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Published: 2007-04-12 15:58:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 3421; Favourites: 140; Downloads: 61
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Description Two hearts, one great love and unknown thoughts. Neither of them were truly aware of each other's
true innermost..The other was deceiving and greedy, the other suspecting and unsure.

In the end, their differences led them fighting over insignificant matters, no matter how strong their love was.

One day, they promised each other to spend a peaceful day without fights. They would speak no words, just stroll in the woods, like they used to do. The forest was enchanted, it was said, but they both treasured it from the bottom of their hearts. They did not wish to displease the forest by their words.

Nevertheless, the hesitating one felt an urge to tell what he thought, since he could not speak straight during their arguments. The silence would give him the advantage, just for this once.
So he opened his mouth, and only accusations and foul words came out.

The other one whispered a voice full of anger and disappointment:

"I wish you would never speak again! "

Unaware of the power of those words, they stood in stillness, until savage wind blew over them and they heard the forest saying:

"So be it."

What they didn't know, was that as much they loved the forest, the forest loved them. Its only way to help was to fulfil a wish- a wish that would have better been untold.

As the wind calmed down, there where was supposed to be a human, was no longer a person but a beautiful moth, fluttering in the air like a crimson flame.

Desperately, he confined the moth into a cage
Clinging to the remains of the one he held most dear.

After six days he could not stand the grief anymore, so he took the cage outside, and opened the small door:

"Please go, fly away, you do not need to carry humane worries with you anymore. We shall never fight again."

During the night the cold came, and under his window lie a beautiful, crimson moth, fragile wings caught by frost.

And so, he promised, he would never speak a word again.

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omg. That story is a bit silly but it just popped in my mind out of blue and I just had to draw a picture for it, too Since the story was so long, I try to make this short..er..

The character is very androgynous, but of course not all androgynes are super beautiful..Bear it with me this time, ok? xD Oh and here's some close-ups (I finally drew something worth close-ups?) [link] [link] [link]

I used my own hands as a paint help, and I used some loose references for the flowers as well. Done 100% with Photoshop CS2.
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Comments: 67

Shomia In reply to ??? [2008-12-15 20:04:39 +0000 UTC]

aw, thank you n__n I haven't heard many say this is their favorite work..Thank you!

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evix77 [2008-08-17 05:41:52 +0000 UTC]

the title is crimson but the picture is purple

~den den

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LadyDeddelit [2008-02-10 08:11:00 +0000 UTC]

very wonderful paiting and I like a lot the story
His face are very beautiful and the coloration is great

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Shomia In reply to LadyDeddelit [2008-02-10 10:16:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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LadyDeddelit In reply to Shomia [2008-02-10 11:52:45 +0000 UTC]

your very welcome

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InkAntigen [2007-09-02 07:29:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh, purple I love the background very much

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dracanta [2007-06-15 14:39:26 +0000 UTC]

you know you're crazy talented?? That's worth billions of +faves but I can only fave once, damn you DA!! *shakes fist*

Amazing hand poses *__*

ps. DA might post this twice x_x

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Shomia In reply to dracanta [2007-06-16 08:51:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Alathea1111 [2007-05-30 16:21:47 +0000 UTC]

Mmm... Nice...

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shuu-washuu [2007-05-15 17:45:43 +0000 UTC]

Painting is beautiful, and the story emphasises the emotions it carries... yes, yes emotions, You're really good at portraying them! I must say I really love the expression on character face - it's so.... ah, I can't find right word.....rich? It's not only one emotion,but mix of many of them. And it looks VERY natural.

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Shomia In reply to shuu-washuu [2007-05-15 18:12:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Drawing emotions is sometimes rather challenging, especially if the emotions are not very clear..People experience a lot of emotions but they do not always show them that openly.

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Jezirah [2007-04-28 14:11:28 +0000 UTC]

It is really wonderful!
He reminds me of a little Buddha ^^
But looking soo sad...longing for a friend...even if he has to put him in captivity...
Very great work!!!

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Shomia In reply to Jezirah [2007-04-28 15:45:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Jezirah In reply to Shomia [2007-04-28 23:00:43 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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piscesbaby0314 [2007-04-24 13:55:30 +0000 UTC]

I love all of the purple........................my fav color!

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Nopa [2007-04-22 12:22:07 +0000 UTC]

Todella kauniisti piirretty. Hänen ihonsa näyttää todella realistiseltä kun se ei ole täysin "täydellinen" (koitan viitata tällä luomiin ym. ). värit ovat myös kaaniit. ^^

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Shomia In reply to Nopa [2007-04-22 12:40:57 +0000 UTC]

Kiitos kiitos! ^^ Täyteen realistisuuteen en kyllä pyrkinytkään :3 (varmaan siitäkin syystä että taidot eivät ihan riitä xDD)

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Nopa In reply to Shomia [2007-04-22 12:53:02 +0000 UTC]

No, tämmöinen semirealistisuus on oikein kaanista. ^3^ Ja iho näyttää silti tavallista oikeammalta miusta. ^^ Usein kaikki piirtää semmosia posliini-ihoja. 8D

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Shomia In reply to Nopa [2007-04-22 13:18:47 +0000 UTC]

Noh niin, itsestäkin se näyttää paljon mielenkiintoisemmalta jos ihossa on jotain tekstuuria, ettei kaikki ole aina niin silkoisen sileää ja tasaista x3

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Nopa In reply to Shomia [2007-04-22 13:59:49 +0000 UTC]

Se on hienoa se. :3

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Lullaberry [2007-04-21 08:44:26 +0000 UTC]

Story is so sad! T_____________T
THEY SHOULD HAVE GOT EACH OTHER AND LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER!!!


