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Published: 2012-07-10 19:18:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 3370; Favourites: 167; Downloads: 22
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0.5 Lead
Zebra Orbitz Gel Pens
Zebra BallPoint Pen
Accent Opaque Paper
PhotoShop CS3
Paint Tool SAI

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CG Textures dot com

Reference:

This Damned Bride of Re-Animator T-Shirt

Well, after much thought and playing Sims 2 off and on, I've decided to move my Re-Animator OC Riana West from a certain fandom (I'm not mentioning said fandom anywhere is this description...for obvious reasons) and instead play with her in a full-on Lovecraftian setting (without most mention of said fandom omitted) In the process of "moving" Riana got a slight makeover, which was again brought on by Sims 2 as well as a suggestion *screamin-jazzy made to give her hair more green streaks.

I might still draw some art of her for the old fandom, and I still plan to make her into a doll (once I acquire the proper bait), but right now I'm just going to write up a more detailed back story from her (now that I'm listening to the original story in audio form, narrated by Jeffrey Combs himself). Most of it will remain the same though, she is still the (Re-Animated) daughter of Dr. Herbert West, she's still just as cocky and sarcastic as ever, and Carl Hill Jr. (above) is still her pet/assistant...much to hid chagrin and much to Riana's amusement.

In this form, Riana is a little older (about 18-19) so she can better blend in with the student body at Miskatonic University (She need not appear underage. That would just give her even more of an ego). Aside from that my original ideas and stories for her remain for the most part unchanged, and this art kind of proves it. I'm overall happy with the art, although I mucked up her left arm slightly...and I got her glasses a little crooked. I tried to fix them, but it was kind of in-vain since I have a shakey hand when it comes to my tablet).

I also did more shading and painting on this using SAI.

I love SAIIIIIIIIIII!

I might make some Riana West-themed short comics at some point...when I have the time. I probably just jinxed myself there. ^.^;

Look at the plushies in the lower left hand corner. And Nooo, that's not Cthulhu. That's Kurt Thulhu, the son of Cthulhu who belongs to *screamin-jazzy .

I also put Dr. West himself back there...albeit silhouetted out...since I was eyeballing the t-shirt design and all. I didn't want him being too much of an eyesore since Riana is supposed to be the focal point of the piece.

Playlist:

Dr. Kucho - "ReAnimator (Old School Mix)"
Dr. Re-Animator - "Move Your Dead Bones"
Oingo Boingo - "Weird Science"

Individual Stock Resources:

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Riana West and Carl Hill Jr. Copyright © 2011- 2012 Jennifer Hopkins/ Hotaru Thodt (=HotaruThodt )
Dr. Herbert West, Re-Animator © 1921 H.P Lovecraft
Kurt Thulhu Copyright © 2011-2012 Jaz Jazzington (*screamin-jazzy )
Mort Faust Copyright © 2011-2012 Princess Hiri *PrincessAbiliss
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Comments: 98

HotaruThodt In reply to ??? [2017-03-15 01:01:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Stormypopsicle [2017-01-09 21:24:32 +0000 UTC]

she's super cute. i love her hair clip <3

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HotaruThodt In reply to Stormypopsicle [2017-01-10 01:59:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. : D

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DarkthornxRoseheart [2016-07-26 21:50:40 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely love this ❤

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HotaruThodt In reply to DarkthornxRoseheart [2016-07-26 21:51:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. : )

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JalessiaJ [2015-03-18 07:21:06 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. Great character and illustration. 

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HotaruThodt In reply to JalessiaJ [2015-03-30 03:11:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. : )

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davidr2000 [2014-12-23 20:55:49 +0000 UTC]

I don't mean to be creepy, but I seized on the schoolgirl fetish you've got going on in this one. I guess if it adds to the creepiness factor of the piece, then more power to you!

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HotaruThodt In reply to davidr2000 [2014-12-23 21:39:39 +0000 UTC]

I wasn't going for schoolgirl fetish, but now that you've pointed it out I can't unsee it. ^.^;

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davidr2000 In reply to HotaruThodt [2014-12-24 22:00:35 +0000 UTC]

LOL!

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DemiseMAN [2014-03-24 04:24:00 +0000 UTC]

beautiful colors!

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HotaruThodt In reply to DemiseMAN [2014-03-24 21:49:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. : )

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RoloX [2012-08-02 13:56:55 +0000 UTC]

Flagged as Spam

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HotaruThodt In reply to RoloX [2012-08-02 14:08:42 +0000 UTC]

She has no skin from the neck down since she's a Re-Animated and was made from parts by her father, Dr. Herbert West AKA the Re-Animator.

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RoloX In reply to HotaruThodt [2012-08-02 15:13:11 +0000 UTC]

Flagged as Spam

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HotaruThodt In reply to RoloX [2012-08-02 15:14:26 +0000 UTC]

Actually, that head is her assistant. He gets his own body later.

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OnlineMerchant [2012-07-23 21:35:28 +0000 UTC]

Saying to much could....just glad to have been able to experience.
Forward to imagination.
Graph-Nov or ComBo

red, not anger, fitting

again, still looking through gallery.

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HotaruThodt In reply to OnlineMerchant [2012-07-24 06:10:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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OnlineMerchant In reply to HotaruThodt [2012-07-27 17:17:55 +0000 UTC]

yw

[link]

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HotaruThodt In reply to OnlineMerchant [2012-07-27 20:11:24 +0000 UTC]

Dude, that is freaking trippy.

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OnlineMerchant In reply to HotaruThodt [2012-07-28 00:07:27 +0000 UTC]

It is not quite the original, yet satisfyingly
taken to another place - one extremely onward, securely
outward and evidently even onto an inwardly voyage.
Portrayal in a motion.
Feedback noted;
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will be furthering another's trip/into/scenic/memorabilis....

