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The Fear of Death by *FlannMoriath:iconFlannMoriath:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Animals

©2008-2009 *FlannMoriath
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Happy Halloween! 8D

This was done as a project for one of my classes. It's a visual interpretation of a symbol in the short story "The Scent of Cinnamon" by Charles Lambert (which I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend). The starving dog (in my opinion) symbolizes the fear of death.

Critiques are greatly appreciated! If you have any ideas on how to improve the picture (preferably things that I can do to it in Photoshop), I'd love to hear them!

Ink and white paint on cardboard. I don't have any color media or paintbrushes with me at the moment, so the paint splatters were done by mixing paint with water and flicking it onto the cardboard, and also by applying paint directly from the tube onto the cardboard and spreading it with paper.

Time spent: 3 days.

Artwork © Flann Moriath 2008
Concept © Charles Lambert
Please do not trace, reference, or repost in whole or in part. Thank you.

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=Wint3rHeart Oct 30, 2008, 5:42:19 PM
for a dog that skinny, I think his head, feet, and possibly legs are a little too thick. But I love the expression and the shading. The texture in the background is pretty cool too. It adds to the mood of the picture.
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*IkodoMoonstrife Oct 30, 2008, 5:44:19 PM
Wow, 54 seconds ago....my timing for once is amazing........anyways, that is a REALLY skinny dog, but it looks awesome and freakish (in a good way); perfect for halloween.....I also really like the paint splochy background ^^.....I think it would be even scarier if you had his mouth more open and growly, his eyes glow a little, and made everything a little darker......if you were going for scary......and if its the fear of death you're talking about, there ain't nothin' scarier in my opinion <..<

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*FlannMoriath Oct 30, 2008, 5:47:31 PM
Thank you very much for the comment and crits! :) I'll keep that in mind!
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~OokamiGirl765 Oct 30, 2008, 5:48:31 PM
This picture is amazing! I love how you made the dog look

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"Before there is peace, blood will spill blood, and the lake will run red." --Warriors: The New Prophecy


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*FlannMoriath Oct 30, 2008, 5:48:39 PM
Thank you so much! :D I'll play around with making it darker and see what that does for the picture. Thank you!! ^^
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*FlannMoriath Oct 30, 2008, 6:20:01 PM
^____^ I'm very glad to hear that! Thank you! I like your style too! :)
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~Larchstar Oct 30, 2008, 6:21:29 PM
It's Beautiful! I would suggest using some dark splatters for a "death is near" effect.

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