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Mrs. Brisbyby ~daarken

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Fan art of Mrs. Brisby from The Secret of Nimh.

Wow, thanks for the DD! This was a complete surprise, especially since this painting is almost a year old. Thanks for all of the lovely comments and feedback, I really appreciate it!
©2011-2013 ~daarken
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Given 2012-01-03
Mrs. Brisby by ~daarken

Awesome Fan Art from the Secret of NIMH! ( Featured by `WildCharmander )
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*ArtWithoutPrediction Feb 24, 2013  Professional Artist
It loses a lot of the feminine aspect somehow... lovability and human emotion in the eyes. Gotta work on that.

Art isn't just in the details, people are blinded by textures and overdetailing and overblending, but the real technical skill comes in appropriately wielding all your tools.
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~daarken Feb 24, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
Thanks for letting me know what art is and isn't. I'll try to be a better artist next time.
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*ArtWithoutPrediction Feb 24, 2013  Professional Artist
Well, no art isn't defined like that, it's in your heart. But technical skill still comes into play for capturing those aspects and practice and learning. The devil is in the details, sometimes you have to step back from something and see it with a fresh eye... sometimes we only distance ourselves properly after a couple months have passed.

I find myself coming back to these time and again just to remind myself of the essentials: [link]
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~ICIllustrator Feb 5, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
One of my favorite childhood movies.
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*carnival Aug 24, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Ffffffffffffffffffff AWESOEM~! X'D

After playing so much Mouse Guard, this iz SUPER-RAD~! X'3
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Mood: Disgust ~glitcher Aug 17, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Oh dear, what a dreadfully unflattering illustration of Mrs. Brisby. This is a shining example of someone with immense artistic talent who doesn't know how to properly depict a character. I can understand if someone wants to take a more natural style of Brisby's appearance, but there is nothing remotely feminine or even personable about this scraggy rodent. Even the drawings of Frisby in the book looked better than this. I know you're capable of better, since your painting of Nicodemus fits the character perfectly, but this looks about as close to Brisby as a block of wood. A real disappointment. :thumbsdown:
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~maxvision92 May 3, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Psst! Hey, I've got a secret to share: The paintings in this series are taking a realistic bent to a very fantastical world. As such, since Mrs. Brisby is the most mundane character in the movie, she is rendered here as a real animal. The character is still recognizable even without those big Disney eyes.
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~glitcher May 9, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
The only thing I recognize on that scraggly rodent is the cape and amulet, but Brisby herself shows nothing of her animated rendition, regardless of how realistic you want to make her. Other artists have tried to draw her in a similar style like this one by GirlNamedEd. At least hers shows a more refined fur, softer expression and overall cuter look. I see nothing of that in Daarken's mouse that looks like it was pulled from the gutter. The original book illustrations that preceded the film looked better than this.
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~maxvision92 May 9, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Mrs. Brisby wouldn't look very cute in real life, though; she's not a tame mouse, who's been living in the fields, dodging the unaware farmer and his evil cat probably her entire life, and when she's not doing that she lives in a block of cement. Of course a realistic Mrs. Brisby's gonna look scraggly and like she was pulled from the sewers, because she pretty much has.

In addition, daarken has companion paintings of Justin and Nicodemus, and they have more human-ish faces and postures. Know why? To show that they're superior beings to an ordinary mouse like Mrs. Brisby. That's why they have human-ish faces, and Mrs. Brisby looks like an animal. It's not any mistake, it's artistic vision.
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~daarken Aug 18, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
thanks
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