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Published: 2009-05-15 21:40:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 5795; Favourites: 168; Downloads: 175
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Description The battle between Good and Evil rages since the beginning of time and kills on both sides, but the energies involved in it are beautiful to the eyes of the unbiased Universe.


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The text is adapted from a quote of John Keats (something I actually found in Dan Simmons' "Hyperion")
I don't remember it exactly, but it was about the energies involved in a street fight. The meaning, however, was close to what I just wrote.

background texture - [link]


my other entries for the contest [link]
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Comments: 32

vertebrae242 [2011-09-29 12:50:55 +0000 UTC]

It almost reminds me of Queen's album cover for "News Of The World", albeit the bleeding guy being held in the stone golem's hand has ( -in your image- ) beefed up considerably (probably from weight lifting or out of sheer determination to destroy the golem) and has decided to come back and wreak vengence upon said golem with the HUGE freakin mallet he is carrying in his right hand.

What goes around ... comes around. And the character above is obviously in "Payback" mode.

Queen's cover image for "News Of The World" can be viewed here for comparison's sake:

[link]

Best wishes,

vertebrae242

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hypnothalamus In reply to vertebrae242 [2011-09-29 13:20:06 +0000 UTC]

I know that album it has a wonderful cover

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vertebrae242 In reply to hypnothalamus [2011-09-29 19:44:45 +0000 UTC]

Yes ... quite classic.

I remember seeing it for the first time when I was around nine or ten years old. Found it made me feel slightly uneasy, yet at the same time, induced a childlike curiosity as to what the image represented.

Hence, the roundabout association with your image.

Maybe I'm projecting myself onto the character with the mallet ... going back to face my initial fears in the wake of having beheld the Queen cover in the first place. Who knows? Sigmund Freud or some other pyschoanalyst would have a field day in attempting to deduce a meaning from it based upon my reactions.




Take care Lucian,

vertebrae242

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Existence-is-Futile [2009-05-23 13:59:10 +0000 UTC]

The scale and emotions are beautiful just beautiful is all ^^

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texurestockbyhjs [2009-05-22 15:09:01 +0000 UTC]

[link] You've been featured! Hope you don't mind, if you wish for the image to be removed just note me and I will do so

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texurestockbyhjs [2009-05-21 20:54:10 +0000 UTC]

Love the way you've used the texture here, works very well, great art too! xxx

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hypnothalamus In reply to texurestockbyhjs [2009-05-21 21:52:03 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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texurestockbyhjs In reply to hypnothalamus [2009-05-21 22:18:42 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome xxx

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alexgabriel [2009-05-18 20:29:35 +0000 UTC]

superb!
chirnoaga al digitalului.
si asa speram sa fie traditional enviroment

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hypnothalamus In reply to alexgabriel [2009-05-18 20:34:01 +0000 UTC]

ambele personaje sunt desenate in creion intial si apoi am facut umbrele digital - mai mult la personajul cu ciocanul - primul e aproape integral traditional
si in final totul a fost imbinat digital, pentru ca erau doua desene din epoci mai diferite si a trebuit sa le unific cumva

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alexgabriel In reply to hypnothalamus [2009-05-18 20:40:45 +0000 UTC]

i see now the prospectives of blending both enviroments

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hypnothalamus In reply to alexgabriel [2009-05-18 21:08:16 +0000 UTC]


pana la urma toate sunt doar tools si trebuie sa stii cum sa le folosesti si unde
si daca iti si usureaza munca cu atat mai bine...

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alexgabriel In reply to hypnothalamus [2009-05-18 21:14:13 +0000 UTC]

e greu sa lucrezi in mediu digital?
cu tableta grafica and the sort?
sunt diferenta la hasura, linie, expresivitate si alte technicalities?;

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hypnothalamus In reply to alexgabriel [2009-05-18 22:40:21 +0000 UTC]

sunt diferente unele in bine (sa lucrezi cu layere, undo, creare de copii ca sa poti sa prelucrezi in feluri diferite) si altele in rau (nu e chiar real time pentru large brushes, nu au textura unei pensule reale...)
dar merita
de cele mai multe ori fac o schitza inainte in creion si abia apoi trec la colorat cu tableta desi poti face si schitza tot cu tableta pana la urma
e o chestie de obisnuinta pana la urma - iti ia ceva timp dar cand te obisnuiesti cat de cat e chiar fain

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alexgabriel In reply to hypnothalamus [2009-05-19 10:59:11 +0000 UTC]

waw! ca sa zic asa
ce vis frumos, sper sa-mi iau si eu o tableta candva sa amestec mediile

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Gabriel-A-D [2009-05-18 14:55:41 +0000 UTC]

Stuningi love everythingthe lines are great and the anatomy of the characters rocksgreat picture overallsimple but expressive

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hypnothalamus In reply to Gabriel-A-D [2009-05-18 16:49:13 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Beee85 [2009-05-17 18:45:10 +0000 UTC]

rancho cucamanga epic! simple epic nicee

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WiseWanderer [2009-05-17 05:48:41 +0000 UTC]

The story I get from this is that the big guy thinks the little guy can't possibly hurt him1. But the little guy advances with a heavy heart2, because he knows one hit from his hammer will shatter the big guy3, even though he doesn't really want to destroy him.

1Because of the size difference.
2...with a bowed head...
3Because of the size of the hammer.

So this really speaks to me - thanks!

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NEDxfullMOon [2009-05-16 12:42:49 +0000 UTC]

great work
there's not much energy needed for a finger snap i guess
keep up impressing man

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hypnothalamus In reply to NEDxfullMOon [2009-05-16 13:16:28 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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mikeguevy [2009-05-16 11:32:01 +0000 UTC]

very very true. the text and the illustration are both deserving applause.

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hypnothalamus In reply to mikeguevy [2009-05-16 13:16:12 +0000 UTC]

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shlomit [2009-05-16 10:25:41 +0000 UTC]

Good Luck on the contest
this art REALY worth my fave!
hope you like mine : [link]
and fave it if you don't mind (if you want only)

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hypnothalamus In reply to shlomit [2009-05-16 13:15:45 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much and good luck to you too

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giannipuri [2009-05-15 23:01:36 +0000 UTC]

beautiful
as always

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hypnothalamus In reply to giannipuri [2009-05-15 23:10:35 +0000 UTC]

many thanks... as always

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Zephio [2009-05-15 22:00:18 +0000 UTC]

the idea behind this is spectacular.

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hypnothalamus In reply to Zephio [2009-05-15 22:07:47 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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azieser [2009-05-15 21:42:24 +0000 UTC]

You should list this as a print it would sell really well.

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hypnothalamus In reply to azieser [2009-05-15 22:00:34 +0000 UTC]

I will as soon as the contest is over
till then I still have a few ideas (actually plenty but I'll only make a few more)

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azieser In reply to hypnothalamus [2009-05-15 22:02:20 +0000 UTC]

Very good. I know the feeling you can work on something for a long time and it is never really finished.

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