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rachaelm5 — Tremorworks: Rahu bw

Published: 2005-03-18 18:03:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 1995; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 106
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Description Tremorworks project: Rahu

Rahu is a Hindu demon who causes solar or lunar eclipses by eating said celestial body. He is sometimes depicted riding in a chariot pulled by eight black horses; his physical form is that of a huge, disembodied dragon's head. I chose to focus in on the dragon itself for this picture. At Phoenixsamurai's request, I gave Rahu the look of an oriental dragon, though I added a bit of Persian to the mix as well.

Edit: Now in color! --> [link]
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Comments: 18

Kisuto [2007-04-25 02:09:10 +0000 UTC]

I love this. o.o Your dragons amaze me.

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rachaelm5 In reply to Kisuto [2007-04-25 11:54:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much. I was pretty happy with the way this guy turns out, but I still much prefer to draw my dragons in full color.

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Kisuto In reply to rachaelm5 [2007-05-02 01:56:43 +0000 UTC]

Lol, well, either way. It's still good and I still love it.

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QuestingRaven [2005-03-22 22:47:23 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work! Is this based on a chinese style dragon?

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rachaelm5 In reply to QuestingRaven [2005-03-23 15:19:56 +0000 UTC]

It's a bit of Chinese dragon and a bit of Persian dragon, and a bit of "Rachael Likes Sharp Teeth" dragon.

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QuestingRaven In reply to rachaelm5 [2005-03-23 18:20:51 +0000 UTC]

All of which are good influences, it seems

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Spleef [2005-03-21 05:27:00 +0000 UTC]

very, very awesome

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abraaolucas [2005-03-21 00:41:33 +0000 UTC]

nice!

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MariP [2005-03-20 12:29:43 +0000 UTC]

Rahu is just a HEAD? Now I've seen everything..No wait, there could be something even more weird coming up.
Oh well, even if he is just a head, you drew it marvelously. For some reason I really like all those teeth you drew. I think they look kinda cool.

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rachaelm5 In reply to MariP [2005-03-20 13:46:20 +0000 UTC]

LOL! I like drawing sharp teeth, and what better an opportunity could be provided than a giant, disembodied dragon's head?

Hindu mythology is very odd. But then again, most mythology and folklore is very odd. I don't know if this guy is the weirdest of the bunch or not, but I'm certainly glad you like him!

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tangerine-dragon [2005-03-19 12:57:40 +0000 UTC]

You did a wonderful job with the shading! ^0^ Beautiful work.

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Klooky [2005-03-19 08:02:50 +0000 UTC]

WOW. Absolutely fabulous! Great shading and detail!

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Gryfalcon [2005-03-18 21:33:38 +0000 UTC]

whoa!! sweet!

..do the black horses just pull the head now???

I'm kinda confused on that...

But awesome job at the details!! Pretty-pretty-pretty-PRETTY!!!!

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rachaelm5 In reply to Gryfalcon [2005-03-19 11:16:42 +0000 UTC]

Based on what little information I have on Rahu, yeah, the black horses just pull a chariot full of disembodied dragon head around. Very weird.

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Droakir [2005-03-18 20:57:30 +0000 UTC]

Nice style and design on this piece.

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Silverene [2005-03-18 20:20:56 +0000 UTC]

I love this, but my eyes are burining due to the contrast xD.

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ropplen [2005-03-18 18:21:33 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work. I also like the story behind it.

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rachaelm5 In reply to ropplen [2005-03-18 18:23:19 +0000 UTC]

I certainly can't take credit - Rahu and everything else in the Tremorworks collection is from traditional mythology from around the world.

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