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Lusty zombies in a whirlwind it is.

By the way, you've put 'August', not 'September' in the description :)

kazky:

oh excellent topic nicos! there's so many things! love it! 

Well, there's seven of them at least.

I cant wait to see what people come up with i have no idea what i'm doing yet, there's so much left to the artists interpretation. turns out september is latin for 7 or something.. i looked it up after i decided on the topic freaky!

lol cheers a-m! ha ( also your final for August is well cute lol)

What ideas you got so far?. I not finished Augusts yet! I am still trying to figure out where everything is in photoshop is! Would be faster if i used a coloured pencil lol doh

Now im in the mood for watching the film seven!

Have to remember to keep my ideas 12A  lol 

Cheers, Nico.

 Might want to look up about Dante's circle of hell for references. The reason Im doing the undead in a whirlwind is because that was the eternal hell for lusty types. Fatties got stuck in eternal snow (for some reason) etc. One of the hells had a minotaur guarding it which could make a good pic, though can't remember off the top of my head which. Wiki for the win I guess.

kazky - I agree with you on gluttony.  That was the first one I thought of once I saw the topic.  I think I'll try to fit all 7 in one pic...

Just in case anyone forgot (or can't find wikipedia :D), the seven deadlies are:

- Envy
- Gluttony
- Greed
- Lust
- Pride
- Sloth
- Wrath

Good luck all.

Hmm, think you might be right about lust. Think I might go for pride or vanity ... or sloth ... or perhaps gluttony.

Oh poo.

The original seven sins were pride, sloth, hypocrisy, wrath, avarice, hatred and gluttony which were depicted in 13th century art before the church decided what the actual list was. I don't know if perhaps that broadens the spectrum or the challenger wants us to stick to the official list.

 Just found the punishment list too (I studied religion as a degree hence the annoying constant posts).

Pride - broken on a wheel
Envy - put in freezing water
Anger - dismemberment
Sloth - thrown in a snake pit
Greed - boiled in cauldrons of oil
Gluttony - force fed rats, toads and snakes
Lust - smothered in fire and brimstone.

Hope this helps (that's if anyone needs it of course).

I think I might actually go for a 13th century art style. It will hide my not-brilliant drawing skills.

lol, everyone's gonna stay clear of lust now! ha ha

a.m, do you really live near chav pixies? must be great to squash them!