31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2021:
Color Out of Space (2019)
I am a fan of H.P. Lovecraft--not so much a fan of his political and sociological takes, of course. The movie, "Color Out of Space" (2019), as opposed to the British spelling of the original "Colour Out of Space", did a great take on the ethereal dread and sense of cosmic foreboding. A mysterious meteor crashes on the small farm of Nic Cage, and everything begins to transform and bend to the trippy, Day-Glo, horror.
Nic Cage melting down as the movies goes on? Check. The movie looking like each frame is shot on a series of black light posters? Check and check. A family's decent into madness and communion with--and conversion into--monsters? Check, check, check.
See? Something new!
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STEP ONE: The pencils were scribbled out on an 8-1/2" x 11" toned heavy cardstock.
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STEP TWO: Here's the first layer of Acrylic paint. I was almost tempted to stop here and leave it sort of impressionistic.
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STEP THREE: Here is the finished Acrylic painting. The scan was still a little dark and muddy in spots, and trying to get a glow effect in traditional media can be a little... tricky. Either you use too much white and wash out all the color, or go too dark and swamp out all the color.
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STEP FOUR: So, for the last step, I imported it into Clip Studio Paint and created an Add Glow Layer. I tried to keep it limited and not over do it. Maybe...
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This was done with Acrylic paint on 8-1/2" x 11" toned cardstock and digital additions in Clip Studio Paint.
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