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Published: 2013-11-16 21:10:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 585; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 0
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Description This is another work for my AP art class. It took me two weeks to get this work completed and I'm soooo done with it. Don't even want to look at this thing anymore. Still, i'm very proud of it and I really think I did a good job for my very first ball-point pen drawing. 


The theme behind this drawing has to do with the relationship between human and animals. long story short, its trying to say that humans act a lot like birds do, in the way that they are dirty and greedy. The symbol on her face is the bottom half of the Native American Anishinabe Tribe symbol. Its supposed to tie back to the idea that native americans strongly believe in the connection between humans and animals. the fortune the bird is holding reads "If you only walk in other's tracks, you will leave no footprints." It has to do with the theme of the loss of individuality within society, the main focus of the series of art pieces I am doing for class.


So, even though I'm really proud of this one and i love it dearly, I do have to credit another artist for the ref I used. The idea was all my own here, but I accidentally referenced another picture too closely and they look very similar. To avoid copyright issues, I'm giving credit to Marc Lagrange for the original photo.

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Comments: 41

AmnesiaCloud [2013-11-30 06:39:03 +0000 UTC]

hahaha i was there when you were working on this

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Tori001 In reply to AmnesiaCloud [2013-12-01 11:05:15 +0000 UTC]

yupyup. i think a lot of people in town were there when i worked on it. I took that thing everywhere with me.

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serenofariane [2013-11-20 00:14:21 +0000 UTC]

I love the feather details and the creativity behind this artwork. It looks so real.

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Tori001 In reply to serenofariane [2013-11-20 00:21:49 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much. Glad you think its creative! I have a hard time making creative works.

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serenofariane In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-20 01:36:22 +0000 UTC]

:3 You would never be able to tell looking at this that you have a hard time with it.

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Tori001 In reply to serenofariane [2013-11-21 03:46:25 +0000 UTC]

aww, thanks.

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serenofariane In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-21 04:00:37 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome!

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SethTree [2013-11-19 05:14:10 +0000 UTC]

FFF birds?! I love birds! I wish I could see this...

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Tori001 In reply to SethTree [2013-11-19 16:19:54 +0000 UTC]

can you not see it cause of your colorblindness or am i missing something? 

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SethTree In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-20 04:48:15 +0000 UTC]

If this is the blueness or the blackness one you did, I can't see it because I assume it's all coming across as one color to me, as my eyes are stewpid.

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Tori001 In reply to SethTree [2013-11-21 03:44:34 +0000 UTC]

ah, k.

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Raiyenn [2013-11-18 08:02:34 +0000 UTC]

...the eyes are so pretty.......

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Tori001 In reply to Raiyenn [2013-11-18 08:07:41 +0000 UTC]

thanks! glad you think so. c:

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Raiyenn In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-18 08:28:21 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. I love the way it looks like she's wearing falsies...but still looks pretty.

And the message behind this piece is incredible ;-;

It's true...

like birds pecking at the food, snatching up the best and the most for themselves, without a care for what that will leave others,

humans tend to care only for themselves, taking whatever they can, regardless of how it might hurt someone else. ;-;

It's sad

but

true.

Anyway, I love this picture.


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Tori001 In reply to Raiyenn [2013-11-18 16:10:10 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad this picture actually made someone think about this situation. Thanks so much for taking the time to look at my art and think about it. It really means a lot to me. I spent too much time on this to have people just blankly stare at it and not take anything away from it.

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Raiyenn In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-20 03:14:05 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome<3

It really is a lovely picture, and I think it really captured the symbolism pretty well. It's great

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Tori001 In reply to Raiyenn [2013-11-21 03:45:53 +0000 UTC]

aw, well thank you.

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Saevaa [2013-11-17 23:24:18 +0000 UTC]

I'm going to go cry now 

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Tori001 In reply to Saevaa [2013-11-17 23:26:22 +0000 UTC]

babu! don't cry please.

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Saevaa In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-18 03:28:35 +0000 UTC]

I

cant

even

;a;

No seriously

like

im about to cry

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Tori001 In reply to Saevaa [2013-11-18 04:42:14 +0000 UTC]

why? I dont understand :CCCC

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Saevaa In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-18 04:44:22 +0000 UTC]

it's 

so

beautiful

oh my shit


And I realized how horrible I draw .

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Tori001 In reply to Saevaa [2013-11-18 04:50:48 +0000 UTC]

D: you do not draw horribly!!

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Saevaa In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-18 04:56:27 +0000 UTC]

well

now I do

OTL 


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Tori001 In reply to Saevaa [2013-11-18 16:10:21 +0000 UTC]

staph.

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Saevaa In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-18 16:11:36 +0000 UTC]

but I cant staph

and I wont staph

so la di da di di

we like to party

this is out house

and this is our roof


and we cant staph

and we wont staph. 

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Tori001 In reply to Saevaa [2013-11-18 16:20:32 +0000 UTC]

-3- okee . . . no.

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Saevaa In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-18 20:51:10 +0000 UTC]

Lmao
dont hate me

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Tori001 In reply to Saevaa [2013-11-20 00:28:59 +0000 UTC]

I could never hate you. 


Today I walked in to a room and it somehow reminded me of you and I got really depressed cause I miss you.

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Saevaa In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-20 00:33:09 +0000 UTC]

In what way did it remind you of me...? 

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Tori001 In reply to Saevaa [2013-11-20 00:34:23 +0000 UTC]

don't think i'm a creep, but it smelled like you.

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Saevaa In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-20 00:35:15 +0000 UTC]

1)what do I smell like....? Give me a bunch of examples

2) what was the room? Art room? P.E LMAO, lunch? ??? 

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Tori001 In reply to Saevaa [2013-11-20 00:38:51 +0000 UTC]

1) You smell like flowery, cherry blossom tea with the slightest hint of sweet perfume.

2) It was an English teacher's room. 

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Saevaa In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-20 00:45:49 +0000 UTC]

Don't know why flowers, nor tea.. all I use is a cherry blossom scrub :I 


AWE YIIISSSS

english. 

my best class

other than Art.


And I miss you more. honestly. 

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Tori001 In reply to Saevaa [2013-11-21 03:48:11 +0000 UTC]

nah, i don't think so.

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Saevaa In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-21 03:49:09 +0000 UTC]

www.deviantart.com/art/pls-dun…

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vaunu [2013-11-17 03:33:07 +0000 UTC]

Wow!

I just love the shading on this~

Especially the details in the feathers, it's so beautiful. 

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Tori001 In reply to vaunu [2013-11-17 03:43:46 +0000 UTC]

glad you like it! it took me forever to do the feathers. 

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ShimmerOfLightning [2013-11-16 21:16:21 +0000 UTC]

Wow! For something done with ballpoint pen you'd think it was done with like a blue pencil! There's almost no mistakes at all! Where her nose is kinda bothers me, kinda looks a little too high up, but that's probably just me...

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Tori001 In reply to ShimmerOfLightning [2013-11-16 21:20:59 +0000 UTC]

it's based off of Delanie. her nose is actually higher than that. i moved it down. So that's kind of offensive to her beautiful face.

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ShimmerOfLightning In reply to Tori001 [2013-11-16 21:28:31 +0000 UTC]

Delanie............... I don't think i've met her................

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