Rebecca Christy Illustration

Here's a little bit of a different angle. So I've been exploring with a wilting flower idea for Frankenstein however I like the idea of featuring body parts on the cover. I've formed the image of a flower-like shape using a human heart. The stem is an artery with bolts sticking out like thorns.  For the back cover ive used simply imagery and left a space for the blurb. These were both done with letraset/windsor and newton promarkers and derwent inktense blocks.

This cheerful chap is the stuff of some people's childhood nighmares. Or even their adult nightmares. My aim with this was to make it look old and neglected. Here I used Windsor and Newton water colours along with Derwent inktense blocks. What's creepier than a victorian child's doll? As evidenced by the many horror movies that feature old and creepy possessed dolls, a lot people have a fear of these inanimate objects. Which is why I'm featuring a doll as part of my project. This was coloured with Derwent inktense blocks. Sitting positions

In keeping with the other goblin that I coloured, I've given these two designs a mossy and mouldy type look. Out of all of them I like how the old man goblin and the orcish looking goblin from a previous post are my favourite so a decision has to be made soon on that one. However, I feel like the orcish goblin will fit best because of the tone I'm going for. These were both done with Windsor and Newton water colours combined with Derwent Inktense blocks.  

 These are very fun to draw. Especially since I made the decision to reimagine them as feral beings instead of tiny, old, and grouchy creatures. I experimented with watercolour and used a cold, wet and mossy colour palette to match th environment where goblins are said to be found.

These are 3 designs for the mothman. I basically created a humanoid moth, very gangly and furry. My favourites are the one in the middle and the one on the right. However, the middle one I feel is the best combination of human and moth.

 Here's some slenderman designs for my card game imagery. Slenderman has become a modern day boogieman and I feel like my imagery needed a contemporary touch. He's often depicted to have tentacles so I've tried to incorporate those as best as I could. I gave him a prop to hold as well; children's toys to demonstrate a key feature of Slenderman - child snatching.

 I've tried to create the vision I had in my head with watercolours. It's worked out well but I need to tighten things up in photoshop and maybe tone down the red a bit. I also used a pipette to drip some red ink on there. I now have to work on the back cover of the book and spine.

      My scary fish lady. More commonly known as a mermaid. Mermaids are often portrayed as beautiful creatures, and good ones too. But this one is evil as you can probably tell by the sharp teeth and angry eyes. Not your typical mermaid. This idea is based off old pirate tales of mermaids pulling you overboard before drowning you and devouring your body for lunch.

  This poor unfortunate soul is my ghost girl character idea. Not easy being a ghost and reliving (so to speak) being shot over and over again. She's not a happy ghosty. Classic long white dress, dark hair and dead eyes. Why are most ghost sightings that of a victorian era spirit? I've always wondered...

Putting a lot of emphasis on 217 here because for anyone who hasn't read the book it doesn't give anything away and it sparks curiosity. The twins are also an eye catching image as we often find ourselves doing a double take at twins in the street to figure out if were seeing things or not. But anyway, I jotted these down with no facial features and I actually quite like the uncertain feeling it gives.

I'm rolling with the dead flower idea because to me a flower is a beautiful representation of life and death which links in with the story of Frankenstein's monster. I've added stitches to the petals and the stem to demonstrate pieces being put back together. I'm going with a more subtle approach to the book cover because in my opinion less is more in this case. Despite everyone being fearful of Frankenstein's monster, there is a vulnerability there that makes him such an endearing and tragic character for the reader.