Music of the Gerudo King

There's a long history behind this piece. This piece was originally going to be featured in a Ganondorf Fanzine, which had been delayed for a long time. I was given the option to do up to 4 pages for the zine, and I ended up doing 4 full pieces  All 4 pieces I did had been completed January 2020, but because of Covid19, the production of the zine was halted for a year. As a result, I felt like the works I did was out of date compared to what I do now and ultimately made the decision to pull 2 of them from the zine. This one, and a portrait which I've already shared.

Because of the delay, a lot of artists in the zine started redoing their pieces or making new ones while posting the old ones. The original version of this piece I never felt confident in because it was so rushed for the January 2020 deadline. But this year the zine is finally on track again, so please take a look, as the pre-orders are open until April 30, 2021! 

Making the decision to pull it out of the zine so I could rework and refine it was the best decision I made for it The idea of course was first sketched in 2019, but it's far from the first time I've drawn Ganondorf as the Phantom, from Phantom of the Opera. In fact, one of the very first times I ever tried to color anything digitally was the same thought, but 17 years ago!

As for this current painting, here's a lot I changed! Though I never posted the original version publicly anywhere. But if you'd like to see, you can take a look at it in my stash. I repainted his legs and hands, added candles, touched up his face, hair and overall body. It was something I've been working on for a while and finally got the motivation to finish ;v;

I hope you enjoy it! All faves, comments and feedback are very much appreciated You're gonna see a lot of Ganondorf art from me throughout this year X'D

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Ganondorf © Nintendo
The Phantom of the Opera (musical) © Andrew Lloyd Webber

Art © Myself, Anivethia

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