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ElreniaGreenleaf — Elrenia and Kelpie

Published: 2012-01-10 19:25:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 1016; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 15
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Art and character (C) to me so absolutely NO stealing or I'll set the Vaskals on ya!

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At last, a drawing of Elrenia that actually looks half decent!

For those not in the know, I've been attempting to write a fantasy novel for the last ten years (argh, that sounds so scary when I put it like that!) with very little success. The plot and characters have changed hugely over the years and it's only recently that I've really made any progess on that front. The main character (whose name I adopted as my username for just about everything when I first went online and can't bring myself to change! lol) Elrenia hasn't changed much at all in all the years I've known her - quick to anger, impulsive, often rather aloof but essentially just wanting to be close to people.

Her mount, Kelpie (whose name I love but want to change the spelling of as they don't have Kelpies on Arden...) however really has changed! To begin with he was a native type pony but is now a Vaskal; the 'type' of which I've finalised in this picture.

OLD OLD OLD! XD

I've tried to draw them together for ages but it was only last week after two all-nighters that this drawing came about. I more or less finished it in a matter of days but spent the last few nights finishing it off. I'm not entirely sure why she's wearing sandals to be honest, normally she wears boots so I can only imagine that she wanted to go for a paddle in the river. Tiny hands are tiny too. >.<
Here's hoping this means I can do some more characters soon!

GIMP, many, many, maaaany hours, all refs and textures my own.
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Comments: 30

Sonicloveress [2012-10-15 19:47:27 +0000 UTC]

Again: so awesome! ^^

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ElreniaGreenleaf In reply to Sonicloveress [2012-10-15 21:21:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank yooou! D This is one of my favourites actually!

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Sonicloveress In reply to ElreniaGreenleaf [2012-10-16 18:57:36 +0000 UTC]

Really? You make it look so real! ^^

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ElreniaGreenleaf In reply to Sonicloveress [2012-10-16 20:22:57 +0000 UTC]

Yup! It's the first time I've managed to draw El as I picture her in my mind.

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Sonicloveress In reply to ElreniaGreenleaf [2012-10-16 20:30:58 +0000 UTC]

Must give a great feeling you did ^^ But I mean you make it look like its real!

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ElreniaGreenleaf In reply to Sonicloveress [2012-10-16 20:46:43 +0000 UTC]

It really did! Thanks so much though, that means a lot!

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Sonicloveress In reply to ElreniaGreenleaf [2012-10-18 17:15:31 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! ^^

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MissDudette [2012-01-12 00:00:50 +0000 UTC]

Well, this is nice.

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ElreniaGreenleaf In reply to MissDudette [2012-01-12 00:03:58 +0000 UTC]

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Maeras [2012-01-11 08:31:04 +0000 UTC]

Kelllpiiiieeeeee!!!!!! <<< All that needs to be said, basically.

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ElreniaGreenleaf In reply to Maeras [2012-01-11 17:04:55 +0000 UTC]

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Maeras In reply to ElreniaGreenleaf [2012-01-11 20:47:04 +0000 UTC]

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TheMeadiator [2012-01-11 03:15:02 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful! I love the velvety texture the whole image has, and the colour scheme is so soothing. This is awesome! I love that you've worked so hard on your story too, and that this picture kind of represents the stage where you're finally happy with it That must be a great feeling! Bravo, this is really great

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ElreniaGreenleaf In reply to TheMeadiator [2012-01-11 17:05:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
The story still has a looooooong way to go (I'm still roughing out massive plot points lol) but the characters are fully established now so that's a huge relief!

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TheMeadiator In reply to ElreniaGreenleaf [2012-01-11 21:36:42 +0000 UTC]

(The characters are the best part anyway!) Though, I suppose plot is necessary for a novel, ahaha.

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ElreniaGreenleaf In reply to TheMeadiator [2012-01-11 21:47:37 +0000 UTC]

lol yeah, it does help. XD

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Elfmaiden687 [2012-01-11 01:51:23 +0000 UTC]

Aw, her face is really pretty! And Kelpie looks so pleased to be out and about. Very cute!

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ElreniaGreenleaf In reply to Elfmaiden687 [2012-01-11 17:05:57 +0000 UTC]

He's probably going to try and go for a swim in a minute... XD

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sobreiros [2012-01-10 22:58:28 +0000 UTC]

This is lovely! I love Kelpie's saddlepad, too. And that water looks amazing!

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ElreniaGreenleaf In reply to sobreiros [2012-01-11 17:06:18 +0000 UTC]

lol the saddlepad's pattern was made up on the spot!
Bokeh makes every background better. XD

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sobreiros In reply to ElreniaGreenleaf [2012-01-11 18:08:54 +0000 UTC]

It's really cool
Bokeh?

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ElreniaGreenleaf In reply to sobreiros [2012-01-11 18:49:46 +0000 UTC]

Bokeh.

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sobreiros In reply to ElreniaGreenleaf [2012-01-11 18:51:53 +0000 UTC]

Oooh! XD

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Stormchaser-Thorne [2012-01-10 22:30:56 +0000 UTC]

Qelpi?

Love Elrenia's face, and that saddle is fab

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ElreniaGreenleaf In reply to Stormchaser-Thorne [2012-01-11 17:06:34 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, not a fan of Qs without Us!

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Stormchaser-Thorne In reply to ElreniaGreenleaf [2012-01-11 17:29:10 +0000 UTC]

Depends which language you're speaking!

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ElreniaGreenleaf In reply to Stormchaser-Thorne [2012-01-11 17:36:09 +0000 UTC]

True! XD

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CounterCanterPhotos [2012-01-10 19:38:44 +0000 UTC]

Ah, very nice! I like Vaskals, I do.

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ElreniaGreenleaf In reply to CounterCanterPhotos [2012-01-10 19:40:12 +0000 UTC]

As do I! ^^

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CounterCanterPhotos In reply to ElreniaGreenleaf [2012-01-10 19:51:58 +0000 UTC]

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