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Published: 2016-09-20 16:19:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 954; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 0
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This started as a random doodle and it ended up in this after I decided it has potential.
I feel like I haven't done something dynamic or freaky in a long while so~
And I am obsessed with mirrors, I couldn't help myself.

ATTENTION: In the picture there's clearly an abusive behavior towards a woman, which generally I DO NOT agree with. In this particular case the female and male are the same being and the fight is actually an illusion or part of imagination/feeling. So I challenge anyone to do a fight between their most masculine and feminine selves. Androgynous people and people with gender disorders or identity issues will understand me perfectly on this concept. 

I was not sure wheher to keep it colorful or tone it into a grey scheme, so I just kept it in-between. 
I am actually proud of most of this.~

Picture was done while listening to The Fight Inside by Red. 
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Art and characters (c)

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Comments: 48

scwibblingmadness [2016-09-25 18:15:15 +0000 UTC]

Magnificent

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Venithy In reply to scwibblingmadness [2016-09-26 05:35:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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scwibblingmadness In reply to Venithy [2016-09-26 06:30:30 +0000 UTC]

Nice to see you again!!

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Venithy In reply to scwibblingmadness [2016-09-26 07:21:59 +0000 UTC]

I am always here hiding somewhere 

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scwibblingmadness In reply to Venithy [2016-09-26 07:24:02 +0000 UTC]

 

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D3AD-MAD-HATT3R [2016-09-21 20:51:25 +0000 UTC]

A very good piece with an intreguing theme. It must be quite difficult making the choice between which gender you are. A fight which is, I guess, never really over.

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Venithy In reply to D3AD-MAD-HATT3R [2016-09-22 05:18:15 +0000 UTC]

My friend, you are absolutely correct. Though it is not as bad for me as it is for others 

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kaaslave [2016-09-21 00:53:07 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting theme.

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Venithy In reply to kaaslave [2016-09-21 06:42:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~

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SvartabergetArt [2016-09-20 19:34:48 +0000 UTC]

Nice design and details

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Venithy In reply to SvartabergetArt [2016-09-20 19:35:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~

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BlackSpiralDancer1 [2016-09-20 18:25:10 +0000 UTC]


This looks fantastic, and I love the concept behind it! Well... To word that better, I think it's fantastic and admirable that you created a piece based on that concept, one which I can relate to greatly.
Wonderful work overall!

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Venithy In reply to BlackSpiralDancer1 [2016-09-20 18:26:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! It's usually easy, but other people make it so complicated, lol. Pretentious and sophisticated *mumbles* 

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BlackSpiralDancer1 In reply to Venithy [2016-09-20 18:27:25 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! And yeah, that is really quite true.

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Venithy In reply to BlackSpiralDancer1 [2016-09-20 18:29:26 +0000 UTC]

I hope you are dealing easily with your issue~ 

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BlackSpiralDancer1 In reply to Venithy [2016-09-20 18:35:35 +0000 UTC]

For the mass majority of the time, yeah. As to you (I believe..? Sorry if I'm wrong on that!)

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Venithy In reply to BlackSpiralDancer1 [2016-09-20 18:46:17 +0000 UTC]

I am just having fun on confusing people, haha. But nobody picks on me and I hope it stays that way 

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BlackSpiralDancer1 In reply to Venithy [2016-09-20 18:54:12 +0000 UTC]

Ahah well that's good! Mm I hope for that for you as well; it's absolutely no fun.

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Venithy In reply to BlackSpiralDancer1 [2016-09-21 07:05:44 +0000 UTC]

In any situation trouble and bullying and being judged is no no fun Dx (well duh)
But shit like this makes us stronger
Or traumatizes us lol 

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BlackSpiralDancer1 In reply to Venithy [2016-09-21 09:26:37 +0000 UTC]

Ain't that the truth.

Heh, perhaps both. I'd say more likely traumatizes, but it can help make a person stronger if the person chooses/finds a way to make the experience do so.

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Venithy In reply to BlackSpiralDancer1 [2016-09-21 10:54:28 +0000 UTC]

In all honesty I have been bullied half of my life because I was really the ugly duckling (or always surrounded by great looking people). And also for my love for anything creepy and Gothic which started when I was about 11 y. o. (early baby bat). Here you rarely see alternative people, oh well you see them more frequently now but before no way. Talking of 8-7 years ago. 
Because of that even now I feel ugly even if I've made tremendous efforts to start looking good, mostly so people would stop picking on it and my bushy eyebrows. LOL 
But deep inside I will always be the creepy kid and nobody can change that. If anyone wants to threaten me with a psychologist it would be pretty much like trying to make a 70 y .o . grandpa love hardcore metal (in case he hated it). NOT HAPPENING 
Haha. Keep your head up high and try to take those horrific or awkward situations as lessons : The world is a damn difficult place but we as well are hard to defeat. If we want to be strong well we are strong bby 

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BlackSpiralDancer1 In reply to Venithy [2016-09-21 11:49:23 +0000 UTC]

I'm really damn sorry to hear that
If I might say, before you returned and changed up your page (Heehee I'm your favorite potato!) you had a picture of you up there eh? Tbh, I think you're quite a fantastic looking lad; you hot! I think.

Hellz yes; we are strong! WHOO!!!

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Venithy In reply to BlackSpiralDancer1 [2016-09-21 13:47:58 +0000 UTC]

*leblush* Thank you very much, haha!
Tho I wished I looked like you look in your id picture, that shit is fantastic creepy xD 
But you probably already stalked my photos album  

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BlackSpiralDancer1 In reply to Venithy [2016-09-21 14:28:42 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!
Well, it'd be easy enough to take one! Hell, if you'd want, you could take a picture in a similar pose, send it to me in Sta.sh, and I could edit it similarly to the way mine is! Send it back to ya on Sta.sh or post it or whatever, and there we go!

