The Second Apocalypse
Earwa => General Earwa => Topic started by: Somnambulist on December 30, 2013, 04:47:11 pm
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Probably because they are works of art, fool.
Amazing. I feel like I'm most impressed with the light emanating from Achamian's eyes and mouth, despite the angle. What detail!
LOL. I always feel like I should be faster, but I guess that's just my distorted sense of effort over time. Cheers for the comments, Madness!
EDIT [Madness]: Changed thread title.
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Man, these are really starting to take some time. Thanks for the great feedback on these.
Akka v. Zioz from TTT.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Akka-v-Zioz-423227143 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Akka-v-Zioz-423227143)
I really like these. Whatever you're doing, keep doing it. Your stuff really captures the SA feel.
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That's amazing, Som. Love the burning, fiery eyes surrounding the maw.
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LOL. I always feel like I should be faster, but I guess that's just my distorted sense of effort over time. Cheers for the comments, Madness!
Of course. And so long as you are satisfied with the time spent, little else matters :).
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Thank you, Wilshire and FB!
Truth, Madness, truth.
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Amazing. I feel like I'm most impressed with the light emanating from Achamian's eyes and mouth, despite the angle. What detail!
Yeah, I'm caught on them too. Because of the mundanity of Akka and not showey that light is - thus making it more noticeable because it's discrete.
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Yeah, I'm caught on them too. Because of the mundanity of Akka and not showey that light is - thus making it more noticeable because it's discrete.
And the sandals. Blowing me away, Somnambulist.
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Another rendition of the Horns, with a little dramatis personae.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Horns-Redux-424258591 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Horns-Redux-424258591)
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Awesome, as ever Som.
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I wonder what the horns are? Or were they part of a hydrogen scoop type arangement?
edit: oh, is that the nail of heaven in the background?
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Another rendition of the Horns, with a little dramatis personae.
Hmm. I've always seen the Horns as being recurved (S-shaped), like someone buried a gigantic lyre (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090713174548/desencyclopedie/images/3/3f/Lyre.png) in the ground. Or like the Shield of Sil (http://community.wizards.com/sites/mtgcommunity/files/pictures/66caf46e727fde4840154d7d14a843e3.jpg).
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Thats pretty awesome.
Dusk I never thought of it quite like that, though they would appear far more menacing if shaped that way. It would make some sense that the the Shield of Sil was modeled somewhat after the ship, or at least what remained of it.
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both of these are amazing.
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Cheers for the comments, everyone.
Callan: Yep, Nail of Heaven representin'
Duskweaver: Yeah, I'd never thought of them like that... That would be kinda badass, though. Where did that rendition of the Shield come from?
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Hmm I looked for it but couldn't find it. There is a brief discussion about the shield in the TUC Chapter 1 excerpt near the beginning.
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Inspired by the Dream in the TUC Ch. 1 Excerpt: (I think someone in the initial part of that thread... or maybe t-shirt ideas!! weirdly enough. I tried one and then someone did that one (maybe even Duskweaver. Or locke?)
Somnambulist, that latest Ark is awesome. But to weigh in on looks here, I actually figured that they were like thrusters or engines.
Lol... The Emperor and Luke both fall into abysmal chambers on the Death Star ;).
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Duskweaver: Yeah, I'd never thought of them like that... That would be kinda badass, though. Where did that rendition of the Shield come from?
It was my quick and dirty attempt to visualise the description in the tUC excerpt, as explained in this thread (http://second-apocalypse.com/index.php?topic=822), originally on the previous iteration of this forum.
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Madness: yeah, I think they're engines, too, with some kind of emitters at the tips for propulsion, maybe gravity drives or anti-matter, but nothing so mundane as chemical rockets.
Duskweaver: I like it
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I guess I tend to think of the horns as big tail-wings of sorts trailing behind the rest of the vessel which is buried after the crash.
But that's not entirely consistent with the suggestion that there's an elevator going up them in the TUC exert unless they reworked it.
Then again, who is to say that they couldn't have had ways to travel through all parts of their ship.
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I've heard different people mention at times that the Ark is actually bigger on the inside than the outside, but I've never seen any textual evidence for it. I know there's the line about the Ark being a "world unto itself", but to me that just implied it was really damn big. Anyone got some references for this?
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I've never heard that. Could have been something Nau/Seswatha said, though I would think that was more like "wow there's a bunch of it buried, this place is so much bigger on the inside" kind of thing.
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God? No...
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Mog-425304614 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Mog-425304614)
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Awesome, as always.
But I envisaged more aporetic cuniform. :P
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Is it deliberate that the chorae on the Carapace are arranged as an inverted Tree of Life? :D
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Curethan: Thanks! Yeah, I considered doing that... then I didn't. Probably should have.
Duskweaver: I wish I could take credit for being that clever. I tried a few arrangements before settling on that one.
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Very interesting Somm. Not at all how I myself envisioned it, but still an excellent piece as always. I definitely dig the invocation of an almost Egyptian sarcophagus, intentional or not.
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FB: Yes, an Egyptian sarcophagus was definitely the inspiration for the design. Physical descriptions of the No-God are arguably the sparsest out of any 'thing' in the series, which is kinda cool. Galaxies of room for interpretation, so I went for a fusion of the old (Egyptian style, face) with the futuristic (sleek, smooth, and made of nimil instead of iron). I also wanted to try to explain, visually, how the Carapace would create and sustain a 'whirlwind.' I imagine the entity encased within emanates a frigid cold, while the thrusters at the bottom create the intense heat, thus creating the convection currents necessary for the effect. Probably weak reasoning, but that was the idea, anyway.
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You know, after I get my first million I'll be contacting y'all to make a coffee table book from this thread.
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We can get it done for far, far less. Fanclopaedia!
