red_rahl ([info]red_rahl) wrote in [info]rahly_furverted,
2006-08-18 15:10:00
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Art post: Precious to Me, (Yondaime and baby Naruto, G)

It's been a while since I've drawn anything other than LeeGaara but I've been working on this particular picture on and off over the past couple of weeks and it remains near and dear to my heart.


Title: Precious to Me
Artist: [info]red_rahl
Rating: G
Characters: Yondaime and baby Naruto
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto Masashi. I just like to play in this world for a little while...
Warnings: None really...may be rather angsty though...
Notes: Done in photoshop and opencanvas.
- There are various hints that Yondaime might just possibly be Naruto's father and to think of what he must have gone through in the last flickers of his life... So I wanted to draw something of the tenderness and love he must surely have felt for his little, newly born son, his Naruto, even as he did what needed to be done.
- I had originally started out with Yondaime kissing Naruto before going off to battle and certain death but wasn't sure if Naruto had been born already or whatnot. Ultimately, I decided that I wanted to have baby Naruto with the markings already, which meant that Yondaime would have to see his son as a spirit. Perhaps he was given a period of grace by the gods with which to bestow one last kiss.
- As I was working on this piece, I kept humming this lullaby from a certain Disney film. Indeed, the title of the picture comes from that song. <3

The song goes like this:

Baby mine, don't you cry
Baby mine, dry your eyes
Rest your head close to my heart
Never to part, baby of mine

Little one when you play
Don't you mind what they say
Let those eyes sparkle and shine
Never a tear, baby of mine

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From your head to your toes
You're so sweet, goodness knows
But you're so precious to me
Cute as can be, baby of mine




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[info]donkey

August 19 2006, 21:35:44 UTC 5 years ago

thats so beautiful and cute and sweet and sad and, and.. ;_____;

[info]red_rahl

August 23 2006, 04:06:32 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you so much. I really wanted to do this idea justice and I'd like to think that I did.

[info]yira_heerai

August 19 2006, 21:36:50 UTC 5 years ago

Oh god how heart wrenching. ;_; So tender. He got to know his papa's love.. even if it was only in spirit. ;_____;

Very awesome. The colors really bring it out. You did wonderfully and the transparency of the spirit too. Bravo! :D

Poor Yondaime though. ;_; What guilt he must have felt for doing that to his own son.

[info]red_rahl

August 23 2006, 04:09:42 UTC 5 years ago

Yeah, I totally know what you mean about Yondaime. Even if Naruto somehow turned out not to be his son...well, it's just so sad all around. And thank you about the transparency! I was wondering how to convey the ghostly quality and taking out the lines did it for me. Glad it wored for you too!

[info]chyama

August 19 2006, 21:37:14 UTC 5 years ago

O_O That is gorgeous!!

[info]red_rahl

August 23 2006, 04:10:12 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you! I tried my best to do this subject justice!

[info]auntbijou

August 19 2006, 21:37:33 UTC 5 years ago

(sniffles) Oh...honey... I have no words except... wonderful!

[info]red_rahl

August 23 2006, 04:10:44 UTC 5 years ago

Awww. *hugs* Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed this piece. As I've said, it really is dear to me. <3

[info]13thleprechaun

August 19 2006, 21:38:23 UTC 5 years ago

Omg! That's so adorable and so sad at the same time! :3 I absolutely adore this piece. Your art style is absolutely gorgeous! ^^ Wonderful job~

[info]red_rahl

August 23 2006, 04:12:53 UTC 5 years ago

Oh, I'm so honored by your comment! <3 I was definitely trying for the bittersweet quality in this piece because it's a farewell by a father who has no other choice. Thank you and I'm so glad you enjoyed this!

[info]the__ivorytower

August 19 2006, 21:42:26 UTC 5 years ago

Awwwwww~

[info]red_rahl

August 23 2006, 04:14:09 UTC 5 years ago

*hugs* Thank you for the commenting and dropping by to see the picture. <3

[info]reichi_heika

August 19 2006, 21:59:48 UTC 5 years ago

OH GAWD. ;___; Beautiful! The candlelight and the colors and the--the--... d'aaawaaaa...

[info]red_rahl

September 2 2006, 22:30:19 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you! It was a challenge to figure out just how I wanted the lighting and color to go, given that it was by candlelight. So glad you enjoyed the picture!

[info]teambenevolence

August 19 2006, 22:05:48 UTC 5 years ago

Wow. This is just...fantastic.

[info]red_rahl

September 2 2006, 22:30:50 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the picture!

[info]demonoflight

August 19 2006, 22:07:02 UTC 5 years ago

This kills me. It's so beautiful and so well-executed and so HEARTBREAKING gaaaaah.

[info]red_rahl

September 2 2006, 22:31:44 UTC 5 years ago

Awww. *hugs* Thank you so much for the compliment! I'm glad that you enjoyed the picture so much. It was a pleasure to work on and all the while, I tried to do the scene justice. ^_^

[info]kcanopener

August 19 2006, 22:09:23 UTC 5 years ago

I can only say one thing to this: AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
>^_^<
MEOW!

[info]red_rahl

September 2 2006, 22:32:21 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the picture! Drawing baby Naruto was a challenge! XD

[info]zully

August 19 2006, 22:17:29 UTC 5 years ago

I almost choked up viewing this image. It's so heartbreaking, Naruto growing up without knowing how much his father loved him. I hope he figures it out someday.