But ehm, it was a good story XD And loving the picture omg

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Shomia In reply to Lullaberry [2007-04-21 09:00:43 +0000 UTC]

Haha xD Yeah, me can no write häpi stoori..
Thank you!

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MaliciousMisery [2007-04-19 20:33:13 +0000 UTC]

gorgeous coloring :3

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IMageCrafter [2007-04-17 13:12:37 +0000 UTC]

Beuatiful, Kajo... =3

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Stygians-Fool [2007-04-16 17:39:48 +0000 UTC]

oh no sweetie! That story made me shiver D:
Ahhhh. How sweet
And it's true, not all androgynes are beautiful but that's what makes this gorgeous

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Shomia In reply to Stygians-Fool [2007-04-17 11:19:25 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it's not a very happy story, is it.. But I just felt I had to tell it.
Thank you!

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CabbageKnees [2007-04-16 11:23:26 +0000 UTC]

wow - the detail is just amazing! you even gave the skin texture! -loves the pic-

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Shomia In reply to CabbageKnees [2007-04-16 12:30:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Jeekins [2007-04-14 06:15:12 +0000 UTC]

Ohmygoodness ; ; That was a really sad but beautiful story! NO SILLY <3 With me, its like. The sappier a story is, the more lovable XD<333 But no, that was pretty original... Actually i dunno if i should say that cause I dont know many stories, but...yeah ;3;

I THINK HE/SHE IS PRETTY. Despite that you say he..or she is androgynous <3

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Shomia In reply to Jeekins [2007-04-14 09:12:44 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you!

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avalerion858 [2007-04-14 05:58:40 +0000 UTC]

WOW!

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Kazuki88 [2007-04-13 23:02:44 +0000 UTC]

Awesome pic! I really like the way you did the butterfly!

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Shomia In reply to Kazuki88 [2007-04-14 09:12:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Kazuki88 In reply to Shomia [2007-04-14 18:38:52 +0000 UTC]

Np!

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spiderlady [2007-04-13 02:08:03 +0000 UTC]

Very nice, I like the color scheme a lot.

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Shomia In reply to spiderlady [2007-04-13 18:43:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I seldom use purple, but sometimes it's just good to use colors that you don't use much

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theRast [2007-04-13 01:52:04 +0000 UTC]

it's so gorgeous! i love the unibrow, actually :>
the story made me sad, but the loveliness of your painting [hands especially] made up for it.

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Shomia In reply to theRast [2007-04-13 12:49:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you <3 I'm fascinated by some strange appearance quirks right now, so I'll probably be drawing more the like XD

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CathyStephens [2007-04-13 00:11:15 +0000 UTC]

The figure resembles somebody very much...but I just can't remember who.

Beautiful piece. I love all the little details like the bracelette and earings

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Shomia In reply to CathyStephens [2007-04-13 12:46:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ^^

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Manbot68 [2007-04-12 21:45:41 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that's awesome! Great job!

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Shomia In reply to Manbot68 [2007-04-13 18:43:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you thank you!

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muura [2007-04-12 20:37:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh goodness I'm endlessly pleased by the eyebrows ♥ you should try putting more 'ugly' quirks on your characters, it brings such a nice touch since your people are otherwise gorgeous and such. The cheekbones and the details in the hair are fannnntassstic. You work well in purples without making them obnoxious, too. Now do something with magenta!
Also that's pretty damn wellwritten for something that just 'popped' out.

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Shomia In reply to muura [2007-04-13 12:42:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
I don't know, I got somewhat fascinated by together grown eyebrows...They look really good on some people :0 But yeah, I'll keep adding those small quirks, I like them more and more
Hmm, magenta..such a strong color! But we'll see, you never know if I suddenly want to work with that color.

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Masterofveggies [2007-04-12 19:56:49 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Thats awesome! I love all the details, and the flowers/butterflies are so pretty~ I love how you always do some sort of awesome background e.e
Very good story too

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Shomia In reply to Masterofveggies [2007-04-13 12:46:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I just think a picture would be sort of half finished without a background, so I'll always try to create something

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anikakinka [2007-04-12 19:29:15 +0000 UTC]

...and the hands turned out to be okay : D
beautiful drawing <3

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Shomia In reply to anikakinka [2007-04-13 12:45:32 +0000 UTC]

Haha yeah xD I couldn't think any other way, but..There they are now. Thanks!

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PearlPhoenix [2007-04-12 18:18:45 +0000 UTC]

actually that story made me sad ._. lol so very sad it is <3 I think it was very creative

as for the image, lovely work I love how you did the hands!

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Shomia In reply to PearlPhoenix [2007-04-13 12:45:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
I don't know, I can't write anything happy xD That's even sadder than the story, haha!

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