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"There is no lid, you need no lid;
I trust you'll never leave me."












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B A C K S T O R Y _



I really do keep a jar, one that I've had since I was very young.
I'd tell it all my secrets and then I'd screw the lid down tight.

No one knew of this, and I kept this jar high, safe, and hidden.
For all my care and devotion, I believed it would reciprocate,
and offer words of comfort for my confessions of fear and doubt.
But all my life, it listened, and only listened.

Now I hold a different sort of jar, one without a lid.

I still keep the one I've had for all those years; it was a friend.
One whose surface would fog up for the breath of my words,
whom I'd always loved and confined to. I was content.
It was so precious to me that I was able to do anything for it,
even as far as making my mind believe the love was real,
that there really was a voice.

But I need not pretend any more.
Not since I heard a tiny voice from within.
A voice that spoke as much as it listened.

Light of my eyes, joy of my life.

We found each other in the dark.




Dedicated to you, the voice in my jar.
Happy 19th birthday. I love you.

:heart:




D E T A I L S _



Tools: Photoshop CS, Wacom Cintiq 17"
Time taken: 21 hours, step-process involved
Full res: 4500x3000
Special thanks: ~Nicoh, `blackzer0, ~eclipsic, =geckokid



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:iconf3rg:
Wow..... thats some back stroy
I think you have done a great job on the girl, amazing cartoon style
:iconsaintpepsi:
awww this is pretty.... a beautiful concept

pepsi

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God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard it and defend it. -Daniel Webster

And if we are truly gods, then what pitiful and ignorant gods we are. -David Mueller
:iconhypermind:
Very nice concept.

:nod:

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:icontoffee:
:(

you make me emo. :tears:

love you; even tho you've forgotten all about me. :depressed:

<3 keep it real princess.

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Arts Institute
:iconeclipsic:
Your style reminds me of ... I don't know the name of the artists, but the style however reminds me of child storybooks. Those I grew up with. I think you really did a great job depicting your feelings. The description, you wrote that by yourself? Beautifully written however.

Now onto the image itself. I really love the face, and my favourite part must be the eyes and the lips. So natural. The things in the jar looks like fireflies. Like what kids used to do, catch fireflies and keep them there imprisoned. It seems that you've chosen the opposite, releasing them instead of keeping them. Great work with the glow. So. Anything negative? Not what I can think of, the hands might look a bit sketchy. Their edges, but I guess it's due to the glow.


Awesome, glad you showed me this before :]
:iconnicoh:
Aww, thank you very much baby. I've never had anyone do anything like this for me before! EVER! It’s honestly the sweetest thing you could do for my 19th birthday, if anything my 19th birthday isn’t all that important, but you going out of your way to promote it and to put together something as beautiful as this is more than I could ever imagine. I'm just glad I can be there whenever someone else cannot be, I'm glad I can be a part of your life. I feel so lucky to be able to pamper and nurture someone as beautiful as you. Thank you so much!!!! *snuggles*


Now for the critique. Personally I love the style!!! It’s really different, with the vibrant colors and soft shades. I also REALLY like that there’s no black for shading, its blue. It may seem like its not that important but I really appreciate that. In 3D everyone renders things with a black shade, but on footage or even real life there’s never really true black. If anything it seems like radiosity from the backdrop is producing that tint of blue on the outer areas. Next is that highlight and the glow, I love it! The highlights on the hair look absolutely fabulous! I even loaded it up in Photoshop because I had to know what the sentences said. It’s all so touching and if anything it’s a direct work of art completely driven by love and passion.

This is simply beautiful Katie, and the 2nd best gift I have ever received, whilst you stay first.

I love you so much baby!

Thank You so much,

Nico.
:iconcrump3t:
Very nice work katie :hug: love the concept and you executed it just wonderfully

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aka. monsi

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:icongas13:
Yeah, jars are always full of miracles especially if we speak about .jar* - files :|

:D

Nice idea here. Warm piece.


* - .jar is an extension for games for mobile phones :)

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:iconautumn-rain:
this is lovely, katie

i love the story behind it and the fact that you've spent so much effort into creating something so magical (tangible and intangible)

this is what dreams are made of :)

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Endless is my vow, under the azure sky, boundless autumn...

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