Wide Awake

This is the uncut, unmarred by logos original illustration of a piece I did for the H.P. Lovecraft trading card set by MONSTERWAX! It was one of their "foil embossed" cards and was all chome-ish shiny and fancy. All in all, this is one of my favorite things I've done, and unlike most of my work where I just sit and dwell on things tiny mistakes only I notice...this one just makes me smile. The inking was all done by hand with a brush onto Bristol board before digitally coloring it. I won't lie and say that inking it was fun, but it sure did give it a nice old school cartoonish look that puts it into a nebulous area between a horror illustration and...just plain weird. Those of you who ...View all