This, my friends, is what you call Death by Scanner. There are a multitude of fine details--tear tracks, words, etc--that my scanner decided not to pick up. Alas.
Bryce and Arik, having a bitter argument. Or, to be more precise, Bryce shrieking his head off and Arik having to listen to it. I don't think I've posted much of Arik and Bryce's bad times, which is unfortunate, because they've gone through some killer shit. Bryce isn't the most stable of men, and he tends to have vicious and verbally abusive shrieking fits. Arik doesn't help the situation much, as he never sticks up for himself and he just lets Bryce keep doing it. Bryce has control issues; he wants to keep Arik down so Arik will stay with him and keep needing him. And Arik is dependant. He really doesn't know how to live without Bryce.
And Bryce, of course, probably needs Arik even more. And he knows it. But he would never admit it.
These two deserve each other, don't they? They're probably the most emotionally needy imaginary people on the planet.
The lyrics are from two songs by Taking Back Sunday: "One-Eighty By Summer" and "...Slowdance on the Inside," both of which spoke to me strongly about emotional neediness and dependancy. Dependancy is bad, people! Other people can't make you happy!
Still working on fitting text into artwork. Some people seem to do it flawlessly; mine tend to look forced. But I'm trying. Oh yeah, is anyone else amused by the two contrasting body types? Bryce better watch it, because if Arik ever snaps, he could put Bryce in the ICU.
[Go on, just say it.
You need me like a bad habit
One that leaves you
Defenseless, dependant, and alone.
We're just protecting ourselves from ourselves.
Are you ashamed to say what you want to?
Tell me you want to
Go on, just say it
(Why can't you just be happy?)
Well, I'll just say it.
I need you defenseless, dependant, and alone.]
[Well, cross my heart and hope to...
I'm lying just to keep you here
So reckless, so thoughtless, so jealous,
But I could care less
And a long night means a fistfight
Against your pillow and my pearly whites
Don't want to hear you scream
You like me better on my knees
(It's a long night...)
I'll give you everything you want
and wish the worst on what I want
Tonight won't make a difference.]
watercolors and gouache
[Collision and general rs]
Hehe, the choice of colours is good. Not to mention that the small white space in between the both of them seems to be the main focus point that makes one stare at the middle of the pic (and the top part) as well. I think the words are fine and don't look forced, and the song really fits 8D IMHO the words are the best.
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.:. Fenix {ready steady go!}
"We have guided missiles and misguided men."
i love the pose that Arik is striking. (or has fallen into). the shoulders are lovely. and i quite like the scanner's effect of fading parts of the text! it looks like the words are shooting past them.
The words are a nice touch, especially since they're so jagged/sharp. I like how everything comes together... They're poses really convey alot to me.
There are two big things that I think could improve this painting. The white space between the two is a little too white (But I could be wrong about this... it might be a result of the scanner problems you were having), and I think the proportions in the arms are a little off (with the forearm being longer and the upper arm being shorter).
It's a very good piece, though! I like it alot.
Crazy and wonderful; I love the effect, and the way that the whole piece overall looks. I don't think that I can add anymore additions to what stoneseraph said, but it's still cool. Love your work as always.
Actually, I purposely whitened those areas with goauche (the area around the faces, anyway) because I wanted a contrast between that and the more greyed, chaotic text areas. It looked good in real life; my scanner decided to make it glow rather gaudily. Yeah, the arms were kinda bothering me, too.
Thank you!!
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.:. Fenix {ready steady go!}
"We have guided missiles and misguided men."
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"I've grown certain that the root of all fear is that we've been forced to deny who we are."
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There are two big things that I think could improve this painting. The white space between the two is a little too white (But I could be wrong about this... it might be a result of the scanner problems you were having), and I think the proportions in the arms are a little off (with the forearm being longer and the upper arm being shorter).
It's a very good piece, though! I like it alot.
Thank you!!
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- Michelangelo, advising a student
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"Why does my heart cry?
Feelings I can't fight ...
You're free to leave me, but just don't decieve me
And please believe me when I say I love you."
-Christian, 'Moulin Rouge'
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