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Leetah - 20 years later
by Larialoyla
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A couple of days ago I was going through my old stuff and found my very first EQ sketch. Leetah on the left was made around 1990-1991, when I was 8 years old or so. Leetah on the right is actually a fairly recent sketch that I did when I was trying to practice my elf drawing skills after a long pause (obviously based on the wonderful character sheet by Wendy). Since I had the sketch just lying there, I decided to color it and upload it here 
I think it turned out ok, but the funny thing is that I was probably much happier when I finished that very first drawing (strange how age makes me question my work so much 
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Posted August 02, 2011, 01:39:28 PM
Leetah, unforgotten past challenge
I think it turned out ok, but the funny thing is that I was probably much happier when I finished that very first drawing (strange how age makes me question my work so much )...Posted August 02, 2011, 01:39:28 PM
Leetah, unforgotten past challenge
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Afke
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Comment #1 - Posted August 02, 2011, 11:25:52 AM
This is awesome, damn, 20 years!
And I agree on the age thing.Ooooh, and this younger Leetah I still like best, you've captured her fiery spirit perfectly. |
Treefox
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Comment #2 - Posted August 02, 2011, 11:31:00 AM
How could I not love this! Still, for an 8 year old it's pretty good. I have to say that I just love the swinging full boobs! Yay!
The new one almost looks like Wendy herself had re-colored her old pic. It's gorgeous! She looks a little bit more perky than in the original. Very fitting for Leetah at that time. So cool how you turned that original blue, calming background into a fiery one. It does suit her spirit! It's so brilliant that this challenge always gets continued. So much fun! |
Larialoyla
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Comment #3 - Posted August 02, 2011, 12:07:50 PM
This challenge was so much fun, and I hope I'll see more art added to this album. It's really nice to see how EQ has affected our lives
At first, when I had finished this piece, I started my usual mantra "something wrong with the lips, her left ear, the jaw line is too wide, I didn't get the necklace right..." etc. Then I realized; this is probably the best Leetah I ever made (I still like it, even if it was done with my eyes firmly set on Wendy's original, cannot really applaud my own creativity here ), so I told my inner voice to shut up. We really need to appreciate ourselves more, even if it's much easier seeing the beauty in others' work
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Afke
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Comment #4 - Posted August 02, 2011, 12:12:41 PM
This made me think of something else! When I first discovered EQ I had only read a few comics from the library and they were some issues that were not after another so I didn't understand a thing. ;P But I did memorize this image of Leetah and I used to draw it with chalk on our driveway. And when the rain had flushed it away, I would renew it.
This is really a picture from the old days, that brings back memories for us all I guess. 
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Larialoyla
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Comment #5 - Posted August 02, 2011, 11:42:18 PM
Awww, hope it didn't rain too much
That's true devotion from a young fan!I too had to settle for the library books (my mom got me my first EQ books about 5 years later, I guess she got tired of driving me to the library all the time), I remember they had issues 1, 4, 8, 10-16, so I never really got the full story. I don't think anyone but me ever read those books in my city, because the library had only one copy and I constantly kept it at home
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Berit
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Comment #6 - Posted August 16, 2011, 10:07:01 AM
Whoa! what a change! heh! it's amazing to see how much artist can improve... I still haven't found my old EQ arts... and I must admit, the first drawing, it's pretty cool that you drew so well at the age of 8!... and the new is absolutely stunning too!...
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Larialoyla
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Comment #7 - Posted August 26, 2011, 02:23:31 PM
Hope you find them! I just love seing others' first EQ sketches (when I was a kid I used to think I was the only one obsessing over these elves, hah, was I wrong or what!)
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Kitt
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Comment #8 - Posted November 10, 2011, 06:31:36 AM
Wow! Really incredible!
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Larialoyla
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Comment #9 - Posted January 01, 2012, 01:28:36 AM
Thank you so much Kitt!
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