#nightfafnir

Why do people love Nightfafnir so much?

Her popularity never faltered...  even after all those years, she's still favored and reblogued countless times daily. I thought people would get tired of her after a time...

She's also my one piece that I totally lost control over, as I did not tagged her when was first posted online. She is now found on countless porn sites and forums and being used without my consent. 

When working on an illustration, music is always present to get me in the right mood, and sometimes I will associate certain songs or melodies to certain characters. Going back in time again, ten years ago, my first digital artwork to get major online attention... and is still, to this day, the one that cumulated the most love.

Nightfafnir, the Night Elf Druid.   (After all these years, it’s still getting liked and favored on Deviant Art, to my surprise.) Long story short; this was suppose to be a simple forum signature image...  and ended up being a full on painted illustration. (which explains the low quality of the image.)

There are two songs that stood out a lot, and helped me get in the mood to draw this one:  “Lay all your love on me” from ABBA, and “I Feel Love” covered by Vanessa Mae.

" Hair... this is when the madness began..."

A lot of time, music plays a strong factor when designing and working on an illustration.  Songs and instrumental pieces intensify my emotions, and it's those emotions that are channeled into my art. Though sometimes, only the lyrics of a song will stick and help bring a visual piece to life. I thought about sharing some of them with you as examples: ( clicking on the song title will open a new window in youtube )

Corso Riggs - Obsession by Tyan Tedder

I had the life of ordinary, I spat it out Now my condition's kind of scary, I need you now Not love but I need something else

So here's my confession This time, don't just want you to love me I want to be your obsession

Doctor Eckard Lokin - Gunman by Funker Vogt

Now the race is on the run, I am looking out for you I catch you in the woods and kill you if we meet

Come on play the game and fight for life this is the game where I will survive

Nightfafnir - Lay All Your Love on Me by Abba

Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me Don't go sharing your devotion Lay all your love on me

Oh My Goddess - Please Don't Go by Barcelona

You kept falling in love and then one day When you fell, you fell towards me When you crashed in the clouds, you found me

Oh, please don’t go, I want you so I can’t let go, for I lose control