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oil on board, 30 X 45cms

When the Fool, (my favorite fantasy character of all time) appears in the middle of the night with some strange incomprehensible message, folk sit up & listen! this fool is well known to be a little fey, & his (or her!) messages often turn out to be prophetic!

there are so many pictures from here & elsewhere that contributed to this, so i'm gonna put links on here to say thankyou!
[link] and [link] are my natural blonde colour references
and costume ideas came from [link] and [link]
the face is from my own imagination, but i got the idea for the lighting on his features & how he's positioned from a few twitter friends who look like they must have put their iPhones down on a table & taken their own photos looking down at it. might try that myself: it looks really effective!

here's the sketch i came up with before the painting: [link] it's something i've never done before, but i'm gonna take the couple of hours it took in future, cos it makes a huge difference to the composition! especially if you're not painting from a photo or a model!

amazingly (cos it took ages to paint this) i've managed to finish it in time for the april fool competition at
:iconthecontroversy: yaaay!!
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Suggester says: "I'm proud of the colours, the sparkly paint (which is not obvious in the photo) and the composition! It's supposed to be otherworldly and a little unsettling, but still pretty! And i've been itching to paint some colourful orbs for ages!"

The Fool's Message by ~secretplanet ( Suggested by ~secretplanet and Featured by `Mollinda )
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*Mirianes Jan 19, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Hi! Your great art was featured here. [link] Have a good day!)

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Mood: Love ~tranmonster Jul 5, 2011   Digital Artist
This is a beautiful piece. Very nice, clean overall quality and composition. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the DD! =)

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~secretplanet Jul 5, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
thankyou! :hug:
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~tranmonster Jul 5, 2011   Digital Artist
Oh is that how you found it? I better be careful what I post on the forums then xD

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*Minzile Jun 7, 2011   General Artist
ooh i missed that DD :noes: but you deserve it so much! :tighthug:

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~secretplanet Jun 7, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
thanx! it was pretty exciting!
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~DEMONxINxME May 31, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
brilliant detail

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Mood: Adoration *Minato-Kushina May 31, 2011
:iconcongratsddplz: You do deserve it, it's so beautiful! It was a wise decision to suggest your own works. You made famous your own self! ;)

Keep on your talented job, my dear! :clap:

Enjoy this lucky day and good luck with your many messages! :D

Have a nice June, even better than May! :hug:

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~ButterflyFish May 31, 2011
Nice!

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~Snizzbut May 31, 2011
Wait, he suggested his OWN WORK?
thats pretty selfish
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