Azathoth by j-art

2D • Horror • posted on Jan 13, 2006

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Another illustration for Call of Cthulhu. This one shows Azathoth himself, the greatest and most terrible of all the gods of H.P. Lovecraft's stories, so I wanted to do something really scary with lots of tentacles and stuff. Hope it worked somehow to do Azathoth at least a little justice. A step by step tutorial of this piece will appear in Martin McKenna

Comments (43)

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duncanlong

3:55PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

Fantastic work -- and it certainly captures the Lovecraft feel. The mouths in the tentacles are a nice touch.

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Belladzines

3:55PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

Wow, very impressive.

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deadhead

3:58PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

Breathtaking !!!

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Steak

4:06PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

Where do I start? The depth, the POV, the lighting, the detailing? Jezzzzzz can't decide and will leave something out for sure if I try. But congrads on your award and this is Awsome !!!!!

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Eroticartist

4:29PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

Spectacular work! Your talent can't be topped!

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GraphicsMuse

4:30PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

Congratulations on being published, again, Uwe! This is very cool and I can't wait to see the book!

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RealUser

4:51PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

ahoooo! that is a bad dude man!

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ericfarris

5:00PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

One word!!! SUBLIM!!!!!

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Artzy

5:10PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

~ A M A Z I N G ~

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dodgeart

5:27PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

Facinating how much interest there is in H.P. Lovecraft---Have you seen Mark Ryden's take on Cthulu? i would really like to see an imaginative portrait done of "H.P" posing with his fellow shut in, writer of nightmares and obsessive letter writer Robert E. Howard... Thanks!

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falconian

5:28PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

fantastic work my friend, nice to see your in full swing with your artwork, I just don't know how you manage to keep them comming so fast, oh... by the way! congratulations on AOM. All the best from Keith n Kay at www.falconian.com.

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kimariehere

6:30PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

you certainly do deserve artist of the month that is for sure!! incredible and awesome !!! the details are amazing ( a bit gory hehe ) but incredible!!! V!

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potrimpo

7:26PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

Damn, you know she's dead.

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borsy

7:44PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

Fantastic artwork!!! -v-

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BBarbs

7:57PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

WOW...you did this in Painter ? I am just learning painter and am a far cry from this. WOW. ( no pun intended ). Your work is superb. I know one thing, that program is not easy. How you created this image is a mystery to me. Absolutely love it. You must be the Michaelangelo of Painter. LOL. Seriously it does kind of remind me of the Sistene chapel. ( I know I didnt spell that right....must be the flu ) The digital painting workshop...where will that be or what form will it be in ? I would love to see it......Absolutely SUPERB !!!!! V

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romanceworks

9:07PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

Wow - that is one scary and powerful god/creature - that tenacle going through the girl is grewsome and effective. Super arwork - really tells a story. And wonderful about the tutorial. :o) CC

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Blush

9:34PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

Wow It does have that eerie horror effect & I bet it took time doing this image......Perfect and love those extra details in this image...Love the colors too...and congrats on AOM award....You certainly do deserve it...I just uploaded a new one my first one since Christmas with my health update on it...come by when ya can and take a peek...would love to hear your comment Love this sweetie: Gets my Vote Hugs Susan~

adm5050

9:40PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

Don't get no better than this, awesome piece of artwork here!!

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Mikan

11:46PM | Fri, 13 January 2006

that's for sure a piece of art; expressivity is just a matter of imagination and you did a great great job. congrats! v

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kot23

12:26AM | Sat, 14 January 2006

Amazing composition, you captured the mad god in all his multi-dimensional glory!! V

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Banshee42

3:07AM | Sat, 14 January 2006

Das Bild haut mich um! Das ist Azathoth wie er leibt und lebt. Ich habe bis jetzt noch kein besseres, furchterregendes, detaillierteres und farbenprhtigeres Bild gesehen, wie Deins. Bravo ~V~ "Das ist nicht tot, was ewig liegt, bis das die Zeit den Tod besiegt." (Necronomicon)

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gerberc

6:52AM | Sat, 14 January 2006

Amazing! I think this really does justice to Azathoth and H.P. Lovecraft! Bravo!! V

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capelito

7:38AM | Sat, 14 January 2006

Breathtaking!!!!!Amazing composition. Excellent colors and work! V

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dreamlight

1:08PM | Sat, 14 January 2006

So much going on - beautiful compositino and colors. Pure excellence!!!

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Dreamingbee

6:30PM | Sat, 14 January 2006

stunning fantasy scene.. this is out of words .. !!! vote

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sacada

1:06AM | Sun, 15 January 2006

Always a wonderful surprise to open your images. This is FANTASTIC!!

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lwperkins Online Now!

8:51PM | Mon, 16 January 2006

Azathoth has a hint of nuclear armageddon to him! Very scary and yet hypnotic as well--an amazing image!

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IceDancer

5:09PM | Tue, 17 January 2006

I have to bow down to you with this one. You have proved you are one of the best graphic artists there is. This must have taken a lot of thought to set this all up the way you did. It's beyond words.

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