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Another painting done for the project I'm working on, and it will be the last one I will be able to show for a while.

The idea for the Guardian came from several sources, adapted to fit what I had in mind:

Ravens have been attributed throughout history with many things, and according to some are the creatures that carry our souls from this world to the next.
There's also a well-known legend surrounding the Ravens of the Tower of London:
Should the Ravens ever leave, "the White Tower will fall, and with it the Empire". To this day, 6 Ravens are kept at the Tower, protected by their Keeper, and if necessary by force.
The katana is another symbol for the soul or spirit, namely of the man carrying it, as it is said to be a vessel of or for the warrior's strength and spirit.



Photoshop CS
+ close-ups: one | two | three
+ looked at photos of ravens to get this one kind of right
+ watch the raven being painted on facebook
+ lots of fun with textures and freak brush strokes!


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Model: Francisco Randez
Reference Photo courtesy of Patricia Chica.

Used and submitted with consent from both.

No prints will be made available of this. Sorry!


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:icongoeiz:
love it!! me encanta!!!
:iconcaducell:
your faces are always so full of life, emotion and strengh, it's lovely as usual :)

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Work is the refuge of people who have nothing else to do
-Oscar Wilde
:icondreamcatcherx:
great !

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arrogance diminishes wisdom.
:iconjenny-springflower:
This is absolutely stunning, Nykolai. :love:
:iconalmeruve:
Fantastic. This painting really has a soul of its own :heart:

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The world is such a crazy, crazy, beautiful beautiful beautiful place! :heart: :heart: :heart:

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:iconskavenlord:
wow! the amount of details is stunning :wow:

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:iconbashai:
Definitely a man who has bigger things to worry about than bills.

Amazing work as always and thanks for sharing :D

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"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei :blackice:
:iconshadowbrooke:
Very well painted! I like the texture on his sleeve and his pose, expression as well. Great work!!
:iconkerovin:
:worship:
you know my thoughts about this one already
a true master :worship:

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:iconyuusuke-ando:
BEAUTIFUL work!

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