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Inside of each Jekyll, there is a Hyde who is only created under the persons most evil intentions

About the Art

This was a project for my English class. We had finished reading Jekyll and Hyde so our assignment was to show our own Jekyll and Hydes in art/written form.

So here is Emma and Hebi, the real me and my defacement underneath.

And here is the written part of the assignment:



I VS Me

A little explanation on the way the drawing was sided, the left-side (obviously representing my outer appearance) is placed as so because it is the left-side of the brain. The left side of the brain is based on logic, intellect and is much more realistically inclined. The right side, however (representing my “Hyde”;) is based on artistic and imaginative thoughts therefore is suitable for the other ‘imaginary’ side of my personality. Of course, it is based on the images view point.

And now I can begin to give you a boost inside my inner workings so this image is more understandable. I am sure the left side looks normal enough but still holds the me you see and don’t completely understand, while the left side I am more than positive must have raised some curious questions in your mind as with the delicate and very extravagant masquerade object uncovering the deformed and quite horrific face behind it.

I shall explain.

My name is Emma, as you well know, this name is of German roots (or so I have read in majority) and it’s meanings vary in wording yet not in similarity: Universal, Universal Child, Entire, and whole (with a plethora of other’s among them.) My name can explain quite a lot about me in both pictures. I am “universal” and quite the “all embracing.” This is represented in so many ways that I cannot describe.

I am not trying to give the image that I am all that, I am merely trying to portray that I have a broad range of hobbies and idea’s that do not tend to hold limits. For “all embracing” I am, and I cannot lie about that. I tend to worry my parents in my strange choices in friends as they vary quite drastically and are not always the most high class people around. Not that I have ever cared, I only want to attend to everyone I believe I can be of service to or that I know I could become fast friends with.

My left side-Outer Self: Reasonable, Human

I am not limited to a simple face and a boring normality, but I figured I had to show myself as who I am as I am not really drawing my personality but the true me. So here is the gist of things.

Outward, I am a very average teenager (with perhaps my only abnormality being my shocking and every changing display of hairstyle). I am tall, 5'7" and semi-athletic in build (though not without a slight portliness to me female belly that I don’t tend to expose to the public and it spends much time held in). Frankly, there is nothing extremely different about my appearance to people around me, that I know of that is.

My eyes are blue, though they often mismatch around between greens and grays as well, and are shining brightly to portray that lively joy I spread around frequently. I also felt the urge to add a dark bag under my eyes since I am always tired (I say it often) and I always have those bags anyway. The blue iris reminds me of the ocean, which is the most diverse and free place around as am I a rather diverse person. The yellow glow in the corner represents the sunlight which I adore. Yet there is a cloudy gray over shadowing it (whether realistically or the contacts I have) that just goes to show I have my share of rainy days. It could also represent the fact that I love the rain.

A small note: My eyebrows are to represent the “;perfection” that some people to often hold me accountable for and the perfect thing that I realize is mentioned most is my eyebrows, not that this is relevant, I just thought I would mention it.

My small smile is to represent that I always appear happy, even if it is subdued. It’s a rarity that I outwardly show real sadness or hurt and I tend to save that for my hidden moments. I also accentuated my bottom lip, since my mother often mentions how full it is (another rather irrelevant tidbit but plausible I suppose.)

My ear really has no meaning, but the cord that protrudes from it represents my love for music. The pencil is easy, it represents my love for art and writing.

My hair and it’s accessories go to show that I am not without some style and my feminine drive for fashion. Thought it isn’t very strong, it’s there and it can be seen. The stray ringlet in my hair is to represent, though there is some fashion orientation, I am not with out rebellion and my own unique style.

The clothing has no real representation except to say that I am bold and bright (hence the colors). I suppose you could assess it’s meaning to be a representation of my love for fall because of the warm colors and the fact that it’s supposed to be a sweater.

As for what people know, this is my honest and kinder nature. The side of me that laughs and plays yet shows intelligence and a sort of reasoning nature. This side of me is friendly and tries really hard to be outgoing. The side that looks fairly normal from the outside and

My right side-Inner Side: Super natural, inhuman

The impure and freaky air of this drawing was intention I assure you. My inner “Id” is by no means a force to be trifled with. Fantastic displays of beauty is what this side uses as disguises-it works too. I didn’t want it to be plain and simple; I didn’t want it to be normal either. It had to be more based on that side of my personality this time because it a simple human being could not have portrayed what is there.

Obviously, my hidden side is not really that attractive. It looks frightening and would most likely terrify a regular person on sight. But this is more than it seems, ah how cliche. The right side is mutated and scarred, obviously this side have me has not seen a brighter day for quite some time.

The colorful masquerade that hovers over her eyes and the veil that is being pulled away from her mouth is a representation of the “mask” that my inner self hides under. The scars and deformities that it has gained during life are well disguised under the glamor and beauty of the mask and veil are also rather strange and unique, not particularly normal at all. So even if they portray beauty, they also portray the oddities that some people might find unbearable or infringing in their curious pondering on myself. It also leaves an air of mystery that, for those who are acquainted with me, is slightly unnerving and most often leaves people distressed whether they want to know what’s behind the mask or if they would be better off to remain hypnotized by the false image they see and have it remain so.

When the mysterious coverings are lifted, they reveal a rather beastly looking face. The slitted eyes, long forked-tongue and the absence of a nostril protrusion represents my feelings of relation to the snake, an animal that is rarely enjoyed by people but as well his highly misunderstood. Which I believe is a good way to put myself, misunderstood. The skin is sickly green and scaley, the previous being a representation of my all too often sick days and the latter to show that, even though it’s not exactly obvious, my skins condition is far from being healthy and were I to turn to this other side I would definitely loose any care at all for it and thus it would probably dry out and become scaley. Not that I recommend it to myself.

The eye, though far from human, has a rainy-gray color in it to represent that although the face may seem fearsome, it is suffering deep inside from unknown causes. The scars around the eye are to show that there will always be additions to those hidden sorrows and they will show outwardly too. Because I have had my share of depressing moments in my life, and I expect to have more, and the outward rebound from them I keep well hidden with disguised joy and content.

The hand is perfectly normal, this is to represent that I am not without a will to give service. I love to help people and even if I hide it on the inside, my “Hyde” side wouldn’t hide it, and might even (though secretly) seek praise for it. The body is covered in a thick black cloak to show that, even though I sometimes wish for attention or the things of others, I wish to conceal this from everyone.

The pocket watch is very important. Since this side of me would probably show my deeper workings, the little watch would sum it up fairly well. I am always counting down moments, and I am never satisfied.

Time is very important to my inner self, it’s always wondering if there will be time for this or if it is too late for that. I am never satisfied with myself and always feel I have much improvement to do. The skull on the front of it is the fact that I am also counting down the moments of life, it’s also a representation of a curse. People I know and loose contact with sometime just vanish from my mind for awhile, and when they are brought back it’s usually in death.

Finally?

I can only say I hope I haven’t bored you to tears with my long, and very unnecessarily, long explanations. I tend to do that.


Image, Characters, Written Assignment (c) Emma
Jekyll and Hyde (c) Robert Louis Stevenson

Time: Too long
Mediums: Colored pencil, Water Color, Acryllic
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i really do like it~!
some of the shadows should be darker though, it seems flat without them.

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Yeah, do to my horrible scanner, which I guess was so mortified by the cursing and anger I directed towards it that it just dropped dead a few days ago.

COME BACK SCANNER! I'LL NEVER BE CROSS AGAIN! D=

But I digress, thank you =)


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hehe, thats okay
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