story sketch: igor's creature

[meeks]

This sketch is based on a poem by ysabetwordsmith that retells the story of Frankenstein's monster from the point of view of the doctor's long-suffering assistant, Igor.


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[aldersprig]

And oh, Igor! I like the three-part story going on there. 2-part, maybe, on second look? And the screwdriver!!

Thank you!

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

I love this illustration. I think the composite view really works here, showing Igor laboring over the device, and him comforting the creature, and Dr. Frankenstein passed out on the ... oh my gods, you drew an actual period fainting couch. I love you so much. Must go pimp the picture again, now that it has its own page and I can ask folks to come comment.

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[meeksp.livejournal.com]

*grin* I'm glad you don't mind that little alteration. I know the poem said 'bed', but my mind insisted on picturing it this way, and it just seemed to fit...

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[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

It does fit. I think that "put to bed" can reasonably cover "on a couch." The tradeoff to get the period detail is worthwhile, besides it makes Dr. Frankenstein look more debauched.

I've been talking with another artist-friend, wbm, about visual interpretations of text as I work on learning to write scripts for graphics. Some of the same things hold true for story illustrations too. I try to be flexible so that an artist has enough room to do cool things that I might not have thought of.

I've kind of been using your work as inspiration too, because you do these really terrific renditions of imagery based on text descriptions. So I'm learning more about how to do descriptions that will make good pictures ... and that's just awesome, because description is one of the things I do best, so it's not easy to find ways to improve it.

[rhodielady-47.livejournal.com]

I like how you've visualized Igor! It suits him and his personality comes through your sketch nicely.
:D

Yes...

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

I agree. He reminds me of some lovable-yet-scruffy artists and geeks I have known. It's a good look for Igor. Because now that I think of it, mad scientist assistants would've been geeks.

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[rhodielady-47.livejournal.com]

I think you're completely right about the assistants being geeks.
:D

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[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

That does open up some interesting new possibilities for illustration.

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[rhodielady-47.livejournal.com]

(GRIN) Yes it does!
:)

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[meeksp.livejournal.com]

I think they'd have to be...who else would want/be able to do a job like that?

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[rhodielady-47.livejournal.com]

It does have to be someone who can focus on something to the point of and then past obsession.
Only a geek can do that.
:)

[zeeth_kyrah]

There's some good emotion here. I'd love to see the lines refined a bit.

[robling-t.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is really striking! I love the contrast between the soft-focus background and the pale inset figures, it all just jumps right off the page.