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GoldeenHerself β€” Callathite Storm

Published: 2005-07-16 13:53:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 1795; Favourites: 53; Downloads: 133
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Description The May illustration for my 2006 Calendar Antellonian Horse which you can purchase via check or PayPal at Eltsar Press.

Official Calendar Comment:
The Callathites, or sea horses, are in fact a particularly organized group of water sprites. Sometimes they are mere manifestations, but at other times they can control the wind and weather over the sea with downright terrifying power. They break down into White Callathites (the wave riders, and probably the best known of the bunch), Blue Callathites (most often seen in the open ocean on clear calm days when your water is almost out and everyone is starvin β€”afterwards you will get a favorable wind and put the vision down to heat induced hallucinations), and finally Dark Callathites (the storm bringers, usually hang out around dangerous shores and whip up terrible windsβ€”incidentally, the best ones to paint).

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Orginal size 8" x 11" on paper board, mixed media colored pencils and watercolor. This one was a lot of fun, despite worrying myself sick over the water. I'm especially happy with how the Callathite in the foreground came out.

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Comments: 32

TheLadyGrey [2007-01-23 02:30:59 +0000 UTC]

The coloring on the horse is amazing! I wish blue horses were real.

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GoldeenHerself In reply to TheLadyGrey [2007-01-23 03:47:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh me too! Specifically, I wish these blue horses were real!

Thanks for the fave!

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TheLadyGrey In reply to GoldeenHerself [2007-01-23 14:54:56 +0000 UTC]

But those horses are made of water! It would be awfully hard to ride one.

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GoldeenHerself In reply to TheLadyGrey [2007-01-23 16:33:40 +0000 UTC]

Ah, but it's very, very solid water. They feel kind of like riding very fast water... it's hard to describe... I'd need to do it in a novel...

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TheLadyGrey In reply to GoldeenHerself [2007-01-23 22:49:22 +0000 UTC]

Like riding on a wet horse then? Minus the smell of course.

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GoldeenHerself In reply to TheLadyGrey [2007-01-24 02:04:11 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, very much, only they smell of seawater of course.

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MapleRose [2005-09-29 01:07:28 +0000 UTC]

love the colours scheme, and how the horse seems to melt into the water, and shading on the coming wave

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GoldeenHerself In reply to MapleRose [2005-09-29 02:11:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Doing those wave horses was a blast!

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AnimeGal3 [2005-07-19 14:24:58 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work on the water.

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daniii [2005-07-17 23:43:21 +0000 UTC]

I love the sahding !! Water is soooo hard (at least for me). You did an awesome job on it ^^

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GoldeenHerself In reply to daniii [2005-07-18 00:24:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I work hard on my water. Water big heap pain. Water get on brain, heap bad.

Thanks for the heap fave! *bow* *bow*

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daniii In reply to GoldeenHerself [2005-07-18 00:53:17 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome.

Bad, bad,bad evil water *s water* IT'S WET!

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GoldeenHerself In reply to daniii [2005-07-18 02:55:50 +0000 UTC]

Yaha!

*splash*

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daniii In reply to GoldeenHerself [2005-07-18 23:48:04 +0000 UTC]

*starts a water-war*

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TorridChaos [2005-07-17 07:30:28 +0000 UTC]

I don't suppose you would be interested in owning my soul, hm? Hahaha

Once again--fantastic work, which was to be expected The shading on the foremost Callathite is superb

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GoldeenHerself In reply to TorridChaos [2005-07-17 13:28:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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Vesperity [2005-07-16 16:27:30 +0000 UTC]

omg. I don't know which is my fav. I love them all so far. I LOVE HORSES!!!! I want that calender. Yikes. Money money money.

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GoldeenHerself In reply to Vesperity [2005-07-16 19:21:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks sooooo much!

Don't worry, you've got plenty of time to save up, as they will definitely still be around by Christmas time (that's when I plan to sell most of them anyway).

Thanks so much for all the faves!

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Vesperity In reply to GoldeenHerself [2005-07-16 20:04:45 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome and that is great. I will probably be able to get one around then. Yay I can end up getting one.

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GoldeenHerself In reply to Vesperity [2005-07-16 23:13:12 +0000 UTC]

Yay!

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Yayster [2005-07-16 14:55:45 +0000 UTC]

This is the best one so far! I love the water effect ^^ It must be hard to paint that! And the horse is beautiful as usual ^^ I can't wait to see the rest of the pics!

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GoldeenHerself In reply to Yayster [2005-07-16 19:23:42 +0000 UTC]

Tee hee, thanks so much! I'm glad you like the water as much as I do!

Posting these are SOOO much fun! And it's such a relief! I painted them all in January and February, and it's been like sitting on some monsterous hot air balloon for all those months. It's so great to finally be able to show 'em off (AND have people LIKE them!!!!)

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ArofaTamahn In reply to Yayster [2005-07-16 15:31:42 +0000 UTC]

Heh heh, wait 'till she posts a few more.

Mwee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee!

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lamusicalady [2005-07-16 14:54:49 +0000 UTC]

omygoodness this is SOOO my favorite! just the stormy effect and the horse and the water it all looks so COOL!!!!

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GoldeenHerself In reply to lamusicalady [2005-07-16 19:25:07 +0000 UTC]

Yay! Glad you like it so much! This is one of my favorites as well... although the one I'm proudest of is yet to come...

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lamusicalady In reply to GoldeenHerself [2005-07-16 20:59:55 +0000 UTC]

EEEE! i cannae wait! i'm sae excited ya made me slip into mae brogue!

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GoldeenHerself In reply to lamusicalady [2005-07-16 23:14:33 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha!

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kirayasha [2005-07-16 14:43:57 +0000 UTC]

Ithink this one is my favorite one so far!

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GoldeenHerself In reply to kirayasha [2005-07-16 19:25:43 +0000 UTC]

Yay!

There's STILL more! We're only at May!

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kirayasha In reply to GoldeenHerself [2005-07-16 20:11:10 +0000 UTC]

Cool!!

Thanks for showing off all the wonderful artwork you had been working on!

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LadyMyuu [2005-07-16 14:15:42 +0000 UTC]

all these beautiful horses I keep seeing keep making me want to get a calander... I'm gonna have to go scrap around for some dough

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GoldeenHerself In reply to LadyMyuu [2005-07-16 19:26:48 +0000 UTC]

Haha! That's the point!

(Don't worry, there's plenty of calendars to go around, so you can always put one on your Christmas list!)

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