I find myself reminiscing lately about simpler times and old friends. I have a lot of free time on my hands - I honestly don't have to do anything to tempt mortals into selling their souls anymore. You poor fools are willingly corrupting yourselves and your planet and literally killing each other in your hurry to ensure eternal damnation, on a scale that even I (always known as a big dreamer) could never have imagined.
Of course I approve of this in a general sort of way, but when it comes right down to it I am rather bored. So I have taken up painting. I find putting brush to canvas and bringing to life scenes from my youth allays some of the ennui that I am experiencing.
This may sound strange coming from the Prince of Flies but I am actually a little shy about showing my work to others. I have been known to gouge out the eyes of onlookers, or at the very least send a plague of flies after them, when I am working on my paintings. My therapist says it is important that I expose this vulnerable side of myself, she believes it will help me shake out of this funk that I am in. With that in mind I invite your honest feedback and criticism. Don't hold back just because I might turn you into a demon - that hardly ever happens anymore anyway, and if I was going to turn anyone into a demon it would be Shane. Because it is all Shane's fault.
Without further ado - my art:
Spring Break 1337
Belphegor (old friend)
Game of Beat the Weak
Belphegor - portrait 2
Oni (old friend)
I am particularly pleased with how the colors turned out here:
Did I just get referenced by Beelzebub?... Weird.
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Oh I accept, heartily. I should note that all the original base images used in this post are in the public domain (from medieval and renaissance paintings / frescoes of hell, devils and demons, and Oni started as a Wiki Commons image of a Japanese mask). My own digital manipulation on top of the base images. Cheers - Beelze
great work. I really like the style you have here.
Thank you @christopher.card. I will spare your mortal soul for this kind remark
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Well thank you @juliakponsford! I may be the devil but I am certainly not immune to flattery... even if I invented it! I would be honored to be included in your curation post. Cheers - Beelze
Game of Beat the Week is my favorite- it reminds me of the muppets from Labyrinth
Yes, I drew some inspiration there - I know of that movie from my old pal David Bowie's involvement, and I think that it really helped pave the way for my current incarnation into this world by planting deviant seeds in so many children's minds.
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Such a great artwork. Impressive and full of color. Good continuation
You have stumbled on the secret behind these paintings. The colors I used are specially chosen to sink into your subconscious and linger there, fertilizing a field which I will come by to plant later with a devious suggestion you will be powerless to refuse.
Ahah waiting to see it
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Wow this are very nice
Could you make a video in your next post of you drawing from scratch I would really appreciate
And you can send it to me on PAL thatdamiguy
Unfortunately I cannot as my mere presence causes cameras and video-machines to record nothing but static.
Lol maybe progress pictures would be okay and if you do please kindly get them across to me maybe on PAL or something
uff, really? you draw them?
These are awesome man!
Well yes, I am an arch-fiend and a prince of Hell who commands legions of devils and wields dark powers beyond your mortal ken. I should hope I could make a decent painting!
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STOPLies are bad.
Read the comment thread above you - @beelzebub says where the images came from (public domain medieval and renaissance images of devils/demons/hell and a wiki commons image of Japanese Oni mask) and that he applied digital styling to them. Although it is kind of comical that you are telling Satan that lies are bad. LOL
Lies are bad.That is hilarious. You are killing me @besteulz. Keep it up my man! Truly funny stuff.
Well, well! Who would have thought that such a dark entity would choose such a colorful palette. I think there is innocence and playfulness in you yet. You should discuss this with your therapist! There may still be hope... to squash these traits! You can't have any of that now, can you??
Oh! great work btw! Loving it!
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STOPBrilliantly demonic pieces! Which method do you use painting?
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Remarkable imagery and usage of color. It's hard to get the right colors in the darkness. When I was a child I would've been terrified by these images, but now I see them as just plain folks. Keep on posting your works.
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