A Tribute to Misty Comic

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Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Staticgirl who grew up on 1970s British comics. At this time, they sold in their millions. One comic was called Misty. It was a horror comic aimed at pre-teens and it was very, very good. Its editor was allegedly a beautiful mystical being who lived in a cavern and was called The Lady of the Mists. This was not unusual in the 1970s. 2000AD is still going and its editor is a green alien who eats plastic cups. Sadly Misty was only with us for a few years before she vanished back into the fog…

Anyway, after a 10 year break from art due to severe artists block, I have created a tribute to the wonderful artwork created by Shirley Bellwood for Halloween. If you are wondering why the colours are so weird I refer you back to the 1970s… :slight_smile:

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I am very rusty and had a struggle with it. This is what i have learned so far:

  1. I need to use references more when I am painting than when I am drawing because it’s a lot to think about without my making it hard on myself
  2. I need to not panic when I pick up a brush
  3. So many instruction videos! I have learned more in the last 3 months than the proceeding 20 years!
  4. I need a lie-down now
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This is a beautiful picture and the topic would also fit very well as a contribution for the monthly Art Challenge, because in October 2023 Halloween / Autumn is the theme on the plan. :wink:

If you want this, so participate in the challenge, then you could ask the admins and moderators to close this topic, so you can post your picture as a competition entry.
Until 2023-10-28T01:00:00Z this is possible.
Should you decide to do so, it is best to speak to @AhabGreybeard; @sooz or @raghukamath about it.

If you want to see what you’re getting into, here are the latest posts:

Monthly Art Challenge – October 2023 – Halloween / Autumn

Michelist

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Thank you that’s very kind! Unfortunately I used a reference for the bat and I can’t find out who originally created it, so I don’t think it really follows the rules.

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It was just a nice idea. And if you don’t participate, you just can’t win this month’s challenge, something you never had in mind before reading my post, I suppose, so probably no harm done.
So now I wish you lots and lots of likes for your picture, may it earn points and win admirers this way.
:bowing_man:

Michelist

Add/Edit: Changed based on @AhabGreybeard’s comment, see the two posts below. ↓

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I think you mean followers/admirers :blush:

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You are right, that was an unlucky translation, but in German, a painting can certainly win lovers, e.g. “im Deutschen kann ein Bild durchaus Liebhaber gewinnen.”

Michelist

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I like the daylights out of this! Very Cool Tribute! :heart_eyes:

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Thank you! I didn’t like it much by the time I had finished fighting with it so I am glad it was worth it in the end.

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It was a lovely idea. I shall keep watching the challenges to see if there are any others I can take part in. I am quite new to the forum and still exploring it, :slight_smile:

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