🎨The broken doll - Painting through depression

in #art6 years ago (edited)
Although I have wanted to make several works about this subject, more based by personal circumstances. Depression is a very sensitive issue therefore I do not want to go deeper than necessary in it, mainly because the work that I create is more inspired by personal experiences. I hope you understand.

Depression is one of the diseases that have spread a lot in the current era, despite being common, this does not eliminate how dangerous it can be.

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Some time ago I suffered it after a great loss, even though I won’t focus on the history, I came to form several works and circumstances inspired by what I had experienced. Among the concepts and information that I have been reading about this disease I came across something that I found very curious, many people came to visualize themselves in several ways during these episodes, just as I did, including coming to an agreement between ways in which we visualized ourselves.

The symptoms of depression

It can vary between people but in basic it is

Low mood.
Difficulty obtaining sleep or excess of it.
Strong changes in appetite.
Fatigue or lack of energy
Feelings of worthlessness, self-hatred and guilt
Difficult to focus
Opaque movements
Inactivity and loss of interest in usual activities
Feelings of hopelessness and abandonment
Repetitive thoughts of death or suicide
Loss of pleasure even in activities that used to make people happy.

As part of the symbolism, I came to see that many girls who suffered from it came to be seen as "broken dolls", I found it very curious that I also got to feel like it (along with other ideas too) after some episodes I thought about embodying this idea. And I wanted to take advantage of this week to bring out this inspiration.

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The broken doll

For months now, I no longer suffer from depression (thanks to professional help). Even so I remember those moments and the circumstances that happen.
This is one of the ideas that had occurred to me in representation of this disease.

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Process

Like all my work, I start with a sketch (in digital sometimes not so clean) where I form my ideas, I see the proportions and I verify that everything is fine even the composition. In this case the focus of attention is the doll itself. So the proportions and the gesture should be in its favor.

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For the second part I was just adding the tones, I used the gray scale due to the environment that it generates, besides that it helps me to practice even more in the composition and the difference of values. My priority was the focus of attention, so I decided to make it a more detailed object in a more simplistic environment.

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The face was the area that I put more attention (for clear reasons ^^ '), I wanted to show that dead and inanimate expression in which one feels inside. It took me time to reach a point where I felt satisfied.

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The clothes also suffered its changes, but it was to make it contrasts between the capes, doing it only on grays scales helped me a lot to focus on the contrasts and the way in which lights and shadows work.

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Although this idea came at the last moment I thought that I needed something that would represent more that side of "emptiness" that one gets to feel a lot during the depression.

The idea of a broken doll is a symbol of someone whom no longer consider himself able to continue socializing, of value or who can bring fun again. More like a toy that for certain circumstances was or is mistreated enough to not continue "working"

My process gif as always in all my works, mi present so you don’t saturate with too many images in a single post :D

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Details

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Extra words:

Taking advantage of the fact that I am handling this topic, I would like to say something from someone who had to go through this at the time.

For those whom suffer it, there is always a way to live in peace again; and depression It is Not a battle that must be done alone, fighting this disease on its own is a battle destined to be lost from the start. The best thing is to seek help and support, is the one that will serve you to return that peace you are looking for.

For those who have friends who suffer depression, it would be best to first remember that you are not responsible for everything that is happening; in the other instance is to listen to what the person with depression wants to say, it is best to keep as quiet as possible and just listen (the other person needs to release that energy and pain that has accumulated since long ago). I know that it provokes to speak and to give commentaries, but it is not the best of the circumstances, sometimes one can say something that can reach very strong senses to the person during one of his most vulnerable moments. The best thing to do is to listen to him, convince him to go to a specialist, remind him that he is not alone and that you will be there to give him a hand when he needs it.

The media used to make the paint was Paint tool Sai and Photoshop

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Pretty art, kothy!
I know that it's an ongoing battle, but you seem to be doing great fighting it, channeling it out through your art seems like a very good thing also because you draw nicely and you get to keep the art forever ^_^.

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yeah, and thank you ^^ ,
well right now i much more better thanks to family and psychological help.
I thought it could be a good idea to bring one of the feelings that i got in those times, i felt kind of attached to this paint thanks to that i could say

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been there myself a few times - good post and good advice.
It is often not apparent when someone suffers from depression, they might be hiding it, putting on a smiling face while hurting on the inside.

yeah that is true, though there can be different reasons to do that, usually the main one is to not worry the loved ones :(
i got into that same trouble at the time i happened. but i could realize the best option as to ask for help, or the situation could get worse and worse...

Wonderful Artwork!


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