Enchanted Princess by Malu-CLBS

The Sleeping Zelda from Adventure of Link. Drawn with pencil, colored with Photoshop 7. I hope you like it ^_^

(Yeah, Zelda was a red-head and Link wasn't blond... ah... those days)

© Characters by Nintendo

Lauren-Tyler Featured By Owner Jun 6, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

A nice blast from the past!

bubblerichness Featured By Owner Oct 9, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

omg i love sleeping beauty
such a nice drawing

Leonio Featured By Owner Sep 9, 2011 Hobbyist

So amazing!!!!!!!!!!
reminds me of sleeping beauty...
Did they get that idea from that in the first game??
I have to wonder..

goronseatrocks Featured By Owner Aug 21, 2011 Hobbyist

This is flipping amazing!!!!!!!!!!
but I always hated this place cos you go back here when you die '^^

Cipher80 Featured By Owner Aug 14, 2011

THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE ZELDA TA ME!!

Malu-CLBS Featured By Owner Aug 14, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

This was based on the official art of the Adventure of Link game. Please see how it is and you'll see it is very different from the recent Zelda games.

AFBLFG Featured By Owner Aug 10, 2011 Student General Artist

awwwwwwwwwww!

SwordAcolyte Featured By Owner Feb 7, 2011

Damn good

rustedsoda Featured By Owner Feb 2, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Malu, you should seriously consider submitting this to #Oldschool and Toon Link group. It's excellent

Marx-Wraith7 Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

.........you're old man, hahaha. VERY nice artwork!

Crazyone8832 Featured By Owner Dec 22, 2010

Good work.

zeldatwilightfreak Featured By Owner Dec 1, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

did he kiss her to het her awake or defeat Ganon?

Marx-Wraith7 Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

ACTUALLY Ganon is dead in this one since this Link killed him at the end of the original game.

Malu-CLBS Featured By Owner Dec 1, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

No, she was cursed but unlike the Sleeping Beauty, only the Triforce of Courage could wake her up.

zeldatwilightfreak Featured By Owner Dec 2, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

awwww, well they need to make a Zelda game like that!

miranda-shadowind Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Awesome job, I love all the detail work! And it's great to see Oldschool Zelda getting some love.

MasterSword-Master Featured By Owner Oct 8, 2010

Well at least you arent some of those retards out there who would draw this exact same picture but draw this---->

.............O_o

Katzy Featured By Owner Jun 8, 2009 Hobbyist General Artist

Ah, this brings back some memories.

It's always nice to see more Zelda 2 fanart.

Seldavia Featured By Owner Jan 7, 2009

Wow, gorgeous rendition of the old game.

Twili-Imp21 Featured By Owner Jan 7, 2009

I miss redheaded Zelda...lol! Beautiful work!

ladyjuliet Featured By Owner Sep 20, 2008 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Wow great portrayal from my favourite Zelda game!! I think I might have some of your older work displayed on my Zelda fanwork site from YEARS ago, I didn't know you were on dA would I be able to display some of your newer work there too? I'd link back to your dA account

Malu-CLBS Featured By Owner Sep 20, 2008 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Sure! That's sounds great ^_^

ladyjuliet Featured By Owner Sep 20, 2008 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thank you very much! I'm sure the readers will love to see your latest pieces!

Xweetok-Buddy Featured By Owner Aug 19, 2008 Hobbyist Photographer

OMG Midna!!!

MirrorMimic Featured By Owner Jul 28, 2008 Writer

This is AWESOME! aaahhhh, WHY did they have to make them blondes? Don't get my wrong, I have nothin' against blonde-haired people and I actually think blonde's hair really cool, but...so many main characters are blonde...XD Anyway, this is an amazing fanart.

GreenHat77 Featured By Owner Mar 8, 2008 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I LOVE zelda as a red head and link as burnette...I wish nintendo would make zelda redhead again somday.

this is amazing and peacful!

Cruiz-Lee Featured By Owner Feb 6, 2008

See if this were a Disney movie link would start kissing her and feeling her up while she is passed out.

BlueValentineRose Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2008 Traditional Artist

i need to show this to the people who argued with me that there was no brunette link.... didn't realize zelda was red head

Malu-CLBS Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2008 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Back when Legend of Zelda only had 2 games, yes, neither Zelda nor Link were blond.

