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Just some little doodles I did in class instead of doing AlgebraWe have April being a sexy babe in a green dress
Splinter: Donatello, in the words of your brothers, you know how to pick them.
Donatello:...
Splinter and Donnie:
We have Karai with some lazily done Sakura blossoms around her(her hair is grown out and the bottom isn't dyed or bleached), April with some lazy buttercup blossoms, and both of them side by side in kimonos.
The longer haired Karai and kimono picture actually came to me while reading one of ~FlashyFashionFraud 's stories and looking at some of ~NightOwl285 's pictures
The smaller doodle on the side came to me randomly.
I was thinking of doing something symbolic, and I thought of me with my conflicted emotions, but then thought of April and Karai.
The lotus type blossom represents the freedom and purity of both of them, and how April has been allowed to thrive and has been loved, protected, and cared for, making her the strong girl she is today.
It then slowly fades and dies as it gets to Karai.
Karai has had her innocence of childhood stripped from her it seems, her father's "love" being simply the pride of a teacher, or so it seems.
She has her weaknesses which she tries to cover up, having changed herself drastically from childhood.
I imagine she was a kind and sweet innocent girl at one point, but first thing her father began training her she became a tool for his vendetta and she felt the need to change the sweet little girl to a cold heartless and sarcastic bitch to prove herself to others and her father, to act like she wasn't afraid.
The harsh reality is though, that she is still that scared little girl.
Her emotions are conflicted(and they're open more to herself now since she let Leo in somewhat, leading the emotional barriers to break) and she is not proud, she is weak and afraid, both of what she does know and of what she doesn't know and doesn't WANT to know.
Her half of the lotus blossom has been mangles, torn, and ripped apart, morphed into something that it isn't, and is now dead.
Dead from both her own choices, self change, and her father's harsh retributions and lifestyle.
She only begins to feel this after she has a moment of self-truth upon meeting Leonardo, and for that, she is angry and regretful.
She's naked to represent just that which has been stripped of her and is curled into a ball as if trying to both protect and hug herself, as of to just try and REMEMBER what that feeling is.
But instead, she is left alone in the dark.
Cold, alone, open, exposed, and bare of what false shields she has put up, free to be the sad and weak little girl that she knows she really is, whether she wants to be of not.
Enjoy!
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Comments: 23
risingstar1011 [2020-09-02 01:02:01 +0000 UTC]
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BenRG [2013-12-07 22:42:10 +0000 UTC]
"Um... Kurai? These dresses are barely here!"
"For a female ninja, our beauty is as much a weapon as any blade, April-kun! This is a weapon you must learn to use and use well!"
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BenRG In reply to artofsnark [2014-06-01 07:49:35 +0000 UTC]
Not so much fight but drop some... er... interesting stuff in the target's drinks when they are looking at their boobies and not what the girls' hands are doing. Female assassins (and Ninja are assassins first and foremost) have been using that trick for millennia!
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imatmntgal [2013-05-17 22:31:50 +0000 UTC]
song this reminds me of-cin her eyes
what karai and april actually are-american and japanese
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artofsnark In reply to imatmntgal [2013-05-20 22:02:11 +0000 UTC]
Hmm I'll have to check it out!
Thanks again for the wonderful comments!
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FlashyFashionFraud [2013-05-14 16:36:06 +0000 UTC]
Ahhhh they look sooo gorgeous! i love the symbolism!! I might have to write a fanfic about it~
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artofsnark In reply to FlashyFashionFraud [2013-05-15 02:14:54 +0000 UTC]
By all means please do so!
I was once again secretly hoping you mightXD
Hahaha
PLEASE DO!
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FlashyFashionFraud In reply to artofsnark [2013-05-15 02:18:46 +0000 UTC]
I'll see what I can do~
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BlueNightingale01 [2013-05-14 03:22:46 +0000 UTC]
O...M....G.... U ARE BRILLIANT!!! omg i love the symbolism behind all this!!! You are absolutely spectacular!! I seriously cant find the right words to describe you sweetie!!! You're just too awesome for words!! You are the madame of Epicness!!
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artofsnark In reply to BlueNightingale01 [2013-05-14 04:09:30 +0000 UTC]
hahaha
THANK YOU, MEG!
And thank you even more for helping give me inspiration for some of these pictures!
I know it want intended, but when I read yours and Nikki's stuff, I tend to get a BUNCH of AMAZING picture ideas!
YOUR STUFF IS JUST SO WONDERFUL!
And I'm glad you like the symbolism so much!
It just sorta came to me, and it was such an awesome idea(at least in my opinion) that I felt I HAD to do it, even if it was small^_^;
THANKS AGAIN, MEG!
LOVES!
