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Cthulhu and CthyllaI kinda wanted to go for a more 'anthropomorphic' design.
(I think Nyarlahotep is the only one that has a truly 'human' form)
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*chuckle* chaos has never looked so seductive~
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I love the design of this character, by the way. Very clever melding of forms.
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Thank you very much!
Sadly digital coloring (or coloring in general) has never much been my forte.
But that doesn't mean I won't try!
Your work is so lovely, by the by, please keep it up!
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"fun fact" on Nyarlthotep, each of his forms was said to be inconceivable and cause madness to a different species in the universe. Meaning that the human form is beyond comprehension to something out that, and thus would regard humans as mind shattering abominations.
-which became the inspiration for a reversed starfish aliens thing I like to do from time to time.
one reason it feels right that at least some of the great old ones would have human and partially human forms as they are a mix and precursor for all the other horrors.
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I wouldn't call Nyarlathotep's "human" form, human really, considering how it possesses an aura of pure insanity and wrongness.
As for the Great Old Ones such as Cthulhu and Cthylla, I'd doubt they'd have a real true form either, but like Nyarlathotep (Other God), a shape-shifter. Great Old One's aren't made out of matter, so it's not impossible to imagine they could take any form that pleases them or any other members of their "race".
So like most Lovecrat and those that follow in his footsteps (Not you Derleth, go crawl back into that cave of yours), mostly subjective and left entirely up to the reader to build upon what they believe, or rip apart the text to search for deeper meaning. The four eyes for Cthylla does look cool though, and this is from a hardcore Lovecraft fan who guards his copy of Lovecraft's complete collection greater than an Ultramarine does his Codex.
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Well hence why I said 'I think-'
I haven't read any Lovecraft mythos outside of Dunwich Horror, and even that
was read mostly due to a Fallout 3 mission (and curiosity).
I enjoy the Cthulhu subculture more than the actual Lovecraft mythos/fiction
mostly due to the source-material (while being DAMN good horror stories) are
too dreary for my taste. I like comedy, end of the world/universe/existence
tends to bum me out somewhat.
So while I personally do not delve into the whole fictional universe Lovecraft
created, I do appreciate the man's work 
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Lovecraft's work is actually fairly humorous at times, he often self-parodies his own extremely flowery (if not poetic, it's like the antithesis of Dickens dry and over-stretched writing), absurd situations, and simply "grimdarkness" to such a point that it's comedic on just how fucked you are in Lovecraft's works. It also depends on what the story is. I'd imagine you'd enjoy some of the more completely outlandish and poetic works then the actual stories of utter destruction such as Nyarlathotep, the Rats in the Walls, and The Hound.
But yes, woe is it to be a knowledgeable, curious person in Lovecraft. Those intelligent minds cursed with curiosity are better served joining the cults of the Great Old Ones, in which is their only salvation. As the only fate of a protagonist in Lovecraft is to be driven insane, typically on immediate exposure- and then either murdering and devouring the person nearest you or simply committing suicide to make the horrible images in your mind go away.
Although that does remind me, Deep Ones are probably the most non-threatening and not actually despicable creatures in Lovecraft, as they actually offer mankind means to survive the awakening of Cthulhu and the rest of the Great Old Ones whenever the stars a finally aligned.
(From the view of a mortal human possessing morals that is.)
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*ponders*
Hmmmm~
I'm getting ideas here~
>:3c
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In that case Cthulhu would be female and Cthylla male, lol.
She is his daughter, his 'favorite' offspring to be precise.
She appeared later in the Lovecraft mythos by another author.
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Thanks for the info, i read it afterwards i'd posted the comment
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A pink female Cthulhu... Tina I hope you know what you are doing. >>
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I do :3
Although Cthylla is described as being 'red' with 6 eyes and somewhat resembling the Greek monster she was named after, I wanted to portray her as more feminine and 'delicate'. (despite the fact she is as bad as her father 
And yep, that is one of Cthulhu's kids, his favorite.
Like father like daughter
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Very cool, I like the subtle texturing to break up the skin colors
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Yup it was a brush adjustment that I discovered in a tutorial (ironically meant for something completely different).
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You know... someone should take this concept and do this with it: [link]
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Lovely colours and forms; I like the blue eyes, they don't clash at all with her skin.
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Nyarlahotep was the only human form since the mother was human, if I remember the story correctly. An interesting way that the brother was concealed in the house for so long until he just got fed up and left.
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I think you're thinking of Nyarlahotep's son from the 'Dunwich Horror', whom was originally human due to his mother, but slowly shifted to his father's heritage.
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Read it recently so I remembered :3
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You did exceptionally well on the texturing when painting this time. I feel like I can touch them and it'll squish under my fingertips D:
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Fun fact, it's only a brush adjustment
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I'd still hit it,
Even if it meant destroying my mind in the process, I'd still hit it. 8)
Awwwww yeeeaaaahhhhh.
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It's bizarre to think she's going to give birth to her dad >_>;
(Metaphorically makes sense, literally? *shudders*)
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Nodens. Don't forget ol' Nodens, lord of the Great Abyss.
The guy with the nightgaunts.
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Interestingly Nodens and Gnarly Harly don't seem to get along.
And by sheer coincidence(?) they're the only Outer Gods to ever take human form.
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Well they never really seem to have a 'solid' purpose other than 'let's kick humanity out of our turf.'
Then again, Cthulhu is the representation of the chaotic nature of humanity, and he's STILL lower on the totem pole.
I say do like the blind idiot God, party till you see the angles! lol
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Azathoth, what's not to like about that guy?
Nuclear chaos party with a great band, doing rave at the centre of the universe.
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Although, I can understand that Nyarlathotep gets a bit cranky.
After all, he's the guy who has to carry out the orders issued by a blind idiot god. And those orders might not even be comprehensible to him!
Nyarlathotep is definitely a god with a serious risk of getting the divine/alien equivalent of an ulcer.
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Would explain why he vents his frustration on humans. LOL
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Yeah, talk about extroverted frustration.
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'Hey humans, check this out!'
'What is it?'
'It's called an Atomic-bomb'
'What does it do?'
'Why don't you play with it and find out? 
Oh Nyarlahotep~
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I imagine a little zinger-sound inserted there~
Fits so well~
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"Me and my blind idiot boss." A whacky sitcom based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
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I would watch this religiously 83 
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