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Imagine a dimension where like
attract like, and all things common aggregate one to another, while
repulsing anything uncommon. Soon, each domain would end up as the
optimal shape ; Spheres. And now, imagine that with energy, sound,
ideas, emotions. Overcategorization is in itself a form of madness.
Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook
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Meet the turnimouse! (turnip+mouse) 😅 This photoshop sketch took me way too long, another proof I need to get back on more sketching and lightning.
Skweeeee ! Adorable !
It really like the absence of pupil on most of small rodents. -
Meet the turnimouse! (turnip+mouse) 😅 This photoshop sketch took me way too long, another proof I need to get back on more sketching and lightning.
Skweeeee ! Adorable !
It really like the absence of pupil on most of small rodents. -
I like brewing my own hydromel.
Fermentation is a magic process, full of mysteries, traditions, science and careful crafting.Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook, with color pencil enhancements.
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“To satisfy the god, the cult
abducts villagers and sacrifices them. Then the god appears in all his
terrible glory. He is nearly as tall as the mountain itself. He has no
face; only a blood-red tongue hangs down from where the top of his head
would be. The mere sight of this hideous god can drive men mad.”– Larry DiTillio & Lynn Willis, Masks Of Nyarlathotep
Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook from my Great Old Ones & Their Kin series for an upcoming Elder Gods Tarot project
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Step by step,
Angels wept,
Closer to the top,
With each clop,
My sword’s heavier
Heartbeat stronger
Must keep going,
Must keep fighting.
Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook
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“The annual festival of Xipe
Totec was celebrated on the spring equinox before the onset of the rainy
season; it was known as Tlacaxipehualiztli. This festival took place in
March at the time of the Spanish Conquest. Forty days before the
festival of Xipe Totec, an Indian slave who was captured at war was
dressed to represent the living god who was honored during this period.
This occurred in every ward of the city, which resulted in multiple
Indians being selected. The central ritual act of "Tlacaxipehualiztli”
was the gladiatorial sacrifice of war prisoners, which both began and
culminated the festival. On the next day of the festival, the game of
canes was performed in the manner of two bands. The first band were
those who took the part of Xipe Totec and went dressed in the skins of
the war prisoners who were killed the previous day, so the fresh blood
was still flowing. The opposing band was composed of daring soldiers who
were brave and fearless, and who took part in the combat with the
others. After the conclusion of this game, those who wore the human
skins went around throughout the whole town, entering houses and
demanding that those in the houses give them some alms or gifts for the
love of Xipe Totec. While in the houses, they sat down on sheaves of
tzapote leaves and put on necklaces which were made of ears of corn and
flowers. They had them put on garlands and give them pulque to drink,
which was their wine. Annually, slaves or captives were selected as
sacrifices to Xipe Totec. After having the heart cut out, the body was
carefully flayed to produce a nearly whole skin which was then worn by
the priests for twenty days during the fertility rituals that followed
the sacrifice. This act of putting on new skin was a ceremony called
‘Neteotquiliztli’ translating to “impersonation of a god”. The skins
were often adorned with bright feathers and gold jewellery when worn.
During the festival, victorious warriors wearing flayed skins carried
out mock skirmishes throughout Tenochtitlan, they passed through the
city begging alms and blessed whoever gave them food or other offerings.
When the twenty-day festival was over, the flayed skins were removed
and stored in special containers with tight-fitting lids designed to
stop the stench of putrefaction from escaping. These containers were
then stored in a chamber beneath the temple.“– Annual festival of Tlacaxipehualiztli, Wikipedia.
Sometimes reality is creepier than fiction.
Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook from my Great Old Ones & Their Kin series for an upcoming Elder Gods Tarot project
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You were listening to “Come here and get me, you hairless ape !” by Dracostrength.
And
now a special magic recipe for all our draconic auditors ! With this
new low-level, easy-to-learn spell, you will be able to transmute steel
to clay. So, next time you’re having a full-armored paladin for meal,
don’t waste time to husk him and just cast this spell to prepare
yourself a delicious meat à l’étouffée by stem cooking the whole !Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook
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Orient-Express – The Maudslay Collection
London, British Museum, January 1923
– And now gentlemen, it’s time for our Pièce de Resistance !
Julius
Smith took a dramatic pause, then unveil a massive statue of a woman
with a delicately chiseled head of a cat. The audience gasped as they
saw the eyes of the statue shining brightly, giving life to what was
with no doubt the pinnacle of the exposition.
– I present you
Bubastis ! Excavated from what we though was a simple mastaba in 1882
during the Maudslay expedition, this was in fact the central piece of an
ancient temple dedicated to the well-known cat goddess, also known as
Bastet.
The professor kept going on about the probable significance
and datation of the statue. Choura and Cihat listened patiently but Carl
was intrigued by the brilliance of the opal eyes. Moving around, he
soon discovered the reason of his fascination : theses stone were not
crimped, they were natively included into the rock the statue’s head was
sculpted from ! Theses eyes were two polished and connected outcrops of
one big chunk of chalcedony.Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook
Excerpt from an ongoing run of Call of Cthulhu Campaign : Terror on the Orient-Express