This took too many layers and a truckload of time... I hope you like. This is at 35% of the size that I made it in... It started as a small something in my head of a horse catching a star, and inspired to make something moderately good-looking this time, I forced myself to put a lot of time and layers in it.
I was hesitating whether or not I should put extra things in it, considered i.e. making a blue rainbow or wings on the right thigh and making a shooting star go through the air (because I like shooting stars, I like the stars anyway, I've once for like half a year wished on one very bright-shining star every night when I was 10 or so.) and making clouds in the sky..., but decided it would get too "full"...
This little star-catching critter has no name whatsoever. I hesitated on many things on him, too, i.e. a horn or even a few horns on its head, and lots of other things, but decided that it would fit best to just keep him, well, just a normal horse. Except he is blue and flying in the sky catching a star? Rrrright. o_O
Symbolism:
Of the whole picture: Catch a star, even if you think it as impossible. Meaning that you have to follow your dreams, however irreal they may seem, however uncatchable a star your wish may be... A lot more is possible than we sometimes think. *wink*
Star sign: It's the aries sign. I couldn't find -anywhere- what aries looks like written in the stars, so I just made one up, based on the symbol representing aries. I am an aries, even if I do not have any of aries' features. (fiery, bossy, leadership, dominant... )
Shackles: The bracelet around the left foot is a bracelet. I got on the idea and I had read somewhere that you should get the different shackles (the icons, I don't know exactly what it is called in english..) from your friends... So I thought of what my friends give to me and have taught me... Here they come, icons named from above to below..:
Tiger: Courage, Respect
Heart: Love
Ying-yang: Trust, Security
Bird: Freedom
Flower: Friendship, Kindness
It turned out into more of a personal picture than I thought it would, not only because of the aries sign in the sky and the bracelet, but also because 'catch a star' is something I should tell myself more often, too. Life is too short to spend complaining...
(yeah, I was going to leave you guys alone for a while with this, but I turned out not doing so after all, did I? maybe I am just addicted to drawing. xD...)
(I am, by the way, not really happy with the eye... but I laid myself down on that one...)
Ooohh...pretty. I especially love the finer details like the little smile, the braided hair, and the charm bracelet (my mom wears one so it's a good bet that's what it's called...though I guess you can call the individual charms a variety of things). You know you have something special when the picture's description is as engaging as the picture itself. Indeed, don't doubt the power of a wish right from the heart: they tend to not just be vague desires for things to be better, but faith that they will be better. Now I'm all inspired.
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wat lief!! ^^... dat paard is heel mooi geworden!! .. en die symbolische betekenis vind ik ook heel leuk! ^^.. ik moet mijzelf ook heel vaak zeggen "Catch a star, even if you think it as impossible." ik zeg veel te vaak tegen mezelf, nee dat kan ik niet, en dan stop ik ermee....
maar iig... het is heel mooi geworden vind ik ^^.. en dat oog is ook heel mooi, al vond je zelf van niet..^^
Thank you! And also much, MUCH thanks for your favorite...
I think that it is charm bracelet, in that case. I only know it is 'bedeltjesarmband' in dutch, not-having english as your first language makes you crash on words like these that you never use, haha.
Bedankt! Ja, ik zelf ook, dus daarom is dit ook voor mij wel een goede reminder... Haha en een goede geduldigheids-test haha, want soms heb ik met tekeningen ook de neiging om op het laatst wat over-enthousiast het af te maken en dan misschien minder mooi te maken dan het had kunnen zijn.
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Who speaks will make a sound... Duh...
Oh, and pssst... I'm an aries too!
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Kite, spite, might, night, right, curiosity, flight, light.
Be unique.
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maar iig... het is heel mooi geworden vind ik ^^.. en dat oog is ook heel mooi, al vond je zelf van niet..^^
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You do like hair, don't you?
Cool that you're one too.
I think that it is charm bracelet, in that case. I only know it is 'bedeltjesarmband' in dutch, not-having english as your first language makes you crash on words like these that you never use, haha.
And I'm glad that it inspired you...
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skateing(trip)............................ STOP LAUGHING! I think I broke something, \m/ < ^^ > \m/
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