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Britannia by ~Bjerg:iconBjerg:


©2004-2009 ~Bjerg
:iconbjerg:

Artist's Comments

Britannia - the embodied spirit of Britain (in much the same way as Uncle Sam is used in the US).

An Empire on which the sun never set... etc. etc.

This was done as a favour to a friend of mind who could best be described (in this context) as having a rather... Victorian frame of mind.

EDIT: I am moving this to the scraps section. It seems to attract a disproportionate number of my viewers, and for the most part these viewers are not interested in anything else in my gallery. Perhaps if the attraction of erstwhile British patriots led to more traffic I would appreciate it more, but having something this bad as my most-faved piece is just silly.

EDIT 2: And of course, this picture has more favs than any of my other images (possibly more than all my other pictures COMBINED). Yet the image quality is so horrible it's a complete embarssment. Yep, same old DevArt.

I'd take it down if I didn't pray that maybe one in ten of the ideologues who fav this travesty would stop and look at some of my other less-terrible junk.

Ah well.

Comments


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:iconemzyk:
hrmm..I like a lot the way you've done the flag! and the lighting is very nice too!
:iconluckydonut:
Very nice. I don't care what you say, your coloring skills are just fine. =p Love the bright colors and the sort of overall godlike shimmer of Britannia herself.

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"I am merely an artist lost amidst her own canvas. I am only desperately wishing to get lost in my creation."
- torn-pages
:iconhesir:
Theres some lovely work on Britannias face there... I like the way she looks less like the typical greek goddess version of herself here, more like a working girl from the east end of Victorian London (laughs)... A great facial expression. That and the drunken fanatisism of the soldiers at her feet say it all...

Loved it.

h.
:iconmizarek:
wow, this is great... admire your talent :)

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If you want to be Somebody, just be yourself ;)
Clubs =macrophoto
:iconcecilrhodes:
I realise this picture was done a couple of years ago now but i have just come across it and think it is brilliant!
:iconmadhaxx0r:
Absolutely fantastic. I love everything about this picture. I really like the different types soldiers, and Brittania, looking like Queen Boudicca with her trident and captured Roman helm...
:iconanarchysometimes:
well this comments pretty late but this is an awesome pic
:iconbjerg:
It never ceases to amaze me that people will fav this thing.

Patriotism trumps artistic skill in this case (and I'm not even British!).

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I do them art picture things: [link]
:iconanarchysometimes:
yep it was once said that patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundral, its certainly true in my case:D
besides its a really good picture...you put alot of effort into it considering your not a Brit
:iconbjerg:
Heh. I think it's mostly funny to me because this picture is both old and (in my opinion) soooooooooo half-assed.

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I do them art picture things: [link]

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