@Background Pony #F7C8
I won’t lie, in my mind it wasn’t that profound and rather a straight forward thing I meant to portray.

Thanks a lot for telling me this, it’s inspiring on it’s own to me.

@Dark
I wanted to explain it in my previous comment, but I couldn’t find the word I was looking for at the time: nurturing.

It feels wrong because that’s clearly a nasty wound, and they’re bleeding quite bad, but it’s feeding something else. That in and of itself would be a decent bit of irony, but it’s the expressions here that really make it so interesting, because, given the kind expression of one and the relaxed body language of the other, it makes this act seem actively nurturing, and there’s an exceptionally powerful dissonance between the cruelty of heavy bleeding and such a nurturing interaction. “Wrong” was the incorrect word in all honesty, it’s dissonant.

TW | discussion of self-harm
”Wrong” actually is the right word when looked at from a different perspective though, that being the lens of self-harm. A bleeding wound horizontally along the arm (or in this case foreleg) is a common appearance of cutting as self-harm. SH is a deeply personal and private thing, so when applied to this touchingly positive form of interaction, as someone who has dealt with SH I can tell you, it’s just wrong, to where I feel agitated, moved by it. Vitriol, if you will. That’s an art unto itself, and frankly this piece is pretty inspiring to me in this aspect.

@CountDerpy
Hah, aye!

@Background Pony #F7C8
Aw, why does it feels wrong?

@Background Pony #F7C8
Agree with you about this being a vibe i wouldnt mind being a part of. Oddly chill in a way.

I don’t know what is going on here, but I want to be a part of it this is a vibe

Very strong contender for the best expressions you’ve drawn, this scene feels so wrong but these expressions sell it as very domestic and comforting, making for a really interesting tone. The eyelashes are gorgeous. Lovely work mate!

Gods you were right about stippling hell xD. Really love this one Dark, it might be my favorite.

@Acid Flask
Thank ya, lad

Amazing work as always ^^