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For =deathofrats' contest.

I've been wanting to paint Persephone properly ever since I did this commission for =Higure-no-Hikari. About the colours of the dress: the ancient Greeks used to dye wedding gowns with saffron, hence the orange, whereas purple is a mourning colour. Thought it seemed suitable for the bride of Pluto. And yes, I drew a background for once.

~8 hours, Photoshop CS2, pose reference from `lockstock

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:iconclouded-ambition:
...goodness.

definitely one of your best works. i love it, from the colours to the composition to the details. great piece.
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livin' lime.
:iconaeromachia:
Thank you very much <3 I'm so glad you like it.

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:fish: It's not the end of the world...
:iconizene:
Great background!
:iconali-mar:
Botticelli-esque. Very nicely done.

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"It's what you create... not how."
:iconlockstock:
Gorgeous work! The colors are perfect and your art style really works well for this sort of mythic iconography.

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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it may be necessary from time to time to give the stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye." -- Miss Piggy
:iconaeromachia:
Thank you very much <3 Couldn't have done it without your lovely stock.

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:fish: It's not the end of the world...
:iconkellviete:
Oh so very shiny! I love this piece, the dress, the background. I especially love the pomegranate she's holding. The flowers in her hair look awesome too. I like how her expression and her features give her a very sullen look. Even thought she's Demeter's daughter, I like this interpretation of her personality very much. :)
:iconaeromachia:
Haha, thank you <3 I was thinking of drawing some ears of wheat in that patch of grass but I thought that would be too lively for the land of the dead...

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:fish: It's not the end of the world...

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