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7 Deadly Sins - Envyby ~elestrial

Digital Art / Photomanipulation / Dark

She yearns for what she cannot possess
..but is intent on taking it

_{Made for a project at school on the 7 Deadly Sins. This is the second of the 7-part series.

Symbolism

I chose this model because of her pose: she's wrapped in a cloth and hunched over. The meaning I took from it is the cloth that's wrapped around her represents the envy that consumes her, and the hunching and onward-looking infers that she's completely bent over and obsessed with those she envies. The snake is often a symbol for envy, so I've incooporated a few of those into this piece. The skulls represent the people she has hurt because of her jealousy (represented by the snakes weaving through the bones), and inferring that she will go to any length to hurt those she is jealous of.

The setting is based on the book Dante's Inferno: a dead, desolate place.

All of the seven deadly sins in my series are women because:

A) Women are thought to be more "sinful" for over hundreds of years now. Don't get all woman-activist on me for saying that, I'm a woman myself - and no, I don't believe that "women are more sinful." I think people are people; neither sex is more sinful than the other.

B) There are more women stock providers then men on deviantart. Sorry guys, but there's just not enough of you for me to use!

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Continuation of the Series

Pride - Gluttony - Wrath - Sloth - Greed - Lust

Completed Series Combined}

love 2 2

joy 3 3

wow 5 5

~~mad 0 0~~

~~sad 0 0~~

fear 1 1

~~neutral 0 0~~

~Ingrima Feb 18, 2013

Great work with the series

I think perhaps this one is the best.. Funny, because I also think Envy is a very interesting one of those 7. Actually I feel like it's potensially the worst one.. not sure why.. I just have a feeling it's more poisonous, dark and selfdestructive than anything else.

Pose and expression works well with the sin. I like how she is wrapped like that and the fabric/clothing. Good composition.
Snake is a must I guess, and green too (does anyone now why that is?)

~cherae1707 Feb 20, 2012

im writing a book and i'd love to put these on my cover. are they royalty free?

~elestrial Feb 21, 2012 Professional Interface Designer

No they are not but if you'd like to purchase please contact me

~Stefymoondust Jan 22, 2012

this is so beautiful, simply haunted, i read your symbolism, a wonderful depiction indeed

~elestrial Jan 29, 2012 Professional Interface Designer

Thanks!

~LoloTheAnimeGirl Dec 15, 2011 Student Writer

Did you draw these, or is it photography?

~elestrial Jan 7, 2012 Professional Interface Designer

Neither actually - it's photo manipulation. I used different stock photographs, merged them together and manipulated them to suit how I wanted them to look

~LoloTheAnimeGirl Jan 7, 2012 Student Writer

Whoa... that's really cool!

~elestrial Jan 7, 2012 Professional Interface Designer

Thanks!

~danceNsing24 Oct 23, 2011 Student Photographer

thats amazing! nd beautiful, the colors are perfect!!

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