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BTNdaemon

Just another gimp scribble-turned-icon. 100% freehand

Keywords:
Daemon, demon, hell, monster
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BTNdaemon (Icon)

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18:54, 11th Oct 2008 Dan van Ohllus: That's one super cool icon.

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18:54, 11th Oct 2008
Dan van Ohllus:
That's one super cool icon.
 
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looks like a purple chimp..lol i like it.

lol, glad you picked up on that... to make this icon a little different I thought I'd go with an african theme... the baboon and zulu masks being the primary inspiration.

Honestly the teeth are odd, too straight and narrow for a deamon. The background could use some work too.

I tried different things with the mouth, sharp teeth, tusks etc... but I came back to the mask idea for inspiration and thought it looked better plain and straight... not all demons are beasts with a mouthful of fangs, and I personally find that this permanent grin to be more sinister and horrifying. Of course that's just my opinion on it and I knew from the start this design wasn't going to be everyone's cup of tea, but it's what I wanted to do.

With the background I tried alot of different colours, patterns and even flames, but I found all of the other options I tried just detracted from the demon itself. I wanted to keep it in focus so after trying a multitude of things I settled on the orange. I don't know what it is about it but I just really like the contrast of colours.

Anyhows, thx for your comments, much appreciated
 
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