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BlueNightingale01 In reply to artofsnark [2013-05-15 03:33:35 +0000 UTC]
DAAAAAAWWWWWWWW!!!!! Shtop it u!!
Gnbvdfgbnhuaaaaaaaaaawww!!! you're so very welcome sweetheart!!!! Oh goodness! I had no idea i inspired you!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
I'm bushing and squealing XD I'm so honored that i could inspire you!!
And the symbolism really was an awesome idea! I can perfectly picture the truth of it in these characters!
EEEEEEE!! Once again you are so very welcome honey!! U DA QUEEN OF EPICNESS!!!
Much love!!!
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flowerpower71 [2013-05-14 02:44:52 +0000 UTC]
These are so pretty and I really like the symbolisim you used for Karai with the lotus. Poor girl.
But seriously this is really beautiful.
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artofsnark In reply to flowerpower71 [2013-05-14 02:55:28 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much!
I'm so happy you like it!
And thank you for being so kind and commenting on all of my pictures!
And yeah, Karai.
I relate so much it's not even funny.
The way I see her personality, it's pretty much me only on a badass ninja.
I became convinced almost 100% that this was her definite personality whenever I saw her slip when April mentioned her mother.
That was the slip I had been waiting for all season, no joke.
Loss and forcing change quickly will do that to people
THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU FABULOUS PERSON YOU!
Stay AMAZING!
I ALWAYS look forward to your supportive comments!
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flowerpower71 In reply to artofsnark [2013-05-14 03:09:07 +0000 UTC]
Your so welcome. ^^
No problem. Hehe well technically I haven't commented on ALL of your pictures but I get what you mean.
But your so sweet! If anything, I was expecting you to be like April.
OHMYGOSH! ME TOO! I was almost screamed when I saw that scene!!
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artofsnark In reply to flowerpower71 [2013-05-14 04:03:54 +0000 UTC]
Haha why thank you!
And I have 4 different personalities, the one at school(cold, isolated, and angry as a protective barrier to assert status when I'm walking from class to class), the one with my friends(the sarcastic and idiot one who's a completely awkward nerd), the one when I'm on the internet(how I used to be and how I still truly am to an extent, happy because I'm not dealing with my harsh reality and have no other real influence, I'm just me, only happy again), and the one when I'm by myself(upset, brooding, angry, regretful, pained, hurt, melancholy)
Truthfully everything I described about Karai up there is how I am when I'm given a chance by myself to reflect upon my emotions and choices, and then I'm torn between clenching my jaw and shaking my head forward to keep fighting and act like it doesn't bother me so I can pretend and out up that mask, or breaking down and letting people and myself feel the harsh sting of reality and what I really am.
I end up doing the first option usually.
I need to keep moving and sometimes, if even for a short while at times, if you keep acting like it, you believe it.
I'm glad my old self is still like April though
This I think is me without the influence of what I've been through since reality isn't really applied here to an extent, ya know?
And ERMERGERD!
That scene only furthered my theory that Karai is Miwa!
I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH!
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flowerpower71 In reply to artofsnark [2013-05-14 12:46:50 +0000 UTC]
Your welcome.
Ah I see. Well That's understandable. I geuss everyone has a different personality depending on who they're with.
Yeah. Life can throw some real curveballs but 90% of if is your attitude toward the problem. As long as you keep your head held high and persevere, you'll be alright.
Karai is Miwa?????
Anyway, YES!!! IT'S SO AWESOME!!! :iconepicspazzplz:
Ta know, I'm not normally into those kinds of shows but a friend of mine asked me about it before it premiered and I told him I'd watch it and see what I liked. When I saw the first episode, I was HOOKED!!!!!!!!!!
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Chocolate-Brain [2013-05-14 02:44:24 +0000 UTC]
Wow, all of your drawings are gorgeous...And that one in the corner is...wow, you go really in depth with Karai's character.
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artofsnark In reply to Chocolate-Brain [2013-05-14 02:50:23 +0000 UTC]
Haha thank you
I was super lazy with this one so I feel pretty bad about posting it actually
I might actually upload more detailed versions of whichever one you guys think seems to be the best or that I have the time to do!
And the main reason I go so in depth with her is because its basically me.
Her way of thinking is in a way how I think.
What I put down is a head cannon of what I believe her character is because I felt a connection with it.
My head cannon for her is basically my messed up personalityXD
The way she acts is just SOOO easy to dissect for me because I've ALREADY dissected it before
Simple enough for me really
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I'm so happy you like my lazy doodles!
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Chocolate-Brain In reply to artofsnark [2013-05-14 13:08:29 +0000 UTC]
I know how that feels. You have some characters that are just so relatable, it's easier to think the way they do. It's cool to find yourself in a fictional character
You're welcome so much!
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