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windfalcon — Raven Speaker

Published: 2006-03-20 11:01:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 2266; Favourites: 44; Downloads: 131
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Description Listen close, stranger. There are tales in these parts, legends of beings who can tame the great flying beasts of the forests. Gryphon-riders some call them, but everyone just calls them the Riders. No one's ever seen their faces, always covered by a mask of some sort. Some say to see their face is to see death itself. Others say it's to gaze into the visage of pure beauty. I don't know, I've never seen.

Ahergiad...you can't say it too loud or the ravens will hear. That's her name, the great one, the one who leads the Riders into battle. Some say she's an angel, other say she's a fae with feathered wings. Others will tell you she's a half-blood; a union between something wild and holy. I don't know...I told you before, I've never seen.

I can't say anymore. Her ravens are everywhere, watching, listening. They feed from her fire, stranger. Beware those birds, the ones with her fire in their eyes.

10" X 14" Watercolor
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Comments: 30

Vampyre-Lover [2010-10-27 21:08:01 +0000 UTC]

Love the AWESOME Birds...

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Lee-Sherman [2010-05-22 20:28:10 +0000 UTC]

Quite elaborate wings. Nice work.

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ZarineBashire [2007-04-08 07:30:49 +0000 UTC]

I love every part of it, except for the mask. The really large eye holes make it look a bit odd to me.

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EgoSlayer [2007-01-18 17:37:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow. The wings are gorgeous! Wonderful job.

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LovelyLadyGray [2006-11-05 04:17:20 +0000 UTC]

Very stunning use of watercolors...much better than mine.

The bird wings are very realistic...I'll have to keep on working on my bird wings & watercolors.

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TypoCity [2006-08-19 15:59:38 +0000 UTC]

i like the colour of her wing

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nightshade13 [2006-07-08 19:12:40 +0000 UTC]

This is truly beautiful!

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sun-stone [2006-06-04 19:26:05 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful. I love the colors, the story accompanying the picture, and generally everything about it. Defintely a favorite.

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DoodleDragon [2006-03-23 20:07:57 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful wings. This has a very tribal feel.

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lunaemoth [2006-03-23 10:16:15 +0000 UTC]

For someone talking to ravens, she's pretty colored ! ^^

Impressive work on the details, like always.

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windfalcon In reply to lunaemoth [2006-03-23 14:06:17 +0000 UTC]

Well, her wings are supposed to have butterfly markings, thus why they're so bright She's an angel/faerie.

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AngelaSasser [2006-03-22 18:28:04 +0000 UTC]

Holy hell woman, you finished her!!! She came out AMAZING! Oh man, I can't stop looking at all the details in her feathers and the mask and her hair. She has such a powerful air about her. I seriously gotta try my hand at this character sometime, if only to color those feathers. I just LOVE that concept!

*is still randomly wandering how she intends to spirit Ry away from trialXD*

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seras--victoria [2006-03-21 14:46:40 +0000 UTC]

this is freakin awesom.

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neomeno [2006-03-21 03:40:48 +0000 UTC]

very nice, lovely feathers!

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windfalcon In reply to neomeno [2006-03-21 12:45:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I have to thank the Malay Lacewing butterfly for the inspiration for the markings, though. I tried to give her butterfly markings on feathered wings...now that was an adventure.

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Fazzey [2006-03-20 23:04:56 +0000 UTC]

.............Glah............I am at a loss for words......This is awesome!!!!!!

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windfalcon In reply to Fazzey [2006-03-21 12:44:47 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like.

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Inuyashafreak337 [2006-03-20 20:23:28 +0000 UTC]

*jawdrop* that's so cool!!!! the whole story behind it and the wings are gorgeous!

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Marker-Guru [2006-03-20 19:27:05 +0000 UTC]

If she sneezes, the raven on her wing will be catapulted
I LOVE her pants and the knife on her leg
the colurs are amazing i like her mask its not useless, its like an accessory, like.. earings

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windfalcon In reply to Marker-Guru [2006-03-21 12:37:55 +0000 UTC]

Bahahhaaha XD *zoom* I love the visuals you come up with.

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longwing [2006-03-20 13:59:19 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! Lurve those wings, such pretty petty colours! Clothing is ace also, although the mask doesn't cover up much of her face. But then again the ace is very beautiful so it'd be a shame to cover it up.

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windfalcon In reply to longwing [2006-03-20 14:25:42 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I realized as I was painting her that her mask really didn't mask much, but I didn't want to cover up too much of her face. Artistic license, I suppose XD Probably the most useless mask ever

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andaria [2006-03-20 11:20:24 +0000 UTC]

wow that's so colorfull.. it's lovely!

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arjay911 [2006-03-20 11:05:31 +0000 UTC]

awwwwesome

i love the design of her feathers...

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windfalcon In reply to arjay911 [2006-03-20 11:07:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! They're very loosely based off the wing patterns of the Malay Lacewing butterfly.

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arjay911 In reply to windfalcon [2006-03-20 11:11:10 +0000 UTC]

wowww... there IS such an exotic design on butterflies???

*getting own idea here*

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windfalcon In reply to arjay911 [2006-03-20 11:12:59 +0000 UTC]

Heheheh, well, I altered it a little so it would fit on bird wings, but essentially that's the design. If you google "Malay Lace Wing," you should get some interesting results.

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arjay911 In reply to windfalcon [2006-03-20 11:28:33 +0000 UTC]

*shuffles through stacks of printed-out designs of butterfly wings*

huh? oh yeah. good idea.

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windfalcon In reply to arjay911 [2006-03-20 11:29:59 +0000 UTC]

*laughs* Whatever works for you. Books are always better than the internet when it comes to having something tangible.

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arjay911 In reply to windfalcon [2006-03-20 11:36:15 +0000 UTC]

i agree. i get distracted whenever i go online.

thanks for the advice!!

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