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Sorcerer of Slaanesh

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Hello everyone! This is my last artwork for 2015 :) It's been a great year for me and im sad to let it go but , let's hope 2016 will be twice as good for everyone :)

This artwork was commissioned by a friend for his upcoming DeathWatch/Dark Crusade roleplay. I had tons of fun working on this illustration for several reasons. First and foremost , it's an artistic dedication to Chaos , my favorite faction in Warhammer and beyond. Also, it was great to work on a Slaaneshi character who is not a Noize Marine or a swordsman. I feel like there are several dominant archetypes when it comes to warhammer art , that i like to break , always within the limits of the lore. For example , most Thousand Son artworks portray sorcerers , Emperor's Children are usually portrayed as Noize Marines etc. While these are all correct and ofcourse the most usual career choices for the characters , i still like to explore other , more exotic themes aswell. So , with that in mind , i was very happy to create a sorcerer of the Emperor's Children. I wanted to combine the known and loved elements of any worshiper of Slaanesh with those of more "traditional" sorcerers , without going too close to Tzeentch. I hope i managed that and the character is both unique as an individual but also fully recognizable as a part of a whole that is the followers of Slaanesh. Now here are some easter eggs i put in there: The Sorcerer has grafted a Harlequin mask into his wrist-plate. There is also the facial skin of a Tau covering his shoulder plate. The sorcerer did not acquire any of these objects nicely. I added those two bcause the Eldar and the Tau are the favorite xeno races of the friend who ordered this. Also you may notice a golden cube on the table. This is a reference to... You figure it out ;)

This is it for me. I'll spend the next few days getting fat. I hope you enjoyed viewing this as much as i enjoyed creating it. See you all next year , I hope you will all have a great time!

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Slaanesh is truly a strange manifestation, the demonettes is probably its main allure for alot of people. But then again, people do love the feeling of ecstasy and pleasure. Only thing that bothers me with this, is the cheek bones. Other than that, great art!

Kkylimos responds:

Well, there are many facets to Slaanesh, i mean besides the alluring sexual figures. He represents the obsessive hunt for perfection, the selfish pursuit of ambition and the decay of all humane morals in favor of sinful pleasures. He/She is not just about sexuality, but also, a dark part of the human soul that calls us to forget the boundaries and "musts" of civilization and go after our desires and insticts. Slaanesh is a very interesting topic actually because, basically, he is all about breaking free from the shackles of morality and civilization, only to be enslaved by your own desires and insticts. Thanks a lo for the comment mate , cheers :)

Very nice indeed. :) I can imagine how much effort gone into this....

Kkylimos responds:

Thanks Gied! Funny isn't it? So many hours of work from the artist translate into a few seconds of viewing time for the viewer. But i think this is part of this craft's charm :) Besides , i enjoyed every second of it^^

DAT ARMOR!!
lol and i love the face which is between his legs XD

Kkylimos responds:

Haha yes , there's absolutely no implication about that , no sir!
Thanks a lot , and thank you for the 5/5 :)

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