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Hera, Queen of the Gods
Hera is primarily known as the Goddess of women, marriage and protector of childbirth, however there is an interesting tale that points her to being also a guardian of the sacred flame of the hearth. This is why I decided to portray this model next to a flame, as well as give her a pose that would match one of her ancient depictions.
I love her design from SMITE and I was trying to study it while making this piece in order to learn more about character design. The colour palette is quite pleasant, a blue and yellow contrast. Some of the patterns on her cloth are taken directly from ancient greek architectural patterns (which I have directly noticed in my city!). I especially love what they did with her dress - the sharp curved lines are indicative of a personality that is both strong and gentle.
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Credits go to Hi-Rez Studios (SMITE) for the character model and design. And Kaiology for extracting the xps and rigging it and making it available to us.