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Submitted: March 7, 2010
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Make:NIKON CORPORATION
Model:NIKON D60
Shutter Speed:1/13 second
Aperture:F/4.8
Focal Length:29 mm
ISO Speed:400
Date Taken:Mar 7, 2010, 12:22:53 AM

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Ravenous Snagby ~The-Night-Owless

Traditional Art / Drawings / Macabre & Horror

Preliminary sketch photos here: [link]

Started this piece last week after I listened to this: [link]

Came home after a long stressful day of doing homework nonstop, so this form of meditation really helped me to calm down and focus. This is the result - a piece that was screaming to be unleashed for months, maybe years. All I know is that I've seen it many times in my imagination - I mean the colors, the subject, the scenery, and the mood.

I like unsettling imagery, which is why my inspiration is a long time favorite: Alvin Schwartz' Scary Stories trilogy. It wouldn't be half as effective and memorable if it weren't for horror artist Stephen Gammell.

Used:

Charcoal (Vine & Soft)
Copic Original / Sketch markers
Copic / Faber Castell ink pens 0.03, 0.05, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5
Canon Bristol Board

Since it was a messy piece, I couldn't scan it. So I had to take photos using my Nikon D60 and a tripod. Made minor alterations in Photoshop CS4.

To make the mood more effective, I listen to a variety of music, mostly soundtracks from: Resident Evil, Silent Hill, John Carpenter's The Thing, The Ring, and Nox Arcana.

If you're interested, the most common tracks were:

RE Orchestra: "Peace of Mind"

RE Outbreak: "The Big Picture" "Distant Future" "Outbreak Reprise"

RE 0 - "Cathedral"

RE 2: "Left Alone" "Secure Place" "

RE 3: "Never Give Up the Escape"

RE 4: "Sorrow (End Credits)"

The Thing: "Humanity part 1 & 2" "Solitude" "Wait"

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~writemusic89 Jan 5, 2013

Appeared in the 2012 issue of Prairie Margins. [link]

~critterfitz Oct 13, 2012 Student General Artist

my copy of More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is in bad condition D: i thought i had all three but this is the only one i can find laying around...

~ImExcited Aug 30, 2012

Right when I saw the word 'snag' I instantly thought of 'The Dead Hand'. From how they called the dead trees in the story. This is also a really great picture, I like it a lot.