GLADIATOR Maximus

<sub>"Now we are free, and we will see each other again. But not yet. Not yet."
-Juba

"What we do in life, echoes in eternity."
-Maximus
That Maximus quote is painted on a wall near the aerobics/wrestling room at my school)

"I am not a legionnaire, I am a Gladiator. I'm Maximus the Great!"
-Lucius

"Maximus! Maximus the Merciful!"
-Audience member in the coliseum</sub>
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Happy birthday
Happy early birthday to me. I felt like drawing myself a little something, I was in a down mood this morning, but then I remembered my birthday's coming up this sunday, so there's something to look forward too...? This is for MOI!~~ because I needed it.

I saw Gladiator for the first time a few weeks ago, and it will always be one of the BEST movies ever. Russel Crowe is my new favorite actor And has ANYONE seen the Robin Hood trailer [link] It's EXCELLENT. Same director, same Russel Crowe, same awesomeness. May 14, remember.

Oh yeah! This came out better than I had hoped for. I remember when I started coloring this, it looked so UGLY. -_- I hated it. So I started over.... and here's the results. The fading wings and colors are supposed to represent him fading into Elysium, by the way. ~
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<sub>-Materials:
- Photoshop CS3
- Mouse
- Reference [link]
- Textures from [link] [link]</sub>