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The Dark Elf
22-02-2005, 03:32 PM
Quick sketch of Boris Karloff (one of my favorite actors of all time) I'm not entirely happy with it though, but the only reference image I could find was too low res and horrid to work from.

http://www.phantomworks.co.uk/tde/art/boriskarloff.jpg





http://www.phantomworks.co.uk/tde/art/boris_eye.jpg
closeup (and scaled down) of his eye before fiddling with effects n such

http://www.phantomworks.co.uk/tde/art/boris_karloff.jpg
Reference image
Recoil
22-02-2005, 03:37 PM
Wow :O lookin great.

How did you draw this? Coal?
The Dark Elf
22-02-2005, 03:40 PM
Wow :O lookin great.

How did you draw this? Coal?
Thanks :)

Only used Photoshop using a default brush. Added grain and a little diffuse glow and colorised it just a tad.
Recoil
22-02-2005, 03:41 PM
Oh, this is entirely made in PS? That's even harder I suppose :O don't you usually paint pictures in 'real'?
The Dark Elf
22-02-2005, 03:45 PM
Oh, this is entirely made in PS? That's even harder I suppose :O don't you usually paint pictures in 'real'?
Yuppers, all in Photoshop 7. I used to paint traditionally, but don't have the time anymore, and there's so much setting up and cost to go with it that I pretty much wont unless its paid work, and even then I'd probably not be too thrilled, I miss it, but I don't miss all the annoying things that went with it, which I don't have using a tablet and PC.
Garfield_
22-02-2005, 03:57 PM
thats a hell of a creapy man. Looks like some 60's politics man
The Dark Elf
22-02-2005, 04:25 PM
thats a hell of a creapy man. Looks like some 60's politics man
hehe well he did play the original Frankenstein so thats pretty close to a politician :) But in real life he was apparantly a really gentle person. Brilliant actor though, always worth watching.
CREMATOR666
22-02-2005, 04:43 PM
Hmmmmm he could be Gman's father... :p
SupremePain
22-02-2005, 05:12 PM
"I looked at this thread and all i got was these lousy red X's" ;(
The Dark Elf
22-02-2005, 05:25 PM
"I looked at this thread and all i got was these lousy red X's" ;(
You using firefox and blocking images from external sites?

make sure www.phantomworks.co.uk isn't in your block list also.
CREMATOR666
22-02-2005, 06:26 PM
I am using Firefox, it shows up fine....
Steve
22-02-2005, 07:18 PM
Awesome work! I never expect anything less.
Garfield_
22-02-2005, 07:56 PM
if you look at this picture in detail it looks very very simple, but in other ways it looks very realistic too. Its not just this one ive seen other and they look so easy to do but it isnt :(
SupremePain
22-02-2005, 11:45 PM
shows up now! yays! \o/ anywho, that is uncanny.... spooky stuff dude, and pretty dead on!
The Dark Elf
22-02-2005, 11:50 PM
shows up now! yays! \o/ anywho, that is uncanny.... spooky stuff dude, and pretty dead on!
Fanks!

I think i know whats up with mine though, didn't do the bags under his eyes properly, and thats basically the most recognisable part of him. So yeah, I suck lol :p
Steve
23-02-2005, 12:27 AM
Now do Bela Lugosi!
The Dark Elf
23-02-2005, 12:41 AM
Now do Bela Lugosi!
I plan on doing properly (once I find decent enough references to work from)

Boris Karloff
Bela Lugosi
Vincent Price
Christopher Lee
Peter Cushing
Peter Lorre

hopefully all looking like oil paintings and done in Painter IX, then maybe put them all together in one large image.
qckbeam
23-02-2005, 12:48 AM
That's very, very cool :D

He (to me) bears a striking resemblance to Jeremy Irons. Thought I'd say that for no particular reason.
Steve
23-02-2005, 12:50 AM
Awesome! I look forward to all of them! Especially Vincent Price!
The Dark Elf
23-02-2005, 12:52 AM
That's very, very cool :D

He (to me) bears a striking resemblance to Jeremy Irons. Thought I'd say that for no particular reason.
Thanks :D

*looks at a pic of the other guy.. hmm your right, he does look a lot like Jeremy Irons. well, not like him, but seems to have the same look about him.. hmm yeah i know what you mean, dunno how to explain it though hehe.
All time favorites I reckon those are, so if anyone has any plans on buying me anything for my birthday, movies with any or all of those in will be fine by me :E

Awesome! I look forward to all of them! Especially Vincent Price!

