Betrayed by nakanoart on DeviantArt

Another picture that I'm leaving open for interpretation. I love making these types of drawings, because it's a lot of fun to read all of your personal meanings ^_^ Feel free to leave a comment!

Judging from the looks of those two behind the girl, I'd say they had a pretty ruff day LOL (sorry I just had to xDD)

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Luna0Wind Featured By Owner May 23, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

My view of this art is that someone she loved betrayed her, or she believes they did. That the picture she is looking at is the person she loves, and the second one is of the person with someone else. I believe she is obsessed with the person she loves, like a yandere. She looks and seems kind on the outside, but she can be wild and cruel. Both of the wolves heads seem to be pointing more at the picture of two people, as they're growling and snaring, showing her anger for the unwanted person. But she is currently caught up looking at the one she loves. Red eyes are normally associated with anger, powerful, or evil people, but it is also often used for a yandere. The blue eyes of the wolves have could represent her soul or spirit animal, which tend to be light blue to white. I personally have always viewed wolves as beautiful and amazing creatures, but I also see them as strong and powerful. I can see why a yandere spirit animal could be a wolf, beautiful but dangerous.

That's just my view on the picture, and it seems a lot different from the rest but oh well.

Banjoker Featured By Owner Apr 14, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

One of my first thoughts were that those pictures are her friends, and maybe something more, and that the hounds are domineering parents.

VioletTheDragon111 Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2017 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

(Note my interpretation is influence by others, so sorry if they sound similar)

When I look at this picture, I actually see something really beautiful (mostly because of the art itself) I see a girl who is simply swarmed with popularity and looks, she only cares about being better than everyone and will sacrifice anything to have that happen. So much so she would even break up with her ex-lover, who is with her in the darker picture of the locket. Every time she opens the locket, she completely ignores the picture of her and her ex-lover, and looks directly at the mirror so she could how 'perfect' she is. That could explain why her eyes are an orange-red, since those colors are often associated with evil, danger, or anger.

As for what the wolves are, I actually see them as guardian angels. Their blue eyes could signify their power and how they are always helping people's decisions or seeing how their life is. But these wolves aren't just her guardian angels, oh no no no. The one at the top is the guardian angel of her ex-lover, furious that she left him just because of popularity. It wishes to avenge the person it is guarding, and may even want to cause (mental) bloodshed and pain. As for the second wolf near the bottom, I believe that may be her guardian angel and it isn't that happy either. It could be upset about her poor decisions in life and angry at her selfish ways, but still has to try and fix them.

I love this art, it is so incredible and it just, oh it just makes my mind go crazy with inspiration! You are an incredible artist and person!

AwesomeWolfWarri1720 Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2017

I was thrown to the Wolves and now I lead the pack.

LosingTheMoon Featured By Owner Mar 21, 2017 Student Traditional Artist

I love your art, and I especially enjoy the pieces open for interpretation.

What I saw first was that she was looking at a picture of herself, and the other picture is a picture of her and her ex-lover or some sorts. She is currently being consumed by the popularity contest that is so prevalent in her life, and the wolves are either two people who have been especially egging her on to become what she is, are two emotions now growing; Exaggerated self-worth, and greed. OR the wolves are her and her ex-lover from the past, disgusted and crushed that she's abandoning true love (She broke up with Ex-lover because they weren't popular and she wanted someone higher up to boost her self-esteem and popularity levels) and instead, shooting for things that can very easily ruin her.

I don't know, it also reminds me of this boy who I hate but love, and want to kill but kiss. It's this really complicated relationship. He broke up with me because I wasn't pretty, and now I want to rip his guts out, but then immediately make it better and snuggle. I feel like a super-stalker >///<

LordDonovan Featured By Owner Oct 9, 2016 Professional Digital Artist

Clearly, they're manly-man business wolves who are outwardly all about being busy and important and would never ever admit to being interested in girly drama like who she's gushing over now. So they stealthily watch her from behind so that nobody will know their horrible secret. Everybody has something they won't admit they're interested in, and in that regard the wolves represent the viewer.

SeptichiSkeptic Featured By Owner Jun 1, 2016 Hobbyist Artist

i wuv it :3

shiiokaraii Featured By Owner May 23, 2016 Student Digital Artist

Is she going to break these fragile glass hearts? O.o

joshua-mARTin Featured By Owner May 19, 2016 Student Digital Artist

Nice ferocity!

xiiith Featured By Owner May 15, 2016

almost like a story of my relations :( (Sad)

i would like a opposite sex version of this.

nakanoart Featured By Owner May 16, 2016 Professional General Artist

I'm so sorry :< I hope love treats you better in the future

Not a bad idea though, having a genderswapped version!

xiiith Featured By Owner May 16, 2016

I'm really looking forward to it

TeamPokemonSpain Featured By Owner Apr 30, 2016

Skoll and Hati perhaps? :3

nakanoart Featured By Owner May 2, 2016 Professional General Artist

Oh yeah! I don't know enough about Norse mythology unfortunately, haha. Those are the two wolves right?

