These are from the same time period (ca. three years ago?) as my Antigone stuff, so the style's a bit foreign to me now. I was also majorly into Noelle Stevenson's art back then so a great deal of the visuals take after her. You're awesome, Noelle! (Please don't hurt me.)
Anyhow, we read The Odyssey and were assigned creative projects to do and these just kind of happened. No digital colouring because it's late / they look nice as-is? Mostly the first, though, if we're being honest.
Also it's been forever since Homer and I don't know what order they're supposed to be in anymore. The following descriptions are done from memory, so I apologise in advance for shoddiness.
I. Aeolus / Aiolos
Ruler of the winds. Gave Odysseus a bagful of the stuff to speed his journey home, but was not impressed when they fetched up in his court again sans bag and sans convincing explanation.
II. Charybdis / Kharybdis
Big swirly whirlpool monster. Fun to draw, not fun to be suspended above (I assume). Spot the naked Odysseus clinging to a convenient tree.
III. Laestrygonians / Laistrygonians
Shouty people. Rocks. Devastation. Odysseus' ship is the only one of his fleet to make it out intact, but it capsizes shortly afterwards under the weight of a class action lawsuit.
IV. Sirens / Seirenes
Pretty bird-ladies with a taste for flesh. Odysseus stopped everyone else's ears up with wax except for his own, then tied himself to the mast to hear them sing. It is too late for wit. Let me sleep.
Please, let me sleep.
No comments:
Post a Comment