Cerridwen

This is an older drawing, I did this for my Mythology final back in school. It is an illustration from the Celtic myth of Cerridwen, when she is going after Gwion Bach for breaking her cauldron and stealing the gift of knowledge she was going to give her tragically ugly son (true story, read the myth, its a good one). Here she is mid-transformation when she becomes a hawk and goes after Gwion Bach. The colors aesthetically might not go together, but those are actual hawk markings on the wing, so I was going more for accuracy

I didn't know a lot about Celtic myths going into that class, so reading about this one was cool. I also tried a different drawing and coloring style since I tend to lean anime and my teacher didn't like it, so I was kind of catering to a better grade as well. Critiques and comments always welcome!

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BG image and logo on the cauldron from GIS, pose referenced from PoseManiacs, the rest hand-painted in CS3.