Here you will find 166 frames of the original 82 layers brought together into one nice Gif for your viewing pleasure. I will include some of my favorite images that were used for this composition along the way.
You can see Expectant: Agog 1.0 and some other assorted sketches with an explanation for this artwork here. Essentially, i am just sharing the building blocks to something that will end up greater than the sum of it's parts. No harm in enjoying the parts along the way though!
This artwork is a byproduct of taking a step away from making a recreation of an old piece i did long ago. You can see the final image in it's fullness in my old post called The Embrace. I needed to get a fresh start without starting over. I usually tend to overcomplicate things. Here is a simple pencil and ink overlay of the old edition in part, just below.
I decided to reconstruct almost every aspect of the old work. So, focusing on the component parts is where my endeavors have been focused. Taking each subject and reenvisioning them has been fun yet challenging. I have been retooling the Gas Masks which you can see here.
The male and female Embracing is the main focal point... so i have been really overworking this portion. I have resketched the female numerous times. I included some of the process progressions of this portion in the last post i mentioned here in the beginning. I will include a few others down below just to show i wasn't joking about sketching up a storm.
I am struggling to decide if i want to make the female pregnant or not. The symbolism in the artwork works with or without that angle. The female is the main focus of the entire artwork. She has her throat slit by the male embracing her. He has betrayed her and she is bleeding out... up and down. As morbid as this sounds it's not literal. I will explain the inspirations and motivations for why this symbolism is expressed the way i have chosen. Originally, it was the man stabbed in the back by the female (which is more fitting given my true to life experience.)
Regardless, having a woman bleeding out with her throat slit and being pregnant may be pushing the literal interpretation a bit too far. However, a digital and biomechanical woman may not die from the old traditional methods. Either way... it's a creative decision made at a future time. For now, i will approach both angles and prepare for either choice.
In order to make some progress, i decided it best to step back and do something more abstract. I figured accentuating the contours of an expecting female would help me have some time to decide which direction to go. I am still going to finish the analog art with this piece. For now, i digitized it and felt it would make a good attempt at practicing the gif process for future NFT creations.
It all began with this contour line sketch...
I have since filled in much of the negative space for a base. Here are the two images of the actual work in progress. I will be working on it some more as soon as i finish composing this post. The first one is just the ink... and the second one has the background filled in with a black Sharpie marker.
Here are a few of the last images that were my favorite which went into the layers to make the gif. I wasn't completely happy with all the color combinations and may go back and remove a few. Time will tell.
So, without further ado... here is the Gif that i didn't think would come together this fast. I had expected at least a few days... but sometimes, expediency helps keep the momentum rolling! I hope you enjoy feasting your eyes on it.
Thank you very much for taking some time to stop by and appreciate some art with me. I hope this post has enriched your day/night in some way.
If you can think of a color combo you would like to see please feel free to let me know in the comments down below. If you see a color combo that didn't go well... also let me know in the comments. If you think the woman should or shouldn't be pregnant... let me know and tell me why. If you have an idea about how these could be modified for an NFT let me know what you think.
No pressure, but engagement gives you the opportunity to participate in the/my artistic process and builds a better community overall! See you in the future...
