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Retaliation pt. IITorturer stretched slowly, each movement as a test of his body. Joints clicking in place, implants writhing under the skin like metallic worms buried deep in the flesh, the faint creak of muscle tissue being pumped full of blood - all the sounds coiled into a melody praising his physique. The inevitable pain that stemmed from the newly healed wounds only added to the delightful feeling of restoring. His body was working. Flawlessly.

He broke down into a battle stance, the dark chitine plates of the Black Carapace rustling as he performed some attack moves, crouching and sliding and hitting the imaginary enemy with quick jabs, so fast they we

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Vergeltungswaffeby =torture-device

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I've been working on this piece for several months and only today came to it's completion.

It's one of these cases where I'll give a more extended description to the picture.
I tried to express what maybe I alone feel, or other people sharing my views do too - the feeling of carrying a bomb, airbomb, grenade, buried deep down beneath our flesh and bone. Feeling onself a walking corpse.
A weapon of an old war, that didn't work in it's time - maybe never will, or maybe will blow up unexpectedly. But probably, only death would tell, only death will show.

How would one react, being cut open for the world to see the weapon? Be crucified, or die in vain? Nobody knows. Will it be fear, or disgust, hate, revenge... And what really matters in any case.

I honestly don't know)

Critique by ~Oblivious-Man Oct 12, 2012, 5:21:59 AM

This picture is somewhat of an enigma... It is centered upon a vivisected corpse surrounded with crude and bloodied surgical implements, and a ww2 ballistic missile in place of it's heart and lungs. The whole picture screams pain and a disregard for humanity in favor of a cold brutal purpose. Leading me to wonder if the clean metallic creation within is a quiet mockery of the sullied body it is placed within, however the corpse's face instils a sense of malice towards the viewer.
With that out of the way, I dislike how the table is smeared and spattered with blood while body and internal organs are relatively clean, and I question the right hand; is it flensed, or covered in blood that some how stains the skin?
All in all this picture (in my humble opinion) portrays that the core of all life there is strife, within every human there is a weapon waiting to be unleashed. Be it an ideal or machine.

What do you think?

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`CrimsonMagpie Jun 25, 2009 Professional Traditional Artist

This is a brilliant concept methinks, and stunningly rendered to boot, especially the metal, you seem to like metal.

The only problem I have is with the head; it seems a little too stylized compared to the rest of the picture.

=torture-device Jun 27, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Sure like metal man, it's one of the hardest things to render realistically, hence me jumping all over it)

The head - yeah, you're right, but I sort of wanted for an over-the-top expression here, not so realistic or anything.

`CrimsonMagpie Jun 27, 2009 Professional Traditional Artist

I tend to avoid it for that reason. . .

I see, that would make sense then, and work well.

~thevampiredio Jun 21, 2009 Professional Digital Artist

intersting idea there.

=torture-device Jun 27, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

thanks.

!Big0Jack Jun 21, 2009

The "Fuck you" expression on his face gives it a bit of extra punch. Gotta say, wonderful work on his guts there, and the way he's wrenching the bomb out of his chest cavity. It's extremely painful to look at, but in a good way; I keep finding myself clutching at my rib cage.

Wouldn't be half as good if it weren't for the commentary, however. Gives a deep meaning to the image, rather than it simply being...well, ambiguous, or just gore for the sake of gore.

~Comissar Jun 21, 2009

Да! Это просто шедевр. Расчлененка...интересно, как туда снаряд попал..хе ех

=torture-device Jun 27, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Как-как... мистицкими путями, во как!)

Спасибо

~tttroy Jun 21, 2009

this-is-amazing O___O
i just.. gah.. *speechless*

the bomb looks really awesome

=torture-device Jun 27, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Aw thanks

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