Scary Scarecrow in field

Scary Scarecrow in field

 

This digital horror illustration was drawn in Photoshop during January 2013. Depicted is an old stalwart subject of the horror world, the creepy scarecrow in a field. Naturally the scene is shown in a gloomy mode with a storm forming one late afternoon over an old, abandoned farm. The Scarecrow its self is dressed in a old farmers outfit, stuffed with twigs. The head however is turned toward the viewer and is looking straight at us. There is also a mysterious green hazy light emitting from it, in particular around the face.

scary scarecrow in field-digital painting

Kids with Haunted Grandfather Clock Ghost

Kids with Haunted Grandfather Clock Ghost

 

This illustration depicts two, young frightened children surprised by a ghost inhabiting an old grandfather clock in an old,spooky house they were wandering around in.

The painting was done in Photoshop in December 2013.

Kids with Haunted Grandfather Clock Ghost

Manga Sweet Ghost at Halloween

Manga Sweet Ghost at Halloween

This digital illustration depicts a little sweet manga ghost enjoying sweets and candy during Halloween night. In the background can be seen an old, haunted house, used by the happy ghost and shared with some bats, out for the night. The large moon lights up the scene. The illustration is designed to be bold and appealing, with the ghost as the main subject, and the sweets and candy adding colour.

It is output at A3 size and is drawn in a vector based art programme, during September 2013.

Manga Sweet Ghost at Halloween

Halloween Ghoul rising from Grave with pumpkin

Halloween Ghoul rising from Grave with pumpkin

 

This digital horror illustration was completed in the late summer of 2013. Shown is an old, neglected, creepy graveyard with a ghoul rising from a grave. The ghoul is holding and pointing at a pumpkin which appears to have a light source inside, allowing the carved face to have a sinister look to it. Beside the ghoul, sitting cross legged on the gravestone is a small red goblin, looking on with interest.

The painting was done to A4 size and created in photoshop. It is based on a photograph I took of myself, and added the vampire like teeth and horns obviously. Creative license has to be taken with the lighting so that one can see what is happening in a pitch black graveyard at night, and in addition the night sky is made quite blue to add interest. Originally I was going to paint the ghoul with more of a 'rotting corpse' design, but I decided to keep the illustration family friendly.

Halloween Ghoul rising from Grave with pumpkin

Graveyard diggers and ghost rising from grave

Graveyard diggers and ghost rising from grave

Another one of my 'pulp' horror images. Totally unoriginal but fun to do! Painted in photoshop in august 2010.

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This digital illustration was painted in photoshop in 2010 at 10"x8" size. I do like Gothic horror and Hammer films and this painting of a ghost rising from the grave and frightening some grave workers/ robbers illustrates this. It is quite old fashioned in a way, much like the old book covers from decades ago I used to look at in shops. I posed for the 3 figures in the painting and took photographs, which were then used and traced within photoshop. An image like this is drawn on the computer, then painted in a traditional, layered way similar to conventional painting media. The rising spirit is the main source of light in within the image, the rest of the painting being quite dark and illuminated by the ghost's light. 

ghosts and spirits

ghosts and spirits

mummy awakes
dungeon ghost chasing princess
haunted house couple

The oldest image in this collection is 'The mummy awakes' and was painted in march 2009.'Haunted house couple' was done in june 2010, followed closely by 'dungeon ghost chasing princess' in july 2010. Each one is of course very cheesy. The mummy one was actually a redone version of one done back in the mid1990s. It was then done again in acrylic paint in the late 1990s, so this is the third version,so far. The perspective in the 'house' one is completely cheated!

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mummy awakes
This 'tongue in cheek' horror illustration shows two archaeologists studying an egyptian tomb. One of them has been reading an ancient scroll which was a curse. A mummy has now appeared in the shadows at the back of the tomb.
Most of the ilumination is generated from the lamp that is held in the center of the painting. The light is just starting to fall on to the ancient Egyptian mummy. The design of the characters are slightly stylized. Painted in 2009.