Re: A Little Victory - 'To a mouse'

Raiding the wheat shed, the tiniest of victories matter a whole lot to a mouse. ^__^

This is based on the work of Scotland's most famous poet Robbie Burns',"To a mouse".

Excerpt:
"I doubt not, sometimes, but you may steal;
What then? Poor beast, you must live!
An odd ear in twenty-four sheaves
Is a small request;
I will get a blessing with what is left,
And never miss it."


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---Spiritgreen

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brilliant coloring, spirit! I love the blue of the mouse against and the woven background.

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You know that I have to have this...right? I have to have it!!! +10000!

I love the wakey eye of the cat in the background!

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Aw, thanks guys! I'm trying to keep my designs really simple at the moment - conservin' energy. I had a good time drawing this.

I hope the pattern conveys the idea of stacked up wheat sheaves okay. :^)

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I love this poem!--and great design!

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What, you pass over haggis and whiskey for mice and wheat? o.O

But mark the Rustic, haggis fed,
The trembling earth resounds his tread.
Clap in his walie nieve a blade,
He'll mak it whissle;
An' legs an' arms, an' heads will sned,
Like taps o' thrissle.

cmaxelson wrote:I love the wakey eye of the cat in the background!

Me too! Adorable!! Nice one Spiritgreen!:D

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It looks like you have wicker baskets in the background. Great simplistic drawing!

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Very fun design. Love the textures!

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nice work, walmazan!

rogerrogerroger wrote:nice work, walmazan!

teehee, I thought it was walmazan at first too!

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Very cute! You should do simple more often. I really like the way you focused in on the characters!

jasneko wrote:teehee, I thought it was walmazan at first too!

Speaking of which... Where is he?

I had to read this poem in high school. My teacher made me read it with a Scottish accent and everything.

GMV

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Great character and love the woven texture! +1

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Thanks!

I like how this turned out. Maybe it's more suitable for fall. :p

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My favorite poem (even if it is a bit too true at times).

Great execution on this. Fantastic line weights. GMV

bassanimation wrote:You know that I have to have this...right? I have to have it!!! +10000!

Me Too!

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nice, GMV

So nice and cute!

Spiritgreen wrote:Raiding the wheat shed, the tiniest of victories matter a whole lot to a mouse. ^__^

This is based on the work of Scotland's most famous poet Robbie Burns',"To a mouse".

Excerpt:
"I doubt not, sometimes, but you may steal;
What then? Poor beast, you must live!
An odd ear in twenty-four sheaves
Is a small request;
I will get a blessing with what is left,
And never miss it."


Close-up:


See a BIG VERSION of the shirt! This is six colors on brown.

Thanks for looking, please vote if you like this design.
---Spiritgreen

I love this design! If you ever get it made into a tshirt somewhere message me! =)