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This my part of the trade with :iconsrdce:. She drew me Mildred & Yvan :D
She asked me to draw my favourite myth from my country, but I know no one so I drew a myth from my parent's country : Turkey :D

"Kiz kulesi" means "maiden's tower" in turkish.

Legend :
There are many legends about the construction of the tower and its location. According to the most popular Turkish legend, a sultan had a much beloved daughter. One day, an oracle prophesied that she would be killed by a venomous snake on her 18th birthday. The sultan, in an effort to thwart his daughter's early demise by placing her away from land so as to keep her away from any snakes, had the tower built in the middle of the Bosphorus to protect his daughter until her 18th birthday. The princess was placed in the tower, where she was frequently visited only by her father.

On the 18th birthday of the princess, the sultan brought her a basket of exotic sumptuous fruits as a birthday gift, delighted that he was able to prevent the prophecy. Upon reaching into the basket, however, an asp that had been hiding among the fruit bit the young princess and she died in her father's arms, just as the oracle had predicted. Hence the name Maiden's Tower.

here's a picture of the tower : [link]
I already went to Istanbul many times but never visited the tower but I'd love to!

Hope you like it!
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*LovelyLocks Feb 13, 2013
Awww~~ it is a sad but beautiful story~!! :sniff: Your illustrations of stories are just wonderful~! :clap:
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~SerifeB Feb 14, 2013
Thank you so much! :)
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=Mr-Bluebird Jan 21, 2013  Student
this is too gorgeous!
such flowy and organic lines. and the colors are superb
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~SerifeB Jan 22, 2013
Thank you so much!! :D
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Mood: Love ~Srdce Jan 13, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
This is so lovely piece although it is so sad.
I love it! The color you used are so warm - it is grat contrast with the sad story.
Thank you sooooo much for it! :heart: :tighthug: It is so beautiful! :squee:
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~SerifeB Jan 13, 2013
Oh I'm so glad you love it! :la:
Hehe I just love using these 2 colored pencils together! :D
It was hard first to decide the position of the girl. I didnt want to make it look like a romantic death scene like in Romeo & Juliet ^^ I searched for ottoman clothing so it ended to look like this :D
You're so welcome ! I really love your part so I did my best for this one ! ^^
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Mood: Love ~Silence-in-November Jan 11, 2013
How sad.
I love the monochromatic look to it...or is it dichromatic? o.O
Anyways, the two colors really go together quite nicely!
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~SerifeB Jan 12, 2013
Thank you! Yes I used 2 colors ^^ so it's dichromatic? this word exist? haha ^^;
I love using the magenta pencil :D
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Mood: Love ~sillyredheadssister Jan 11, 2013  Hobbyist Artist
thats storys so sad! stupid oracle, stupid snake.


i love your drawing!
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~SerifeB Jan 11, 2013
Thank you so much! :D
Yes it's sad not just because she died but because she didn't really lived.
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