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"Leaves and the Charmed One" by Michelle Smith

SF&F Picture 4 out of 11 by Michelle Smith

SciFi and Fantasy Art Leaves and the Charmed One by Michelle Smith

'The dragons of Covamere had kept herds down here in the golden times, herds of tall, slender zirafe. These elegant charmed creatures, their limbs impossibly flimsy, yet braced by the gentle magic which had filled their veins, had wandered among the trees...' (Dragoncharm). I had spilled paint on the paper, and decided to work with the resulting design. I meant for the coloring to be fantastical, but it just seems gaudy. (Sorry about the bad scan).

Date	Name	Comment
8 Apr 2003	Nancy (DRAGONSTARR) Pelfrey	Loading... I really like the tree and the colors in your picture are very pleasing, too. The Zirafe, looks a little unbelievable, I know he is a fantasy creature, but if you were to work on the legs a little (to actually look realistic/proportionate) it would make your picture better. Anatomy is really hard to do - I know. Very neat idea, though, for a creature Michelle Smith replies: "Well, the creature was described as having delicate, maybe flimsy, legs, and I wanted that to show through. You may be right about the front limbs, they look akward... is that spelled right?"
8 Apr 2003	Carolyn Anderson	Loading... Nice work. I like the colors Michelle Smith replies: "Thanks!"
3 May 2003	Annonymous	Loading... By the way....Great Job with water colors, those can be most tricky!(previous commentator) Michelle Smith replies: "Yes, watercolors are evil. I messed up a little, but oh well. I used water-color pencils a little bit, but they're not much better. Thank ye kindly!"
3 May 2003	Annonymous	Loading... This is really an interesting piece, i like it alot. The colors are great and the idea is quite unique! Good Work!
3 May 2003	Kaitlin Caroline Rita Hilinski	Loading... You spilled paint and this happened?!? Wow! lol, anyhoo, the tree is wonderful, the colors are great and I think the fron end fits well, it's the back that doesn't look right to me... to small, perhaps... just not quite right. Oh well, it's lovely. Michelle Smith replies: "You're right, the trees are too small, too far away... Thanx for the comment!(never doubt the power of paint blotches!)"
13 May 2004	Lyndsie Clark	Loading... OOh i like purpley-stuff. i really like the whole idea of the animal and you made it look really cool. The rear end is the best (besides the purple). and of course - the colors rock!

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About 'Leaves and the Charmed One':

• Status: OK
• Created by:

Michelle Smith
• Copyright: ©Michelle Smith. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Zirafe, Dragons, Dragoncharm, Giraffee, Animal
• Categories: Landscape, Nature, Panoramic, Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
• Techniques: Watercolour
• Inspirations: Other Author
• Submitted: 2003-04-04 04:37:29
• Views: 181
• Resolution: 480x700

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