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Magic Circle by ~Vylen:iconVylen:

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©2007-2009 ~Vylen
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I've had a lot of ideas in my head. This image is part of one.

Hopefully i can use it in some other things i wanna do :)

Anywho, this is my first attempt at drawing a magic circle in photoshop - it took me a few hours in the night, which made me sleep at like 4am.

I envision this sort of thing to be the magic circle you see when a person summons a creature, or envokes a spell - like in games.

Everything's hand drawn - including all the characters/symbols. They mean nothing - just random squiggles i did by hand to make it have a genuine feel

As for the symbolism, i essentially wanted to draw stuff that looked cool :P
Although there can be meanings attached to some things:
Ouroboros - unity of the spellcaster with his surroundings, the infinite nature of magic, that sort of stuff
7-pointed star - could be a reference to the so-called "7th book of moses" which detailed information about summoning beasts.

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~Linnzy Jan 30, 2007, 7:05:59 AM
that is cool ^^ I really like it!

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~thesummerdragon Jan 30, 2007, 2:58:34 PM
I love the pic…Most of my work is highly symbolic as well so really appreciate the use of hand drawn symbols… Well done
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~Vylen Jan 30, 2007, 5:34:22 PM
thank you very much :)

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Give a man a fire, keep him warm for the day. Set a man on fire, keep him warm for the rest of his life!
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~Vylen Jan 30, 2007, 5:35:15 PM
Thank you :)

And yes, i wouldn't have been satisfied with "pre-made" symbols, heheh - hand drawn by yourself is the best

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Give a man a fire, keep him warm for the day. Set a man on fire, keep him warm for the rest of his life!
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~Linnzy Jan 30, 2007, 10:42:15 PM
My pleasure ^^

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~adamisktehking Feb 2, 2007, 4:02:55 PM
wow... damn >< i so wish i could draw that good or even photoshop that good but alas my skills are and always will be in teh kitchen and on the tv screen( referring to vid games) anyway very very nice i love the oroboro in the circle and its very very well drawn

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"antidisestablishmentarianism"
there i said it happy? heh most people dont even know what it means it just confuses and scares them.
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~Vylen Feb 2, 2007, 9:22:43 PM
I'm sure you can develop your skills with Adobe Photoshop just like i did over time :)

Anyway... Thank you for your comments :) And for the favourite.. i really appreciate it

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Give a man a fire, keep him warm for the day. Set a man on fire, keep him warm for the rest of his life!
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~Wathrandir Apr 18, 2007, 2:46:28 AM
O_O .......I'm in love..... So going in my favorites.... T_T Why don't my circles ever look that cool......? (Dark: Because your knowledge of the occult, while greater than most people we know, is still limited at best. *mumbles* Maybe I can use the pattern.....) Still trying to find a way to tie our subconcious to Amaya's? (Dark: Yep. I want to meet her dark side face to face.) ......Why am I suddenly very afraid? (Dark: Cause you're paranoid.) .....Oh shut up. (Dark: Point for me.) You're still no where near beating me, my dear dark side. (Dark: We'll see.....)

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"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity , and I'm not sure about the former" -Albert Einstein (Me: Truer words were never spoken...)

"Sanity is vastly overrated." -unknown (Me: Except maybe these...)
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~Wathrandir Apr 18, 2007, 2:46:34 AM
O_O .......I'm in love..... So going in my favorites.... T_T Why don't my circles ever look that cool......? (Dark: Because your knowledge of the occult, while greater than most people we know, is still limited at best. *mumbles* Maybe I can use the pattern.....) Still trying to find a way to tie our subconcious to Amaya's? (Dark: Yep. I want to meet her dark side face to face.) ......Why am I suddenly very afraid? (Dark: Cause you're paranoid.) .....Oh shut up. (Dark: Point for me.) You're still no where near beating me, my dear dark side. (Dark: We'll see.....)

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"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity , and I'm not sure about the former" -Albert Einstein (Me: Truer words were never spoken...)

"Sanity is vastly overrated." -unknown (Me: Except maybe these...)
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