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the-tenebrus — A Cultist's Downfall
Published: 2008-01-21 22:23:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 6811; Favourites: 102; Downloads: 0
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A commission piece made for a freeform roleplay. Slightly larger than A4-sized, the cover is hand-painted, embossed leather and the adornments are painted fimo. Perfect for summoning unnamed horrors from beyond time and space, or for keeping that collection of pressed tentacles...A few extra images:
Endpapers in handmade, textured red tissue... [link]
A closer look at that writhing centrepiece... [link]
Thick, corded headbands...
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Twisted corner ornaments...
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wow! amazing book!
I love this metallic corners? Was it made by you as well, or you purchased it somewhere?)
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I love this piece! excellent work i must say! though question, how'd you get the tentacles centerpiece to stay in place and attach to the books cover?
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Barge cement - it's a wonderfully tough glue. Once it's set, you're more likely to tear the leather from the book than the decoration from the leather. If I hadn't been covering the clasp in clay, I might also have opted to rivet it through the cover.
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hello! I started a group yesterday called "bookbinding" [link] and I would greatly appreciate it if you would join the group and/or submit this deviation in it! Thanks!
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Joined 
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Ok thanks! I appreciate it!
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Thanks! 
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Pressed tentacles? Wow. You have an imagintion, allright. Everyone knows you pickle tentacles of slimy Things from the outer reaches of the space-time continum, you don't press them. Pressing's for Unholy Flowers and Eldritch Herbs.
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You mean I spent all that money on a tentacle press and leather apron for nothing?
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Thank you! I still have a lot to learn, though - I'm still doing things more by guesswork and trial than by ingrained knowledge.
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I love the centrepiece and how the chain links off of it.....
I don't know anything about book binding but this looks awesome, would have loved to see shots of this from other angles also
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Your wish is my command! The centrepiece was built from fimo, with wires inside the loops that hold the pin, to reinforce them.
The headband is curtain braid - when I have more time on my hands, I'd like to learn to make proper headbands - there's a lot to bookbinding that I've yet to learn
If this was a movie prop, it'd be fun to make these cornerpieces out of something flexible, with eyes behind those grooves so that they could open - yellowish-green, slitted eyes, of course!
Anyway, sorry for the link
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No problem at all
Wow the eyes sound like they would be awesome!
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I should have added a pic of the endpapers. Mmmm pressed gore :woot:
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You definitely should have. They are so right for the book.
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Well, here's a quick peek at the endpapers in all their gory glory
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Tentacles!
This is a really gorgeous book. The texture and colour of the leather is wonderful, and I can honestly say that the photo doesn't do it justice.
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