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Published: 2009-01-05 06:55:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 2880; Favourites: 44; Downloads: 173
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A project for Art History, examining representations of mythological hybrid creatures in the art of the Ancient Near East. The best word for this is "rushed". I was trying to finish it for a deadline, so the lettering is sloppy (and rife with typos), the sketches are quick, and the research is largely wikipedia-based. My teacher seemed to like it, though. I thought I might as well post it here, since I put a good block of time in, and expressed some interest in it.I'd recommend downloading this to see it at full resolution.
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Thank you! It was certainly more fun than a traditional term paper.
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yep!
I loved to do this kind of projects when I was an art student.
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Man, this is fantastic! For me, this is a treasure trove of reference material for the near-Eastern-derived architectural and "mythical creatural" elements of the Overculture behind my mech universe. Right down to those aesthetic motifs/motives in the handling of the coiled hair and feathers...Incredible! I'll have more to say when I've read through the whole thing...I'm so glad you posted it!
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Thanks man! Yeah, when I was browsing through your gallery I realized you and I referenced the same scorpion man drawing.
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Great research project! Nice to see that some places still teach the classics. This was a lot of work, so congrats!
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Wow, amazing detail. Great job, dude. I haven't seen these beasts in a while, as I too had an art history class (two years ago.) The shedu served as a minor influence for a painting i did a while back. Only difference was that the pictures of the shedu I saw in class had a fifth leg.
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Awesome! Would you consider posting said painting? I'd be really interested to see it.
The whole 5th leg thing is an interesting part of the icon, I describe it briefly on p. 2, but it's hard to see from most of the angles I drew.
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[link] It's interesting that something so terrifying is actually on OUR side and fights for justice. The human face is also a spooky detail.
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You certainly worked very hard on this, I love it. Great job.
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Thanks man! 
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This is nearly enough material for a book. All you need is a BS introduction and an index and bibliography, oh and those couple of blank pages they always throw in.
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Oooo, and make the type really big and the margins huge like some novelists do.
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Tee-Hee! Well I've tried writing a book before ^^
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