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Original form of the golden horns: http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/mcdonalds-sign_100416745_m.jpg
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Original form of the golden horns: http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/mcdonalds-sign_100416745_m.jpg
They kind of look like two badly constructed pyramids(intentionally maybe?), and if you look veeeeerry closely you will see an eye near the top on both.
Can it be? Yes it must be.......... ILLUMINATI! RUN!
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That explains why their burgers taste like sranc...
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Gall.
The Ordeal is going to become morbidly obese with organ failure and heart palpitations. Oh, the horror!
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A fate worse than death.
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The burgers are better at hungry srancs
Sorry, probably a reference only other Australians will get, as burger king calls itself hungry jacks here...
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I feel like I didn't do justice to my last No-God pic, so here he is redux style... Hope you like.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Mog-425304614 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Mog-425304614)
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Mikey likes it.
In all seriousness that could grace the cover of something. Fine work, Somnambulist. Obviously, appreciate the Aporetic script.
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Thanks, Madness. All we need is a periodical, like Consult Weekly, and I might be able to get on the cover. ;D
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Well it seem any good P&P rpg needs artwork throughout in its user guide. Creatures, obviously, but also equipment and landscapes, etc.
I'm sure someone could get something on the cover of that if we ever pull something like that together.
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looks like good cover art for TUC subterranean press edition.
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Thanks, Madness. All we need is a periodical, like Consult Weekly, and I might be able to get on the cover. ;D
Lol, fuck the Consult Weekly. You're being pitched for the big show (http://rsbakker.wordpress.com/2014/01/22/love-god-and-entropy/#comment-28825) ;).
I only mention it because I don't think you are this "Adam" character.
Well it seem any good P&P rpg needs artwork throughout in its user guide. Creatures, obviously, but also equipment and landscapes, etc.
I'm sure someone could get something on the cover of that if we ever pull something like that together.
looks like good cover art for TUC subterranean press edition.
+1, +1.
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:o Holy shit. No, I am not Adam. Obviously, I'd love to hear what Scott thinks (if he looks), but kinda shitting myself, as well.
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Lol - it's not the first time I've seen pieces by you or Quinthane linked there. I'm sure Bakker looks but he's not commented as far as I've seen.
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Awesome, Som. Love the additions. Gives the whole piece more depth, and a stronger sense of place.
And yeah, this could totally be a cover for something.
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And to see Somnambulist go all giddy like the most extreme fan-atics...
Bakker responds (http://rsbakker.wordpress.com/2014/01/22/love-god-and-entropy/#comment-28854).
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:o :) :D ;D
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;)
Gall. This just convinces me that I've stunted our emotionally expressive capabilities with the emoticons.
I will work to rectify this.
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Bakker responds (http://rsbakker.wordpress.com/2014/01/22/love-god-and-entropy/#comment-28854).
Too cool.
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An infinitesimal speck becomes everything, and the universe blooms and burns with the hard light of innumerable stars autocannibalizing, finally choking on iron and exploding into clouds that collapse into new stars surrounded by discs of parental debris that they cook and cook, forcing matter to flee into ever more complicated forms to maximize entropy, a constant pressure culminating in the generational replication of structure, and a vast proliferation of different entropic maximizations–the sum of life!–each more efficient than the previous, adaptations stacked upon adaptations, mapping ever more possibilities of structure and dynamics, morphology and behaviour, until the sheer complexity of the latter undoes the integrity of the former, and behaviour begins complicating without material constraint, collapsing the entropic interval, becoming a black hole of a more horrifying sort, an entropy maximizing God–Death–grown to a devouring haze that encompasses stars, galaxies, clusters and superclusters, consuming filaments and more, until passing at long last through its own jaws and fading into the infrared wash that is the end of the universe.
Reads like something I'd write when I was 16.
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:o :) :D ;D
I love the progression of faces. I bet it pretty much captures your reaction :). Sweet.
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:o :) :D ;D
I love the progression of faces. I bet it pretty much captures your reaction :). Sweet.
Yeah, that was me in bullet time. Actual time lapse: 5 microseconds
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The phrase "bullet-time" makes me happy. Nostalgia I guess.
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The fact that you think "bullet-time" nostalgic makes me sad - though, I guess, it's getting dated and you have those videographers who do nothing but "bullet-time" flicks.
Yeah, that was me in bullet time. Actual time lapse: 5 microseconds
Wow. I envy the speed of your perceptual processing ;D.
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His response was nothing if not brief (not that I'm complaining!). I'm just glad it wasn't: "Absolute. Shit."
My emoticons would have been reversed, followed by >:( and throwing my kindle across the room. lol
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Lmao.
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Awesome, Som. Love the additions. Gives the whole piece more depth, and a stronger sense of place.
And yeah, this could totally be a cover for something.
Thanks, FB!
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Was there an actual fanfic of Frodo and Sam encountering the Sranc or am I dreaming that?
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Gonna do what I can to keep this thread alive, so here's my latest offering... I'm working on a more sketchy, sort of concept-type art style. Hope you enjoy.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Wracu-440856051 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Wracu-440856051)
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An infinitesimal speck becomes everything, and the universe blooms and burns with the hard light of innumerable stars autocannibalizing, finally choking on iron and exploding into clouds that collapse into new stars surrounded by discs of parental debris that they cook and cook, forcing matter to flee into ever more complicated forms to maximize entropy, a constant pressure culminating in the generational replication of structure, and a vast proliferation of different entropic maximizations–the sum of life!–each more efficient than the previous, adaptations stacked upon adaptations, mapping ever more possibilities of structure and dynamics, morphology and behaviour, until the sheer complexity of the latter undoes the integrity of the former, and behaviour begins complicating without material constraint, collapsing the entropic interval, becoming a black hole of a more horrifying sort, an entropy maximizing God–Death–grown to a devouring haze that encompasses stars, galaxies, clusters and superclusters, consuming filaments and more, until passing at long last through its own jaws and fading into the infrared wash that is the end of the universe.
