I have already illustrated Ishtar, Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and Shamhat on Adobe Illustrator. I will share them when the time is right. In the next five years or less, I will turn this into a full-blown animation project. At the bare minimum, I want to publish a lavishly illustrated Epic of Gilgamesh by 2021, and not one year later. The text will be published in Neo-Aramaic (Assyrian), Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, and possibly Farsi.
Feel free to scroll down to see some of my recent drafts!
ISHTAR
Prismacolor inks on Paris Paper.
Reference Images.
Colour variation for Ishtar
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GILGAMESH
Gilgamesh, Pencil on Paris Paper.
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The Temple Priestess:
SHAMHAT
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The Deluge Survivor:
UTANAPISHTIM
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The Boatman:
URSHANABI
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The King, the Scribe, and the Archer
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The King of Uruk:
GILGAMESH
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The Hunter (The Stalker)
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The Scribe
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The Goddess:
ISHTAR (INANNA)
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The Cedar Forest (Humbaba’s Realm)
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