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Description Ok .. a couple of months ago i decided to make a Zelda fanart. So i thought about the dozens of images that were imprinted in my memory by playing all those games .. and it was a tough choice to decide which way to do.


Until i realized what the game was all about, and then my job was pretty easy.


I could have chosen a lot of different images ... could have done all those fancy images of combat, flashing things, blur, all that shit .. but i think this one, in it's simplicity, is much better to describe the game. If you take all the locations, all things Link does in all the games, it boils down to this.

Courage.

I remember the 1st time i played Ocarina of Time in christmas night on the year that it launched. I after a couple of hours exploring the village, figuring out what to do, i got into the 1st dungeon. And that is the image of the final boss of it.

Its that simple. You walk into Gohma's Lair, there's no sound besides your footsteps, all is dark and Navi (the fairy) is flying around, until you hear some "cracking sound" from something moving in the room .. you look around until you spot in the ceilling. It's jumps down in front of you .. stare down, Link unsheath his sword and tiny woden shield and get ready ... Navi ready to assist him.

This is pretty much what all games from the series are about. A kid (or young guy) simply moving foward by sheer courage to save someone, or everyone .. He's not the badass hero that nearly every game now has .. that kill legions of enemies.

He's just this:

A kid with his tiny sword and wooden shield.

And people wonder why i think they are the best series of all time ..



ps. The image is sharper on "download"

ps2. you can find the videos that cover most of the work done in this one, in here www.youtube.com/user/krysdecke…


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Comments: 205

reve7747 [2011-11-09 05:09:06 +0000 UTC]

It's true; what makes LoZ epic is because Link is simply a young'un who kicks butt just by his huge amount of courage. A whole heck of a lot of courage to stand up to that freaky beast...

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LAXFAN [2011-11-09 00:20:00 +0000 UTC]

This painting is epic!

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Yuuikisaki In reply to ??? [2011-11-08 05:37:19 +0000 UTC]

amazing!
this game brings back so many memories

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DarkTailss [2011-11-08 04:25:00 +0000 UTC]

Unbelievable, this makes me appreciate just how brave Link has to be to face those monsters haha

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SkywardTamer In reply to ??? [2011-11-08 00:19:00 +0000 UTC]

Woah this awesome. I especially like your use of darkness and light.

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CloudsGirl7 In reply to ??? [2011-11-08 00:03:14 +0000 UTC]

First words upon viewing this up-close: [strained] "OH, MY, GOD!..."

I can't find any faults with this picture. I just can't.

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Rachet777 In reply to ??? [2011-11-08 00:02:48 +0000 UTC]

Woooow.........
Nice job!

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TorturedPrinceofFire [2011-11-08 00:00:32 +0000 UTC]

Amazing.

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LilleahWest In reply to ??? [2011-11-07 22:57:36 +0000 UTC]

ahhh yes, this brings back memories of when I first played the game...I actually had to pause and scream for like 3 minutes before I could unpause and face this boss for the first time.

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EqualToYou In reply to ??? [2011-11-07 22:13:28 +0000 UTC]

Very good concept art for sure!

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Oni-Tier [2011-11-07 19:29:17 +0000 UTC]

Very epic, nice work!

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riddlerontharoof In reply to ??? [2011-11-07 04:29:29 +0000 UTC]

that is just badass. do bongo bongo he's ma fav boss on oot. as is the shadow temple

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supermarioshine In reply to ??? [2011-11-06 18:07:29 +0000 UTC]

crazy cool

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projectDB In reply to ??? [2011-11-06 10:27:21 +0000 UTC]

amazing!

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Hintojin [2011-11-06 10:06:09 +0000 UTC]

I like it O.O I think I'd piss myself if something like that dropped in front of me...

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Blizzmaster In reply to ??? [2011-11-06 08:10:00 +0000 UTC]

Oh my... just... fabulous.

This is going into my desktop wallpaper rotation, great work!

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bakido In reply to ??? [2011-11-06 06:25:33 +0000 UTC]

It was a long time ago, but I still remember how terrified I was.

But being brave isn't about being fearless, its about being in control when you are afraid.
When I entered Gohma's Lair, I was trapped. It was just me, Navi, and that giant monster you see above.

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Nibelilt [2011-11-06 04:04:54 +0000 UTC]

Motivating me to finish Master Quest 3D.

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BlueLightningStrike In reply to ??? [2011-11-06 03:12:58 +0000 UTC]

This, is, amazing.

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xBooxBooxBear In reply to ??? [2011-11-06 03:11:56 +0000 UTC]

Awesome job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Darklugia2414 [2011-11-06 03:08:37 +0000 UTC]

Woah. That's just.....amazing. I'm going to watch you know. Your magic.

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WhiteNekoKnight In reply to ??? [2011-11-06 01:18:19 +0000 UTC]

This blows me away because it's so awesome. You did a wonderful job on this and also in capturing that moment when the player and Link first fight Gohma. This is just beautiful.

