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Holy goodness it's finally finished :faint:
I really think this was an ambitious piece for me, and I'm glad I challenged myself despite all the procrastination haha :giggle:

I did this for the #TheIllustratedWord contest; I had to illustrate a scene from a story, poem, myth, etc. I chose the Thunderbird, a mythological creature from Native American tales. (Thought I'd go back to my "roots" haha)
The Thunderbird has been portrayed as many things: part human, part animal, or all bird. Sometimes it's big, sometimes it's smaller. I chose to represent it this way :)

Here's a little excerpt from a story:
"Thunderbird is a very large bird, with feathers as long as a canoe paddle. When he flaps his wings, he makes thunder and the great winds. When he opens and shuts his eyes, he makes lightning. In stormy weather, he flies through the skies, flapping his wings and opening and closing his eyes."

Edit:Added a little progress thing for anyone who might want to see how I made it :lol:

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~Monsoni May 8, 2013
Very cool. You've certainly captured that sense of awe and power... or something. I'll just leave it at 'very cool'!
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Mood: Awestruck ~Ravenroseserpent Feb 3, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
its so awesome and I love :heart: the storm and the lighting
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~Selladorra Apr 27, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you!! :)
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~ulnpinhead Jan 24, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
This is super cool. Very well done.
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~Selladorra Apr 27, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you!!
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~MightyMorphinPower4 Jan 7, 2013
Awesome
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~Selladorra Apr 27, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks!! :)
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~Tulmur95 Dec 3, 2012
Do not make him angry, if you do, ZAP! Your dead; struck by lightning.
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~BlackRabbitInChasing Nov 27, 2012  Hobbyist
I saw an Animal Planet episode for this creature. It was from a video recording three preteen boys [two were brothers] had when they went to a closed off area to skateboard. As they went on the journey through the woods and had their fun, a loud bird shriek would sound and something would swoop above them, especially when it became nighttime.The youngest brother wanted to go home and ended up with a injury so he couldn't walk [plus he was in a ditch], so the other two left him so they could get some help. They heard him screaming and returned, only to not find him. Then they looked up and saw him hanging from a tree. The boy doesn't remember how he got up there, but researchers were suspicious that it was the Thunderbird.

Anyways, beautiful artwork!
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~Selladorra Dec 20, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
That's interesting! I don't believe that it actually exists, but as for larger birds popping up here and there, it's plausible.
Thank you very much!
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