Fading away in fear

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ─── Click to go onto the next drawing! there are two! Hope you enjoy! ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ─── I really liked this so I kept it! ⠀Art isn't just pencil on paper, paint on canvas. Art is a story. Its an idea. Its a dream. Art has meaning, it has passion, it has emotion. A drawing on paper is not art, no matter how much time, effort, or work it was put into it. Its not art. No drawing is art until the artist puts a little bit of themselves in it. A little bit of their heart. ⠀This isn't a regular drawing competition. This is an art conmpetition. I'm not going to be judging the art by the skill level, or how pretty or stunning it is. I'm going to be judging it by the emotion. The feeling, the things that come into my mind as soon as I see the piece. You could draw a beautiful hyper realism of a watermelon, but if you come up short of why you decided to draw this, and how this piece relates to you, I'm already telling you, you will not win this competition. However, you could also draw just a simple, maybe 30 minute sketch. But if I can feel the power, the emotion, the passion that went into that piece, I would say you have a fair shot at winning. If this doesn't intrest you, just delete this tab an go on with your day. But if you think you have what it takes to partake in this competition, read on. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ─── ✧ What are you portraying in this piece? I was portraying something that I feel! I feel fearful! The darkness degrades me and I can't lift myself up! I tried to portray her fear. I also tried to portray how she doesn't know how to fix it alone and she's crying from all the stress and fear and pain in her heart! ✧ How does this piece relate to you? (I cried while making this it is so close to me and personal and painful! making this has helped me think about letting go of the darkness!) I can always feel that darkness around me and just wanted to portray it in art. I was just going to do someone crying but then when I felt the pain and the darkness aching in my heart I changed it around a little ^^ ✧ How did you come up with the idea for this piece? So... like I said up there it changed during the drawing. Recently I went to something for girls about faith over fear and I kind of have been thinking about how this relates to that. but sometimes we need our savior (it can be Jesus, a friend, a parent, a guardian, a teacher, an adult, just someone you trust!) to light that candle that you see in the second drawing! (I copied and pasted the girl btw!) I have had a hard week lately with a lot of crying and pain. But I have felt a lot of joy creating this! it has given me a way to tell myself get rid of the darkness and demons.... tell someone I need help. I'm not one to ask for help! this is entirely made by myself and it is a very personal! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ─── A tip for those struggling: Go to a quiet place. Close your eyes. Breathe. Place your hand on your heart, relax until you can feel it thumping. When you close your eyes, what do you see? What do you hear? What do you feel? Is there a memory that suddnly pops in mind, or a sound that suddenly breaks your peace? Well, if there is, use that. Use that as an idea. Use that as as inspration, use that to create art. It could be your dog barking, maybe you could draw something about the day you bought him home. Maybe you remember the day where your friend betrayed you, put those negative enmotions onto the paper. Or possibily you smell your mom cooking pancakes for breakfast, you could draw the love your mother puts in to raising you and your sibilings. The possibilities are endless. The ideas are endless. The creativity is infinite. Hope this helped! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ─── To those of you who made it this far, thank you. I would love for each and every one of you to take part of this competition, to showcase your breathtaking and beautiful art. And for those small percent of you who plan to enter, I wish you a good luck. Don't forget to have fun, because Earth without art is just "eh" ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ─── ~adventurebird3029