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Hehe, happy Monday, guys. I bet you're wondering why I'm dropping an early page, huh-? Well, it's because this is the penultimate page in the introduction. I wanted to save this Friday to upload the final page for the Introduction instead of waiting a whole 'nother week, so here -- enjoy an early page!! <3
I really like how this page turned out. Recreating the cave painting hands was so much fun, especially now that I know how those handprints were actually created! You might notice that those are all left hands -- that's because, like people in modern times, most people in the ancient world were right-handed. These handprints would have been created by placing the painter's nondominant hand against the wall, after which they would blow a sort of airbrush-like spray of pigment onto the wall (probably using something like a hollowed out reed). There were most certainly left-handed people in the ancient world, of course, I was just too lazy to add extra hands facing in the other direction (I individually drew most of those hands, it took a big chunk of time) -- still, the more you know, right? I think that's real neat!
I obviously threw in some pawprints and hoofprints to the mix of human hands to show a mixed community, which may or may not be accurate -- most ancient groups of people during the paleolithic were family groups... But hey, maybe a couple animal sapients and humans fell in with each other and started families together-? It wouldn't be totally out of the question, seeing as there's evidence that the same occurred with modern humans and Neanderthals.
Recreating the Greek amphora-styled panel was probably the most painful thing on this page, but I like how it turned out. Black figure painting is also a topic I'm familiar with, but I just cannot stand that 2D style -- it looks so janky half the time, especially considering it's wrapping around a 3D object... Sooo, I took a few liberties and added some straighter lines and nicer circles to make it look like less of an eyesore.
The last panel also turned out great. I don't have much to say on it, but... Can you guess who those hands belong to? ;)
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I really like how this page turned out. Recreating the cave painting hands was so much fun, especially now that I know how those handprints were actually created! You might notice that those are all left hands -- that's because, like people in modern times, most people in the ancient world were right-handed. These handprints would have been created by placing the painter's nondominant hand against the wall, after which they would blow a sort of airbrush-like spray of pigment onto the wall (probably using something like a hollowed out reed). There were most certainly left-handed people in the ancient world, of course, I was just too lazy to add extra hands facing in the other direction (I individually drew most of those hands, it took a big chunk of time) -- still, the more you know, right? I think that's real neat!
I obviously threw in some pawprints and hoofprints to the mix of human hands to show a mixed community, which may or may not be accurate -- most ancient groups of people during the paleolithic were family groups... But hey, maybe a couple animal sapients and humans fell in with each other and started families together-? It wouldn't be totally out of the question, seeing as there's evidence that the same occurred with modern humans and Neanderthals.
Recreating the Greek amphora-styled panel was probably the most painful thing on this page, but I like how it turned out. Black figure painting is also a topic I'm familiar with, but I just cannot stand that 2D style -- it looks so janky half the time, especially considering it's wrapping around a 3D object... Sooo, I took a few liberties and added some straighter lines and nicer circles to make it look like less of an eyesore.
The last panel also turned out great. I don't have much to say on it, but... Can you guess who those hands belong to? ;)
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It'll be revealed soon, don't worry ^^ And actually, from what research I've done, I know Osiris at the very least had a ba that came in the form of the ram god Banedbdjedet... Which implies that they do have the same "parts of the soul" that mortals do, but that their parts of the soul might be different/fewer/more complete. This actually plays a HUGE role in the narrative of my story!
I appreciate that!! And hehe, while I'm flattered, I'm by no means an expert and am not ready to be a teacher -- I'm still learning a lot myself. I definitely love sharing what I know, but take my word with a grain (or two) of salt -- I have a tendency to get over-excited about this stuff, and that can lead to me getting mixed up.
I'm hoping I can share what I know with others in a museum setting once I finish my undergrad degree, but that's still a few semesters away. If you want some cool and easy-to-access knowledge right now, I recommend checking out Vintage Egyptologist on YouTube -- it's a great starting point. A lot of other Egyptology resources require a lot of digging around to find, but that stuff right there's ready and easy to access! I can also offer an "Egyptology Resources" database that my Classical Archaeology professor passed my way, but it's a little hard to navigate (the site's format is a little... iffy, and some resources are only available in other languages); there's also a site run by The New Library of Alexandria that basically serves as an in-depth textbook on learning hieroglyphs step by step! That's how I learned how to write them on the cover of my comic and all that, though I'm comparable to a first grader when it comes to my ability to actually formulate sentences with that stuff. I can note you those if you're interested.
I'm hoping I can share what I know with others in a museum setting once I finish my undergrad degree, but that's still a few semesters away. If you want some cool and easy-to-access knowledge right now, I recommend checking out Vintage Egyptologist on YouTube -- it's a great starting point. A lot of other Egyptology resources require a lot of digging around to find, but that stuff right there's ready and easy to access! I can also offer an "Egyptology Resources" database that my Classical Archaeology professor passed my way, but it's a little hard to navigate (the site's format is a little... iffy, and some resources are only available in other languages); there's also a site run by The New Library of Alexandria that basically serves as an in-depth textbook on learning hieroglyphs step by step! That's how I learned how to write them on the cover of my comic and all that, though I'm comparable to a first grader when it comes to my ability to actually formulate sentences with that stuff. I can note you those if you're interested.
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