Visual Astronaut: Eye Candy so sweet it'll rot your brain

If you know anything about the legendary artist FuShark (He's not even remotely famous) then you'll know how MUCH I LOVE VENOM. It's practically instant stalker status if you paint them.

Seriously...I know where you all live...not creepy at all.

ANYWAYS the amazing eye melting jaw numbing sugar coated painting above belongs to none other than the master Mike Henry, better known by his dA handle "Zatransis". Born in Sleepy Hollow, IL (Anyone else get chills when they say that?) he's withstood an amazing 7 years within the gaming, comic and animation industries and is apparently "ready to take the fish by the gills and dominate the globe." Statement attained from his bio on his website BIG MENACE INDUSTRIES.

While I applaud world domination I'm simply appalled by his indecent manhandling of aquatic creatures...

For I am part shark.

Now I've been watching Zatransis for a little over 2 years now ever since I saw his painting "We Are Venom" (Still amazing) and what really chains my eyeballs down to his gallery is his radiant style. His pieces are so phresh that they make you question your own personal swag levels.

I mean for God's sake he made Dhalsim look cool. In my book that's his GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT. I mean c'mon!!! Dhalsim is SO DAMN LAME BUT LOOK HOW F@!#ing badass he looks up there. He's making Ryu AND Wolverine look like punks. Straight up B@#$hes if you ask me bub.

F@!#ing Dhalsim...

Now when you have such an amazing cupcake of style on your plate you really gotta take a knife and see what makes that cupcake tick. (Or maybe eat it like a regular person)

We don't have Zatransis's brain on hand BUT we can use his sketches to break down the ingredients...

For now anyways...

Now under the microscope you can see an incredible blending of organic and inorganic shapes. More square than circle but never quite a rectangle if you know what I mean (I don't even know). Now this fantastic union is baked together with exaggerations that really enhance the flavor of his work. You can see great examples of that on 1.Sagat's back and 2.Dhalsim (F@#!ing Dhalsim...so cool).

Whether it's a bicep, rib cage or luscious ti-...knuckles... this technique really helps him stand out against other cupcakes in the industry.

Now while I love exaggerated knuckles (tits) as much as the next guy the icing on Zatransis's style is really his EXTRAORDINARY color work. Especially the eyes he paints like the ones above. I've found myself seriously staring at them for almost an hour. They really put a soul to his characters.

This man has seen the rainbow and swam in it. His vast knowledge of vivid colors and how to make them swirl into a vortex of pure delight is rarely outmatched by many of the artist galleries I've visited over the years. It's a skill that I struggle daily to attain in my own work. I find myself many times seeking his work for this very reason.

It's ABSOLUTELY my favorite aspect of his work. Although who could resist the icing on a cupcake?

In conclusion...

If you've got an artistic sweet tooth you need to satisfy or your an artistic glutton like me head on down to Zatransis's dA gallery. Your imaginations will thank me :D