We are back CRAZIES!!! Man, time's flying by, ain't it? As I'm typing this, in addition to working on new comics and art for Bubble Fox and this blog, I've also been building a mask for my nephew for his halloween costume! It's his first college party, so I obviously don't wanna let him down, but it is a challenge. I'm not really a 3D artist per se. I still can't believe I pulled off his sister's watermelon armor at SDCC eight years ago. Still, it is amazing what you can accomplish with a little bit of patience, a lot of craft foam and about 72 hours worth of YouTube tutorials! But enough about that! Y'all want art! At least I hope you do? If so, scroll down and see what monster has sprung up this week! Enjoy...
Uh oh... Looks like someone fed a Mogwai after midnight! Yup, the original Halloween/Christmas mashup movie, Gremlins was one of those weird 80's movies in that everybody knew, it even had a sequel, and yet was totally forgotten about by the time it hit its ten year anniversary. Then us 80's kids all turned 20, discovered DVD's and were like "Oh yeah! Gremlins scared the &%#@ out of me as a kid! Let's show it to OUR kids!" and thus a new cult classic was born! Another Animal Alphabets entry, Stripe was the lead Gremlin who led an army of mutated Magwai in terrorizing a town one VERY dark Christmas. Seriously, Kate (Phoebe Cates character) hates Christmas because her dad died while getting lodged in a chimney trying to play Santa Claus. How friggin' terrible is that for a kids movie?!? Anyway, this was a fun piece to draw, but holy crap was it a nightmare to correct in PS Elements! Took me well over two hours to separate all the colors! I know it's the dark side beckoning, but maybe it's time to time to go all digital?
Another week down as October rolls on, but fear not! We got another monster coming as our Monster Fest continues here at the CRAZYVERSE!!! So be sure to come back and see DOUBLE the trouble! Until then, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!
