Boris Karloff (quick sketch)

The Dark Elf · Feb 22, 2005

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.

closeup (and scaled down) of his eye before fiddling with effects n such

Reference image

Recoil · Feb 22, 2005

Wow :O lookin great.

How did you draw this? Coal?

The Dark Elf · Feb 22, 2005

Recoil said:
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 · Feb 22, 2005

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 · Feb 22, 2005

Recoil said:
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_ · Feb 22, 2005

thats a hell of a creapy man. Looks like some 60's politics man

The Dark Elf · Feb 22, 2005

Garfield_ said:
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 · Feb 22, 2005

Hmmmmm he could be Gman's father...

SupremePain · Feb 22, 2005

"I looked at this thread and all i got was these lousy red X's" ;(

The Dark Elf · Feb 22, 2005

SupremePain said:
"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 · Feb 22, 2005

I am using Firefox, it shows up fine....

Steve · Feb 22, 2005

Awesome work! I never expect anything less.

Garfield_ · Feb 22, 2005

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 · Feb 22, 2005

shows up now! yays! \o/ anywho, that is uncanny.... spooky stuff dude, and pretty dead on!

The Dark Elf · Feb 22, 2005

SupremePain said:
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

Steve · Feb 22, 2005

Now do Bela Lugosi!

The Dark Elf · Feb 22, 2005

He_Who_Is_Steve said:
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 · Feb 22, 2005

That's very, very cool

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

Steve · Feb 22, 2005

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

The Dark Elf · Feb 22, 2005

qckbeam said:
That's very, very cool

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

Thanks

*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

He_Who_Is_Steve said:
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 · Feb 23, 2005

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 · Feb 23, 2005

Pai-Mei said:
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!

http://www.sergioleone.net/dm-114.jpg
maybe something like that for Lee, though a better view perhaps.

Pai-Mei · Feb 23, 2005

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 & Visitors Images/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 · Feb 23, 2005

Pai-Mei said:
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 & Visitors Images/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 · Feb 23, 2005

Thats a cool pic.. very mysterious, especially with the contrast

The Dark Elf · Feb 23, 2005

bliink said:
Thats a cool pic.. very mysterious, especially with the contrast

Thanks

and I just realised, his eyes follow you around the room, creepy

bliink · Feb 23, 2005

You're right, they do... its cool when pictures do that

The Dark Elf · Feb 23, 2005

bliink said:
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 · Feb 24, 2005

I wish I was anywhere as good as a drawer as you are, TDE. I can't draw shit.

Druckles · Feb 25, 2005

The Dark Elf said:
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

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!

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