Here we have the Hindu God Ganesh! He is the Lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles.
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The broken tusk symbolises _retaining the good, throw away the bad_
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A lot of people as me what my process is.
Usually, first i do some *incredibly LAME* sketch (omg):
!http://www.thickblackoutline.com/ganeshske.gif!
and then i'll trace it, and scan it, and draw it again in Illustrator, with all the bells and whistles!
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