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This was more or less a costume exercise based on the notion that formal ceremonial wear tends to be a simplification of older more commonly worn garments. That led me to take the Gallifreyan robes worn in "Doctor Who" and elaborate them in three variations. From left to right there is Omega (whose costume I adapted from the Peter Davison episode featuring him), Rassilon (the most literal elaboration of the formal robes, along with the various accouterments seen in "The Deadly Assassin"), and Morbius (pretty much ran with the idea he was a military leader and went from there). The faces are all based on busts of Roman emperors. Points if you can figure out who. This was done with ink and marker and then retouched in Photoshop.

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:iconazaneti:
Awesome! This is mind-boggling! :D

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I blame the fish- people!

Tea! That's all I needed! Good cup of tea! Super-heated infusion of free-radicals and tannins, just the thing for healing the synapses. Now, first things first. Be honest. How do I look?
:iconnemo-the-everbeing:
Wow. Mind boggling? I hope that's as good as it sounds!
:iconsimple-minds:
Othermother! This is WICKED!

Funny you used Roman emperors, 'cos there's a Japanese/Chinese vibe here.

Going for the obvious, Rassilon is Augustus Caesar, and Morbius is Constantine. No idea about Omega. He's looking a bit bemused, as if the politics had gotten over his head, like Tiberius. Or maybe he's Claudius. Like I said, no clue.

Y'know, I was thinking of doing these three, now you blew my plans outa Gallifrey's orbit. :D

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Love many, trust few, do wrong to none- Shakespeare

The deepest longings are oftentimes the darkest hatred-Socrates
:iconnemo-the-everbeing:
Daaaw. Thanks.

As for your guesses, kudos on Rassilon. The other two were harder. A lot harder. Morbius wasn't Constantine, but was in fact based on a bust of Caligula, and Omega was easily the hardest. Domitian isn't one of those emperors you hear about every day, probably because his father (Vespasian) was more successful and his older brother (Titus) was better liked before Domitian killed him and ran the empire into the ground.
:iconsimple-minds:
I had heard (vaguely) of Vespasian, know nothing of him, though. Caligua? Ha!

Have to look up Domitian some time. I gather he ruled after the divison of the the two empires?

Since you've done such an amazing job of these three and their clothes, I'm gonna just do just the three founders' portraits, although I'll prolly replace Morbuis with the Other. Sorry, Morbius. :D

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Love many, trust few, do wrong to none- Shakespeare

The deepest longings are oftentimes the darkest hatred-Socrates
:iconazaneti:
It certainly is! :D

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I blame the fish- people!

Tea! That's all I needed! Good cup of tea! Super-heated infusion of free-radicals and tannins, just the thing for healing the synapses. Now, first things first. Be honest. How do I look?

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