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Published: 2019-08-31 17:05:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 460; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 0
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Description (please let me know if there's too much blood and I should filter it)

The story in short:

>be able to tear your face apart
>do it because you have a problem with your head
>hide it because you're actually ashamed of it
>cry when somebody sees it

Yep, that's my boy Aven.


Technical stuff:

Soooo I though I'd use a lot of red tones, but I might have gone a little too overboard... At least I've had fun! Then I also wanted to over-dramatize (I can't find that word that I need here) his eyes into this almost old-man-looking shape.

I tried to imagine what a wound like this would look like in real life, because those make-up looks seem kinda... too pretty? Since nobody is gonna tear their faces apart for me to study, I guessed that without the suspensory muscles that connect the lower jaw to the cheekbones, the lower lip and the tissue around it would flop down, creating this very "attractive" look our poor boy has here. The musculus masseter is supposed to be still intact, but I think I left too little place for it to make sense... If it was right, he could still close the gap between the teeth, and essentially bite, too.

I FORGOT THAT ONE OF HIS HANDS IS BLUE AAAAAAAAH! I'm never gonna forgive myseeelf... I also forgot to include the wings somehow...


Materials: Koh-I-Noor Anilinky watercolors, Canson Montval Torchon watercolor paper
32x24 cm
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Comments: 15

neokamatari [2019-09-06 02:40:07 +0000 UTC]

I like your style and the idea behind the blood.

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MetAnnie In reply to neokamatari [2019-09-08 20:03:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Foolish-Hearts [2019-09-01 15:55:50 +0000 UTC]

I think it looks awesome! It's very emotional! It caught my eye in the undiscovered feature on the main page!
(Though, I've been reported for a much less graphic piece (this) so I'd be careful. DA will force a filter on it and you can't adjust the level or remove it, sadly)

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MetAnnie In reply to Foolish-Hearts [2019-09-01 17:00:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the feedback! I think I won't filter it yet, but if DA will think it's too much, then I have no objection against it. Kinda sad that yours got filtered by them, I personally wouldn't have done that...

(How does the undiscovered feature work? I don't get it, but it feels like my works have been there a few times this week already, because I got much more faves than I anticipated after a long period of inactivity)

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Foolish-Hearts In reply to MetAnnie [2019-09-01 17:03:50 +0000 UTC]

Every new submission is on there but only ones that get a lot of activity (views, favs, comments) within the 24 hours will move up closer to the top. And of course, the closer to the top it gets, the more people see it etc. I'm sure there are other factors, but that's basically how it works, I believe. 

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MetAnnie In reply to Foolish-Hearts [2019-09-01 17:11:40 +0000 UTC]

Aaah, I see! Thank you so much!

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SAMDR01D [2019-09-01 08:27:33 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work! Like the textures to the blood

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MetAnnie In reply to SAMDR01D [2019-09-01 17:00:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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TeroPorthan [2019-09-01 06:35:12 +0000 UTC]

Great work! I invited to my group Dark-Artistry

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MetAnnie In reply to TeroPorthan [2019-09-01 07:07:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you sooo much!

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TokyoMoonlight [2019-08-31 19:25:25 +0000 UTC]

It looks "cruel", but from the painting, technical point of view it's amazing. Love the red, blue colors

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MetAnnie In reply to TokyoMoonlight [2019-08-31 20:14:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the kind words! I really appreciate it!

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MicahandtheMoon [2019-08-31 17:46:40 +0000 UTC]

Nah I personally don't think it is too much blood  
Nice to see more Aven even if he is looking a bit bloody - stupid boy don't ruin your face :'3 
Don't worry I forget important things about my characters' design all the time :'3 

This looks really good I love how you have worked with the watercolours here  

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MetAnnie In reply to MicahandtheMoon [2019-08-31 18:06:14 +0000 UTC]

Ah, thank you for the feedback!

Yeah, I have already taken several things out of his design because I never drew them anyway... But this time I surprised myself, too

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MicahandtheMoon In reply to MetAnnie [2019-08-31 18:10:07 +0000 UTC]

It was my pleasure ^V^ 
It is only human :'D  

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