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PokemasterLink In reply to ??? [2011-11-06 00:46:17 +0000 UTC]

That's creepy, but AWESOME!

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killerphoenix92 [2011-11-05 22:23:41 +0000 UTC]

EPIC!

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Ask-LordGhirahim In reply to ??? [2011-11-05 18:14:07 +0000 UTC]

This is simply incredible. Amazing.

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Princess-Moshi In reply to ??? [2011-11-05 15:51:00 +0000 UTC]

That depicts the moment perfectly, although in a much scarier scale, but I imagine that if they ever remake the game (again) in a more adult setting...this is what they should be inspired by. Amazing lighting, I absolutely love this!

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GoblinPrincess [2011-11-05 12:16:40 +0000 UTC]

This picture is even more impressive than the actual situation

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xrayden In reply to ??? [2011-11-05 07:03:26 +0000 UTC]

Such incredible detail! I like how Navi is the only source of light for this piece because realistically that is exactly how it would be when your in the depths of a giant tree. Through this Navi is shown as an indispensable ally whose ability give light is critical to Link's battle against this enemy, not an annoying fairy with a loud voice and limited vocabulary.

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jurassicvenom789 [2011-11-05 03:52:23 +0000 UTC]

Killing monsters as a kid is a sure sign of badassness

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mullent169 [2011-11-05 02:25:23 +0000 UTC]

Test thy courage young Link.

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GraffitiSketcher In reply to ??? [2011-11-05 01:05:50 +0000 UTC]

do want do want do want

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Dekumonz In reply to ??? [2011-11-05 00:06:21 +0000 UTC]

Awesome picture.
And I love your description.

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redpoemage In reply to ??? [2011-11-04 22:52:41 +0000 UTC]

I was going to make comment about the larva underneath the queen being a nice touch to a great piece,
but then I realized everything in this piece is a great touch to a masterpiece.

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JadeTorchwood In reply to ??? [2011-11-04 21:40:51 +0000 UTC]

It looks so real. I never played Ocarina of Time.

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eriendor In reply to ??? [2011-11-04 21:26:06 +0000 UTC]

This is seriously one of the best digita- actually, this IS the best digital image I've ever seen, ever more so possible the best bit of fanart for Zelda, this easily shows how I saw Gohma when I was younger, now he is a push-over, but then I had to muster everything I had to hope to defeat him, in a sense, courage.

Fantastic.

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UndyingNephalim [2011-11-04 21:07:10 +0000 UTC]

This is epic.

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89ravenclaw [2011-11-04 20:19:04 +0000 UTC]

wow, great job. this really captures that moment in the game for me when i played it back when i was ten

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Silver-Fyre [2011-11-04 20:13:08 +0000 UTC]

Wow, awesome!

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Shadowrunner240 [2011-11-04 20:07:00 +0000 UTC]

We all meep'd in fear. o-o

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SincerelyGoodbye In reply to ??? [2011-11-04 19:59:50 +0000 UTC]

My inner fangirl just had a heart attack. This is...beyond words. Just, incredible. You are so talented. Also, I very much so enjoy your description, you captured the spirit of the games so well.

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Xeiggerott In reply to ??? [2011-11-04 04:48:37 +0000 UTC]

I remember that part. I can't really tell you how much trouble I had with the Water Temple, though. Too much, I guess would be something to say.

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krysdecker In reply to Xeiggerott [2011-11-04 12:06:40 +0000 UTC]

water temple = hours. I was playing zelda's song in the ocarina in like 0.5sec after doing it hundreds of times =o

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Deadbatter [2011-10-31 01:13:23 +0000 UTC]

mood and atmosphere too!

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Deadbatter [2011-10-31 01:13:06 +0000 UTC]

love the composition!

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vitufr In reply to ??? [2011-10-25 23:29:26 +0000 UTC]

N gostei... N parece com o jogo q era todo quadrado e cheio de pixel feio.

Parabéns, muito foda meu papel de parede novo.

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darkao In reply to ??? [2011-10-25 17:05:30 +0000 UTC]

F***KING AWESOME

Gohma`s lair é épico Wolfe!

a textura ficou muito boa!

A Navy ali em cima!

joga a bomba no olho e bate! jdfhaksjhdfkhads

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Awesometacious [2011-10-25 11:44:04 +0000 UTC]

urgh, I envy your attention to detail so much, great work!

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Espartano [2011-10-25 00:22:21 +0000 UTC]

The only game that also captures this gaming spirit these days is Dark Souls/ Demon´s Souls. It´s exactly the same thing, all about courage!

nice artwork, love the theme! isntant fave!

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voyager1701 In reply to ??? [2011-10-25 00:03:50 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing... Love the description also!

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Aikiyc In reply to ??? [2011-10-24 23:54:49 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. Totally captures that courage. Toy sword and shield against a... thing, much bigger than himself. And he doesn't even have his Triforce of Courage yet!

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