Reads like something I'd write when I was 16.
And his books read like something he did in a D&D game when he was a teen! :o ;D
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Gonna do what I can to keep this thread alive, so here's my latest offering... I'm working on a more sketchy, sort of concept-type art style. Hope you enjoy.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Wracu-440856051 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Wracu-440856051)
Whoa!
Though, I don't know if this is supported by the books, but I imagine the dragons as even bigger - their length as long as a small sky scraper. Truely massive bastards.
Regardless for some reason I want to see the next frame as the beam that hit its neck ends and flames and blood start gouting out from that point.
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Gonna do what I can to keep this thread alive, so here's my latest offering... I'm working on a more sketchy, sort of concept-type art style. Hope you enjoy.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Wracu-440856051 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Wracu-440856051)
Amazing. I don't even see a problem with the size; we have reports of people breaking dragon necks with their bare hands IIRC. Which, even at this size sounds like a stretch, any bigger and it becomes a joke.
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Amazing, Somnambulist.
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Amazing. I don't even see a problem with the size; we have reports of people breaking dragon necks with their bare hands IIRC. Which, even at this size sounds like a stretch, any bigger and it becomes a joke.
I think Wuttëat was described as being two elephants tall at the shoulder. I assume that he would be the biggest of the lot considering he's the original, but I don't know if that's expressly stated. So, I'm probably pushing it with the size of this one. Anyway, it was a fun scene to work on. Thanks for the feedback, Callan, Nskoghar and Madness! :)
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Awesome! Love the combination of ancient wracu and geometric sorcery!!!
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Gonna do what I can to keep this thread alive, so here's my latest offering... I'm working on a more sketchy, sort of concept-type art style. Hope you enjoy.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Wracu-440856051 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Wracu-440856051)
Love it!
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Gonna do what I can to keep this thread alive, so here's my latest offering... I'm working on a more sketchy, sort of concept-type art style. Hope you enjoy.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Wracu-440856051 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Wracu-440856051)
Amazing. I don't even see a problem with the size; we have reports of people breaking dragon necks with their bare hands IIRC. Which, even at this size sounds like a stretch, any bigger and it becomes a joke.
That was Ciogli 'The mountain', IIRC.
Non men keep growing - he used a cauldron for a helmet (as described in the false sun). He was probably taller than a house. In fact if the guy in the picture was Ciogli and dragons are as long as small sky scrapers are tall, it'd probably be to scale.
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Cheers, mrganondorf and Wilshire!
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Quick concept sketch of the Aurang synthese (about an hour and a half).
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Synthese-441555552 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Synthese-441555552)
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Quick concept sketch of the Aurang synthese (about an hour and a half).
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Synthese-441555552 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Synthese-441555552)
Wonderful! Makes me think this is what Cnaiur saw in TTT when Aurang is trying to convince him that Kellhus is a minor player compared to the Consult. Really like what you did with the head: the eyes and the beard--sort of like a raven-lion's mane. :)
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Lol... wow, Somnambulist. I'm a fan of hand-drawn vs. digital manipulation so that just blew my mind.
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Quick concept sketch of the Aurang synthese (about an hour and a half).
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Synthese-441555552 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Synthese-441555552)
Creepy. Exactly as it should be.
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Thanks, you three! I appreciate the feedback. I was definitely going for the horror angle, so glad I was able to convey that. Cheers!
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Awesome synthese.
I always think of that synthese as having the name Quoth.
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Cheers, Locke!
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More great stuff, Somn. Bravo.
I cannot believe how well you bring my imagining of the Gnosis to life.
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Thank you, Triskele!
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Nothing exceptional, but trying something different. A better artist could have done more with it. Anyway...
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Horde-442518532 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Horde-442518532)
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I like it. It captures the scale nicely. I like the Kites of Mandate/Swayal hanging like beads very much ;).
Also, congrats, that's the first one on DA that I've seen you get comments on.
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Nothing exceptional, but trying something different. A better artist could have done more with it. Anyway...
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Horde-442518532 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Horde-442518532)
Awesome! That is a really hard part to picture in my head. Really like the sunlight above/behind the line--all kind of cool associations: good vs evil, backed by the Light, leaving light and plunging into darkness.
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All great stuff guys. I've been ludicrously busy in the past few weeks but I really want to so contribute something...drawing a blank on what to do though (no pun intended). Any suggestions? Was thinking doing another God/Goddess, people seemed to like those.
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Have you done Kellhus with decapitants? Would love to see!
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Great work Som,
I'm the person who sent you the e-mails via Deviant Art commenting on your skills and asking if you sell any of your stuff. Again, love the new stuff. Keep up the good work!
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Thanks, Madness, mrganondorf and Nil Sertrax! I appreciate the feedback. And good to see you again, FB! If you go with one of the gods, I'd love to see your take on Ajokli.
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Nothing exceptional, but trying something different. A better artist could have done more with it. Anyway...
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Horde-442518532 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Horde-442518532)
I like this one a lot, especially the scale.
I think depiction of the major battles in WLW would all look great on a similarly zoomed out scale. its hard to imagine horizon to horizon sranc with a pocket of Men holding back the tides.
If you are taking requests, anything within one of the Mansions. Ideas: Cil'Aujas, any of its hall, or cavernous rooms, the skin eaters fleeing from the hordes of sranc, especially when they are descending down the clif/staircase and Cleric appears up top, the slave chamber/pits, the Medial Screw...
If you want something more intimate, any of the semi-duals we get. Miathanet/Inrilatas, Kellhus/Skin-Spy, Akka/Nil'Giccas, Akka/Mimara surround by sranc in their cringing behind wards, Kellhus/Horse-King just before he stabs him.
