Second Week…

So far, so good. The second weekly drawing is done. Only fifty more weeks to go, but considering how this year has gone to this point, who knows…

Here is my reference image, Lionel Atwill as the villian, “Ivan Igor” from the 1933 “Mystery of the Wax Museum”.

I love the bold lighting; classic horror movie lighting from below. I choose this image because it also made me think of Francis Bacon paintings; all that texture in the face. Thos strong shadows also brought Jack Kirby’s style to mind, so I went forth with brush and ink to try and get some of that flavor. I like the results, but I think I’ll take another run at this one some time with ballpoint pen so I can get all of those juicy tiny details in there. Here is my version…