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Description ~ OCT: Enjoyment ~

For 's Enjoyment task, I paired with the awesome to bring our three characters together for a ball!     

Merwyn likes singing, playing the harp, as well as reading and composing poetry. She does join in singing religious songs when she has the occasion, but the only audience she plays her own compositions to is her female retinue and her son, Aidan.

Thus, when she meets Winona, she is happy to discover that the Advernian noblewoman also used to write some poetry (not very good poetry, but at least she tried ), so they start talking about it. When they discover they have a common passion for music as well - Merwyn for singing and Winona for dancing - she is more than happy to play the harp and sing. Winona is a great dancer!

What's even better, one of the guests at their party is none other than the Vapaman heir to the throne Faothan II Hasib! He is wooing Winona, and you see how well their wonderful outfits match here!
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Media: watercolours and coloured pencils

References:
Winona
Faothan 
Medieval couple dancing I
Medieval couple dancing II
Medieval couple dancing III
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Comments: 18

rainbow000pegasus [2020-02-15 09:07:07 +0000 UTC]

This looks beautiful! I love the colours and motion!

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AlleycatCY [2020-02-11 06:52:35 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful drawing HelevornArt   !

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StoryMaker91 [2020-02-10 00:19:46 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow! This is really beautiful! Did you use watercolors? I just love the soft feel of this. I'm especially impressed with how well you did the clothes. They all look very fancy and beautiful. 
You know, I think Merwyn might really get along with my Wren. They both enjoy music and poetry, and they both have softer personalities. Does Merwyn have many female friends?

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Torag1000 [2020-02-01 21:49:52 +0000 UTC]

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UnaOwens [2020-01-31 19:17:11 +0000 UTC]

SOOO Pretty!! I love the feathered dress! I would love a skirt like that!!!

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SunsetBlazer [2020-01-19 14:07:24 +0000 UTC]

  This is absolutely gorgeous, I love how you depicted that beautiful peacock dress on Winona!  Your painting of it is stunning!  Merwyn has such a delicate and mature beauty, so graceful... I would so love to hear her playing.  
Great crossover.

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HelevornArt In reply to SunsetBlazer [2020-01-25 16:19:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, that's a wonderful way to describe her! I really enjoyed depicting Winona's dress, it has a lovely design  

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MegaMaeve [2020-01-17 22:06:40 +0000 UTC]

Such lovely ladies!   While Winona is a little more extravagant in her exquisite(!) peacock dress (I ADORE that design, wow ), Merwyn looks tranquil and gracious in her violet dress. The poses are beautifully rendered - though the thing that struck me the most were how beautifully you were able to paint their faces: Fao looks regal, Winona has the cutest and most satisfied smirk, and Merwyn looks as if she drowned in her own music (Also, love how the candle light is positioned behind Merwyn's head like an aureole!)

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HelevornArt In reply to MegaMaeve [2020-01-25 16:18:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the wonderful comment! That's a great comparison between them, it describes their personalities so well and I'm glad I managed to render this. I had doubts about this piece (almost wanted to toss is away at one point), so this is encouraging!

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SunlessRose [2020-01-15 19:12:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh this is absolutely beautiful! Your colors are just stunning and the movement in this piece is just amazing. Everything just flows beautifully and naturally.

You did a really fantastic job!

Well done!

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HelevornArt In reply to SunlessRose [2020-01-25 16:17:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I had doubts about the colours, so I'm happy to hear that!!

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SunlessRose In reply to HelevornArt [2020-01-25 20:30:50 +0000 UTC]

You really did a great job! Keep it up!

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Sleyf [2020-01-13 10:55:25 +0000 UTC]

Wow what a great illustration, I love the colours and the way everyone is in motion and not just plonked in a still pose. That peacock feather dress is wonderful

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HelevornArt In reply to Sleyf [2020-01-25 16:16:40 +0000 UTC]

Oh thank you, that's encouraging to hear

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Akaszik [2020-01-12 22:26:12 +0000 UTC]

It's super impressive piece! It really has a feel of noble class ball. People are dressed super nicely and all seems to enjoyng themselves much.

Congrats on each pose: depicting character who's playing harp is a challange, so is catch movement of dancing couple. All main curved lines: Fao's spine, Winona's dress and Mervyn's instrument brings dynamism to your piece.

I also like so much backstory for you watercolor. Meeting a woman with whom one has a lot in common and then having fun together - it's very joyful. Mervyn is such a lady! She dresses classy, can compose poems and is acomplished musician.

My OCs look cool in your style and I'm super happy that we teamed up for this task. You portrayed them with such care. Many thanks!  

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HelevornArt In reply to Akaszik [2020-01-25 16:26:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the wonderful words, I'm so happy you like how this piece turned out! As you know, I had my doubts about it, so I'm relieved you think I managed to pull it off eventually to make it look all right. I loved depicting Winona, her outfit is gorgeous and I like her confidence and style, and showing her with Fao in this way was a fun challenge! I never have dancing pairs in my own stories (since it's not known what Norse dances were like), so this was really nice.

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dragondoodle [2020-01-12 20:39:38 +0000 UTC]

This is so gorgeous! I love how you've painted Winona's peacock dress

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HelevornArt In reply to dragondoodle [2020-01-12 20:43:49 +0000 UTC]

Yes, her dress is absolutely amazing, I couldn't wait to paint it! Thank you!!

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