The Hero of Men ...updated...

this is for calendar contest!

theme is: the history of hyrule, ha.

so we have: the hero of men (an incarnation of link, as you can see) a bit older than minish cap's link, but still a child (how else would he see the picori???)

lol, how do you perspective? and speaking of fail, how do you moblin????

+ : wtf??? floating sword??? *mind blown*
: yeeeah, bitches

so i have a good chunk of this colored in photoshop, but yesterday i'm like, lemme mess around with some watercolor. so i printed the lineart out, painted that bad boy, and i got this. and i'm all damn...i just wasted my time in photoshop, it looks way better hand-painted. and so, it's submit time!

but not before i write a dramatic caption to submit alongside!!!



Cornered, the young boy studies the monsters around him. They were obviously sent to capture him, or they would have killed him by now.

The war was getting dire...Hyrule was losing. As he edges towards the cliff, he eyes the water below. He can't let himself be captured, he has to jump. The tempestuous ocean roars as he gathers up the courage to dive, when a golden light pierces the sky and envelopes him. Tiny creatures float down, using a green hat as a parachute, clinging desperately to a beautiful sword.

The monsters freeze. As they watch in fear, the defenseless boy accepts the blade, his eyes now full of fire. Masterfully wielding the sword, he cuts each one of them down.

The young boy emerged from the war as a hero among men, every beast sealed in a chest with the Picori Blade. For all the tiny Picori's help, the kingdom began celebrating a yearly festival in their honor. And for saving Hyrule during its hopeless hour, the boy became forever remembered as the Hero of Men.


done in: lines in photoshop, colors in watercolor, edited in photoshop.

edits: messing around with the highlights and shadows, and saturation.