The Bride (Girl with a Flower 3)

Do you remember my ongoing series "Girl with a Flower"? Of course it has been a while since the last time I drew the latest series drawing, but don't worry I have never forgotten about it so this time, I finally created a brand new drawing for the series (yes brand new because I have just finished it like 5 minutes ago before I started typing this~).

At first my intention was not to create another "Girl with a Flower" drawing (Awww~!). I have been doing a lot of drawings for my portfolio as well as to improve my skill. I was doing another constructional pose sketch when suddenly I felt like drawing a profile picture of my character. And without any hesitation, I went ahead and started sketching out a big profile head. I had no idea what to do with her head but I did not want to leave it with just the hair, either down or tied up. I was thinking "Aaaah what to do? What to do?". Then pop, I thought of flowers. I began to doodle different flowers on her head including lilies, daisies, some weird spiral flowers I made up etc. But it did not look right. I then thought of roses. So I drew a bunch of roses on her head. I really had a lot of fun.

Well okay, roses are fun but a bunch of roses on the head, what's the point? Is she supposed to be the princess of roses? Then I thought of bridal veil. Oh boy, it would go beautifully with the roses. As I was drawing the veil, I suddenly remembered about my "Girl with a Flower" series, so I thought "Why don't I make this the 3rd piece for the series?" And voila, it is now the 3rd artwork of "Girl with a Flower" series. It is called "The Bride". I'm not sure if there has been a bride wearing a bunch of roses (perhaps just one rose) on her head, but this is my idea.

The girl in the drawing does not look happy and she is looking down, as some of the rose petals are falling off along the veil. The message simply is: Being a Bride is one of the most important and happiest events in a woman's life, but at the same time, it is also depressing somewhat when it is also a huge turning point bringing more responsibilities and less freedom to the woman. The wedding alone is already a disaster. The roses on her head symbolize happiness and love, and it is up to her to keep them fresh without all the petals falling down.

I am not excellent at coloring, but I really enjoyed painting this piece. It was fun playing with the shades and light values~ 

Wow, that was a long post. Anyway, behold the beauty of "The Bride", the 3rd "Girl with a Flower" (or rather flowers/roses):

 

And the sketch:

Here are my previous "Girl with a Flower" 1st and 2nd versions:

 

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