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Submitted: July 24, 2012
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Mythical Creatures Contest - Quetzacoatlby ~Vyrilien

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Mythical Creatures Contest - Quetzacoatl

Quetzacoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose name means 'feathered serpent'. Quetzacoatl, or rather the feathered serpent deity, has been worshipped by many different ethno-political groups in Mesoamerican history.

Among the Aztecs, whose beliefs are the best-documented in the historical sources, Quetzalcoatl, being one of the important gods of the Aztec pantheon, was related to gods of the wind, of Venus, of the dawn, of merchants and of arts, crafts and knowledge. He was also the patron god of the Aztec priesthood, of learning and knowledge.

So....I know I've been absent from deviantART a... while. Last submission was in February apparently, but whenever I'm not feeling inspired there is nothing quite like a contest to get my ass into gear again, so here is my go at this. Worked hard to squeeze as much time I could afford into painting this as I could and I'm still only just managing to submit this moments before the deadline. Oh how typical of me...

Sorry it's so detail-heavy, I was never good at the 'simple yet stylish' thing. May look cluttered here, but should be okay on a shirt I imagine.

In hindsight Quetzacoatl was not the most original of subjects I could have picked (I've seen him float around quite frequently in the contest gallery), but I didn't really have any time to start over for a new creature design. Hope you don't mind.

Enough rambling, hope you like it! If so, please consider voting for the design. Apparently this contest is one of a popularity kind, so please accept my apologies for having to pester you about this.

~Vyrilien

Time Taken: Twenty? I'm not sure.
Tools used: Photoshop CS3, Wacom Intuos 4

Larger version of this found here for better view of details: [link]

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~gA-rth Nov 14, 2012

Frickin cool! As soon as saw it I had a feeling it was some kind of Aztec art! Kick-ass man kick-ass!

~Vyrilien Nov 15, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Haha, that means I did something right! Glad you like this one

It was fun to do a stylized illustration for a change

~allanjefferson666 Sep 12, 2012 Professional General Artist

good art, when will be the result of the contest?

~Vyrilien Sep 12, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thanks

And not sure! They announced the semi-finalists three weeks ago, so I'm kinda waiting for the final result now.

~Bedlamite91 Sep 11, 2012 General Artist

awesome work man!

~Vyrilien Sep 12, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thanks!

~AfifHashlamoun Aug 29, 2012

yay you entered

i'd love to have this shirt XD

~Plainungry Aug 28, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

WOW!!!!
I love your way to draw, it is a very beautiful dragon!
the shadows are really beautiful. Is that I can ask you how long did you work on?

~Vyrilien Aug 29, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thank you very much for your amazing compliments! They make me so very happy

As for the time taken: around twenty hours, but I'm notoriously slow, so it could have been done in less time. Spent too much time getting the lines pretty and smooth-looking, haha

~00def Sep 3, 2012 Student Artist

Youhou!! so cool!

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