A whole semester's worth of e-drawing equates to this. We were to create a human-based (not animal or alien, etc) character and draw it in any style we liked. I think I had just started watching Spartacus at the time, so I was inspired by the warrior-esque figure. I did a quick description at the time. In no way is it historically accurate!

Aemilius, known among his troops and among his enemies asThe Great Rival, is a man that had never once been subjected to fear. He has acomplete and unwavering faith in his god, the Roman god Vulcan, ruler of fire,and he believes Vulcan will keep him safe through every endeavour. Orphaned asa boy, and raised by his greedy, power-driven king, Vincentius the Conquerer,Aemilius lives and breathes the fumes of war, serving as a general to his king.

With the Greeks slowly inhabiting more land on the edges oftheir kingdom, Vincentius decided it was time to shove the masses back, and heordered Aemilius and a small army to assault the unsuspecting Greeks. With hiswhip of flame, and sturdy steads, he rode out with his small army, his king andhis god behind him, thinking that was all the support he would need.

Having his steads assembled ahead of his chariot, and seeingthe signs of his other praised god Jupiter in the sky, lit up with sporadicpulses of dusk-hued lightning, Aemilius, wearing little armour, ruthlessly ledthe charge.

Below are the paintings as they progressed. All done in Adobe Photoshop CS4.