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Meeting the Emperorby *NicholasKay

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So, as some of you may know, I'm a huge Dune fan. I've been working diligently at improving my style, especially in regards to color, perspective and narrative.

I thought I should practice on something I feel passionate about, something which has some real drama and background to work with.

Anyway, this is a piece I did inspired by Leto II, God Emperor of Dune. If you haven't read the series, I highly recommend it!

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~Sintelias Dec 12, 2012

I a frankly speechless at your work, I like the setting, the colors and the scene for itself.
God-Emperor was always my favorite Dune book.

~sarzfang Oct 22, 2012

I made an account just to comment on this. I too am a huge Dune fan. I agree with the other comments, this is the best rendering of Leto I've seen. The style, colors, and textures are very similar to how I envision the world of Dune. I'm not sure if it was on purpose, but I absolutely LOVE that you put the Fish Speakers in uniforms strangely reminiscent to (what is considered in their time as 'ancient') stillsuits. In the time of this scene in the book, we know Dune will once again become a desert planet. It seems obvious that Leto would dress his army like this, perhaps to ready the Fish Speaker's descendants of things to come. I don't know, I'm obviously way into this shit. I'm going to school for fashion design and I plan my first complete line to be very Dune heavy. Which I find a bit ironic since in 'Dune Messiah' faux stillsuits start cropping up as a huge fashion/social statement all across the empire. I hope you continue the amazing work. More Dune please!

*NicholasKay Oct 23, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Thanks!

~Pentegass Sep 30, 2012

well i watched the movie and the mini series leto was about to be transformed into a sand worm. is it a tribute for that or did i misunderstood the series?

*NicholasKay Oct 1, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

This is a tribute to the novels, on which those series were based.

~Pentegass Oct 2, 2012

thank you! I realy like dune series and i realy like to search and see the fan arts about them

hope you will do more and more!

~Loadagain May 1, 2012

Fantastic! I love the halo around Leto, and the holograms.

Just amazing.

~gladlad Apr 21, 2012

This is definitely one of the better representations of Leto II I've seen yet. Nice work on *everything*!

!Director1265 Jul 20, 2011

I too am a huge Dune fan...I guess you can call me a "Duner." (Pronounced "Doon-Er," a little term I came up with for hardcore Dune fans like myself). I've read "Dune," "Dune Messiah," "Children of Dune," "The Winds of Dune," The "Butlerian Jihad" trilogy, and right now I'm in the middle of "God Emperor of Dune."

And from what I've read of it so far, you seem to have portrayed Leto II and his court about as close to perfect as is possible! So, Kudos to you, fellow Duner!

*NicholasKay Jul 20, 2011 Professional Digital Artist

Thanks! I too love Dune and have read all of the original series (I'm not a big fan of Brian's work- it just doesn't feel right).

One thing that always bothers me is how no one portrays Dune as described in the books- even the sandworms were given the three prong mouths (although in Heretics of Dune they are described as having circular ones).

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