Ancient Rome meets Ancient Egypt. This was done for the wraparound cover of the conbook for Furlandia 2014.
The artwork was done with acrylic paints on 11"x17" illustration board. There is also a little metallic paint on the original that gives it some shimmer.
The original will be in the EF art show.
The artwork was done with acrylic paints on 11"x17" illustration board. There is also a little metallic paint on the original that gives it some shimmer.
The original will be in the EF art show.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Gender Multiple characters
Size 1200 x 779px
Hm, very nice mythological and historical references you pulled to make this piece.
I'm guessing these two fellas are based off of Ceasar and Cleopatra, but... well, furrified.
Also, can't help but feel how appropriate it is that Ceaser (or at least someone who brings to mind Ceasar) is a wolf, since the whole Romulus and Remus thing.
And how you're using a cat to portray Cleopatra, likely as a reference to Bast.
I'm guessing these two fellas are based off of Ceasar and Cleopatra, but... well, furrified.
Also, can't help but feel how appropriate it is that Ceaser (or at least someone who brings to mind Ceasar) is a wolf, since the whole Romulus and Remus thing.
And how you're using a cat to portray Cleopatra, likely as a reference to Bast.
Thank you =) I was really excited about the mosaic, but it did take forever XD
Well, it came out beautifully :3 Dare I ask how long it took you? x.x
OMG!!! The detail and the thought that went into this picture...*Jaw Drop* Love of picture orgasm...
Nswt tawy and the imperator!
There's so much I love about this piece! Sekhmet and Hathor in two different styles of yoke dress with paws, hooves, and tails yet.
Also real hieroglyphic text is a rare thing in any sort of artwork. That's one tongue-twister above the Nswt's (queen's) head. Nmaanebi? (tw). Auseti makes me giggle. That could easily be a late period composite deity name. Why do the two determinatives of Auset (Isis) have pancakes on their heads? I'm just wondering.
There's so much I love about this piece! Sekhmet and Hathor in two different styles of yoke dress with paws, hooves, and tails yet.
Also real hieroglyphic text is a rare thing in any sort of artwork. That's one tongue-twister above the Nswt's (queen's) head. Nmaanebi? (tw). Auseti makes me giggle. That could easily be a late period composite deity name. Why do the two determinatives of Auset (Isis) have pancakes on their heads? I'm just wondering.
Thank you =)
I don't know much about egyptian art and hieroglyphs, but I did my best to replicate the style and tried to learn a little about it in the process.
I don't know much about egyptian art and hieroglyphs, but I did my best to replicate the style and tried to learn a little about it in the process.
You did a very good job. You definitely got the style of the best hieroglyphic texts down. Lots of real ancient scribes weren't even a fraction as good. For example, in the Papyrus of Ani the artwork is excellent quality but the scribes who did the 'cursive hieloglyphic' text weren't nearly as good. It's barely readable in places and full of errors, omissions and misplaced text. Considering how complex the hieroglyphic version of the written language is, it's amazing it was used for so many centuries. In its time probably only a fraction of scribes could even write it, as opposed to hieratic which is a bit simpler and much easier to write with a brush. For modern people who are used to alphabetic written languages it's about as unfamiliar as any writing system can be.
Well - to be fair, Kacey has access to better art materials than the scribes did...
...and does anyone know whether or not the scribes were expected to supply their own ink??? Caligraphists and Scriveners (legal copyists) had to do that for centuries, and the expense and/or labor might might have affected quality.
...and does anyone know whether or not the scribes were expected to supply their own ink??? Caligraphists and Scriveners (legal copyists) had to do that for centuries, and the expense and/or labor might might have affected quality.
I'm not sure if that's even known. There were plenty of expensive pigments used in royal tombs. Elsewhere most everything was written in black and red with very simple pigment. Even 'Egyptian blue' was used mainly in expensive tomb paintings. Modern pigments are definitely easier to use than ancient ones. It's really amazing how easy writing became in the course of the 20th century.
*smiles* Wow. Arg.... DETAIL - you are so good at it. Both beautiful renditions of the styles of that era. Also, a nice furry version of one of the great love stories of ancient times. ;)
Or wow, wonderful! I really love stuff like this and you've done a fantastic job portraying it.
I missed it this year! are you gonna be in Portland again next year?
I am local to Portland - and I will be there next year! Only reason I didn't go the first year was I was taking a short break from conventions.
Aha! You have hieroglyphs facing in two different directions.
