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I don’t see with my eyes, I feel with my soul.

All my life I’ve seen ugliness in pretty packages and found great beauty in things overlooked or rejected. Infrequently was I daunted to speak what I sensed, what seemed apparent -- no matter the age, authority or mass of those blind to it. This rebellion of truth, in my ignorance of a world filled with comfortable lies, often won me the title of “troublemaker”. That reputation is part of what led me to identify with things wicked.

This anecdote takes place when I was just a wee demon in the third grade, at a tiny grad

E-V-O-LForever we question the meaning of love,
A sensation so grand as if sent from above,
Brings fevers and madness moving head to toe,
Suggests instead an orgin far down below.
Fair that we suffer in company's absense or pleasure,
Our own souls good and evil in similiar measure.

A delicate flower,
A diamond power,
Often lost,
Never forgotten,
Drifting soft and sharp,
Like wild thorned cotton.

Illusion,
Allusion,
Delusion,
Transfusion.

Lies drenched writhing in wanton sighs,
Truth donned wistful of eternal youth,
Sugared confections with brightly blooming perfection,
All equally within reach of mind's great invention.
The s

Winter's ReposeI immediately associate this word with my childhood.

The last time I saw snow was when I was eight years old, before my family left our home in New York, to a tropical climate, for the promise of a life that never materialized. To this day, I associate humid weather with stagnation and torment.

But thinking back to then, when seasons made me intensely aware of cycles and the pleasant movement of time, I think of coats thick as clouds and tall boots a few sizes too large that I quickly grew to fill. We were poor and walked everywhere, miles, even in the snow. No car. I never minded. It didn't even occur to me to mind. Innocence. Happin

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Devil Girl - JoJo the Shoujoby ~idolhands

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She was based off the owner of a British 'zine who also had a fondness for Rumiko Takehashi's characters. Add that to my enjoyment of forked tails thanks to Nightcrawler of the X-men.

The effects are happy accidents resulting in me not yet understanding how to use the layers in photoshop. Original was done in watercolor (left) and acrylics (right).

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~Squibley Oct 8, 2011 Student General Artist

Nice!Looks so much like old-school anime!

~FoxInAShoe Dec 29, 2009 Student Traditional Artist

I think she is awesome! I like her design, and the colours you have used. Very Good!

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~idolhands Dec 16, 2008

Your so nice to offer this encouragement.

~72s3e Dec 4, 2008

I like how subtle your use of the fire brush is. It looks like delicate watercolours!

~idolhands Dec 4, 2008

You are kind. It was my first time toying with it and really the results stem from frustration at not getting the layering effect to work as I intended. Instead I learned other things by accident.

I was careful with the effect however, it's nice of you to notice.

*LadyDoctor Dec 3, 2008 Student General Artist

Rawr. Isn't she just a cutie!

her mouth, horns and tail! X3

~idolhands Dec 4, 2008

She was based off the owner of a British 'zine who also had a fondness for Rumiko Takehashi's characters. Add that to my enjoyment of forked tails thanks to Nightcrawler of the X-men.

Hm, I didn't have much voice when I re-posted this. Perhaps I should add those thoughts now.

*Zage56 Dec 3, 2008

Beautiful art! I like the colour design!

~idolhands Dec 3, 2008

Experimenting with old art is proving rather interesting. I like this much better with the computer enhancements (some of which were kismet since I still don't really know what I'm doing).

Now that I think about it, there are elements that remind me of what I like about your artwork.

Thank you for the encouragement!

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