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LadyMyrina — The Two Valentinos
Published: 2007-02-14 13:25:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 543; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 12
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So this is my Valentines pic as I promised.I think a lot of people have this sort of split personality feeling about today.
Most people I know generally don't care single or not but if you're a person like myself, you'll understand this.
For reference I look like neither of these girls, they are just representations of my emotional reaction to Feb 14th.
The words in the background are lyrics from songs I like, obviously on one side, quite bitter and sad songs and on the other side, cheerful and loving songs. Some lines are from the same songs but I felt they were appropriate.
I'm actually really happy with this piece, I haven't liked a piece of my own original work for a while so I'm glad I was so pleased with this.
Just so you know, I'm leaning a little more towards the left hand side this year but I'm not going to let it get me down.
I'm gonna spend the day just being myself and doing the things I love even if they're only little things.
No other person can ever do that for me.
If you feel like me today, my advice is to do the same....besides think of how much money you've saved on presents and cards.
For the rest of you,
Happy Valentines Day
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Comments: 17
WOW!
This is awzome!
I just love the backround
Acctually...I hate valentines day(don't know why) , but I love these picutres what people hawe drawed.
Happy late valentines day!
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I'm really glad you like it I was very happy with how it looked too. I'm glad you like the backgrounds too
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I think it was really clever to make this backround like this
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i like the background and the little hearts they r holding. they r quite a contrast
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Yeah thats what I was going for
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gaahhh, im like you today. i hate valentines day coz for me its just a 'throw it back i your face that your single'....ah well...
ANYWAYS!!!!!! THAT WAS OUT OF CHARACTER
i love the whole concept behind this piece. i think you captured both of the emotions really well! the girl with the broken heart is great as i think you totally captured her bitterness. and the girl with the glowing heart looks so sweet and innocent you just can't help but smile at her.
also, i love the whole idea of using lyrics for the background
well done
oh yeah hehe....HAPPY VALENTINES DAY DARLIN' 
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Heheh Thank you, I'm ok now, I'm trying to remind myself, one day its gonna be special again ^_____^ Also that it really is just another day and the only thing I'm really missing is the cards (I could get pressies for myself).
I'm glad you like both girls, I've been both of them at one point so thats why this year I'm trying to not be bitter towards either side.
HAPPY VALENTINES TO YOU TO
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waaah! yes i will be your valentine!!!! *hands over a BUNCH of flowers*
...even though it is a bit late now though hehe...only 365 days to go till the next one eh
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Ah well never mind *hugs and accepts flowers* I almost had a valentine
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I'm gonna spend the day just being myself and doing the things I love even if they're only little things.
No other person can ever do that for me.
I had forgot to mention that this is something you should never, ever forget. And this is coming from someone who has a quite long relationship going on
Seriously, feeling good with yourself is the most important thing, and it comes before feeling good with someone else. A friend of mine once said you can't really be part of a couple until you become a whole person, and I think she was right ^^
Lots of hugs to ya
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Hehe thank you for the hugs. Yeah I've always known this is the most important thing but I think now I have to start really believeing it and living it.
It was hard for me to think about or act on this stuff when I was with this guy, and we'd been togetehr since I was 16 which is quite young now that I look at it. So I never really had the chance to like myself, because there was always someone there to do it for me.
But now that hes not here and that all this strange and new stuff is happening I get the feeling I'm starting to actually like myself, because everything around me is falling apart and the only thing I can stop falling apart is myself ^____^
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everything around me is falling apart and the only thing I can stop falling apart is myself ^____^
You know, I absolutely loved this sentence. It says it all ^^
And I think I can understand at least partially where you're coming from. I'm writing a brief note about it and I'll send it to you shortly, because I prefer to talk about some things eye-to-eye rather than through comments ^^'
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I really like the idea behind the drawing and your choice of colours! Also the girls' outfits are both gorgeous, albeit being so different.
If you don't mind a bit of constructive critique, the only thing I would point out are the poses. I don't find them 'wrong' or something like that, I just would have done them differently and this may be a matter of personal taste. I like how the one on the right seems to be sitting there both proudly (chest and head pointing high) and playfully: it's perfectly fitting with her mood, she's clearly happy about her love and she knows it. The one on the left is the one I would have done differently: I like her sad, vacant stare and the little floating broken heart, but her stance is very similar to the "happy girl in pink". I would have slanted her shoulders and back, making her look slightly curled up, to emphasize how she's feeling sad and hurt, instead of pushing her chest forward. This is a bit hard for me to explain without being in front of you with a piece of paper to doodle upon, but I hope it makes some kind of sense
And of course, I hope my point of view was some help, or at least interesting for future pieces and ideas! As I said, this was mainly a matter of personal taste.
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I'm glad you like the outfits I wanted to make it so they were dressd similarily but then again not at all.
I don't mind the critism at all unless it was just something like 'this is crap' or 'their poses are wrong' and nothing else. But I did have a reason for it, I was going to do a very slumped etc pose for the darker girl but personally I wanted to portray a bit of burnished pride in her. Like how I feel when Im single on V day is I feel bitter and heart broken but at the same time I feel a little selfish and proud because I say to myself 'Pfft I dont need anyone, I'm fine by myself' but in a sort of bitter and sad way, its a kind of feigned pride, I dont know if this makes any sense at all. But thats why I did her this way, shes got that sort of, 'I don't give a shit' attitude but at the same time its plain to see shes hurt.
Also I luffs symmetry (can u tell
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It makes a lot of sense to me, don't worry. I can clearly see why you chose the poses the way you did, and yeah... it's important to hold on to some sense of pride and worth, even when it hurts badly
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wow this is really great..i love the split personality idea.. good job *favorites*
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Thanks very much for the fave, I'm glad you like it
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