And... Well, that COULD
have been a thing I MIGHT have done at some point... >_> I neither confirm nor deny that.

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Venithy In reply to BlackSpiralDancer1 [2016-09-21 16:09:43 +0000 UTC]

Ahaaaaa~ >_>
Kidding LOL
And I always take creepy picture, I should post more on dA when I get my new phone~ 

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BlackSpiralDancer1 In reply to Venithy [2016-09-21 16:12:37 +0000 UTC]

Lol XD
Oooh you should!!

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Venithy In reply to BlackSpiralDancer1 [2016-09-21 16:13:58 +0000 UTC]

So I can give you more stuff to stalk

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BlackSpiralDancer1 In reply to Venithy [2016-09-21 16:15:45 +0000 UTC]

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Gmatty [2016-09-20 17:44:17 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful piece!

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Venithy In reply to Gmatty [2016-09-20 17:44:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, dear~

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Gmatty In reply to Venithy [2016-09-20 17:48:37 +0000 UTC]

Most welcome! 

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TechnoPagan9 [2016-09-20 17:26:42 +0000 UTC]

Good work

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Venithy In reply to TechnoPagan9 [2016-09-20 17:28:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~

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Liliiac [2016-09-20 17:16:52 +0000 UTC]

Well really loving the atmosphere in it~ And the song as well :>

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Venithy In reply to Liliiac [2016-09-20 17:18:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you a lot, now I am concerned someone will come and put an ugly censure on it LOL 
Some people just can't understand the beauty of ugly creepy art with sensitive material

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Liliiac In reply to Venithy [2016-09-20 17:23:57 +0000 UTC]

Wah really? I'm super sure no one won't, cause it's just enough to send a message and to please the eye, really. At least here I've seen many open minded people, which gives me faith~

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Venithy In reply to Liliiac [2016-09-20 17:25:44 +0000 UTC]

Yea, true. I got my art censored once and my gallery is full of weird shit. Back on another account I used to do only bloody art and they still did not get any censure put on them xD
But what would be life if I weren't ruled by PARANOIA 

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Liliiac In reply to Venithy [2016-09-20 17:29:02 +0000 UTC]

Well high five then, my old art used to be so full of depressing and gorey shit! Never got it censored tho~ 
Some are just sensitive, I'll give you that. And some are like us ;w;

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Venithy In reply to Liliiac [2016-09-20 17:32:54 +0000 UTC]

No but like I look at my gallery and in my mind ( Hmm, this shit is too soft, I need to step it up)
And then kawaii friends drop holy water into their eyes after they look at my artworks LOL 
But I am getting into the mood of more brutal, creepy or bloody art - thanks to the weather and more free time 

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Liliiac In reply to Venithy [2016-09-20 17:36:30 +0000 UTC]

I used to feel a lot like this and I still do~ So I might as well do the same. But honestly I appreciate all kind of art from gruesome to super doki doki kawaii stuff~ And I also see a lot of potential in your art, so keep making it awesome

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Venithy In reply to Liliiac [2016-09-20 17:41:27 +0000 UTC]

Same is yours (awesome), I like your mixture of soft background with the detailed dark characters, almost pastel goth~ 
I generally enjoy any sorts of art, I feel like when you are an artist you appreciate even the work behind a line made in paint.
But when it comes to my own gallery I get too complicated with myself 

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Liliiac In reply to Venithy [2016-09-20 17:44:40 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you. Pastel goth or actual goth is my goal, but then is the originality, the technique, the inspo... really too many, I know what you mean by "complicated". 
If I would just follow what I reblog on my tumblr, well damn, that would make total sense

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Venithy In reply to Liliiac [2016-09-20 17:49:00 +0000 UTC]

That's the main reason why I choose to mix creepy and harsh shading with bright highlighting and colors. Most gothic people go for the black and white or desaturated color schemes. I do enjoy them but then they are not as original
As with someone's lifestyle, the message behind and personality are the aspects making you Goth more than the carcass.
So no worry for that, you can be pretty Goth even without being all in black. Well you probably already agree on this xD
I do feel sometimes that my choice of style is making actual goths stay away from my art but like, who cares

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Liliiac In reply to Venithy [2016-09-20 18:12:34 +0000 UTC]

And that's why I find your style very unique~ I'd say you're going in a very good direction.
And yeah that's obvious, as much as I want to be "normal" (Though I don't see any reasons to be) I'm still dragged to the dark side, can't help it, it's actually lovely. XD

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Venithy In reply to Liliiac [2016-09-20 18:16:52 +0000 UTC]

come to the dark side we have dark chocolate chip cookies !
Well because of my inactivity and long time being on here I lose many friends and now I do feel kinda lonely 
U am rejoining a group here called Tibumeru (underwater creatures rp), I used to have a JellyFish boy on another account x'D
I am sure it will be so cool to talk to those guys again 

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Liliiac In reply to Venithy [2016-09-20 18:22:39 +0000 UTC]

Always to the dark side XD
Yeah I know what you mean, I've changed like 4 accounts by now so~ And if you ever feel lonely, not just here but in general, I'm good to be talked to~
And woah that sounds so cool XD That's one thing I've never did, though I've had so many OCs (especially for anime...)

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Venithy In reply to Liliiac [2016-09-20 18:25:00 +0000 UTC]

I am redoing a new updated app, since the other ones are like 3 y.o. (lmao)
You shall see the fishy fun~
You'll be attracted by the shiny fins

And I will surely bother you if I am ever bored xD 

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Liliiac In reply to Venithy [2016-09-20 18:29:42 +0000 UTC]

That sounds good, I bet it's really fun ;D  
Oh yes, would be my pleasure~

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