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C-Cain β€” Sound of Silence

Published: 2012-02-24 12:55:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 9010; Favourites: 450; Downloads: 481
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Description Note: I am quoting the lyrics of a song here. I did not come up with the lyrics. I thought it was obvious, but apparently it's not.

Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel:

Hello, darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a streetlamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never shared
No one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools," said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sounds of silence"

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I have little else to say. I reckoned this is how it looks behind the mask of those who have to uphold the faΓ§ade of happiness as part of their profession every night.

Drawn with a mouse.
It's pretty rough, but it didn't take me long. So yeah.
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Comments: 189

Rysonn In reply to ??? [2012-02-29 13:26:51 +0000 UTC]

Anytime!

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Scardoni-A In reply to ??? [2012-02-29 02:03:20 +0000 UTC]

From the thumbnail, I thought it was a real set of glasses until I viewed it bigger and noticed it was an artowrk.
It's beautiful β™₯

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C-Cain In reply to Scardoni-A [2012-02-29 08:38:42 +0000 UTC]

Really? I'm flattered. And relieved - when I first showed it to some others only one person mentioned the glasses. And all he had to say was how misshapen the frame supposedly looks.

So I'm really, really glad you like it!

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Scardoni-A In reply to C-Cain [2012-03-04 07:32:44 +0000 UTC]

I think the glasses look completely fine and accurate to Vinyl's β™₯

And that's alright

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C-Cain In reply to Scardoni-A [2012-03-04 15:35:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again.

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Scardoni-A In reply to C-Cain [2012-03-06 07:42:47 +0000 UTC]

That's alright~

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ArcticFox501 In reply to ??? [2012-02-29 00:20:35 +0000 UTC]

sooo epic

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C-Cain In reply to ArcticFox501 [2012-02-29 08:39:09 +0000 UTC]

Yay!

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ArcticFox501 In reply to C-Cain [2012-02-29 17:38:44 +0000 UTC]

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f1r3w4rr10r In reply to ??? [2012-02-28 20:59:53 +0000 UTC]

I usually really don't like seeing Vinyl sad, but thi is a really great piece.
Especially with the song.

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C-Cain In reply to f1r3w4rr10r [2012-02-28 21:01:20 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I think I'm done with the sadness motif anyway. And thank you, I'm glad you like it.

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Scayged In reply to ??? [2012-02-27 19:14:10 +0000 UTC]

Dammit! Not again! I have a new earworm!

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C-Cain In reply to Scayged [2012-02-27 19:36:58 +0000 UTC]

XD

I'm a helper

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Scayged In reply to C-Cain [2012-02-27 19:48:40 +0000 UTC]

xD

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BambooPony In reply to ??? [2012-02-26 07:22:54 +0000 UTC]

"Come on, Dj PON-3 - smile, smile, smile"

x3

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C-Cain In reply to BambooPony [2012-02-26 14:42:39 +0000 UTC]

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Shadowmatt999 In reply to ??? [2012-02-25 19:00:11 +0000 UTC]

thats some top-notch work and very clever.
do you prefer to draw sad ponies more than happy ponies?

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C-Cain In reply to Shadowmatt999 [2012-02-26 14:52:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. ^_^

And no, not really. I just figured it'd be more emotional and somewhat more unique.

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Doorooz In reply to ??? [2012-02-25 16:17:36 +0000 UTC]

This is freakin' brilliant. Definitely your best piece yet- the composition sets it apart from your other stuff. Awesome work!

Also, guess what? You're on the front page of r/mylittlepony! Congratz mate!

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C-Cain In reply to Doorooz [2012-02-26 14:53:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks mate!

And yay! Although I missed it. But yay nonetheless!

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YoshiArt24 In reply to ??? [2012-02-25 12:01:17 +0000 UTC]

Poor Vinyl.The look of herself from her glasses r like she got kicked out from Octavia's music,and she was expelled as a student!

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C-Cain In reply to YoshiArt24 [2012-02-25 13:46:45 +0000 UTC]

True.

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AMidnightFlight In reply to ??? [2012-02-25 09:28:33 +0000 UTC]

you indeed used the pen stroke tool in photoshop, right? there no way you could draw with a mouse due to its lack of pressure control.

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C-Cain In reply to AMidnightFlight [2012-02-25 09:38:17 +0000 UTC]

For this one, yes. Just found out about it. (Although I used Gimp)
I figured my line art doesn't look very good (see everything else I posted up to this point) so I just gave it a try. ^_^

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AMidnightFlight In reply to C-Cain [2012-02-25 09:48:06 +0000 UTC]

if you have the money to invest. absolute look into wacom tablets.
i use the bamboo create and its amazing. once your used to it!