If you want more I got more :D
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Cheers, Wilshire! I'm working on one at the moment which might qualify as a major battle ;) It's taken me a couple of months, but I think it's coming along nicely. Might be ready soon since I recently got exited about it again. A few of your suggestions have got me thinking, so thanks for that! I'll have a think and see if I'm inspired. :)
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What kind of scenes are the most interesting for you? Big scenes with lots going on, small ones, quiet ones pre/post battles, ones in the middle....
Kellhus sitting on the Skiotha's barrow surrounded by the dead ;) ok I'm done.
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Also, congrats, that's the first one on DA that I've seen you get comments on.
Thanks, Madness. I had a few comments on some earlier pics, but nothing for a while. It's a big community on there, and I wonder how people's stuff gets seen at all, tbh, unless it's specifically being sought out, or pimped out aggressively. Been meaning to look into it, but haven't yet.
What kind of scenes are the most interesting for you? Big scenes with lots going on, small ones, quiet ones pre/post battles, ones in the middle....
Kellhus sitting on the Skiotha's barrow surrounded by the dead ;) ok I'm done.
I guess it just depends on how well I can visualize the scene in question. If I can think of a cool perspective or composition, and it's within my ability, I might try some sketches to see if I've got the 'feel' for it or not. I have half a dozen or so scenes partially started but have abandoned them for one reason or another. Either they've outrun my skill or my interest, or both. I have so little relative time to devote to these that I really have to be excited about it to take a scene to completion (or at least a satisfactory result for me).
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Entirely understandable. I imagine these things take a lot of time and effort, and its really just not worth it if you lose interest.
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But they're sweet to look at.
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My computer at home scrolls through all the TSA fanart as its screensaver :)
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Hmm... my screensavers been Electric Sheep (http://www.electricsheep.org/) forever now. And I have my laptop set to sleep shortly after my screensaver would come on anyhow. And my background is a burning Toronto police cruiser - not that I think that level of anarchy very effective...
But Somnambulist's Horde could inspire a change soon.
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(http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/091/5/a/esmenet_of_sumna_by_oygevalt-d7cphmh.png)
http://oygevalt.deviantart.com/#/art/Esmenet-of-Sumna-444607865 (http://oygevalt.deviantart.com/#/art/Esmenet-of-Sumna-444607865)
Hello, lurker here. I did this portrait of Esmenet on doodleordie earlier today (the challenge was to "Draw your waifu" ;D). It's not much, but I figured I'd put it out there since I haven't seen much fan art featuring her
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Welcome, TheHangedMan! I really like this. I dig the style.
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Finished this tonight, the 'major battle' I mentioned before. And my take on the Heron Spear. Hope you enjoy.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Mengedda-444625826 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Mengedda-444625826)
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/HeronSpear-444625295 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/HeronSpear-444625295)
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Welcome, TheHangedMan! I really like this. I dig the style.
Thanks! That new piece is epic, and your depictions of the different schools are amazing.
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The thread that keeps on giving.
Welcome HangedMan, a strong debut if ever there was one.
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Thanks, TheHangedMan, much appreciated. Would love to see more of your work if you're so inclined.
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The thread that keeps on giving.
Welcome HangedMan, a strong debut if ever there was one.
It most definitely is. Thanks for posting TheHangedMan
Somna, I love the medium you are using, and another great post. Love the dragon in the background spewing fire :). I thought either Seswatha or Anaxphoros was on a Chariot... maybe I made that up though.
I often wondered about the particulars of the Heron Spear's shape. Why Heron, why spear? I decided on a gun-like device, but your deception of a staff is great.
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Thanks, Wilshire. I remember something about chariots, too. Not sure he was riding one at the time he actually used the Spear, though. Antique drive-by? Anax was a gangsta, yo. :D
Yeah, the Spear (like pretty much everything else Bakker) is both specific and vague. It's one idea.
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Another concept sketch of an Inchoroi.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Inchoroi2-445028989 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Inchoroi2-445028989)
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I like that one, mostly because it kind of lends itself to a "before/after" view.... Oh, wait, you say that in the description lol. Well hey at least you know you got your point accross :P.
The gills, the eyes, the clam shape, and the human head all look like they were grafted separately, mostly because they all look 'different'... I'm probably just seeing what I'm looking for though :P
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I'm always wondered if this "anthropomorphic vocal apparatus" is meant to be similar to the Synthese/Nonman head, or even if it does more than simply speak Nonmen/Human sounds. Beautiful and horrifying, Somnambulist.
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Cheers, Wilshire and Madness. Much appreciated!
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The Great Medial Screw. Thanks for the idea, Wilshire!
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/MedialScrew-445883497 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/MedialScrew-445883497)
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Lol - that's awesome, Somnambulist. Definitely reinterpreted what I thought of that scene. But real cool.
Good job, Wilshire ;).
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:D I found that bit of architecture fascinating. The closest I ever got to rendering it was in minecraft :P
Good stuff Som
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Finished this tonight, the 'major battle' I mentioned before. And my take on the Heron Spear. Hope you enjoy.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Mengedda-444625826 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Mengedda-444625826)
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/HeronSpear-444625295 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/HeronSpear-444625295)
WOW--really cool how you rendered the spear! Makes me think of the way the Death Star lasers join to blow up a planet! :)
Whirlwind looks amazing too!!!
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Kings. Finally wrestled this one into shape. I had to mark it with a 'Mature' tag on deviantart, so if you don't have an account there to view it, I also posted it to the PON wiki. Hope you like.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Kings-452972593 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Kings-452972593)
http://princeofnothing.wikia.com/wiki/Special:NewFiles (http://princeofnothing.wikia.com/wiki/Special:NewFiles)
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The Engineers do have that vague Nonman thing going on. Even if they are a bit fugly with their Uncanny Valley faces.
Yeah. But I think the Nonmen are described as having a weird alien quality, almost a bit "Uncanny Valley", even if their features are symmetrically perfect and they have bodies like statues of Greek gods.
