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On hindsight, this didn't turn out at all like I intended. Messing with colors, but I'm not sure this worked. Also used limited layers (painted over and merged down).It seems wrong to submit mythological beings into "Fanart" or "Anthro" or "Original Characters", so Other it is. What strange categorizations you have there, dA.
This's for submission to a school publication themed "Myths and Monsters". The freshman orientation for next year is Egyptian-themed, particularly the story of Isis and Osiris, so at first I was going to paint them, but decided 'twould be too repetitive. Next best pair of that train of mythology was these two - everyone draws them fighting, so here's something a little different! I found it interesting that though Set is described in places as a white-skinned redhead, he's usually portrayed as dark (probably for the connotation of evil). Here he's, er, more of a carrot-top, I s'pose.
Just good ol' Photoshop, ~13h. Progress: [link]
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Comments: 166
Kumlay In reply to ??? [2010-01-28 05:03:25 +0000 UTC]
Wow, to say the least this is draw dropping. The colors are so great and the atmosphere you portrayed is excellent! Gah I love this piece so much!
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blayrd In reply to Kumlay [2010-01-28 05:14:41 +0000 UTC]
Thanks much, Kathy! Hope to do more color-schemery in the near future 8D
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Falcolf In reply to ??? [2010-01-28 04:59:55 +0000 UTC]
This is really, really awesome. I'm in love with Horus, but I gotta ask - what the heck is Set? An antilope? I could never tell!
Anyway, I love this a lot! Excellent work! (I know, dA's catagories are so screwed up.)
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blayrd In reply to Falcolf [2010-01-28 05:12:32 +0000 UTC]
Nobody knows what Set is, heh, they call him the "Set animal" (got awards for best description, no doubt). He kind of reminds me of a tapir really, but that's probably just the curved snout. Here he started something like an anteater and morphed into a deer post-painting, oddly enough! (Indeed. But one is thankful for miscellany)
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Falcolf In reply to blayrd [2010-01-28 06:00:49 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for the explaination! I guess he's just a weird one lol.
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blayrd In reply to Falcolf [2010-01-29 02:32:08 +0000 UTC]
That, definitely true. You should check out the strange things he did, cutting Osiris into little bits aside.
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Falcolf In reply to blayrd [2010-01-30 02:29:42 +0000 UTC]
Oww... looks like I should update my Egyptian god knowledge. Have you heard of Nut? She's an odd story.
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blayrd In reply to Falcolf [2010-02-01 09:07:10 +0000 UTC]
I get the image of her and Geb (I think) being all trapezoidal, is all--a brief foray to Google later, yes, she is indeed.
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Ishaway In reply to ??? [2010-01-28 04:57:29 +0000 UTC]
This is lovely. I really like the way you represented Set.
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blayrd In reply to Ishaway [2010-01-28 05:10:23 +0000 UTC]
It was tough to get somewhere in-between effeminate and muscular without decent ref, so I'm glad y'like it - thanks!
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RingTailWolf [2010-01-28 04:51:21 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful! Breath takingly beautiful! Horus is my all time favorite god and you portrayed him perfectly here!
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blayrd In reply to RingTailWolf [2010-01-28 04:54:08 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much, glad you liked the interpretation! I see that peregrine falcon icon you've got there, whee.
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