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Published: 2016-05-07 10:42:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 37704; Favourites: 918; Downloads: 0
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A small painted sketch/study/experiment , eventually turned to B&W and tweaked digitally.Related content
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I grew up on Mags with covers like this .. a drop of Ploog in the mix , Thanks man for giving me that old feeling back, of reading horror comics in the 70s ..
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I grew up with the same mags and for me thatβs a huge compliment! Chers!!
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Yes, it's hard to get that feeling of wonder back, but when I see great stuff I can tell where it's coming from .. Thanks Alex ..
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Your anatomy skills and attention to the smallest details are just astounding.
Love it.
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Ottimo lavoro.
Ed un sapiente uso dei grigi.
La vampira mi arrapa a mille!!!!
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This is great I love it.
Kinda reminds me of Van Helsing
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Thanks! Yeah, it's in that "Monster Mash" flavor, always loved those crazy combinations..
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Well you've done great job and that shows that you love it!
Once again I really like keep it up!
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I see that horrific monsters are always fun to draw!Great job!
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Absolutely!!
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Spot on! Sexy vampire bird is looking nice. What is this done on? I can see grain on the top left but the characters look super smooth.
AMazing picture though dude.
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Thanks, man! This is a small painted sketch I did looong ago. The board is about 8x10", the art area is even smaller. I did one of my first attempts with photoshop ( using the mouse!) and "smoothed" some areas. Then recently I played with it a little more, borrowed that castle from another painting of mine and switched all to black and white. Was just an "experiment", but I kind of liked the way it turned out.
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Fantastic, Ghastly, and Cool Artwork!!!Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
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You're welcome!!Β Β Β
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I'm really digging the face of Frankenstein. And the hair! Brings to mind the question of whether he would ever dare head-bangingΒ Β
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Oh yeah!! And you don't want to be nearby, when he does!
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It's all in my head, now I "just" have to find the time to do the first trilogy...
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love the 70's Marvel/Harris horror Magazines vibe
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I've seen covers for Marvel's Dracula series from the 70s and I prefer the ToD Dracula design over the armored Dracula Marvel uses these days. It's far more iconic
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Yeah, I agree. I think it would be much cooler visually to keep the iconic character and pitch it to contemporary ones, while if he looks like a super hero/video game himself kind of looses its " punch"...
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Thanks! Those comics Β were a major influence on me! They still are.
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it's a shame werewolves don't have an iconic literary masterpiece from the 1800s
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True. Although, to me, R.E. Howard's " Wolfshead" story kind of fills that void. Although was intended for a "pulp" readers audience, it has some " classic" moments...
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A shame more people are into that vampire tragic romance crap than the bestial ferocity of werewolves. The fact that vampire physiology in fiction and myth tends to be less limited than werewolf physiology may also contribute to vamps earning greater popularity.
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I think that at the roots they deal pretty much with the same thing: the "savage side". Dracula, Frankenstein ( in part), werewolves, Jekyll & Hyde to some of today's " monsters" like the Hulk, they all deal with our dark side being unleashed, freed from moral constraints of society. No wonder, most of these tales were born in " Victorian" surroundings...vampires, over time, got their popularity because of the romantic implications, which made them appealing to a wider audience. Werewolves would kick their ass anytime!
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Very nice! I myself am a big lover of nocturnal creatures. 
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Thanks! Yeah, they're always the most fun!
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I'm getting a real Warren Comics vibe off this, amazing!!!
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Thanks, that was exactly the inspiration for this piece. I appreciate it!
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