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©2006-2009 *Elf-Fin
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This is the 5th page of the MerDawn story I did for Joe Linsner of his character Dawn (originally published as the back up story in issue#3 Dawn Return of the Goddess in 2000). At this time he had never done Dawn as a mermaid, and I had always wanted to do her as one. We had known each other for several years beforehand via working for the same publisher, and I had expressed interest in doing Dawn as a mermaid...someday. So it came about that Joe wanted to see her done by me as a mermaid, and this is one page (pg5) of the 6 page story. There is a 7th page, which is like a page 0 to this story, which was published separately in his Dreams of Dawn issue for Wizard.

This treatment is what I will bring to the new Elf~Fin comic/Graphic Novel I'm working on now with Julie Ditrich.

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:iconvolivod:
Very nice.

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And you will lose your mind. [link]
:iconeva-black:
It's amazing 0_0

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Bum tralalala jestem Zajac Poziomka
:iconheartofglitter:
Wow this amazing your colouring is very wonderful, must have been great to work with Linsner too!

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"use what talents you possess; the woods would be silent if no birds sang but those that sang best"
:iconelf-fin:
Thank you heartofglitter. Working with Joe Linsner was great, actually one of the best working experiences I've had in comics. He was very supportive of me doing the project. He did mention that I "got" Dawn in a way that others that he'd invited to do renditions of her had "not".
The really fun and nice thing was when it was reviewed, my work was apparently initially mistaken for Linsners work. I think our look is different, but i certainly saw the compliment in that. =D

The review is as follows:

Bud Plant Comic Art (Comic art & illustrated books): pg. 151

DAWN: Return of the Goddess #3

By Joseph Michael Linsner.

Gorgeous Linsner art, the contemporary master good girl artist. Sirius, 1999. Dawn picks up her sword again, determined to cut a bloody path to Lucifer. She hacks and slashes her way into his stronghold and demands the Prince of Lies to tell why her followers are being slain. And she discovers who's really been pulling the strings. Includes a stunning backup tale (we thought it was Linsner's work at first) by Jozef Szekeres, 1999.

Recommended.
DAWNRO3, 7x10, 32pg, FC $2.95
(1999)
:iconheartofglitter:
Congrats, I also think you did a fantastic job capturing Dawn; she's one of my favourite comic women. :heart:

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"use what talents you possess; the woods would be silent if no birds sang but those that sang best"
:iconvixenvendetta:
the little skulls on the scales are pretty sweet :boogie:
:iconelf-fin:
lol, yes VixenVendetta, I had fun working-in the skulls (one of the many symbols normally worn by Dawn) into her new mermaid form. I call them "Skull Scales".
:iconseanhuge:
beautiful! i love it! great detail and movement!
:icongunplanet:
What medium is that? acrylic?

that art must have taken some time. what sort of schedule do they have you on?

I'm not terribly familiar with the concept but good work, though...
:iconelf-fin:
Glad you noticed the "scull scales". This character is Dawn, and Dawn usually wears lace that has skulls as part of the motif pattern. As my MerDawn did not wear lace, I thought it would be fun to do her scales as skulls instead. I really liked the result.

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March 10, 2006
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