Unwanted Valentines: It Conquered the World (1956)

 Unwanted Valentines:
It Conquered the World (1956)

Hey, one more Unwanted Valentine for V.D. (does the "V.D." stand for "Valentine's Day" or "Venereal Disease"?  Why not both?  You to decide!  Oh, boy, talk about "Unwanted Valentines"...). 

This time, it's Zontar from "It Conquered the World", another of the steady diet of B-Movies from my youth casting its long shadow over my adult, er "adult", life!  This movie, like "Invasion of the Saucer Men" and "Plan 9 From Outer Space", were ones I watched as a child and stuck deep within my psyche (what little there is).  And, yes, as a kid I found them terrifying.  As an adult, they are terrifying, but for different reasons... 😱

That said, the movie isn't terrible (of course, it isn't that good, either).  Lee Van Cleef and Peter Graves are featured in the movie, before either one of them became semi-cultural icons.  Another case of Roger Corman launching the career of many a movie star in his B-Movie crew.  Something about Corman's "Let a thousand flowers bloom" attitude actually worked with his stable of actors and directors.

* * *

STEP ONE:  Here are the blue-line, digital pencils on a 2,000px x 2,800px @ 300dpi canvas.

* * *

STEP TWO:  And here are the digital inks...

* * *

STEP THREE:  Finally, here are the colors, done on a separate layer below the inks.

* * *

Done digitally with Clip Studio Paint.

.

Unwanted Valentines: Pennywise from "It" (2017) and (2019)

Unwanted Valentines:
Pennywise / "It" (2017) and (2019)

It's time again for "Unwanted Valentines"--which are so nerdy and unwanted I'm sure would lead to divorce and break-ups a plenty if you were to actually give them to a loved one!  Anyhoo, this time it's Pennywise from the "It" movies (and based on Stephen King's novel, of course).

"We all float down here..."

* * *

STEP ONE: Here are the blue-line, digital pencils on a 2,000px x. 2,800px @ 300dpi canvas.

* * *

STEP TWO: Followed by the digital inks...

* * *

STEP THREE: And here are the colors, done on a separate layer below the inks.

* * *

Done digitally with Clip Studio Paint.

.

Happy Groundhog Day (Or, Too Many Two's To Do Today)

GROUNDHOG DAY 2-2-22
Two-Face

I asked semi-rhetorically in an earlier post what year would be best exemplified for Two-Face than 2022?  And, in that year, I thought today of all days would also be best for our ol' pal, Harvey Dent, with the date 2/2/22.  I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out what (if anything) to do involving Two-Face today and my stupid brain just barely figured it out at the last minute.  So, with a couple hours to spare, I did up a quick, semi-passable Bill Murray from "Groundhog Day" (1993)/Two-Face Mash-Up.

P.S.: The movie "Groundhog Day" (1993) is great!

* * *

STEP ONE:  Here are the digital pencils, done on a 1,000px x 1,500px canvas @ 300dpi.

* * *

STEP TWO:  And here are the digital inks.

* * *

STEP THREE:  And the colors, man, the colors!

* * *

Done digitally with Clip Studio Paint.

.