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STARTING FROM SCRATCH
Sometimes, more often than I'm comfortable with, I will redo a page in it's entirety because I am unhappy with it. If I'm lucky, I will notice my discontent with the piece in time and start over before...
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HOUSE OF MOURNING
Here is your Illustration of the week. The text to be printed on the page says it all: Our house was the house of mourning. My father's health was deeply shaken by the horror of the recent events....
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FINAL PAGE OF VOLUME 2
I have some exciting news (at least I think it's exciting). I have just finished the last page of volume 2 in the mega Gris Grimly Opus Frankenstein. Weighing in at around 200 pages (and volume 2...
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BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN...
Finally, riding through the vast eerie mountains of Frankenstein once again. This should be the last grueling waiting period. With the final chapter mapped out and laid down on a template, I've...
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THE WICKEDNESS OF MY PROMISE...
I almost forgot to post the page of the week for you. I've been so busy and time has been sped up by some alien technology that I was shocked to find it was already Friday and naught a page posted. So...
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I PASSED WHOLE DAYS...
I can't believe it is time to post another page of the week. Days are passing by quickly like those days of Victor after his return home from the valley of Chamounix. With a blackened conscience and...
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THE OTHER BRIDE...
In my previous post, you were introduced to "The Bride" to the Monster. But Victor, like many creators, is obsessed with his work, and in this way he is married to his work. You could say that the...
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I SAW YOUR VESSEL RIDING AT ANCHOR...
Here's your page of the week. This illustration reflects the fantastical and timeless style that I am bringing to the book in a way that no other telling of Frankenstein has been done. Known to those...
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I FOUND MYSELF AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CEMETERY...
I found this moment in the story of Frankenstein very powerful. After Victor's wife Elizabeth is murdered by the monster, he returns home only to find his father dying in his arms. He visits the...
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THEY DIED BY MY MACHINATIONS
It has been almost two months now since I posted a new Frankenstein page. That would be due to other financial and industrial obligations that needed to be taken care of. You know...like grave robbing...
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TRAVERSED THE SNOWS...
Wednesday and Thursday escaped me like a dog sledge on the frozen arctic plains. I awoke this morning only to realize it is Friday and I still have not posted a page of the week. Without hesitation, I...
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IT WAS INDEED A FILTHY PROCESS...
Another week almost slipped by without me posting the page of the week.This is a fun one. I like all the pages with artwork containing skulls and corpses and death. Go figure. Fun stuff with stitched...
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I CONTINUED WITH UNABATED FERVOUR...
As Victor trudges on his journey, one that has lasted a lifetime and has beaten the hell out of him, I can't help but think of my own journey illustrating Frankenstein. As he sees his quest coming to...
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CLERVAL! BELOVED FRIEND...
Here's your page of the week. In this page, we see Victor's friend Clerval, how he sees him: a joyous, optimistic and sometimes delusional individual. Childhood friends, Clerval keeps popping into the...
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THE WRITING ON THE TREE...
I'm hitting you with two pages of the week this week since it slipped my mind to post last week. This is a good week for it since we start with July and end with August.For this first posting, I wanted...
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THE FEW DROPS THAT REVIVED ME...
Here is an example of how I made Frankenstein my own without adding text. In this abridged version, there is text that has been removed so that I can deliver 200 pages of art. For the most part, the...
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IN THAT HOUR I SHOULD DIE...
Here is your page of the week.The text for the page:"I go; but remember, I shall be with you on your wedding-night."All was again silent; but his words rung in my ears. Why had I not followed him, and...
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ALMOST IN GRASP OF MY ENEMY...
Here's your page (or should I say spread) of the week!In this spread, Frankenstein is hot on the trail, as he pursues his wretched creation. The monster leads him farther and farther north. Global...
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MY SPIRIT WILL SLEEP IN PEACE...
This is what volume 3 looks like completed and ready to ship. It feels good to have all the artwork done for volumes 1, 2 and 3 of this massive 200+ page opus called Gris Grimly's Frankenstein. But I'm...
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F IS FOR FRANKENSTEIN...
With all the page illustrations behind me, I'm onto the loose odds and ends. Over the weekend I finished up the initial caps which will be used to start each chapter. I wanted them to have a...
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JUDGING THE BOOK...
They say you can't judge a book by it's cover, but we (especially those of us who work in the publishing business) know that the cover is essential in selling books. A few factors that I keep in mind...
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IT'S COMING TOGETHER...
I owe you this. It has been nearly three months since my last post. It hasn't been due to lack of material to post. These months marked a hectic time in my life known as the prenuptial period and two...
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BLAD!
What an exciting day this Wednesday has started out to be, with a visit from the UPS man at the door. My breakfast (consisting of eggs, sausage, a slice of cinnamon toast and a cup of coffee), was...
View ArticleAND NOW WE HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC...
This may in fact be my final Frankenstein blog. The work has long been assembled and shipped off for mass production. Now, it is time to sit back and await the release in August. In my head, I imagine...
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