Cthulhi Take Flight...
It only took a year (well, more actually), but the Cthulhu statues are finished, and the pre-ordered copies are on their way. In one way, it's a nig relief to have it off my shoulders, but my workbench looks rather odd without anything on it and I bet it will take some readjustment without such an omni-present project.
You may notice that the final finish is more bronzey than the dark prototype. After much debate and experimentation, I felt that this look brought out more detail and added more visual interest.
If you look closely at the base detail photos, you will get a glimpse of the felt pads on the pentagonal bottom. A nice spacey purple.
Below you can see the numbering system I used, inspired by ancient Roman graffiti (helps add age and history to the design). There are 30, er "XXX", in total for the Bronze series.
Thanks to everyone that made this possible!
If that weren't enough, I have just been interviewed by Venger Satanis of the Cult of Cthulhu. I enjoyed his interesting questions which span from my beginnings in art to illustration to Lovecraft himself:
http://www.eldritch-infernal.com/carrick.html
until next time!
~Paul
You may notice that the final finish is more bronzey than the dark prototype. After much debate and experimentation, I felt that this look brought out more detail and added more visual interest.
If you look closely at the base detail photos, you will get a glimpse of the felt pads on the pentagonal bottom. A nice spacey purple.
Below you can see the numbering system I used, inspired by ancient Roman graffiti (helps add age and history to the design). There are 30, er "XXX", in total for the Bronze series.
Thanks to everyone that made this possible!
If that weren't enough, I have just been interviewed by Venger Satanis of the Cult of Cthulhu. I enjoyed his interesting questions which span from my beginnings in art to illustration to Lovecraft himself:
http://www.eldritch-infernal.com/carrick.html
until next time!
~Paul
Great news! The new finish looks awesome. I love the pictures of the Cthulhu army.
Congratulations, and many thanks for this major contribution to Lovecraftian artwork!
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I'm just glad some purple made it on.
Good work, Paul.
Know I have some reading to do today.
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Don't think you didn't instantly jump to mind when I saw that color at the fabric shop. I knew at least one of you would appreciate that choice.
I'd very much like to hear what people thought of the interview. I have a hard time writing about myself, as I don't want to be too vague or too "chest-beating".
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Well I think you came out sounding alright in that interview. Definitely, a few steps below Tarzan.
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