BlueValentineRose Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2008 Traditional Artist

i thought the first zelda was blond because the tv show she was based on first zelda i think.... the one in coma here was supposedly from centuries of sleepiness woken up by (either a different or same Link i'm not sure) then orcana link was blond and zelda to and apparently there the ancestors of link to the past link and Zelda who may be brother and sister.... I tend to assume seeing i think it's chroronologically older and that that the link in it is removed i think from other link's (although not positive) that Marin and Link from Link's awakening are red head zelda's parents.... and I think twilight princess link is descended from one link and malon seeing i think he lived on a ranch the same as she did.... this is the best i've figured it out as of yet (it is rather confusing) if u know better please explain i'd appreciate

Malu-CLBS Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2008 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Well, there are lots of theories out there. It confused me a lot too when I started being a Zelda fan. Although I don't believe much about the blood relationships that aren't confirmed, like what you said about Zelda and Link from a Link to the Past being brothers or Marin and Link being Zelda's parents (I got to tell you, that's the first time I've heard that) If the games don't say they're related, then I won't take them as related. But I do believe they're all related by destiny.

BlueValentineRose Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2008 Traditional Artist

well the people from the company stated that some of them may and may not be brother and sister.... beyond that i don't know.... i just tried to figure it out one day while drinking lots of coffee the zeldas are often related they say that (although not all i think) and like link to the past zelda is orcana zelda's descendent i'm almost positive tha't all i close to certain of though... the rest i just need an excuse to pair link with marin malon midna and zelda and ocassionally saria without him being a total player which is something which is certain would never happen

XxShadicxX Featured By Owner Sep 18, 2007

God, this picture is wonderful. Zelda II is my favorite game, and I remember seeing this picture searching DeviantArt before I had an account... Glad to find it again, and favorite it! Great use of color!

Malu-CLBS Featured By Owner Sep 19, 2007 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thanks! ^_^ I'm glad you liked it and were able to find it again!

Sonic-slash Featured By Owner Sep 14, 2007

You can really tell he cares for her just by looking at this pic even if you don't know who they are

Shadows-at-Dusk Featured By Owner Aug 15, 2007 Student Traditional Artist

I wuv Legend of Zelda

Darkneah Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2007 Hobbyist Photographer

Ah yes, the original Link and Zelda ^_^ I think I liked Zelda better as a redhead... Link Im not so sure about, he looks good either way i suppose... Well done

BlueLink Featured By Owner Jun 20, 2007

i like the old link and zelda, theres too many blonde blue eyed characters. i like the coloring and the drawing! it's awesome!

Janus3003 Featured By Owner Jun 13, 2007 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Very nice. AoL gets way too much flack. It was hard, but awesome.

I love seeing old school art like this. I can't give too much criticism, seeing as how I know little of art myself.

ThePrincessZelda Featured By Owner Feb 11, 2007

Awe I really like this! *favs* Wonderfully done! <3

LadyofCinema Featured By Owner Feb 9, 2007 Student General Artist

Awww!

MerokoNoodle Featured By Owner Feb 6, 2007

Old school Link. Cool!

BunyipFlip Featured By Owner Dec 13, 2006

Ah, nostalgia :3

InsanePurin Featured By Owner Nov 25, 2006 Student Writer

Aw, I remember that pink dress Zelda wore in the AoL manual. You've rendered this scene beautifully. *____________*

Malu-CLBS Featured By Owner Nov 25, 2006 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thank you so much ^_^ I'm kind of an old school fan.

dry-clean-only Featured By Owner Nov 21, 2006

This picture is so beautiful.

Adella Featured By Owner Oct 17, 2006

you did her with puffy red hair YAAAAY! Link loves red heads!

Malu-CLBS Featured By Owner Oct 17, 2006 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Yes, I altered a little her dress from the manual, and added some details. But the main idea is the same.

Adella Featured By Owner Oct 17, 2006

I just love it. I drew a pic of this zelda a while ago. I adore this game.. it's one of those games that brings back happy memories yanno? and sprite games deserve lots of artwork

Malu-CLBS Featured By Owner Oct 17, 2006 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I agree... except that I played this game some years later after Ocarina of Time was released XP So it wasn't that much years for me. But well, the graphics, they make you like go into the past.