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matena — Another Epic Fight

Published: 2009-08-07 06:19:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 2802; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 455
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Description Inspirated by "The Celtic Dragon Myth", created for the Hero Contest by

The task was to show a hero in any form. I decided to draw an absolutely traditional one who fight against the mighty multi-headed water serpent who wants to destroy the realm.

I've written my BA thesis on celtic dragons so I've read this ancient story about this type of traditional hero. And when I read the contest description it became obvious that I could use the story as a theme for my entry.
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Comments: 23

Whitehorse7577 [2012-09-05 14:00:44 +0000 UTC]

this is good, but if you want to make it look a bit more real, you should ad some dirt and to the horses movement. good luck

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JGunner [2010-05-06 23:26:37 +0000 UTC]

Awesome picture!

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matena In reply to JGunner [2010-05-07 21:54:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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KreepingSpawn [2010-01-24 01:40:15 +0000 UTC]

ahah! a left handed knight!

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matena In reply to KreepingSpawn [2010-01-24 07:31:01 +0000 UTC]

A good fighter should be equally skillful with both hands

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KreepingSpawn In reply to matena [2010-01-24 15:13:56 +0000 UTC]

indeed!

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ErebusRed [2009-11-11 20:47:16 +0000 UTC]

This is very dynamic - I love the stance of the horse and sense of battle!

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LynxFly [2009-08-17 19:05:39 +0000 UTC]

Pretty epic! I like how each head looks like they have their own personality.

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matena In reply to LynxFly [2009-08-18 06:05:35 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it must be confusing... I can't really imagine what it would feel like

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catarinamzfernandes [2009-08-16 13:54:03 +0000 UTC]

Hi! Your beautiful art has been featured and seen here !


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matena In reply to catarinamzfernandes [2009-08-16 21:20:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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Kaji-Onna [2009-08-07 14:08:20 +0000 UTC]

I love the way you drew the sea monster! All the different expressions on each head make it very unique. I like the colors you chose for the horses' coat of arms (I totally can't think of what else to call the blankets lol).
Amazing job overall!

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matena In reply to Kaji-Onna [2009-08-08 07:12:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment actually I couldn't think of any word to name the cloth on the horse either Perhaps someone who speaks English as a native language could do that

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Kaji-Onna In reply to matena [2009-08-08 14:43:37 +0000 UTC]

The funny thing is I do speak English as a native language, and I STILL can't figure out what to call that cloth. XD

You're Welcome!

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matena In reply to Kaji-Onna [2009-08-09 07:04:03 +0000 UTC]

Haha, then it must be a rare thing to speak about

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Kaji-Onna In reply to matena [2009-08-09 14:11:09 +0000 UTC]

Must be. lol xD

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crimson-howl [2009-08-07 12:03:12 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully Done!! Great action!

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matena In reply to crimson-howl [2009-08-08 07:16:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Arya-DragonQueen [2009-08-07 07:19:16 +0000 UTC]

I think that the serpent is rather cute

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matena In reply to Arya-DragonQueen [2009-08-08 07:16:11 +0000 UTC]

You don't have to mourn him yet ^^ Look at the scene. Would you think that guy can kill a serpent with 7 heads? That's the fairy tale part... I could also enter the "Reality meets Fantasy" contest with this piece

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Arya-DragonQueen In reply to matena [2009-08-08 08:35:39 +0000 UTC]

Maybe hugging the cute serpent would be more efficient

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matena In reply to Arya-DragonQueen [2009-08-09 07:05:13 +0000 UTC]

Oh my... That would be the cruelest tale ever!

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Arya-DragonQueen In reply to matena [2009-08-09 12:04:21 +0000 UTC]

yes indeed, very creative

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