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Queen's Thief Series © Megan Whalen Turner

Name: Irene
Age: Mid-twenties (??)
Appeared In: The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings

Despite her beauty, the Queen of Attolia is a cold, merciless queen who often resorts to extreme punishments when dealing with trespassers. She is intelligent and cunning, and will usually take advantage of situations where she can reap a lot of reward, personally or politically. Her unkindness is a result of her poor childhood and the activities of her traitorous barons who regularly try to usurp her throne. Although she knows that it is a necessity, she doesn't like it when others point out her cruelty.

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Tools: HB pencil (sketch), Gimp 2.6 (effects), Corel Painter Essentials (painting)
Gimp Brushes found here: [link]
Time: 4.5 weeks (yes, I am slow)

I don't think she looks mean here. But I've always had the impression she was kind of poker-faced.
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Mood: Love ~XOnTheCalender Mar 7, 2012
Perfect. She is absolutely captivating, and you perfectly depicted her "stony mask" of a face.

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~MandereLee Mar 9, 2012
Aww, I'm glad I did. I never personally saw her as having a "mean" or "cruel" face. Thanks for the comment!
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~XOnTheCalender Mar 9, 2012
I'm with you on that. I always saw her face as completely void of emotion.

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~VanillaRaspberry Feb 2, 2012
This is a beautiful representation of Attolia. I quite agree that she seemed to keep up a poker face unless dealing with Eugenides.
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~MandereLee Feb 3, 2012
Aww, thank you! I'm glad you find it beautiful. =) Yeah, I think some people think she looks angry or mean all the time, but my image of her is that she keeps a 'neutral' face. Yeah, lol, unless she's dealing with Gen. XD
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~tenneyshoes Dec 5, 2011
I almost want to say she has a mona lisa face. When you look directly at her mouth she isn't smiling but if you look at her eyes it seems like she is. Great job!

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"You can only come to the morning through shadows." -JRR Tolkien
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~MandereLee Dec 5, 2011
Ah, wow! Thanks. ^__^ Maybe because her eyes are a bit slanted? I'm not sure, hehe, but I'm happy to know you find it that way.
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Mood: Love ~chessnutcat Aug 26, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
wow your anime is amazing!!!!!

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~MandereLee Aug 26, 2011
Whaa!!! Thank you for such a high compliment. :boogie:
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~chessnutcat Aug 26, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
its amazing im surprised more people havent commented on it!!!!

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