Day 18: Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996) Mash-Up - 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025

31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025:
Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996)

It's another mash-up, this time it is Betty Boop and the female Cenobite, Angelique, introduced in "Hellraiser IV: Bloodline" (1996) (A.K.A. "Pinhead in Space").  The movie itself was mostly OK at best, but the ending with the spaceship folding into the Elysium Configuration/Puzzle Box to destroy Pinhead did catch my attention and was pretty clever, IMHO.

As for Betty Boop, some of those cartoons from the 1930's were really dark, surreal, and, of course, a bit horny.  Something about the bendy nature of the characters and the reality around them give off a certain level uncanny that I always felt subtly unsettling as a kid.

Something about Angelique's peeled back, exposed skull and Betty Boop's bulbous head just sorta seemed like some horror franchise just got their bloody chocolate in someone's animated peanut butter.

BOO! Oop-a-Doop!

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STEP ONE:  Here are the quick, digital pencils in Clip Studio Paint on a 2,000px x 3,000px @300dpi digital canvas.

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STEP TWO:  And here are the digital inks.

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STEP THREE:  Here are the finished colors... er, make that the tones and values, done on their own layer.

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Done in Clip Studio Paint.

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Day 23: Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996) - 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2020

 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2020
Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996)

OK, Hellraiser IV: Bloodline is a bit too on the nose with the trope of "Part 4: In Space".  The movie itself wasn't all that good to be honest, but there were a few interesting bits scattered throughout.  Seeing the satellite fold into a puzzle box at the end was pretty clever, I thought.  And the Cenobite, Angelique, caught my eye and thought she would be a good one to paint for 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween.

Oh, and for the record, I usually find "Part Blah-blah: In Space" to be generally amusing.  I think "Jason X" in Space is among the best of the Friday the Thirteenth series, IMHO.  Probably because it is filled with self-reference and ironic humor.  I mean, it isn't great (or even all that good), but it amused me.

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STEP ONE:  The pencils, done on 8-1/2" x 11" toned cardstock with a black colored pencil.

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STEP TWO:  And this is about the halfway point with gouache/watercolor.

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STEP THREE:  And here's the end painting.  Alas, I was running out of time, so it's a bit rushed.  It still took far longer than planned, but it's done enough so I can start working on tomorrow's post.

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Done with Watercolor/Gouache on 8-1/2" x 11" toned cardstock.

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