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Necessary Destruction

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"Tragic colour schemes for the win," she says half-heartedly.

The description for the concept of this piece can be found in my latest journal entry [link]
An excerpt from that journal entry for those who can't be bothered to read it:
"I took the heart of the nicest, kindest, most amazing person that I've ever met and I shoved a sledgehammer into it, all the while saying "I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm so very sorry I really am..." like it's supposed to make things better."
Okay, maybe an axe isn't a sledgehammer, but I sort of meant it as more of an axe job, anyway.

Looking at it purely from an artistic standpoint, it is quite a big leap in regards to accurately drawing the human body, in nearly all parts. I'm getting better at this, slowly but surely. Originally, I didn't want myself to have any colour at all as I believed that I wouldn't deserve that honour, but I needed some contrast and balance, so I made the hair turn red (meant to represent spilt blood, or just make me look even more like a vampire. Yep, I view myself in part as an undead, blood-sucking monster). Also, that is actually my clothing style as of late, just that this one has it as all grey.
And the thing down the bottom is meant to be a heart - his heart. And yes, blood can be that bright of a red. Arterial blood is like that due to the high level of oxygen...yet another neat fact I learnt from him...
And the rest I think is kind of obvious.

Date drawn: 15/6/13
Medium: Faber-Castell pigmented ink pens and Jasart watercolour pencils on Canson cartridge paper.
Windows Live Photo Gallery used for making slight edits.
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2465x3345px 12.52 MB
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ObsidianPyre's avatar

Oh man. Very good art, first off - nice choice on the color scheme, well done with the pose. As for the concept...urgh. I had a similar feeling when I broke up with my boyfriend back in high school. :\ But at least you did it in one clean sweep. I screwed mine up big-time. Although it might be painful, it's MUCH better to just be clear and quick and get it over with, trust me. Not only for you, but for him too, in the long run.


See, I was afraid of exactly that feeling you're depicting here - terrified of it. So terrified and so unwilling to hurt him that I waited and waited and played out false feelings so I wouldn't hurt him, and then when I finally forced myself to try to break up with him (for the second time, actually, which is why I was so reluctant), I was too gentle with it. He didn't actually realize what I was saying, and he kept thinking we were together for months after that, until I already had a new boyfriend and I had to re-break up with him over an e-mail, of all things. And I ended up destroying him a whole lot more than I would have if I just cut him clean in the first place.


So, yeah...my point is, at least you weren't as cruel as I was. :shrug: And don't worry...it gets better. He'll heal, and you both have learned from the experience.