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Published: 2009-01-30 14:40:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 12673; Favourites: 195; Downloads: 987
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Description Maester Aemon from A Song of Ice and Fire. He's one of my favorite supporting characters in the series; it might be a cliche, but I just love the wise, benevolent old man figure. For Aemon, I wanted a sort of iconic look - a bit like the statue of an evangelist or of a prophet - because his personal history has some mythical feature in it. But I also hope his good nature comes across as well.

Speed painting; pencil sketch and photoshop CS2.

Closeup here: [link]
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Red-Jirachi-2 [2016-03-19 08:56:53 +0000 UTC]

One of the kindest men in Westeros is rewarded by the kindest of deaths; falling into sleep, at a grand old age

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ep462 [2013-06-14 14:07:12 +0000 UTC]

Yes. This is exactly as he should be. Kept cold by The Wall.

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phTheDude [2011-10-07 05:11:18 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful.

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AurosSopherai [2011-09-28 00:44:11 +0000 UTC]

molto suggestivo! mi ricorda di jorge luis borges, che era anche cieco, specie con quel libro in mano complimenti!

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Pojypojy In reply to AurosSopherai [2011-09-29 23:33:36 +0000 UTC]

Grazie, sono felice che ti sia piaciuto

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ValyChan [2010-03-22 00:00:08 +0000 UTC]

Stupendo. Stupenda la pelle così chiara nello sfondo scuro. E la fisionomia.

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HinoNeko [2010-02-21 21:38:28 +0000 UTC]

Check it out, you've been featured in Hidden Gems of Fanart! [link]

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Nazgi [2009-05-04 23:22:19 +0000 UTC]

A-freakin-Mazing!

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martinacecilia [2009-02-03 13:57:18 +0000 UTC]

oddio che bello poggiiii
le mani affusolate e fatte con mezza pennellata mi piacciono da matti. sisi.

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Pojypojy In reply to martinacecilia [2009-02-04 14:18:48 +0000 UTC]

Grazie lovva! Ma ricapitoliamo un attimo, tu l'hai letto A song of ice and fire?

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martinacecilia In reply to Pojypojy [2009-02-04 14:37:21 +0000 UTC]

uh.... nu. XD Pero' ho visto carnivale alla fine!!
(e Battlestar Galactica che e' messo su dallo stesso produttore di carnivale d e' super wow *O*)
non e' proprio la stessa cosa, vero?! XD

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jekaa [2009-02-02 16:48:50 +0000 UTC]

Great work!!!

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InTheArmsOfUndertow [2009-01-31 01:16:54 +0000 UTC]

This is wonderful as always, Poggy. Though for some reason, everytime I think of Maester Aemon, Peter O'Toole comes to my mind.

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Pojypojy In reply to InTheArmsOfUndertow [2009-01-31 01:43:12 +0000 UTC]

Well, it seems everybody has their own version of this character in mind, lol. Although I agree that O'Toole would look great in the role if the tv series actually gets going :-D

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InTheArmsOfUndertow In reply to Pojypojy [2009-01-31 01:52:57 +0000 UTC]

Let's pray for that :_)

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Pojypojy In reply to InTheArmsOfUndertow [2009-01-31 16:43:25 +0000 UTC]

Dude, at this point I'm praying for *anything* new, ASoIaF wise. Amazon keeps postponing the ADwD release date :-C

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GrzebykK [2009-01-30 22:20:37 +0000 UTC]

He has hell of a neck here. His chain seems endless.
It's great that in stolen time you paint GRRM character

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Sarah-on-Deviantart [2009-01-30 17:10:29 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic!

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Polkadottedfezes [2009-01-30 16:45:49 +0000 UTC]

this is beautiful :> Awesome representation of him.

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FluffyNabs [2009-01-30 16:14:25 +0000 UTC]

Great job! I love the chin stubble. The only thing I would say is that he needs more wrinkles, because this man, while old-looking, doesn't look as ancient as Aemon was. Are you planning on refining it any more?

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Pojypojy In reply to FluffyNabs [2009-01-30 16:27:35 +0000 UTC]

Nah, it's just a speed painting I've done stealing time from other art I'm actually paid for One thing I noticed though - when on the news they show "the country's oldest man/woman" and such... they never look *terribly* old even if they are, like, 105 years old. I guess it's because if you are able to get to such an old age, your body is very healthy to begin with.

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FluffyNabs In reply to Pojypojy [2009-02-02 15:45:58 +0000 UTC]

Excellent point.

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beckyboobearbum [2009-01-30 15:58:00 +0000 UTC]

you're so talented

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cabepfir [2009-01-30 15:55:30 +0000 UTC]

Personalmente, una faccia così mi ricorda di più quella di maestro Cressen. Aemon me lo immagino con dei rimasugli di capelli ai lati del capo e la faccia più quadrata. Invece è mooolto simile alla mia idea di Cressen!

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Pojypojy In reply to cabepfir [2009-01-30 16:29:08 +0000 UTC]

Beh, non credo che abbiamo avuto descrizioni molto dettagliate di nessuno dei due, o sbaglio? Aemon per qualche motivo l'ho sempre immaginato così (vagamente somigliante a mio nonno ora che ci penso ç_ç, e Cressen con la barba, fai tex

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cabepfir In reply to Pojypojy [2009-01-30 18:34:42 +0000 UTC]

Sai? La mia idea di Aemon Γ¨ molto simile al vecchio servitore cieco di Robin Hood nel film con Kevin Costner, ora che ci penso ^^

In ogni caso non ti avevo fatto i complimenti per il disegno in sΓ©! E soprattutto per la fossetta, si vede benissimo

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