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equilibriumby ~leaair

Contests / 2009 / Bring Your Vision to Life

This entry is based on the ancient Chinese Taoist belief that Yin cannot exist without Yang and vice versa. My dad used to tell me the legend and the history of yinyang (阴阳

and the correlation with 八卦(Ba Gua)the symbols around the yin yang also found on the Korean flag.

I purposely inversed the hair colors to emphasize contrast but unity at the same time.

Here are the Symbols in clockwise order from the very top and their meanings:

離Li 火 Fire Means: Rapid movement, radiance, the sun.

坤Kun 地 Earth Means: Receptive energy, that which yields.

兌Dui 澤 Lake Means: Joy, satisfaction, stagnation.

乾Qian 天 Heaven Means: Expansive energy, the sky.

坎Kan 水 Water Means: Danger, rapid rivers, the abyss, the moon.

艮Gen 山 Mountain Means: Stillness, immovability.

震Zhen 雷 Thunder Means: Excitation, revolution, division.

巽Xun 風 Wind Means: Gentle penetration, flexibility.
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I hope this was enlightening! The diagram shows that the elements and meanings are all co-related and that there can be no good with evil and no evil without good.
Chinese people really do think about the meaning of life and i guess this has impacted me to believe in yin and yang.
Texture by ~MorlothStock

love 2 2

joy 1 1

wow 2 2

~~mad 0 0~~

~~sad 0 0~~

~~fear 0 0~~

~~neutral 0 0~~

~Disciple77 Oct 18, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

Really well done! I love it!!!

~Kero375 Sep 13, 2009 Student General Artist

wow so awesome and beutiful! i wish i could come up with ideas that awesome ^__^

~leaair Sep 14, 2009

oh thankyouuu ; )
well this wasnt executed very well and i think i have seen a lot of improvement since this one -_-
(i have changed medias completely O.o i nao use copics ; )

~Kero375 Sep 14, 2009 Student General Artist

your welcome~! i still think its awesome ^^
oh cool, i use copics aswell, but i suck at the moment cause i only just started and i have hardly any colours

~leaair Sep 14, 2009

well for copics you NEED A WHOLE LOT OF COLORS, or else its super hard to shade D: and copics dont really blend well as color on paper. like if you but red and blue you will get a really ugly shade of purple D:
well im still newbie myself 8D
i only started in june

~Kero375 Sep 17, 2009 Student General Artist

yeah thats true, i might be getting a set of 72 copics, but its really expensive so im not sure.
wow you only started in june!? hehe i started around march but your way better than me XD

~leaair Sep 17, 2009

i was crazy over the summer uh hehh
the drawings were like pumped outta me. now im deflated

~Kero375 Sep 24, 2009 Student General Artist

lol XDDD
do you use normal copics or copic sketch? -i was just wondering which ones would be better to get for drawing.

~leaair Sep 25, 2009

sketchsketchsketch ; )
even tho they are more expensive, they have wayyyyy more colors and hold more ink. and you can use them with the airbrush. in ciao you cant