Seven Deadly Sins: ENVY (Fantasy) digital artwork by Marta Dahlig

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Date: 01/27/05

Size: 667x1000, 169kb

Rating: 4.88 (24 votes)

Top 100 Rank: 22

Hardware: Tablet

Software: click here

Artist's Comment

Okay so here is the second of my Seven Deadly Sins series.

The theme:

"Envy is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or
situation"

Personally I think envy means much more than just a wish to have something
someone else has. To me, it means also ACTING AGAINST that person,
"revenging" in a way, trying to take the "object of our desire" away from
them, or backstabbing them in some way etc.
That is why myself I consider envy the "heaviest" sin of all seven.

symbolism:
- snake - as I mentioned, envy, to me, is connected with cunning and doing
something behind one's back

- poison ivy leaf in the frame (and the column)- maybe just a word play, but
I always connected ivy with destruction of some sort... Growing using a
different object as a "support"... Something like that ;]

- color green - i guess it needs no comment

Time spent: around 60 hours again, doing those leaves sucked, really!

Coming next: (most probably) LUST :]~

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Lise

Bitmap Bumpkin

5.00 Rating

03/27/08 - 10:31 AM (CST) [ Report Abuse ]

I have had an opportunity to see all seven of this series and I love them all. Your attention to detail is phenomenal. Like so many others have said, you have such talent. I love all the artwork you have submitted here. Well done.

Tyler

Bitmap Bumpkin

4.50 Rating

01/30/08 - 10:08 PM (CST) [ Report Abuse ]

Fantastic work I love it, the only thing I don't like is the hair it reminds me of a ram buts thats just my opinion other than that perfect

john au

Bitmap Bumpkin

10/08/07 - 07:15 PM (CDT) [ Report Abuse ]

your works are amazing, very inspiring!!

Bluetyrant

Bitmap Bumpkin

5.00 Rating

11/21/06 - 10:10 PM (CST) [ Report Abuse ]

I like the picture and the overall idea to focus on the seven deadly sevens. Nice!

The Sovereign

Pixel Pusher

4.50 Rating

07/17/06 - 07:31 PM (CDT) [ Report Abuse ]

.....waiting for Wrath....

Beautiful work.

Midnight Blue

JPEG Jedi

5.00 Rating

05/17/06 - 06:48 PM (CDT) [ Report Abuse ]

Masterpiece. Period!

Rachael

Pixel Pusher

03/28/06 - 07:38 AM (CST) [ Report Abuse ]

im speechless. i do love the dress tho

arcticdragon

Artwork Addict

4.50 Rating

02/04/06 - 10:44 PM (CST) [ Report Abuse ]

Its cool how you describe the sin aspect represented. The folds are well done, and that background is so detailed. Incredible as always.

Sarah Sweetness

Bitmap Bumpkin

4.50 Rating

01/12/06 - 01:32 PM (CST) [ Report Abuse ]

I love this as always, but something about her hair bothers me....I cant quite put my finger on it. But still a GREAT piece and I love the color choice. Hard to imagine it being anything but green

Lily

JPEG Jedi