Hey, I saw your
post with the book cover, you wanted the star to get as a tattoo. I think it is
an ordinary pentacle, as far as I know ( I am wiccan/pagan), the circle inside
has no other meaning than the circle outside (it is usually around the star).
Yes, I think it
is significant that the symbol is on its head, later, around in the 19th
century, church claimed it as a symbol for satan or the evil in common. Because
you could see a goat in it. (Church of Satan still uses it today though)
(However the christian church is wrong, it had been a symbol for
protection against evil (you can clearly see in Goethes “Faust”).)
So I think the editor of the cover just used it as a representative symbol for satan/evil, which is very suitable for the VC novels. It has already been used often, I don’t think the editor made it especially for IWTV.
I hope I could help you 🙂
Thank u, that is a big help! It really does look similar to the one on the book cover. It has the hexagon inside, too. Wow. Thank u!
Not that AR necessarily had any input in the cover design for that edition of the book, but I think she does mention Faust at some point in the series (more than once, maybe…) so she might have suggested it if asked for her opinion.
//I love that graphic. That edition of IwtV, the movie paperback, was the first copy i ever got. 😀 It makes me happy to see. Also good explanation of canon vs headcanon.
Merci! I really love the concept of “headcanon” as separate from “canon,” gives that old “Read between the lines” quote so much flexibility.
That edition was not the first one I read (which was borrowed), but it was the cover for the copy I got for myself:
Can we talk about the star symbol? Check out that star symbol.
I wonder who designed it? And what did it mean? IIRC, there weren’t 5 books in the series at that point. Maybe just “5-pointed star looks cool so here ya go.” Is it significant that the star is upside down? Is it a subliminal witch-related thing?
At any rate, I was pretty obsessed with drawing it on my hand in marker. Just now, I cobbled it together in pshop… I am AWARE that the angles are ALL WRONG but I AM TIRED IT’S ALMOST MIDNIGHT GIVE ME A BREAK AND ANYWAY IT STILL LOOKS COOL:
^I considered getting it as a tattoo, w/ inverted colors. But can’t really justify pulling the trigger bc A) I’d have to clean up the design and I am lazy… and I know what it means to me, but B) I really would want to know who designed it and what exactly it’s meant to be?
fictional characters from books, movies, comics, your fanfics (doing stuff you always wanted them to do, or looking fabulous in clothes you want them to wear)
real people, including actors and celebrities, you and your friends/family (perfect for gifts)
real people as fictional characters (for example your RP faceclaim in 18th century clothes, you in full cosplay without buying clothes, yay!)
real people in the company of fictional characters (you and Loki flying into the sunset on a dragon… eghem, you get the idea)
I do draw nsfw scenes. And I won’t judge your kink, I promise. You ship something and want to see some smut with them? Don’t be shy, I can do it. If you have any reference photo of the pose, clothes, face or setting send it to me along with the description, it makes my job easier.
if you want a closer look on my works please visit my DA page: http://sheepskeleton.deviantart.com/ You can also write to me there, as their messages are slightly more reliable. Payment is via paypal. You can see all stages of the work if you wish.
If you have any questions, write to me and I will answer them 🙂 If I am not answering 24 hours after you have sent me a message, please send it again because it means that tumblr has eaten it.
🙂
I highly recommend sheepskeleton for commissions! I commissioned a piece for a tattoo and it’s been stunning work at every stage of creation – literally got teary-eyed over the draft sketch, it was so lovely. So run, don’t walk, and give this artist your commissions and money.
OuO Can we see the tatt (and/or the design)? Share with the class ❤
This is the aforementioned commission – the line art for my Lestat/Daniel tattoo. It is amazing and I love it with a passion of a thousand firey suns. My poor husband has had to put up with me flailing and wibbling with the feels about it all day.
Seriously, anyone that needs a commission, sheepskeleton is who to go to. This is the best thing I have spent money on in a looooong time.
fictional characters from books, movies, comics, your fanfics (doing stuff you always wanted them to do, or looking fabulous in clothes you want them to wear)
real people, including actors and celebrities, you and your friends/family (perfect for gifts)
real people as fictional characters (for example your RP faceclaim in 18th century clothes, you in full cosplay without buying clothes, yay!)
real people in the company of fictional characters (you and Loki flying into the sunset on a dragon… eghem, you get the idea)
I do draw nsfw scenes. And I won’t judge your kink, I promise. You ship something and want to see some smut with them? Don’t be shy, I can do it. If you have any reference photo of the pose, clothes, face or setting send it to me along with the description, it makes my job easier.
if you want a closer look on my works please visit my DA page: http://sheepskeleton.deviantart.com/ You can also write to me there, as their messages are slightly more reliable. Payment is via paypal. You can see all stages of the work if you wish.
If you have any questions, write to me and I will answer them 🙂 If I am not answering 24 hours after you have sent me a message, please send it again because it means that tumblr has eaten it.
🙂
I highly recommend sheepskeleton for commissions! I commissioned a piece for a tattoo and it’s been stunning work at every stage of creation – literally got teary-eyed over the draft sketch, it was so lovely. So run, don’t walk, and give this artist your commissions and money.
OuO Can we see the tatt (and/or the design)? Share with the class ❤
Brad Pitt‘s inner left forearm tattoo has been ID’s as the outline of Ötzi the Iceman, aka Frozen Fritz and Similaun Man. Here’s
some history behind Europe’s oldest natural human mummy via the South Tyrol Museum of
Archeology:
Over 5000 years ago, a man climbed up to the icy heights of the
Schnalstal glacier and died. He was found by accident in 1991, with his clothes
and equipment, mummified and frozen: an archaeological sensation and a unique
snapshot of a Copper Age man.
The mummy of Otzi and the articles found with it, found in 1991 on the border
between Austria and Italy, have been on exhibit since March 1998 at the South
Tyrol Museum of Archeology.
Marius is the the guidance counselor that was mysteriously fired from…
redversaillesrose said: #I HAVE A MIGHTY NEED, #IM GONNA TATOO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE GLORIOUS WORDS ON MY BODY, #THIS IS IMPORTANT IN ALL THE LEVELS, #I WANNA CRY, #YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I YELL ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL YOU GUYS ARE, #THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS, #I HOPE YOU ALL FIND MONEY ON THE STREETS, #BLESS YOUR DEPRAVED SOULS, #I LOVE YOU.
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