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For who knows how many times, I have again read Steven Pressfield's "Gates of Fire" book, and again inspired by it, I decided to draw something or someone...Polynikes. He is a Spartan Peer, a champion of his generation. Flawless in looks and peerless in valor, he is the nephew of King Leonidas and a member of the King's Three Hundred Spartans in addition to being an Olympic champion. He's the youngest winner of not one, but two Prizes of Valour at the age of 23.
I wanted to stay true to that age and I did a little research, so, everything on him is from that time. Taking in count that he is one of the Noble Knight's and a champion, his equipment is better looking.
"MOLON LABE!"
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this is awesome. polynikes is one of my favorite characters in Gates (my all time favorite book). so glad to see him brought to life, and you did him justice for sure!
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I really like Pressfield's book because it examines the psychology behind the spartans, especially the real reasons why their shields were thier most important piece of gear.
Polynikes' character reminded me of a lot of gifted athletes I met over the years, who because of their superior physical attributes, suffered superior egos. Polynikes for
all of his gifts still fell far short of Diomedes, & He and everyone else knew it.
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Yeah, they are two different worlds
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Very nice, I really like how you captured a "slice" of Polynikes where he is at his best
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Great book! And, if it inspires work like this, its even better. Very dynamic and a great visual arrangement.
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I love this pic and the book! Polynikes might have been a bit of a dick but he did generally care, he just showed it by breaking noses 
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Thank you 
I generally like Polynikes, because he is raw, there are no midways with him, only straight!
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Holy fuck! My ancestors would be proud of this
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Nice, I think I might have that book as well somewhere (or it might be the Persian Fire book, not sure). Though I dont think they used forearm protection at that time.
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Well yeah, it was not included in their equipment, but some other cultures had vambraces or bracers. So it is not excluded that some Spartan or Greek warriors had it
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That is amazing! i love how you made it look realistically dusty and sandy!
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As they would say, God is in the details... Tnx
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Fantastic job!
The pose is phenomenal and I really like the highlighting and shadow work on the armor. Especially the chest piece.
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Sjajno! Obozavam Ognjenu kapiju β₯ Polinik je sjajan lik. Surov, ali sjajan.
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Hvala!
Neko vreme sam se razmiΕ‘ljao koga zapravo da nacrtam... OdluΔio sam se za Polinika jer je on pravo oliΔenje onoga Ε‘ta ljudi zamisle kada misle na spartance.
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wow!! awesome scene!! I love the realism of his equipment!!! Great work!!
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Thanks!
I tried to stay as true to history facts as possible...
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I always try to do so in my works...!! but I refer to medieval period
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