Friday, September 3, 2010

Weird West: Critters on the Range

Hey again!
I was in the mood to do some darker western stuff. I've been looking for some books with Western influences, though not necessarily westerns. I've been reading Steve Niles' Cal McDonald novels, and I've had a long-time admiration for mixed genre literature, generally when it's mixed with something supernatural and ghastly. In that spirit, I felt like doing a drawing of some poor old Wanderer of the Purple Sage meeting his match in the form of an unsavory beast out in the range. Who will emerge victorious? Who can tell. I mostly wanted to play around with lighting in this piece. Graphite makes for a fun campfire illustration. I've got another piece in mind that'll make its way here before too long.

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