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Old Man Darkness by =andrea-koupal:iconandrea-koupal:

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"My grandmother once told me a story that her grandmother told to her...
Of how, as a small child, she became lost in the Other World through an accident:
The land of youkai and spirits, the place where humans are forbidden to go."

"Fortunately she came into the care of the chieftan of the 'jinbu',
creatures who travelled the Human World by night rooting out evil things.
So it was that Ojii-Kurai, or 'Old Man Darkness'
and his clan returned her to the Human World."

"She died knowing no one would believe her, but she was certain it was not a dream.
She was never again afraid of darkness."
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Watercolor and colored pencil, 11x14 inches.

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Given 2005-03-25

"My grandmother once told me a story that her grandmother told to her...Of how, as a small child, she became lost in the Other World through an accident: The land of youkai and spirits, the place where humans are forbidden to go.". An imaginative, heart-warming, beautifully rendered traditional piece by a very talented artist. Please take a look at Old Man Darkness by ~andrea-koupal And be certain to read the tale behind it. (Featured by `mangapunksai)

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~kashuarashi Feb 13, 2005, 2:24:18 PM
Beautifully done! I love the way the diamond pattern recurrs in the...hair, I guess you'd call it. And the expressions are so perfect!
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~iwishiwereanime Feb 13, 2005, 2:38:41 PM
Really beautiful and the details are superb. I realy love all the images in the background :)
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~thelolo Feb 13, 2005, 2:40:04 PM
0.0 Such detail!

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~Tree-Girl Feb 13, 2005, 2:47:17 PM
wow! I have to fav. this
excellent job

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~caesarsalad Feb 13, 2005, 2:47:20 PM
Hot damn, you're good Andrea. Honestly, that's a piece of art if I've ever seen one. The level of detail is almost insane and yet it has a very unified feeling. Love it. +fav.

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=kittehness Feb 13, 2005, 2:50:08 PM
The coloring is so incredibly exquisite, I can barely stand it. :jawdrop: I simply adore the Old Man Darkness, his detail and kindly, warm face is just so comforting, and to see such a creature with the little girl.. this picture is just magical. Your technique for the pillow and the scales on the tail is incredible - I hope to render something like that one day :D

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=zetallis Feb 13, 2005, 3:10:10 PM
Yay it's done! Absolutely spectacular Andrea :D The design of everything is so well done, from the patterns on the girl's kimono to that lovely wall scroll in the back. And Ojii-Kurai looks so sagely! Well done!
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~owieprone Feb 13, 2005, 3:13:37 PM
omg thats amazing! thats such a nice story and your drawing depicts it brilliantly well done! :giggle:
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=purplerose Feb 13, 2005, 3:28:10 PM
Wow... I love the coloring.

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~ninniku Feb 13, 2005, 3:40:20 PM
Oh, this is so gorgeous. The colored pencil and water color blend together so smoothly it's wonderful. THe things that scream Japan to me the most are the wall paintings and scripts, and then the shinto paper dangling from his protrusions. Absolutely fantastic.

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