Early Halloween Art: The Cemetery Ghoul (NOTLD)
Added 2021-09-10 23:33:32 +0000 UTCTechnically he should be in a black suit, but I got into inking the folds and decided to leave it as it is. I can ask Sarah to reverse the suit details digitally, and make it black. Or I might just black everything in and have a dark suit version. Or leave it because I'm busy.
I really enjoy doing these horror movie sketches, but they take me longer than I hoped when I started a series of them two years ago. Likenesses. Even of monsters or maniacs, I am super-slow in nailing a likeness. I toss a number of attempts because I just can't get the face right, there's a bunch of torn up Mother's Day Ike and Addley drawings in recycling heaven somewhere (among other failures -- it's all practice, though). It also forces me to draw full figures and pay solid attention to reference/details. A good way to practice drawing stuff that you won't when left to your own devices. With my MAD magazine gig gone, I need something to keep me (and my drawings) on their toes.
If you are an artist and don't like to practice (like me), consider starting a series of drawings on a subject that will be fun. Horror movie characters, sports figures, wrestlers, authors, punk band members, whatever. In whatever style you want. Make it fun for yourself.