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MasterCrimmy [2012-07-22 01:13:01 +0000 UTC]

awesome coloring and detailing, i like her expression too!

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HotaruThodt In reply to MasterCrimmy [2012-07-22 01:29:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I'm really happy with the colouring here...moreso than the lines.

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Nekotfish [2012-07-22 01:10:27 +0000 UTC]

Dark. Creepy. Awesome!

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HotaruThodt In reply to Nekotfish [2012-07-22 01:28:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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PlatinaStar [2012-07-20 17:22:32 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that's realy cool! ^^

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HotaruThodt In reply to PlatinaStar [2012-07-20 17:27:38 +0000 UTC]

Hey thanks.

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PixlPhantasy [2012-07-18 23:00:33 +0000 UTC]

Ahh My eyes! Bright and interesting colour choice! Very cool though and works well for the picture.



omg! it's a new doll for unmentioned fandom

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HotaruThodt In reply to PixlPhantasy [2012-07-18 23:02:12 +0000 UTC]

lolz Well, I will take that as a compliment. Thanks.

lolz. That's why I didn't mention the fandom. I'm not joking. Dubmasses see OCs and thinks it's an OMG new doll!!!1 ^.^;

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PixlPhantasy In reply to HotaruThodt [2012-07-18 23:09:13 +0000 UTC]

hehe. People are gullible and dumb.

Oh and I forgot to mention..I freakening love "Move your dead bones" XD

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HotaruThodt In reply to PixlPhantasy [2012-07-18 23:16:43 +0000 UTC]

I know. Hell, one girl even put this pic in her "Monster High" collection thingy even though there's no mention of MH. --;

I think "Move Your Dead Bones" is the first thing people think of when they hear or see "Re-Animator.

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InkyBrain [2012-07-14 01:06:57 +0000 UTC]

Nice job on this one!!! Really cool! I love the colors and sploches; you really blew this one out of the water. awesome!

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HotaruThodt In reply to InkyBrain [2012-07-15 14:48:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Sai is a lovely tool.

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Candy2021 [2012-07-13 23:12:02 +0000 UTC]

this is so creepy I LOVE IT!!! she looks amazing and that BG is to DIE for. very sin city,

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HotaruThodt In reply to Candy2021 [2012-07-15 12:55:31 +0000 UTC]

I never thought about Sin City, but I see what you mean. Thanks.

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elila [2012-07-13 16:34:42 +0000 UTC]

Oooooh, wicked! I love her hair and outfit, and the textures looks so nice! She's so pretty, the eerie green glow is really becoming her! SAI is also the best thing ever!!! And I have to know, what's up with the certain fandom you can't mention and stuff? TELL ME, I MUST KNOW!

I want her plushie...

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HotaruThodt In reply to elila [2012-07-13 19:39:15 +0000 UTC]

Hey thanks. You just can't have Re-Animator without the green glow.
Oh...the "Fan-Dumb" is Monster High. Riana got her start as a fan character for both MH and Re-Animator, but I can't mention the former since dumbass kids don't read descriptions and next thing I know my art gets added to MH-themed folders here on DA and my work is slapped all over Facebook. It happened with a bonus commission I did for *Enamorte when I wrote that her OC Faye was not one of the main characters in MH. ^.^;

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elila In reply to HotaruThodt [2012-07-13 19:56:56 +0000 UTC]

Oh, and here I thought there was some kind of super-awesome drama reason for why you couldn't mention Monster High (not familiar with the fandom, but I recognised your character), and it's only silly kids! I'm highly disappointed!

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HotaruThodt In reply to elila [2012-07-13 20:07:30 +0000 UTC]

Well, I still don't like the fact that these kids are too lazy to read a description and therefore my shit gets stolen, which leads me to filling out DMCA report after DMCA report to get them removed. ^.^;
Hell, some kids mistake OCs after legit characters in the canon and sometimes post them to Facebook and Youtube as "OMG NEW DOLLS!"

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elila In reply to HotaruThodt [2012-07-13 20:13:05 +0000 UTC]

Understandable! You'd think people would have more common sense, but I suppose that's too much to ask for...

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HotaruThodt In reply to elila [2012-07-13 20:22:37 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I swear, smetimes MH is almost as bad as the Sonic fandom at times. ^.^;

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elila In reply to HotaruThodt [2012-07-13 20:34:45 +0000 UTC]

Does that make it better or worse than the Sailor Moon fandom? I don't really know the sonic fandom either...

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HotaruThodt In reply to elila [2012-07-13 20:46:54 +0000 UTC]

Er...worse actually. At least in most cases, the fans are older, and read descriptions.

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elila In reply to HotaruThodt [2012-07-14 09:22:37 +0000 UTC]

Aha, sounds rough!

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UnholyPaladinStudios [2012-07-12 04:02:13 +0000 UTC]

Great job! I'm loving the vibrant coloring and the glowy effects.

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HotaruThodt In reply to UnholyPaladinStudios [2012-07-13 02:45:55 +0000 UTC]

Hey thanks, dude.

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WildTigerLily [2012-07-12 03:24:55 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I love Re-Animator

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HotaruThodt In reply to WildTigerLily [2012-07-12 23:09:34 +0000 UTC]

Me too. Thanks.

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WildTigerLily In reply to HotaruThodt [2012-07-13 00:41:50 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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LadyMadCat [2012-07-11 19:08:41 +0000 UTC]

What an awesome looking poster! It's dark, bloody and full of contrasts both when it comes to colors and elements (for example, girl with a relatively normal looking face in a schoolgirl outfit but with bits of her bare flesh visible here and there )
As always, great job with the hair! She must spend a fortune to get it all dyed like that

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