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Published: 2009-04-02 19:41:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 7549; Favourites: 160; Downloads: 54
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I am in love with this album. I think I was a little off in guessing the Rake was from a victorian type period, but, ah well. I thought of him as marrying wealthy before killing his babies. Only after I heard the whole album did my interpretation of him change. Still, I like him, and this piece. Worked on it too much, for a while on and off and now I'm bored. So, done for now!The Rake's Song © The Decemberists.
Art belongs to me.
---I wanna send it to the website for the fanart section. D8
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I really like your interpretation... Victorian is probably off but it fits the piece well. And especially covering the 'Rake's' face was nicely done.
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This is awesome. The song itself is easily one of the most evil and psychotic I've ever heard--how unapologetic and proud the lyrics are, Colin's delivery, and the fact that it turns into a sort of crowd interaction song with the "ALL RIGHT!" bit. The last verse is just bone-chilling.
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I love the Rake's Song (strike that, I love the whole album), and your pic is amazing. I love your decision to not show his face.
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Beautiful. Just... amazing. Wow. You HAVE to submit it. HAVE TO!
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Ahh this is such a great picture. The song is strangely beautiful and scary and you've conveyed it very well.
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The painted look in this does a good job of showing the old-fashioned tone, and I love how the children and mother already look like corpses, as well as the incorporation of all the elements of the murders. I love the leaf covering his face as well (even if it does sort of make me think he looks like Adrian Monk under there.) The Rake's Song and Hazards of Love: Revenge! are two of my favorite songs, so I really like this piece.
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I'm so happy to see someone did fanart for this song. It's really haunted me as such an eerie tale. Well done!
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ADORE it!
I've always meant to illustrate this album, which is so whole and brilliant. This was the song I wanted to illustrate first. Gorgeous interpretation.
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This is just SO beautiful. Just the detail you put into this is just awesome! The foxglove, the matches, the expressions--EVERYTHING!
Asdjklasdjkl, reward yourself with a plate of
E-cookies.
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Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun with it, but I never finished it, forgot about it, and had to come back to it, so I have a love/hate affair with it. XD
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I love this, especially how Mr. Rake's face is hidden. You really should submit it to The Decemberists' website. I bet they'd love it, too.
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Ya know, I tried and I got the email sent back, so either their inbox is too full or they aren't accepting them anymore. Sadness!
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Yeah.. I tried submitting a piece, and I got an error to. How horrible!
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this is so amazing! I did fan art for the album, but its not as good. [link] Yours is awesome though. I wish i was good at coloring :3
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Oh my god, his concealed face MAKES this picture. Excellent. I love how identical everyone's unhappy expressions are.
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Thanks! My teacher wanted me to show the whole face, but I was so opposed. He now likes it better this way. har har!
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I love that song, and I really like this artwork
Its wonderful!
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You should send it in 
The faces... Creepy. eek.
I have a strong fear of those Victorian death-photo albums, so, yeah o__o;
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I sent it. 8D I'm not expecting any sort of response any time soon, but it is sent.
And yeah, they creep me the fuck out too. BLARGH. The research I did for this piece made me all willy nilly.
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I never win contests or attention of any kind, but I shall root for you :3
You too?
They make me go "eep"
Everyone thinks dead things are my forte, but they really aren't... especially not those albums BUURRRR. I'm picky when it comes to dead stuff.
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I don't like DEAD things, rot is gross. I just like blood and gore, but livable blood and gore. Like, missing limbs, bampyres(ooo my secret), eating of dead people, I dunno, but no rotting dead corpse shit. EW.
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Guh, this album is just gorgeous, and I love how you described the relationships of the characters ti simply.
So there's the foxglove, matches, and I'm guessing the bottle is full of water?
I tried sending my Crane Wife image to The Decemberists' site, but the email never went through. tried with one of his as well, and no luck. 
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Nah, it's a bottle of ether, for burning Isaiah. I didn't manage to fit water into it, maybe I'll add it later.
Thanks, it'd be cool if it did go through, but if not, oh well. 
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Water stains on the dead members' part of the portrait perhaps?
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I think one of those old fashioned bathtub stoppers (you know the ones with the chain?) would be an excellent image to include, especially if you had a little puddle of water under it.
Either way, FANTASTIC image. I love the layout.
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Hm, what about adding some water stains on the walls, or water seeping through the wallpaper?
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This is a gorgeous illustration for an equally gorgeous album. I get chills listening to this song in particular, and you've really captured it well. It was very clever to hide his face with the foxglove.
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SEND IT. COLIN MELOY WILL LOVE YOU. And Chris Funk will probably dance.
the album was really shocking. it took me a very long time to get used to a decent amount of tracks on the crane wife, so i was kind of worried...but i loved this album so much. <33
good interpretation. I love the colors.
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WOOOO Omg I have the biggest crush on Colin Meloy. He's the smartest most awesomest most cool---lol. But yes, I shall. I'm just nervous!
What was shocking to you? The story and such? It took me two times through the whole way to get the entire story and I LOOOOVE IT. I'm so pleased, and I like the female guests a lot, especially the Queen. GREAT voice choice there.
Thanks muchly, dear!
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Oh nothing, I was just shocked that I didn't have to get used to it at all. I didn't like the voice on Isn't It a Lovely Night... The other one though, whoa. <3
I don't blame you. Colin Meloy is very, very lovely. hahaha. Damn you, Carson Ellis...juuust kidding.
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Uhhh, yeah. Isn't It a Lovely Night is probably my least favorite song. The lady who "plays" Margaret does a nice job in Won't Want for Love (Love that), but there's something about the terrifying, angry, egotistical voice for the Queen that really gets me. She gives me shivers. I actually looked up the singer's music, I definantly like her better with the Decemberists music, it's well suited to her.
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Mhmm, I wholeheartedly agree. 
Colin Meloy's voice is so much stronger in this, too, it's amazing!! It used to be that if he'd hold notes for so long his voice would sort of string out and lose power (which I still loved hearing <3 his voice is always so comforting), but everything is so so so strong and it's great.
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Do it do it do it I bet they'll goddamned love it.
God, this turned out pretty.
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I've yet to hear anything from this album, including the Rake's Song. I simply cannot wait till the mail man brings it to me so I can sit down and listen to all of it. Ah, I love the Decemberists
Love this picture too, lovely composition and the flowers look great as well
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