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Velven
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[2004-09-06 22:58:32 +0000 UTC]
(United Kingdom)
# Statistics
Favourites: 348; Deviations: 97; Watchers: 689
Watching: 174; Pageviews: 54698; Comments Made: 4644; Friends: 174
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Mucha, Charles Dana Gibson, JC Leyendecker, John Bauer, The Pre-RaphaelitesFavorite movies: House of Flying Daggers, Inglourious Basterds, Chicken Run
Favorite TV shows: Supernatural, True Blood, Fringe, Band of Brothers
Favorite bands / musical artists: Dire Straits, John Powell, Journey, Foreigner, Classical Film Scores
Favorite books: Good Omens, Maurice, Sherlock Homes Stories
Favorite writers: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Arthur Conan-Doyle
Favorite games: Age of Mythology, Sims 3
Favorite gaming platform: PC
Tools of the Trade: Photoshop CS, Wacom Intuos 4, Copic markers, pen and ink, watercolours, pencil crayons.
Other Interests: Costume, history, baking and cooking, reading.
# About me
I trained as a Costume Designer/Maker and now I spend my time making costumes, clothing and other sewn items for stage and individual customers, as well as designing and making jewellery, doing illustrations and working part time with a local costume collection.I get inspiration from history, the natural world and artists or artistic movements that I admire. I'm particulary fond of the Arts and Crafts Movement, William Morris, Japonisme, Indienne printed cottons and embroidery, antique lace, 18th C. botanical illustrations and silk taffeta. When I'm not hunched over a sewing machine, desk or computer I am usually outside in my garden with a book, or in the kitchen baking, depending on the weather!
# Comments
Comments: 380
Hi there! I hope you don't mind if I promote my new contest a bitΒ
It's an art and literature contest about my OC's and the main prize is a free commission and dA points from me. I hope you can be interested:
Liaisons - Art and literature contest - OPEN
Here we are with the first contest about my story "Fleur de Lys". The main theme are links, bonds, in French "liaisons": you have to portray a couple of your choice from this story. It can be a couple of lovers or friends: you choose! You can find the list of characters at the end of the journal.
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GENERAL RULES
You can:
- Send your entry until theΒ 15 August, via email toΒ vittoria.pri@gmail.com Write your name, your website and (if you want) the title of your entry and a brief description.
- Partecipate with a drawing in any skill you want.
- Partecipate with a fanfiction, written in English or Italian, no more than 5 pages.
- Partecipate with a drawing AND a fanfiction, or more drawings, or more fanfictions. You have more chances to win, but everyone can win just once.
- You have to respect characters' features, even if a (very) slight OOC is admitted, bu
Thanks for reading!Β
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realy like your art style, the characters looks realistic and cute.
can you draw more vampire ladies? and/or flying vampires like the brides of dracula from van helsing movie?
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I actually visited Gawethorpe Hall this Thursday just gone.Β If I had known a fellow DA member worked there I would have said hello!Β It really is a small world.Β
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I'll say hello if I visit again.
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Thanks for the llama. :3
I love your work!
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Thanks so much for the llama!Β I love your gallery!
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Ahh thankyou! When I was responding to stuff the other day I didn't get chance to look at people's galleries because I was in a hurry. I just looked at your gallery and I love all your ASOIAF and Tudor era stuff so I am going to watch you right back!
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Aw, yay - exact same for me.Β I was thanking your for the llama and was like oh, I must watch this person, right?Β When I saw I wasn't, I was kind of surprised cause I love your gallery!Β Thanks so much!Β I gotta get back to the Tudors stuff - I know there are fans out there!
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Well I guess that;s one thing random llamas are good for!
I really want to do some Tudor drawings too, or maybe Stuart as I just went to an exhibition of 17th century embroidery which was amazing. So inspiring! I wish there were more historic artwork fans/artists here on dA.
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I know, but then I stumble upon one. 
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I think once I get a couple of commissions out of the way I will do!
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Yep, I'm thinking I just forgot to hit watch a while back.Β Glad we're connected now!Β Your costume work is super awesome!Β One of these days I swear I'm going to make a corset.
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I hope you are having a good birthday, have a great day and i hope you got loads of presents
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Happy birthday! I hope you have an awesome day!
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Great work! We are hosting an art contest for Hauntings of the Heart The Movie! If you would like to enter, click here! hauntingsoftheheartmovie.com/aβ¦
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I like your drawing style a lot! Β Really, your entire gallery speaks to me (millinery details, costumes and history...yes!!). Β Thank you for a very enjoyable perusal!
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Thank you for the support! Much appreciated!
Cheers!
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Well, you don't HAVE to do anything, llamas are just a fun badge that you can give to people here on dA. If you want, you can give them to people by clicking the 'Give' button at the top of somebody's profile page.
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In that case, thank you
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Thanks for the llama, random guy~
Here, have one back~
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I just felt generous and decided to spread a little llama love by way of the random deviant button. Thanks for returning the favour!
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no problem^^ random llamas are random^^
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wow, thanks for the llama! 
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Me either, one day I hope to reach the fancy llama. It's pretty dapper.
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