Maester Aemon

Maester Aemon from A Song of Ice and Fire. He's one of my favorite supporting characters in the series; it might be a cliche, but I just love the wise, benevolent old man figure. For Aemon, I wanted a sort of iconic look - a bit like the statue of an evangelist or of a prophet - because his personal history has some mythical feature in it. But I also hope his good nature comes across as well.

Speed painting; pencil sketch and photoshop CS2.

Closeup here: [link]