A few weeks ago, I saw this "draw this in your style" challenge by ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
vivsketchess go by on my Twitter timeline and bookmarked it, hoping I'd have time to get it done before the deadline.
Long story short, I had time.
Ben's fall from grace and transformation into Kylo Ren has a lot of parallels with fallen angels. Betrayed and cast out, he shrouds himself in darkness, believing himself to be irretrievably broken, unforgivable, irredeemable.
I started looking through my references and stumbled over this one pretty early on. Taken in January 2019, it's trademark Adam, complete with an almost uncomfortably intense direct gaze, but instead of the usual projection of confidence there's an undercurrent of vulnerability. Something about the set of his mouth, and an ever so slight narrowing of his eyes. It's almost like the photographer caught him trying not to flinch. I felt that suited the narrative of an abused, rejected, fallen angel with some pretty intense regrets and an ongoing internal conflict.
Officially no clue how long I spent on this one, but it was completed in over the course of 3 days, with me fitting in drawing time when I could.
vivsketchess go by on my Twitter timeline and bookmarked it, hoping I'd have time to get it done before the deadline.Long story short, I had time.
Ben's fall from grace and transformation into Kylo Ren has a lot of parallels with fallen angels. Betrayed and cast out, he shrouds himself in darkness, believing himself to be irretrievably broken, unforgivable, irredeemable.
I started looking through my references and stumbled over this one pretty early on. Taken in January 2019, it's trademark Adam, complete with an almost uncomfortably intense direct gaze, but instead of the usual projection of confidence there's an undercurrent of vulnerability. Something about the set of his mouth, and an ever so slight narrowing of his eyes. It's almost like the photographer caught him trying not to flinch. I felt that suited the narrative of an abused, rejected, fallen angel with some pretty intense regrets and an ongoing internal conflict.
Officially no clue how long I spent on this one, but it was completed in over the course of 3 days, with me fitting in drawing time when I could.
