Showing posts with label Universal Monsters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Universal Monsters. Show all posts

Monday, October 13, 2025

Day 13: The Breakfast Club: Carmella Creeper - 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025

31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025:
The Breakfast Club: Carmella Creeper

Whew, got it done just in time and an hour-and-a-half to spare (well, about one hour by the time you factor in the scanning, clean-up, and whatnot).  Although, I did think it would be fun to set it to post at 11:59:59pm just to add a bit of suspense.

In my dotage, I do have to admit that Carmella Creeper somehow slipped past my Monster Cereal radar.  Well, that and my attempts to avoid sugary cereals, so I don't pay as much attention to that part of the food aisle as I did a years ago--aside from a brief notice that it is that time of year when the Monster Cereals are back out again (which I find reassuring, for some nostalgic reason). 

Anyhoo, here is "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) as Carmella Creeper.  Although, she seems to look a lot like the goth lady on NCIS, Abby Sciuto (played by Pauley Perrette... Yes, I had to Google it 'cuz I didn't know the answer to either of those questions).

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STEP ONE:  Here are the quick pencils I did digitally in Clip Studio Paint on an 12" x 16" canvas @ 300dpi. 

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STEP TWO:  I transferred the drawing onto a 12" x 16" gessoed chipboard using Carbon Paper/Transfer Paper, which I then painted.

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Done with Acrylic on 12" x 16" Gessoed Chipboard.

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Sunday, October 12, 2025

Day 12: The Breakfast Club: Frute Brute - 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025

31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025:
The Breakfast Club: Frute Brute

Still done in plenty of time, it's Frute Brute done as the Universal Wolfman.

There's still one more Monster Cereal mascot to go for tomorrow, and after that... well, I'm still trying to figure that out.  We shall see!

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STEP ONE:  Here are the quick pencils I did digitally in Clip Studio Paint on an 11" x 14" canvas @ 300dpi.  I printed it out on 11" x 14" paper.

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STEP TWO:  I transferred the drawing onto a 12" x 16" gessoed chipboard using Carbon Paper/Transfer Paper, which I then painted.

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Done with Acrylic on 12" x 16" Gessoed Chipboard.

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Saturday, October 11, 2025

Day 11: The Breakfast Club: Yummy Mummy - 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025

31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025:
The Breakfast Club: Yummy Mummy

It's Yummy Mummy, based on the original "The Mummy" (1932) with Boris Karloff (y'know, Frankenstein's Monster).  The colors were just getting too muddy when I tried to do a more realistic shading and I wanted those colors to pop, so I went with a completely different painting scheme.  Almost a sort of color solarized effect.  It... it definitely stands out.  I'm unsure if it was successful, but here it is nonetheless.

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STEP ONE:  Here are the quick pencils I did digitally in Clip Studio Paint on an 11" x 14" canvas @ 300dpi.  I printed it out on 11" x 14" paper.

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STEP TWO:  I transferred the drawing onto a 12" x 16" gessoed chipboard using Carbon Paper/Transfer Paper, which I then painted.

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Done with Acrylic on 12" x 16" Gessoed Chipboard.

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Friday, October 10, 2025

Day 10: The Breakfast Club: Boo-Berry - 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025

31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025:
The Breakfast Club: Boo-Berry

It's Boo-Berry, this time as the "Phantom of the Opera" (1925).  I'll be honest, I wanted to do "The Invisible Man" (1933), but with both "The Invisible Man" and "The Mummy" coming up for Yummy-Mummy seemed a little too close together.  Also, Phantom and Ghost seemed like enough of a connection to hang Boo-Berry's pork-pie hat upon.  And bow-tie.

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STEP ONE:  Here are the quick pencils I did digitally in Clip Studio Paint on an 11" x 14" canvas @ 300dpi.  I printed it out on 11" x 14" paper.

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STEP TWO:  I transferred the drawing onto a 12" x 16" gessoed chipboard using Carbon Paper/Transfer Paper, which I then painted.

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Done with Acrylic on 12" x 16" Gessoed Chipboard.

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Day 09: The Breakfast Club: Count Chocula - 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025

31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025:
The Breakfast Club: Count Chocula

Hey, hey, everybody!  Next up on the Universal Monster Cereal mash-up is Bela Lugosi's "Dracula" as Count Chocula.  Two down, four more to go.

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STEP ONE:  Here are the quick pencils I did digitally in Clip Studio Paint on an 11" x 14" canvas @ 300dpi.  I printed it out on 11" x 14" paper.

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STEP TWO:  I transferred the drawing onto a 12" x 16" gessoed chipboard using Carbon Paper/Transfer Paper, which I then painted.

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Done with Acrylic on 12" x 16" Gessoed Chipboard.

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Day 08: The Breakfast Club: Frankenberry - 31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025

31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2025:
The Breakfast Club: Frankenberry

This is an idea that I've had previously--using the Universal Monsters as the Monster Cereal characters--but this time I am doing all the Breakfast Club in a larger, painted format.  First out of the gate is Frankenstein's Monster as Frankenberry.

Like "The Horrors of Sesame Street", I'm just doing the digital pencils and finished painting.  Alas, for these larger ones, I'm just painting as fast as I can to stay on schedule. Sigh...

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STEP ONE:  Here are the quick pencils I did digitally in Clip Studio Paint on an 11" x 14" canvas @ 300dpi.  I printed it out on trimmed down 11" x 14" paper.

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STEP TWO:  I transferred the drawing onto a 12" x 16" gessoed chipboard using Carbon Paper/Transfer Paper, which I then painted.

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Done with Acrylic on 12" x 16" Gessoed Chipboard.

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