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Apaturinae

Allen Walker - D.Gray-Man [Katsura Hoshino]

"Apaturinae" is a Butterfly-Subfamily of the Nymphalidae.
That type of butterflies have bifid tails and horns on the head.

Inspiration:

#01: DGM Chapter 203
#02: The video of Midnight Sun - F.Cuz. [it reminded me of textures! ]
#03: Shinee - Obsession [lyrics]

My hands tremble more
I'll lose my focus shortly
Why are my broken legs standing here?
I can't even remember, I become scared
Where are you? Who was laughing just then?
Why is it getting dim?
These scars are like shackles.

Curse me.
Curse me for letting go
My collapsed heart is screaming
Don't throw me away
Don't leave me alone.
Your lips that left me shouldn't love anymore

I believe those lyrics fit Allen in an almost perfect matter.
Or maybe it is just my AllenxNeahxMana shipping mind that is thinking that
I'm all for this angsty "love" and relationship Allen shares
with Mana and Neah respectively.
Also, the meaning behind "Obsession" is about a guy
Suffering mental illness [dual personality].
This fact really got to me
Since Allen himself has something like "a dual personality".

When I first read the spoilers of the latest chapter,
About Allen growing wings out of his eyes,
I imagined something like this.
It almost looked like Swallowtail-Butterfly wings to me,
Hence the title.

But personally, I associate "wings" with "angels",
And since Allen has an "angelic" but also "demonic" side in him,
That is why the horn landed there
Which was also perfectly fitting the "Apaturinae" title.

"Butterflies with horns on their heads"

In general, I wanted to portray both of Allen's sides.
His good and his evil one.
It really is like a split personality~

Sketch: Mechanic Pencil 0.5 on A3 Paper
Time: ~3 hours
Color: Adobe Photoshop CS3 + Tablet
Time: ~7 hours
Lineart: [link]

Hope you like it!

Description
Apaturinae

Allen Walker - D.Gray-Man [Katsura Hoshino]

"Apaturinae" is a Butterfly-Subfamily of the Nymphalidae.
That type of butterflies have bifid tails and horns on the head.

Inspiration:

#01: DGM Chapter 203
#02: The video of Midnight Sun - F.Cuz. [it reminded me of textures! ]
#03: Shinee - Obsession [lyrics]

My hands tremble more
I'll lose my focus shortly
Why are my broken legs standing here?
I can't even remember, I become scared
Where are you? Who was laughing just then?
Why is it getting dim?
These scars are like shackles.

Curse me.
Curse me for letting go
My collapsed heart is screaming
Don't throw me away
Don't leave me alone.
Your lips that left me shouldn't love anymore

I believe those lyrics fit Allen in an almost perfect matter.
Or maybe it is just my AllenxNeahxMana shipping mind that is thinking that
I'm all for this angsty "love" and relationship Allen shares
with Mana and Neah respectively.
Also, the meaning behind "Obsession" is about a guy
Suffering mental illness [dual personality].
This fact really got to me
Since Allen himself has something like "a dual personality".

When I first read the spoilers of the latest chapter,
About Allen growing wings out of his eyes,
I imagined something like this.
It almost looked like Swallowtail-Butterfly wings to me,
Hence the title.

But personally, I associate "wings" with "angels",
And since Allen has an "angelic" but also "demonic" side in him,
That is why the horn landed there
Which was also perfectly fitting the "Apaturinae" title.

"Butterflies with horns on their heads"

In general, I wanted to portray both of Allen's sides.
His good and his evil one.
It really is like a split personality~

Sketch: Mechanic Pencil 0.5 on A3 Paper
Time: ~3 hours
Color: Adobe Photoshop CS3 + Tablet
Time: ~7 hours
Lineart: [link]

Hope you like it!