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C-Cain In reply to AMidnightFlight [2012-02-25 09:59:34 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I wondered whether I should get one. By now, especially thanks to the path tool, I don't think I will - I invested too much time into this. ^_^

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LegendaryMemory In reply to C-Cain [2012-02-25 23:17:57 +0000 UTC]

GIMP, path tool, and mouse? Those are the three things that I'm just starting to do.

You inspire me to keep going.

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C-Cain In reply to LegendaryMemory [2012-02-26 15:30:33 +0000 UTC]

Yay! I'm inspirational. ^_^
And I wish you much success with your art!

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AMidnightFlight In reply to C-Cain [2012-02-25 10:01:59 +0000 UTC]

considering the amount of effort you have put in so far as i can tell. it would make your life 1000 times easier to invest in one!

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C-Cain In reply to AMidnightFlight [2012-02-25 10:07:03 +0000 UTC]

Yes, you're probably right.

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AbbieGoth In reply to ??? [2012-02-25 03:58:48 +0000 UTC]

Jesus, man! That looks fantastic, especially the lineart! Did you use the path tool?

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C-Cain In reply to AbbieGoth [2012-02-25 09:27:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

And yes, I did. I think I figured out how to use it about half way through. Next time I put more effort into it and use it properly.

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AbbieGoth In reply to C-Cain [2012-02-25 23:18:46 +0000 UTC]

I can definitely tell, and it totally paid off. It looks really nice <3

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C-Cain In reply to AbbieGoth [2012-02-26 15:54:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again. ^_^

It was a nice little experiment. I think I'll keep it up.

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AbbieGoth In reply to C-Cain [2012-02-26 19:21:10 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome~
You totally should! The Path Tool is amazing~

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Shawnay631 In reply to ??? [2012-02-25 00:55:46 +0000 UTC]

First things first: How did you do this with a MOUSE? Whenever I do ANYTHING with a mouse it looks like a newborn monkey with a potato drew it.

Secondly: This hurts my heart. She's so sad. . But it looks just amazing. Nice work.

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C-Cain In reply to Shawnay631 [2012-02-25 09:34:51 +0000 UTC]

Well... this one is not a very good example of my mouse art. Mainly 'cause it's the first time I used the path tool for. And this tool makes it almost ridiculously easy to create good line art. If you know how to use that tool and know where to place your lines you could do it with a touch pad, really. So for a more accurate reflection of how things look if you draw them free hand with a mouse... just look at everything else I have in my gallery.

And thank you. Methinks that's my last sad pony pic for a while. ^_^

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FractiousLemon In reply to ??? [2012-02-25 00:22:06 +0000 UTC]

Very good work and interesting thought. Being a performer who always has to put on a happy face is difficult when you're going through tough times. "The show must go on," as the saying goes, but that doesn't make it any easier.

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C-Cain In reply to FractiousLemon [2012-02-25 09:36:45 +0000 UTC]

Indeed. I just like the juxtaposition.

And there must be a reason why so many performers end up with their life in ruins due to excessive substance abuse IRL...

Oh and thank you. ^_^

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the-derp-man24 In reply to ??? [2012-02-24 23:23:42 +0000 UTC]

well ain't this fucking sad.

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C-Cain In reply to the-derp-man24 [2012-02-24 23:25:19 +0000 UTC]

Apparently.

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Ninja-Dude847 In reply to ??? [2012-02-24 20:42:52 +0000 UTC]

Wow...just...wow, sorry I can't be more creative, but this is just amazing

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C-Cain In reply to Ninja-Dude847 [2012-02-24 21:36:07 +0000 UTC]

Haha, it's alright. ^_^
I'm glad you like it.

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Ninja-Dude847 In reply to C-Cain [2012-02-25 00:28:03 +0000 UTC]

It's more than alright C:

No problem ^^

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Inenta In reply to ??? [2012-02-24 19:11:32 +0000 UTC]

Wow this looks great, keep it up

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C-Cain In reply to Inenta [2012-02-24 19:12:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. ^_^
I'll try my best.

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Mr-Archer-H In reply to ??? [2012-02-24 16:39:58 +0000 UTC]

whoa... you did this with a mouse?! i envy you to no end. this is just.. pic!

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C-Cain In reply to Mr-Archer-H [2012-02-24 16:41:50 +0000 UTC]

Eeeyup. That I did. Everything in my gallery was done by mouse.
And I'm glad you like it. ^_^

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Mr-Archer-H In reply to C-Cain [2012-02-24 17:13:38 +0000 UTC]

wow. just wow.

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lordelliott In reply to C-Cain [2012-02-24 16:43:19 +0000 UTC]

That really is impressive.

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