Day 03: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2021

31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2021:
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

I know, I've already done a couple drawings and paintings of "Bride of Frankenstein", but Elsa Lanchester's image as the Bride is rather arresting.  Perhaps it's the Marge Simpson hair... who knows?  So, here she is again!  In the book, Dr. Frankenstein builds the Monster's bride-to-be, then desroys it as the last minute in a fit of regret.  (The book is very different from the movies and the popular conceptions of Frankenstein's Monster--it was something of a revelation to me as a youngster.)

And, it's another movie which seemed like a horror movie when I was a kid, but looking at it now is unbelievably campy and borderline comedic.

And, yes, Frankenstein is the name of the scientist and not his creation; the REAL Monster is the one who points out that pedantic point.

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STEP ONE:  Here are the pencils, done on 8-1/2" x 11" toned cardstock.

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STEP TWO:  And here's the first bit done with black and white gouache, working on the lighting of the face.  I was half-tempted to just wash out a few areas and touch-up some highlights and keep it as is.

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STEP THREE:  The large black areas where done with ink and brush, and used the black-and-white gouache worked a little more to model the face and hair and called it done.

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This was done with ink and gouache on 8-1/2" x 11" toned carstock.

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