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Hell, I'm not immune to misery, and Monarch certainly isn't. I guess I'm lucky though, because it's not as difficult for me to get out of it as it is for some people. I love my friends.Been working on this on-and-off for a while... Yeah, finished it just now, so I'm posting.
I so often find myself listening to Hide and Seek when I'm feeling down. It really only makes it worse, but it makes it prettier too.
I liken this to how Monarch can get so miserable, but somehow she still seems pretty... Pretty, and broken, and fragile. I know it sounds silly, but so often I find myself looking to her for strength. Sadly, she lets me down more often than not. Monarch is great for those precious moments of beauty, or the things that whiz by fast blurring your sight. She's fleeting to me, but still a phoenix of grace. But she's not as strong as I feel I need sometimes. She's still young, and inexperienced, and she gets scared. A couple of years ago, my life was represented by an entirely different character, who was strong, and boisterous, and loud, and never afraid of anything, but I let her go long ago and now quiet, fragile, but dignified and wise, Monarch is my eternal guardian. Has anyone become this attached to their character before? Tell me if you have.
I might follow up on that concept. It's kind of pretty. Weird that my life is defined best by the character I favor, but still, it's kind of nice to never truly be alone.
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aww..yes, sad but sweet..the coloring and shading is amaaazing, especially on her hands and hair... DX
...>> ...Wish I could say I feel that way about Fibra but..he's not very...attach-able. :U He's just my fav.
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Thanks. I've been working hard on that lately.
Psssh. That's a shame. DO you have any characters you get attatched to this way?
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Looks fantaaastic.
hm. >> I guess not to the degree you're attached to Monarch..but I've sometimes felt like Tex is an older brother...he's the only character I draw myself hugging when I have a really bad day. You haven't seen the side of him that really makes you want to hug him--yet.
Fibra just makes me feel good--in a personal project sort of way. And the other OCs I never got super attached to.
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....I'd say Shleik and Queen....Queen more so now perhaps...
But that's all entirely your fault. You see it as a fabulous thing though.... XD
The paint style shading looks wonderful... especially the hand, it's amazing.
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<3
XD I think it is fabulous, but... Yeah |D
Thanks c:
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We so often create characters who are strong to help us lean against something. But it is even better to have a fragile character so that we can realize how strong we are as well.
Very beautiful drawing, the use of colours and symbolism still proves to be one of your best attributes.
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... c:
Thank you, though I think I still need to work on my use of colour.
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I have a few that I look to. Though I have never shared them with any one or drawn them either. They are more of mental and personal characters than anything. I've thought about sharing them before but I was afraid no one would understand. I suppose I was wrong. There are more people who understand than I thought.
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I have a few that I look to. Though I have never shared them with any one or drawn them either. They are more of mental and personal characters than anything. I've thought about sharing them before but I was afraid no one would understand. I suppose I was wrong. There are more people who understand than I thought.
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Trust me... From the messages I'm getting, I'm pretty sure this is a cshared experience.
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Heh, now that I look back I kinda feel bad for thinking not many people would understand. I'm happy I was wrong.
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Yep, I look to my favorite characters for guidance. Usually it's the one I use most often and she's kind of crazy. She's strong, short tempered, determined, and angry. We aren't much alike at all, but we're like those kind of best friends who argue all the time! When I need a mental hug I go to her, even though she doesn't really like being hugged. Sometimes I go to a more understanding character, but it's usually Morningstar. I love her to pieces even though I tend to her her exact opposite in personality.
Sometimes I feel so alone, then I remember. I have the characters inside my head I can talk to...then I briefly wonder if I'm insane. Then I shrug it off and go emotionally vomit on one of them. They ARE real, in some way...I think of them as magnified fragments of different aspects of my personality. Morningstar, in this case, she represents my dormant bloodlust and pent up explosive rage.
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I can understand that kind of relationship XD Characters that are crazy tend to so often be the ones we look up to.
Reality is what you make it
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It isn't weird or silly at all! I know a lot of people who are like that. Me personally... I don't have one specific character that I relate completely to, to much as each of my characters is a different side of me. A different piece. Quiv is my love of nature... specifically flora. But she has an innocence that I don't. Oddly, she's much, much stronger than I am. Valn is my love of the arts, and while he specializes in fashion, represents my jack-of-all-trades approach to art. He also holds my somewhat secret love of the rave scene in his history, as well as my need to treat my significant other like a prince or princess. But... again, Valn is much stronger than I am.
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<3
... Being an artist is the greatest.
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It's amazing how connected to your character you are! I can really see the emotions in your work. And it -is- beautiful.
I'm not sure I'm as connected to my characters as you, so much as each of my characters represents a different aspect of me. My character Ligos, for example, tends to be depressed and quiet, like I am. Yet another, Nini, is hyperactive and childish, as I am when I'm having fun with friends. I think we artists can't help but put a little of ourselves into any character we make, hehe.
By the way, who is that song by? I'd like to look it up. c:
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Well thank you. She means more to me than any of my other characters. She transcends boundaries for me.
Oh, that's a given, I think c: ... And then you wonder where the psychotic freaks come from and worry >.>
It's by Imogen Heap c: Beautiful song.
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Aw Monarch, who do you have to look so beautiful when you're sad? :c
And I DO have one character I can relate to very well, I hardly draw her anymore though, which is a shame. I really should start again. <3
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c| I don't know why I like to portray her that was. Attractive tragedy.
Aw, you should c:
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Well, people love victims.
I'm gonna~ cx
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Thatβs a very appealing concept.
I have one particular character Iβm pretty attached too. Sheβs been quite fluid in my mind, occasionally changing slightly over time, both in appearance and name, but is really just the same person each time. I suppose sheβs very cocksure and in control, but is also quite desperate, albeit she doesnβt grasp just how messed she really is. I guess I donβt really give her a definite appearance as well, just cause I donβt care to limit that character in any particular manner. But if I had to peg her as anything though, itβd be a multidimensional jumper, too afraid to stay in one place too long and form long-term connections.
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Thanks c:
A spiritual guide like these is totally indespensable <3 Let's just leave the definitiong at that, right?
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