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Aka "Legend of Zelda meets John William Waterhouse".


Remember that I once made a sketch of Link and Zelda re-enacting this waterhouse painting of Lancelot and Guinevere?
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Well, I was in the mood, so I did it in colour. Disney’s The Sword in the Stone was running in the background while I sketched it, that should tell you. There’s that certain scene in Skyward Sword when Link rescues Zelda which so made me think of this painting. It had to be done, you know? Somehow I always thought Zelda goes well with Arthurian legend parodies. That started long ago when I played Ocarina of Time and my dad commented on little Link pulling out the master sword with the words (and I quote): „Are you king of England now?“.

Anywayyy, so since I‘m still in the mood, I might finally do one or two Arthurian comic pages before this year is over. We’ll see.

It doesn’t look like Waterhouse at all, but at least I bothered adopting my style a little bit to his. You wouldn’t believe how much fun I had with their ridiculously adopted hair.

100% watercolour.

EDIT: WTF, 198 messages? People you’re crazed… Just admit the idea cracks you up the same way it cracks up myself :D.
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Mood: Love ~LadyNorbert Jan 6, 2013
I love this so freaking much. The Waterhouse painting in question is one of my absolute favorite pieces of art ever, and I adore Link and Zelda, so it's a marriage made in heaven as far as I'm concerned. Beautiful, beautiful job!
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~Toradh Jan 7, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thank you! I'm glad the mixture works for other people as well ;)
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~Ickle-Pank Nov 16, 2012
Brilliant.
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~Toradh Nov 16, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks!
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~balorkin Nov 9, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
Großartig! Irgendwann muss ich potentiell mal lernen mit Aquarell so geduldig zu sein =___= Und akkurat arbeiten... ich kann das nicht.
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~Toradh Nov 9, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Ich doch auch nicht. Ich bin der ungeduldigste Mensch der Welt. Merkt man das denn gar nicht? :D
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~balorkin Nov 15, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
ne, voll nich o_o
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~Toradh Nov 16, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Super, dann hab' ich ja ein gewisses Talent für’s Vortäuschen :D
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~Argofinkal Nov 4, 2012
Well, the sword does wait for the chosen one, so... maybe?

Great piece, I love Zelda fan-art! Specially those that draw attention to the epic feeling of the quest, or those where something grandiose happens - like this one.
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~Toradh Nov 5, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I have always figured Zelda and Arthurian legend go well together :D
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