Frankenstein (1931)

Frankenstein (1931)

A staple of October Halloween movie marathons, the 1931 classic "Frankenstein".  While the movie is good in its own way, it in no way matches up with the great novel by Mary Shelley.  It did take me a long time to finally get around to novel, but I was really surprised how completely different the Monster was from his depiction in the movie.  In the movie, he was slow and shuffling, a near mute.  In the book, he had super-human speed and grace and spoke several languages; in spite of all that, he was still rejected by society for his appearance.  I am usually not a fan of epistolary novels (stories told in a series of letters), but this is one with which to make an exception.

And, yes, Frankenstein is the name of the scientist, NOT the Monster. :-P

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STEP ONE:  Here are the rough pencils on a 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of cardstock.  Many times, I do prefer the pencils to the finished picture... This is probably one of those times, too.  It probably has to do with the pencil line being somewhat sketchy, so your brain picks the best potential lines to emphasize.  Once it's inked, the line is essentially "locked down" and what you have is what you got.

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STEP TWO:  I inked the pencils with a a #8 brush and Pro-Art 4100 India Ink. 

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STEP THREE:  I scanned it into Photoshop and did a monochrome coloration with three values of green over a MULTIPLY Layer.

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Done with pen-and-ink on 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock, colorized in Photoshop.

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