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Defensive ritualistic bioconstruct fabricated by an ancient maritime superciv:
thomastapir.deviantart.com/art…
This one's primarily crustacean and chelonian, with a bit of cetacean, octopus, and marine toad for good measure. I guess it could just as easily be some sort of Lovecraft creature/deity--maybe a minor (?) Great Old One...?
Based on a gooseneck barnacle cluster featured in Susan Middleton's Spineless: Portraits of Marine Invertebrates, the Backbone of Life. Please see also
photapir.tumblr.com/post/12885…
Forgive the sloppy shading, I was originally just going to post the line art but I got carried away. : p
thomastapir.deviantart.com/art…
This one's primarily crustacean and chelonian, with a bit of cetacean, octopus, and marine toad for good measure. I guess it could just as easily be some sort of Lovecraft creature/deity--maybe a minor (?) Great Old One...?
Based on a gooseneck barnacle cluster featured in Susan Middleton's Spineless: Portraits of Marine Invertebrates, the Backbone of Life. Please see also
photapir.tumblr.com/post/12885…
Forgive the sloppy shading, I was originally just going to post the line art but I got carried away. : p
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Truly amazing concept!
It actually reminds me less of Lovecraft's original creatures and more of Mike Mignola's (and the other artists' working on hellboy, bprd, etc) lovecraftian beings...
It actually reminds me less of Lovecraft's original creatures and more of Mike Mignola's (and the other artists' working on hellboy, bprd, etc) lovecraftian beings...