Hopefully a big step up from the pencil version. I guess this has Tim Burton's influence without stepping on his toes as far as style goes. You know, dark characters with a sense of humor. A light side.
Also, there's a lot of gimmicky 'goth' characters all over stores like Hot Topic and whatever. It kind of cheapens the genre. To me anyway. I just want to create characters with a little more substance...not just icons. That's one of the reasons why I like Tim Burton. His characters are real, not just sticker-and-lunch-box-fodder. You can stick them in just about any situation and come up with a fun story. Just my thoughts.... ;)
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Your work is very nice, about what you say of tim burton... is amazing, I think exaclty the same. Annie Poem is a great illo.
I also like Gris Grimly's stuff, if you're looking for that goth or horror feel without the cookie-cutter feel to them.
He does have quite a number of his designs on clothing at Hot Topic, but I reckon if you can get a bit of reality into the cookie-cutter goth, then all the better!
No comic cons this year - still out here in Oz... Keep up the good work, Mark!
-Yeah I like a lot of Gris Grimly's work too. Especially his newer stuff. I heard he was doing stuff now for Warner Brothers. I dunno, maybe old news...
-Thanks Blau!
DUDE! Mark! you never told me you had such a treasure trove of stuff!!! man...I better watch out! Really great stuff, man.
This is wicked COOOL! Love it!
Nice colors!
This is Great!
That . . . is . . . AWESOME!
I want a copy to put up for halloween! ;)
Can I? Can I??
Go right ahead Alikins!
I love this little girl and the colors of the decor, this illustration is gorgeous ! Tim Burton is a good inspiration ;o)
I like this piece A LOT! Great stuff on your blog.
Thanks so much for coming by on my blog!!
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