Shadim

Hey all!
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An archeological dig unearths an enormous stone casket. Bound within is gigantic corpse, mummified and bound in chains. The dig site is then lost in a sandstorm that lasts for nine days.
At the same time, a small town in middle America falls victim to a sudden contagion that depopulates the town in a single day. None dare search for survivors.
Meanwhile, a serial killer, long since thought dead or captured, seems to return to the streets of a major city to ply his grisly trade. Six die in a single evening, with a blood-drenched promise of more bodies to come.
Elsewhere, a man rises from a troubling dream where his long-dead wife greets him with a leprous kiss. His sanity dwindles like leaves on a dead tree as his world closes in around him. Can he piece this madness together before it pulls him apart?
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So, I've been in kind of a horror mood lately. I've been reading a lot about horror and I've been trying to think about what would make good horror. I think I need to do more on this. So far this idea is coming out like a screenplay, but it will likely take on another form before too long. I'm very curious about how people experience horror. I'm not sure why this idea is so fascinating to me right now, but it really is and I can't seem to get enough of it. In that spirit, here's a demon with a horse-skull for a head. I love the movie Time Bandits, and I was thinking of Evil's minions as I drew this.
Also, as a shout out to all my watches and hangers-on, suggest me a book or movie. Anything that has frightened you. I want something truly scary. I dare you to freak me out!

Think Happy Thoughts

Hey all!
I was reading up on one of my favorite blogs the other day, Script Shadow. They had a script up for a fairly standard serial killer story that caught my interest. And what was it about something so basic that drew me to it? The fact that it took the serial killer movie archetype and applied it to Peter Pan, and made Peter the villain! Genius!
Having read the basics on this script, I was inspired to do my own illustration. Now, some people might mention Brom's novel The Child Thief. Okay, I haven't read it yet. It's on my list, okay? But, having seen some of the illustrations, I saw something I wasn't exactly in favor of, and that was Peter himself. Now, some of you who know me know that I love Brom, but I'm sorry, this image of a leather-clad Peter did not sit well with me. He's meant to be a wild child. Where's he getting the tailored leather suit? Maybe the touch on that in the book and I'm just being an asshole right now, but it doesn't matter. Peter was meant to wear pieces of nature, and his clothing changed with the seasons (at least in as much as the official material covers). This is closer to how I would imagine Peter; a vicious child, for whom death means nothing. His clothing, the tattered remains of a human nightshirt, has been virtually reclaimed by nature. Peter's shadow is still somewhat independent, but is still a loyal follower of it's bloodthirsty and ruthless master. When Peter Pan crows with his Lost Boys before a battle, this Peter would make that crow a terrifying sound to experience.
I tried playing with making a digitally colored version of this. It might still happen.

Naked People

Hey all!
In place of anything creative and creepy, I've got a few imagines that I've done in the last few weeks of model nights. They've only been going on for about two weeks now, but I feel like I've made some good work in that time.
Rest assured that I've been working on my own little things for the last few weeks, but these pieces are something I'm kind of proud of as I've been using my least used and, at the risk of drawing ire, least favorite medium- pastels. To some, the very word evokes a feeling of wussiness. However, I find them to be almost nicer to work with than charcoal (which I do like) and the results are actually quite nice. I tried to get these results with colored pencils and was sorely disappointed.
I've been thinking a lot about deadlines, and how they're some of the hardest things to establish on your own. It's almost more than a matter if discipline. It's a matter of knowing what you're capable of, what the world might demand of you, and what you demand of yourself. As such, I've found them very hard to set, but they're a necessity. It's one of the few things I miss about being in a school environment. That and the sense that I'm not a total loner. But for that, however, I've still got the model nights, which are wonderful.
I'm posting all of these models because soon I won't be in possession of them for much longer. I'm volunteering them for a charity auction at the behest of a new friend, met through Montreal's own Official Drink & Draw night. These pictures will go towards benefiting the Yaldei Center, which I'm under the impression is a very worthy cause. It's been a while since I've done something charitable, so it's kinda nice I'm able to contribute this stuff.
Anyhow, there will me more stuff to come. I'm in the middle of a painting I've been trying to work on for ages, and I've started a small reference sculpture I'll try to update about. More to come soon!

Splendid Nick

Hey all! I know it's been a while since I've submitted. I've been trying to keep busy, and because my regular model nights are back up and running, I should have some tasteful nudes to show off. In truth, I did who drawings I was pretty proud of, I just need to fix them so they can be scanned. In the meantime, I felt like reworking an old monster that I really enjoyed; the Faehr Darrig (though it can seemingly be spelled a thousand different ways). This little guy is basically a malevolent trickster. I figured he looked mean-spirited enough.
I haven't been the cafe in almost a week, what with my forced time off work. I'm going to be looking into more illustration-based work shortly, but until something materialized in that realm I'll just have to be happy with my own little projects.
More to come, as always.