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Published: 2015-10-26 20:13:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 1792; Favourites: 86; Downloads: 5
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Description Here's a slightly early drawing for Halloween. ♥ I wanted to try drawing something more semi-realistic than my other recent stuff. I used my own face as a reference and I'm pretty pleased with the result, it was really fun to work on.

Once again it's my undead character Mevt whose story the girlfriend and I have been working on a lot lately. I was reading about plant symbolism and I found out he has a lot in common with the scottish thistle, including "a defiant ability to flourish in spite of efforts to remove it", and it's said to symbolise suffering and protection (from witches amongst other things, as it also goes by the name "herb of witches") x x  ... also he's scottish. 

On tumblr: respawnedart.tumblr.com/post/1…
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Comments: 19

FilthyPicturesLtd [2016-02-05 20:23:50 +0000 UTC]

This... is incredible!!

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Becken95 In reply to FilthyPicturesLtd [2016-02-05 20:52:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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FilthyPicturesLtd In reply to Becken95 [2016-02-05 20:53:34 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!!

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IllustratedJai [2015-11-05 22:28:45 +0000 UTC]

wwwwooowwwwww

the skin is so gorgeously translucent and i loooove the thistles growing from the stitches. It makes me think of the dichotomy of wanting to touch but fearing the prick of the thorn. Also, I love the pop of the stars in the background behind the thistles. Gorgeous gorgeous work. 

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Becken95 In reply to IllustratedJai [2015-11-08 20:25:33 +0000 UTC]

Oh my god thank you so much, I appreciate comments like these a lot I'm glad you like the thistles, I wanted them to look sort of beautiful even if they're a pest (and painful to touch). They're just not considered to be a very beautiful plant, but I figured the "ugly but beautiful" thing would work perfectly for the character.

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IllustratedJai In reply to Becken95 [2015-11-09 18:58:02 +0000 UTC]

The thistles are so beautiful - I've always thought they were a beautiful plant, and you've done an amazing job with them. It's just such a gorgeous piece in general. You deserve a million comments like this! Keep up the amazing work!

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abandonskull [2015-10-28 18:32:12 +0000 UTC]

Man, I absolutely love the mood in this one. I love his facial expression and your choice of colours. :>
Your artwork is great. 

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Becken95 In reply to abandonskull [2015-10-30 23:07:03 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh thank you so much!! :')

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abandonskull In reply to Becken95 [2015-11-01 22:25:11 +0000 UTC]

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CHLOERedWolf [2015-10-27 01:30:19 +0000 UTC]

This is so darn good! It's just amazing, even in death!

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Becken95 In reply to CHLOERedWolf [2015-10-27 22:07:00 +0000 UTC]

Aahh, thank you so much!   

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CHLOERedWolf In reply to Becken95 [2015-10-27 23:38:44 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!

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Maria-Mysteria [2015-10-26 21:28:16 +0000 UTC]

A very sophisticated sort of creepiness.

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Becken95 In reply to Maria-Mysteria [2015-10-27 00:30:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm glad you think so, that's exactly the atmosphere I was going for.

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Maria-Mysteria In reply to Becken95 [2015-10-27 19:44:35 +0000 UTC]

'Welcome

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SeaCat2401 [2015-10-26 21:04:13 +0000 UTC]

Ow, this is... strong, I guess. His (or your) expression of despair mixed with sort of calmness - this is great, this is caught very well. ^^

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Becken95 In reply to SeaCat2401 [2015-10-27 00:41:58 +0000 UTC]

Ahh, thank you so much!

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HorvathKristy [2015-10-26 20:58:44 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE this! It's really really really amazing

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Becken95 In reply to HorvathKristy [2015-10-27 00:44:05 +0000 UTC]

Omg Kristy thank you so much!!   <3

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