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CHOW #98 - King Minoswww.ConceptArt.org
The King of Crete, step father of the Minotaur (his wife was made mad and cursed with zoophilia because Minos would not sacrifice a magnificent white bull to Poseidon, she then mated with the bull and produced the Minotaur monster of legend.) Also, in Dante's inferno, he is made a judge of the dead.
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You can find steps/process here: [link]
2H Pencil drawing on Sketchbook Paper
Scanned, Colored in Photoshop CS3 with my Precioussssssssss
Image © ME!!! 2007
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Comments: 84
Nice use of the bull horn crown. Very symbolic of Minos' power and tyranny, and symbolic to his maniacal demand to the Athenians to have them sacrificed to the Minotaur.
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Years ago I wrote a short tale featuring a Spartan warrioress fighting a minotaur.
Here is the link: [link]
Thor
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Thank you for letting us feature your Amazing work!
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Wow! Instead of a tragic victim of Poseidon, you have a barbarian king who looks as though he almost deserved to be struck with the minotaur as a stepson!
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Love your art! This is exactly how I pictured King Minos!
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Minos looks powerful now, but just wait until he finds out why his wife smells of the royal stabile!
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I am so so very sorry it took me so long to get to this...DA and I had a bit of a falling out (all in my journal) But anyways, this is absolutely gorgeous!!! 
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Very cool and the head adornment is a nice touch
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sweet. great design idea on his horned-crown and clothing. ^^
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Definitely one of your best. I can see you're pushing your limits, this is clearly more painterly and realistic than your usual works--which are still fantastic, of course, but getting out of the comfort-zone is good for artists. The lack of outlines is also something new, it really fits the atmosphere of the image. Overall, I'm absolutely loving it, you seemed to have nailed down his personality as well. The pose is excellent.
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I can't believe I'm saying this, but I really love the background on this.
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lovely positioning though his left arm seems a bit..s.omething. he's wonderfully dynamic and detailed.
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great expression and pose for Minos, is totally him "heyhey I'm king Minos, so f..."
and some great lighting, pulls the attention to his face and gesture...
btw the red cape stands out great versus the blue-green dark bg.
a +fav for you ^^
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Delicious and tasty once again! Your work is so purty. And you make it look so darn simple to do with your step-by-steps. Which makes me angered, thoroughly, because I cannot do it!
Ah well. My anger fades. Because... this picture? A delight.
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That is without exception the best thing you've ever done!
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Truly awesome work on the textures and your artwork! Thanks for sharing.
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that is really good... all of the color and art, i have real trouble drawing ppl...
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nice work. it's *looking for the right word*
*right word still not found*
ah, well... I wanted to say something like historically correct or somewhat authentic or grasping the Zeitgeist or...
anyways, I like it
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Nice work, and very moody, as you'd expect. I especially like the lighting effect on his armour--it has a real authentic look to it. It contrasts well with the heavy shadows in the pic and keeps the composition lively without ruining the mood. 
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