Hello Folks!

This week I want to participate in the contest hosted by @melooo182 whose theme is Mythological creatures and characters. This theme caught my attention, because I am fascinated by fantastic stories, fictional characters and mythology ... no matter if I win or lose this contest, it gave me the inspiration to draw one of my favorite mythology characters.

CYCLOP

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ![cores.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTfP9khG4Zqyd1VD4HQqdBXdgek2mEo6Dyj1EW944r4py/cores.png)

Let's talk about the Cyclops

- They were giants with only one eye in the middle of their foreheads and a horrible temperament. According to **Hesiod** they were strong, stubborn, and of "brusque emotions." Over time, their names became synonymous with strength and power, and were used to refer to specially well-manufactured weapons. - In Greek mythology, the Cyclopes were members of a race of giants with only one eye in the middle of their foreheads. - **Hesiod** described three single-eyed cyclops who served as builders, blacksmiths, and artisans: **Brontes, Estéropes, and Arges**, sons of **Uranus** and **Gea**, brothers of the Titans. - **Homer** described another group of Cyclops, sons of **Poseidon**. - In the **Theogony of Hesiod**, **Zeus** releases three Cyclops from the dark well of **Tartarus**. These provide the thunderbolt of **Zeus**, the helmet of invisibility of **Hades** and the trident of **Poseidon**, and the gods use these weapons to defeat the Titans. - In an episode of Homer's Odyssey, the hero Odysseus meets the Cyclops Polyphemus, son of Poseidon and Thoosa, who lives with his fellow Cyclops in a distant country. *Read more about the cyclopes in this Link:* [Source](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cyclops-Greek-mythology) ![Splash.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdgcrHZeZxCqodB3YVhfAmBZaJMPWUJEKEGERsUqP4ubK/Splash.png)

DRAWING:

The following drawing is traditional art, made with charcoal. *The tools for the illustration are the following:* - Mechanical Pencil. - Charcoal Pencil. - HB, 3B, 4B Leads. - Moldable Eraser. - Brush. - A4 Opaline 135G.

AS I DID?:

- First I made the sketch with the HB pencil, as usual because this mine is easy to erase and does not dirty the sketch. - I started making the eyes with the charcoal pencil, then the nose and then the mouth. In this work I did not use much the brush, normally I like to soften my work with the brush, but for this I wanted the skin to remain as rustic as possible.

https://steemitimages.com/DQmfWtnKYYC1ER2kJMUtd6kfaYK4HHWsb79cwmFiW7uDSja/IMG_20180518_180759.jpg

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--- - In this part I wanted to detail many things on his face, something like a burn or malformations, so with the charcoal I made strokes, I gave volume with the brush and the moldable eraser, making lights on the edges of the strokes. - With the pencil 3B and 4B I made the skin tone, softened only a little with the pen, I do not want to damage the texture of the skin, with the charcoal I made the hair, but do not pronounce it as much as it does not have much hair.

https://steemitimages.com/DQmcWyZzZ45P9W7qZ8Q8e3UTMVWQ72ggXoDR2GWPHFAzZyq/IMG_20180518_190740.jpg

https://steemitimages.com/DQmZEz7xnhnjmnMvG1FEqKW99TqHcW9jiAKhSQFroX6JuQJ/IMG_20180518_201252.jpg

--- The marks on his face were Cool ... Look at them more closely. ![IMG_20180518_204604.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTJ92wkuycfHyW8BwA4LGxsR169Z9ahZgKyjb922BdZjp/IMG_20180518_204604.jpg) *For this type of details I always use a 0.5mm mechanical pencil because such small details merit a lot of precision.* --- - Illustrate the neck with charcoal, highlight some very thick veins to give a more aggressive expression. - In the chest I did some tattoos, this is my personal brand and it really does not look bad at all.

https://steemitimages.com/DQmTJ92wkuycfHyW8BwA4LGxsR169Z9ahZgKyjb922BdZjp/IMG_20180518_204604.jpg

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--- - I gave some shadows to the chest to fuse it with the tattoos. - Doing some wrong strokes is intentional, because I wanted to point out that their skin is very rustic. But the shading and the details to give it volume if I meticulously performed them.

https://steemitimages.com/DQmUpntY4ggG79tsao7UhbnUYeEJH1M2N6E5UnqFqVrVoky/IMG_20180518_213653.jpg

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--- After detailing some parts of your skin to give it roughness, I finished Cyclop! ![IMG_20180518_223839.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdNk5ydd5nmM6vQZyZW8VzRUK5dfX4SHEutL8x5juyEKJ/IMG_20180518_223839.jpg) ![brown-watercolor-splatter-1.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmY9iGaeSwNujKtwqCo6FaFrtSLo8CBZpf8vA3P9vMcDuT/brown-watercolor-splatter-1.png) I have been doing a Collage for my last works, I hope you enjoy this: ![Colagge.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdiJCEheWcBiXADiYeg8qcmrwUe9wK9P8A7uRNo2xhff4/Colagge.jpg) ***Cyclopes are fantastic creatures, we all know they have only one eye, and they are giants and I wanted to give them a very intimidating face, it looks great!*** ![516b9662c02a07bad119dfe4d8e944bd.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPXR9h4vu2fd9zPngwfnXGkVHohagQcxoD1qbGmMjxK2m/516b9662c02a07bad119dfe4d8e944bd.png) I want to thank @melooo182 for this contest and for the inspiration! I love drawing fantastic beings and this was a great opportunity! If you want to see more drawings like this, check it out my last posts !: - [CHARCOAL DRAWING - AL PACINO](https://steemit.com/slothicorn/@kennyvaldez/charcoal-drawing-al-pacino) - [CHARCOAL DRAWING - DAHLIA](https://steemit.com/slothicorn/@kennyvaldez/charcoal-drawing-dahlia) (*This is a collection of flowers that I am creating!*) (*Sorry for the quality of the photos, I've been drawing at night and my camera does not have good resolution*) ![Blue.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaH91ESRxsS6JSgeUTV4dskEZwBHJhSEeQqj19gXm4WPW/Blue.png)

Thanks for visiting my Post! I hope you like it as much as I enjoy doing it!

Until the next time! ![Steemit.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPxXpDd7Fdcj3B3PHZkfEC9qYfyccbSVK16ikimerxYJx/Steemit.png)