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Published: 2009-02-17 14:00:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 774; Favourites: 47; Downloads: 0
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Description "Plenty sits still. Hunger is a wanderer." ~Zulu proverb

Kudos for the first person to guess who this character is.
Hint: It's not Saudade. It's a stallion and you'll only find him in my old gallery at Elfwood [link]

Hadn't drawn him since May 2006, I missed him He is the 3rd char I ever created, Trace and Sidka were the firsts.
I saw a rainbow(well two) like that the other day when coming home from the barn and this image came to my mind and I knew I had to draw him here.

The grass looks much better in real life... The scanner killed the darker tones.
And I hate drawing mountains.
And I love the way the rainbows came out(first time drawing one too! )
And... I'll stop now.

I have to upload his ref sheet here too since I'll be drawing him more now, but I'm going to redo it first because I don't like how it came out(I did it back in August along with the others I posted).

I was working in his story along with another fellow Elfwoodian who offered to give him a family, but we lost contact and well, now it's up to me I guess, I have some ideas, but my chars' stories are never defined, I work on them as I get new ideas, most of times they come from the songs I hear( *cough* Alcor & Adhara *cough* ).

My sudden productiveness is starting to scare me, I must be sick or something...

Memoria is © to me. (this kind of takes the point of guessing who he is, right? )

February 2009
Colored pencils.
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Comments: 46

unicorndreams [2009-02-24 19:51:54 +0000 UTC]

this is simply stuning! so lovely and peaceful!

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PolarisAstrum In reply to unicorndreams [2009-02-26 14:44:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you hun!

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LudMagroski [2009-02-23 00:05:12 +0000 UTC]

Ficou muito bom, Jô
Adorei o arco-íris e as nuvens, que láis de cor tu usas?

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PolarisAstrum In reply to LudMagroski [2009-02-26 15:03:13 +0000 UTC]

Obrigada Lud!

Comprei uns novos recentemente, aliás esta imagem foi o grande teste. Mas eu uso várias marcas. Os principais são os Faber castell Polychromos, que são os novos, foram super caros também, mas têm motivos para isso. Se fosse permitido casamento entre humanos e láis... XD
Antes usava os Art Grip da Faber Castell também e às vezes uso também Derwent Artists, Crayola e os ergo soft da Staedtler(foram os 1ºs que usei).
Eu acho que o segredo é usar várias marcas porque cada tipo de láis tem as suas características. Por exemplo os Polychromos são super suaves e são ótimos para quem trabalha em "camadas" como eu e os Art Grip são bons para os detalhes por isso são uma boa combinação.

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LudMagroski In reply to PolarisAstrum [2009-02-27 21:30:04 +0000 UTC]

Valeu, Jô ^^
Vou ver se encontro essas marcas por aqui...
*anota na lista de presentes*
Porque minha pintura tá um caso sério x_x'' E meu escaner também não perdoa ¬¬ ele deixa a imagem super clara, mostrando até a direção em que eu usei o lapis, um erro mínimo que eu nem noto pessoalmente fica totalmente a mostra por causa dele. E eu nem posso pensar na hipótese da fotografia porque minhas mão tremem muito DD: /fail

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PolarisAstrum In reply to LudMagroski [2009-03-04 16:07:31 +0000 UTC]

Os Polychromos são super difíceis de encontrar, especialmente fora da Europa. Eu até tive que encomendar os meus...
Eu tentei a fotografia, mas tive o mesmo problema XD Enfim...

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wolftalon [2009-02-22 04:44:36 +0000 UTC]

this is soo beautiful! if it was a print and i, haha, wasn't broke, i would SO buy it. his name is so cool, and the background is just...breathtaking. really, really great job.

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PolarisAstrum In reply to wolftalon [2009-02-26 15:05:02 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thank you so much hun!
I only plan on making some of my works prints after I turn 18 though, maybe you'll be able to buy one by then hehe
Thank you so much for the too!

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labradorpup2001 [2009-02-21 21:55:01 +0000 UTC]

aw this is lovely. i love the angle and the awesome background.

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PolarisAstrum In reply to labradorpup2001 [2009-02-26 15:06:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Dark-Memory [2009-02-19 05:17:23 +0000 UTC]

He's a gorgeous horse.

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PolarisAstrum In reply to Dark-Memory [2009-02-19 13:18:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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RazzinAussi [2009-02-19 03:50:26 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thats a gorgeous background... looks like you put a ton of time into it lol...
beautiful, as always : )

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PolarisAstrum In reply to RazzinAussi [2009-02-19 13:18:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much hun! It did take a bit more than usual, but mainly because I was focusing more on the bg than I usually do, since the equine itself was small and left little space for details, and there were many firsts here for me XD The rainbows, drawing water standing still, snow covered mountains, never did any of those I'll probably do more works like these, small figure, big background, they're great for praticing and I really need to improve my bgs.
And thank you for the s!

