The SimulEYEcrum

The personal art blog of one Ed Retana, painter and illustrator, inspired by dreams, nightmares, science fiction, and the surreal. Messege me if you are interested in buying a print!

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Hunger. #sketchbook #sketches #surrealart #surreal #darksurrealism #surrealism #horror #horrorart #weirdillustration #weird #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz14bK-h1FP/?igshid=giedzd3f29hl

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So I had this dream where I saw a drawing someone did of this figure and in the dream I was bummed that I hadn't thought of it before. And then I sketched it irl. What I saw in my dream was much better, I'll have to keep working on other iterations. #sketchbook #sketches #surrealart #surrealism #god #aliens #sciencefantasy https://www.instagram.com/p/BzvR31Qhcla/?igshid=1qw22ub0xqu9o

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Anxiety. #sketchbook #illustration #surrealart #surreal #anxiety #demons #weirdillustration #personification https://www.instagram.com/p/BzcDYfYh_2B/?igshid=1ew3627606f9o

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Commisions are open. Logo designs, novel illustrations, character designs and so on. #commision #commissionsopen #illustration #digitalillustration #painting #characterdesign #dnd #novel #albumartwork #logo #logodesinger #graphicdesign https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/BzEdIKJhWCz/?igshid=1rawlo73zlc5z

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I've been slowly creating a sort of mythology, I think it began around 2016. So I started creating this in photoshop based off one of those drawings. #surrealart #surreal #digitalart #digitalillustration #mythology #wipart https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/By7x1-xhmI8/?igshid=1m92r5jpzk6y0

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So I decided to redo all the line work, as well as adding a bit of shaded in blocks to help define the shapes. I guess I should settle for this sort of style. #digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #cyberpunk #cyberpunkart https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/By3rJCYh0S3/?igshid=a8pf2bysz3i5

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I sketched some sorta Techno-Monk in the style of my traditional drawings, with lines and such. Perhaps I should stop trying to be painterly, and go for this? #digital #digitalart #digitalillustration #cyberpunk #cyberpunkart #hatching #crosshatchingtechnique #sketches #sciencefictionart https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/Byy4rgYh5ao/?igshid=cnhwexmpszao

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Sketched out a map of the Solar system for a story. Despite being an artist, I can not draw circles and ovals. #surreal #surrealart #sketchbook #sketch #map #cartographyart #solar #solarsystem https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/BynnhPSB9ff/?igshid=rtefzdhqccko

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Before work doodle #doodle #sketchbook #random #surrealart #weirdillustration #illustration #inkillustration https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/ByhzJAFhCkP/?igshid=uz8azpfx3uz5

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Finally got this thing done. Kitbashing and making a normally mono-pose model pose-able was an utter pain, and took longer to do than the painting did. Anyway, here is the Contemptor Dreadnought, Ancient Intreda, of the Imperial Fists Legion. (Also, I tried to draw the Imperial Fists symbol by hand but I don't think it came out that well.) "Intreda served during the Great Crusade and eventually the Horus Heresy. The man was feared by both Xeno and Traitor alike, becoming known as "The Ghost" as he'd suffer grievous wound after grievous wound, supposedly being felled again and again, only for him to reappear at some other battle, he became so well known that traitors would even seek him out to test their might. And eventually, someone finally did the deed. Or so they thought. While Intreda's body was utterly destroyed, his mind was intact, and The Ghost came to be interred within the body of a Dreadnought, his old mangled armor propped up as a warning, a scarecrow, to strike fear into the hearts of those who thought he was finally dead. No one remembers who was the one who seemingly put him down for good, the memory of that traitor turned to ash by time, and Melta-fire." I've installed magnets as well so that I could switch between all weapon options at will, I've also provided some size comparisons, a preview of his newer, meaner cousin, and a guide showing what pieces I used for kitbashing and where they came from. #warhammer #warhammer40 #warhammer40000 #warhammer40k #spacemarine #spacemarines40k #spacemarines #imperialfists #imperialfists40k #imperialfistslegion #warhammer30k #warhammer30000 #paintingwarhammer40k #PaintingWarhammer #paintingwarhammer #kitbash #conversion #dreadnought #contemptor #contemptordreadnought https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/ByQHjtYhDVo/?igshid=sueerpo85h45

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Look I finally finished a sketch of a character I had in my head for the past few years. She has no name, only formaly being known as R42 (Reggicide-42) by the Order that she belonged to. She was born into The Simulterior Order, a techno-religious cult convinced that the Universe is a simulation. Their God (a hyper advanced AI) attempted to utalize the energy of a Black Hole to escape, but was struck down by an unknown force, its corpse floating at the edge of the Event Horizon. They now strive to aquire as much computing power as possible to divise a way out, using violence and coercian to aquire advanced AI, technology and Supercomputers, with their ultimate goal being the creation of a Jupiter-brain (A planet sized Supercomputer) The Reggicide units are hyper-augmented indiviguals created for the purpose of assassination, espionage, and the spread of Simulterior propaganda. They are brainwashed from childhood to obey and kill without remorse or second thought, their bodies, while incredibly tall, with inhuman propotions, have built in stealth-tech, as well as flight capabilities, with the arms folding to form wings (which can double as weapons) and are home to an array of hacking tools. R42 has broken off from her programming, and is in the run from other R-units, fleeing into the depths of the multi-level mega-city. The pose and the proportions are wonky, but I wanted to go for an uncanny feeling. #cyborg #cyberpunk #cyberpunkart #sketch #illustration https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/BxSOCgvnq56/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1w3neqeb0uqn1

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Some cyborg sketches. Thinking of a transhumanist story, where everyone already has been cyberized. #wipart #wip #sketchbook #sketches #cyborg #cyberpunk #cyberpunkart #scienceart #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/BxNbT23niuB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1worvy1iikz9e

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Been working on a Dark Mechanicus killteam, kitbashing together Skitarri, Sicarans, Sisters of Silence, and Chaos cultists. More to come. #darkmechanicum #darkmechanicus #mechanicus #killteam #killteam40k #wip #kitbash https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/BxL9GWBnNTa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14dq2awnzwsgw

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Saint Worry, Paranoid Angel, will it be finished? idk. I registered for art classes, so hopefully my skills will actually improve. #digital #digitalart #surrealart #wip #angelic #saint https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/Bw9kySmnUEF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eatz3n07tkes

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Almost done. #imperialfists #imperialfists40k #imperial #spacemarine #spacemarines #warhammer #warhammer40000 #warhammer40k #dreadnought #contemptor #kitbash #wip https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/BwLZc5HnLTJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13ph9cth2cqj

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Started putting down the base coats on this guy. Still need to paint the laurels and the eyes, and fixe some mistakes and do some of the silver over. Didn't prime the relic power armor that will sit on top because I ran out of primer. All weapon options magnetized, looks natural, and even with the primer the pins for the hand work fine, and doesnt come loose. Thoughts so far? I'm scared of freehanding the Fist symbol on the shield, despite being an illustrator. #imperialfists #imperialfists40k #spacemarine #spacemarines #dreadnought #contemptor #wip #warhammer #warhammer40000 #kitbash https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/BwGa0_iHC_f/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f31xiwoh7oem

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So yeah, my painting already looks much better without Windows Ink interfering. Buuuttt I don't know how to draw hair >.> So I'll have to look into that, still have more to do. #digitalart #digitalillustration #digitalpainting #wipart #wip #knights #femaleknight #fantasyart #medievalart https://www.instagram.com/the_simuleyecrum/p/Bv2Ws37Hk7c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tavykqot3866