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Ah, it's been a long while, hasn't it :) I have a new cast for my right wrist which allows me to paint, so here is the next from the Sins :)

GLUTTONY is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.


Why didn't I draw anything disgusting? Well, I wanted to prove myself I can keep to the original "idea" of a glutton, WHILE making the character aesthetic, pretty and (in her way) attractive. I wanted to prove the modern "pretty=thin to the bone" standard wrong. ;)

Some symbolic explanations:
Abundance of textiles - I treat this sin not only as eating and drinking, but consuming in it's wider meaning, such as buying and gathering useless things etc
Grapes - "luxury" goods, connected with lavish parties (in ancient times) etc
The pink colour theme - reminds me of grapes, sweets etc :)


I hope you like this one, as it was definitely the hardest one to balance and get "right".
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~Katsumi96Dokuro May 31, 2013  Student Artisan Crafter
She is really hungry :3
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~Hylzarie May 31, 2013
Well you broka that Pretty=thin to the bone standard because she's beautful and curvy
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Mood: Love ~pervertpattie May 28, 2013  New member
I like your use of sybolism, and I also like how instead of cakes and or some other sweet you chose grapes like they would have portrade it in ancient times.
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~Shayen-Pl May 27, 2013
Why always a woman is a sin?
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~turquoise-dawn May 27, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
That's what I wondered as well.
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~Shayen-Pl May 28, 2013
Maybe we are so evil and the satan is the one who create us, not God xD
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~All-shall-fade May 30, 2013
Agreed, my dear. :D
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Mood: Unheard *SavvyRed May 23, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
You are an amazing artist and have immense talent, but I just wonder why you chose to depict gluttony as a woman who looks average weight or even slightly thin. I could understand if you posted a woman who is thin because that would be sending the message that even thin people can be "gluttons." I also sort of understand if you depicted a significantly overweight woman because at least that would be an actual person who is heavy. But I feel as though by contrasting her healthy weight with the others tells people that if you're this body weight, that means you're fat. I'm not saying that other sins are underweight or unhealthy, just that you may be portraying the average woman as too heavy to be healthy.

Otherwise, I love your work, and I hope you continue making beautiful art.
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~Okiimai-14 May 23, 2013
Very good pic, I think the design is perfect. Good job.
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~Feather-Heart36 May 22, 2013  New member
All your pictures r very creative and real looking.
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