TeamPokemonSpain Featured By Owner May 6, 2016

They're the sons of Fenrir :3

nakanoart Featured By Owner May 6, 2016 Professional General Artist

Oh awesome, I had no idea. I definately have heard of Fenrir! ^..^

TeamPokemonSpain Featured By Owner May 8, 2016

xxXKrystalSoulXxx Featured By Owner Apr 23, 2016 Student General Artist

I recently found your work and love these pieces that are open for interpretation.

Here are two interpretations that I saw when I observed this piece:

The two wolves are old friends/lovers of the girl and care for her, to the point of being possessive. However, she has left both of them, at separate times, and now has become enchanted by a new guy. Both of her old lovers suspect that this new person will not treat their loved one like they still want to, and may be even be a danger to her. They are struggling to understand why she cannot see this, and how she is blinded by her attraction to this man. The two who care for her can only feel betrayed.

The locket that they girl holds contains two images. The one that lies discarded and in the shadows is a picture of her two brothers, one older than the other, shoulder to shoulder, smiling out at her. However, she no longer looks at this image of her family that cares for her and instead looks into the other half of the locket, which is a mirror. In it, she is impressed and satisfied with how she appears. Her brothers, looming behind her, watch helplessly as she becomes self absorbed. Her younger brother, the one at the top right, is angry at her for becoming this way, losing her kindness and generosity. Her older brother is angry as well, but also feels sadness as he doesn’t believe he can help his little sister. The color of the brothers’ blue eyes, juxtaposed with their sister’s orange eyes, further express the boundaries she’s created between herself and her family and how she views herself above them.

This was a fun piece to write about. :happybounce:

nakanoart Featured By Owner Apr 25, 2016 Professional General Artist

Waaa I like your interpretations; they're like short stores *_* thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoy my work and that it was able to inspire you. Inspiration is one of the greatest feelings you can share with another

xxXKrystalSoulXxx Featured By Owner Apr 25, 2016 Student General Artist

No problem, keep up the inspiring work!

winter-of-hearts Featured By Owner Edited Mar 31, 2016

This is a phenomenal piece of work.

In the first instance I interpreted this as somebody falling in love with a person even though she is in a relationship with somebody else. The lonesome figure on the photograph that she is fixated on would be the "lucky" guy who is about to steal her heart. However, I am giving up on this interpretation on account of her glowing red eyes and that ominous smile on her face.

So, what I think could be happening here, is that the lonesome figure on the photograph is a former lover that she has not forgotten. It might look as though she loves and hates him at the same time. Perhaps she is plotting to exert some sort of revenge on him, and the figures in the background could be her angel/devil personae, both in agreement that blood must be shed (at least in the spiritual sense!)

Or it may be that the person in the picture she is so fixated on is none other than herself - meaning that she loves herself more than anybody else in the world. In this case, the figures in the background could represent former lovers who have been hurt by her ways.

And the moral of the story is: there's a reason I am not a psychotherapist.

nakanoart Featured By Owner Apr 1, 2016 Professional General Artist

I like the idea of the wolves not being separate entities, but rather a part of her *_* Ohh yeah! That could also be her in the picture too.

I love how there are so many different possibilities for interpretation. If only I could write... I could do a synopsis for all of them. That would be fun! x3;

winter-of-hearts Featured By Owner Apr 2, 2016

I can write a word or two; but I couldn't draw to save my life from a firing squad.

WOLFtheTITAN Featured By Owner Mar 9, 2016 Hobbyist Interface Designer

LOVE the artwork! ... if I had to guess made it can be taken as a difference in the relationship. Like how "Some" people value other people as things like prey or as objects where the other views it as a beautiful relationship, but is taken for granted.

Hope I can make art viewed like this soon it's awesome!

Catsperri Featured By Owner Mar 6, 2016 Hobbyist General Artist

I love art with these concepts and ideas so much!!! Heart

anakure Featured By Owner Mar 6, 2016 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Wow!

Amazing wolf design!

L-MASTER Featured By Owner Feb 21, 2016 Hobbyist Artist

Great work

LadyScoora Featured By Owner Feb 18, 2016

Mmm what I first thought was like the wolves are her conscience, she's blindly enchanted for the person in the photo on her hands, but someplace in her mind, an intuition is angry and trying to tell her to stay away from whoever it is!
But like just now that I noticed the wolves clothes, I took another interpretation: maybe they are the same two people on the picture she's looking.... People she trust and love but that, in reality, are like wolves ready to attack behind her back...

Lol I'm not good on interpretations but this is an amazing art piece! XD Thnks for sharing!

StephenLarbi Featured By Owner Feb 14, 2016 Student Traditional Artist

Okay, the way I see it, the piece is sorta like a reference to the song Same Girl by R. Kelly and Usher. Basically, the girl's been two-timing and the two dudes finally caught on. Instead of them being pissed at each other, they take out -or rather, want to take out - their anger on the girl instead. Now their anger, due to their betrayal, is emphasized by their transformation into werewolves... I mean, just look at them O.O And the fact that they wouldn't turn on each other shows a sense of brotherliness, which is also emphasized in the form of wolves - since, you know, wolves are all about family and stuff.

tonic57 Featured By Owner Feb 13, 2016 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

To me, its like the girl has been betrayed by whoever is in the locket and the wolves are like her demons ready for revenge.

