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>A< Ahhh I am super late with getting this up, but I wanted to make sure that I got it up before midnight (my time anyways)!
My OC, Calliope. She is a young girl.
I did so plan to finish this much sooner but....*sigh* you know when you have... those drawings? You know, the ones that you draw over and over again because they just aren't turning out right? Yeah, this was one of those drawings for me. I seriously redrew this concept dozens of times and even got part-way through coloring another version with pencils before I decided I hated that one with a passion so I started over again. OTL
It didn't help that I was super stressed over the last few weeks, and working on this while in a rather anxious and somewhat angry state just isn't very conducive to drawing, at least not for me. I end up redrawing the same thing a million times (well, I always do that but in this case it makes me more upset when I do it) and can't decide on anything. xD On a positive side though, I'm actually a "reverse venter" when it comes to art. Usually the way it works out is that the more upset, sad, or anxious I am the happier, lighter, and more serene my drawings tend to be. And even weirder, the happier I am the darker, more heinous my drawings tend to be. xD I guess its compensation, you know? Like I wouldn't want to draw things that are dark and depressing when i'm not feeling great because in turn it can make you feel even worse. So really, I guess it was a good thing that I was a rather upset these last few weeks as I think it helped me to finally capture the calm and serene sort of vibe I wanted in this drawing....even if I still hate it with every fiber of my being. OTL
I don't hate this drawing because I feel its particularly bad or anything (though there are things that I would have preferred to do differently because I don't like them, but....traditional art OTL), Its just one of those things artist feel when you spend so long drawing the same thing over and over to no avail and stare at the same drawing for hours upon hours you just start to despise it more and more....if that makes sense. And also I guess another big part in that is the fact that I wanted to have a softer, romantic, "vintage" sort of coloring and MY GAWD DO I SUCK AT THAT. IF I CAN'T BURN MY OWN RETINAS WITH RIDICULOUS CONTRAST I'M LOST, DAMMIT. *cough*
>~> Ack, anyways, i'm rambling about negativity, i'll stop that now. I try not to talk to much anymore about how I feel in regards to my own art because...people get really mad at me when I do. T//___//T Yes, i'm aware it comes across as face-punchingly annoying when someone who has decent drawing skills complains about how much they think their own art sucks. I know.
T//u//T Anyways, standard transition time! For those of you who may not know, i'm doing a monthly drawing series of my OCs with flower themes. If you want to know the symbolism and story behind this drawing then feel free to read on, but if not that is fine but before you go, thank you so much for your favorite, comments and just for looking! I really really appreciate it!~ <3
//Start convoluted story/symbolism blah
For February, I chose my OC, Calliope. xD I'll be honest in that the main reason why I wanted to have her be the focus of this month originally was entirely because I picked Shu for last month and I thought it would be cute to have my little illusionary trio all together in a row to welcome the new year (^u~ So yessu, that means Etzel will be the focus for new month, oh ho ho)! I know, I know, you can feel free to throw your bricks at me now because I completely agree that is an entirely stupid reason. In my defence though, I wanted to have her be the focus for one of the twelve months but didn't know which to choose, so since I always intended Shu to be January and Etzel to be either March or April, I thought having her be February would work out perfectly to make a cute little string of adorabu x3 //shot
But after deciding on February for her, I got to thinking about it and she actually really fit the vision I have of the month perfectly! When I think of February, I think of calmness and serenity. January is the first month of the year and as such there are lots of celebrations and expectations, resolutions and promises. But as January comes to pass and the hype of the new year begins to fade, we start to get back into a sense of calmness again that we don't usually have with all the special occasions and drama that November, December, and January have. February is still a cold month (at least in the US) often with rain and snow, but every now and then it shows soft glimmers of the upcoming spring. In some areas you can find beautiful blankets of snow that shimmer in the soft light like glitter, somehow looking warmer then the snow from months before it. In other places, at dawn you can see beautiful pale pink and warm grey skies, light rainshowers or soft mists leaving dozens of tiny dewdrops on every blade of grass. February is so reflective of Calliope in that way; in its calming and soft beauty.
