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snowunmasked — Bride of Autumn
Published: 2003-12-12 12:23:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 5768; Favourites: 98; Downloads: 1196
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To those who commented on the previous submissions of this piece: I'm terribly sorry. It was a server error.
The story behind this:
Once upon a time, a man and a woman fell deeply in love.
Their love was like a blessing - beautiful, unearthly, surreal.
One day, like everyday, the man kissed his lady goodbye.
But unlike all the other days, he did not come back.
And never did.
What became of him... only dandelions can tell.
And she knew. She loved him too much not to know.
Yet still, she waited.
And waited.
The wedding gown, once new and full, began to wither,
until the skirts have become all but one layer.
Hurt and pain have stained the once snow-white cloths to a dull, tired yellow.
The wind brings fluttering voices of a faraway yesterday...
She weds with Autumn.
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Lineart: Illustrator 10
Inking: Photoshop 7
Coloring: Photoshop 7
Dandelion Brush: Illustrator + Photoshop
This is what I decided to do for ` niteangel's Autumn Edition Gallery.
I don't remember exactly how I got the idea.
A huge thank you to Cat for your help and suggestions.
And to Asthore, for scanning the crappy conceptual sketch.
Thanks for looking. Enjoy.
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Comments: 138
Ah, you've found this, buried under a pile of dust. I'd love to revisit this concept 
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I would love to redo this piece
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Oooh, quite interesting, how you stumbled upon this one. This is so old... probably not a style I will ever use again, since, well, I've already tried it 
Thank you for commenting!
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Cool, really cool. Neat image/style, and I love that there's a story to it.
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You should do things like zees again! *wails*
It are liking to be the beautiful!
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Everyone hates my art =''[
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Lies ='[
You're just trying to make me feel better =[
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stfu what do you know ='[
I'm being serious ._.'
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... No you're not.
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I need a new deck of cards =[
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But this is me with a straight face .__.!
Yeah? I've got this cool teeny tiny deck of cards. It's great for Solitaire in teh car.
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I hate Solitaire now =[ So tired of it.
I noticed how you capitalise appropriately :*)
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Yeaaah. Backgammon is my new lovechild, nowadays. I loves it. But no-one around here fucking plays. Double-you-tee-eff? =[
Heheh, yeah, I'm the Cap Commander =B
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I like this game... that... apparently has no English name >_>
rofl that rhymed.
But... it's a really cool game. I don't know... how to explain it though ._.
cept if maybe you had AIM?
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Yeah, I've AIM. I use Trillian, and I saw all these other buttons on there and reckoned I'd light the AIM one up and signed up. 'Tis the same as my dA username.
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The description to this is the loveliest ting i've read in a while... it gives such emotion to such a simple drawing, and I don't know why. You just picked your words well.
The drawing itself is very soft, ethereal, and all the space makes it very lonely. The colours are good, the drabness and likeness adding to the atmosphere of loss, but I can't help but feel like a wider range of autumn colours would have looked better. Different, perhaps. Either way, I can't see you changing this now, but still, it's nice to have older work loved sometimes too
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The description to this is the loveliest ting i've read in a while... it gives such emotion to such a simple drawing, and I don't know why. You just picked your words well.
Thank you. I write in a very detached... style. And I normally don't show my writing because of how personal it is. But thank you. It means much to have something nice said about somthing I guard over so strictly.
...but I can't help but feel like a wider range of autumn colours would have looked better.
Aaah, but that's how minimalism works, doesn't it? From just one colour, you were able to derive the feel of Autumn ;]
Indeed, less is more, at times. But thank you for the suggestion (... however lame that may have sounded).
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^__^ love the story that you portrayed inside the pic. rather than making it a normal pic, deciding to make a story behind it is good. gives the picture a meaning; rather than just being another meaningless pic. good job!
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very very very very pretty!
i love dad dress and your style here reminds me of a special manga
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This is awesome Katie! It looks really great. Her dress, god I would die for a dress like hers!
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I think you would make the most wonderful paper dolls.
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I did make em when I was littler
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Looks very good! I like the way the black lines are thicker on the outside than the "inside". The colors and the style is neat too.
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that is awsome.
I love your style, it really really rocks
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But it's not my style now u_u
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NO I mean look when I posted that :\
This is just an update coz it's a print submission ;-;
I mean since when after that have I submitted stuff like that ._.
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And another Fav, girl your work is so very good, I am jealous
pepsi
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ever read villette?
or however it's spelled...
very similar story.
good book.
read it if you haven't.
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