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Published: 2006-06-14 10:40:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 3723; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 16
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An Illithid Alienist with pseudonatural pet.Graphite and prismacolor marker, tinted with gimp.
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Comments: 28
excellent, brings out the alieness of the illithid
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What is the pet? Or rather what did it used to be?
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ok, i've seen a lot of art-but your style is one of the more unique i have run across. i love it. detailed and colorfull, with a quirky personality. keep it up!
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Never thought anyone read from the Lords of Madness!
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::cocks his head to the side and then smirks:: Just when you thought an illithid could not get any more creepy...Great concept that actually fits in well with the race. I need to go back and find that prestige class but you gave me the kernel of an idea. Thanks
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Why am I reminded of "Terrorvision" by this beautiful work? XP I guess the pet looks like he's quite ravenous, at least.
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Pseudonatural entities are always good hungry for something, souls at least. XD
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Absolutely beautiful. The Illithids are among my favorite humanoid critters in the WotC universes - I thought well of them even before I'd filled my head full of Chtulhu stories. The details you put into this drawing are truly magnificent and reflect this race marvelously.
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Illithids are also one of my favorite classic DnD creatures, with only beholders as rivals for my affection. XD I also encountered illithids before my introduction to the Cthulhu Mythos, and loved them immediatly, I want to say that my first knowledge of them came from Salvatore's Dark Elf trilogy. I'm pleased you think that this one's a good interpretation of the race, I tried to think a lot about what Illithid fashion would probably be like. It seems to me they'd enjoy elaborate designs which also help to protect their brains. 
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OH NO, Illithid and Alienist -that is just stacking creepy with freakish. As a gamer I must say no, no, no. Great Job.
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Thanks for the comment! It is a very "wrong" combination, heheh, not the sort of thing you'd want your party to run into. . .unless you're an especially diabolical GM. XD
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Thanks for the comment! It is a particularily "wrong" combination. . . definitely not the sort of fellow that you want your party to run into. . . unless you're an especially diabolical GM XD.
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Oooo! Now why didn't I think of this for my own game?
I play an Alienist character, and I often have Aliensts as bad guys in my D&D campagnes.
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Alienists are my favorite class, I think. I run a campaign in which they play an important part too. XD Thanks for the comment and fave!
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Yeah. It's my way of playing Call of Cthulhu when you're actually playing D&D.
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Go alienist I play one also i love it
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You know what's always bothered me about ilithids and mind flayers? That we never actually get to see them doing any mind flaying. They sling a few spells, use a few confusion and chaotic effects, and let their goddamn pets do all the work. I wanna see what those tentacles are good for, dammit! I want to see one of those things lock down on a hapless peasant's head and SUCK.
Okay, that started in Baldur's Gate and ended in hentai.
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Aye, Cap'n! One mindflayer flaying to be concocted in the near future, as such would indeed create a damn good image.
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Thank you for the comment! The GIMP "colorize" tool does some wonderful things to graphite 
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Very striking, good idea with the plain background as it does not swamp the picture
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Thank you for the comment- that's exactly why I decided to just leave the background plain, figured that anything else would detract far too much from the main figures.
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Very impressive work. Love the depth of the shading and your attention to detail. A great show of imagination you have here. Very well developed piece
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Thank you very much for the comment and fave!
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