TwT Ehhh... I'm sure some of you already know a fair bit about Calliope and my unicorn characters, but for those of you who don't here's a bit of relevant backstory that will make the next bit of what I have next to say make sense:
Calliope, as i've mentioned before, her life's-blood element is that of Vapor; mist, steam, fog and so-on. Its what she has control of and what also gives her life. Canonically, her power over vapor is extremely coveted by those of her own species, the Unitrios, as with it she has the ability to conceal; to hide things in dense mists and fogs so that they can be safe from harm. Her species is one that throughout history is constantly preyed upon by that of other species for a seemingly never ending list of reasons from their unimaginable beauty, to their longevity, their powers, their precious gemstones, etc. Even though they can poses insurmountable power and can potentially live forever, their existence is also extremely fragile in that their weaknesses are exploitable by nearly anyone, even extremely common and weak species by comparison; by humans. Because of their fragility and being highly coveted by others, the best way they know how to keep safe is to stay hidden in areas and obstacles that humans and other preying species find untraversable. Calliope is invaluable to that of her community of Unitrios as she creates a dense blanket of fog throughout the thick winding forests that surround her home making so that anyone who unknowingly wanders into them become lost forever. Canonically she spends the majority of each day atop a mountain peak that overlooks their community in an almost sleep-like trance as she focuses all her energy into creating a fog thick and large enough to protect the forest and community below. As she is rather "young" (or more accurately, not fully mature) by Unitrios standards, there is a limit to the amount of power that she can realistically contain within herself. To put it most simply, the length of a Unitrios horn measures how much power and energy they are able to use and gauges physical maturity as well as "age". The smaller their horn the less mature and overall energy they contain meaning that for Calliope requires a ton of focus and effort and is incredibly exhausting to maintain the fog everyday. Ordinarily she would not be able to do it at all, but she developed a way by essentially putting herself in a sort of temporary "coma", or a state of complete serenity where she is virtually unaware of the world around her an is able to most purely refine what little energy she does have and use it to its absolute fullest.
xD I may or may not have explained all that before but anyways, yes. So you can probably see where I was going with the drawing. I ts as such a strongly definitive image of Calliope; being perched atop the overlooking mountain in a beautifully serene and captivating trance as she creates the fog. I've been wanting to draw it for such a long time now because of that and I thought it would be the perfect way to represent Calliope for February as I see it as such a calming and serene month. I also have always imagined that because she is essentially unaware of the world around her as she creates the fog, if the weather is naturally rather humid she can unintentionally create more of a thick mist or even like a strange anti-gravitational rain flurry....aaaaand pretty much completely soak herself xD. Little does she know that she ends up making herself look like the outside of a cold soda can on a warm day, covered in condensation. Or more cutely worded; covered in dew drops! Also a funny thing that happens to her when it comes to water is that her hair completely straightens out. Actually, despite her hair usually being seen in giant curls, her hair is actually physically supposed to be straight like Faustus's hair is. The only reason its usually curled is because of heat. If her hair gets wet it goes back to being straight it will stay straight if she doesn't come in contact with anything warm, but the minute she touches or feels any type of warm energy it immediately and quite hilariously poofs up into curls xDD Faustus use to exploit this all the time when they were younger; sneaking up on her when she didn't expect it and cackle like a hyena when her hair would turn into a curl afro xDDDD
TwT Anyway, I remember some people asking to see Calliope's hair down at some point so again, I though this would be the perfect opportunity to draw it straight and loose as it fit the image so perfectly~
xD Anyways gosh, i'm just rambling about Calliope and haven't even mentioned the flowers yet haha //shot
