This a good idea, and it's coming through strong and clear. The all-nighter, slave to her work; her warm bed almost anthropomorphically longing and pleading to be slept in; time weighing on her shoulders as a deadline presses nearer and each hour drains her of more energy.
you've made good use of some of the qualities of the original sketch; placing the sinking center of the clock on her back makes it seem heavy. The rest of time radiates to fill the whole room, surrounding her regardless of any attempt she might make to lift the weight off her back.
Her posture helps to emphasizes this weight, and the way she begins to literally disappear into the darkness perhaps indicates her loss of touch with reality. Maybe this speaks to her contemplation of her current existence; bombarded with work to the point that she has no time for any other kind of experience.
well, as we discussed, i very much wanted to take this in the direction of an (or multiple) all nighter. i have left the original dream world (no pun intended) and brought this into much more of a story-- one in which we all can relate to.
from our past discussions, morphing the clock was unsuccessful - and really did lose the original qualities, as the clock has already been distorted. therefore due to the extra components added, it seemed necessary to keep the lines in the drawing, untainted, especially considering that the character in the postcard is . . . drawing.
happily, the posture and placement of the character was intentional for the reasons that you interpreted and both a metaphor for how one's mind feels. the anxiety, the stress, the running out of time, the gravitational pull on one's eyelids - trying to force them into sleep.
after so many experiences, the darkness does begin to dissolve the subject- leaving them alone and empty to their work. . . once they hit the bed. . . and reality. . . .
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This a good idea, and it's coming through strong and clear. The all-nighter, slave to her work; her warm bed almost anthropomorphically longing and pleading to be slept in; time weighing on her shoulders as a deadline presses nearer and each hour drains her of more energy.
you've made good use of some of the qualities of the original sketch; placing the sinking center of the clock on her back makes it seem heavy. The rest of time radiates to fill the whole room, surrounding her regardless of any attempt she might make to lift the weight off her back.
Her posture helps to emphasizes this weight, and the way she begins to literally disappear into the darkness perhaps indicates her loss of touch with reality. Maybe this speaks to her contemplation of her current existence; bombarded with work to the point that she has no time for any other kind of experience.
nice job.
YES!
YES YES YES!
well, as we discussed, i very much wanted to take this in the direction of an (or multiple) all nighter. i have left the original dream world (no pun intended) and brought this into much more of a story-- one in which we all can relate to.
from our past discussions, morphing the clock was unsuccessful - and really did lose the original qualities, as the clock has already been distorted. therefore due to the extra components added, it seemed necessary to keep the lines in the drawing, untainted, especially considering that the character in the postcard is . . . drawing.
happily, the posture and placement of the character was intentional for the reasons that you interpreted and both a metaphor for how one's mind feels. the anxiety, the stress, the running out of time, the gravitational pull on one's eyelids - trying to force them into sleep.
after so many experiences, the darkness does begin to dissolve the subject- leaving them alone and empty to their work. . . once they hit the bed. . . and reality. . . .
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