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Cat-Skin by ~bluefooted:iconbluefooted:


©2007-2008 ~bluefooted
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Submitted: Nov 8, 2007
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Resolution: 800×1047
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An illustration for the Brother's Grimm fairytale, Cat-Skin - read it, if you dare!

I had to keep this under wraps for a bit because it was for a contest with anonymous entries. But that's all done now, so here it is :)

edit: Thanks so much for all the comments! I really appreciate it!

It's a disturbing little story, isn't it? I had the same problem when I first read it: I thought she'd married her pervert dad! Then I realized she'd married some other king and everything was okay :)

Also, I'm in no way condoning or supporting the fur industry - it's just part of the story.

I made a little step-by-step. Not really a tutorial, because there's not much to learn from it. But you can see it here: [link]
Daily Deviation, 2007-11-28

Daily DeviationCat-Skin by ~bluefooted is an outstanding illustration. Beautiful use of textures and colors really make for an interesting blend of materials, the artwork almost has a traditional feel to it! A very unique style by a very talented artist! (Featured by ^cosmosue)

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~NummyBear:iconNummyBear: Nov 8, 2007, 5:30:06 PM
Holy crap that is good!!

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~Zaltana-Oreo:iconZaltana-Oreo: Nov 8, 2007, 5:30:15 PM
Wow, thats good.

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~Cetix:iconCetix: Nov 8, 2007, 5:30:50 PM Mood: Love
Wow, that's beautiful

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~PreoSmo:iconPreoSmo: Nov 8, 2007, 5:31:12 PM
Oh my god, this is absolutely beautiful. The dress . . . WOW. Good job with all the details.

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~morthonkdgoblinator:iconmorthonkdgoblinator: Nov 8, 2007, 5:31:12 PM
good stuff, good stuff

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=ei-en:iconei-en: Nov 8, 2007, 5:31:36 PM
amazing, great style

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~InfernalFinn:iconInfernalFinn: Nov 8, 2007, 5:39:06 PM
absolutely beautiful texture on her dress...and line work....and background....and everything for that matter.

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~smolderinggoldeneyes:iconsmolderinggoldeneyes: Nov 8, 2007, 5:40:26 PM
I love this...all the detail is great! Great work :D. You make me want to read Cat-Skin...I love the Brother's Grimm, but I haven't heard of this one before, so I'll have to look into it haha.
*northchavis:iconnorthchavis: Nov 8, 2007, 5:42:20 PM Mood: Amazed
You never cease to amaze... this is utterly beautiful, but you already knew that :)

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~asunnyspirit:iconasunnyspirit: Nov 8, 2007, 5:42:33 PM
I cant get enough of your work ^___^ The colors are so beautiful, it reminds me of the Edwardian illustrators.

Ive read donkey skin (i think its the same story)- And it looks like you captured it. Grimm has such fun stories to illustrate.

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