^u^ Anyways, the flowers that I chose for her are Camellia and Primrose. I used pretty much every variety of Camellia but as far as Primroses go, I only wanted to use one specific variety; the Pink Evening Primrose. Even though I chose these flowers more so for meaning than looks, I did want to use specifically pink flowers to compliment her light blue colored skin, amongst other reasons. There are quite a few reasons why I chose these flowers actually. Since February is still a rather cold winter month (where I live) I wanted to look for flowers that actually do bloom in the winter as its easy to just think of dead branches and snow during the winter, but there are certainly some flowers that thrive even in the cold. Camellias are one of those flowers, given the nickname "winter rose" for this reason. Pink Evening Primrose is a little bit of a different story as to why I chose it. Primrose is actually the birth flower (or the flower of the month if you prefer) in some areas of the US and other places. The "official" birth flower of February is Violet, but Primrose are considered acceptable as well in some areas. xD Pink Evening Primroses are also quite special to me personally because where I live they grow wild and I adore them! They have a have a really lovely honey and sugar type of smell, are very adaptable and hardy for being such fragile looking flowers, and bloom for a really long time! xD I actually had no idea what they even were until I happened to stumble upon them while looking up flowers for this drawing and coming to Primroses. I was like "Omg, that is what those are?! I see these things all the time in my backyard! xD" After that I knew I just had to include them..plus they were perfect for the pink theme I wanted and for meaning too! In regards to meaning, Camellias are known to represent passion, desire, longing and unwavering loyalty and well as beauty, perfection, and excellence. Primroses also have very similar meanings; representing that of eternal undying love, but is also a symbol of temptation. The "primrose path" as its called, refers to "a way of life devoted to irresponsible hedonism, often of a sensual nature." I've mentioned it before, but Calliope, even amongst her own species of strikingly beautiful people, is seen by literally everyone she meets as exceptionally and almost unfathomably gorgeous. Basically, anyone who has ever laid eyes on her will say without hesitation that she is the most beautiful girl they've ever seen in their life. Not only that, she has quite remarkable etiquette and is kind, compassionate and articulate when it comes to formal meetings; nothing less than princess-like behavior if you will. Needless to say that "perfection" and "excellence" define her quite well. However, she is the type of person who you could say has a personality that changes depending on who she is with and what the situation is. In formal settings she is nothing less than a perfect "princess" and may seem quite shy, modest or naive, but away from important meetings and formalities she is quite different. She is very passionate and romantic, like most Unitrios are, but not in a...err... well not in an over-barring way but more permissive and exceedingly curious. Curiosity is most likely Calliope's most notable personality trait; she is always inquisitive and fascinated by that of new and different things and is generally bold enough to seek them out herself. Canonically, there are numerous instances in Calliope's life where she is pressed with... romantic situations... and while she is aware of the plethora of reasons why Unitrios cannot love those who are not part of their own Trio, and it is not intended with any ill will or from unsatisfaction with that of Shu and Etzel but she can't help but always be curious about how other people experience love or imagine what it would be like to be with another person. In this way, she is very sympathetic to Shu in regards to how he feels/felt about Reysol and does not show loathing or disgust to anyone that holds/had minute feelings for others not of their Trio like many Unitrios certainly would. in Its actually a very rare trait for Unitrios to feel even the slightest bit of romantic interest in anyone who is not of their own trio, but unfortunately for her, Calliope has that very unfortunate curse and her natural curiosity and sense of adventure certainly doesn't help that. For her, the "primrose path" is something that often crosses her mind. Even so, she may feel temptation and curiosity from time to time, but she truly and unquestionably loves Shu and Etzel and whatever curiosity she may have she has absolutely zero intention of ever breaking their bond.
///End convoluted story/symbolism blah
;___; Oh daaaaaaayum. Thats a textwall right thar. Yup. Dern sure is.
Wow, you know, I don't think I ever realized until now just how little i've truly spoken of Calliope until now. Hot damn, and i've spoken even less of Etzel so...ack. I don't even. @_@
I do so apologize for the length but... I just hate saying things that have no context because its not fair to assume that everyone knows every little detail of everything i've ever said about all of my OCs, you know? And if I didn't explain some things, other things that are directly relevant to the drawing wouldn't make sense either asdfghjkl-
TuT Anyways, like I said, don't ever feel obligated to read the the textwalls. Only if you are interested! Or if you are just bored I guess xD
T//w//T Anyways, I hope you guys like this one more than I do, haha.
//shot
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TWITTER: twitter.com/BlueRoseArkelle
YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCKStz…
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Calliope belongs to me.
Media: Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus watercolor ink, Prismacolor Verithin pencils, white paint, toothbrush, photoshop for blur effects
Time taken form start to finish: About 20 hours ...why @___@
Date: February 28th, 2015
Art/designs/story/concepts ect. belongs to me BlueRoseArkelle and you do not have permission to use, alter, repost or reproduce in any way without my permission. THAT INCLUDES REBLOGGING ON TUMBLR.
