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TheShiranja — A Sky Full of Stars

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Published: 2014-08-27 11:11:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 1415; Favourites: 78; Downloads: 0
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Description 'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars
I'm gonna give you my heart
'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars
Because you light up the pathAnd I don't care, go on and tear me apart
And I don't care if you do, ooh
'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars
I think I saw you
- A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay
Personal artwork of Inverno ~


Looking into the nightsky reminds Ivan of his homeland in the north.
Due to his mixed blood he did not look like a normal Frisian and was banned as he tried to convince the herd members that he was just like them. However they told him to go anyway and Ivan now wanders alone.
He sometimes wishes himself back in the Iceland where the stars shine brightest at night.
Eventually his mother and his old love might be watching the same sky.

Okay, now some criticism. 
My first attempt at drawing a nightsky with colour pencils and acrylic pens. Whew.
I seriously tried my best and it looks alright, but I guess next time I'll try the ink method :3
The mountains and grass look like usual, it was just really difficult to integrate it into the sky so that it all seemed to belong together.
And Inverno, ah, wenn I could have done his expression a bit better, he's not such a happy guy.
Shading is okay, but could be more realistic too ...

Yeah.... I guess that's it but feel free to add some comments too

I hope you like it

Inverno & art © me TheShiranja
Used horse reference by Christiane Slawik  and some own pictures for the background.
Please don't steal my artwork!
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Comments: 26

StarlitStallion [2016-06-04 00:00:52 +0000 UTC]

I think I am head over heels in love this piece and the skills you showcase in it are truly breathtaking! I will never get over that nightsky and the detail in the background, I just want to be there, in the drawing and witness it all!

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TheShiranja In reply to StarlitStallion [2016-06-06 21:13:42 +0000 UTC]

Oww thank you so much <3

I quite like this one too, and I really wish I could be there with Ivan staring at the skies ~

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StarlitStallion In reply to TheShiranja [2016-06-07 22:50:50 +0000 UTC]

Your most welcome! That would be magical indeed

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TheShiranja In reply to StarlitStallion [2016-06-16 17:09:15 +0000 UTC]

Haha yes I totally wanna go to iceland one day and watch the stars <3

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tamsinrj [2014-11-22 17:33:38 +0000 UTC]

More beautiful art!

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TheShiranja In reply to tamsinrj [2014-11-23 16:21:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much <3

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tamsinrj In reply to TheShiranja [2014-11-24 22:46:36 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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xDjurax [2014-10-12 15:35:48 +0000 UTC]

Oo beautiful, love what you did with the sky and the overall color scheme is really beautiful

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TheShiranja In reply to xDjurax [2014-10-12 15:42:52 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you

And thanks alot for the watch too

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Hikatsuke [2014-09-06 11:46:21 +0000 UTC]

beautiful , especially the sky *__*

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TheShiranja In reply to Hikatsuke [2014-09-06 11:50:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks alot

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GothicChains [2014-09-05 17:43:28 +0000 UTC]

..........................I have no words, this is incredible. ^^

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TheShiranja In reply to GothicChains [2014-09-05 17:47:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much <3

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BlueUnicornJ13 [2014-09-05 16:54:24 +0000 UTC]

I am beyond words with how beautiful this is! The coloring is gorgeous and smooth. The horse looks very realistic. The sky is probably my favorite part though. The colors blend so well together, and I wish I could see a sky like that in person. Seriously, great job on this. c:

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TheShiranja In reply to BlueUnicornJ13 [2014-09-05 17:06:01 +0000 UTC]

Aww thanks so much

I wish I could see such a sky too

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BlueUnicornJ13 In reply to TheShiranja [2014-09-05 17:06:22 +0000 UTC]

No problem. ^-^

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TheShiranja In reply to BlueUnicornJ13 [2014-09-05 17:08:24 +0000 UTC]

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Febcupcake [2014-08-28 03:03:46 +0000 UTC]

That's it, I seriously quit trying to draw realistic backgrounds. This looks absolutely beautiful! I love how bold & colorful you drew the sky; I always wished I could live somewhere with a bunch of stars, so seeing this brings a big smile to my face. Amazing job!

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TheShiranja In reply to Febcupcake [2014-08-30 14:22:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh no, please don't :0
I wish i was living in a place with a sky like this too!
it must be si beautiful ~

thanks so much <3

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Febcupcake In reply to TheShiranja [2014-08-30 19:01:00 +0000 UTC]

I'm just kidding.
No problem!

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TheShiranja In reply to Febcupcake [2014-09-01 09:35:36 +0000 UTC]

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LaCabatrina-Ranch [2014-08-27 15:06:47 +0000 UTC]

Pure awesomeness

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TheShiranja In reply to LaCabatrina-Ranch [2014-08-30 14:21:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ~

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JuriiChan [2014-08-27 11:14:34 +0000 UTC]

This is lovely! Ohh shit the colours are so pretty, I love that background ; o ; ♥
// I reallyreally want to draw something to this song as well ahh

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TheShiranja In reply to JuriiChan [2014-08-27 12:05:57 +0000 UTC]

haha thanks
Yeah I've seen lots of people do that ;D

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JuriiChan In reply to TheShiranja [2014-09-04 07:16:00 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! ♥

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