Friday, September 30, 2011

Friday Frankenstein


This is part-art from an abandoned pin-up. It's easily the best part because it features the Frankenstein monster, the rest isn't so good, that's why I'm not showing you.

The finished, full colour piece, was to be a back cover for a new US horror anthology; the editor invited me/asked me, it was my creepy bag, i said 'yes', he said 'cool', and i did what i do.

...or i tried.

It was giggle at first, then Mr. Pleasantenthusiastic editor turned into a fascist control freak who wanted to neuter everything about my art that makes it my art.
At every turn he had a list of suggestions, nit picks and 'corrections' waiting for me, most of them contrary or contradictory, most of them incongruous, or simply dumb - the guy knows little about art or what he likes.

All this was especially aggravating since i was not getting any cash up front(just merchandise and a possible cut from down-the road royalties).

So, i ended up redoing and tweaking until i hated the fucking thing.
...and when it came to 'de-emphasizing' the nipples and cleavage of the resident cheesecake vampire, well, i chucked in my sweaty skull-adorned towel.

But, i did get to draw the Frankenstein monster, and that's always a good thing.

6 comments:

Gary Crutchley said...

You draw a fuckin' awesome Frankenstein monster...FACT!

paulhd said...

Man, that sounds miserable.
Fab frank though.

shane oakley said...

gary - fucking thanks!

paul - misery is my middle name...

paulhd said...

My middle name is 'Morris'.
Seriously. This is as close to misery as you can get:)

Dominic Bugatto said...

Nicely done.

shane oakley said...

paul - magic our morris!

dominic - thankyou.