Shrouded by night, but with steady stride.

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Cake day: June 21st, 2025

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  • This is what wikipedia has on the matter

    According to Susan Walker, C.A.T.scans reveal a correspondence of age and sex between mummy and image. She concludes that the age distribution reflects the low life expectancy at the time.

    It was often believed that the wax portraits were completed during the life of the individual and displayed in their home, a custom that belonged to the traditions of Greek art, this view is no longer widely held given the evidence suggested by the C.A.T. scans of the Fayum mummies, as well as Roman census returns.

    But also idk how big the sample of that study was, I believe a lot of the portraits were de attached from the corresponding mummy. Might require more diggin’.






  • Those magnetic ones are super cool! And gradients are rad, I should do them more. It’s kinda hard working with such small canvases right? But plain color and cool effects are also awesome.

    And thank you! For the pattern I free handed some organic, chunky lines, with the brush from the bottle, nothing fancy. ˙ ᴗ ˙ usually prefer free hand because I make a mess with stencils and stamps, I’m an absolute beginner as well.

    Sometimes I draw something more geometric with a toothpick, but thats the extent of my techniques. Heh

    (The ring depicts the mask of the mexica god of rain, thunder and lightning, Tláloc. One of my faves)