The concept of this is inner war and inner peace (see previous sketch entry). It takes most of its inspiration from the battle in within ourselves, the battle of judgement, conscience, perspective, the good and the bad.
You can see a man with Zen-like mind state in two different lights. But notice he has a crack on the shadowed part of his skull to show the struggle and the war that was happening within. His conscious, judgment and other thoughts fight a fiery cognitive battle, unseen in the outside world.
This can be applied to what typically happens when trying to achieve tranquility, where fleets of thoughts fight throughout the arena of his cerebrum. His past demons battle toe to toe with his guardian conscious today, his history with his present and future.
Note:
I started with an intent to draw something with a completely different meaning. Then halfway, it becomes clear to you what that whisper in between the pencil lines is trying to say. It's like the artists draws a teacher and learns from him.
Equipment:
2B Mechanical Pencil
Photoshop 7.0
Wacom Bamboo Tablet
Previous versions:
I don't really have many artistic skills so when I saw this piece and read that you practically only had three pieces of equipment.. I'm thinking.. jeez I could learn something from you. :)
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