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RazzinAussi In reply to PolarisAstrum [2009-02-20 03:43:41 +0000 UTC]

Youre backgrounds were great to begin with, MUCH better than I can do lol. i really like the small figure/ large background layout... especially when you give so much attention to detail as you did with this one.
and youre welcome lol, you deserve them : )

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PolarisAstrum In reply to RazzinAussi [2009-02-20 12:01:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you again hun!

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RazzinAussi In reply to PolarisAstrum [2009-02-20 21:36:20 +0000 UTC]

No problemo XD

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LauraRobjohns [2009-02-18 19:08:43 +0000 UTC]

I know I know! Its Memoria!!

Lovely picture! I adore that rainbow and the sky, and of course the handsome stally!
And those mountains look pretty good to my eyes!

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PolarisAstrum In reply to LauraRobjohns [2009-02-19 13:29:05 +0000 UTC]

Haha

Ack, I actually do like how they came out, but I hate drawing them... And I'm never completely satisfied with them either.

Thank you so much hun!
And thanks for the !

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LauraRobjohns In reply to PolarisAstrum [2009-02-19 14:36:33 +0000 UTC]

Of course ma dear!

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LiveVivaciously [2009-02-18 00:28:20 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome! I love the background and the translucent rainbow!
I remember the chary too ^^

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PolarisAstrum In reply to LiveVivaciously [2009-02-18 14:42:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Mandi!

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LiveVivaciously In reply to PolarisAstrum [2009-02-18 15:18:07 +0000 UTC]

Anytime

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Hopefeather [2009-02-18 00:26:29 +0000 UTC]

Very unique pose and background, I absolutely love the colors and feeling in this picture! Memoria?

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PolarisAstrum In reply to Hopefeather [2009-02-18 14:42:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!
Haha, yay!

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DerOjor [2009-02-18 00:04:18 +0000 UTC]

I remember him he was one of my favorite characters of yours

I've been trying to figure out how to do water and reflections like that with pencil...love it!

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PolarisAstrum In reply to DerOjor [2009-02-18 14:44:39 +0000 UTC]

My only advice is, don't think too much on it, just let yourself go, that's what i did, picked up the pencils and drew it and it turned out great. I found out that thinking too much on how you draw water is worse than not thinking in it at all, for me anyways Also, when the water is calm and undisturbed, you pretty much only need to make it like if it were a mirror

Thank you so much for the comment and Em!

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DerOjor In reply to PolarisAstrum [2009-02-18 20:38:07 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing!

and thanks for the advice!

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PolarisAstrum In reply to DerOjor [2009-02-19 13:33:38 +0000 UTC]

No problem hun!

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Cloudrunner64 [2009-02-17 23:32:56 +0000 UTC]

*runs off with him* ... *runs back for the lake's reflection* Dayum! It just looks so awesome! He's real pretty and I LIKE your mountains, so there...but except for his tail, the reflection is my favorite part. <3

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PolarisAstrum In reply to Cloudrunner64 [2009-02-18 14:45:31 +0000 UTC]

I love how the reflection came out too, really proud of it
Thank you so much hun!
And thank you for the too!

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Cloudrunner64 In reply to PolarisAstrum [2009-02-19 01:06:36 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome ^^ You should be proud of it. That's some sexy water right there.
<3

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PolarisAstrum In reply to Cloudrunner64 [2009-02-19 13:32:52 +0000 UTC]

Haha
Thanks hun!

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clarabear [2009-02-17 22:47:16 +0000 UTC]

Ooo I remember him, such a pretty character. Lovely shading and colors in this

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PolarisAstrum In reply to clarabear [2009-02-18 14:45:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much Clara!
I'm surprised people still remember him XD

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clarabear In reply to PolarisAstrum [2009-02-18 17:27:34 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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ChickenMight [2009-02-17 18:51:21 +0000 UTC]

Interseing work ^^

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PolarisAstrum In reply to ChickenMight [2009-02-17 19:05:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
And thank you for the !

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SilverFlameWanderer [2009-02-17 15:52:02 +0000 UTC]

This is stunning And I knew who it was

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PolarisAstrum In reply to SilverFlameWanderer [2009-02-17 17:29:19 +0000 UTC]

Aaaand I knew you would know XD

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PolarisAstrum In reply to SilverFlameWanderer [2009-02-17 16:00:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much hun!
And thank you for the too!

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Vallhund-Abstraktion [2009-02-17 14:18:24 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully done; a masterpiece!

I'd say get it watermarked though; it's just the kind of stunning work that thieves go for.

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PolarisAstrum In reply to Vallhund-Abstraktion [2009-02-17 14:20:17 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I've been planning to watermark my works for a while now, unfortunately, I don't have any program that allows me to...

Thank you so much!
And thank you for the too!

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Vallhund-Abstraktion In reply to PolarisAstrum [2009-02-17 14:24:00 +0000 UTC]

I can do it for you ^^

You're welcome

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PolarisAstrum In reply to Vallhund-Abstraktion [2009-02-17 14:28:29 +0000 UTC]

Oh no, it's okay. I'll download some art program and do it, thank you for offering though!

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Vallhund-Abstraktion In reply to PolarisAstrum [2009-02-17 14:36:21 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome ^^

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