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Submitted: September 15, 2012
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Denna. Dianne. Dinnah. Dyanae. Dinael. Alora.by `Gwendolyn12

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Denna from the gorgeous book trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss, aka *Kvothe~

This might not be the best representation ever but it´s more like an experimental drawing which ended up as a fanart (due to the fact I'm re-reading the books and amazed once again

). I wasn't focusing much on representating her face but the feeling around her; the mystery, the fact you cannot comprehend her well and yet you know she's constantly suffering. The flowers and the butterfly are a metaphor for the countless ephemeral relationships she´s been in, and how she flies away from them too soon.
"She´s cruel."

I loved playing with scrapbooking material and I wanted to do some more tests with it, and with some new 5.6 graffiti leads I just bought

they´re awesome.
The title refers to the several names Denna uses along the story. I wonder which one is her real one. Though apparently it is Dianne, but I'm not sure of it

Thanks for looking!

Time: 3 hours

Tools:
black, sanguine and sepia 5.6 Koh-I-Noor grafitti leads;
Winsor&Newton watercolors;
Bo-Bunny scrapbooking paper;
Prima Marketing, Inc. paper flowers;
TEC corner punch, strass and paper flowers;
drawn on Canson 200g/m²

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~DharienNightroad Dec 27, 2012

LOVE THIS!

`Gwendolyn12 Jan 2, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

thanks!

`Exillior Dec 10, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I like that you did fanart of her, of course, but I hate her (as a character) with a passion.

She's such a liar and she's going to be sooo much trouble.

`Gwendolyn12 Dec 11, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

I know.

I can understand your feeling. I'm not sure I like her myself

`Infinite-Heart Nov 29, 2012 General Artist

This is so beautiful! Your style is really gorgeous.
The colors are wonderful and the eyes are really expressive.
I like the way you shade and detail.

Wonderful piece!

`Gwendolyn12 Dec 18, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you so much, my dearC: I'm so happy to hear that

`Infinite-Heart Dec 18, 2012 General Artist

~Dj-Is-Era Oct 16, 2012

Well done, though I have to say that it was the title that caught my eye.

I loved that line in the second book.

And of course I had to find this that I believe fits the picture:

"We stare at a fire because it flickers, because it glows. The light is what catches our eyes, but what makes a man lean close to a fire is the warmth you feel when you come near. The same was true of Denna.”

`Gwendolyn12 Oct 19, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Yeah, I thought a title like this would be fitting.

I do too. It's meaningful in so many ways.

I love that description, though I don't know if it's exact... Kvothe is quite biased towards her.

~Dj-Is-Era Oct 25, 2012

Of course, though what can we expect?
We see what we want to see, and for Kvothe, he sees Denna as perfect. I feel for the guy, truly I do, and for that alone do I appreciate his description.

But, enough of that. Denna seems like she really is a good person, but has to hide by running away and avoid being hurt further. It shows when she eats the resin.

"Mooo."

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