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[Death Parade //]

"This is all I get?"
"It was more than many"
- a paraphrased exchange with Death from Sandman (Neil Gaiman.)
The parade reminds me a little of My Neighbor Totoro, and the parade of spirts in the opening credits, but also of the mysterious tree spirits from Princess Mononoke.
I think both films worked well with the natural eventuality of life, and l like how stark and lonely you made this moment in your piece.
Also strong choice to drain the reds from everything in the pallet except for the blood flowing from the foreground, and the soft purple of the marching band.
Also there is an implied motion of that you made that I think is quite subtle of the light in the fore ground (right) to the darkness obscured in the far ground (left) with the iv and figure in the bed and the troop being the lead from one to another.
Thank you for making this.

torashee responds:

Thank you for the wonderful review!
Most of the details were intentional and I am very glad you noticed them!
I have been planning this piece for a month or so before actually drawing it. Really took time to capture it right. One thing I did to make it feel more isolated is the darkness outside the window. It’s my favorite part of the artwork and the thing that makes it most unsettling. (at least to me)
I’m glad you enjoy the painting!

[how to live pls explain]

one day at a time.
It is a very atmospheric piece, in the sense it feels less like a single moment in time but more like a pregnant pause of self reflection that sits churning in the back of ones mind for a decade, maybe longer.
I like the playful way the shade catches the light, and I can almost feel the soft breeze that makes the flutter.
I really like this piece, and I like the weight it carries so gracefully.
Thank you for making this.

koseta responds:

thank you for leaving such a beautiful comment! It warmed my heart❤️

[Spiduck]

How adora-ffying
It would be interesting if they looked a bit like more like flowers as they grow, and posed on lily pads as ambush hunters.
That or they had a method of spaying their legs and hiding their head and floating like a flower ready to snap closed on a pollinator.
In any case as that seems to be a ducking beak, it does beg the question, how do they look when they grow, and do they shed?
Thank you for making this.

BreBitz responds:

In a purple/pink speckled egg incubated of course, although it can't paddle spiducks can catch their prey by swirling around extremely slowly on water, pouncing on them and weakening their defenses with the power of screeching... what cant it do, that's the real question..

[tall lady]

Yes, but could we get this cosplaying as sauron's tower?
Nice work on the give and stretch of the fabric, and honestly I always enjoy what you accomplish with your free ranging hair designs.
It's interesting seeing various takes on the Lady's sallow skin, and unearthly sheen, but I feel you caught it just right.
Thank you for making this.

zombiemiso responds:

thank you so much too!
I'm so glad thank you for the compliment!

[Lady Garfrescu]

.....hmmm.
https://youtu.be/RiH_yZxPU9A
Excellent cognitive dissonance juice.
Thank you for making this.

[Brain fog]

Wow, I know that feel.
The melting palm, slack jawed drool, sweating mess of cacophonous extra dimensional hair, which depths seem to hold a sketched face of confusion.
Ooooooh it is all so cool.
And even more so with the echoing speech bubble mirrored by the recurring curves of the ear wich is adorned with a hook/question mark eating, it all very neat and odd.
Thank you for making this.

[Rox and Torque]

ooooooooooh.
Nice smudgy charcoal effects, but i especially love that dulled Pepto pink as an accent.
I mean heck the mint green background is also a few shades darker, giving the whole piece an nice dirty tone.
I also really enjoy the contrasting character designs as it gives it an immediate fantastic element to it.
Thank you for making this.

[Cyclio Gal]

eyecatching.
The strong yellow / blue contrast is very strong, but I like you use of texture patterns on the clothing being so diverse and almost combative with each other really helps sell the character's rough punk vibe in a way I have not seen done before.
Thank you for making this

[heyo]

Butterfly kisses!
Simple, focused, but drowning in implied depth.
Thank you for making this.

clarigaricus responds:

Thanks!

[We're the Good Guys, Right?]

Hmmm, a huge foundry? Or a tiny man in a PC tower?
Thanks for including the WIP, that always give a nice context so I do appreciate it.
I think the human figure was a clever choice as it ties down scale and just enough context to make it more personable but also more overwhelming.
I am curious about the setting, as you conveyed industrial simplicity, and what looks like some prefab aspects.
Maybe this is a Jupiter moon colony getting it's last Strands of sun before a week of darkness?
In any case nice work.
Thank you for making this.

Will responds:

I love that you're exploring the story of it! Awesome Putney!

I did have an idea of the greater scope of what's going on, but I'm almost not sure if I should go into detail or leave it open for the viewer to fill in the blanks.