DEITIES || Inktober Challenge 2015

ANNNNNND WE’RE FINALLY DONE!! Here’s the entirety of my Inktober 2015 run – 31 days, 34 inks, and 37 deities and demons in total o)9 Should also be noted that the order of some of them on this sheet, were swapped a little with their respective days, to help keep the groups of 4 – or at least the pairs – more related to each other (Ra was technically day 1, and Khonsu was before Nekhbet).

All the compiled Inktober drawings, as well as more information and commentary, are posted on devART. Or you can find the full, uncropped versions of each day here on tumblr – [Days 1-10]  [Days 11-20]  [Days 21-31]

On a final note, thank you to everyone who followed my progress and helped share it here on tumblr, as well as on my other accounts! This is my first successfully completed Inktober challenge, and also my first month-long art challenge that I’ve been able to see thru from start to finish. It’s a surreal feeling, but a really nice personal win too o)7

It also felt like I learned a lot about each of the deities; after having to reference and design them for the challenge and project, I think I gained even more appreciation for many of them – especially the ones that I hadn’t known as much about before – and gained some new favorites as well /o/

Epagomenal Day 1 - Wesir

Happy Birthday Wesir! This is my first time celebrating, so I did a simple ritual offering apples and water. I prayed and then performed part one of my heka linen amulet, which will be performed throughout the week.

Epagomenal Day 1 - Wesir

Happy Birthday Wesir! This is my first time celebrating, so I did a simple ritual offering apples and water. I prayed and then performed part one of my heka linen amulet, which will be performed throughout the week.

The internet loves cats. So did the Ancient Egyptians – and Bastet, their cat goddess, was also a goddess of protection, fertility and the pleasures of life. Lilies, conversely, have acquired an association with purity, innocence, renewal and death.

This design speaks of a little bit of both – contrasting and completing each other in a cycle – with a bit of an ancient Egyptian flair added into the mix.

Comet Lovejoy from ISS