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Published: 2015-12-29 20:47:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 761; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 0
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My entry for Kirschpraline 's Stars and Constellations contest (kirschpraline.deviantart.com/j⦠) featuring the Camelopardalis constellation (it resembles a giraffe).Have no idea how this came to be, it's a bit different from my usual stuff. Let's just say watching Justin Kurzel's Macbeth did weird things to me.
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Surprisingly, it actually won the contest!
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Please! Someone do something!
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Call the Witch Doctor!
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What a lovely little piece :3 i like the concept
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Thank you! I'm a sucker for bright colours
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beautiful contrast between the orange and the teals
and I can't help but adore how beautifully simplistic it is, this really is quite the lovely piece
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Thank you! Most of my stuff is much more complex, so I wanted to try something simple this time
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I can see that, your other work is very beautiful as well!!
lots of very agreeable color combinations <3
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Hahaha thanks! I'm a sucker for colours
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yeah me too! i usually end up with too many and then i saturate the life out of it.
it looks good in the end, but it's usually a full assault on people's eyeballs ;3;
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I totally identify with that!
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Love, love the background! Is this acrylics?
I'm glad that you chose to portray one of those constellations that nobody really pays much attention to, but deserve to be looked for more often. I like all those drab little Dutch navigational constellations that are nigh impossible to find, but it's neat to know they're there. Fornax, the Furnace, Pavo, the Peacock, Vulpecula, the Fox.....not sure which civilization came up with the Cameleopard, though. I do know that the Greeks would say the nuttiest things about Africa...
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I used acrylics, gouache and watercolours.
I think Camelopardalis was introduced by a Flemish astronomer in the 17th century, but it might have been around for much longer, who knows
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Neat, mixed media.
So, I looked it up, and apparently the Giraffe is also Dutch. 1612. It sits between Ursa Major and Cassiopeia.
(Thank you for Collecting my work!)
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You're welcome!
That's right. Petrus Plancius, the man who discovered it, was Flemish but moved to Amsterdam in 1585. I suppose that makes the constellation Dutch
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Really? That's an interesting technicality. Would it be alright if I did something similar to this with another constellation sometime? I can think of a few that people should be made more aware of...
(I remember seeing Draco--fairly well-known--for the first time, and being awestruck by how staggeringly huge it was. The books always make them look smaller than they are, so when you finally see that a gigantic *space dragon* is visible from your house...anyway, nice talking to you. Thanks for visiting my profile. Just out of curiosity--what brought you there? How did you find me? It'd be nice to know what I could do to attract other Deviants.)
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Of course! I'm sure many other people have already come up with a similar idea
I'm looking forward to seeing your version!
I found you while browsing Shakespeare-related artwork, your Macbeth cut-outs really attracted my attention.
They're lovely!
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I love the colors, the contrast and the realization of the constellation!
Beautiful work and entry, thank you so much! (:
I'm glad you had enough timeΒ to participate!
(Uhh, you've seen the new Macbeth movie - how was it?)
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Thank you!! I only wish I had had enough time to do something more sophisticatedΒ
The movie was incredible! Beautiful scenery, great acting, lovely music... the actors spoke so quietly though that I'm glad there were subtitles! XD
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I agree with HeKnowsMyName , what a great choice of colors
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Thanks a lot! That was my intention
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The contrast between the blue and orange really brings the piece together!
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That's great to hear! It's the first time I try something like this and I wasn't sure whether it would work..
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