hello I hope you're doing well today I'm
going to show you how I colored this
Leaf Samurai design
This is the final artwork and the next
photo
is the original scanned drawing which I
created using
ink and graphite on paper
Today I thought I could auto analyze
this artwork
while you sit back and watch the process.
As you can see I included a few leaves
and a flower buds
growing out of this character's shoulders
I'm pretty sure my subconscious is
trying to represent growth here
I'm a young woman discovering life
so that's probably a good translation of
those leaves
Many or most of my artwork includes
braids
I love drawing braids and including them
in unusual places
such as under armpits female organs
and on androgynous female faces
as braided beards or mustache.
I think my fascination with drawing
braids comes from my childhood.
I'm a mixed baby from white
and black parents which resulted in me
having very frizzy curly hair so I grew
up wearing braids most of my childhood
as it was just the easiest way to keep
my hair tidy for more than one day.
I guess nowadays I don't braid
my hair as much anymore so
it's kind of transitioned into my art
plus it's very fun to draw.
The repetitive
curvy lines are kind of
therapeutic to draw
The keyhole is another element I like to
place in my art
This time it's placed on the third eye
area.
I guess it's a symbol of
introspection
and perseverance
going within to
unlock what needs to be unlocked
The zipper and third eye placed on
the throat of this character represents
the unsaid.
Sometimes things can be hard
to describe with words
and end up staying in. So the eye is
representing the weight this can cause
Kind of like being a spectator of your own
mutism
The melting body transitioning into
water
doesn't mean anything in this specific
drawing
it was just a lack of space on my
sketchbook which combined with my love
for wavy repetitive patterns resulted in this
melting mess
I think that's all I can see in this
artwork so far
I don't usually analyze my own art so
this is a first
I hope you enjoyed listening to me and
will enjoy watching the end of this
timelapse
of me coloring this leaf samurai
Let me know what other meaning you see
in this artwork, if you see any
I would love to find out what you see in
the comments
See you!
