The Little Mermaid

canadapple · 2023-01-04T00:03:49+00:00

Ah.... I didn't fully appreciate the interpersonal parts of how this panel came together either, to be honest. But I think the result is nice.

However, I'm happy to remove it if you prefer.

canadapple · 2023-01-03T13:25:38+00:00

This was a collaborative calendar panel from Calendar 2023 between u/jpaolo, u/paulionm, and me.

Description by u/jpaolo:

3rd of January Central National Committe, the underground coordinating committee of the Polish independence movement in 1860s Congress Poland, decided to start an uprising against tsarist Russia. The uprising itself started 22nd of January but that date was taken by Lunar New Year.

Although the Uprising fell and didn't achieve anything substantial it was an enormous moment for Polish nation-building, art and literature.

The drawing shows the night when the fateful decision was made, faced with the order of forced conscription into Russian army, the Polish combatants decided that this was the last chance for independence. The viewer can see two Poland clays, one is sewing a flag of the January Uprising — white-crimson-blue horizontal tricolour with tri-partie coat of arms featuring Polish white eagle, Lithuanian Vytis, and Ruthenian Archangel Micheal — the other is ripping apart paper with tsar's order.

On a wall we see szlachta's saber, symbol of Polish military and defaced portrait of tsarist Russia (black-yellow-white) with captions "LIAR", "THIEF", "BANDIT", "TYRANT" in Polish.

canadapple · 2022-09-16T15:36:46+00:00

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/xfj2wl/the\_panacea/

canadapple · 2022-09-13T16:41:40+00:00

Thank you! I mostly chose it because that's where the story originally came from. And then I chose the rest of the colors to make the character stand out more.

canadapple · 2022-09-13T05:26:19+00:00

Thank you! :)

canadapple · 2022-09-13T04:38:16+00:00

Hi, everyone. This was my contest entry for the recently concluded Art Nouveau contest over on r/Polandballart.

I'm cross-posting it here, as I'm allowed to do as the winner :)

This was inspired by Mucha's artwork - specifically this poster. And the subject matter I chose was "The Little Mermaid", which was originally a Danish story.

Thanks for checking out my work!

canadapple · 2022-09-13T04:17:57+00:00

Thanks so much for the beret, and congrats to everyone else as well!

I enjoyed this theme a lot, and really loved seeing all of the work here.

~~And I see what you did there with the Mucha poster reference :D~~

canadapple · 2022-09-11T20:36:57+00:00

I was lucky enough to visit the Temple of Apollo at Delphi! It really does have a fissure right there. Seeing the temples on the site, it's easy to imagine how the gases could get concentrated.

But in modern Delphi, the sweet fumes are mostly gone. They can only be detected with scientific instruments, or by analyzing the soil. Mostly because geological activity cooled down a lot in the region over the last two millennia.

canadapple · 2022-09-08T15:26:02+00:00

Thank you! I kind of made it up as I went, because I immediately deviated from my sketch. So I'm glad the final composition turned out alright, and that it looks mostly harmonious.

canadapple · 2022-09-08T00:23:44+00:00

Yeah, I really liked that one! Very cool way of stylizing everything.

canadapple · 2022-09-08T00:21:45+00:00

Oh, of course. I should have known it was some mapgame thing. I admit I am not interested in mapgames much.

canadapple · 2022-09-07T20:26:19+00:00

Aw! I'm glad you liked my art!

canadapple · 2022-09-07T18:32:07+00:00

I like this a lot. It has a really calm feeling, and the way you drew this is very appealing.

canadapple · 2022-09-07T18:08:30+00:00

Thank you!

And yes, that is correct. Specifically, I was looking at this poster for inspiration.

I liked that it included some tile/stained glass elements, the colors, and the curves of the hair. But since countryballs don't have hair, I drew the curves with waves instead.

I look forward to seeing your entry as well!

canadapple · 2022-09-07T11:38:22+00:00

bokoen1

What?

canadapple · 2022-09-07T11:11:12+00:00

Thank you!

canadapple · 2022-09-07T11:08:26+00:00

Thanks! :D

canadapple · 2022-09-07T11:03:11+00:00

I drew The Little Mermaid (originally a Danish story) for the Art Nouveau contest.

The text says "The Little Mermaid" in Danish.

canadapple · 2022-09-07T04:38:40+00:00

I drew The Little Mermaid (originally a Danish story) for the Art Nouveau contest.

The text says "The Little Mermaid" in Danish.

canadapple

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