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Well, I've got my new portfolio piece up right on time this month, July 1st. Not bad,
if I do say so myself. It came out pretty darned good too, don't you think? As usual
this was done in CorelDraw X4, a vector based program, using a Wacom tablet. It was loosely inspired by the movie Dagon, from Director Stuart Gordon, which was very loosely adapted from the Lovecraft stories Shadow Over Innsmouth and Dagon.
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I'm a big Lovecraft fan, and a big Stuart Gordon fan too. Some people stick their noses up at
the B grade loose adaptions of Lovecraft that Gordon is known for, but I kind of like them. They are
more Lovecraft pastiches than true adaptions, filtered through Gordon's own sensibilities. And I think
he adds quite a bit to the horror genre. This particular illustration is my first Mythos
piece in a couple of years, and the very first inspired by a film. I'ld like to do a
dedicated Lovecraft portfolio someday, with both faithfull illustrations and more 'inspired
by' pieces like this one. But tha't going to be awhile in the future. I've got enough pots
on the stove right now!
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Close up of Dagon's Daughter
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