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so i've been reading the Alexander the Great books by Mary Renault. i read The Persian Boy first, ironically, and now i'm reading Fire From Heaven, which chronicles Alexander's first 20 years. and i am so not ashamed to say i am totally in love with him. and Hephaistion, and Bagoas too.

um, so, historical figure art! forget Colin Farrell, this is MY Alexander (right) & Hephaistion (left) (Hephaistion was Alexander's best friend; Alexander trusted him completely) . Alexander looks better than Hephaistion here, in my opinion, but oh well. in historical text, Hephaistion was supposedly the taller and "more impressive" of the 2; he had dark blonde hair and dark grey eyes. Alexander had golden blonde hair and grey-blue eyes, and it's well recorded that he was really, really good-looking. plus, for a world-conqueror, he was way ahead of his time--he took prisoners rather than perpetuate wholesale slaughter, and actively discouraged his men from plundering and raping. rather than forcing the cultures he conquered to conform to Macedonian/Greek traditions, he allowed them to keep their own customs and tried to assimilate them into his own behavior.

so anyway. i like this piece. it will be followed up with one of Bagoas, pretty soon. i hope you forgive me for the odd outfit Hephaistion is wearing (that's a gauntlet on his arm), and the random shield Alexander is holding (because i didn't want to draw the rest of his arm). i just want you to know that the clothing is not meant to be as detailed as the skin & hair. i hope you enjoy the fruits of my immense geekdom.

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image copyright k.m.wadley
pencil, watercolor
~ 6 hours
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Description
so i've been reading the Alexander the Great books by Mary Renault. i read The Persian Boy first, ironically, and now i'm reading Fire From Heaven, which chronicles Alexander's first 20 years. and i am so not ashamed to say i am totally in love with him. and Hephaistion, and Bagoas too.

um, so, historical figure art! forget Colin Farrell, this is MY Alexander (right) & Hephaistion (left) (Hephaistion was Alexander's best friend; Alexander trusted him completely) . Alexander looks better than Hephaistion here, in my opinion, but oh well. in historical text, Hephaistion was supposedly the taller and "more impressive" of the 2; he had dark blonde hair and dark grey eyes. Alexander had golden blonde hair and grey-blue eyes, and it's well recorded that he was really, really good-looking. plus, for a world-conqueror, he was way ahead of his time--he took prisoners rather than perpetuate wholesale slaughter, and actively discouraged his men from plundering and raping. rather than forcing the cultures he conquered to conform to Macedonian/Greek traditions, he allowed them to keep their own customs and tried to assimilate them into his own behavior.

so anyway. i like this piece. it will be followed up with one of Bagoas, pretty soon. i hope you forgive me for the odd outfit Hephaistion is wearing (that's a gauntlet on his arm), and the random shield Alexander is holding (because i didn't want to draw the rest of his arm). i just want you to know that the clothing is not meant to be as detailed as the skin & hair. i hope you enjoy the fruits of my immense geekdom.

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image copyright k.m.wadley
pencil, watercolor
~ 6 hours
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