The Parasite

Artist "Missile Me" turns the dial on Cronenberg-style body horror up to eleven with his "Steampunk Parasite". This is, without a doubt, one of the most disturbing makeup appliances I've ever seen. Something like this would be the hit of a live-action game.

Kantara, 1922

A steamer passes down the Suez canal past the outpost of Kantara. Just a few years earlier this was mostly empty desert, but the town exploded in size when it became the central supply depot for the British Army's Palestine force.



Another snapshot for the "Masks of Nyarlathotep" project.

The End Times

FComin's statuette is the fourth Cthulhu idol this week. Frankly, that's amazing. In the three year history of Propnomicon the blog has highlighted an average of one a month, making the number of new sculpts over the past few days a veritable explosion.

The unenlightened might assume that so many different versions showing up in such a short time is the predictable result of artists finishing up projects during the winter doldrums following the holidays.

Those with a clearer vision see something quite different.

Ha.

Ha ha.

Bwahahahahahahahahaha!

Cthulhu Fhtagn! FComin Edition

Artist FComin sent over these pictures of his new Cthulhu idol sculpt. The patination treatments for both the blue and metallic versions are some of the best I've seen.

You can check out his digital art gallery over here, including this very nice Innsmouth-inspired piece.

Necromancer Case

I quite like this necromancer case from Andrea Falaschi. The twisting, gnarled texture of the various implements contrasts nicely with the the regular right angles of the neatly divided compartments. The only thing I'm not crazy about are the mesh inserts. They jump out as being too new compared to the well worn decay of the rest of the piece, but that's really a minor quibble.

Cthulhu Fhtagn! Deirdre Edition

Artist "Deirdre" brings us this nicely done Cthulhu idol with a very convincing finish reproducing the look of old limestone. Click through to the large version and you'll see the mossy spots aren't a monochromatic "green", but a subtle blend of multiple shades ranging from earth to an almost yellow green. That's one of the secrets of a believable faux finish. By bracketing the base color with at least one brighter and one darker shade you start to capture the random variations in color found in nature.

Miskatonic University Project Update

Things are moving along quite nicely in regards to the Miskatonic University project.

The patches are already finished and in hand. The design is identical to last year's order, so the manufacturer just had to load up the same digital file and let the computerized embroidery machines go to town. The same company is doing the cloisonne lapel pins and those are currently in production. So far, knock on wood, the production time for the pins is on target.

The notebooks are finished and currently en route to me.

The pennant is...doing something. I've submitted the design and paid for the run, but I haven't heard back from the manufacturer since making the order. That probably means that everything is going just fine, but I always get paranoid when doing one of these projects.