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Ack, I guess that goes to show that I can spend over two months on a single drawing ^^; Now it's December already, and we'll Christmas pretty soon, and there I am, finishing a drawing that just screams "Happy Halloween" instead of "Merry Christmas" ^^; Not that I drew all the time of these two months, just every now and then, I added a little here and there, sometimes not touching it for a week while school and classes get a hold of me, and well .. time adds up, I guess ^^;

None of us here in the picture actually celebrate Halloween, be it Austria, or Australia, you wouldn't really find too many roaming around asking for tricks or treats, so for me it was actually the first time I really celebrated Halloween (and handed out candy ;P ). Though, who knows, give it a little time and Halloween might just slowly find its way to our countries as well - at least pumpkins you can already see popping up here and there ;3
Anyhow, this drawing is part of a Halloween picture, but mainly thought as a drawing for a very sweet and cheerful friend, and that's Kazzi. Not only having amazingly cute drawings and characters, Kazzi's also really fun to read from and write to, having an imaginative and vivid writing style. Add to this that she just radiates sunshine and sincerity, this drawing is most definitely long overdue - and that's surely not only because Halloween's loooong over ^^
Seriously, there are soo many people with huge egos and all their little problems and weirdness-es, people who scream attention and "uniqueness" - you see so many of them, it's a pleasure to get to know someone who isn't at all like that: talented in many ways, yet modest and simply happy with life, people like Kazzi are a true rarity, and I'm very happy and honoured that I may call her my friend ^-^

About the picture itself - these are Tobias, Kazzi and Tai in Halloween outfit (pretty much), hopping from door to door in this winter-y place, hoping for a sack full of treats and hopefully not too many tricks (and still having a long way to go) ^^ I tried to stick to the markings and such this time, with a few minor changes; Kazzi usually doesn't have spooky black bat-wings, a treble clef around her neck (I hope she'll forgive me ^^; ), and Tobias usually doesn't run around with witch hat and spider, but that's about it >3 For Halloween they just fit better, and I can always say they disguised X3

Anyhow, hope you like it ^-^ The actual drawing is about twice as big, I thought sizing it down to half of the original would be a good compromise between details and size (fine details such as the 'T' with the necklace around Tai's neck are easier to see in the full size).

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Written by Bungie95 on Dec 4, 2005

Well, it kinda looks like a combination of both holidays, since it has costumes AND snow! ;P Gee, I wonder if such towns like that bother to participate in Halloween because the entire place looks like a frozen graveyard as displayed by your picture. But then again, what do I know since I've neve actually been in a place with real snow. XD

First of all, the snow! Man, it looks pretty darn realistic! Its freezing qualities must be really...freezing because of those ice cold flower fossils you placed on your picture! Those small stalactites above you look pretty sharp; so watch your head! (I wonder that the purple ornament is for?) ^^ Don't forget that small spider sneaking up behind you too! Or is it part of the costume? (Well, I've never seen a spider included with a hat, so uh...the bunny will protect you guys ;P )

The cabins looks might fine, too. I like the nice amount of snow gathered on top of the house behind Kazzi. And it looks as if the mailbox has the face of a jack-o-lantern if you look closely! Maybe it's just me. The neighbors must be getting into the holiday spirit, as they built their own snowman a few pixels tall hidden left of your hand/paw.

It's not that common to see you in a costume, but it's pretty cute to see you and Kazz in them; I see her wings got their own as well. :) WHat's really cool is that you used a skull and scythe to imitate Kazzi's original necklace. Very creative, and great work!

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Tobias

Dec 4, 2005

Thank you ^-^ Hehe, actually having a place all covered with snow isn't really graveyard-like at all when it happens to you - you can have snowball fights, build castles and little igloos, and inside you'd have it all cozy and warm. When it's snowing outside, that's just the perfect weather to draw, or to sit by the fireplace and play games, really ^-^ (oh, and don't worry abnout these little stalactites, they're all small and fragile, so they wouldn't hurt them ;3 )

Yush, that spider came with the hat - it's just the perfect spooky addition to it, no? X3 You'd just have to be extra-careful so you won't lose it somewhere ^-^ That mailbox is actually a jack-o-latern, but well spotted - and good idea ^-^ Just that with a mailbox, the candle inside would burn the letters the mailman shoved into it's mouth X3 Aaaand well done spotting the snow man too, it's a little easier to see in the full-sized drawing, but even there it's very tiny, soooo .. kudos for that ;P

Anyhow, thanks for your nice comment, it's muchly appreciated ^-^

Bungie95

Jan 11, 2006

Indeed, the spider actually would be a great spooky addition because some of those plastic things look VERY convincing if you let your guard down!

I don't know if this counts as sppoky, but I do remember coming home one night and I saw what appeared to be a frog standing on the stairs. I was very confused, thinking, "What the heck is a frog doing HERE? They don't live in these areas..." It sure looked real though. I proceeded to grab a stick XD and slowly approached it and began to poke it when I found out it was just a plastic toy from the neighbors. -_-; Hey, it fooled my dad too!

I came upon your environment picture in your scraps section, and I could definitely notice some things that were almost impossible to spot in your deviation, like the snowman's eyes and carrot nose. X3 And the light shining on the snow and nearby tree. It really shows your effort in your drawings, because the scenery really benefits from the richness in detail. What was this pic's original resolution?

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