Aaaaaaaaaand on to my Death Goddess series:
1. Each of these is going to have something "off" about them. (see #3)
2. I'm combining Death and Sex in this series since death deities have been closely linked with fertility throughout history.
3. I don't want these to be merely "pretty." I hope they're disturbing in some way or just plain creepy. 8D Some of these goddesses have tragic stories or weird characteristics and I want to show that. All will have something odd with their eyes (or they'll be hidden, or gone).
4. I hope to do one of these a day.
5. These will be pen on Bristol.
6. I'll choose six afterwards to make into big pastel abstracts.
Here's the first pencil sketch: Persephone(not done, of course. Will that ever happen?)
Goddess of the Spring, seeds and fruits of the field, and queen of the underworld.
I usually see Persephone as a benign and beautiful woman, and she is, but her main story tends to be glossed over (at least to me). You probably know about Hades kidnapping her (with the help of Zeus, her father), but does anyone think about what happened after that event? Yeah, she became his queen, but knowing the gods, he most likely forced himself on her. Some say she eventually came to love Hades, but it implies some form of Stockholm Syndrome. The story just never sat right with me.
TL;DR: I'm being sensitive about a damn myth, BAAAAAAAAW
So here's the poor girl being tied down, surrounded by the dead's skeletons (who hold the straps that don't tie into the border). She has a metal collar. Her mouth has hooks on each side, forcing her lips open. The eyes are covered by hanging cloth. Her hair ties/will tie into the border.
Oh. the flowers beside her have vagina dentata. And that bug-looking thing below them is really a plant, inspired by the face-huggers from the Alien movies (which were said to be metaphors for rape; just watch them and see).
And (how many "and"s now?) yeah, she's having fun with herself. She's holding a pomegranate, but still. >.> (Can't have these be too pornographic)
So, yay? ^^; *hides* I don't know if any others will be as suggestive.
List:
Ereshkigal (Sumerian)
Hel(Norse)
Izanami(Japanese)
Kali(Indian)
Libitina(Roman)
Nephthys(Egyptian)
The Morrigan(Celtic)
Oya(Yoruba)
Mictecacihuatl or Itzpopalctl (Aztec)
Meng-Po(Chinese)
Hine-nui-te-po(Maori)
Sedna(Inuit)
Now, I must sleep. Nighty night. I may be able to gab tomorrow! <3
That pose in the painting is the shower pose! :O The shoulder and curve of her body are very well rendered... I hope you make the unfinished parts match. ^^
ReplyDeletePersephone's body is beautiful! And the pose is full of power, but still natural. All the figure drawing and painting must have worked its magic on you~ :) Only her head looks off, in both the intended creepy chains way, but also (I feel bad because there's a ton of detail and you've worked so hard) her head looks a little too small. ;_; But you could explain it with the chains if it's a bother to change it. 8D
All the crazy detail, though, will be awesome when this is fully inked! I actually thought the fauna was pretty until I read the description. XD
I'm interested in what you come up with for the rest! It looks like I'll get a mythology lesson. XD So this means I get to see two when I'm online again? :)
I'm afraid to touch it, especially since it's been a long break. (And you know how "breaks" mess me up 8D)
ReplyDeleteHmmm, is it really that small, or does all the crap/cloth/chains in front of it just make it look that way? It looked okay in the underdrawing.
Unless I gradually made her limbs bigger as I went along (which does seem to happen). >.>
But YAY for nice pose! :3
Yeeeeeeah, I'm nervous about inking. I haven't done it often, and to cover that detail...8D I'm screwed. But I gotta do it! Wish me luck (or not; I tend to get jinxed).
Well, toothy fauna can still be pretty. :P Just don't touch them.
I have my list and notes for the others, but it needs to be better organized. Poses and compositions are still vague. >.>
Hel and Izanami are next, but I haven't really started. I'm already behind. 8D
And you don't have to wait for a "lesson." Just Google the names. :P (Unless my descriptions are more entertaining.)
I dunno how many will be up when you come back. *hides*
And I saw that you had updates on Bloglovin. FWEE! Something to see tomorrow! Or tonight, if I can get those two sketches started.
Yeah, I understand. :( I actually think breaks mess up a lot of people, me included. But at least you get to mentally prepare yourself in the comfort of your own home (no rushing while the professor looks over your back) and the break hasn't been that long, has it?
DeleteIt really does look too small, because it doesn't match up with the broadness of the shoulders (however, the broadness of the shoulders matches up with the rest of her anatomy.) ;_; You can get a second opinion to confirm, but I'm just stating my observation.
And yay, the pose is half the battle!
If you're really concerned about inking, using a technical pen and going over the lines that need more weight may be the best bet. Do your best! Don't hurry, and you'll do fine. ^^
Noooo, no updates so far? D: I like waiting for your descriptions. Then I can read it while looking at your drawing, plus you're more human and snarky than a Wiki. XD
Yeah, I scheduled a bunch of old stuff to be uploaded to my art blog since I'm behind on updating that. 8D
And get those sketches done! >:3