Art The Womb [PG-13-esque. There's blood guys!]

[KarmaOfChaos]

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[color=deeppink][size=1]I did this for a project...any comments? It's not the best work ever, but I think it's one of my better ones, aside from a few adjustments that need to be made with color and trying to get rid of some of the more stubborn beginning pencil marks that wouldn't disappear when I just went over with it an eraser.

I like the theme.

-Karma

[color=teal]I gave you the choice between a link and an upload, rather than just having the picture in full size, due to the fact that it enlarges the window size and this way eveything looks nice and neat. You can thank me later. ~_^ -Syk3[/color][/size][/color]

[kalter kuss]

[size=1]I left my comment on deviantart, and I'm still not sure about it. Leave me a comment back explaining please.[/size]
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[size=1][color=teal]If you don't want to come up with another comment, that's fine, but at least paste the previous one here so that others will be able to see it, and so it doesn't leave your post to complete spam. ~_^ I added the quote that Karmi responded to below. -Syk3[/color][/size]
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"it is rather odd I must say. I don't quite get the entire peice.. so I'm not quite sure about it. The concept of it, placing of objects, is interesting. I like it. The colouring could use some improvement along with the background. It makes the peice seem empty..."

[KarmaOfChaos]

"it is rather odd I must say. I don't quite get the entire peice.. so I'm not quite sure about it. The concept of it, placing of objects, is interesting. I like it. The colouring could use some improvement along with the background. It makes the peice seem empty... "

[color=deeppink][size=1]Wow, I didn't expect anyone to respond that fast...I just put the deviantart link there for like, 2 seconds while I could get the picture uploaded to imageshack because 250free wasn't working. But thank you for your comment!

The background definitely needs something. Waaaay too much white space...I shouldn't have used regular paper as a background, I should have used black paper or something. But I had to get it finished and white paper was the only thing available so...c'est la vie. There's a little bit too much bright blue and red, and something about the color of the two angels needs fixing but I can't put my finger on it.

Sybolism (basic run through):

The Heart: The life support system. You can't live without the heart. It's seperated in two, mirroring the the angel and demon below.

The Angel: Purity, innocence. Light, life, goodness.

The Demon: Evil, jaded, darkness, death.

The Child: Birth, creation.

The child is connected the life support which stems from good and evil, which are combined. It's the idea of yin & yang - one side cannot survive without the other.

-Karma[/size][/color]

[kalter kuss]

[size=1]maybe if you can, try and fade them out.. I think that might help, along with giving their bodies better contour. Your telling me the symbolism does help, I didn't quite understand the reason for the two angels there.. I didn't know if it was an internal fight with the child of light and dark, or over the mother, or what. It confused me. and the bottom part where the two angels stand, it could use some touching up, seems very rushed, heh.[/size]

[Solo Tremaine]

[COLOR=#503F86]I like it- the art and what it represents. Specifically I like the way the angel and demon are sitting together in a sort of sister-like fashion underneath the blood vessels. Their wings are nice ^_^

I like the way the blood vessels frame everything- they look almost like trees in the autumn. Although the child looks a little extraneous just being up in the top left hand corner like that. I suppose that's not really too bad a thing- a child in the womb is like an annex to the mother, in effect. And it also detaches the physical from the metaphysical. But perhaps if the angel and demon were watching it, rather than not looking at each other. As much as they might not like themselves, they are brought together by the child. At the moment the two seem pretty isolated.

But anyway, it's a really nice piece ^_^ The colours and hair effects are nice. I can see kalter's point about the base the angel and demon are sat on, but I don't think it matters that much. perhaps if it had a little more definition on the edges so it looked like a piece of flesh with veins in. But then, it shouldn't detract from the main focuses above- doing too much with it might confusing things.

Very nice, Karmi ^_^[/COLOR]

[Mimmsicle]

[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1][COLOR=Sienna]It is gorgeous, just like you :-* I bet James'll orgasm all over this one, with the fetus and everything *giggles*

You've pulled off the symbolism perfectly, so I can't add much to that. Though ... the placing of the fetus is interesting. It isn't in the center, where you'd pressume it should be (with the balance between dark and light), but instead it's in the demons'' eyeline. And the lines around the fetus makes it look like it's moving, maybe struggling to move closer to the center? I don't know, I'm rambling now ^_^;

A most excellent drawing![/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[DeathKnight]

[color=crimson]The symbolism is executed well, I'm surprised that someone could miss that- but I enjoy what it's saying immensely, as I believe in that too. The artwork itself is well done, I don't see any disastrous faults with it. 8/10.[/color]

[Shinmaru]

Definitely an interesting piece of art. The symbolism is pulled off well - it's done simply, yet it says a lot. The quality of the drawing is very high, as well, I can't find anything in particular that irks me about it. About the placement of the fetus, well, it's probably best off to the side. If Karmi put it in the middle, I think that would look more than a bit cluttered and take away from the piece, slightly. I think that it's best suited where it's at right now.

[KarmaOfChaos]

[color=deeppink][size=1]Thanks so much guys, you really made my day by leaving comments that obviously had thought put into them.

Solo: I love your idea about having them facing the child rather than looking away. You hit the nail on the head with why the fetus [i]is[/i] so seemingly extraneous from the rest of the piece - it is the physical manifestation of everything else in the picture. Within the fetus all these forces are present and working - the life support system and it's balance of light and dark. While it's supposed to be detached from everything else, the idea of having the angel and demon look at the child is great - it adds unity but still makes very clear the boundries that must exist.

Mimmi: I honestly didn't even notice that - the fetus was supposed to simply be above the two human-things, but you're right, it is in the line of the demon's vision, even if it is only peripherally. While it was not my intention for this symbolism, it can be taken as true - humanity does tend to lend itself to the darker, more sinister side of things. Great observation.

DeathKnight: Thanks Ken, your approval means a lot to me. I'm glad you like the symbolism. ^-^

Shinmaru: Yea, I definitely didn't want the fetus in the middle, that would change the whole meaning of the piece. The quality of the art could be better, it needs some tweaking, but it's not too distracting from the meaning.

[b]Danke euer![/b]
(Thanks y'all!)

-Karma[/size][/color]