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Vättebron
Usually the Vaette wore gray, but if you ever saw a Vaette with a red cap you could be sure it was dressed up for some special occation. People used to say that when the Vaette marched through the forest in long columns, it was a sign of change, of seasons shifting, of new eras to come. Many claimed to have seen a glimpse of their pointy caps in the depth of the forest, but none could ever be sure.
My Christmas Card for this year. I'm a bit early since I need time to get them printed etc.
Vaettebron literally means "The Bridge for Vaette". The ae is really the Swedish letter Ä. I couldn't find a good English translation for "Vaette" - the closest might be "Gnome". They are small michievous entities usually found close to humans, a relative of the "Tomte" and the "Vittra". Whereas the mythos does exist in Scandinavia, the above text and image is my own interpretation.
All done in MyPaint + GIMP over about 8 hours. Landscape was heavily inspired by Palmer (19th century). Original is over 7000 pixels wide, there are lots of details that don't really come across when scaled down here (will be fun to see how much is seen in print). Comments and feedback appreciated!
I did a recording when painting this, if you are interested you can find it on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwKdLT…
Making a Christmas card has become a tradition for me. Here are my previous ones (all can be gotten as a print):
2010 (Good neighbours):
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2009 (Surprise gift):
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2008 (Night in the troll forest):
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2007 (We're THIS tight!):
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Griatch
Usually the Vaette wore gray, but if you ever saw a Vaette with a red cap you could be sure it was dressed up for some special occation. People used to say that when the Vaette marched through the forest in long columns, it was a sign of change, of seasons shifting, of new eras to come. Many claimed to have seen a glimpse of their pointy caps in the depth of the forest, but none could ever be sure.
My Christmas Card for this year. I'm a bit early since I need time to get them printed etc.
Vaettebron literally means "The Bridge for Vaette". The ae is really the Swedish letter Ä. I couldn't find a good English translation for "Vaette" - the closest might be "Gnome". They are small michievous entities usually found close to humans, a relative of the "Tomte" and the "Vittra". Whereas the mythos does exist in Scandinavia, the above text and image is my own interpretation.
All done in MyPaint + GIMP over about 8 hours. Landscape was heavily inspired by Palmer (19th century). Original is over 7000 pixels wide, there are lots of details that don't really come across when scaled down here (will be fun to see how much is seen in print). Comments and feedback appreciated!
I did a recording when painting this, if you are interested you can find it on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwKdLT…
Making a Christmas card has become a tradition for me. Here are my previous ones (all can be gotten as a print):
2010 (Good neighbours):
2009 (Surprise gift):
2008 (Night in the troll forest):
2007 (We're THIS tight!):
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Griatch
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6672x4086px 9.37 MB
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Overall Vision Originality
Technique ImpactThis one is downright incredible.
Two things struck me immediately. First, you did an excellent job incorporating the cool colors into the snow while still making sure it looked like snow. It's something I really love about good winter scenes.
The sky and atmospheric perspective are great. The sky has a warm glow, but it's still not a clear sky - something I associate with winter.
The light in general is quite nice. The dappled shadows in the background add some nice interest as we follow the dwindling vätter into the distance. The reflection off the stream is nice as well.
There aren't a lot of details to be seen about the gnomes at this resolution, so it's hard to comment on that. However, the broad details are great. The sameness of the procession sets up a nice contrast to the vätter who are doing other things. The one helping his/her fellows off the branch is sweet. The one staring at the reflection amuses me. My brain gave him a personality and everything.
My quibbles all center around the stream. My brain wants to read it as frozen, but why would they need a bridge? The reflection is very indistinct as though the water is disturbed, but the trees don't seem to be blown about. Finally, the brightest part of the sky is on the left of the picture, but the brightest part of the reflection is on the right. It looks nice, but seems to violate the laws of physics. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="
" title=" (Smile)"/>Did you use references for the trees, snow or stream?