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Published: 2008-10-10 10:28:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 2473; Favourites: 51; Downloads: 103
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Description I drew this all by hand, and then I used a couple filters in PS to clean it up.
Total drawing time: 6 hours. Straight. My wrist STILL hurts.
Inspired by a piece my mother made before I was born that has always been one of my favorite pieces of art EVER.
HER'S was a lot cooler. It was a very similar piece, with a woman's head slightly turned to the side, with only one eye, the nose and mouth visible. There was more detail in the face, though, and it had a more western feel. Instead of hair, the woman's head was wrapped in a scarf. Instead of just random patterns, she filled it with symbols. Up around the woman's face and the top part of the picture were symbols from various cultures that were universally known to mean good things, like stars of David, yinyangs, a baby wrapped in swaddling cloth, a manora, the numbers 7 and 3, an angel blowing on a trumpet, that sort of thing.
Down towards the bottom the symbols started to bear much more grim meanings, there were skulls, snakes, a dragon, etc.
It was all black and white and she did it free hand, on a whim, with a calligraphy pen.
I used to have a photocopy of it, but I haven't been able to find it, which makes me very sad. It was a beautiful picture. My mother is an amazing artist. I wish she would draw more. Maybe, when she comes back from the war zone (my mother is also a brilliant linguist and soldier. And an excellent martial artist) I will pester her into making an account of her own here, and make her draw more.
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Comments: 15

SienArt [2011-11-16 23:43:21 +0000 UTC]

Nice!!!!

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roundtressym In reply to SienArt [2011-11-17 02:51:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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hhiste [2011-11-10 01:36:10 +0000 UTC]

YES. I am blown away by the symbolism...

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roundtressym In reply to hhiste [2011-11-10 02:17:47 +0000 UTC]

I am glad!

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inthename [2009-09-01 15:06:30 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome! Has great movement and design!

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roundtressym In reply to inthename [2009-09-01 18:59:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you :3

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inthename In reply to roundtressym [2009-09-03 12:47:34 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!
~Sabrina

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Lookn-4-Beautiful [2009-08-29 22:53:36 +0000 UTC]

Not only did I make my own version, I loved her so much I wanted to color her too. Hope you like them


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Lookn-4-Beautiful [2009-07-11 03:19:25 +0000 UTC]

love this. I'm thinking about doing something similar. I'll keep you posted

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roundtressym In reply to Lookn-4-Beautiful [2009-07-11 03:40:57 +0000 UTC]

I would love to see it when you do!

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Lilielo-Lawliet [2008-10-10 19:12:39 +0000 UTC]

Lovely.

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roundtressym In reply to Lilielo-Lawliet [2008-10-10 21:16:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you <3

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Lilielo-Lawliet In reply to roundtressym [2008-10-10 21:17:24 +0000 UTC]

Your very welcome.

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vflaradread [2008-10-10 10:33:37 +0000 UTC]

I very much enjoy the original pencil art of this, you should scan it in and put it up.

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roundtressym In reply to vflaradread [2008-10-10 10:40:28 +0000 UTC]

It looks bad without the digital cleanup. My scanner isn't the highest quality around, it was simply the most affordable.

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