Month of Fear 2015

The month of October was very hectic for me with illustration work, but I still managed to fit in a few weeks of Month of Fear.

	Week 1 Villians For this challenge I got to illustrate one of my favorite books–The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. I had fun with this digital painting and swapped the concept a bit; Youthful Dorian is visible through an empty frame, while aged, evil Dorian holds the frame up. I also incorporated some textures into my digital techniques, including hand-painting India ink washes.
	Week 2 Mirrors Although this piece is not particularly creepy, I was very excited to illustrate how perspectives (especially our perspectives of ourselves) are often warped and distorted. This piece is also a bit personal for me, because I used my younger sister as a model. She has the unnerving quality of looking identical to my younger self.
	Week 3 Sabbath Where might witches go on their Sabbath? For this piece I traveled to a friend’s house who has a garden labyrinth. I did some research and snapped some photos and busted this painting out in less than 24 hours. My spirit dragon paintings usually come pretty easily to me, but what really pulled this piece together was another India ink wash that added another level of encircling enchantment to the spiraling labyrinth.

 

 

 

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