i would like to clear this up for those who are interested in my thought process behind this piece! my recent mouthwashing pieces are all done from the perspective of jimmy, and this one is no exception.
while i am aware the dead pixel symbolizes jimmy in-game, i decided to play around with that idea a little, in the sense that i believe what he did to anya lingers in the back of his mind too (albeit in a much different way than it does in anya’s). her dead pixel metaphor is used against herself here because it’s from jimmy’s perspective as something he wants to evade the consequences of, to ignore, but is inevitably still something that makes its presence known.
i also used the pixel to censor anya’s face in this (and drew her more as a silhouette for this reason as well!) to further accentuate that point, as well as hint at how jimmy views her as a person.
this isn’t related to the question in the reblog, but i still think it’s worthy to mention- the fact that this piece is done from jimmy’s point of view is also why he’s looking away from anya’s silhouette.
again, to him, his actions and what he did to her are only something he’s trying to actively turn away from instead of face the consequences for head on. it’s symbolic of the fact that anya never shows up as herself in his hallucinations, only her baby.
i’m unsure if i should tag the person who reblogged as i’m not sure how they would feel about that, and i apologize for any poor wording in my explanation. sometimes verbalizing my thoughts in english is hard, and it’s not my native language!
but i hope this provided some insight into my art nonetheless. i’m very thankful from all the support from this community!!
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