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Published: 2008-01-03 00:35:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 66975; Favourites: 3418; Downloads: 233
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It could be his rejection and defeat, or it could be the first time he fell in love with Sarah. Both are painful, thrilling falls. A little melodramatic for me, but it gets the point across. (I'm lame!)I'm stuck on that long panel look. This whole thing was an excuse to draw the animal bones on the shoulders of Jareth's owl coat in the last act of Labyrinth, and you can't see much of them. I want to do another.
This one was frustrating and I don't know how I feel about it. I did it during a bad cold, so I was cranky and stuffy and inclined to half-ass it. Goddamn, I don't know what I was thinking with all the fabric. Never again, unless I get some skills.
The title kind of needs explaining; I've been really heartbroken twice in my life, and both times the only thing that made me feel better was listening to "Drowndeep: Hula" by Maxwell. It's an undulating, underwater song, appropriately embryonic, like a good Codeine fog. It put a new feeling to the word "hula".
materials: ink and Letraset illustration marker on bristol, plus a touch of the ol' PS
music: Maxwell, "Drowndeep: Hula"
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This made my life so much better. XD I <3 it all.
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It very much reminds me of the various depictions of The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian. Is that what you based this off of?
It's very beautiful, either way. Wonderful, flawless job.
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This image is so unbelievably made of awesome. It takes an artist with real talent to be able to convey the sense of heartbroken, lost and loneliness that this single image just radiates. Fantastic. 
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Truly love it,
Mostly how you captured his loss. <3 it
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Gorgeous, dramatic. Makes you think. There is no blood from the arrows; who is to say if they are strikes of pain or chilling delight?
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This is my favorite of your "Labyrinth" works. Poor Jareth...it's so strange how in the films Bowie has made that involve his character falling in love, he usually winds up alone, rejected in some way. It seems the female leads in his films, unlike us real-life women, cannot see nor appreciate all the wonder and beauty before them when it is cloaked in oddity and/or darkness...but obviously you do.
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I've seen very little with him acting, actually. This, and his part as Tesla in The Prestige, actually. Strange and charming. I feel like it might be hard to be around him as a person, like his energy would do wild things. His nearness would make your atoms vibrate at your resonant frequency and you'd explode or something.
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Oh, there's a wonderful world of Bowie to explore out there, full of marvelous beauty and deep emotions that run the gamut.
The idea of meeting one's end as a result of just being near him...so long as it was a simple "poof" and nothing too messy, I can't think of a better way to go!
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This is really amazing. The line quality and the colors are just so gorgeous.
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This is beautiful. 8-l
Love his expression so much, you've portrayed him on his very best (that I've seen while referring to the movie, as I haven't seen much of him beside that, which apparently seems like a shame, and to say again here he looks gorgeous /ramble), the symbolism of this picture and composition is gold, and though those fabric folds sounds like a pain to have made, it looks absolutely great. How you colored this looks great, especially the fabric, the transition between the hues are love. 
Also I could stare at this forever
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Thank you so much. I feel like such an amateur when it comes to good lighting. I look at your art and it seems like it comes so naturally to you, where shadows fall and the play of colors. It's like a total crap shoot for me, so it's really awesome to hear when I do a good job. C:
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Featured here [link]
Make sure to fave the article!
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Bravo bravo, this is rather astonishing work you've done. I think so far of all the fan works I have seen of the Goblin King this one is simply the best.
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Ha I got Jareth beat, I have not been shot by the damn chubby baby. But any hoot totally adoring, very symbolic.
*Applause*
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Beautiful coloring here and a beautiful man. β₯
I could fave all you Labyrinth art... 
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*gasp~!* (catches Jareth before he hits the ground and carefully removes the arrows) are you okay, m'lord? 0_0
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Aww. 
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of course! if we fangirls don't look out for Jareth, who will? (cuddles the Goblin King back to health) ^///^
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Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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the fall-wow i love it, the stillness of when he loss-oh goblin gosh!
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So tragic but beautiful :[
I wouldve gone with Jareth!
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This is beautiful and lovely sad. I also am so glad you posted the song, cause I'm in love with Maxwell's music now too. I love how it sounds almost tribal and natural in the beginning, like those nature and music cd's. And then he started singing.
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Maxwell does some really interesting stuff. I'm so glad you went and listened to him!
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....I want this as a bookmark. It's so cool. It's the sort of dramatic composure that I've been looking for in a picture. I guess that makes me selfish.Non the less, your art is amazing. I hope to see more of it in the future.
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Wonderful movement in the lines, and the colours are lovely. Awesome work
xxxx
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God the fabric looks lovely. It does give a feel of falling/drowning to the picture. And his face, augh, so beautifully drawn.
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Yeah, that is pretty much amazing
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I like the arrows... like Cupid's arrows...
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makes me think of Bon Jovie "Shot through the heart, you're too late...You give lo-ove a BAD NAME!"
lol, perfect fit for this piece, methinks.
Jareth <3!!!! Great job, too!
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This is singlehandedly the most beautiful Labyrinth rendition I have ever seen. It's absolutely gorgeous - I canNOT stop looking at it! Wonderful, wonderful work.
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I love the symoblic arrows being shot through his chest.
It's a truly amazing peice, I must add.
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