The Seven Deadly Sins: VANITY by BlacKeri
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Description
..Or if you prefer: Pride - Mother of all sins.
First one of the, duh, Seven Deadly Sins serie.
"Vanity is an excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise."
symbolism?
It's all pretty obvious but I will explain some stuff which inspired me, to sound cool, mind you. :P
- As you can read up, vanity is linked with the color violet, so here you go the color theme.
- Peacocks remind me of vanity as well, therefore I have used a peacock feather as an inspiration for the "frame".
- You can see the background being desertish (plus the dead tree)... Vain people usually never see any beauty in the world, but only in themselves... That is why everything around them, sooner or later, dies - and that is what I have tried to depicture.
techy info:
lady's props based on my (pencil) sketch based on a couple o' refs, refs for textures.
you can see some art nouveau inspirations in the frame - my tribute to A. Mucha, as he is my idol
Generally it is my most thought-through and time consuming piece and I need to say I am satisfied with it
Around 60 hours or so, as some parts were hell to finish, seriously :/
Anyway, I hope you like it, comments, critiques, favs welcome!
Coming next (someday): Envy :]
PS. No I am not really religious, I just found the Seven Deadly Sins a really inspiring subject.
Comments (147)
cain1
WOW!!! I love the colors! This is excellent!
sanosoke
Incredible work, I love everything about it, especially the hair! Vote
visualgirl
Wow! I am so blown away by this!!! Fan-freaking-tastic image! Love all the symbolism that you have incorporated into this...A very impressive piec of work! Bravo! Claps Madly
rx
i don't find words for this illustration, except "excellent", which is just enough. ;)
msebonyluv
Gorgeous painting and concept!!! Excellent work!!! v
gean
ok, that's what a call "something" Wonderfull! I never found something "look like" a painting of Linda Berkgvist,but now: oh yes! Amazing! I just love it!
chiaroescuro
Beautiful.
B_PEACOCK
Hey I resemble that peacock remark LOL Just kidding ;) This is truely an awesome image .Lovely colors
jlneveloff
Wow wow wow. Gorgeous. I love her hair and dress. Your talent never ceases to amaze me. :)
SlwMtionDaylite
WOW!!! That is absolutely fantastic! Totally love this!! :D :D Your work always amazes me.
Belladzines
What an amzing image!!! love it!! cant wait to see the others.
crypticghost
yes a friend turned me on to mucha... very awsome super real painting... and this is pretty awsome too. so you didn't paint over a photo for the head and arms... or is that from sketch??? I am interested in how much is sketch derived, and what other elements you might have drawn from. yes awsome, you get my V
wildfire2003
Wow, and what more can I say then that?? So I'll just say it again! WOW!! V
Doodles
Beautiful colors, excellent concept and flawless execution of it.
RonBo
OK...I'm blown away! You've taken my mind off me, me, me....
Wankerboy
Absolutely love it!
dayna2
Stunningly beautiful work, WOW, Excellent!!
Ardiva
Absolutely beautiful! Bravo!!
Shardz
This is thoughtful stunning artistry here!!! The thought and work that went into this piece really paid off. I am truly amazed and place you in my favorites list. ) I cant wait to see the other six sins! Aye carumba! Awesome work!!!!!! Falls over in amazement
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent and very creative job!!! Beautiful and very elaborated postwork in the hair!!! The feeling of vanity is very well reflected for that reason in this work it deserves my vote!!!
Gabriel_Kain
WoW! Holy crap, I don't even think I can come up with words. The time and detail put into this...very cool. Looking forward to the rest of the images. Vote
Vampi
I am just spellbound... your attention to the smallest detail makes this piece a complete joy to behold :)
TravisTAATD
absolutely amazing!
dido6
Your painting is so inspiring! This is just completely gorgeous. Well worth all the time. Your attention to detail is astounding and I love how you've incorporated all the symbols. Incredible job, I can't wait to see the next! v
archieb
wow veryy inspiring!! i love this image and i cant wait to see the rest, your symbolism is great too im addin this to my favorite images
SpiritofGabriel
I was so excited to see a post from you! Your work has always been an inspiration for me - something to strive for! All the details, you haven't missed a thing! Vote - how many times can I vote!!!
killahsin
Damn...the details...Damn..the imagery...Damn...60 hours...yah..i'm lost for words! You the illest!
Cin-
This is really nice... very well done.
erden
SuperExcellent, I have no other words
Eromanric
Superb work!