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- 4.62 / 5.00
- Date
- 08/04/2012
- Category
- Illustration
- File Info
- 1680 x 1039 px
- JPEG
- 379 kb
- Tags
- cthulhu
- lovecraft
- fhtagn
- cosmic-horror
- Frontpaged August 4, 2012
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Author Comments
Small animated gif of the process here:
http://samize.blogspot.co m.br/2012/08/cthulhu-awak ening.html
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 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.
Reviews
Rated 5 / 5 stars Dec 19, 2012
My new desktop! So amazing and detailed and the notes about your idea of it are just great~
Rated 5 / 5 stars Oct 9, 2012
nice kuthulhu dude
Rated 5 / 5 stars Sep 3, 2012
Very awesome! It feels like you know that there is no hope if this is coming at you. great job!
Rated 5 / 5 stars Sep 1, 2012
This is my favorite piece of art on newgrounds.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars Aug 25, 2012
Superb, and completely agree with your comments. Putting art to Lovecraft is difficult because it's supposed to be unimaginable. You've somehow managed to keep that feeling in the picture - good job!