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Edit: I edited this a bit-- amped up the contrast a little more, smoothed out the sky, etc.
This is my finished entry for =Creslind 's contest. The theme was freedom.
This picture also doubles as a little bit of Hunger Games fanart. I recently read the entire trilogy (since you can't just read one of those books!) and it was incredibly inspiring! Especially for this contest-- the book has a lot to do with freedom, and really helped me to think about what freedom is.
Freedom isn't always rainbows and sunshine. In order for freedom to exist in the first place, there must be something you are free from. Oppression. Death. Sadness.
Whether it's lives or hard work, freedom always comes for a price-- something that those of us who are free need to remember. Many of us take it for granted.
In the picture, the bird is trying to escape, trying to be free from the flames that are dragging it down. Will it make it? Is it strong enough?
That's for you to decide.
Want to see some WIPs? 1: [link] 2:[link]
Critique is welcome! C: Thank you for looking!
Art is © me (*Artistic-Aviary ). Please don't steal!
P.S. THIS PICTURE TOOK FOREVER TO FINISH!
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Wow. This is beautiful! 
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You're very welcome
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Hah, on fire. It's hard to not use fire symbolically when it comes to the Hunger Games...
I love the way this shows it struggling to escape. It matches the theme perfectly, though on a darker note--fighting for your freedom.
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Thank you! 
(It definitely is hard not to use fire symbolically when it comes to The Hunger Games, haha! ;D)
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You're welcome! ^^
(Yup. Can't say I could blame you! xD)
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I love the Hunger Games, and this is an incredible and symbolic piece of art for those books. Beautiful.
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I'm glad you think so! ♥ Thank you so much!
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This is almost like the classic Amercian Bald Eagle with a tear in his eye.......to me, this could symbolize the rebirth of Panem being America......and once again even hundreds of years in the future we still fight for our freedom....this is really amazing and inspiring....Freedom for Panem!!!!
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Thank you so much for your kind words and wonderful comment! They both really mean a lot to me, and I'm so glad that you like this. ♥
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whoah this is the most epic mockingjay EVER!!!!
LOVE this so much!!!
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Thank you so much! ♥ I'm glad you like it!
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so epically amzing ive just
never seen anything quite like it so amzing
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This came out amazing!! It's very fitting for The Hunger Games (love that series too! Up to the last one!), the lighting from the fire works great with the suttleness of the other colors ^^
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Thank you so much! ♥
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Great job. I love the contrast in colours. A fantastic piece of art.
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Thank you so much! ♥ That really means a lot to me!
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I've never read the Hunger Games books, but this picture genuinely makes me want to read them. I love this so much!
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Awww, thank you so much! C: They are wonderful books-- you should definitely read them!
Just be sure to get all three at once, haha! You won't be able to stop after you finish the first one.
Thank you for commenting!
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I'll try and get them from the library at my school... Hopefully they have them!
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Good luck! C: I really hope you can find them! It's not like they're obscure or anything, so it shouldn't be a problem.
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Very well done; I like how you incorporated the flames from the first book.
The part that bothers me... Mockingjay's aren't blue.
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Thank you!
The picture as a whole just worked better when the mockingjay was blue instead of black. It was more of a contrast thing than anything, but I was kind of inspired by the blue on the cover of Mockingjay, as well... and since this picture basically signifies a lot of the struggle in Mockingjay I figured that, since the blue Mockingjay was the last in the "evolution," it would work well to signify the events in the book. I just decided to take a little artistic liberty! ;)
Thank you for your comment!
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I bet; the more I look at it, the black would have probably made it a bit too dark, eh?
I saw that you decided to use the blue due to the book cover; it's a good reason, and I suppose if you think about it, maybe it is possible that there are blues ones; I mean, the Mockingbirds WERE crossed with Blue Jays after all.
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Maybe! Probably not this color of blue, but that's okay. ;D
On a side note, I REALLY love the cover art for all three of the books! Especially the way the Mockingjay breaks out of the circle as the books progress. It's a really neat concept and all three are really well done! C:
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Yes, who ever designed the covers knew what they were doing!
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This is so fantastic. You have amazing art skills. The flames seem to be grabbing the bird and I cannot help but wonder why...you should write a short story for this, I would love to read it.
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I wouldn't even know where to begin with writing a short story for this, but if I did it would probably have an Aesop's Fable-ish feel to it. :D
Thank you for your kind comment! C:
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You are so welcome! You are sweet.
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Thank you! ♥
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Thank you so much! ♥
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This is really cool!
I like how flames add contrast to the rest of the picture, which is dark. It makes this picture intense. The texture on the Mockingjay's wings is nice. I 
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This is fantastic! I love the mockingjay's expression.
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Thank you so much! ♥ That means a lot to me.
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Well, I decided to take some artistic liberties with this one. C: The blue worked out better with the overall color scheme, and was similar to the blue on the cover of Mockingjay.
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