Day 12: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) - 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2026

31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2026:
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

It's all about family in "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974).  A messed up, creepy, psychopathic family.  But, you know what they say: "Blood is thicker than water."  And, in this case, there is lots and lots of blood--not necessarily theirs.

While not as graphic as many horror movies afterwards, it's creepy vibe is off the charts.

Here's an Animated .GIF of everyone's favorite make-up influencer, Leatherface:

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STEP ONE: Here are the quick pencils done on a 2,000px x 3,000px canvas @ 300dpi in Rebelle 8 Pro.

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STEP TWO: Here is the finished digital painting.

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Done Digitally with Rebelle 8 Pro.

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Day 15: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) - 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2021

 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2021:
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

It's the tale of an unemployed, meat-packing worker and his destitute family being hassled by a van full of Hippies... just kidding, it's Leatherface from "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre".  Tobe Hooper's movie of a psychopathic family had some truly disturbing scenes--the first guy knocking on the door for some help getting gasoline, only to have it opened by Leatherface with a maul.  The way the first victim's foot shakes after the blow, and is then pulled into the house as the door slams shut, still haunts me.

I did find it mildly ironic that the person who played Leatherface, Gunnar Hansen, was a Texan poet and writer.  

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STEP ONE:  The pencils, done on 8-1/2" x 11" toned cardstock.

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STEP TWO:  The initial layer of Acrylic paint...

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STEP THREE:  Followed by the finished layer of Acrylic paint!

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This was done with Acrylic paint on 8-1/2" x 11" toned cardstock.

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