TSA related art and stuff. (III)

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« Reply #195 on: June 28, 2014, 10:21:45 am »
Understood. :)

I would like to see Kelmomas and the beetle crouching before the statue of Ajokli, or Esmenet just before she hears the Fanim war drums, her chains and dead Maithanet at her feet, WLW at her back and courtiers kneeling before her.

Both powerful scenes - I suspect there would be too much background work involved in the second - but if they strike your fancy, would love to see them.
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« Reply #196 on: June 28, 2014, 06:52:28 pm »
Christ, that False Sun piece is incredible man. That's a tough thing to visualize too, really tough, but you pulled off a great interpretation. You keep topping yourself! Definitely one of my favorites.

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« Reply #197 on: June 29, 2014, 03:59:30 am »
I never knew your art could give me a boner...


Absolutely stunning work Somnambulist.

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« Reply #198 on: June 29, 2014, 04:25:59 pm »
Great job with TFS. Maybe one day you'll get paid for your tsa art ;)  hell maybe I'll commission my own set of tsa dust jacket art from you. Or you could print them on a canvas and sell them on eBay, see if you can get some $$.
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« Reply #199 on: June 29, 2014, 09:05:48 pm »
I can see him doing a "World of R. Scott Bakker's Second Apocalypse" book.

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« Reply #200 on: June 29, 2014, 09:06:32 pm »
Amazing, Somn.  It's so satisfying to see TSA brought to life like this. 

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« Reply #201 on: June 30, 2014, 06:56:48 am »
Whoa.  I never expected to get such great feedback.  Thank you all so much for taking the time to comment.  Cheers, everyone!
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« Reply #202 on: July 10, 2014, 06:40:07 pm »
I finally figured out that the descriptions and depictions here of the Inchoroi remind me of ancient Egyptian head ornamentation, including the Atef, Deshret, Hedjet, and Pschent. Examples:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Egypte_louvre_116_stele.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NarmerPalette-CloseUpOfNarmer-ROM.png
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Egypte_louvre_024b.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ring_with_engraved_portrait_of_Ptolemy_VI_Philometor_%283rd%E2%80%932nd_century_BCE%29_-_20080315.jpg

They were worn to identify with various gods. I don't recall any groups or individuals in TSA that wear anything like that which might identify a past or present association with the Inchoroi, but keep an eye out!

I don't know where I got this impression, but I feel like Aurang and Aurax must look like one of those demons in early Christian artwork.  Something in this style:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/The_Torment_of_Saint_Anthony_%28Michelangelo%29.jpg

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« Reply #203 on: July 12, 2014, 01:08:17 am »
No whistling on the slog!

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« Reply #204 on: July 12, 2014, 01:22:42 am »
Stunning.  Absolutely stunning, Somnambulist.  Please, keep it up...  Bakker or his publishers will have no choice but to commision your art at some point.

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« Reply #205 on: July 12, 2014, 03:10:57 am »
... Wow. That. Is. Creepy. Great job man.
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« Reply #206 on: July 12, 2014, 12:26:22 pm »
Pretty much speechless at this point Somm. I think you really zeroed in over time on an amazing interpretation of the Inchoroi.

For some reason though, no matter how hard I try, I always think of them as black in my head like reading. I think it comes from the H.R. Giger imagery and the association with Alien.

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« Reply #207 on: July 12, 2014, 01:00:24 pm »
Stunning.  Absolutely stunning, Somnambulist.  Please, keep it up...  Bakker or his publishers will have no choice but to commision your art at some point.

... Wow. That. Is. Creepy. Great job man.

Pretty much speechless at this point Somm. I think you really zeroed in over time on an amazing interpretation of the Inchoroi.

+1 8). It'll happen, Som. I'll do what I can to nudge it so.
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« Reply #208 on: July 12, 2014, 01:33:28 pm »
You guys are fkn awesome.  Thank you so much for the great feedback and encouragement.  Helps me keep going  ;D
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« Reply #209 on: July 12, 2014, 07:34:55 pm »
It's pretty much impossible to choose a favorite.  If pressed, I'd probably go with the Diurnal or some with the depictions of the Gnosis, but they're all amazing. 

I'd love to see you take a stab at creating Iyokus if you dare, Somn.