Day 26: Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993) - 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2023

31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2023:
Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993)

This time around, I thought I'd do the melted zombie that ripped his own face in half from "Return of the Living Dead 3", in which the U.S. Military wants to use weaponized zombies to fight in wars.

I will admit, this painting was not nearly as successful as I had hoped.  While the melted parts looked slightly unrealistic in the practical effects, the problems were magnified by the painting.  Oh, well, here it is nonetheless.  I probably should have done the Melinda Clarke character/female zombie, instead.  Next year, I guess...  Hopefully, the next one will be better.

This was done with Acrylic Paint and a palette of: Paynes Gray, Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Primary Cyan, Cadmium Yellow, and Cadmium Red Deep.

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STEP ONE:  Here is a quick, color breakdown done over some hastily scribbled pencils.  It is painted on an 8-1/2" x 11" extra thick cardstock which was primed with a 50/50 mix of gesso and matte medium.

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STEP TWO:  And here's a continuation and general tightening up of the painting.

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STEP THREE:  It's the finished painting done with lots and lots and lots of back-and-forth.

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Done with Acrylic paint on 8-1/2" x 11" gessoed cardstock.

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