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Elina Vähä-Mäkilä

"Guardian deity" by Elina Vähä-Mäkilä

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Anubis isn't the most original character to pick, but he is still one of my favourite figures in Egyptian mythology, so how could I avoid drawing him? I re-discovered ballpoint pen while drawing this, since I haven't really touched that medium for a long time. I saw my boyfriend doing most amazing stuff with pen so I had to try myself.




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30 Jun 2009:-) Marika Viklund
I think this one is amazing! Really well done, and with a ballpoint pen too! Really great! 1
30 Jun 2009:-) Maria Zühlke
Awesome! It’s hard to get this nice smooth shading with a pen, isn’t it? I haven’t used pen for a very long time so this piece reminds me I should try it again. Very nice!

:-) Elina Vähä-Mäkilä replies: "Thanks! Shading isn’t super easy with pen, but I still find it much easier than with ink. I used to have a problem with small clots the pen left to a paper, but then I learned to avoid them. "
1 Jul 2009:-) Gwenivere Stephan
Very cool. The sand and the clouds are just amazing and I like his body, so wiry and lean. Nice job! Congrats on the Mod’s!
1 Jul 2009:-) Mike the barbarian Makowski
Wow, I couldn’t even do that in pencil, and pulled it off in ballpoint pen? Very good! Amazing textures.2

:-) Elina Vähä-Mäkilä replies: "Thank you! Ballpoint pen actually reminds pencil a pit since it gives you a similar control over strokes. Only downside is that you can’t use eraser : P"
1 Jul 2009:-) Heidi Hecht
And you did this with ballpoint pen? Wow, you are talented! Congrats on the Mod’s Choice!
1 Jul 2009:-) MT Starkey
Awesome work. Never underestimate the ballpoint pen!

:-) Elina Vähä-Mäkilä replies: "True, never!"
1 Jul 2009:-) Emily Ahsoka Swavely
You did this with a PEN?!?!?!?! WOW I admire you!!!! Great job!
1 Jul 2009:-) Catriona E.J. Lindsay
Long live the ballpoint pen, the best kept secret in the world of art! Fantastic picture, very detailed.

:-) Elina Vähä-Mäkilä replies: "Haha true, I wondered how my boyfriend could ink such an over clean and beautiful lines, and then I found out ball point pen was his secret tool. Thanks for your comment!"
2 Jul 2009:-) Anne Wipf
Beautiful and greatly done. Congrats on a well deserved mod pick 1
3 Jul 2009:-) Migle Mazurkeviciute
Congrats on Mod picture! ! 151
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About 'Guardian deity':
 • Created by: :-) Elina Vähä-Mäkilä
 • Copyright: ©Elina Vähä-Mäkilä. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Ballpointpen, Pen, Guardian, Clouds, Moon, Desert, Egyptian, Anubis
 • Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters, African Traditions, Mythology
 • Techniques: Ballpoint Pen
Modpick •  Mod Pick at: 2009-06-30 18:50:13
 • Submitted: 2009-06-16 16:42:26
 • Views: 1115
 • Resolution: 439x604


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