I'm not sure which to do for Vincent. Him younger or older.
Pai-Mei
23-02-2005, 01:27 AM
Wow, Elf. I guess you have the muscle to back up all of that criticism you give eveyone else. :)

I'm not sure which to do for Vincent. Him younger or older.

NICE. Vincent Price'll be AWESOME. Maybe a pic at this age... complete with cigarette?
http://www.macabre.net/projections/images/priceportrait.jpg

And Christopher Lee will be cool as shit as well.
The Dark Elf
23-02-2005, 01:32 AM
Wow, Elf. I guess you have the muscle to back up all of that criticism you give eveyone else. :)



NICE. Vincent Price'll be AWESOME. Maybe a pic at this age... complete with cigarette?
http://www.macabre.net/projections/images/priceportrait.jpg

And Christopher Lee will be cool as shit as well.
now that would make a good picture, thanks! :D

http://www.sergioleone.net/dm-114.jpg
maybe something like that for Lee, though a better view perhaps.
Pai-Mei
23-02-2005, 01:52 AM
http://www.sergioleone.net/dm-114.jpg
maybe something like that for Lee, though a better view perhaps.

I think I see what you're going for. That particular picture, while unflattering, would make for a decent sketch.

[EDIT: Uncopiable link.]

This one's not too shabby... his facial expression probably isn't as drastic as you seem to be going for, but the smoke and cloak complement his almost sad face.
http://www.alvarezwaxmodels.com/Images/Friends%20&%20Visitors%20Images/Chris-Lee-sig.jpg

Something like this might be neat... complete with woman. She would need to be a little closer, though, if your intent is focusing on his face. That certainly is an interesting angle, though.
http://www.monsterzine.com/pd/images/leedracula1.jpg
The Dark Elf
23-02-2005, 02:15 AM
I think I see what you're going for. That particular picture, while unflattering, would make for a decent sketch.

[EDIT: Uncopiable link.]

This one's not too shabby... his facial expression probably isn't as drastic as you seem to be going for, but the smoke and cloak complement his almost sad face.
http://www.alvarezwaxmodels.com/Images/Friends%20&%20Visitors%20Images/Chris-Lee-sig.jpg

Something like this might be neat... complete with woman. She would need to be a little closer, though, if your intent is focusing on his face. That certainly is an interesting angle, though.
http://www.monsterzine.com/pd/images/leedracula1.jpg
the one with the woman would look good when considering the possibility of putting them all together in a single image at some point, him and her in the middle and the others as just headshots around the sides. maybe throw in the mummy and frankenstein etc. too.
bliink
23-02-2005, 02:25 AM
Thats a cool pic.. very mysterious, especially with the contrast
The Dark Elf
23-02-2005, 02:46 AM
Thats a cool pic.. very mysterious, especially with the contrast
Thanks :)

and I just realised, his eyes follow you around the room, creepy :D
bliink
23-02-2005, 03:05 AM
You're right, they do... its cool when pictures do that
The Dark Elf
23-02-2005, 03:08 AM
You're right, they do... its cool when pictures do that
Another happy accident :)

I'll have to make sure Lugosi's eyes do that for sure.
Atomi
25-02-2005, 12:49 AM
I wish I was anywhere as good as a drawer as you are, TDE. I can't draw shit.
Druckles
25-02-2005, 02:23 PM
Fanks!

I think i know whats up with mine though, didn't do the bags under his eyes properly, and thats basically the most recognisable part of him. So yeah, I suck lol :p

Lol0rz, you suck??!?!?

I only noticed his right eye isn't as detailed as the reference, but that could easily be sorted... right? And it still looks amazing!