I don't think he's a real maharajah, no; he's just called as such. This came to me after I listend to the intro of 'Hindi Sad Diamonds' off the Moulin Rouge soundtrack. It's got this heavy plodding beat that reminds me of stomping elephants. His story is located over at my lj here: [link]

It feels good to paint again, though this was just a quickie.

done with OC3, pencil, pen.

Art and Character(c) S.Liao
Textures from Mayang Library.
Inspired heavily by: aforementioned song, pictures of Indian war elephants, and pictures of Indian jewelry.

Note to admins: He's a man with an elephant's head, not an anthromorphized elephant. That's why I chose to put him in fantasy vs. anthro art.