I started out to make a new sketchcard (same size and specs as the others, 5″x7″ inked), with the idea of doing one of Lon Chaney Sr.’s famous monsters. I chose his Phantom of the Opera, basing it off of a couple of photos.
As I worked though, for some reason a certain softness, a certain humor even, worked its way into the image. It’s not as horrific a monster as I started out to make, and I think it’s much more Chaney than Phantom.
Whether I succeeded or not is up to you fine people, but I did decide to change the name I was going to give it. This one I simply called, Monsters Before Film.
As always, let me know what you think.
