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Samson at the temple

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If Hercules is to Greek myth, then it's Samson in the Bible (Judges chapters 13 and 16). Samson is the 13th judge of Israel known for his exceptional strength.

After he was lured by Delilah to the Philistines, he was blinded and sent to the temple of Dagon. Samson, his hair having grown long again, asks one boy if he may lean against the pillars.

Then Samson prayed to God, "Remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes"

Then he said: "Let me die with the Philistines!" He pulled the two pillars together, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more as he died than while he lived.

My purpose in mind in its creation: to put to the test all skills regarding effective drawing: perspective, anatomy, facial expressions, contrast/values/shading, line, forces behind objects, and all that shit. I hope I never missed anything :D
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Re-edit notes:

1) Used gaussian blur on ps to give it a sense of depth to the bg

Ballpoint pen and colored markers, December 24, 2009. Re-edited March 29, 2010
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