I initially went for black ink as I wanted to give my sketches a monochrome, dark, old movie look. Though working in a sketchbook way allowed me to experiment and make some terrible pictures. The drawing on the right was done in tipex over black ink and I love the gritty way it's turned out.
Adding the splash of red to these images I think really added to these drawings as it framed the character, plus the red is a really great horror colour!
The drawings focused around classic characters rather than any other aspect of classic horror films, so Dracula-esque Vampires, Frankenstein's monster, Werewolves etc. I really think I should do some research - maybe watch a couple of old horror films so I can take aspects of the vibe and scenery to draw instead of just characters.
Particularly with Frankenstein, you associate the angry mob with horror films so here I have attempted some angry mob drawings. I definitely should have found a reference for these because trying to figure out how people hold torches and pitchforks is more difficult than you'd imagine.
Although the crowd in the second sketch isn't complete I think that the atmosphere of an angry mob has been captured. Using a pen that smudged when water was applied allowed me to create some really fantastic grey tones while retaining a darker outline, with some more control it could be a technique I use more often.
Below I learned a lesson about spacing of images. The drawing was supposed to depict a werewolf transforming but the image ended up looking a lot more lewd than intended. In the future I will definitely plan the spacing of images a lot more efficiently!
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