My OC, Calliope. She is a young girl.
I did so plan to finish this much sooner but....*sigh* you know when you have... those drawings? You know, the ones that you draw over and over again because they just aren't turning out right? Yeah, this was one of those drawings for me. I seriously redrew this concept dozens of times and even got part-way through coloring another version with pencils before I decided I hated that one with a passion so I started over again. OTL
It didn't help that I was super stressed over the last few weeks, and working on this while in a rather anxious and somewhat angry state just isn't very conducive to drawing, at least not for me. I end up redrawing the same thing a million times (well, I always do that but in this case it makes me more upset when I do it) and can't decide on anything. xD On a positive side though, I'm actually a "reverse venter" when it comes to art. Usually the way it works out is that the more upset, sad, or anxious I am the happier, lighter, and more serene my drawings tend to be. And even weirder, the happier I am the darker, more heinous my drawings tend to be. xD I guess its compensation, you know? Like I wouldn't want to draw things that are dark and depressing when i'm not feeling great because in turn it can make you feel even worse. So really, I guess it was a good thing that I was a rather upset these last few weeks as I think it helped me to finally capture the calm and serene sort of vibe I wanted in this drawing....even if I still hate it with every fiber of my being. OTL
I don't hate this drawing because I feel its particularly bad or anything (though there are things that I would have preferred to do differently because I don't like them, but....traditional art OTL), Its just one of those things artist feel when you spend so long drawing the same thing over and over to no avail and stare at the same drawing for hours upon hours you just start to despise it more and more....if that makes sense. And also I guess another big part in that is the fact that I wanted to have a softer, romantic, "vintage" sort of coloring and MY GAWD DO I SUCK AT THAT. IF I CAN'T BURN MY OWN RETINAS WITH RIDICULOUS CONTRAST I'M LOST, DAMMIT. *cough*
>~> Ack, anyways, i'm rambling about negativity, i'll stop that now. I try not to talk to much anymore about how I feel in regards to my own art because...people get really mad at me when I do. T//___//T Yes, i'm aware it comes across as face-punchingly annoying when someone who has decent drawing skills complains about how much they think their own art sucks. I know.
T//u//T Anyways, standard transition time! For those of you who may not know, i'm doing a monthly drawing series of my OCs with flower themes. If you want to know the symbolism and story behind this drawing then feel free to read on, but if not that is fine but before you go, thank you so much for your favorite, comments and just for looking! I really really appreciate it!~ <3
//Start convoluted story/symbolism blah
For February, I chose my OC, Calliope. xD I'll be honest in that the main reason why I wanted to have her be the focus of this month originally was entirely because I picked Shu for last month and I thought it would be cute to have my little illusionary trio all together in a row to welcome the new year (^u~ So yessu, that means Etzel will be the focus for new month, oh ho ho)! I know, I know, you can feel free to throw your bricks at me now because I completely agree that is an entirely stupid reason. In my defence though, I wanted to have her be the focus for one of the twelve months but didn't know which to choose, so since I always intended Shu to be January and Etzel to be either March or April, I thought having her be February would work out perfectly to make a cute little string of adorabu x3 //shot
But after deciding on February for her, I got to thinking about it and she actually really fit the vision I have of the month perfectly! When I think of February, I think of calmness and serenity. January is the first month of the year and as such there are lots of celebrations and expectations, resolutions and promises. But as January comes to pass and the hype of the new year begins to fade, we start to get back into a sense of calmness again that we don't usually have with all the special occasions and drama that November, December, and January have. February is still a cold month (at least in the US) often with rain and snow, but every now and then it shows soft glimmers of the upcoming spring. In some areas you can find beautiful blankets of snow that shimmer in the soft light like glitter, somehow looking warmer then the snow from months before it. In other places, at dawn you can see beautiful pale pink and warm grey skies, light rainshowers or soft mists leaving dozens of tiny dewdrops on every blade of grass. February is so reflective of Calliope in that way; in its calming and soft beauty.