Sort of like this:
(http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/173/8/a/prometheus_by_countconkula-d54fty0.png)
I think i found the real Nonmen :D
http://wall.alphacoders.com/big.php?i=444047
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Poor dude can't remember what he is doing at a comic con.
Welcome, Experion! :D
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Welcome to the Second Apocalypse, Experion.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT, Somnambulist...
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Kings. Finally wrestled this one into shape. I had to mark it with a 'Mature' tag on deviantart, so if you don't have an account there to view it, I also posted it to the PON wiki. Hope you like.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Kings-452972593 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Kings-452972593)
http://princeofnothing.wikia.com/wiki/Special:NewFiles (http://princeofnothing.wikia.com/wiki/Special:NewFiles)
That is awesome.
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He even has your Heron Spear. Missed it the first time.
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Cheers, guys. Yeah, I had 'Kings' cooking for awhile. Actually meant to finish it before the Mengedda pic, but Sil was kickin' my ass (artistically speaking). Happy you like it.
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Very nice! Missed the post yesterday.
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Damn, that it what I would call aesthetically pleasing. :) A query for you Som, Is your copper tree of Siol interpretation a deliberate homage to the design of Nimloth the Fair of Tolkien fame?
I may be alone in this, but I was never one to take the description of "corpse armor" to be so bluntly literal. In my soul's eye, I just imagined some really gothic and nasty looking tekne power armor. I know its a much more low-brow franchise, but I see something that wouldn't look out of place with the Chaos Space Marines from Warhammer 40K. Speaking of which, I think the entities of the Warp would get along just fine with the Inchies and the rest of their ilk.
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The Copper Tree imagery definitely evokes similarities with Tolkien's elves, and I was aware of it, but did not deliberately attempt to draw an analogy between the two. As for the bodies, I think Bakker is nothing if not literal. The description from the TTT glossary is '...wore fierce and festering bodies as garments of war.' Now while I admit to some license here, I think the essence is true to his meaning. I drew humanoid body parts as opposed to fierce bodies (whatever fierce might imply). It could be alien animals, it could be saber-toothed tigers, I don't know. TBH, I had a hard enough time trying to imagine Sil himself without deciphering 'fierce' bodies. :-\
Anyway, much like all the nerdanels flying around about story, motivation, etc., these are merely my visual nerdanels, if you will. Some may have some visual truth, but most will probably be proven to be dross in time.
Thanks for the comments, guys. Much appreciated!
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To be honest this is one of the more interesting things that I've observed from Bakker's prose in regards to anything involving the Inchies. Basically he has to articulate standard sci-fi tropes, but in the patois of these fantasy cultures and characters who wouldn't know a microwave from a hyperspace drive. The Heron Spear is what it is called by the Three Seas due to its physical traits, but the phrase "laser beam rifle" would never appear in text, and rightfully so as it would seem super out of place. The Incu-Holoinas is never described as a "spaceship", although we know it is one. Constantly, metal and iron are used to described the Wracu, and many on these boards have come to the conclusion that they are somewhat cybernetically enhanced by the tekne. But the phrase "cybernetic bio-engineered war-beast" is never used in text. So I think it comes with the territory with the Inchoroi, that the language used isn't necessarily truly indicative of what we are observing, buy merely though the lens of these Earwans peoples. So when I hear "festering corpse armor" my mind conjures something much more science fiction in function. But of course the Inchies may adorn themselves with literal corpses for battle as rite or some kind of tradition, I don't know. Does this block of text make sense?
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Absolutely makes sense, and I see your point. I hadn't considered that angle and you very well could be correct. Maybe some sort of bio-armor that was going 'bad' for lack of knowledge or inability to maintain it. Which pisses me off, cuz I didn't think of it before. See? Dross.
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Yes! As if the loss of the Incu-Holoinas as a sustainable power source or some such led to a decay or degeneration of the Incies bio-armor or other armaments. The TTT appendix says something to the extent that the Inchies began to exhaust their technological weapons as the war with the Cunoroi continued. So they clearly had no way to replace their arms or armor. But it's all conjecture, because all we have is the subjective description from the TTT appendix, which is based on the subjective accounts of the Isuphriyas, based the subjective perspectives of the Quya who survived the war... Bakker man, he's just screwing with our heads.
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Bakker man, he's just screwing with our heads.
+1
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That's fucking amazing Somm. Love the rendition of the Heron Spear as well. Fantastic work all around.
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Cheers, FB! Much appreciated, man.
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Kellhus (or Warrior-Jesus, ha!), more a thematic piece than anything.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Aspect-Emperor-455632016 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Aspect-Emperor-455632016)
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I think I need to carve a Circumfix on my forehead. I'm then going to supplicate myself before the Holy Emperor. If you all will excuse me.
Seriously, this is going to be my laptop background for a few weeks. Par Excellence as usual Som.
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Kellhus (or Warrior-Jesus, ha!), more a thematic piece than anything.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Aspect-Emperor-455632016 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Aspect-Emperor-455632016)
Great stuff Som.
Opening scene from TJE?
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I really like the imagining of the Ciphrang.
Great job as always, Somnambulist. I'm sure you'll be doing art for an official volume someday.
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Cheers for the comments, guys.
lol Hirtius/Pansa. Waiting for the moment in the books where the whole Ordeal kneels before Kellhus at the same time, gouging their eyes out for his glory, etc. You know what I'm talking 'bout. ;)
Wilshire: Could be, I didn't really have a specific scene in my head, just more of a 'Kellhus Our Savior' kinda thing.
Madness: That would be more than cool. Still have so much technique to work on till then. (sigh)
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Som that is seriously awesome.
I used to draw a lot of sketch art as a kid (generic fantasy art) but haven't drawn anything in a long time.
Your stuff is fantastic and makes me want to try some TSA fan art.
Might be better leaving it to the Pros!
