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So, I'm understanding that this is supposed to represent Celly's favorite student dying, or growing distant, or growing up into a princess and no longer being the inquisitive filly Celly once loved. Was the growing shadow as you go down the page intentional? And what's with these smears to the left, are they supposed to represent something? And is Celly's unchanging smile representative of her trying to keep a brave face over the years?
Anyway, despite the relatively simple technique, I really like this one; it says a lot in such a simple manner. Did you make these stamps yourself?
Anyway, despite the relatively simple technique, I really like this one; it says a lot in such a simple manner. Did you make these stamps yourself?
Sealed, and you’re using stamps; cute. Twilight’s ink fades quickly, but Celestia is evergreen. Also not sure what to make of the diagonal colors, but I’m guessing that your stamp pad touched the paper and you liked the effect.
Simple but haunting, even if the subject has been done to death. (Subject done to death, get it?)
Simple but haunting, even if the subject has been done to death. (Subject done to death, get it?)
>>GroaningGreyAgony ...Is this stream-of-consciousness critique?
Wait, what am I saying? You wrote Pinkamena's Wake. Of course it is.
Wait, what am I saying? You wrote Pinkamena's Wake. Of course it is.
I'm not getting much out of this picture, but I have to give you some points for using an unusual medium.
More than five comments already but this one deserves some kudos. I always appreciate experiments in the Writeoffs, and I feel like this one is a success.
The Writeoff art rounds have been teaching me that I have somewhat mixed reactions to minimalism, but I'm noticing that I almost always appreciate it when a minimalist piece finds a clever way to incorporate its medium into the message it is trying to convey. (This one from last round also comes to mind.) This tells a strong story with remarkable efficiency — if a story that's a bit diluted in these days of canon Twilicorn.
Not sure how to feel about those blotches on the left. They add clutter without meaning and I dislike that. On the other hoof, I'm not sure I'd like it if the paper was blank besides the stamps, so the intention of them seems good even if the execution feels off.
My top tier is full of more ambitious pieces which also met their goals, but this is a very comfortable Solid.
The Writeoff art rounds have been teaching me that I have somewhat mixed reactions to minimalism, but I'm noticing that I almost always appreciate it when a minimalist piece finds a clever way to incorporate its medium into the message it is trying to convey. (This one from last round also comes to mind.) This tells a strong story with remarkable efficiency — if a story that's a bit diluted in these days of canon Twilicorn.
Not sure how to feel about those blotches on the left. They add clutter without meaning and I dislike that. On the other hoof, I'm not sure I'd like it if the paper was blank besides the stamps, so the intention of them seems good even if the execution feels off.
My top tier is full of more ambitious pieces which also met their goals, but this is a very comfortable Solid.
this took like 1 or 2 minutes to put on paper.
but before that
spent about 30 minutes trying to figure out a decent composition for the idea. had some versions that looked like the arc of a clock, but left too much blank space on the paper. I didn't want to be too explicit or distracting by putting in words or pictures or designs. so I went with the accidental ink pad smudge which at least looked rainbow-ish. it's cheap and meaningless, but this was a risky experimental piece to begin with.
but before that
it took 3 hours to carve the stamps. now I can use them for whatever. I wanted to make Twilight's hair highlights more subtle but it was too difficult at that small size, so I cleared them out to be white space.
since Horizon said this whole prompt was inspired by Twilestia, I wanted to do at least one piece about that. and the idea for showing a contrast like this came to me while thinking about how to incorporate my stamp-carving into a piece. without it telling an interesting story, it'd be nothing more than a gimmick, "hey look what I can do!" and would be glossed over for its simplicity.
regardless of what the showrunners claim about Twilight being immortal or not, I thought this could be interpreted in many more ways than just her death. the loss of a memory, or romantic love, something changes in their relationship here. and it could be written from either point of view, or perhaps a 3rd party...
Would it have been better swapped around? Twilight stays while Celestia fades away?
It might have subverted the cliche, but I think it would've carried less meaning. Celestia is a character who doesn't change, and having her fade away seems to only suggest the death of a goddess and little else. I still considered it, but I had to pick one or the other, not both.
anyway, I expected it'd be too minimalistic to really impress anyone, but I think trying to tell a complete story ironically hurt this the most. No reason to write a story based on this when it's already complete, right? Others can learn from my mistake here.
but before that
spent about 30 minutes trying to figure out a decent composition for the idea. had some versions that looked like the arc of a clock, but left too much blank space on the paper. I didn't want to be too explicit or distracting by putting in words or pictures or designs. so I went with the accidental ink pad smudge which at least looked rainbow-ish. it's cheap and meaningless, but this was a risky experimental piece to begin with.
but before that
it took 3 hours to carve the stamps. now I can use them for whatever. I wanted to make Twilight's hair highlights more subtle but it was too difficult at that small size, so I cleared them out to be white space.
since Horizon said this whole prompt was inspired by Twilestia, I wanted to do at least one piece about that. and the idea for showing a contrast like this came to me while thinking about how to incorporate my stamp-carving into a piece. without it telling an interesting story, it'd be nothing more than a gimmick, "hey look what I can do!" and would be glossed over for its simplicity.
regardless of what the showrunners claim about Twilight being immortal or not, I thought this could be interpreted in many more ways than just her death. the loss of a memory, or romantic love, something changes in their relationship here. and it could be written from either point of view, or perhaps a 3rd party...
Would it have been better swapped around? Twilight stays while Celestia fades away?
It might have subverted the cliche, but I think it would've carried less meaning. Celestia is a character who doesn't change, and having her fade away seems to only suggest the death of a goddess and little else. I still considered it, but I had to pick one or the other, not both.
anyway, I expected it'd be too minimalistic to really impress anyone, but I think trying to tell a complete story ironically hurt this the most. No reason to write a story based on this when it's already complete, right? Others can learn from my mistake here.
>>Haze
It never even occurred to me that you might have made the stamps yourself. Knowing that definitely makes this more impressive to me.
It never even occurred to me that you might have made the stamps yourself. Knowing that definitely makes this more impressive to me.