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"Down by the water" by Linda Kristoffersson

SF&F Picture 5 out of 19 by Linda Kristoffersson

SciFi and Fantasy Art Down by the water by Linda Kristoffersson

Sadly, I couldn't come up with a better title... *Anyway*... My second request! :D An elven princess with her horse by the water. I think this is the first time I've actually drawn an entire background. It's not the best but at least it's a start and I'm quite proud of myself for not giving up halfway on this :) But the biggest problem I had must've been the water, I've never drawn water before. (Any suggestions on how to improve?)

Thank you Helen for letting me draw this! :)

Drawn with mecanichal pencil, final touch-ups done with Photoshop. (Lost a lot of detail when resizing.)

Date	Name	Comment
15 Apr 2004	Randy ''taffy''linbourn	Loading... i agree with Renee lovely pic
15 Apr 2004	Renée Kaats	Loading... This is a lovely an magical picture, keep on drawing!
15 Apr 2004		Loading... Aww this picture is sweet. I like how you did the braiding of the horse's mane and the flowers! The water looks convincing to me, I think you did very well!
15 Apr 2004	Anonymous	Loading... To make the water look more realistic you could add a slight reflection. Not so much a mirror effect as a cut-out-and-pasted-together semblance of the closer things, made of colour and light and not completely restricted by the original shape. Does that make sense? In any case, I hope it helps. And awesome drawing, I love the background. Linda Kristoffersson replies: "Thank you for your suggestions If I ever decide to draw water again, I'll keep this in mind."
16 Apr 2004	Calijn de Jong	Loading... This picture is truly amazing. I love the soft coloring and the awesome detail. The horse has such a sweet look (By the way, she looks like a Gypsie Vanner, a coincidence or did you use a picture of a Gypsie Vanner for reference?). Rarely have I seen pictures around Elfwood that are as good as this one. Linda Kristoffersson replies: "Thank you for your kind comment The horse's position is based on a picture of a mustang (although "customized" in the drawing), but the paint patterns are those of a Vanner, so your guess is most certainly right. Couldn't help it; I love Gypsy Vanners! "
17 Apr 2004	Helen Campbell	Loading... This is GREAT!!!!!!!!!! This is exactly what I imagined!!!!!! Thank u soooooooooooo much! Linda Kristoffersson replies: "I'm glad you liked it, Helen Thank you for letting me draw this for you, and thanks for your patience "
12 Sep 2004	Mysterymeekz	Loading... THAT is worthy of mods choice. I mean, the horses expression, jsut the peace of it. Wow. Pefect. I lvoe your art. One of your best!
23 Jul 2005	Steph	Loading... Nice. You've done a good job with the person and the background and you also did well with the more draft style horse. Beautiful job with the forlock and mane, and flared nostrils, the horse looks very watchful.
7 Apr 2007	Tolkien Freak	Loading... Oh, wow, this is beautiful! The water is great; I love that look, and I really like the horse (finally, a solid HORSE instead of those dainty, longlegged things you always see with elves. and the princess. Her face is so delicate! I also like the blue shade to the pic, very nice.
8 Jun 2008	Aimee	Loading... Stunning
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About 'Down by the water':

• Status: OK
• Created by:

Linda Kristoffersson
• Copyright: ©Linda Kristoffersson. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Elven, Elf, Princess, Girl, Woman, Dress, Hair, Tiara, Horse, Pinto, Paint, Flower, Wreath, Trees, Grass, Water, Stream, Tree, Trunk, Photoshop, Pencil
• Categories: Elf / Elves, Landscape, Nature, Panoramic, Normal Animals (Cats, horses, fish, etc), Royalty, Kings, Princes, Princesses, etc, Woman, Women
• Techniques: Mixed Media, Mechanical/Technical Pencils
• Submitted: 2004-04-15 08:31:43
• Views: 1391
• Resolution: 504x682

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