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Thanks, SR. You should definitely try some fan art. Would love to see it. I had the same sorta story as you. Used to draw D&D portraits/characters for my friends a loooooong time ago, but nothing really in years. I'm definitely not a professional illustrator, though. I'm in the art field, but more along the lines of product design and production (so, not very creative most times). It really just got to the point that I needed a creative outlet, so started doing these in my spare time. Anyway, rambling...
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Som what did you use to make it digital? Looks like you drew it and then digitised some stuff in?
Just curious.
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It's all digital, from initial sketch through to final illustration. I use a Wacom tablet and pen with Photoshop. So, it is 'hand drawn' but entirely digital.
EDIT:
Here's the sketch I started out with.
(http://)
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It's all digital, from initial sketch through to final illustration. I use a Wacom tablet and pen with Photoshop. So, it is 'hand drawn' but entirely digital.
Well it looks great. Gives it a kind of new-age comic book feel.
I find it really amusing... like someone from 2014 went back and photographed the middle-ages... Or like there is an Inchoroi we don't know about hanging out using advanced tech to document Earwa's history.
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It's all digital, from initial sketch through to final illustration. I use a Wacom tablet and pen with Photoshop. So, it is 'hand drawn' but entirely digital.
Which Wacom tablet do you use?
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I imagine the Gnostic sorceries as big geometric diagrams flying about all crazy and that digital art just seems to fit how I imagine it.
I like your Inchie in rotten armour as well, looks a right horrible bastard.
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It's all digital, from initial sketch through to final illustration. I use a Wacom tablet and pen with Photoshop. So, it is 'hand drawn' but entirely digital.
Which Wacom tablet do you use?
It's a Wacom Intuos Pen (small). Basically, the cheapest Wacom I could get, but I love it.
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Looks a bit like an NFL player. But excellent work again Somnambulist.
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QB Kellhus throwing a Hail Mary for the salvation of Earwa. Totally see it.
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Skin-spy.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Skin-spy-456793562 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Skin-spy-456793562)
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Skin-spy.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Skin-spy-456793562 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Skin-spy-456793562)
Money! Good work Somnambulist!
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Skin-spy.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Skin-spy-456793562 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Skin-spy-456793562)
Looking good! Tweeted!
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Thanks, guys.
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Concept of a Ciphrang-style Yatwer.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Yatwer-458542063 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Yatwer-458542063)
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G
Concept of a Ciphrang-style Yatwer.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Yatwer-458542063 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Yatwer-458542063)
Great way to portray her character--both an opening and a spear!
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Is she really the oldest and most powerful of the Hundred? Where did that come from?
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I'm pretty sure it was stated in the books. I'll look for a reference.
Edit: in WLW, when psatma is arguing with Meppa after the fall of Iothia, she States that Yatwer is the most powerful of all the Hundred. Later, before Esmi confronts Maitha just before he bites it, Esmi is looking at a bunch of idols of the gods, Yatwer among them, and ruminates they are the oldest of the gods. I think there's another reference stating she's the oldest. There was another bit where it was said that even her brother Gilgaol feared her.
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Ajokli
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Ajokli-458892080 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Ajokli-458892080)
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I'm pretty sure it was stated in the books. I'll look for a reference.
Edit: in WLW, when psatma is arguing with Meppa after the fall of Iothia, she States that Yatwer is the most powerful of all the Hundred. Later, before Esmi confronts Maitha just before he bites it, Esmi is looking at a bunch of idols of the gods, Yatwer among them, and ruminates they are the oldest of the gods. I think there's another reference stating she's the oldest. There was another bit where it was said that even her brother Gilgaol feared her.
All true things. I don't know if she is listed in the appendix as such, but there are at least a couple in-text referances of her being one of the first, if not the first, and certainly one of the most powerful (because she is the god of the lower castes, and there are a ton of disenfranchised peoples in Earwa).
Ajokli
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Ajokli-458892080 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Ajokli-458892080)
Ohhh yes I like this (and the one of Yatwer). The style is awesome. Do more! How about Gilgaol, or the one that Inrau prays too before be dies (the stick/tree lady).
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Ask and ye shall receive. lol Just finished Gilgaol. I hope to do all the twelve (I think?) gods specifically mentioned in the TTT appendix. We'll see how it goes.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Gilgaol-459031383 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Gilgaol-459031383)
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Yessss. Thanks!
I might have to make compilation of all of them and make them the background of my computer monitors.
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Good lord, those renderings of the Gods are fucking phenomenal man. Absolutely brilliant. I think they may be my favorites of your work aside from the Captain and Cishaurim.
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Cheers, Wilshire and FB! Really appreciate it, guys. I'm enjoying doing these. I feel like I rushed Gilgaol, so have updated the file with a little more detail.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Gilgaol-459031383 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Gilgaol-459031383)
Glad you like them, cuz I'm starting another one. :)
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Onkis
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Onkis-459549403 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Onkis-459549403)
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Onkis
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Onkis-459549403 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Onkis-459549403)
Either you have a lot of free time suddenly, or these aren't particularly difficult to make. Either way, this is a great series of drawings.
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Thanks. A little of both. The sketchy style is definitely quicker than the more polished illustrations, that's for sure. A single subject and minimal background helps a lot.
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They are still quite awesome. I especially enjoyed Onkis, with the Copper Tree worked into the design.
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I think that all those gods are a quite amazing.
Would you ever attempt a battle scene from a distance depicting hordes?
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Onkis
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Onkis-459549403 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Onkis-459549403)
Either you have a lot of free time suddenly, or these aren't particularly difficult to make. Either way, this is a great series of drawings.
I forget who Onkis was, but that drawing just looks great. Gilgaol and Ajoki are also very nice.
I cannot see "Kings" for some reason, it says there's a filter on it and not on the others.
Also like this one:
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Bashrag-v-Nonman-sm-418256524
Your depiction of the Tusk and the Heron Spear also works for me.
Mog is splendid. The Synthese is close but a bit too much in the face IMO, face should be smaller.
