Frankenstein’s monster is always good for a moody piece. I don’t think I’ve ever drawn him smiling.
Author Archives: skook
Getting to Carnegie Hall
One of the things I wish I had more time for is practice. I have a 40+ hour a week job. All my art gets done in the time that’s available around the job, chores, socializing and sleep. If I want to learn a new skill or practice one that I’m not using in a current assignment I have to find the time for it.
Currently I’m working on illustrating two books for Chaosium. The first – Basic Roleplaying is done in Photoshop enhanced pencilwork. For the next – Terrors From Beyond, I want the illustrations to have more contrast than I get with just pencils. So I’m putting ink on the places where I want solid blacks. Today’s piece was done earlier this week to see if what I was picturing in my head would work out as well on paper.
Mansions of Madness – Caleb and Guillame
This is the last of the Mansions of Madness sketches. For a look at the final illustrations and the scenario that they are visualizing go buy the book.
Mansions of Madness – Tsathaoggua
Some Cthulhu Mythos entities are more of a challenge to depict than others. Tsathoggua is one of those. Descriptions of him/it are vague enough that he could be depicted in myriad ways. Unfortunately he/it has already been depicted often enough in Call of Cthulhu that I felt like there was a basic form I should stick to. I didn’t want to stray so far away from previous depictions that he/it would be completely unrecognizable. Some of those previous depictions are almost cute. And not very threatening.
I do like how this one turned out. I don’t think he’s cute. Your mileage may vary.
Mansions of Madness – Wilfred in His Room
This family had a lot members that stayed hidden of their own volition. Wilfred was the one that was kept hidden. His dietary habits made him less than popular with … well … everybody, actually.
Mansions of Madness – The Twins
The twins, young, pretty and doomed. Of course they’re doomed. They’re non-player characters in a Call of Cthulhu scenario. If they aren’t doomed today they’re doomed tomorrow.
Mansions of Madness – The Room of Bones
This is another piece where much of the detail was added in the inking process. This was the place where the remains of unfortunate victims ended up.
Mansions of Madness – Prime and Saphronia
Not all the family were hideous mutants. Some of them are just kind of crazy.
Mansions of Madness – Mercy and Celestine
More mutated immortal children. Anyone interested in adoption? The kids were apparently quite nice. Mostly.
Mansions of Madness – Lucy and Nathanial
I like how Nathanial’s expression turned out.
