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12 Zodiac Signs Reborn As Terrifying Monsters By Damon Hellandbrand
BoredPanda ^ | January 15, 2015 | Dovas

Posted on 03/02/2015 6:38:41 PM PST by EveningStar

Just because a character has been around forever doesn’t mean there aren’t new ways to reimagine it. Damon Hellandbrand, a talented artist based in the U.S., has created a series of images that portray the symbols of the zodiac as twisted, surreal creatures straight out of a nightmarish realm.

Hellandbrand does much of his art with various digital illustration programs, but some are born as pencil drawings or watercolors – or “basically whatever medium I’m in the mood for.” He writes that he is inspired by artists like Ralph McQuarrie, Boris Vallejo and Frank Frazetta, and it’s easy to imagine that Guillermo Del Toro might number among his influences as well. Read on for Hellandbrand’s answers to Bored Panda’s questions about his work!

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography
KEYWORDS: art; borisvallejo; damonhellandbrand; frankfrazetta; guillermodeltoro; ralphmcquarrie; sciencefiction; scifi; zodiac
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This is not pornographic, but it's not for everyone either. Discretionary viewer participation is recommended.
1 posted on 03/02/2015 6:38:41 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: Borges

ping


2 posted on 03/02/2015 6:39:03 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Leo looks kinda gay....Not that there’s anything wrong with that.


3 posted on 03/02/2015 6:44:56 PM PST by Perdogg (I'm on a no Carb diet- NO Christie Ayotte Romney or Bush - stay outta da Bushesh)
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To: EveningStar

I’ve seen so much art that looks the same. Really not original at all.


4 posted on 03/02/2015 6:46:08 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: EveningStar

I just can’t get into this digital medium look. Obvious and special talent, and I’m not saying manipulating digital art effects don’t take a tremendous amount of skill. But when I look at a Frazetta or a Jeff Jones the digital medium stuff loses every time. As far as I know Frazetta never got a chance to mess around with any digital medium, it would have been interesting to see what he would do with it.

Freegards


5 posted on 03/02/2015 6:52:53 PM PST by Ransomed
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6 posted on 03/02/2015 6:55:56 PM PST by RedMDer (Keep Free Republic Alive with YOUR Donations!)
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To: Beowulf9

That’s one of the problems, the digital medium techniques generally don’t seem to be affected by the individualism of the artist as much as other mediums. Maybe that’s just me. And of course there are exceptions where there is a lot of unique style.

Freegards


7 posted on 03/02/2015 6:57:45 PM PST by Ransomed
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To: EveningStar

I take it his name is a play on the brothers Hildebrandt?

FReegards


8 posted on 03/02/2015 7:03:33 PM PST by Ransomed
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To: EveningStar

Crowley designed his own Thoth Tarot.


9 posted on 03/02/2015 7:06:55 PM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: Ransomed

I don’t know.


10 posted on 03/02/2015 7:08:47 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: Ransomed

“But when I look at a Frazetta.....”

My first impression. Poor Frazetta clone.


11 posted on 03/02/2015 7:34:14 PM PST by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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To: EveningStar
You know, I'm taking a second look at this and it's really pretty good. So, I'm taking my first opinion back. But as for Frazetta...well, what can you say. He's fabulous.
12 posted on 03/02/2015 7:35:03 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9
I grew up with this piece decoupaged all through childhood.. and a few other works of his.
13 posted on 03/02/2015 7:40:51 PM PST by txhurl
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To: Perdogg

Hobbes, Gone To Hell; The Post-Calvin Years.


14 posted on 03/02/2015 8:20:39 PM PST by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: Beowulf9
Nobody did snakes like Frazetta.


15 posted on 03/02/2015 8:24:26 PM PST by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: Salamander
You are so right...
16 posted on 03/02/2015 8:29:21 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

Vallejo did a *lot* of snakes and though I like his work [especially prior to Julie showing up] his stuff always seems more posed and polished.

Frazetta was *never* static.


17 posted on 03/02/2015 8:53:35 PM PST by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: EveningStar

18 posted on 03/02/2015 8:58:48 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Salamander

Neat stuff by both.


19 posted on 03/02/2015 9:00:07 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Jet Jaguar

The other end of spectrum

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20 posted on 03/02/2015 9:04:02 PM PST by Bidimus1
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