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[Orko]

I wanted to dedicate a thread for all the lovely pictures that are out there on Deviantart.
And here, I shall start:

This picture is titled "Alien Parenthood". Here is the link to the page:
http://abiogenisis.deviantart.com/ar...thood-40631696
The artist's description:
"This alien mother is taking her young child on a food gathering trip to the edge of her clan's territory. It is the end of the growing season and the tough dryland plants are sending out their large, robust seeds as the last of the rains leave the plains for months.
The plants stock their underground tubers with water and starches for their long hibernation, and it is these the alien mother is trying to find. However her child seems more intent on catching a large floating seed as it drifts past on the dry afternoon breeze. "
Not only is the picture itslef painted good, in my eyes, and it's content is very original and beautiful, but it also shows us that parenthood is the same kind of hard work anywhere, with anyone.

Now it's your turn to post your favorite pics from deviantart.

[Dr. Croccer]

Angus Mcleod's Hidden Faces of War.

Note: Disturbing.

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And some other good things from him

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Gallery here

http://angusmcleod.deviantart.com/gallery/#_featured--2

[ly0_ly0]

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My fav

[saxdude]

Awesome, but are the things representing the nations represent anything else? i notice the lion for britain but what in gods holy earth is france?

[Solid Snake]

Ah yes the map of Leviatan´s great war...I think France is a mix of a rhino with an elephant.
Swiss always cracks me up.

[danzig]

Angus Mcleod's Hidden Faces of War.

That is some amazing stuff the more traditional war drawings imo are the best of the lot, good find.

[BemusedHorse]

Good God, some of these pictures are amazing.

[ly0_ly0]

Awesome, but are the things representing the nations represent anything else? i notice the lion for britain but what in gods holy earth is france?

Here's the description provided by the artist

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The Clanker Powers:

Germany is a massive military machine with weapons aimed outwards to all surrounding countries. It points threateningly at Britain, not so much as a sign of direct aggression, but more as an indicator that it was now Germany’s turn to start a grand global Empire to challenge the world’s current one.

Austria Hungary is an aggressive armoured giant, teetering on shoddy foundations. It is also the primary aggressor in a land grab against Serbia, with two bayonets piercing the border.

The Ottoman empire is a teetering automaton, collapsing under the weight of a paranoid and ungainly spying network that gazes at Europe through many lenses and spy glasses.

The Swiss watch ticks away the time, comfortable to wait it all out.

The Darwinist Powers:

Britain is an militaristic lion with a Roman Imperial italic-type helmet. It sits upon a mound of riches gathered from its Empire.

France’s elephant beast (wearing the French kepi they started the war with before adapting their firefighter helmets) is influenced by the Elephantine Collossus built for the Universal Exhibition of 1889 in Paris (later it ended up going to the Moulin Rouge.)

Russia is a huge imperialist bear, rotting and filled with maggots.

Serbia’s imagery is an indicator of the huge amounts of civilian deaths and suffering they’ll find themselves subject to.

Norway and Sweden are both Scandinavian trolls in the style of John Bauer, an inspirational illustrator from the era who produced a lot of phenomenal work during the war.

Portugal is a parrot for the Entente trying to goad a slumbering Spain into the war.

Ireland looks askance to Britain and brandishes a shillelagh. An indicator of their very rough relationship at the time, and of their upcoming involvement with the Central powers.

Italy is a clutch of snakes with intents on the Central powers despite existing agreements. A foreshadowing of their arrangements at the secret 1915 Treaty of London where they were promised land in exchange for involvement. It was heavily influenced by Italian Prime Minister, Antonio Salandra’s open policy of serving Italy’s "divine self-interest."

[Copperknickers II]

[Last Roman]

fairly simple, but a dream backyard for me.

[Kanaric]

LOL the swiss and clocks, only thing people can think of when it comes to the swiss.

[Arto]

http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/Th...manca-29677500

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[saxdude]

so thats were the meme came from.

[ly0_ly0]

LOL the swiss and clocks, only thing people can think of when it comes to the swiss.

not necessarily i think of these guys

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[Kanaric]

I like how they give it a name like "biting pear of salamanca". Completes that piece.