This Inchoroi depiction ranks among your best though:
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Inchie-02-sm-406100956
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Some of them are blocked because of nudity or violence, you have to make an account to see them.
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Somnambulist...
Keep it up. Your work is awesome, and I am confident that it is drawing new users to the cause.
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Thanks for all the comments, encouragement and critiques.
Triskele -> Maybe. I'm juggling around some ideas about one where that might be possible.
Mithfanion -> I originally supplied a second link to the PON wiki where I also post these. http://princeofnothing.wikia.com/wiki/File:Kings.jpg (http://princeofnothing.wikia.com/wiki/File:Kings.jpg)
Cheers again to everyone! Much appreciated.
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Bukris
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Bukris-461151266 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Bukris-461151266)
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Also Anagke
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Anagke-461171931 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Anagke-461171931)
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Also Anagke
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Anagke-461171931 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Anagke-461171931)
Nice, really like this one.
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Love it.
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Awesome, as per usual, Somnambulist.
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Thanks, everyone. I think Bukris is my fav so far. What do you think of the text? I liked it, but had a comment that they looked better without.
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I could go either way with the text. Would be hard to identify them without the caption below them if you removed the text from the picture.
I say keep the text, otherwise its just a picture of an alien :P
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Ha! Right, that's what I thought. Could be anything, otherwise. Thanks!
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Som I think my favourite drawing of yours is the Inchoroi front and side view along with Gilgaol.
I am working on a drawing based from your Inchoroi (hope you dont mind) but making it a bit more how I imagined the Inchoroi. Funny how your first visual interpretation tends to stay in the mind and only change slowly over time.
I definetely think they look better with their names and aspects on. :)
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I am working on a drawing based from your Inchoroi (hope you dont mind) but making it a bit more how I imagined the Inchoroi.
Don't mind at all. Can't wait to see it!
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Akkeägni
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Akkeagni-461648605 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Akkeagni-461648605)
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Great stuff, Somnambulist.
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So much awesome shoved into one drawing.
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I am working on a drawing based from your Inchoroi (hope you dont mind) but making it a bit more how I imagined the Inchoroi.
Don't mind at all. Can't wait to see it!
I fear your expectations will be shattered. Please remember, not all pollution begs the knife!
Hoping to have another hour or two to work in it next week, paper/pencil/rubber are all I have at the moment but I had a look at that device you use and I might go out and buy one to have a play with - add to my collection of electronic toys! :)
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add to my collection of electronic toys! :)
I'm sure your wife will be thrilled ;)
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add to my collection of electronic toys! :)
I'm sure your wife will be thrilled ;)
I thought I put electronic and not vibrating... oh it appears i did.... :)
My wife is used to our house being filled with electronics - whole or parts!
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Design-wise I love Bukris and Anagke, but they seem a little more...I don't know the word, "physical" perhaps (particularly the former)? Whereas the others had a more "primordial cosmic being" feel to them. Still amazing design work though man, I really dig it.
I'd love to see a depiction of Titirga and Shaeonanra circa TFS...;)
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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!
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Thanks, guys. FB, yeah, I can see that. Didn't realize I was moving in that direction til you pointed it out. Hm. In retrospect, I think I wanted them all to be more like Yatwer (very cosmic with only a hint of anthropomorphism), but that obviously didn't last long. Now, it's like a creature feature. lol
Meyna: I agree totally. I always thought the Inchoroi were based on the Egyptian god Sobek http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobek (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobek), what with their 'crocodilian jaws' and association with fertility/sex:
"Unis is Sobek, green of plumage, with alert face and raised fore, the splashing one who came from the thigh and tail of the great goddess in the sunlight…Unis has appeared as Sobek, Neith’s son. Unis will eat with his mouth, Unis will urinate and Unis will copulate with his penis. Unis is lord of semen, who takes women from their husbands to the place Unis likes according to his heart’s fancy. "
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Wow--Meyna and Somnambulist, that's awesome. I never thought about the Inchoroi having any analogues in our world, but it seems obvious now.
On a related point, i'm a little confused about the clam/skull. Does it point in the nose direction like a shark's fin or is it perpendicular to the nose like a fan or crown...or does Bakker leave it up to us?
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Thou shalt not make an image of the Gods. It is forbidden.
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Wow--Meyna and Somnambulist, that's awesome. I never thought about the Inchoroi having any analogues in our world, but it seems obvious now.
On a related point, i'm a little confused about the clam/skull. Does it point in the nose direction like a shark's fin or is it perpendicular to the nose like a fan or crown...or does Bakker leave it up to us?
I found his description in TFS very confusing.
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My kid drew the No-God chasing me:
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This is the best description of the Inchies, from The False Sun.
The creature stood naked, as was his want, his wings folded into wicked hooks about either side of his great skull, which would have been cumbersome, had it not curved into a crest, narrow and deep, like an oyster set on end. A proportionate face hung from the fore, loutish with the absence of expression, nostrils drawn into shining gashes, sockets plugged with lobes of bare white meat. A second face filled the mouth, sheathing a second skull fused within the crocodilian jaws of the greater. Second eyes regarded the Hero-Mage with leering expectation. Second lips grinned about teeth like nails...
My bold. I read that as being 'inline' like pointing to the front.
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And while we're on tangents, just remembered this. Origin of the skin spies... lol
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lol yup, there you go.
