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Yzabel — Der Hoelle Rache
Published: 2009-07-10 19:06:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 1786; Favourites: 55; Downloads: 22
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Hell's vengeance boils in my heart,Death and despair flame about me!
If Sarastro does not, through you, feel the pain of death,
Then you will be my daughter nevermore.
Disowned be forever,
Forsaken be forever,
Destroyed be forever
All the bonds of nature
If you do not make Sarastro turn pale!
Hear, Gods of Vengeance, hear a mother's oath!
— Emanuel Schikaneder, second aria of the Queen of the Night in W.A. Mozart's The Enchanted Flute —
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The Queen of the Night ordering her daughter Pamina to kill Sarastro. Yes, that's a Zauberflöte 'fanart'. However, I'm not sure if it really fits in the Fanart category, since it's my own take on it, and not a rendition from an actual version of this opera piece.
Actually, this scene has a double meaning: while the idea behind it was clearly inspired by my listening to the famous aria quoted above, I also decided to use something very similar in Shadow Nexus, where a NPC used ink to draw such a scene. As for what it represents in the Chronicle, my players will have to find out later.
Critique welcome. I can't touch up a lot of things in this drawing, unless I want to ruin the paper, but I'm contemplating turning it into a print, so if there's some blatant mistake worth editing, I might as well try to do it.
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This work reminds me strongly of some medieval illustrations.
Your work is full of details, especially on the outfits of the characters. I really like the patterns on the borders of the sleeves.
the mask of the girl in black is nice, though the feathers could have been a little more thick.
The positions are good, they are expressive and give movement to you work.
You chose to work in black and white. It's a nice idea, original. but in my opinion, your characters don't stand out enough. they don't clearly stand out from the back ground.
The coloring of the black character is good, you managed to give volume to her dress and her hair. in comparison with her, the character in white seems a bit plain. her hair are quite stiff, compared to the black waves of the second character's hair.
That's the only things that really bothers me in that drawing, but I understand that giving volume in black and white is not easy. maybe for another drawing in that style, you should try to add a little grey for the shading.
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Thank a lot for your critique (and for the feature, again). It's much appreciated.
I'll keep that volume thing in mind for further drawings. I think I'm somewhat influenced by works such as Aubrey Beardsely's (which I admire), but of course, I'm still far from mastering that kind of technique. ^^
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i like how your line work is so neat and clean
it reminds me of a storybook illustration!
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Thank you. 
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Thank you! I'm going to check the other features then.
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Thank you for your comment and for the 
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Thank you for the feature and the
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Thanks (and for the fave as well).
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Hello! Your work have been feature here [link] and here [link] ! You will receive critique soon
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Thank you!
*goes read the critique*
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What is for me personally striking about the whole thing is the wonderfully working balance of black and white areas. I also think ure intention definately adds up. Haven't seen classic-inspired images lately. The characters are basically well drawn and their design meets the idea very well. Maybe an small issue is the positioning of the characters; since theyre shown in profile, they are meant to meat eachother face-to-face in a straight line. But since the hand of the Nightqueen seems bigger than the one of the Pamina, theres a little disturbance of parallelity. It's hard to explain, but the Nightqueen is in the foreground, not only from seeing the hand, but also by seeing that her dress is covering a part of Pamina. So if u take a second look, it seems as if Pamina's look passes her mother, so it seems she does not look at her directly which I think was your intend(?), which is pretty effective to underline the characters relationship too(which is indeed well represented in a more victim-comitter-relation by using contrasts(high to low, dark to light)).But I guess most people wouldn't see that, because it is a quite detail issue. ^^
Also it could be even more effectful to let the dark character raise her head a bit to create a more ordering pose, but not too much, since she is too sure of herself to even show arrogance(I guess?).
The line under the Nightqueen's chin looks a tiny bit uneven.
Hm, I love the way you managed to keep the feathers like feathers although moving them into black.
The mask aswell as the stars and quite stylish moon remind of resquisites or painted background as if in a theatre, at least if the viewer knows your inspiration's source.
I think your picture worked out pretty well.
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OK, I see what you mean about the foreground/background thing being liable to misinterpretation. Thanks for pointing it out.
The mask and stars were indeed drawn with a theatre scene in mind.
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Very, very Aubrey Beardsley! Did you have him in mind while working on this, because wow, this is absolutely striking and symbolic. I especially like the fragmented crescent moon and the feathers. C: The 'landscape' in the background adds to the mystical feel of it.
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I had his works in mind, indeed.
Thanks for the
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Oh this is fantastic! Strangley enough one of my favorite facets is the background. It's abstract enough that I could definitely see it as a back drop on a stage. Just fabulous!
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Thanks!
Yes, I'm quite happy with the background as well. I had a certain type of illustration in mind, and all things considered, something more complex would probably have messed things up a little...
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I can imagine, especially considering all the detail you already had with the two figures. The fact that you managed it in stark black and white just floors me...
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The worst were the feathers. XD
It takes some planning before, that's the most important, I think. And then, once you start inking, you have to remember where to put the black patches, and that's even more confusing.
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This is gorgeous! I love how it's black and white with no gradation and yet it's so detailed!
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Thank you!
Actually I had to go against a sudden reflex to use gradations. But in the end, I'm glad I decided otherwise.
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I know, I have a habit of drawing one way versus another way. I would have naturally started to do gradations too.
You're welcome!
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