For *Woodland-Mel's History of Hyrule calendar contest.
In the ancient ruins of a Gerudo Temple, a child is born in the lap of the Goddess, destined to bring glory and ruin.
The Rebirth of Ganondorf.
Muahaha.
I really wanted to have a Lion King-esque image with some old Gerudo lady holding Ganny up in the sunrise/sunset with all de Gerudo going "yay!" But it didn't work out. So this happened instead.
I figure (after looking at the "official" Zelda timeline) that this happens before the Four Swords Adventure era, when Ganny is reborn. Can ya see the pyramid of power in the background?
Gonna let this sit here for a while before I officially submit it, though. Let it mellow.
HAHAHAHA.... Ha.... Ha.... Darn. I was hoping no one would notice how large her baby was XD The kinda sad thing is that everything was pretty well proportioned in the sketch, but somehow, during the painting process, the mother shrank in size, and the baby grew, and I didn't notice until I submitted this piece. I may later, when I get the time, resize the baby, because it's REALLY been bothering me. Anyways, thanks for the comment! XD
Oh wow I first didn't even notice the second Gerudo hiding behind the pillar. This piece is really impressive, the background alone is amazing, the stone wall with all the writing, patterns, cracks etc and the statue. The grass growing between the tiles and then the main focus of the Gerudo with the new King standing out. Also love the different colors on the wall like the green and purple varying a bit but still blending perfectly into the overall picture.
Lol, yes, that Gerudo is good at hiding. A true master, uh, lurker XD
Thank you very much! I tried really hard to add a bunch of details w/o drowning the main subjects. (I added green grass b/c I knew the green would really pop, and all the background colors come from a childhood experience with feeling bad for all the unused crayons in the box).
Aah! This is so pretty! I absolutely love the detailing on the statue and the wall! And there's something that just keeps drawing my eyes back to the mother, (I'm guessing it's the mother, anyway.) Fantastic job!!!
Fantastic artwork by the way
Darn. I was hoping no one would notice how large her baby was XD
The kinda sad thing is that everything was pretty well proportioned in the sketch, but somehow, during the painting process, the mother shrank in size, and the baby grew, and I didn't notice until I submitted this piece. I may later, when I get the time, resize the baby, because it's REALLY been bothering me.
Anyways, thanks for the comment! XD
This piece is really impressive, the background alone is amazing, the stone wall with all the writing, patterns, cracks etc and the statue. The grass growing between the tiles and then the main focus of the Gerudo with the new King standing out.
Also love the different colors on the wall like the green and purple varying a bit but still blending perfectly into the overall picture.
Thank you very much!
I tried really hard to add a bunch of details w/o drowning the main subjects. (I added green grass b/c I knew the green would really pop, and all the background colors come from a childhood experience with feeling bad for all the unused crayons in the box).
I freaking love it o_o The colours are beautiful and the textures are perfect. Great job
I'm guessing it's the mother as well, but who knows?