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Published: 2012-06-04 08:28:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 2934; Favourites: 51; Downloads: 4
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Description I don't even know what made me start this.

Maybe it's that I get annoyed when mythological creatures like Medusa get portrayed as beautiful women when, in fact, mythology states that gorgons are horrifically ugly.

So, I thought I'd portray a harpy as I read them with as unglamorous and unembellished an appearance as possible.

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I apologize if my posts seem a bit schizophrenic of late. I've gone from sketches of anime demons to comic heroines to the Vitruvian Man within a few weeks. My posts seem to come in waves with very long ebbs so when I do have ideas, I feel I really have to post them. Who knows if and when I'll have the time again.

Fortunately, I'm getting faster and faster at getting these ideas out, so when they do come, I'm able to just scribble them down and move on. This took about 2 hours.
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Comments: 14

TheDawnbaronsGuard [2015-12-23 14:32:24 +0000 UTC]

Oh! What a fucking hell! That is amazing made! You can really good draw! Wonderful work!

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thete1 [2012-06-10 21:30:17 +0000 UTC]

Oh, Lord, I've been saving this to have a better comment, but it looks like my drugged-up brain (health issues, blargh) will have to do. I LOVE HER. While I'm fond of some of the beautiful Medusa art -- the Medusa Rondanini fragments come to mind -- I do sometimes like the appearance of my monsters to be monstrous, and for their beauty -- assuming they have it -- to be *alien*.

This foots the bill nicely. Those talons are just the most perfect things ever, and those feathers! Gah! How fantastic! So many fanartists draw wings on their fave characters, and so few of them really put the time and work in to make those wings look *right*.

And then there's that *hair*! Oh, gosh, I'm in love. But her face -- *mm*. I think she *does* have beauty, but her beauty is not what *humanity* would grok. And that's just right. Great job!

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g0b1in In reply to thete1 [2012-06-15 16:51:29 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like the talons. They're the most formidable part of her and I made them a bit large since they are meant to drag men to the underworld. And I didn't leave her completely without her beauty but she had to be the monster overall.

Sorry for the late reply. But I hope it's given you time to feel better

Thanks for you comments, as always!

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touya-dono [2012-06-05 07:31:52 +0000 UTC]

utterly fantastic.

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g0b1in In reply to touya-dono [2012-06-05 17:34:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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touya-dono In reply to g0b1in [2012-06-05 19:30:01 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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athas [2012-06-05 05:12:57 +0000 UTC]

I love the angle on this, with the outstretched talons and that hateful, glaring face. Good job shading the feathers also. This is the harpy we ought to see in a movie sometime.

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g0b1in In reply to athas [2012-06-05 17:37:01 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like. Thank you!

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RawGraff [2012-06-04 15:04:31 +0000 UTC]

Excellent depiction

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g0b1in In reply to RawGraff [2012-06-04 17:06:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Hunting-wolf [2012-06-04 13:43:32 +0000 UTC]

Yay, mythology! :b And, she's pretty creepy to look at

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g0b1in In reply to Hunting-wolf [2012-06-04 17:06:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot, Chris!

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BadHabitsChainmaille [2012-06-04 09:40:06 +0000 UTC]

very nice, love the monsterous depictions

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g0b1in In reply to BadHabitsChainmaille [2012-06-04 17:06:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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