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Dust_Devil_by_zacula

Dust Devil

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This demon is the fellow that causes the little cyclones on dirt roads that kick dust into travelers eyes.

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Submitted by: zacula

Posted: Oct 4, 2005 7:00 pm

Completed: Sep 29, 2005

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Galleries: Fantasy, Finished Work, Gothic, Original Art

Keywords: demon, devil, evil, goblin, beast, fantasy, dust devil

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SaikonoYume

Total Posts: 316

Oct 4, 2005 6:03 pm

Oh, this is spiffy. I love all the highlights in this, and the little sparkles. I like his face, too. It's creepy enough to be a demon but not creepy enough to scare the hell out of you. Well, it might if you saw it in the middle of the night and all that horror movie jazz. He looks a bit playful, like eddies tend to be. I think you really captured the subject well!

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Sora kara ochitekuru no wa are wa ame de wa nakute

That which fell from the sky was not rain

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zacula  (Reply)

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Oct 6, 2005 6:47 pm

Thank you very much. I think you decribed what I was aiming for with his look. Cheers [emoticon]

AnimeBoyToyKoibito

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Oct 4, 2005 6:31 pm

Whoa, your art keeps on getting cooler man. This is awesome man, everything about it is just..... whoa. I can't describe it. Im faving this one.

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Strive for understanding over being understood.

~~Its what I live by.

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zacula  (Reply)

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Oct 6, 2005 6:47 pm

Thank you very much. I appreciate that.

Nuriko Windchaser

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Oct 4, 2005 6:53 pm

There's just so much to see in this piece, it's wonderful. I keep staring at it and noticing something else.

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zacula  (Reply)

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Oct 6, 2005 6:49 pm

Thanks, It's is nice to hear that ones work aquires more than a quick glace. I appreciate it.

Sliverbane

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Oct 4, 2005 7:28 pm

I hope you don't mind me compating this to H.G. Giger's work. I love his stuff and this piece holds the same allure as his work. Dark, haunting and hard not to look at. [emoticon]

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Guano smells like a dirty sock full of old cheese and farts! - Gonard

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zacula  (Reply)

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Oct 6, 2005 6:49 pm

I don't mind at all and thank you kindly for it.

karana kaou

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Oct 4, 2005 7:39 pm

I agree with both Nuriko and Silverbane; there's something about this that begs for further exploration. You've certainly mastered that dark and light blob technique my friend, and you use it in an indeterminable, descriptive way (i.e. the hair and the veins on the neck), that leaves our brains filling in the pieces. It's so very neat to see these improvements Zac, thank you for sharing them with us.

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"I am lost. I have gone to look for myself, if I get back, before I return, please tell me to wait." -Unknown

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zacula  (Reply)

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Oct 6, 2005 6:51 pm

I am glad to hear you like this one. I really had no Idea in mind when I started it but I'm glad it turned out non the less. [emoticon] Thank you.

EvilBunnySlippers

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Oct 5, 2005 12:38 am

This is awesome! The eyes are so scary! And I really like how you have drawn the teeth though his mouth. The coloring is awesome. Very creepy...great job! [emoticon]

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The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. [emoticon]

-EBS

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zacula  (Reply)

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Oct 6, 2005 6:55 pm

Thanks the teeth were a last minute touch that I'm glad I threw into the brew.

Lady Anime79

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Oct 5, 2005 9:34 am

You know, I was always wondering just what it was that was always spitting that sand in my eyes while driving down those dirt roads. And believe me, in Nebraska we have alot. I really love how your imagination works Zac. The things you can come up with in the most trivial things. Like your monster that lived in your dresser and ate holes in your socks. Or the one that kept using your toothbrush. >_< And you know what? I absolutely love that you are working with these different sepia tones. it is something very different from your other works and it is working very well for you. As for Mr big tall and gruesome here, he is probably your creepiest character that I have seen yet. I love the whole transparency of him as he is forming out of the dust. You know something else? If this is what you can do for this guy, I would LOVE to see your interpretation of The Sandman. That would be something to see indeed. Mahvelous work Zac.

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Laughter is the best medicine and your face is curing the world.

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zacula  (Reply)

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Oct 6, 2005 6:58 pm

Why thank you, very kind as always. I am thinking about puting your words to use and creating a sandman of sorts. i'll post it if it comes about and see if it meets up to expectation.

Lady Anime79  (Reply)

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Oct 7, 2005 11:12 am

*happy dance* All right! That will be awesome if you do that Zac! Your "creatures" if you want to call them that are absotively intriguing and I bet you would make an awesome Sandman. So I will just wait and see if he ever pops up here at PaperDemon.

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Laughter is the best medicine and your face is curing the world.

Kichi

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Oct 5, 2005 6:19 pm

AAAHHH!! JESUS H!! This thing is soo ugly! in a good way tho! awesom pic!

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"Being a good fiend is like being a photographer, you have to search for the right moment!" - Prince Vegeta

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zacula  (Reply)

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Oct 6, 2005 6:59 pm

If only everything where ugly in the good way, Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it.

Stealth Nerd

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Nov 10, 2005 2:01 pm

I always wondered what he looked like...
This is so wonderful, as usual.

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*Legend of Zelda makes me not die*

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zacula  (Reply)

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Nov 13, 2005 5:16 am

I know, it was hard to capture a glimse of him with the dust he spat imy eyes. Thanks for another lovely comment.

Stealth Nerd  (Reply)

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Nov 14, 2005 1:02 pm

You captured his dust-spitting evil perfectly, then! [emoticon]

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*Legend of Zelda makes me not die*

Lilimayhem

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Apr 5, 2006 7:17 pm

Man...this is one scary drawing. I've been looking at it for a couple of minutes. I swear Zac, the eyes are going to haunt me tonight. Damn. I can't believe how well you manage to put fear into this drawing, or fear is what i see, but it is powerfull. Darn if that's a dust devil...i'll start sweeping under my bed, just in case!!!

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Dont take life too seriously, you're gonna die anyway... [emoticon]