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Yet another depiction of Athena. She has always have had an interest for me so I highly doubt this will be the last, but the last for a while. Anyway, instead of her aegis being a shield I thought it'd be more clever if it was a corset of finely made chain mail, in the shape of a Minoan corset...after all she's originally a Cretan thunder goddess, but I'm most proud of her face, especially her eyes...as it should be I suppose. Drawn in pen and ink, colored in photoshop. Any comments welcome!Pen and Ink on Bristol Board, and Photoshop
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Thanks, that's very kind!
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Welcome, I love greek myths.
And Athena, a gal so tough she could easily replace Zeus as ruler if need be.
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Thank you very much!
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You're Very Welcome
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I like the iconic style of your Athena! The Lines are smart and pure!
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Thank you very much! Β I was trying something a bit different with her here and I'm glad it's hit a cord. Β As for the line, again, thank you so much. Β I'm naturally a line guy as apposed to a color guy so rely very heavy on it.
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Hmm...I know she IS a godness, but...how wise is it to use chain mail armor that doesn't cover your chest? She is beautiful, I liked the cretan design, LOVED the helmet, but the very fact that you went for historical precision highlights this problem with her armor. For me anyways.
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I have absolutely the same reservations with the costume idea. Β The way I thought of it though was the chain mail was more a symbolic flourish and in battle she'd wear something else. Β I don't use this costume design anymore though, the more I think about Athena the more I get this image of a Druid figure, almost. Β More colorful and not in white (and no beard of course) but long flowing robes and maybe a closer fit underdress. Β Kind of a wise-mage sort...in appearance. Β She's a goddess, so more wiley, powerful and unpredictable than any wizard...and of course lethal when it comes to a fight.
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Funny you mention the druid figure, because, the Cimbri, a germanic people which fought Rome, they didn't have "druids" per se, but they did have female seers which followed the men into battle, and their women also bared their breasts in the rear of the army, to show the men what would be lost if Rome won in a battle. So the current design would work quite well for that, I think.
i258.photobucket.com/albums/hhβ¦
www.heritage-history.com/booksβ¦
www.this-is-germany.com/germanβ¦
(furor teutonicus section)
perseus.uchicago.edu/perseus-cβ¦
(7.2.3 section)
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Ah yes, the Cimbri, didn't they also develop a really stealthy way of night fighting that involved mostly staffs so there would be no clang of metal that would alert anyone, a bit, I mean this seriously though it sounds silly, a bit like German forest ninjas? Β That could of been a tribe further north but I recall reading old Roman reports of such fighters.
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Don't know about the Cimbri, but:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harii#Geβ¦
But the notion of "kill them while they're off-guard at night", wasn't lost on non-japanese folks. In Sparta, there were periokoi called skiritai, covered on carbon dust, for night missions, either guarding the camp or raiding, like when they killed Xerxes' brothers.
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You flatter me to suggest it's Art Noveau, thank you very much!
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This is an amazing piece of work. I don't know if it was your intention, but it reminded me of Hamlet when he holds that skull and so.
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I was aware of it, of course. Β The initial inspiration was an ancient Grecian freeze I remembered seeing online somewhere so I thought I'd do my own version, but yeah, it's unavoidable to think of Hamlet here. Β But, I don't think Athena would mind the comparison, one could find a similar type of struggle within Athena herself, the calculations of "conflict", however one would define it. Β And I think, of all the gods of Olympus, Athena would be one of those that would find a lot to like in Shakespeare.
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I see your point and I quite agree with you. It is logical.
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It is nice! I do Athena art too and would like to see any more pieces of her that you do.
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i really like your drawing, but, believing in greek gods, i would've preferred the original "outfit", with the shield u.u
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Love your depiction. She looks so beautiful and the detail of her armour is amazing.
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Thank you, it's funny, I spent the most time on the armor but I hope people spend the most time looking at her eyes. Art is a funny set of priorities, eh?
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I agree. I noticed her face had its own beauty. Such strength.
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Interesting design - the corset, etcetera. I really like the look of it, especially her expression as she gazes at her helmet.
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Thank you, I tried to put a lot of meaning in her eyes, without trying to say anything.
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Thank you, very much inspired by Arthur Rackham and a bit of Herge'.
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I can see the the Arthur Rackham influence a little bit in your piece.
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This is an unusual and unique style. I like it, especially the linework. Almost like Ancient Greek vase art. Damn, I can't stop looking at the picture as I'm typing this comment!
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Thank you very much, that's a great thing to hear! And I'm happy the lines standout, line work has always been my speciality (color fights me every step of the way for some reason).
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Np! I also love the subdued coloring and shading, brings out the linework even more, which (I repeat)is fantastic. Brighter colors would have ruined it, I think.
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Thank you, I'm glad you like it. The idea, of course, was to make her helmet graphically resemble her owl, her grey eyes being the owls eyes.
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