WrathfulCreatures Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2016 Student General Artist

I just found it but already I absolutely love your work and how you leave it open for interpretation. they just seem like they have so much meaning and you're just sitting back like *sips drink* "you guys just go crazy...."

nakanoart Featured By Owner Feb 2, 2016 Professional General Artist

Thank you so much

I love it when people can look at a drawing and give it their own meaning. I feel like it's a lot more fun and engaging for everyone involved ^_^

LockStockCreation Featured By Owner Edited Jan 16, 2016 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I really like the style and the meaning that it gives off!
For me I think that the two werewolves are the girls parents, in the picture are her parents in their human forms and they feel betrayed because the girl seems more drawn towards their human forms rather than their true beastly side leaving them angry and feeling unaccepted by her .

tonic57 Featured By Owner Feb 13, 2016 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

That's an excellent interp. I'm usually thinking outside the box, but that is just so awesome for any mere mortal to think of on their own.

LockStockCreation Featured By Owner Feb 14, 2016 Hobbyist Digital Artist

thank you!

i'm not really an out of the box thinker my brain is too simple for that haha

nakanoart Featured By Owner Jan 18, 2016 Professional General Artist

Ohhh that's an awesome interpretation. I can totally see it now! Man, angry werewolves are not the kind of parents you'd want to bring your new boyfriend home to meet xDD

LockStockCreation Featured By Owner Jan 20, 2016 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thank you!

I tend to think of easy interpretations I cant think of deeper meanings lol
haha no not the best option xD

kaseylsnow Featured By Owner Jan 9, 2016 Professional Digital Artist

Such pretty wolfies. *_* I'mma interpret this as the girl being blindly in love and unaware of the sinister nature of her object of affection that is lurking just out of sight and endangering her.

nakanoart Featured By Owner Jan 13, 2016 Professional General Artist

Ohh so the werewolves are a fierce representation of the person in the locket? She better watch out O_O

younger-it Featured By Owner Dec 28, 2015 Student Traditional Artist

I feel like out of the three of them, the girl is most dangerous. She doesn't seem terrified at all, despite the two looming wolves behind her, instead gazing at her reflection with a rather self-satisfied smirk. The two wolves, if taken metaphorically, seem to be two men – usually wearing neat suits and ties – bursting out of their regular confinements or facades because of their anger at her deception or "betrayal." Yet she is unaffected by it, because she couldn't care less how angry they are or how they feel. The one who holds the most power in a relationship, after all, is the one who cares less.

Then, a more literal perspective is that she's some sort of werewolf gene carrier, she bit them, and now they're doomed to live as werewolves as their past corporate lives have been ruined by their new monstrous body shape.

Seriously, this is awesome. It leaves so much open to interpretation.

nakanoart Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2015 Professional General Artist

Thank you so much!

Oh man, that would be the most brutal kind of friendzone! Those guys can get as mad as they want, but she doesn't even acknowledge them xDD I also like the idea of her being a carrier, and all of her boyfriends are now cursed forever O_O

younger-it Featured By Owner Jan 5, 2016 Student Traditional Artist

Oh, yeah, brutal. In either situation, I suppose, whether doomed to werewolfhood for life or in the realm of a dispassionate relationship. I'm glad you found my theories interesting – but now I'm still left wondering what you were thinking of when you drew it. XD

nakanoart Featured By Owner Jan 8, 2016 Professional General Artist

It was done for a speed painting group that has daily topics. The topic for this was "scorned admirers" and this is the image that popped into my head. The werewolves were once more refined businessmen, until they are scorned by the girl and turn into raging madmen. I didn't put too much thought into their relations, other than she loves the guy in the locket and the wolves are mad, haha ^_^

younger-it Featured By Owner Jan 22, 2016 Student Traditional Artist

Huh, that's pretty cool. Strangely enough, I didn't really think much about the guy in the locket. I don't know whether he's the lucky one or is just the next victim, haha.

Sakkali Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

^{i love your art so much<3}

murasaki-kaki Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2015 Student Photographer

awesome! i love the girls eyes

FlameKurosei Featured By Owner Dec 7, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

Poor fluffy fellas. It's past their feeding time and all their owner can think about is her significant other.

Great use of a little bit of color in greyscale--really brings out the menacing expressions of the wolves!

spiderwilliam13 Featured By Owner Dec 7, 2015

Wolves... I love wolves. And you draw wolves so well, it's the perfect combination.

WolphStrykes Featured By Owner Dec 6, 2015

First off, gorgeous artwork, from lines to shading to composition to just the hint of color... definitely grabs the attention!
Hmm... my interpretation?
....My thought is a bit more abstract. She seems to be gazing at photos of one she loves very much... but love is complicated, and can be tangled to the point of being indistinguishable from more negative emotions like jealousy and hatred. Passion so strong it's primal.

nakanoart Featured By Owner Dec 7, 2015 Professional General Artist

Thank you so much!

Sometimes emotions become so strong, they feel like they have a mind (and body) of their own. Not to mention fight with each other sometimes! xDD