Art Feature: Winged Ceremony by Queen of the Cuttlefishes

Just wanted to give a little love to some of the other awesome pieces from last year's Calendar Contest, and I really loved this one. It's adorable and it's great to finally see so many Ritos together! Artist's info is below!

For info on this years contest/collab, to create a free, downloadable, calendar for 2013, find more info here: http://melorasworld.com/zelda/theforest/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=863

Artist: Ganea-Rebecca
(Name was changed to Queen of the Cuttlefishes)
Website: http://queenofcuttlefishes.deviantart.com
Link to the Original Work: http://queenofcuttlefishes.deviantart.com/art/Winged-Ceremony-256053154

Summary: "Winged Ceremony."
For my picture I wanted to use the Ritos, as I really like them and I think they have so little fanart out there. I also found them to be for good use for this contest. As they're very related to the wind and all that jazz, I decided that the ceremony shown in this picture is supposed to be some kind of wind-ceremony. Valoo was supposed to be in the background, but I never managed to make him fit well with the picture. However, some adult Ritos are selected to dance while having their wings spread to honor the winds and the guardians of it. While the rest of the tribe watches and plays music, using flutes and drums mostly. But of course I put Medli and her harp into the picture too!

Description:
The theme was a festival with music. I feel bad for not including so much music. I only included the harp, vocal song, drums and flutes. And well, I guess the dancer’s steps can count as some kind of song as they’re supposed to dance in a rhythm. You can see there’s only 3 official character in this picture: Medli, Komali and the Chieftain. Sadly no Quill, I’m sorry!  Also my character Koolin, appears in this. He’s the boy to the left, next to the old lady and the flute-playing girl.  And you can notice that all the official one’s look has changed. Well the Chieftain has only gotten more white on his beard. While Medli and Komali are now adults. I’m not sure what this little event is supposed to be. Well my fisst idea was some celebration for Valoo. But I guess it’s still something similar. Maybe just a celebration for the wind? Or the ability to fly? Who knows? I honestly don’t have so much more to tell about this. Like, I’m pleased! And I hope you guys will enjoy it! And I also hope I’ll manage to win a place into that calendar! Wish me luck! And if you have any questions, just ask! Koolin and artwork © Me. Drawn by hand, coloured in PhotoShop Elements 7.0. PS. as always, sorry for the ---- shading and light =n='''


More contest entries, and the full 2012calendar, can be found here: http://historyofhyrule.com/fanworks/0_2012calendar.php