we know and you may be proud with thatI think it does! I know that my skills and technical capabilities are way better now than then.
we know and you may be proud with thatI think it does! I know that my skills and technical capabilities are way better now than then.
Yeah, I remember that series now! I found it a bit unrealistic to have her lick the sponge rather than get it in her lips and suck on it. I think a crucifixion victim would try to get as much as she could, as quickly as she could while the opportunity was there. She might never know when she'd get another chance.
Hard to believe that those are over 10 years old now. That was back before I gave up on trying to animate Sabina's ordeal and decided that illustrations would have to do.
One of the technical problems with these animations was Sabina's long hair, which was just impossible to control and would have required frame-by-frame adjustments for several thousand frames. If you watch, you'll see it swing right through her shoulder sometimes. That's the reason I finally decided to go to a bun hair style that wouldn't have that problem.
But you've got to admit, licking the sponge like that creates a very sensual image!
But you've got to admit, licking the sponge like that creates a very sensual image!
Ok it may not meet your high standards in the 'technical perfection' department, but it's still a highly emotional depiction.
The agony is apparent, the need to seek relief from the pain, to move to breathe. You convey her sense of hopelessness.
The way she keeps looking at the right-hand nail; I can well imagine the brain refusing to accept that this terrible thing is happening, hence the need to keep checking that the nail is still there, that it unfortunately is real and permanent.
As for the two short clips with sound, they cut straight through me.
A lot of folks seem to be busy around here lately and there is only as contingency of members that give 'likes' and even fewer that regularly comment. Next time you post note how many views your thread has then check the next day. You will be amazed at the number of views.Well, no comments about those and not too many likes, either. I guess the things that went on behind the scenes to get victims onto crosses were not of much interest. So at the risk of boring folks further, I'm going to move on into the prison scenes.
Ajax takes Salonina to Sabina's cell, which is one of the rooms in the old brothel that has been converted to imprison people. There's even a fresco on the wall, which is actually an old fresco from a brothel in Pompeii that I put there. Salonina enters the cell to find Sabina huddled in a corner, filthy. Note the jug of water next to her and the chamber pot and sponge in the corner - details that a cell might have.
Salonina describes what she saw:
Sabina was a pitiful sight, sitting on the floor in a corner at the far end of the cell. Her arms were wrapped around her drawn-up knees protectively, making herself small and huddling in the shadows. She was filthy from being dragged here roughly, kicking and screaming when I saw her last. Her eyes were red; crying or lack of sleep? How do you sleep when the image of the cross blots out everything else?
She stared at me for a few heartbeats before she spoke. “Salonina?” Her voice was incredulous and hoarse at first. “Salonina? Are… are you real?”
Sabina gets up and hugs Salonina, crying, seizing the only comforting bit of reality in what has become her surreal world.
That was technically difficult, by the way, putting two characters in an embrace with dresses that have to compress between them. Anyway, Salonina tells us about the conversation between them:
“Oh Salonina, what have I d-done? Th-they’re going to… crucify me tomorrow! How can I… oh gods, what do I do? The cross… no, I can’t, oh gods I’m so afraid!”
“Hush now, girl. Today, we’re going to get you cleaned up, get some fresh clothes on you, and you’ll feel better. Then we’ll talk about it.”
Of course, this is a lead-in for the lengthy conversation they're going to have about Sabina's whipping and crucifixion, like a Victim 101 class. What it will be like, what she might be able to do to keep from making it worse. With great difficulty, Salonina gets Sabina out of her clothes so she can clean her up. What she sees when the clothes come off gives even her some pause.
Again, Salonina's description:
“Ecastor!” I exclaimed in awe. I knew she was a beautiful young girl, but underneath her slave’s clothes she was the image that fired a young man’s dreams. Full, rounded breasts with hard pink nipples and the “sweet round ass” that Ajax had mentioned. Her porcella was even plucked smooth, unusual for a slave girl. Put her on the slave block and the bidders would kill each other over her.
There's a clue in the fact that Sabina's sex is bald that she may not be what she appears. After Salonina cleans her up as best she can, she puts the old gray peplos on her that she brought, knowing that she will only need it until they take her away in the morning to be whipped and crucified.
A lot of folks seem to be busy around here lately and there is only as contingency of members that give 'likes' and even fewer that regularly comment. Next time you post note how many views your thread has then check the next day. You will be amazed at the number of views.
As for me while I enjoy the crucifixion images and story I appreciate lead-up stories as much or more as the executions itself. Your lead-up is excellent, not just for the emotions but the intrigue threaded into it.
By the way, good job with the clothes!!!
T
yes, I spent a long time looking at that one too. Maybe it's just fascinating to look at someone who is looking at something with fascination...Sorry, I was busy yesterday, I thought I had liked and commented!
You don't need us to tell you that these are great images. The settings, the attention to detail. The expressions.
You don't need us to tell you that the story is rich, and engaging, and wonderful.
But I'll tell you anyway
Anyway, it's great to reach an audience, but this stuff comes from within, doesn't it, and it is ourselves we please in the first place. Why else put so much care and attention into it?
I really liked this one, I love her pose and expression
Notice the shackles on the ground?
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yes, I spent a long time looking at that one too. Maybe it's just fascinating to look at someone who is looking at something with fascination...
Notice the shackles on the ground?
Looks pretty tidy to me; where's all the sawdust and wood shavings? Lol, just kidding, great pictures and wonderful details. I think I spotted all of them except the wedges.There is a lot of clutter in this room
Looks pretty tidy to me; where's all the sawdust and wood shavings? Lol, just kidding, great pictures and wonderful details. I think I spotted all of them except the wedges.