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©2008-2009 *imw83
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IT'S DOOOONE. :faint: My gosh, this thing has been sitting around for I don't know how long, and yesterday I got sick of it and decided to finish it once and for all.

I think the reason it took me so long is because I'm going through this phase where I have a defeated attitude about my art. I always feel like I won't be able to draw a pic the way I want to before I've even tried. So I end up not drawing at all. :(

So I was looking at the unfinished version of this and decided "the heck with perfectionism, I want this done". I kept up a positive attitude and determinedly worked on it for two days straight (off and on of course) and now it's finished! *siiiigh* I hope you all like it...

A close-up can be seen here: [link]

**Oh, I should probably mention (for those who don't know) that this is the cover for my Zelda fanfic I'm currently working on which is called, you guessed it, Fortitude.
What's happening here is actually more symbolic; it's not an actual scene from the fic or anything. It's kinda hard to explain, hopefully those of you who read the fic will be able to understand what this picture is portraying.**

Here's the first chapter to the fic if you're interested: [link]

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:iconkuchinawa:
whoa o__o
Link's and Zelda's hair colouring look AMAZING D':
And I love the contrast between their sides of the picture. Like, how Zelda's lighter and Link's darker ^_^
Not to mention all the emotion in it ;D I think this turned out absolutely gorgeous, even if you don't think you did a perfectionist job of it <33

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:iconjustmeandmypencil:
wow thats really good

whats the story behind this pic?

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:iconwishiwould:
;_______;

I literally cried.

I have to go calm down now, before I can really give a good comment.

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Proud Junior Co-Author for *CallistoHime's "Among the Ashes"!

“Heroes know that things must happen when it is time for them to happen. A quest may not simply be abandoned;...a happy ending cannot come in the middle of the story." Lir, The Last Unic
:iconcallistohime:
I have waited and waited for this to be colored (No worries, I just KNEW it would be AMAZING). You actually made me cry. I was just staring at it and... :tears: The emotion in this... it's absolutely just heart wrenching!

SO many things to say! Their hair!!! The lighting and how realistic and touchable it looks - Zelda's braids came out lovely, and Link's... you can see the layers in it and the depth (I really love hair ^^;)

Their faces... the looks in their eyes, breaks my heart. You did such a good jobs on their lips. This is silly, but you can see them reaching out for each other... UGH, I'm dying here, I'm absolutely dying. I just started bawling! >.<

The tear running down her cheek.... If I go on anymore I'm going to have an emotional breakdown. Just know, this is amazing and I love it :glomp:

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Read Foreigner, an Avatar AU fic by ~WishIWould :love:
:iconimw83:
Thank you so, so much! =^__^= I'm so glad you noticed the contrast between Link and Zelda- I went out of my to do that (it's to show how very different their situations are in the fic), And I'm glad you like the hair, thank you again! :hug:

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*Xx~ Ingie ~xX*

Power, Wisdom, and Courage...
Bringing the world of Hyrule to life!
:iconimw83:
Oh, I'm sorry! It's the cover to my Zelda fanfic I'm working on. I can't believe I forgot to put that in the description, silly me...

Thank you! ^^

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*Xx~ Ingie ~xX*

Power, Wisdom, and Courage...
Bringing the world of Hyrule to life!
:iconimw83:
Oh wow...I....seriously? My gosh, I don't know what to say... besides how amaingly flattered I am... :heart: :heart:

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*Xx~ Ingie ~xX*

Power, Wisdom, and Courage...
Bringing the world of Hyrule to life!
:iconzeldastrife:
wow. very nice. Link looks especially nice--you colored him well. Not too gory, but just enough that you can tell that he's been beaten. btw, i wonder what those black... tendril... things are on his chest. :?

Very nice. I like Zelda's color scheme, too.

:+fav: ftw

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I FREAKING LOVE 'THE LEGEND OF ZELDA.'
:iconflutterby-lullaby:
Ooooh! I love so much!

...okay, so this is a little weird, but my favorite things in the picture? Zelda's braid and Link's bloody cuts. That can't be healthy (the latter).

Huh. Now I'm curious, what's the dillio with the shadow-y tattoo-like thing on Link's chest? I can see the symbols behind most of it (I think), what with the difference in class and all; hinted at by the fancy rings adorning the fingers that clench Zelda's chain.

I love love love LOVE the emotion! So vibrant, so heartrending! I can say that this is one of the rare times I like the colored version better than the lineart.
:iconimw83:
.....My heart just started racing as I was reading this, and now I'm shaking. I'm just... blown away by the effect this had on you, and I'm beyond happy. :heart: :heart:

Heehee! I'm glad you like the hair! I was actually rather pleased with how it turned out. Link's hair used to look all shiny and lovely, but I had to streak it with dark colors to make it look dirty. I was hesitant to do it, lol. :giggle:

I can't believe this made you cry! That's like the ultimate compliment right there... and I'm just so unbelievably flattered. It's so bizarre for me- I've been working on this for so long that it doesn't effect me emotionally at all. I'm sorta fed up with it, lol. But I do like how it turned out. :)

Thank you so, so much; I really, truly appreciate it. :glomp: :heart:

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*Xx~ Ingie ~xX*

Power, Wisdom, and Courage...
Bringing the world of Hyrule to life!

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