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Published: 2017-09-03 07:23:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 12812; Favourites: 386; Downloads: 36
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Geez, it's been a minute, huh? August was super busy for me, but luckily I had some time this weekend to bust out another Mythos character! Been wanting to draw Ganesha for a while! He's a central figure in Hinduism; a benevolent patron of arts, sciences, wisdom and intellect, as well as the god of beginnings and a remover of obstacles. In most Hindu sects, he is considered to be the son of Shiva and Parvati, and is worshiped in a variety of countries and cultures. I always liked his character because he shows the power of compassion and wisdom!
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You sure that's Ganesha and not Jumba Jookieba's great uncle? All jokes aside, this is another solid entry.
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Ha, ha! I forgot about that guy! I guess they both kept their baby fat. It must run in the family. 
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SO. AWESOME. I'd love to see a more "action" oriented version of this - something that would look more like a superhero or supervillain.
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Thank you, sir! 
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Yea, I agree. The design is so cool, I'd love to see a more comic-y and action-oriented type composition.
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Definitely! He looks like he could really throw down if he had to.
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Do you mind if I drew some elephants like this?
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I don't mind at all! Go for it!
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I love his anatomy, from the way you did his feet to the Golden jewelry
Would you think about doing Bakasura?
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Thank you! He was fun to design! I based his overall aesthetic on the Shiva I drew a couple years ago.
Oh, that's a good idea! I have considered him! Time's getting tight again, though, so I'm not sure how many more of these I'll be able to do this year. Hopefully somewhere down the line I can get to him!
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That'll be great!! And I just saw how you did Shiva and I can see the resemblance
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Nice! I kinda want to re-draw Shiva to make him seem a bit bigger and more intimidating, but I should probably work my way down the rest of the list first.
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True, but as you work with them, you can get some inspiration off of them if possible
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Very true! We'll see how it goes as I work my way through the list!
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Thank you! I appreciate it! ^____^
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Thank you, sir! His design was fun to play around with!
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This is really cool. It also reminds me of the style of felix colgrave in a way.
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Ayyyy, another Felix Colgrove fan OuP
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Thank you! I wasn't familiar with his work, but I looked him up and he's got some crazy cool stuff!
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awesome anatomy and really cool depiction hehheeh nice work here!
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Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun with it!
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OH my god. There are so many cool features going on! The golden oieces in his skin, the roundess of his head, those lumpy arms. It's all so good!
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Thank you so much, sir! I tried to keep his design elements similar to the Shiva drawing I did a couple years ago, so that they felt like they came from the same culture.
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Commence the snoot boopage. 'Tis the only way to bring such a beast down.
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Ha, ha! It'll take all the boopage in the world to conquer such a legendary snoot.
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Ganesha is one of the deities that the metaphysical store I help manage always likes to have around. Statues, candles, or incense, we almost always have Ganesha in the place somewhere because quite frankly, he's great to have around. I'm partial to Hanuman myself when it comes to Hindu deities, but Ganesha is right up there, too.
But for all the Ganesha I've seen come through the store, nothing's look like this. Which is a compliment. The reason I love your Mythos series so much is that you always interpret these beings in new and exciting ways.
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That's cool! I can see why they'd want to have him around! He's always visually striking and represents a lot of great qualities.
Wow, thank you, sir! That's one of my favorite things about art--seeing how different people interpret the same idea. It's fun to add a slight sci-fi angle to these characters, too; the more unconventional, the better!
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Ha, ha! Thanks! I thought they helped make him seem kind of innocent and harmless.
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It worked ,'3',
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Yay! ^_______^
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Not very familiar with Hindu deities however, this makes me want to look up more about the subject. Only real exposure was from Asura's Wrath and I believe that doesn't count.
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Ha, ha! I suppose not, but the designs in that game were still amazing! I think they ended up mixing a lot of different mythologies together, from all different parts of Asia.
Yeah, there are a lot of cool stories in Hindu mythology! I need to look into it more, too. 
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It really was a beautiful game, the visuals alone got me to play it and the campaign was very engrossing. Not just the obvious religious influences, but just wanting to see how it would end.
That is certainty one way to make someone take the hint that it's not the time for intimacy. Reminds me of certain stories in Greek mythology involving the Gods.
Oh those divine beings always taking things to the extreme on how to deal with things. Crazy scamps. X-D
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Yeah! I actually never played it myself, but watched my brother play it. Some of the scenes were so over the top that they were genius!
Ha, ha! Yeah, what a bunch of crazy kids. Seems like deities in general from a lot of cultures are kinda just jerks, especially when they're "in the mood". Zeus was particularly notorious for that!
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It's definitely a game for anyone who enjoys mythos, amazing action scenes and some creative boss battles.
Yep especially in the case of how Venus was created, how if you do something for mortals you get punished and just messing with people's lives in general to make a simple trip to the store into a grand battle with a legendary beast or more if the gods are bored enough.
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Definitely! The scene with the sword going through the moon? It's all the right kinds of crazy.
Oh, yeah! We are definitely playthings in their eyes. And the gods that genuinely do seem to care are never in charge. Just ask poor Prometheus...
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That and the final fight between Asura and Wyzen. Guy turned bigger than the planet itself. Asura just basically said bring it on. =-O
Yeah Prometheus got it bad just like Tantalus, Erysichthon, and Hera to name a few.
m.ranker.com/list/worst-punish…
Which reminds me in the case of Erysichthon the punishment is similar to certain Yokai know as Jikininki or Human eating ghost. Look it up on this website if you're interested.
yokai.com
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