Zodiac Project: Lancelot as Sagittarius
Artist: reni_m
Character's Name: Lancelot
Rating: G
Medium: Watercolor
Notes:
Since this is a zodiac illustration, I tried to include as much symbolism as I could/deemed fit.
Lancelot is portrayed as a centaur, which is the main symbol associated with the sign.
The sign is ruled by Jupiter, so in the background I have an oak forest which is Jupiter's tree. According to Greek mythology, one of the places where centaurs lived was in the Foloi oak forests. So that was another reason I included the trees. I made it Autumn, which is Sagittarius's season. Also, I tried to make the leaves look like fire to represent it being a fire sign.
On the sword, I included turquoise and ruby which are the sign's gemstones. Also present are dandelions which is Sagittarius's Love Flower. Dunno, if that is 100% correct but I thought it was cute (and an acknowledgment of his love for Guinevere). Though, that was the biggest problem I ran into ... all the conflicting information out there on the webz.
I decided not to include a bow and arrow, even though Sagittarius is also known as 'The Archer.' Because this is 'Merlin,' I thought a sword was more appropriate. Based that decision on the fact they have never used long bows on the show.
Overall, had a great time on this project! Looking forward to the other entries!
Character's Name: Lancelot
Rating: G
Medium: Watercolor
Notes:
Since this is a zodiac illustration, I tried to include as much symbolism as I could/deemed fit.
Lancelot is portrayed as a centaur, which is the main symbol associated with the sign.
The sign is ruled by Jupiter, so in the background I have an oak forest which is Jupiter's tree. According to Greek mythology, one of the places where centaurs lived was in the Foloi oak forests. So that was another reason I included the trees. I made it Autumn, which is Sagittarius's season. Also, I tried to make the leaves look like fire to represent it being a fire sign.
On the sword, I included turquoise and ruby which are the sign's gemstones. Also present are dandelions which is Sagittarius's Love Flower. Dunno, if that is 100% correct but I thought it was cute (and an acknowledgment of his love for Guinevere). Though, that was the biggest problem I ran into ... all the conflicting information out there on the webz.
I decided not to include a bow and arrow, even though Sagittarius is also known as 'The Archer.' Because this is 'Merlin,' I thought a sword was more appropriate. Based that decision on the fact they have never used long bows on the show.
Overall, had a great time on this project! Looking forward to the other entries!