Suffering is Optional by droog4474
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
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Done in Daz and Photoshop
Comments (4)
Very introspective image !!
Fantastic concept... Wonderfully done !!!
The lighting is really well-done. I'd be most interested as well in how you did the bloodstains. Suffering may be optional, but I think we are still compelled to endure it before we can break through the shackles of illusion which prevent our understanding of spiritual verities. :)
I work in DAZ studio, so keep that in mind. The blood is a surface layer in the image editor. I borrowed the title from the quote "Pain is necessary; suffering is optional" (the author of which I can't recall). In many cases, it is the pain we suffer through that brings forth a deeper spiritual understanding, and from that the suffering is lifted and pain can be seen as something that happens for us rather than to us.
It sounds like a Buddhist quote to me. The Western equivalent might be "Any fool can be uncomfortable".... Both are very true! Is that the Ring Nebula in the background? Interesting!
It is indeed two NASA shots superimposed on each other in the background. I personally think the too often rift between science and spirituality is ridiculous. They are two sides of the same coin where human knowledge, fact, and truth is concerned. I'm glad you get it and enjoy.