrics and the texture of the feathers.

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead
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*faile35 Apr 20, 2006, 5:54:21 PM
Words defy me; this is astounding. Forget the emoticons, even.

Okay, after five minutes of gazing, I guess I can try to write now. =) Regardless of what you looked at ("stock images"?), the transference to this piece is exemplary. Your patience for detail, texture, and rhythm are killer. Really. I couldn't do this. Even if my pencil skills were this good, I couldn't do it.

"Grace in tribulation," that's what this says to me. You talk of my captive women as being "a testament to women's beauty, sexuality, and inner strength," but your's are grace and dignity given form. Wow. The overall juxtaposition of lights and darks is very engaging--far better than I mentally came up with yesterday with only half of it to go on. You sense some real heart and soul were put into this--a labor of love. Really, I'm awed, and I bow to you. --Faile35
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`lockstock Apr 20, 2006, 6:10:41 PM
Outstanding! You should be extremely pleased with yourself! It's wonderful!

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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it may be necessary from time to time to give the stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye." -- Miss Piggy
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*fagashlil Apr 20, 2006, 6:23:02 PM
Hi, Jeff. Thank you very much. It's gone 3.00 a.m. here and I thought I'd stay up the post it & submit it to print at the same time; but this print submission is going to be a long-winded ordeal ... I don't think DA can cope which the huge file I'm submitting :giggle I can see me having to abandon this and go to bed. I've shrunk the file once and it looks like I'll have to greatly reduce it just to complete the darn submission process.

I really appreciate your wonderful comment, I feel quite overwhelmed. I can see lots of things I did wrong, but it's a good learning process. I don't know if I have the stamina to face doing something this size again in a hurry. But I do enjoy doing these large drawings. Thanks again :)
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*ARANUIR Apr 20, 2006, 7:11:49 PM
beautiful! :heart: send u kisses my friend.

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Tenna i loome, Nai Eru varyuva le!!

๑۩۞۩๑ ~ARANUIR~ ๑۩۞۩๑
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*faile35 Apr 20, 2006, 8:22:33 PM
How big in actual size and in KB (MB)? You're like a general reviewing the progress of a recent battle, realizing your mistakes, and perhaps berating yourself for them, while at the same time the enemy has fled in terror from you, their battle utterly lost, and your name a thing of terror and utmost respect. So, what's an exposed flank, a little lost ground, or an extra grave or two? You're the victor. Toast it, General Humphreys! ;) --Faile35

PS. It's 10:30 here now, and that's time for bed. Not sleep--I really don't sleep much. But when I do, I hope I dream about angels... =)
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*Boggleboy Apr 20, 2006, 9:04:07 PM
Whew!!!! This is really tight!!!! Wonderful work!!!!!

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Come see the worlds I have seen and know their magic! My web site-[link] Face Book- Just search Kevin E. Buntin
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*faile35 Apr 20, 2006, 9:04:51 PM
He he. War: It's a male thing. ;) --Faile35
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