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morore — take up your cross
Published: 2004-04-08 12:19:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 1757; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 272
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I started this for the youth group's term brochure, but then they got someone else to do it. So now I'm going to sell prints of this to raise money for a friend, who is going on a missions trip to India.Drawing is based on a Bible verse; it's Mark 8:34 -- Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Pen and ink.
PS: Chinese characters zhen shi (truth).
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Amazing. God really wants us to follow his footsteps. Great drawing! its just me but it looks like he's holding a staff. (I see a lot of kung-fu ppl holding staves like that it's just me). Expression looks great. I think it was a nice touch with the lantern. This pic represents a lot of great things. Keep it up!
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I'm very impressed by this piece. I love the fact that the cross on his back looks like a sword, it ties in perfectly well. I have not seen many Asian themes in Christian art, and I'm very glad I found this piece. I have met people that think that by having an interest in Asian culture I'm taking away from being a proper Christian, so, nothing, I really like this piece, it's very inspiring me and fits the Bible verse exceptionally well in an original way.
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wow, thankers for commenting. i haven't really seen any asian themed artworks in the category either, but i've never been told it wasn't allowed. it's like saying only japanese can draw oversized eyes on their figures. thank you mucherly for the comment, and i hopes ye continues to have an interest in ze asian culture for it is v cool indeedy (i'mmah malaysian-australian, bit of self promotion there XD)...
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Thanks for replying 
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but surely puerto rico has old folklore/legends too? those can be interesting. you is also first puerto rican i's met 
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Hmm, not really... we do have some legends, but they are not that old, since we've only been here for 500 something years. We had some legends from the Taino Indians, but there is no recorded history, so most of it is lost. I personally feel like I have no culture to call my own because we don't have a culture of our own, it's a mix of Spanish, and African, with almost no Indian in the mix, I mean sure, we have the blood mix, but not the culture. Most of it is Spanish, and since the American invasion, it's being warped and twisted into an American-like culture, and I for one, resent that a bit. I feel that America has this thing where they have to "civilize ie: Americanize" everyone they touch. American traditions are quickly taking over the old Spanish traditions and those took over African/Indian traditions. I don't feel that we have a culture that's deep with history and myths. Puerto Rican culture, as far as I see it only defines how we act as a People, it's more like a stereotype. I dunno, it's just that I see how Asian cultures go back thousands of years, and they are so rich and deep, and ours, well, isn't. Puerto Ricans call political rallies part of our culture, that's just messed up to me.
So, well I only know a few legends, but we don't really have any myths because the Taino Indian myths we could have had were erased... or known to only a few, we don't have any traditions from them, except for the names of places and some words. Hurricane comes from "huracan" which was also the name of the god of the weather, etc... but that's all I know. The Spanish did a good job in coverting all the Indians to Christianism and wiping out that ones that refused. That's another thing, most of our culture is deep with Christian beliefs and holidays, etc... but very few people actually know what it is to be a Christian.
Eh well, I'm taking up your space my mini rant, sorry.
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I love that crosshatching technique at the bottom. it's really cool. MUST TRY IT!
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ooohooh dropmeanote if you do try it, i wanoo see it....spesharly in your style. ymoo
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*scrolls down 10 miles* nice drawing! real nice value contrast and i love the pose... nice shading.. yadayada.. i think you heard enough! so ima jsut stop here...
one crit however..
haha never mind.. i guess i saw something....
anyways! great job! hope you sell alot of prints! how much you sellin this for? i could probably help out
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umm, the price? somewhere between $8 to $12... i not sure. dangyou, post some artses!
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Woooooo terrific! 0.o 
I'm serious man.
Anyways, it's great to see your drawing after comin' on DA for the first time in weeks! 
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humm, i would have to get a paypal account as well...ehh shoot, we need a paypal system based in australia or asia! gnuu...
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His flowing... whatever it is, cape thing?... reminds me so much of how Maxfield Parrish draws! You should see some of his stuff if you can, I think you really would like it cause you draw fabric sort of like he does. This is really a superb drawing, morore
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The shading is absolutely marvelous, so much detail and you have such a great eye for light/shadow. Wonderful pic, and such a sweet cause.
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Argh dammyouandyourshading! I love the hair, it's so spiky and cooool! The latern is so pretty. and so are his boots!!
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Wow, excellent shading on this one. I especially love the boots. The perspective is a little confusing in some places, but it looks great anyways.
Love to morore. <3
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Nevermind. I thought his arm was in a wierd spot, but it is not.
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An amazingly inspired piece. I mean, wow. o.o; The idea is great, the form is great, and the shading is fantastic.
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Why in heck would they not use your drawing?!?? Look at it! It's fantabulous! That crosshatching is simply to DIE for... and the detail? Soooo lovely.
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Wow. I don't know if I can leave you a good comment, I'm just blown away by this. I love it. For some reason what really catches my eye is his hair, the way it's not shaded while everything else is. I don't know why, but I adore that.
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Your drawings gets better and better what else can i say? Ok perhaps his arms is bit too big and long, the hair could do with lil bit more shading, cept for all that, i like it.
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le, thankies for crit and fave...actually i think i just did his lower legs too thin, or it looks as if they end too soon 
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it's a lovely piece.
would you mind if i critiqued it ^_^?
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hmm it seems as though i agree with her criticism, nothing else to criticize
very impressed with the work you put into the picture. the sword is perhaps my favorite part.
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;lakjdf;kjds - your shading eats my soul. It EATS MY SOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUL AND MY BRAAAAAAAAIN and so I cannot leave you a good coherent comment.
Suffice to say that I adore, and I wish I could buy a print. ;.;
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Very good job, but I have a question for you...
If this was done for a Christian Youth Group....why the added Kanji on the paper lantern hanging from the cross?
I'm mainly asking, because (in a sense at least) that the addition of Kanji influence, means a bit of Japanese influence...which means, a bit of Buddhist influence....and I don't know about you...but many Christians I've known throughout the years have always called my faith in Buddhism a heresy to the Christian ideal....
Just struck me as being a bit quixotic is all.
Now, let me get back to the piece itself....I really do like this. The posture you rendered the subject in leads to a feeling of leadership and confidence to the subject. The cross-hatch and line shading is superb, you caught the lines and folds of his clothing, as well as the shadows on this body very well.
This overall is a very good piece...great job!
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yarr, the lantern is there because i wanted to represent how Jesus is 'the way, the truth and the light'...and i figured i could represent truth/light together on a chinese lantern. twasn't meant to be referring specifically to a buddhist influence (buttah my family was buddhist before we became christian, cha-ching :3), more a culture thing.
actually, mostly an i'm-going-to-put-my-painful-years-of-chi nese-classes-to-use-at-least-once-before -i-die thing.
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Well, friend...I think your response took every bit as long as mine.
It's interesting to see a Buddhist family become Christian....in that most of the Buddhists/Taoists I know are former Christians that gave up the religion for various reasons....I've never come across someone from the opposing side of that equation.
I understand the concept now that you've explained it to me....and it's a good one. No matter what faith you follow, the light of life is what matters.
take care,
Ryan
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wow, it rocks, it's a agreat pic for sure, i think this comes to my favs
nice work on it
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Very cool. I love the character design. The shading is great!
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whos the other person they go to do it? do i know them?...
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