TwT Ehhh... I'm sure some of you already know a fair bit about Calliope and my unicorn characters, but for those of you who don't here's a bit of relevant backstory that will make the next bit of what I have next to say make sense:
Calliope, as i've mentioned before, her life's-blood element is that of Vapor; mist, steam, fog and so-on. Its what she has control of and what also gives her life. Canonically, her power over vapor is extremely coveted by those of her own species, the Unitrios, as with it she has the ability to conceal; to hide things in dense mists and fogs so that they can be safe from harm. Her species is one that throughout history is constantly preyed upon by that of other species for a seemingly never ending list of reasons from their unimaginable beauty, to their longevity, their powers, their precious gemstones, etc. Even though they can poses insurmountable power and can potentially live forever, their existence is also extremely fragile in that their weaknesses are exploitable by nearly anyone, even extremely common and weak species by comparison; by humans. Because of their fragility and being highly coveted by others, the best way they know how to keep safe is to stay hidden in areas and obstacles that humans and other preying species find untraversable. Calliope is invaluable to that of her community of Unitrios as she creates a dense blanket of fog throughout the thick winding forests that surround her home making so that anyone who unknowingly wanders into them become lost forever. Canonically she spends the majority of each day atop a mountain peak that overlooks their community in an almost sleep-like trance as she focuses all her energy into creating a fog thick and large enough to protect the forest and community below. As she is rather "young" (or more accurately, not fully mature) by Unitrios standards, there is a limit to the amount of power that she can realistically contain within herself. To put it most simply, the length of a Unitrios horn measures how much power and energy they are able to use and gauges physical maturity as well as "age". The smaller their horn the less mature and overall energy they contain meaning that for Calliope requires a ton of focus and effort and is incredibly exhausting to maintain the fog everyday. Ordinarily she would not be able to do it at all, but she developed a way by essentially putting herself in a sort of temporary "coma", or a state of complete serenity where she is virtually unaware of the world around her an is able to most purely refine what little energy she does have and use it to its absolute fullest.
xD I may or may not have explained all that before but anyways, yes. So you can probably see where I was going with the drawing. I ts as such a strongly definitive image of Calliope; being perched atop the overlooking mountain in a beautifully serene and captivating trance as she creates the fog. I've been wanting to draw it for such a long time now because of that and I thought it would be the perfect way to represent Calliope for February as I see it as such a calming and serene month. I also have always imagined that because she is essentially unaware of the world around her as she creates the fog, if the weather is naturally rather humid she can unintentionally create more of a thick mist or even like a strange anti-gravitational rain flurry....aaaaand pretty much completely soak herself xD. Little does she know that she ends up making herself look like the outside of a cold soda can on a warm day, covered in condensation. Or more cutely worded; covered in dew drops! Also a funny thing that happens to her when it comes to water is that her hair completely straightens out. Actually, despite her hair usually being seen in giant curls, her hair is actually physically supposed to be straight like Faustus's hair is. The only reason its usually curled is because of heat. If her hair gets wet it goes back to being straight it will stay straight if she doesn't come in contact with anything warm, but the minute she touches or feels any type of warm energy it immediately and quite hilariously poofs up into curls xDD Faustus use to exploit this all the time when they were younger; sneaking up on her when she didn't expect it and cackle like a hyena when her hair would turn into a curl afro xDDDD
TwT Anyway, I remember some people asking to see Calliope's hair down at some point so again, I though this would be the perfect opportunity to draw it straight and loose as it fit the image so perfectly~
xD Anyways gosh, i'm just rambling about Calliope and haven't even mentioned the flowers yet haha //shot
^u^ Anyways, the flowers that I chose for her are Camellia and Primrose. I used pretty much every variety of Camellia but as far as Primroses go, I only wanted to use one specific variety; the Pink Evening Primrose. Even though I chose these flowers more so for meaning than looks, I did want to use specifically pink flowers to compliment her light blue colored skin, amongst other reasons. There are quite a few reasons why I chose these flowers actually. Since February is still a rather cold winter month (where I live) I wanted to look for flowers that actually do bloom in the winter as its easy to just think of dead branches and snow during the winter, but there are certainly some flowers that thrive even in the cold. Camellias are one of those flowers, given the nickname "winter rose" for this reason. Pink Evening Primrose is a little