Very nice piece of work, though - evocative and well done.
Very nice piece of work, though - evocative and well done.
My GOD, Kacey - the tiles in the background!! I'm surprised you have any wrist left - how long did those take...?
This is an absolutely stunning picture as always - your talent is truly exceptional :) The take on both characters is excellent.
This is an absolutely stunning picture as always - your talent is truly exceptional :) The take on both characters is excellent.
I don't even want to know how long that background took for you to do or how bad your carpel tunnel will be !!
Amazing work, even more so than usual!
Amazing work, even more so than usual!
That's what I was thinking too.
Pretty soon they'll spend the winter together and have a little puppycat Caesarion/Ptolemy XV.
Pretty soon they'll spend the winter together and have a little puppycat Caesarion/Ptolemy XV.
And then Caesar will obliterate the Egyptian Empire and make it a puppet of the Roman Empire until it's then destroyed by Barbarian tribes and so on...
Actually conquered by Octavian (later Augustus) after the battle of Actium and he (probably) had Caesarion executed.
Wow, very nice! Also, interesting fact, Julius Caesar had a son with Cleopatra (or so it was claimed).
Do I see an impeding doom of two star-crossed lovers? Perhaps involving a cobra? I do say some of the letters are mirrored like the D, and W
I also like the hidden cartouch with your signature. XD
I also like the hidden cartouch with your signature. XD
Just lovely, Kacey. You never cease to amaze me with your art! This piece makes me think of what a meeting between a furry Mark Antony and Cleopatra might have been like? Hopefully it wouldn't end as awfully as it did in our history :P
WOW I am completely blow away by this piece. You did such an amazing job on the two civilizations. Just beautiful.
The intricate detail of the mosaic tiling is amazing. That must have taken more time than the rest of the entire picture!
amazing patience doing all those mosaics by hand! really captured the texture of it really well :]
"Though Egypt was in fower, to keep myself in power I beat them all through scheming.
I had heard that Caesar fancied me, so I set a meeting, planned to see..."
Blown away by the hieroglyphics and the iconography the cat is wearing.
I had heard that Caesar fancied me, so I set a meeting, planned to see..."
Blown away by the hieroglyphics and the iconography the cat is wearing.
Wow, what for a great work, you have again some great pieces of art in the art show! :3
This image is almost photo-realistic in a way. I'll bet it took quite awhile to do that mosaic tile effect. Now I want to try it.
I love the detail work you put into the difference between the glyphs and the mosaic. :D Also... I don't think this will end well. oo;
Wonderful, like all your work. Funny to see that those small figures inside the hieroglyphs seem to be human.
Very awesome! Gotta love the classic eras of history :D glad so many people saw the references to Caesar/Antony and Cleopatra.
Heh, considering that by the time Rome rolled up, the Pharaohs were Greek...
Cleopatra: And I find what you're wearing most becoming. Greek, isn't it?
Antony: I have a fondness for almost all Greek things.
Cleopatra: As an almost all-Greek thing, I'm flattered.
Ah, the nexus between Greece and Egypt. The ancient Greeks noted that Egyptian history already went back thousands of years. The Greeks copied and altered many Egyptian forms, but they carved palm fronds onto Greek temples, a strictly Egyptian influence.
Cleopatra: And I find what you're wearing most becoming. Greek, isn't it?
Antony: I have a fondness for almost all Greek things.
Cleopatra: As an almost all-Greek thing, I'm flattered.
Ah, the nexus between Greece and Egypt. The ancient Greeks noted that Egyptian history already went back thousands of years. The Greeks copied and altered many Egyptian forms, but they carved palm fronds onto Greek temples, a strictly Egyptian influence.
kacey this almost looks like a fan art of the book called styxx
I love the historic referencies, awesome, awesomely done, details, the mosaic, just perfect, the expressions in their faces, everything :D
The original is 11"x17", and I did the mosaic with fluid acrylics. I used a small brush to draw the grout between the tiles on the white sections, and on the darker sections I painted in each tile leaving space around it, and then I did various washes over each section to unify them.
haha, yes it did ^^. I underestimated the difficulty of the idea when I decided to do it that way. But I think it was worth it =)
Gaius Julius Caesar and Cleopatra. Their love story was unfortunately very tragic in the end. Anyway, this picture is stunningly beautiful!
Beautiful. And also, kind of heartbeaking. if only cultures could meet this peacefully.
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