The special portrait...

[Kc]

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If anyone wants the full res one for wallpaper or such:
here it is.
(http://www.zombiepodcast.com/externalimages/towtm_web.jpg)
..

And if anyone wants to see it on reddit... (http://www.reddit.com/r/zombies/comments/18tpsc/portrait_of_one_of_the_characters_from_were_alive/)

[Osiris]

You know that 17% of the board's population will forego sleep for the next week in order to decode his face . . .

[Kc]

You know that 17% of the board's population will forego sleep for the next week in order to decode his face . . .


And that's just one side...

[Osiris]

And that's just one side...

I'll go out on a limb and assume each symbol was carefully chosen, but placement left up to the artist?

[scbubba]

Hmmm, I see the Eye of Ra on the right cheek bone....

From Wikipedia entry:



Aggressive and protective
The Eye of Ra also represents the destructive aspect of Ra's power: the heat of the sun, which in Egypt can be so harsh that the Egyptians sometimes likened it to arrows shot by a god to destroy evildoers. The uraeus is a logical symbol for this dangerous power. In art, the sun disk image often incorporates one or two uraei coiled around it. The solar uraeus represents the Eye as a dangerous force that encircles the sun god and guards against his enemies, spitting flames like venom. Four uraei are sometimes said to surround Ra's barque. Collectively called "Hathor of the Four Faces", they represent the Eye's vigilance in all directions.


It just keeps getting more and more interesting....

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac230/Ashisogijizou99/EyeOfRa.jpg

[Osiris]

Hmmm, I see the Eye of Ra on the right cheek bone....

From Wikipedia entry:



It just keeps getting more and more interesting....

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac230/Ashisogijizou99/EyeOfRa.jpg

Go one deeper?



The EYE OF HORUS has a very specific meaning. The eye is represented as a figure with 6 parts. These 6 parts correspond to the six senses - Touch, Taste, Hearing, Thought, Sight, Smell. These are the 6 parts of the *eye*. The eye is the receptor of *input*. It has these six doors, to receive data.
The construction of the eye follows very precise laws. The senses are ordered according to their importance. And according to how much energy must be *eaten* by the *eye* for an individual to receive a particular sensation. All of the sensory data input is *food*.


Interesting article:

http://www.egyptological.com/2011/04/eye-of-ra-eye-of-horus-1155

[cupcakezombie]

Awesome work KC!

And before we go too far analysing this here, perhaps we should all move in this direction:
http://www.zombiepodcast.com/forum/showthread.php?3310-quot-Ink-quot-the-origin-and-meaning-of-his-tattoos

[Osiris]

Awesome work KC!

And before we go too far analysing this here, perhaps we should all move in this direction:
http://www.zombiepodcast.com/forum/showthread.php?3310-quot-Ink-quot-the-origin-and-meaning-of-his-tattoos

Agreed!

Incidentally, I'm still not used to a certain button being where a different button used to be . . . I keep "editing" instead of replying. :o

[Witch_Doctor]

I see that the Voodoo veve for Damballa is there also.
http://snakespirit.webs.com/damballa4.jpg


More about it here: http://www.zombiepodcast.com/forum/showthread.php?3310-quot-Ink-quot-the-origin-and-meaning-of-his-tattoos&p=42498&viewfull=1#post42498
Also, the chemical chains are clearer.

[turbo]

I see that the Voodoo veve for Damballa is there also.
http://snakespirit.webs.com/damballa4.jpg


More about it here: http://www.zombiepodcast.com/forum/showthread.php?3310-quot-Ink-quot-the-origin-and-meaning-of-his-tattoos&p=42498&viewfull=1#post42498
Also, the chemical chains are clearer.

Hmmm the same chant from Childs Play??
"Ade Due Damballa. Give me the power, I beg of you. Leveau mercier du bois chaloitte. Secoise entienne mais pois de morte. Morteisma lieu de vocuier de mieu vochette. Endelieu pour du boisette damballa."

[turbo]

Makes for a good wallpaper!

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