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Phèdre's marque - final

A contination from the earlier Phèdre experiments - [link]

After consultation with several people here and on LJ, and especially with , this was created as a more book description like version. I *like* this one. It's pointy and stabby and whippy and rosey. I changed the bright red to a colour known in the books as sangoire - pretty much the darkest shade of red - that is a symbol of an anguisette. I think it looks better than with the colour contrast shock from the bright scarlet red.

[edit: bowing to infinitely great wisdom, I've tweaked the rose to add more definition!]

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:iconannadinmoriel:
W00T!!! :dance: :love: *BDBDBDBDBDBDBDBDBDBDBD*

Oh yeah. Totally faving this.

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:iconlissamonster:
I think this one nails it. It's absolutely gorgeous.

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:iconbetulanigra:
I think you have the briar feeling down well on this--especially as a piece of tatoo art. I'm not quite convinced on the big blck blob of a flower at the top. Perhaps if there was some definition given to the petals and structure of the rose through the judicious use of white it would make it less oppressive. It has beautiful symmetry.

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:iconmajortommy:
Ooooo!
Me likey!!

This would make a nice tatoo!

BTW, what is "Phèdre"?

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:iconmajortommy:
LOL
I realy need to do my homework!!
I just read the link... now I know who Phèdre is, and why this would make a good tatoo!
:doh: D'oh!

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:iconeldanis:
This looks just awesome. It's amazing how experimentation really helps to work out a design, and I think you really got it with this one. The deep red works very well, too, just as you said.
:iconelegaer:
Thank you! Advice taken and implemented immediately!!!

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:iconbetulanigra:
I like it. The tatoo artists in the group will probably tell you the white highlights are too small to show up in a tatoo, but at least now I can tell it is a rose! Now I can do my ooh aah comment...

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:iconelegaer:
Well they can just go jump in a river :P Its a fantasy book, so maybe they have fantasy tattoo artists who can interpret things more subtley *grins*

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Oh wow... stunning piece :clap:

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