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Thanks, guys. FB, yeah, I can see that. Didn't realize I was moving in that direction til you pointed it out. Hm. In retrospect, I think I wanted them all to be more like Yatwer (very cosmic with only a hint of anthropomorphism), but that obviously didn't last long. Now, it's like a creature feature. lol
Meyna: I agree totally. I always thought the Inchoroi were based on the Egyptian god Sobek http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobek (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobek), what with their 'crocodilian jaws' and association with fertility/sex:
"Unis is Sobek, green of plumage, with alert face and raised fore, the splashing one who came from the thigh and tail of the great goddess in the sunlight…Unis has appeared as Sobek, Neith’s son. Unis will eat with his mouth, Unis will urinate and Unis will copulate with his penis. Unis is lord of semen, who takes women from their husbands to the place Unis likes according to his heart’s fancy. "
I imagined the Inchies a bit like Sobek, with the front of the head being crocodilian still but a bit shorter to allow the back of the head to elongate into a crest. To paraphrase the head is described as "a crest so large as to be cumbersome except for its thinning at the tip". I imagine the crocodilian jaws to be shorter to allow for the human head to fit more comfortably in its gape.
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Someday I will learn to draw well enough to give presence to the vision in my skull.
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Hi Somnambulist. Would love to see your take on The Priapic God, Hotos. And Gierra.
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I started Gierra yesterday, but wasn't happy with it. I'll have a re-think about that one. Hotos is on the list.
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Needed a break from the gods, so been working on this one.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/FalseSun-464002095 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/FalseSun-464002095)
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Gall. Somnambulist, that is amazing. More so than your usual fare.
EDIT: You might as well be TSA's official artist at this point.
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Might as well... ? Bakker should commission a set of covers from Somna.
Could I suggest a subject?
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Wow, guys, thanks! Really awesome comments. Really appreciate it.
Curethan: sure you can. Just bear in mind these are all done in my spare time, so it might be a while. There are a few suggestions people have made that I intend to do eventually, but haven't yet. Also, I'm fickle. :) just pre-warning you is all
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Needed a break from the gods, so been working on this one.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/FalseSun-464002095 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/FalseSun-464002095)
*Jaw drop*
That's awesome.
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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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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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I never knew your art could give me a boner...
Absolutely stunning work Somnambulist.
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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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I can see him doing a "World of R. Scott Bakker's Second Apocalypse" book.
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Amazing, Somn. It's so satisfying to see TSA brought to life like this.
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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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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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Fallen
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Fallen-467402200 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Fallen-467402200)
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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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... Wow. That. Is. Creepy. Great job man.
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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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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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You guys are fkn awesome. Thank you so much for the great feedback and encouragement. Helps me keep going ;D
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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.
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Pre or post blinding Trisk?
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+1 8). It'll happen, Som. I'll do what I can to nudge it so.
Madness, this makes me happy and nauseous all at one. Thank you! (I think...) :)
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Pre or post blinding Trisk?
I guess I was thinking pre with the crazy eyes, but either would be cool.
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+1 8). It'll happen, Som. I'll do what I can to nudge it so.
Madness, this makes me happy and nauseous all at one. Thank you! (I think...) :)
It feels like destiny to me
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There's some newish art on PoN wiki that is worth checking out, including some of from Quinthane and others I hadn't seen before.
http://princeofnothing.wikia.com/wiki/Special:NewFiles
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Yeah, those last three are mine lol. Figured I'd throw in some art for the characters that didn't have any (well, the Skin Eater isn't so much a character as a generalized interpretation, but yeah).
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Just throwing ideas out. Would be cool to see Kellhus brandishing Serwe's burning heart. Or Mimara exorcizing the Wight with the Chorae.
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Hmm wonder how bad Somna's artwork will look if I blow it up to be the size of two monitors. I'll probably have to stitch a couple together to make it tolerable.
Also, thinking about attempting to make a Chrome theme based on one/some of these drawings.
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Well, found a few more artists that do Bakker on Deviantart:
speedie: defending the citadel
by Senekha
http://senekha.deviantart.com/art/speedie-defending-the-citadel-205557574
Tribalwife-grey
by SilentWillows
http://silentwillows.deviantart.com/art/Tribalwife-grey-160148539
Cunuroi War Helm 2 - WIP
by BlakeDrapeta
http://blakedrapeta.deviantart.com/art/Cunuroi-War-Helm-2-WIP-131879155
Cunuroi War Helm 3 - WIP
by BlakeDrapeta
http://blakedrapeta.deviantart.com/art/Cunuroi-War-Helm-2-WIP-131879155
Cnaiur urs Skiotha
by countconkula
http://countconkula.deviantart.com/art/Cnaiur-urs-Skiotha-451444208
Prometheus
by countconkula
http://countconkula.deviantart.com/art/Prometheus-309787992
The ones by countconkula might have already been posted, but I don't recall seeing any of the others.
The first one looks like one of Somna's
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Trabalwife grey is immediately awesome with his commentary of Kellhus for the win!
There is hope for Men yet... damnation beckons but the will of Men resist.
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The top two I hadn't seen yet. Pretty cool. Hope they keep posting Bakker art...
Wilshire, I can get you larger/higher res stuff if you want. I only post screen res stuff to keep the sizes down. Let me know.
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Well most of those were posted many years ago it seems, so unlikely they keep making things.
As for different resolutions, I wouldn't want to be a burden. I'm dual screening monitors that are about 21 inches, and the combined resolution is 3840x1080 (Width x Height), which is just absurd. Yesterday I spent a long time splicing together all your current Gods into a single wallpaper, which turned out pretty decent (so glad they are on a pure black background). With the 7 you have done, I put 4 on one screen and 3 on the other (made them 540x540 squares so that they where exactlly the height of the monitors, and the rest I just filled in with black). Not sure what I'm going to do when you're done with all of them, but I'll figure out how to spread them out more or less evenly.
My other idea is to put sid-by-side the Zioz fight and the Wracu fight, one fight on each screen. I think those are individually big enough to cover most of the space.
Other than that, I have thoughts to make my own TSA theme for google chrome, which is pretty easy. Haven't decided what picture to use with it though. If I ever decide on anything I'll let you know if need a higher res file. Thanks!
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Angeshraël, the Burnt Prophet
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Angeshrael-472153994 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Angeshrael-472153994)
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Is that the nail in the background? Pretty creepy.
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It is indeed.