![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLh6kfaUmVt5sj7ENX-rCV_E1N9MGQvB_ojK2ROkv-FgvjXGKHDHUHCjgBkmf-ixRPzn_oE8AMlGVf7qQvurUaHKpOMn0bZP8IfM90s97z91vZZY3p578Sz7VOkYd8Uu6e6J3SMIcrGFUMR2Mqh8GjEiuW00A1FN_37CAYPsv_NoVQQzjjeJJWMTZXcA/w640-h456/Trentham%20Monster%20Portraits_08.jpg) |
Rhett & Juniper, children of the niiiight! Two 5x7 inch ink drawings on bristol board paper.
|
Happy Halloween everyone! Here are a couple of awesome kids I had the pleasure of turning into monsters this month. I had drawn
their parents as vampires for the
#MonsterMySelfie Portrait Sale back in 2014 & even
their dog as a ghost in 2017. This year, their folks jumped at the opportunity to monsterize the kids too! How neat is that? Take a look below to see a glimpse of my process & the whole monster family. You can click any of the pictures to view them larger.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vgvXKcGf-OtPDQtc-iUBWheutN7Ca2qnlT0qw9HxTW-HU05dFl8HEJ5_OXugcuUikVYT1DiyyKnCpYB_lF5WgXETMxRJXyAqt87c_RxsdSDHtWM8LxvILZ9G6lidTjU-_yWSfK9XNjeyVeQIWAx0zqPQWYFb2Bj05-wU3zfnodJRIfTNnuHAA1BMEQ/s320/qgjODP7fRzGqO%25CSCVxM+g.jpg)
I sketched on paper & in Photoshop different ideas for how the kids were going to look. I then sketched out monster versions of the kids in Photoshop. I printed off black & white versions of the reference photos, then used my light pad to make sure I had positioned the kids' features & shadows in the right places with correct proportions on the final bristol board paper. I lightly drew the kids "normally" to try to maintain their likenesses.
Then I printed off the monster sketches (at different sizes to make sure one of them would match the scale I was working in,) & used the light pad again to make sure I was placing the monster features in the right places.
Following that, I referred back to the original photos, black & white photos & sketches to draw out the final "monsterized" versions. I used various ink pens to ink the drawings & a bit of white ink & white posca marker to make a few touch ups.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6ty4Lmn60knwTu0-XZ70KWLnNodTXGiG6vklli1Vj24dzrN9wkqBVqYqjgDs_fTi6HbCb_FrUbgCty4upzDhlIV_LKSLazutM8Gad5gBbh6uwr6TqSaBqturIDyoo2pYqFXrkKph9v18CFoQapx3NpJ9FPEpgXGsJjjNlY2JcZWF1lUPGfGymI6tug/w480-h640/ix2z%259QHQY6zZugMtrF22g.jpg) |
A close up of Rhett's final ink drawing that was sent in the mail! |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LtVEw-wCgmU_a9iUKd6mPrv9_9bLhuwcEPLctGW8I1eA70KyYs2XH7tp0pGJ9b67PfUAnc4HH6LvTALcnsJfwZrngPNbhJWswiBcHoRYWvxnDX_2gg2HZYiefve7e7cV1Mw2gHriopM_RPBgTv-HIuor69b9aW9eG5OHDN7hRjSidvaRZAxaPCEJzA/w456-h640/Trentham%20Monster%20Portraits_01b.jpg) |
Rhett's portrait, scanned & levels adjust in Photoshop. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienBoxTGU0zmODXPiHiX-WZN4kCuNQW6ZYCkgEsqYFa0jNYdOOTwmCSd_Jrg_bVOLeZmJk5e-JxWZQHkx4Iy5TFeBL-oBUsf7wXfYtT7T6utRmnkIb3NoI0CK24uAA5AZ5YPm02IiStjn-NG5N7pWj78fiEP3QtqsCJwDPZQi6-f2n_4AOWe4cs4W57Q/w400-h300/UgNO5wmrSaG2Q1+xgwD+Lw.jpg) |
Juniper's digital sketches printed out. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPfFelUSvC0Vv-lLiC10Gx_H6iCvvX38aInFpjtO76AaDcguPe5WNl3khNS-r3du8ayUjYPm90ZlAXWOnit3xhyq3b8uXrQrV4m1Upwb9BQutygDUq3Zg6pPRoN5JBlaMzjqlsOrrHhqSQE7eVTzyRAi8GMUqFUNkq5-aoanUIYz6yOu8rOyb_KEkjQ/w480-h640/npNgxQusSiO5l%25K2xaGYLQ.jpg) |
Juniper's final ink drawing that was sent in the mail! (Seen here with a couple of the pens I used.) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLqDGAiy_2J-wyTNPksHBARelYRcE_YcoJ3hz6iiveqPUGmLwBbNM0PUc_tuqWbLfi0oCaCaVvzF8IXh5rXaXwLpPBqKitlLRgv43ivquqc5VwtLyg7Kt_AIYT9jrqymt2l9J292rwnavERZwabxA1A-PCYpVgacfAalhnK5wcpppQeQMGiWj1o4aSg/w456-h640/Trentham%20Monster%20Portraits_06b.jpg) |
Juniper's portrait, scanned & levels adjust in Photoshop.
|
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDWWcnqKRUB0zFStx67J_On2D_YWIOgt3g7J94r9OILP00eUHkqwR9_KDXkq_6r1g3gXBneKds5lSPoyCN8UX9ztbEmRktMAZO31OhLMoAsTDwtM1k-Fo-vgO2M4fPXGsVdKqnDTQf-yrmdL55iWumghv0ee51V2xL_p1mKQ7kL9Vt5BpLkZg64CX0w/w640-h444/Monster%20Portraits%20Amanda%20and%20Heath%20together%20by%20PhilipABuck%202014.jpg) |
Dad & Mom! (Heath & Amanda, also vampires.) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JJv7yCoBJEappJxTqseLta1FMJGR-8NHbUOrU1OWjeiu4WbwHgKrBFjnUJ1-tCevPSWqRqlDSOH15sZD7JU6z1iOQ4tOJQ60_FdEIqJ_A2tK1LjoWSLI_Ludx4u-I7nVLmo6EpcMvvv35VXMXVjymEYBOOw0CVJk5JGogynHp6ff5jXvNRV8pKc3aQ/w458-h640/monsterportrait%20dakota%20trentham%20pabuck%20ps%20adjust%203.jpg) |
Puppy dog, Dakota... the ghost! |
I hope you enjoyed looking at my process & these cool kids. If you would like to see more "Monster My Selfie" Portraits &/or more of my process, just click
here. If you'd like to order an original drawing of your own, click
here. Have a happy & safe Halloween everybody! Enjoy the spooky season!
God Bless,
-Philip A. Buck
No comments:
Post a Comment