[info]red_rahl

September 2 2006, 22:33:55 UTC 5 years ago

Oh, thank you! I hope that Naruto does too. It does make Yondaime's sacrifice even sadder, that the one he left behind was treated so badly by those he helped to save. I'm glad you enjoyed the picture!

Anonymous

August 19 2006, 22:23:12 UTC 5 years ago

This makes me wanna cry TT_TT. And its so beautiful...I want it...and I wanna huggle it...can I save ^-^?

[info]red_rahl

September 2 2006, 22:34:26 UTC 5 years ago

*hugs* Thank you! And yes, you may save it for your personal files.

[info]charlotteschaos

August 19 2006, 22:23:40 UTC 5 years ago

Awww so sweet!!

[info]red_rahl

September 2 2006, 22:34:46 UTC 5 years ago

Oh thank you! ^___^ So glad you enjoyed this picture!

[info]alloveryou

August 19 2006, 22:34:55 UTC 5 years ago

Awww, this just made me want to cry. :((( Such a beautiful and emotional piece!

[info]red_rahl

September 2 2006, 22:35:34 UTC 5 years ago

Oh, thank you so much! I was really trying to imbue this piece with all the emotion I could muster and I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[info]kaworu_chan

August 19 2006, 22:39:41 UTC 5 years ago

OMG! What a sweet piece of art! *cries*. I love the dusk light ^^, and the lines, and the softness, and... EVERYTHING!
Thank you very very much for sharing =^^=.

[info]kaworu_chan

August 19 2006, 22:43:46 UTC 5 years ago

Jeez! Why the Hell did I put "dusk light"? (Maybe 'cause I'm thinking about the beautiful dusk I'm seeing in this moment =^^=) Sorry, I've just seen the candle (hehe!).

[info]red_rahl

5 years ago

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[info]kaworu_chan

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[info]fukkafyla

August 19 2006, 22:50:10 UTC 5 years ago

That's absolutely stunning, really. The colours and everything look amazing and Naruto's face and it's just, just... T_T aw.

(the lyrics are really fitting... too fitting in fact).

[info]red_rahl

September 2 2006, 22:37:39 UTC 5 years ago

Oh thank you! Baby Naruto was a challenge to draw but it was all really pleasurable to do. I'm so glad you enjoyed the picture and I love that song. ^_^

[info]melissizaflirt

August 19 2006, 22:51:17 UTC 5 years ago

*tears* That is just so adorable. So sweet. :]
AWWWWWWWW!!

[info]red_rahl

September 3 2006, 20:57:16 UTC 5 years ago

Oh thank you! I tried really hard to make Naruto a cute baby and I've always wanted to draw a Yondaime pic. So glad you enjoyed the picture!

[info]_yukisuki

August 19 2006, 22:53:47 UTC 5 years ago

This absolutely took my breathe away. I love it. The art, the colors, the tones, the feeling, the emotions; just--I love it. Yondaime kissing Naruto (his son) affectionately and as if still lingering for a second longer, pulls my heart strings and makes me go: "aww." Because, this picture says so much in so many different ways. Naruto, he is adorable and loveable and seeing the seal on his stomach proves that the kyuubi was sealed inside of him already. My mind is whirling about the situation the scene may have lead to and I conclude that Yondaime may have been torn sealing the kyuubi inside his son. This picture is just （。＞。＜。）ウッー

Mem'd this in my journal ~ ☆

[info]red_rahl

September 14 2006, 02:21:13 UTC 5 years ago

So sorry to have taken so long to reply. But I really wanted to thank you for this really awesome review. To know that I was able to convey the message and emotions that I was trying for while working on this piece really means a lot to me. ^__^

Just the thought of knowing just what he'd be doing and what would happen to him and his own but still doing it because it was the only way to save what was left... I'm glad if I could do even a little justice to him and to baby Naruto...and drawing baby Naruto was challenging and still a lot of fun. ^.^ So glad you enjoyed the picture and thank you!

[info]hashire

August 19 2006, 23:16:27 UTC 5 years ago

This is too beautiful for me to even keyboard smash.

[info]just_defy_me

August 19 2006, 23:30:40 UTC 5 years ago

Bittersweet is all I can say, really. Oh, that and amazing.

[info]maldoror_gw

August 19 2006, 23:54:15 UTC 5 years ago

*wibbles* That's lovely...Your baby Naruto looks more like a newborn baby than the pic in the manga did :P

[info]dragonz_ahoy

August 20 2006, 00:01:44 UTC 5 years ago

WOW!!! your sooo good! *sniffles* for naruto! (he looks sooo adorable as a bubba!)

[info]swtjemz

August 20 2006, 00:42:54 UTC 5 years ago

OH BJ. This is absolutely beautiful. The color choice and lighting and the pose are all poised to help my heart break at the sight.

I love the way Yondaime looks and how you saw baby Naruto's body through his. T_T very touching.


*snuggles*

[info]aradiantsun

August 20 2006, 00:57:29 UTC 5 years ago

That's absolutely breathtaking. You've brought tears to my eyes. *adds to memories*

[info]zelha

August 20 2006, 01:04:42 UTC 5 years ago

I know that icon, LOL :P

[info]zelha

August 20 2006, 01:03:03 UTC 5 years ago

Awwww... that is sooooo sweet... T_____T
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