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Published: 2012-12-28 15:12:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 9879; Favourites: 234; Downloads: 0
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EDIT:// Now available as a print www.ebay.com/itm/282722714825I used to have this Frazetta Conan painting www.thesnipenews.com/thegutter… hanging in my living room for the longest time, and I always thought "wouldn't it be cool if that were He-man?" So, I made my own
I'll tell ya, the best way to learn is by studying the masters. I learned A LOT making this.
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Oh yeah, it can! Have you ever seen the original He-man concept? www.he-man.org/assets/images/c… The classics line actually made him into a figure called Vikor.
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Yeah I'm glad the Four Horsemen honored that legacy.
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Amazing work, I always felt there was something lacking to a great portion He-Man art over the years. It needs the touch of Frazetta, this is a damn good representation of that and pays an excellent homage to a fantastic artist. Very beautiful work.
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I totally agree! Since He-man is basically a merger of Conan and Star Wars, it only makes sense to bring a bit of Frazetta into his look! In all fairness, though...I don't know if you've seen the He-man paintings of the legendary Earl Norem (check this out www.earlnorem.com/MOTU%20Galle… , he brings some strong Frazetta overtones to He-man as well. He's mostly famous for his work on He-man, but I think he actually worked on Conan a little, too.
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And just imagine if Robert E. Howard wrote He-Man, Great work.
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Hahaha, I certainly wouldn't mind seeing Howard's take on He-man. Thanks!
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I think Howard would have played up Adam's discomfort with the power of Grayskull and the burden that comes with it. His Conan stories had the middle-aged King Conan wrestling with the difficulties of being a leader, whether he was really suited for it, and if he'd outlived his usefulness as a warrior. The Conan of the original pulps was a very thoughtful, reflective character (touched on in Milius' film, but lost in the sequel and spinoffs), and I'd imagine he'd have done much the same with He-Man.
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Thank you very much, sir! Are you a He-man fan? He's one of my earliest favorites.
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You're welcome. Yeah, I'm a fan from way back. He-man is one of my earliest favorites too! I just love reminiscing about the old favorites.
Speaking of reminiscing: Have you ever heard of the Nostalgia Critic?
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No, I haven't! What's that?
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Nostalgia Critic is an internet critic who specializes in memorable entertainment from our childhood. He's the same age as us and he grew up watching the same cartoons like TMNT, He-man, G.I. Joe etc. His unique takes on my old favorites are fun to watch and I feel like I'm watching my favorite history teacher from middle school. I laugh and occasionally learn something new from him.
We have the same sense of humor; just like you and me.
He's the funny type of critic. Like a comedian/critic, who takes the work seriously, respecting works like Batman the Animated Series, but he also likes to joke about the flaws in the shows; instead of disdaining the faults of a show, he makes a joke about it.
He's like Jim Carey, if he were a movie critic; like Jim Carey meets Roger Ebert.
His Top Eleven lists are among my favorite videos:
Top Eleven Coolest Cliches: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYziL5...
Top Eleven Most Awesome Movie Themes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlzhxV...
Top Eleven Batman the Animated Series Episodes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvGpgL...
I didn't mean to bother you but I really wanted to share these great videos with you. They keep me laughing every day.
Now, it's your turn to laugh!
Enjoy!
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Thanks, man! I watch He-man at least once every couple of weeks, so the memories are pretty fresh for me
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your welcome dude! Yeah, it's always a must rewatch, I'm with you on that!
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NICE! Hey, you should check out ...it's a He-man group that I admin. Tons of awesome He-man and She-ra art.
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What can I possibly say that hasn't already been said from your other watchers? This is remarkably beautiful. So, I'll do the next best thing and just fave it.
I do wish they'd bring He-man back, though... I miss it terribly.
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I MISS IT TOO!!! I mean, the toys are great, and the iphone game is amusing, but I need some 'toonage in my life. Maybe it the live action movie comes to fruition, we'll get a new series out of it.
BTW, sorry for the late reply!
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That's alright, I apologize for my late reply too!
If they made a new series... I'd be all over that like white on rice. Lol! I remember a few years ago that they had brought He-man back, but, sadly it didn't last. I just don't, for the life of me, remember what year. 
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Usually, I block in the figures with blue or purple before I start, and use those tones as shadows as I paint toward the highlights. In the original Conan piece, though, the shadows are this dingy olive green color. I used that color to block in my figures, which yields that gritty, "post-battle" look. Also, drawing anatomy using Frazetta as a reference gave me a much more solid, heavy-looking figure.
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It works on so many levels, given the legend that He-Man started out as a Conan the Barbarian toy line, and of course Frank did so much Conan art...
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That's exactly what prompted the piece! I don't know if the story is true or not, but there are worse characters to be based on!
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The Mattel people insist its not true but when you look at some of their early promo work He-Man has a very Conan vibe about him. All these years later I'm still bummed that the 2002 reboot got cut short, and after what Michael Bay did to Transformers (I don't care how much money they made those movies SUCKED!) and the general lack of respect shown to 80s properties in live action in the modern era I really don't want a new He-Man film right now.
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Honestly, I think it's true. I mean, Thulsa Doom was James Earl Jones in the movie, but in the books and comics, he's a skull-faced Necromancer. Coincidence? Probably not. BUT I don't think there is anything wrong with it...I mean, Superman was based on Doc Savage, Batman was based on The Shadow, and the list goes on and on. He-man has evolved beyond those original toys (remember, he used to be a barbarian who lived in the Eternian forest), just like Superman and Batman have.
And yeah, the Transformer movies blow. I never saw 2 or 3, but the first one was awful enough to keep me away.
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Batman also borrowed from Zorro and a silent film called "The Bat". Just saying. 
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Yeah, exactly! Creators pull from stuff they like, and use it to create new material. As long as it's not a total rip-off carbon copy, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. It's a natural part of the creative process.
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Pretty much. A friend of mine - who I won't name because I love her dearly - hated WALL-E for "ripping off" Star Wars and other such films - even though Star Wars "ripped off" the old Akira Kurosawa films & Saturday morning cliffhangers. :shrugs:
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WHA?! You're going to have to explain that one to me. I don't see any resemblance whatsoever between Wall-e and Star Wars. Maybe she meant Short Circuit?
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Apparently there are long distance scenery shots in "Wall-E" that resemble long distance scenery shots of Star Wars. Why that was so offensive to her I have no idea. :shrugs:
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An awesome pic I love it. You really captured the spirit of the Conan pic beautifully
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Wow, that's one hell of a compliment! Thank you so much!
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He-man or Conan? Either way, you've got great taste in characters
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This! This is exactly what I was planning to get as my next tattoo. The original image was such a strong piece but I wanted to add little MotU to it. Well played good sir.
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