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DRAW AN EPIC MYTHICAL BEAST

Wouldn’t it be fun to figure out how a mythical creature like the Hydra would stand on just two legs? My creative process always starts by writing down keywords for the character. This also helps me to ask questions about them. Are they good or bad? Who or what are they? What do they do? Simple answers to these kinds of questions help me on the pathway of creation.

For this Hydra, I wanted to create an evil entity that is unique to a fantasy world; a creature that is worshipped by the weaker ones, and a demanding being that

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