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@Qegnazmach & Grandmaster:

Thanks Guys. Glad you found something in there that was to your liking. :)

Thanks! - although I should point out It's Iceni and FatherAlabaster, respectively. We have a title system based on posts; since in terms of posts 5000<FatherAlabaster<10000 he has the title of Grandmaster. Over 10,000 posts and you choose your title name. I named myself after an Abyssinian military title denoting the commander of the right wing of a massed military formation.

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It's Iceni and FatherAlabaster, respectively. We have a title system based on posts; since in terms of posts 5000<FatherAlabaster<10000 he has the title of Grandmaster. Over 10,000 posts and you choose your title name. I named myself after an Abyssinian military title denoting the commander of the right wing of a massed military formation.

aaaaawww... I see. Alrighty then. FatherAlabaster and Iceni. Gotcha 

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Way to go Alabaster! I think it's 100% fucking awesome. I hope you are pleased. I never saw the lower figures coming. There are several things jammed into the image but they share focus in a super balanced way. So if I may... From the top down I see an alien intelligence (trans-dimensional force really), taking over the sky and making it into an eye for itself. This force from beyond space and time has supersized a human target and turned him into a weapon to use against humanity. He was once an architect in a very stylish blazer and now he is an enraged monster in a very stylish blazer. He now rips apart the skyscrapers he once designed. but the slaves of the future will defend the city using the telepathic power that was designed into them. They had their brains opened up to allow them to know what was expected of them, but that weakness will be their salvation. Notice how their hands mimic the gestures of their oppressor's hand? They know his game, and will anticipate his every move. They have no weapons to use against the trans-dimensional force you say, well just you wait and see... the luminescent fungus that thrives beneath the city streets is already emerging into it's sentient form and will resonate with the slaves telepathically to digest the consciousness of the nerve cell eyeball in the sky. Everything will be fine.

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Way to go Alabaster! I think it's 100% fucking awesome. I hope you are pleased. I never saw the lower figures coming. There are several things jammed into the image but they share focus in a super balanced way. So if I may... From the top down I see an alien intelligence (trans-dimensional force really), taking over the sky and making it into an eye for itself. This force from beyond space and time has supersized a human target and turned him into a weapon to use against humanity. He was once an architect in a very stylish blazer and now he is an enraged monster in a very stylish blazer. He now rips apart the skyscrapers he once designed. but the slaves of the future will defend the city using the telepathic power that was designed into them. They had their brains opened up to allow them to know what was expected of them, but that weakness will be their salvation. Notice how their hands mimic the gestures of their oppressor's hand? They know his game, and will anticipate his every move. They have no weapons to use against the trans-dimensional force you say, well just you wait and see... the luminescent fungus that thrives beneath the city streets is already emerging into it's sentient form and will resonate with the slaves telepathically to digest the consciousness of the nerve cell eyeball in the sky. Everything will be fine.

I love this. The image is based on a story that their concept album revolves around, and they were very specific about the elements they wanted to include. I took some liberties with their original plan, to steer it in a more cohesive and spatially understandable direction. I'm glad you think it works, getting the perspective to read properly was the biggest challenge in this piece. I'm not entirely thrilled with the compromises it required, but I am happy with the result. I'm happy you get this story from the illustration, too, that means their own story will make sense with it as well.

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A friend's daughter is turning 3 this week. She loves Behemoth. After I'd painted this hoodie for her, I was dismayed to learn not only that these are professionally produced in children's sizes, but that she's already got one. Dammit. So I decided to pimp it out with some extra work. Susie from daycare might also have a Behemoth hoodie, but you can bet your ass it doesn't have a pink sparkly logo with her name on it. 

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You know, I was going to buy some puffy paint and rhinestones for my friend's daughter's birthday gift, but I found that the paint would take too long to cure, so I didn't get it. Had no idea I would get another commission so soon. 

Can you really ever have too much in the way of art supplies? Anyway rhinestones on puffy paint sounds a lot classier that bedazzeling. Bedazzeling is a little trashy and I'm sure that trashy is not what BAN has in mind. 

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Can you really ever have too much in the way of art supplies? Anyway rhinestones on puffy paint sounds a lot classier that bedazzeling. Bedazzeling is a little trashy and I'm sure that trashy is not what BAN has in mind. 

True. Nothing screams taste and refinement like a shiny hot pink gimp costume with beard holes and the word "precious" in Behemoth-logo font across the chest.

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