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Published: 2011-01-07 14:21:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 1998; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 125
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Description Holy crap. Everyone must be busy as hell because there is no other reason why I would be the first one to post a Twart of the week.

Anyway, I went mythological on this one. I've been reading into a lot of Greek mythology in the past month and I always liked this image of Hercules' death:
After that he asked his friend Philoctetis to build him a pyre out of hardy oak and wild olive on the mountain Oata. He was burnt to death on the pyre; the fire hurt far less than the poison. Before dying, Hercules offered his bow and arrows as a token of gratitude to Philoctetis. His father Zeus then turned him into a god.
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Comments: 11

empirique13 [2011-01-21 14:00:24 +0000 UTC]

nice work!

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ronsalas In reply to empirique13 [2011-01-21 14:01:27 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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empirique13 In reply to ronsalas [2011-01-21 14:27:22 +0000 UTC]

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dryponder [2011-01-12 06:15:33 +0000 UTC]

That's flipping GORGEOUS work, dude.

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ronsalas In reply to dryponder [2011-01-12 07:03:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man!

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mikemaihack [2011-01-07 17:34:40 +0000 UTC]

incredible dude. one of your best! despite the genuine absence of galifianakis.

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ronsalas In reply to mikemaihack [2011-01-07 17:41:43 +0000 UTC]

Man! I was actually trying to make him look like Galifianakis, too. I am the worst at likenesses.

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MitchGerads [2011-01-07 16:09:14 +0000 UTC]

Good lord, this is beautiful.

M!TCH

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ronsalas In reply to MitchGerads [2011-01-07 16:14:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Mitch!

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jFury [2011-01-07 16:03:13 +0000 UTC]

holy cow ron, that's awesome! love the brushy linework. (and the flecks of white embers). great job

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ronsalas In reply to jFury [2011-01-07 16:14:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man. This piece was touch and go for a while there and I wasn't sure it was going to turn out OK but I think I pulled it out at the end. Never going to do all this linework again, though.

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