The Grief

Griatch · **Posted:** Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:22 pm **(#1)**

(I highly recommend looking at the large DA version for this one)

The title pretty much speaks for itself.

GIMP + MyPaint. Comments and feedback appreciated as usual.
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lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12536

Still like how you make the glossy skin Griatch. The watery tears look awesome too.

2-ton · **Posted:** Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:55 pm **(#3)**

I don't like to look at it. It's an awesome piece of art but it is just too sad and you have made it project the emotion so strongly that I can't help but feel bad looking at the total grief of the little girl.

mikethedj4 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:10 pm **(#4)**

Damn man, you always amaze me! keep doing it

Griatch · **Posted:** Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:37 am **(#5)**

lylejk wrote:

Still like how you make the glossy skin Griatch. The watery tears look awesome too.

I'm quite happy with the tears, thanks!

mikethedj4 wrote:

Damn man, you always amaze me! keep doing it

Glad you like it!

2-ton wrote:

I don't like to look at it. It's an awesome piece of art but it is just too sad and you have made it project the emotion so strongly that I can't help but feel bad looking at the total grief of the little girl.

I can understand that, it was indeed the effect I was aiming for. I must admit that I too found myself subconsciously grimacing and feeling sorry for her whenever I worked on her face - it was really quite interesting. We humans are finely tuned to react and read faces due to our heritage as flock animals. Observing strong emotions like this kicks off all sorts of warning bells in our heads.

I listened to Clint Mansell's Lux Aeterna (from Requiem for a Dream) when painting this. Fits scarily well.
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PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

beautiful and so sad

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Your skin-tones are amazing Griatch. Also the wet tears running down to her chin are so realistic.
My guess is that this little girl is terrified of someone she knows and has been beaten by this person before so she is expecting the worse to happen again...
Enastående.

Griatch · **Posted:** Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:26 pm **(#8)**

Updated this image after feedback from various sources. Changed the wrinkles of her face as well as the colouration of her skin and a few other details.

Thanks for the comments!
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PS: Molly: Enastående? Tackar!

Oregonian · **Posted:** Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:38 pm **(#9)**

Aw man, I so badly want to comfort her.

Beautiful, Griatch.

Griatch · **Posted:** Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:11 pm **(#10)**

Oregonian wrote:

Aw man, I so badly want to comfort her.

Beautiful, Griatch.

Thanks, that's exactly the reaction I was aiming for.

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