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"The Fashionable Illithid" by Tiina Aumala

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SciFi and Fantasy Art The Fashionable Illithid by Tiina Aumala

I've done a mind flayer portrait, as I had promised. Since I didn't know a lot about illithids to begin with, I did some reading about their anatomy, origins and culture. I was especially interested to learn that they were said have a distinct style of clothing, which to me implies they have their own esthetic. That lead me to the idea of this stylish mind-flayer, whose dress is decorated with the skeletal remains of 'prey animals'.

(This pic is now in Fanquarter, due to moderator's decision that all pictures of D&D creatures are fan art. Don't ask me, it didn't make any sense to me either... :P)

Date	Name	Comment
9 Oct 2003	Marie Sargot	Loading... first comment boogie this is sooooo creepy... but I love it anywayz
9 Oct 2003	Carrie L Burberr	Loading... Aaahh, the eyes! Scary but really cool. The shading is impressive. How long did you work on it?! It looks really great and the clothes are very cool for a Illithid. But the eyes are amazing. They look so real. Like the Illithid sees you and waits to see you running away.... Tiina Aumala replies: "I never count the hours, but... hours. "
13 Oct 2003	Jaime	Loading... Man..It looks like a Cthulhu..Awesomeness! Most excellent drawing and shading! Hehe ^.^ Tiina Aumala replies: "Oh, the irony... I drew this so people wouldn't confuse my cthulhoids for illithids. "
4 Feb 2004	Potato-hash	Loading... Mutch cooler than the third edition manuals ever made them out to be.
6 Mar 2004	Anonymous	Loading... Sorry about above i cant really write right as you can see, my bad.
6 Mar 2004	Anonymous	Loading... This drawing is AWESOME! im almost looks like a black and white digit photo, looks almost like he can reach out and touch you.this drawing is completely awesome! i just had to say it one last time.
27 Jun 2004	Ignat Rochlin	Loading... Really cool!!!! i haven't commented on elfwood for a couple of months now but this pic is truly amazing so i had to.... i dig the skin shading and smooth , transperent like texture...
17 Aug 2005	Drowgirl	Loading... Illithids are among my favorite creepy killers, and its good people draw 'em. (words have secret meaning) Lovely pencil tequnique. sp.
7 Jan 2006	Anonymous	Loading... Looks like the mages in that Blue/Black Ravnica Magic the Gathering deck... what was it? dmoir?
2 Feb 2006	Anonymous	Loading... Wow. I really like your work. The boneyness of the creature's attire really adds to the overall picture.