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I´m still trying to improve this picture, I´m posting the progress to/on/in (wtf?) my blog:
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I finished improving it, but I uploaded as a separate piece because the atmosphere changed a lot. Here it is:
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I tried to portray Cthulhu not as a creature, but as the vessel of some awesome cosmic entity.


I tried to capture the Dunsanian mystic atmosphere of "Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath" mixed with the objective view of "At The Mountains of Madness."


" ...a gigantic thing "miles high" which walked or lumbered about."

It can´t be merely a creature of flesh and bone, but Something alien that extends to more than one reality, and which draws its power from some distant cosmic source.
Like what a 2-dimensional creature living in a 2-dimensional world would see if we sticked our 3-dimensional finger into their world.


" ...the mountainous monstrosity flopped down the slimy stones and hesitated, floundering at the edge of the water."
" ...great Cthulhu slid greasily into the water and began to pursue with vast wave-raising strokes of cosmic potency."

It seems like a gigantic mass gliding about, like an overgrown Shoggoth.


I prefer this cosmic horror better than the hairless King Kong with the octupus head.
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~WriteNRun 1 day ago
Awesome composition and colors !
I am a Lovecraft fan and I love your interpretation of Cthulhu and his minions.
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~theGorer Apr 22, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
simply incredible!
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*CreepySeb Mar 24, 2013
This is excellent. Nice and disturbing.
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Mood: Love ~PinkFloydian1 Mar 18, 2013  New member Hobbyist Traditional Artist
This is the best represation of cthulhu for me. I really love it!
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~AntonSpohn Feb 25, 2013
Wow, one of the better portrayals i've seen of the Least of the Old Ones.

What is the elephantine creature in the background of the Deepones? Is it another being from the Mythos?

I particularly like the detail above. It looks like an "Eye of the Storm" beginning to form over it's head as a suggestion of what is going to happen. Sweet detail.
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~Samize Feb 25, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
Thank you! And yea, the elephantine creature is meant to be a "Shoggoth" from the Mythos.
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~Jayjanusz Feb 21, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Awesome. I agree human arms and legs aren't the way to go.
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~BrightOcotillo Oct 21, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Nice.
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~Lunatickus Oct 18, 2012  Student Writer
coooool...
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*PeterSzmer Sep 30, 2012
Really powerful piece.
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