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Sekhmet the Goddess of Warby ~jadenwithwings

Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / Fantasy

Made for

Egyptian Goddess contest

I chose Sekhmet because I definitely wanted to draw a powerful, deadly Egyptian goddess and when I read about each goddess to see what they represented I decided Sekhmet fit my idea of the painting best, being the fierce goddess of war. Now I know she is traditionally represented with a lioness' head but I knew from the beginning I wouldn't do that because I am not a fan of anthro so instead I drew two lionesses beside her to keep with the idea.

Speaking of the lionesses, this is the first time I ever drew these animals (using reference photos of course).

The hieroglyphs on the wall behind the goddess are a repetition of how 'Sekhmet' was spelled. I found it while looking for more info on her and thought it was a welcome find especially since I really didn't want to spend an eternity figuring out a more complex text or pattern for the wall.

I know the skulls don't look very accurate. I can't say I spent a lot of time drawing skulls before this. Also, I realized that whenever I decide I want to draw something I never drew before (or very little) I always pick the hardest way to do that, like in this case, the skulls. The many, many skulls.
So there.

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~peaceloveandpaws Jan 28, 2012

I love lions,skulls,and the goddess :3

~dangerfan Sep 27, 2011

The skulls look accurate if you consider them SMASHED skulls from brutal hand to hand combat. She's beautiful in her own grotesque way , just like war, I suppose.