Phaestus, the Smith (for real this time)

Mayapple

Would worship.

Daslin

I think it's pretty damn good. After seeing Him IG countless times, I'll say this is pretty much how I see Him in normal settings.

Valeo

Sarapis said:

@Aktillum But then there'd have to be bottoms-off for fairness sake, and do you really want to feel that inadequate after seeing what's under Phaestus's kilt, for instance? 

Yes.

Asmodron

Alcinae said:

... He's hot!

Im finally rubbing off on you ^.^ !!

Cant agree more. rawr.

Mayapple said:

Would worship.

Hun you have no idea. o.o

Xith

Aitox said:

He looks like Jesus.

He doesn’t look a thing like Jesus, but he talks like a gentleman. Like you imagined when you were young.

Yue

Amunet said:

Add alcohol.

Typical.

Trevize

Sarapis said:

Iocun said:

His description says that he's a radiant immortal!

Right. Radiant is also a word typically used to describe, say, people on the cover of a beauty magazine. Or pregnant women. It does not literally mean someone glows!

I knew it! He's expecting.

Kyrra

Nice boots

Katia

the kilt is too short.  To measure a kilt, you kneel in the floor and the kilt is to reach the ground. What Phaestus is wearing there is a schoolgirls skirt, swiped from some very surprised japanese girl

Hayte

British people, pfft.

Tarkanian

This guy reminds me of that deleted scene in Troy, where Sean Bean as Odysseus was in disguise as a shepherd in the mountains. 

The sledgehammer is a dead giveaway, though.

Actually, it doesn't look anything like a forging hammer.

Still like it, nevertheless.

Silas

I expected him to embody a dwarf, but he just looks like a regular human. He's also lacking the aura of divinity, though I'm not sure if that's automatically a bad thing given the role. The setting seems wrong for a character portrait, though, for sure - when I think Phaestus, even with the connection to Cyrene, I think grimy molten forges, not scenic landscapes.

The actual art style is still really good, though - the small details on the kilt and the hammer are great, and the background, while I don't think it fits, is very visually impressive. Still, probably one of my least favourites.

ETA:

Sarapis said:

I'm not quite sure what a god looks like.  

Bonko

Mayapple said:

Would service.

Fixed. I agree.

Edit: Hi @Phaestus

Triak

Bonko said:

Mayapple said:

Would service.

Fixed. I agree.

Edit: Hi @Phaestus

Synbios

Aitox said:

He looks like Jesus.

Phaestus has forged for your sins.

Ognog

Aitox said:

He looks like Jesus.

Interesting comment. Does anyone really know what Jesus looked like?

Draqoom

Ognog said:

Aitox said:

He looks like Jesus.

Interesting comment. Does anyone really know what Jesus looked like?

His mother

Cahin

Eilona said:

It's a beautiful piece of art, and I'm sure it's faithful to Phaestus' description, but it seems lacking somehow; he doesn't look like he's a god.

Say that to his face and not over the internet and see what happens.

Synbios

Cahin said:

Eilona said:

It's a beautiful piece of art, and I'm sure it's faithful to Phaestus' description, but it seems lacking somehow; he doesn't look like he's a god.

Say that to his face and not over the internet and see what happens.

Well, with the fact that Phaestus's player is a human IRL...

Nim

I personally imagined more body hair. And maybe a slightly different facial structure. He makes me think of some cold, distant, noble figure, while IG Phaestus makes me think of someone who even non-dwarven non-order members could easily look up to as an uncle-figure.

Also, if he's taller than mountains, that's really tall grass at his feet.

Otherwise, not bad! (Is that a flask on his hip? >_> )

Skye

>_> that's a real dwarven god?

Synbios

Dat chest mane.

Tvistor

He appears to have lost his clothing somewhere.

Erasariel

Figure 1: Gragas at his early stages of beer drinking.

Lala

Sarapis said:

Lala said:

Oo sexy legs.

Heh, we actually sent it back to the artist a couple times to get the legs properly manly.

They are that, all muscular and tanned.

Draekar

Aww @Phaestus has gone and scrubbed up nice for a scenic portrait in the mountains! It isn't really the image of him I would picture in my head but it's still really cool and reminds me a bit of the statue in the mountains that another Achaean drew for an artisanal once.

Xenomorph

Accidently fumbling his kool-aide all over His floor, the massive form of Phaestus moves in towards the small motal, cowering in fear for his insolence. Peeking through his fingers with a frightened squint, waiting for death, Xenomorph notices the paper towel, obviously brawny, being kindly offered to him from the towering God. Nothing has ever made more sense than this moment.

They both nod and show hearty approval after the mess is wiped away. Great respect is shared for the fact the spill was picked up with only one of these paper towels. Competitor brands clearly taking much more.

Favonius

Xith said:

Man, imagine how messed up Achaea: The Movie would be.

"How come they didn't cast Ving Rhames as Phaestus?"

Mel Gibson would have totally got it, if not for those unfortunate and poorly timed comments about Mhuns.

Yue

Synbios said:

Dat chest mane.

Ha I see what you did thar.

Shahai

I thought the other was the true one.

Anyway, I do like it, it is how I seen Him when I met Him.