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Published: 2008-03-14 13:34:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 2106; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 18
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Again one of Lovecraft's Great Old Ones, this time Shub-Niggurath, the Goat of Woods with a Thousand Young. Before this drawing, I had never even attempted to draw her, but after some sketching this is how she turned out.Related content
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Shub-Niggurath is one of the Great Old Ones in the Lovecraftian Cthulhu Mythos. Sort of dark fertility goddess, also known as the Black Goat of Woods With a Thousand Young. She's quite often mentioned in H.P. Lovecraft's short stories, although briefly and not with that much of a detail. If I recall correctly, the creatures known as Dark Young were her offspring, but it's been quite a while since I last read any of the stories, so I can't be completely certain.
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say do think you cold doΒ YOG-SOTHOTH two sonsΒ NUG andΒ Yeb .
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Unfortunately I won't be able to do any requests at the moment, as majority of my time is currently dedicated to my graduation essay works for the university.
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okΒ I'll wait for you
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Very imaginative; an excellent sketch!
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Glad to see I'm not the only one with a human-esque form of Shub-Niggurath! (The form in my head is male however lol)
Very nice! I love the tentacles and the stomach-eye.
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Why thank you ^^ Well, I myself prefer that, since Great Old Ones can look anything they like, my versions of them have some sort of human-kind features in them. To me it brings a bit of personal touch
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she looks too thin for a goddess of fertility, but the whole concept is pretty nice.
such pics are rarity among all these Derlethian slime blobs of doom.
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Perhaps, but like said, first pic, and the possible traits of the Great Old Ones are hard to depict even with a reference (never seen any other picture of Shu-Niggurath other than the formless spawn in the woods). Still, thank you for the comment.
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that is a very original version of shubnigurath (the most of the pictures of her are very extrange and formless) ^^ another great work... keep it going
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Thank you. Yeah, I know that many pictures of Shub-Niggurath are formless as it is with Azathoth and Yog-Sothoth. I myself own Arkham Horror, and each time I look at the picture of Shub-Niggurath in th card, I think it's a great pic but perhaps not my view of her ^^"
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yeah... i think the same.... by the way, the gods have the power to appear in any form... xD
one think i like of lovecraft work, is the way he create (or took from other cultures) formless gods... is really creappy that... and cthulhu, inspires a lot of fear... respect... and atraction
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I agree, with both that the gods have power to have any form they want (I know for one that my Azathoth has both formless and "human-shaped" form ^^"), and with how Lovecraft creates his Great Old Ones ^^
The Great Old Ones inspire fear but also great intrigue and dreaded respect...And power which attracts the mortals into their servitude.I t's pretty well and eerily shown, for example, in "Shadow Over Innsmouth", "Dunwich Horror" and "Lurker at the Threshold", to name a few examples.
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IA, IA ,SHUB-NIGGURATH!
Good work. Drawing this one is difficult, as she is never really described by Lovecraft. You did quite well with it though!
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