"Aries, the Ram" - Zodiac Sign | MissLouArtworks

How are you all! I’ve always wanted to make a series of artwork about a particular subject. So here it is! I decided to make a series of zodiac signs. I chose this as my topic because of its interesting stories.

You see how beautifully the stars spark at night and the longer you stare at it the more you see stars with patterns and forms in a particular shapes. These stars are given names.

The first one I drew was the first sign of the zodiac which was Aries, the Ram. You will see the step by step process of this drawing below the story.

Here's the interesting story of Aries in Greek Mthology.
source of the story

"King Athamas of Boeotia married the nymph Nephele at Hera's command. She was a nymph made from a cloud in Hera's image to trap the centaur, Ixion. The couple had two children; a son named Phrixus and a daughter named Helle. After a while, Athamas grew tired of Nephele and left her.

Athamas then remarried, and his second wife was Ino, the daughter of Cadmus. She also gave him children -- two sons named Learches and Melicertes. Nephele was angry and asked Hera to assist in avenging Athamas' desertion. While this was going on, Zeus asked Ino and Athamas to care for Dionysus, as he wanted to keep him a secret from Hera. Hera eventually punished them for this by making them go mad. Ino was terribly jealous of Athamas and Nephele's children and plotted their deaths.

Ino tricked Athamas into attempting to sacrifice Phrixus, but he was saved by Heracles who sent a golden ram to carry him to Colchis. Helle grabbed hold of the winged ram, but fell to her death between the Mediterranean and Black Sea when she lost her hold. The strait, to this day, is named after her -- the Hellespont (Dardanelles). Upon reaching Colchis, Phrixus sacrificed the golden ram to Zeus, who in turn placed the ram's image among the stars in honor of it's heroism.

Aries is a sun sign and traits of those born under the sign include leadership and assertiveness."

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Drawing Materials:

*Vellum board ( a3 size or 11.7x16.5 inches )
*Charcoal pencil and powder - Hard, Medium, Soft
*Graphite pencil - 2H, HB
*Make up brushes (for smudge and blending)
*Kneaded eraser
*Electric eraser
*White gel pen

Process:

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