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Published: 2013-06-07 16:09:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 577; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 0
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The prompt this week was to draw a character in a different time or culture than that of their normal one.Odysseus if he was from 19th century Britain. Heβd be coming home from India, instead of the city of Troy, to find his estate in the English countryside overrun with suitors.
I wanted to try a colouring style in which I left some things completely white that are usually coloured.
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This is so elegant. That would be a really cool story too.
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Hahah when I saw this I thought of The League of Extraordinary Gentleman xD
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Is it sad that the Great Britain premise sounds like the basis of British comedy gold, a la Oscar Wilde?
I like the ribbons framing what looks to me like skulls of past hunts. They fit in nicely with the wavy hair, and the rounded collar of his jacket.
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Aw, but the Odyssey is serious business.
Close! The top skull is the skull of Odysseus's faithful dog that recognises him when he comes home even after twenty years. The bottom skull is the skull of the boar that gave him a gash on his leg, the scar of which Odysseus's old maid recognises when he comes home.
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The Greeks invented Tragicomedy! (maybe) The two go hand in hand, in which the serious drama of Odysseus can be mitigated by.... I dunno whenever there was a break in the epic, which is a pretty serious epic, so yes.
But it COULD be a comedy. Of errors, even!
And the animals ARE super nifty. As they are the two that help to bring the big reveal to the whole household. Dog and boar might as well be his animal heraldry.
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Let's put it this way. I like my Odyssey to be super serious and blood soaked, with no comedy.
Neither of them reveal it to the whole household. In fact, the poor dog dies of a broken heart because Odysseus (in disguise and knowing he can't) pretends not to recognise him as he passes the doorway. And the boar wound only reveals it to the nurse who is sworn to silence directly afterwards.
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Is it pathetic that the first thing I thought of was Captain Nemo seeing this?
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Nah. XD A man sporting a magnificent black beard is bound to make people think of at least someone. I guess it's kind of an iconic look.
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Can't say I've ever thought of what Odysseus/Ulysses in 19th Century Britain would look like, but this works surprisingly well.
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Can't help but love both the gorgeous picture and the concept! I really like the red and the fading textures
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This is pretty cool, I'd be interested in seeing a full rendition of the odyssey based on this concept.
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