bit of a different story as to why I chose it. Primrose is actually the birth flower (or the flower of the month if you prefer) in some areas of the US and other places. The "official" birth flower of February is Violet, but Primrose are considered acceptable as well in some areas. xD Pink Evening Primroses are also quite special to me personally because where I live they grow wild and I adore them! They have a have a really lovely honey and sugar type of smell, are very adaptable and hardy for being such fragile looking flowers, and bloom for a really long time! xD I actually had no idea what they even were until I happened to stumble upon them while looking up flowers for this drawing and coming to Primroses. I was like "Omg, that is what those are?! I see these things all the time in my backyard! xD" After that I knew I just had to include them..plus they were perfect for the pink theme I wanted and for meaning too! In regards to meaning, Camellias are known to represent passion, desire, longing and unwavering loyalty and well as beauty, perfection, and excellence. Primroses also have very similar meanings; representing that of eternal undying love, but is also a symbol of temptation. The "primrose path" as its called, refers to "a way of life devoted to irresponsible hedonism, often of a sensual nature." I've mentioned it before, but Calliope, even amongst her own species of strikingly beautiful people, is seen by literally everyone she meets as exceptionally and almost unfathomably gorgeous. Basically, anyone who has ever laid eyes on her will say without hesitation that she is the most beautiful girl they've ever seen in their life. Not only that, she has quite remarkable etiquette and is kind, compassionate and articulate when it comes to formal meetings; nothing less than princess-like behavior if you will. Needless to say that "perfection" and "excellence" define her quite well. However, she is the type of person who you could say has a personality that changes depending on who she is with and what the situation is. In formal settings she is nothing less than a perfect "princess" and may seem quite shy, modest or naive, but away from important meetings and formalities she is quite different. She is very passionate and romantic, like most Unitrios are, but not in a...err... well not in an over-barring way but more permissive and exceedingly curious. Curiosity is most likely Calliope's most notable personality trait; she is always inquisitive and fascinated by that of new and different things and is generally bold enough to seek them out herself. Canonically, there are numerous instances in Calliope's life where she is pressed with... romantic situations... and while she is aware of the plethora of reasons why Unitrios cannot love those who are not part of their own Trio, and it is not intended with any ill will or from unsatisfaction with that of Shu and Etzel but she can't help but always be curious about how other people experience love or imagine what it would be like to be with another person. In this way, she is very sympathetic to Shu in regards to how he feels/felt about Reysol and does not show loathing or disgust to anyone that holds/had minute feelings for others not of their Trio like many Unitrios certainly would. in Its actually a very rare trait for Unitrios to feel even the slightest bit of romantic interest in anyone who is not of their own trio, but unfortunately for her, Calliope has that very unfortunate curse and her natural curiosity and sense of adventure certainly doesn't help that. For her, the "primrose path" is something that often crosses her mind. Even so, she may feel temptation and curiosity from time to time, but she truly and unquestionably loves Shu and Etzel and whatever curiosity she may have she has absolutely zero intention of ever breaking their bond.
///End convoluted story/symbolism blah
;___; Oh daaaaaaayum. Thats a textwall right thar. Yup. Dern sure is.
Wow, you know, I don't think I ever realized until now just how little i've truly spoken of Calliope until now. Hot damn, and i've spoken even less of Etzel so...ack. I don't even. @_@
I do so apologize for the length but... I just hate saying things that have no context because its not fair to assume that everyone knows every little detail of everything i've ever said about all of my OCs, you know? And if I didn't explain some things, other things that are directly relevant to the drawing wouldn't make sense either asdfghjkl-
TuT Anyways, like I said, don't ever feel obligated to read the the textwalls. Only if you are interested! Or if you are just bored I guess xD
T//w//T Anyways, I hope you guys like this one more than I do, haha.
//shot
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TWITTER: twitter.com/BlueRoseArkelle
YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCKStz…
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Calliope belongs to me.
Media: Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus watercolor ink, Prismacolor Verithin pencils, white paint, toothbrush, photoshop for blur effects
Time taken form start to finish: About 20 hours ...why @___@
Date: February 28th, 2015
Art/designs/story/concepts ect. belongs to me BlueRoseArkelle and you do not have permission to use, alter, repost or reproduce in any way without my permission. THAT INCLUDES REBLOGGING ON TUMBLR.
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This is absolutely incredible,it’s so beautiful!!