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Published: 2010-09-10 01:47:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 3338; Favourites: 111; Downloads: 75
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Description I made this entry with the #AnimangART Limited Color Palette Contest in mind. You're only allowed to use 8 colors for this contest. I'm not sure if I should bother entering into the contest though since there are other entries that I know will win.

I ended up using gold, dark brown, gray, two types of grayish green, green, and two different yellows for a total of eight colors. I didn't use any soft shading on this because I felt that would give you a vast range of colors and would defeat the purpose of this contest. XD

I decided for this that I wanted to draw Link looking into the lost woods. So here he is! I was inspired to do the atmospheric perspective (I think that's what it is...) by a painting on my wall. I think that this perspective fits well for these woods.

If you have any suggestions how to improve, let me know! Thanks.

Legend of Zelda (c) Nintendo
Fanart (c) me
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Comments: 57

mizz-izzy In reply to ??? [2013-07-17 02:15:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!  And sure, that'd be fine.  (If you could credit me, I'd appreciate it.)

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LightSwitch101 In reply to mizz-izzy [2013-07-28 08:12:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Of course I'll credit you. You deserve it.

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Bittercarrot [2011-07-27 18:15:20 +0000 UTC]

Wow... I love this... Great work!

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mizz-izzy In reply to Bittercarrot [2011-10-10 01:44:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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tooncellos219 [2011-01-17 16:18:59 +0000 UTC]

Really nice colors! ^w^

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mizz-izzy In reply to tooncellos219 [2011-01-20 01:41:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much.

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tooncellos219 In reply to mizz-izzy [2011-01-24 05:51:12 +0000 UTC]

no prob! X3

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naphtali [2010-12-04 01:14:02 +0000 UTC]

Great style, I love it!

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mizz-izzy In reply to naphtali [2010-12-08 01:41:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! And also thank you for the fav.

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naphtali In reply to mizz-izzy [2010-12-12 14:49:37 +0000 UTC]

lol, you're welcome! And thank you for all the attention you gave me. ^_^

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Landylachs [2010-11-24 03:47:14 +0000 UTC]

beautiful colors! the limited color pallet really adds to this image. It creates a haunting mood, and the deliberate lack of color makes it feel like we're intruding upon something precious, or secret. The silhouette came out very well, love those clasps/ties of his boots especially. : )

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mizz-izzy In reply to Landylachs [2010-12-17 21:22:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for your lovely comment! I'm so glad you like the haunting mood and noticed the details on the silhouette!

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GamingZoid [2010-11-17 18:30:06 +0000 UTC]

Nice

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mizz-izzy In reply to GamingZoid [2010-11-18 01:37:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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GamingZoid In reply to mizz-izzy [2010-11-18 20:02:38 +0000 UTC]

Welcome

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ShroudedTempest [2010-10-22 22:55:42 +0000 UTC]

I love how you've managed to make it look mysterious and almost surreal :] Stunning

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mizz-izzy In reply to ShroudedTempest [2010-10-25 03:51:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. I really wanted to capture that feel you get when you play the game. And also thanks for the fav.

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ShroudedTempest In reply to mizz-izzy [2010-10-25 06:06:45 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome I loved the game & you truely have captured it perfectly (:

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RuruCreations [2010-09-26 07:52:36 +0000 UTC]

i luv this piece...it's awesome

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mizz-izzy In reply to RuruCreations [2010-09-27 23:00:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. It was really fun to work on.

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smxx [2010-09-22 09:40:06 +0000 UTC]

this is reaaaaaally awesome

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mizz-izzy In reply to smxx [2010-09-23 17:47:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the comment and the fav.

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Saience [2010-09-22 07:21:08 +0000 UTC]

Love the colors you went for - it's beautiful!

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mizz-izzy In reply to Saience [2010-09-23 17:58:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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IF-LovE-WaS-BluE [2010-09-22 03:28:04 +0000 UTC]

woo! love the silhouette~

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mizz-izzy In reply to IF-LovE-WaS-BluE [2010-09-23 17:48:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I'm so glad you like it. I wanted to try to make sure it looked like Link and tried to add little details so it'd look nice.

