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©2006-2009 ~lorraine-schleter
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Ok, Ok, I know.... It's not the normal Phantom of the Opera look. I wanted to try something different since it's over the Susan Kay version of the story. I wanted to make it look kind of like a circus "freak show" poster since Erik was a sideshow at one of those. It really messed him up badly and gave him a phobia of cages. I intended to make the floor look more like a pool of blood to represent that his first murder was to escape from the fair... (I wish I could have gotten the reflections in there that I wanted...*sigh*)
Anyway, the masks... welllll I really don't think I need to go into the symbolism of the masks...
All, in all, i guess it was worth the time it took to draw it. I just hope that you guys like it! ^_^

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:iconemeraldblue:
Woo Susan Kay! You've got great ideas. I like it. :)

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Angst? The Germans invented 'angst'.

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:iconiumazark:
great work ^^

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:iconcgoose:
Very nice, i like the dark mood and that fish eyed lense effect goin on. ^_^
:iconyesemia:
Susan Kay really is amazing. You did a beautiful job. I HATE reading books I cant stand it but Phantom I have read 8-10 times (and I am a REALLY slow reader because I like to read it as if you were reading it to someone) well...I dont hate books as much as I say I am just a teenager and cant help my self.

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:iconphantom-moocat:
D: It's so awesome.

and perfect for the book.
:iconizzie88:
this is amazing! it would be an awesome cover for the book :D
:iconhabitualflippancy:
We have a win-ah!!

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"You know, I find paranoid schizophrenics make excellent witnesses." -Robert Goren

"Rosebud...yes. Rosebud Frozen Peas. Full of country goodness and green pea-ness. Wait that's terrible. I quit." -The Critic
:iconzyunzo:
lorraine! this is amazing.. i love the masks and the fact you really manage to express his pain through the body expressions :)
...iv'e actually never read the book.. but i'll do it as soon as I can
:iconsylent-phantom:
i like it

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"He had a heart that could have held the empire of the world; and, in the end, he had to content himself with a cellar"~GL POTO
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:iconrainbowcornflakes:
OMFG!!!! THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!

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