o_0 oh man this is really and I do mean really good
nice job on this
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My entry for MT Knockout 2010, I barely made it past round 1 >__< The theme was "welcome to my world"
When the round started, I already devised my idea and plan, which was to have the character "pop" out of the wall as if inviting the viewer into their world. And the idea of a book illustration coming to life followed from that, because when you're reading, it's as if you're in a different world. I love fairytales, I wanted to do Alice in Wonderland at first, but this scan of the little mermaid had the expression I had in mind. I changed her arm position to a more of a beckoning one, which was stolen off another POP scan
So yeah, I had this great idea and plan like 2 days after the competition started. And then I procrastinated. I got sucked into my DS thanks to Phoenix Wright XD And then come the last weekend before the wall was due, I went "crap, I need to work on it!"
I originally wanted to use Sai and make it all shiny, but I ended up using ArtRage + Marker tool ( + openCanvas for line) because it has the "storybook illustration" texture. I admit I totally got lazy with the background (ie behind Little Mermaid) X.x I originally wanted to put a castle or something, but got lazy... The text is paraphrased from the original Andersen version of the story ^__^
I also originally wanted to have a hand at the corner of the book, as if it's the viewer/reader's hand. But it looked too crowded, so I took it out.
Note to self: don't procrastinate this time X.x
[Edit]: Warped the text a bit
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pillsbury15 Apr 10, 2010
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Yudae Apr 10, 2010
beautiful, i want that book! =D
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Chloe Retired Moderator Apr 10, 2010
You wanna know what the freaky thing is?! I was gonna do something like this for Round 1! I swear!
I don't understand why this didn't get a higher score. It's totally awesome and really well done. I love the soft colors! -
DreamBell Apr 10, 2010
Alice in wonder would have been a good theme but it will take quite some time to do :D Love the soft colors ! Good job.
Have a nice day!
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DreamyDoll Apr 10, 2010
I absolutely love the colors! And I adore how she is pretty much coming out of the book! So pretty n.n
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aqiaqua Apr 10, 2010
This is probably my favourite wall of yours - I adore it. The texture is amazing and it has a "maple" feel to it :P. Only thing is that I feel the book and the text seem a bit too "perfect", but it doesn't lessen the awesomeness of this wall 8). +fav
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mammonlovesmoney Apr 10, 2010
Such lovely mermaid. And the truth is beautifully looked as if she leaves the book. Only in a place where the tail falls outside the limits an illustration of a few colour more brightly
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srsn Apr 10, 2010
The character is so cute and it really soothes the theme of the first round!+fav!
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sailorchiron Apr 10, 2010
OMG this is so cute. I love the soft watercolor style of the painting, and it looks awesome for her tale to be coming out over the pages of the book. Super awesome.
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Piccolobear Apr 10, 2010
Hey hey, long time no comment, but I had to say something as soon as I saw this cause it caught my eye straight away. This is just adorable! XD I'd love to see some water coming off of her tail as well, and I think the book would look better with a touch more shading and texture. Great colours, and a great idea. Good work Maple, this is a beautiful wall! :D
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j-valium Apr 11, 2010
Perfect! reminds me my childhood ;_; i loved mermaids... the soft colors are especially beautiful, amazing job ^^
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multiple-papercuts Apr 11, 2010
I really, really adore this wallpaper! When I first saw it, I was like, "HOMG she's coming out of a book!" *excited*
I knew for sure that cool/modern wallpapers would be the most popular, and I thought that nowadays, making a modern wall for the theme was actually more cliche (no offense intended!). So I really love this classic idea that you did. I admit total defeat! 8)
merged: 04-11-2010 ~ 05:10am
I forgot to add that I also considered drawing a mermaid for my wall XD -
ScarXHeart Apr 11, 2010
Ooo! What a cute mermaid! I like how she pops up from the book! Nice job!
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kuroimisa Retired Moderator Apr 11, 2010
This entry is another one of its own kind and I think it was done well. I'd have to also make a point about the scoring - I think maybe because the judges possibly already had this idea/ expectation in mind - but never mind that, great wall :3
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HadassaXD Apr 21, 2010
Its perfect, I loved soo much! *-*)
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KaliAngelMidnight May 02, 2010
The character is very adorable and i love the book <3 !
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Steffi1690 May 28, 2010
*Kawaii* Cute and Beautiful! ^-^
Fairy Tales are Cool! -
Monaliza Jul 13, 2010
it is new for me
nice idea
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Princessjosim Aug 29, 2010
The character really does pop. I like the book too.
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LaylaChaos Dec 01, 2010
I love it! That mermaid is soooo cute!
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