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IF-LovE-WaS-BluE In reply to mizz-izzy [2010-09-24 05:52:09 +0000 UTC]

Well, you did a great job doing so! C:

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contra-rawr [2010-09-22 00:13:15 +0000 UTC]

wow, you used your colors very well even without (or with very little) shading, you were able to create a lot of depth, which i think is one of the traits that pop out most to me in this pic

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mizz-izzy In reply to contra-rawr [2010-09-23 18:01:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the comment and fav. That's exactly what I was aiming for in this picture.

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contra-rawr In reply to mizz-izzy [2010-09-23 23:15:23 +0000 UTC]

lol, no problem!

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orc72 [2010-09-15 06:43:06 +0000 UTC]

I like how you made the colors work together, using the brightest most eye drawing in the far away ground to draw your look beyond the picture, but the faded gray trees draw your gaze back to see the pressing dark link. Then the soft gold make a great fore ground. Then the fairys varying in sizes when they get fartherand father away..All in all you captured alot of depth using very little which is what I think part of the contest should be about (going by name only as opinion of contest, never read rules or anything of it lol).

One critique, I don't like the fuzzy leafs on the foremost tree. It works on the distance trees cause it gives them a blended look, but on the up close tree it doesn't work too well. The top of it where there hanging down looks allright, cause it could be falling leafs where there not connected, but on the lower branch its like leafs are floating all over, or its being attacked by a swarm of bugs or something. I would remove the little leafs that arent connected on that one, and give it more holes in the center so we can see some branches going to leafs and what not. If you look on real trees, low branches like that dont have alot of leafs as the top appears to.

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mizz-izzy In reply to orc72 [2010-09-17 15:16:36 +0000 UTC]

I think I fixed it now.

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orc72 In reply to mizz-izzy [2010-09-18 03:04:17 +0000 UTC]

It looks alot better now ^^ I like it more and I like how the leafs look at the top now too ^_^

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mizz-izzy In reply to orc72 [2010-09-18 03:47:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. And thanks for the advice on how to improve it.

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mizz-izzy In reply to orc72 [2010-09-15 22:59:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Yep, I think that's the idea of the contest. Though.. you can tell some people didn't read the rules that entered. XD

And thanks for the advice. It makes sense to me, so I'll go and fix that tomorrow. And then hopefully it will look better.

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thephoenixrox [2010-09-12 02:50:59 +0000 UTC]

cool. D:

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mizz-izzy In reply to thephoenixrox [2010-09-13 00:14:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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thephoenixrox In reply to mizz-izzy [2010-09-13 13:58:49 +0000 UTC]

^^

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blunote18-mezmorized [2010-09-11 00:14:49 +0000 UTC]

This looks really cool! hm, for improvement I think you should add more grass too make it fuller and bring the background's horizon a little bit. I really like the colors and the concept all together

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mizz-izzy In reply to blunote18-mezmorized [2010-09-11 04:10:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the feedback. I'll definitely try to make those changes before I submit it to the contest.

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Seconds-Design [2010-09-10 04:37:36 +0000 UTC]

Very nice it is, so dark and foggy and mysterious, just like the lost woods!

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mizz-izzy In reply to Seconds-Design [2010-09-10 04:54:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. That's exactly what I was trying to convey in this piece. Yay!

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Seconds-Design In reply to mizz-izzy [2010-09-10 05:09:25 +0000 UTC]

Yay! You managed to pull it off

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mizz-izzy In reply to Seconds-Design [2010-09-10 15:21:55 +0000 UTC]

It seems like that doesn't work too often for me. xD

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Seconds-Design In reply to mizz-izzy [2010-09-11 05:14:07 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, I think it does more often than you think!

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mizz-izzy In reply to Seconds-Design [2010-09-12 02:25:32 +0000 UTC]

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Seconds-Design In reply to mizz-izzy [2010-09-12 03:51:54 +0000 UTC]

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mizz-izzy In reply to Seconds-Design [2010-09-17 15:16:14 +0000 UTC]

Think that it looks better now?

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Seconds-Design In reply to mizz-izzy [2010-09-18 04:30:41 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, leaves on that one tree look a lot better Hmm, though the grass you added that's in the distance seems a bit tall, but still ok since it is the lost woods and the deeper you go the more wild it gets eh?

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mizz-izzy In reply to Seconds-Design [2010-09-18 14:41:38 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. The more lost you get too!

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