Pnate's Almost Daily Sketchbook

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My crimson arena entry: Hades abducting Persephone. You can probably tell it's fairly rushed so I'm not very happy with it, but in the end decided to post.

Here are some "should haves": I should have done more studies with the folds of the clothing, which was a huge challenge for me and made me realize what a sore spot that is. I also found myself struggling on the materials, so I'm going to put out more still lifes soon to work on that. The poses and composition are also very stiff without much interest, should have created a more interesting situation. Design also lacking - should have done something more exaggerated and interesting. Crits and suggestions welcome!

The story is that Persephone (the goddess of the harvest goddess and Zeus) is out picking flowers when Hades, who got permission from Zeus, her own father, to abduct her (wtf?) picks her up and carries her down to the underworld where he presumably rapes her and she becomes queen. A little tidbit: her symbol is a pomegranate, hence the circle thingys on her tunic.