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"Liadan would not lie to me. (...) She is my light in the darkness, and Johnny is my pathway ahead.
- Son of the Shadows, Juliet Marillier

"This woman had the same dark curling hair as my cousin, with wayward tendrils escaping around her delicate features. (...), the same fey green eyes and tiny slender form. But Muirrin had not such a sweetly curving mouth, a mouth a man might think made for kissing (...) and no such air of authority. I had no doubt at all that this was my mother's only sister, my aunt Liadan.
- Child of the Prophecy, Juliet Marillier



Ever since I finished Fainne (in November :p), I've been looking for a stock with some kind of resemblance to my idea of Liadan, Bran's lady love. Kind of hard, when you've got such a strong opinion on how she should look. For those who've never read the triology, bear with me.

She's my favorite female in the Sevenwaters triology by Juliet Marillier, and one of my all-time favorite characters. :heart: :heart: I played with the thought of showing her on the moors of Sidhe Dubh, with moonlight, raven, torches and pursuing guards, and the whole package. But that doesn't really portray who she is, does it? Then I saw the expression of this model and the choice was made on the spot. :aww: The candle refers to Bran; in the book, she lights it for him on the dark of the moon. The herbs and flowers are probably not the right ones, and I'll be the first to admit I have no idea how a Celtic homespun gown looks like - please ignore such technical faults. <;p

I'm particularly interested to hear the opinion of those who've read the books; does my version look very different from what you've imagined?

My Sevenwater fan manips include Sorcha | Bran | Fainne


A big thanks to the dA stock artists for

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arms/baby
window
room
candle


herbs/flowers from sxc.hu
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wow.. this image is amazing.. the really deep emotion.. the way it all looks so painted.. like really she is light in a dark night.. fantastic.. :D

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I love how it seems to be painted. :)
:clap: you're alwais so....wonderful!!!!!

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Really impresive!... I love it!! :clap:

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awww.. My precious baby!!
This is beautiful! Thank you. :hug:
Brilliantly done, you mixed the light and dark well. At first it looks a dark and somber picture but you can pick out really light parts that contrast superbly with the dark - like the candle in the window.

(Dangerously close to sounding like a art fanatic here :D)

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Brilliant! So emotive and so greatly worked. I'm stunned :worship:
Colouring is great and you used light perfectly!
An instant :+favlove:

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Wow! The fact that you assembled the girl out of different pieces is amazing!

I love the mood of this piece, it's like--I dunno--a moment of light and tenderness in the darkness.

*fails at being poetic*
WOW:jawdrop: thats so close to how i imagined her:clap: Thats really beautiful! :aww: I think the sleeves would be a tad bit longer, but thats alright:giggle: nice work!

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Love it - the colours, the images, everything. :)
:+favlove:

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