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For the start of Lent, here's the project I worked on last Lent (trying to do five minutes a day to stop myself from spending too much time on projects but also to be more regular at it.

I've gone for a Roman era influence, hence the short hair (although I was tempted by the long hair seen in later artworks). I could not resist a beard, but this works for philosophers (I think, less up to date with the Roman stuff) and spending 40 days in the desert. The tunic is natural linen although I went with a long one because I cannot draw knees. The himation is wool, I've gone with a madder dye, but could equally be a natural red brown. I've also drawn a tallith (as a practitioner of the Jewish faith), which is loosely based on the depiction of Moses in the Dura-Europos synagogue.

The sun is rising/setting and this has given everything a purple/red tint

Description

For the start of Lent, here's the project I worked on last Lent (trying to do five minutes a day to stop myself from spending too much time on projects but also to be more regular at it.

I've gone for a Roman era influence, hence the short hair (although I was tempted by the long hair seen in later artworks). I could not resist a beard, but this works for philosophers (I think, less up to date with the Roman stuff) and spending 40 days in the desert. The tunic is natural linen although I went with a long one because I cannot draw knees. The himation is wool, I've gone with a madder dye, but could equally be a natural red brown. I've also drawn a tallith (as a practitioner of the Jewish faith), which is loosely based on the depiction of Moses in the Dura-Europos synagogue.

The sun is rising/setting and this has given everything a purple/red tint